Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1912 — The Wizard of Wiseland.” [ARTICLE]

The Wizard of Wiseland.”

“The Wizard of Wiseland,” which appears at The Ellis Theatre on Thursday, September 19, is something new in the way of a mythological musical comedy. The book is from the pen of the well known writers Eunice Fitch and Harry Scott and the music score was written by the eminent French composer, Livy Lea Lazelle. The first act opens with the commencement exercises at a seaside college for young ladies. The professor of chemistry is invited to demonstrate hiß latest discovery, a wonderful alkaheat that he claims has the power to realize the wish of anyone who tastes the solution. One has only to express a wish while drinking the potion and presto! the wish is granted. A young naval lieutenant, Paul Jones Hodson, appears and tells a wonderful story. He has been experimenting with a war balloon along the Pacific coast when a great cyclone blows up and he is driven out to sea. After two nights of the storm the sun rises in the east and he finds himself hovering over a mysterious island where the trees can talk and flowers sing like birds, where the beach is strewn with pearl* rubies, emeralds and diamonds instead of pebbles. He tells of seeing a beatiful fairy queen with her following of mystic fairies. Of course everyone wishes to go to this fairy island, and the act closes with the Professor brewing his mysterious potion which is to bring about the desired transformation. The second act opens on this mysterious fairy island and they all find themselves experiencing a change of heart and circumstances. Ikey Goldenburg, the professor’s stupid valet, is appointed wizard and ruler of the island and the heiress to millions becomes a poor working girl and so on through a merry tangle of experience. After sundry adventures all unite in wishing to go home and the fairy queen waves her magic wand and starts them on their homeward Journey. During Che argument of the play eighteen musical numbers are introduced with a magnificent ballet dance in the second act The management has spared no expense in costuming and producing this play to make it first-class in every respect The R-C-H cars are equipped with demountable rims and an extra rink is furnished without extra charge with each car. This makes it possible for a lady to take a tour alone with pleasure, as she hoes not have to worry over the prospeot of a blown out tire. ‘ ■ '