Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1914 — Columbia Theatre Opens With "Ginger Girls" July 18th. [ARTICLE]

Columbia Theatre Opens With "Ginger Girls" July 18th.

(Much activity has been displayed in (building the production in which Ed Lee Wrothe ind the ‘Ginger GW’ present themselves at the Columbia Theatre in Chicago for three weeks, commencing July 18th. This will mark the farewell tour of Ed Lee Wrothe in burlesque as next season he will head a big review in London. “Janitor Higgins,” the portrayal of which added so much to the popularity of Wrothe, comes as a most welcome guest in the new attire. The character is the same in’; which he appeared during two record summer runs in Chicago. He appears in the first act as janitor Of a fashionable apartment house on Riverside Drive in New York City. Through the persuading of one oi the tenants after a big reception he is induced to act as husband to a very prominent woman whose husband is at sea. She is about to receive a arety large inheritance, but there is one stipulation In the will, her husband must be present at the signing of the papers, and the janitor is finally induced to act in the capacity of the hsuband, with a promise of » reimbursement for his services, Everything moves along in tip top fashion, the lawyer comes and the papers are signed. During the conversation the janitor realizes that he has (beep the keynote to the situation, and after the departure of the lawyer, demands an equal division of the money, threatening to expose the whole scheme. They finally accede to his demands and with his share of the spoils he prepares to visit Alaska, a country which he has always been very anxious to see, and invites the whole party to accompany him. His invitation is accepted and everybody hurries to get ready for the trip to the frozen nortli. The locale of the second act is laid in WawSon City, furnishing the back ground for the grotesque hilarity with which Wrothe is met. The entire party meets again after Higgins paid for their transportation >to the frozen north. His experiences in the strange land cause, constant outbursts of laughter. The fun movqs on fast until the very finale of the show, which finds Higgins back in his original position of a janitor. Wrothe has been very lucky In the selection of his support, especially in (Miss Jane Leßeau he finds an artist of exceptional merit. Her introduction of 'My Seminole Maid’ stamps her as a character actress not easily duplicated. Owen Martin, Frank Williamson, Augusta Lang, Al and Fritzi Leyton, Leonard and Alvin and several others are likewise in the foreground of the mirth dispensers. The chorus, consisting of sprightly young women with good voices, is an attractive feature of the offering. Joe Huttig, under whose direction the ‘Ginger Girls” are out for new honors, has equipped the production with a wealth of beautiful wardrobe and elaborate scenery. '