Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 332, 4 October 1908 — Page 7

-2 1 'A ?. ! eVe Tilt RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TE LEG RAM, SAT t KDAY, OCTOBER , 1908 PAGE SEVEN. SCENES FROM "PAID IN FULL" Theatrical Calendar GENNETT THEATER AI I T J t THEATER Monday, October 5. "Three Twins. Wednesday, October 7. "Paid in Full Friday, October 9. Chauncey Olcott. NEW IHILLIIS THEATER Vaudeville All Week. X Unusual Offerings This Week

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"Paid In Full" at Gennett. to appear in a city outside of New York or Chicago, the first remarks made by the average playgoer are: "Do we get the original company? Why, that's a No. 2 company; the real one Is playing in New York or Chicago. That show can't be any good; so-and-6o are not in the cast," and a dozen similar remarks. When Messres. Wagenhals and Kemper first contemplated sending "Paid in Full" on tour these same remarks stared them in the fact and It took considerable study to over

come this. ' , t It has been the custom of some of the producers to lavish time and money on a metropolitan production, gathering up .a great array of stars backed by weird effects and sumptuous productions, and aa soon, as success Is assured inferior companies are thrown together and sent out to the waiting playgoer of the smaller cities. It order to demonstrate to the public at large that Messrs. Wagenhals and Kemper Intend to live up to their past reputation in giving the cities outside of New York and Chicago a production fully as good if not better than the ones now appearing in Manhattan and. the Windy City, they presented "Paid in Full" at Weber's theater Wednesday,' August 19, with three complete companies, the one which is to appear here playing the first act, the Western or Coast company the second act, and tfle New York com- ' pany doing the last two acts. Of this performance the New York World of August 20, ays: "For the first time in many moons Broadway's theatrical dog had a VS. i 5 f J! T i - lfti tiff,- W-iTM--1 chance to sit up on his hind legs and howl. "The howling and wig-wagging came at Weber's theater, where the two companies soon to present "Paid in Full" on the road were, given a tryout along with the original New York company. Each played one act of the drama and then. the home company finished up the entertainment "When a so-called No. 2 company Is formed to present in other cities a play running successfully in Manhattan, the public often gets the indea that it Is a second rate affair. Generally this Is the right idea. In the present Instance such an assumption would be entirely wrong. Seldom has a play been better presented than this one by the organizations to go on tour. The first act was given by the Eastern company (the one which. Is to appear la this city) begins its tour at Reading Monday. . Thomas Coffin Cook as Joe Brooks, gave a remarkably fine performance, while Agnes Herndon as the frivolous mother, was1 much superior to the. woman playing the part here. Frank Burton was by far the most convincing captain of the trio, and New York would do well to retain him. One thing is certain the road will see some fine prestations of "Paid In Full" this fall and winter. Any one of the companies j woul be a credit tol Broadway." The Sun of the same date writes: "There was some fear at first that the audience would have some difficulty In following the characters prev eented by the different players after each curtain, but so closely did the conception of each part follow that in the original company that none in the audience were confused." The New York Herald says: TesteYda's performance of 'Paid In Pall' was distinctly novel In theatrical

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the three sets of players in perfect conecutiveness, and in unusual even conceptions of the theme and character. If either one of the road companies were left here the New York company would not be missed if sent on tour." "Paid in Full' appears at the Gennett, Oct. 7. "Three Twins" Gennett. The "Three Twins" will be the offering at the Gennett, Monday, Oct. 5, and is said to be one of the smartest musical comedies that has been produced in many years. The book is by Charles Dickson, Lyrics by C. A. Hauerbach, while Earl Hoschna is responsible for the music. . The "Three Twins" is one of the largest musical comedies on the road requiring two baggage cars and three coaches for the transportation of the company.1' One of the many novelti?b is the aerial swing veigning over 4,000 pounds and illuminated with oer 2,000 Incandescent lights. The company carries three machinists, something that J never been done before for the handling of this one effect, and during Its long run in New York the j "Three Tvv?" was endorsed by the j entire New t.rk press and Mr. Ash-1 ton Steveos of the New York Journal said, the "Three Twins" was a credit to Broadway. There are a great many song hits including "The Yama Yama Man," "Cuddle Up a Little Closer," "Boo Hoo Tee Hee," "Good Night," "They Are All My Girls," and ' 'The Girl Up There." . The company Includes Vics tor Morley, Richard Bartlett, Geo. S. Trimble, Eva Fallon, Maud Demaret, Delia Niven( Ruby Ray, Florens Kolb, W. H. Woodside,' Frank Smith, E. P. Bower, Ada Bateman, Marie Naskow and a large chorus.- , . "Ragged Robin" Gennett. At the Gennett theater, October 9, Chauncey Olcott will 'be seen in the new Irish play, "Ragged Robin," which is having such a phenomenally successful tour through the country. The role of the careless, happy minstrel, Is peculiarly well adapted to Mr. Olcotfs personality and the songs introduced by him in the . piece are melodic and catching. "Ragged Robin" is founded upon a pretty love story, interwoven with which are many bits of Irish fairy lore giving the -piece an atmosphere of romance that is delightfully fascinating. Manager Pitou has been 1 lavish in his expenditure of money on beautiful costumes and scenery for the illustration of the story, and has surrounded Mr. Olcott with a company of rare excellence. A Pretty Strong Hint. They bad been engaged to be married fifteen years and still he had not mustered up courage enough to ask her to came the happy day. One evening be called In a peculiar frame of mind and asked her to sing something tender and i touching, something, as he said, that would "move him." She sat down at the piano and sang, "Darling, I Am Growing Old." When aixhou of Athens la C21 B. C. Draco enacted laws making idleness punishable with as much severity as murder.

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4y 1 RED "THE FIGHTING HOPE New Belasco Production Success. Is BLANCHE BATES AS HEROIN: Emotional Drama Written by Williar? J. Hurlburt Weak at Start, but Lztc Develops 'Dramatic Strength Tel', of Woman's Efforts to Prove Innoccrv a Criminal Husbahd Whom She Doc Not Know to Be Guilty. From Our New Tork Dramatic Corre spondent. "The Fighting Hope," with Blanclii Bates in the leading role, Is the lates; Belasco success at the Stuyvesant theater. Although the opening part of the play proved amateurish, it lates gained dramatic headway that carried it into the list of stage hits. The first act offered nothing but a series of tedious explanations that betrayed the amateurish hand of the author, William- J. Hurlburt, and It stretched the long arm of coincidence until every muscle ached. Even Burton Temple's home at Ossining was iu sight of the prison where Robert Granger was serving "time" for a crime which Temple was supposed to have committed. The simple geography of drama was arranged with a view to wfeai ialz5 be sojd and tboysUt.when

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yew A t "" - wv mr boy; WHY" DID y KAKD5 JCAPTATl?"?! . CROSS NURSES -THREE TWINS. the .leading characters happened to walk to the window. Aud Granger's wife, who came to this home of the president of the Gotham Trust com pa ny In the pulse of Mlsn Dale, secretary, wasn't altogether a stranger. The irritating old housekeeper welcomed her as a dear friend of other days. Temple, too, was sure he had seen her somewhere, while she recognized blm as the ideal man of her oQce building past. This is indeed a small world when there are only five characters in a three art play. And what s home without a thief in these stage da.rs? We have only to re call Bernstein's ;ar!or melodrama. "The Thief." to realize what a thief is worth to the playwright. Just as the play seemed to be con Btructed from without, so Miss Blanche Bates' acting of the true wife and untruthful secretary was purely external for a large part of the play. This fault however, was not hers. As Miss Dale she was there to discover evidence of Granger's innocence and Temple's guilt, and as evidence of cny rt was a long time in turning -up she could only wai: and click out her emotions on the typewriter..-- - Sympathetic though you were, you could scarcely share her heartfelt iu terest In her children. Your imagina tion soon tired of the Children. It was a relief to forget the mother and stud the secretary, who came to work iu ulpless brown satin and moved about with a kimono walk that, recalled "The Darling of the Gods." The play was as slender aa herself, but it was bj no nieaus so clear cut. so high struns Miss Bates' face twitched with eraottat BMiD't madK fat dUix

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llsualfy a Belasco heroine pounds a door when worst comes to worst, but this one pounded her husband. And Robert Granger deserved a beating If ever a stnse cur did. Miss Bates saved her strength for this moment. Only a small part of it was exhausted when the woman found a letter in which her husband revealed the fact that it was he who had overcertified a check that brought about the failure of the Gotham Trust company. Like the brash young woman in "The Lion and the Mouse." she had entered the employ of the rich man of Influence to spy upon him. And after she knew he loved her the discovery came that he was innocent and that her husband was guilty The letter would clear away the cloud of accusation over Temple's head and save him from prison, but it would put the everlasting brand on her husband, the father of ber children. Thi last Miss Bates told by a broken cry in the throat that was more effective than her first heroics. And so the wo man took from the safe the letter over which Temple was already hysterical with Joy nnd burned it. Then entered the husband. wrapied In an overcoat and the He that he bad been pardoned. The coward's ove.tures to fcls wife when he learned that she knew of his guilt and might testify against hini were bad enough, but the charge that she was living with Temple and that he would bring this out at the trial was almost beyond human endurance, eveu with the footlights to keep off the raob. It was a relief to see Miss Bates clinched fists descend upon him.

Vaudevitle at the Phillips. If the bill at the New Phillips next week had no other name than that of Pete Baker, the show would be worth the price of admission. Pete Baker, that delightful German comedian of "Chris and Lena" fame, who left the legitimate to become one of the stars of the vaudeville, will be in Richmond. Baker is without doubt the best German comedian that ever left the legitimate for vaudeville, and he was the first of the German, actors to "catch on" and be a hit. He belongs there by right, as his is the talent that needs no scenery and no plot to make his act strong. It is Baker's own per

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t'j.it .s not mi. inrough another U! rer ih:it was dictated to the Fefrrtnr" k.irnc.l tb.it he had stoicm not I'T t?r. l'it for another woman wUo::i hi l;.! l t e?n unppoinln?. But a polkt v. '.'.stu- p"t a stop to auy further revclntl :::. nii.i after the wife had enable 1 the fugitive to escape through a window ;: i!.-tl fhot announced that an end h id l;en fnit to him. Mirs 15-tes flashed out brilliantly in the last ii't. nu;l Howell Hansel played Granger en well that you could forgive him only after leaving the theater. Charles Hlohman mode Temple entirely trustworthy. As Temple's housekeeper Miss Loretta Wells also did well. ROBERT BUTLER. Newfangled Pitching Delivery. The knuckle ball already Is a back number. One' of the big league managers, who declines to allow his name to be used. Is said to have a pitcher under cover who can throw the elbow ball. The pitcher has an elbow to prove It Poison MemiocK. Water hemlock Is a deadly plant common In most country neighborhoods. Its roots are eaten often In spring by mistake for some edible root, and death frequently results. Cattle are often poisoned by drlnkln water In marshes where It grows. The poison hemlock from which the Greeks made poisons Is a near relative to the water hemlock. It stands from two to seven feet high and has clusters of small white flowers and large, parsley like leaves. The stalk, being hollow. Is often made into whistles by country boys, and many children are poisoned t in this fashion. Handicapped. "TVhat profession do yon think our boy Joe had better adopt T asked Mra Brown. "1 dunno." answered her husband "Joe Is rather handicapped by circumstances. The only profession he's naturally adapted to is that of a capitalist, and I don't quite see where he' goin to get the money." A Tip. "Look If yon was feel in pretty good today. James." said the first waiter. "Yes. tiptop. replied the other. ' "Some streak o luck maybe?" "Yes: tiptop tip. Kansas City Independent. An Empty Form. Little Willie-Say. pa. what doe it signify wheu one woman kisses another? Pa About as ranch ns when one man In business calls another "old chap." my son. Stray Stories. j It requires little exertion upon w part to brtn; misfortune upon our selves. Menn nder

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sonality that take. His last ' eong. that follows after some first class singing, comedy and yodllng. Is made up of ten different dialects. The Mario trio ia put at the head, liner's place on the bllL That it da serves this position will be vouched for by every one that sees the act. The Mario trio has the best acrobatic act that was ever seen at the New Phillips. Wherever it has gone it has won tumultuous praise and unbounded enthusiasm. Miss Helen Walters, a singer of no mean note, is another member of a very strong bill. The movlnc pictures and Illustrated song by Mlas Delia Maxwell complete the program.'

l 5 H If J. H. BROOMHALL. Mgr. Monday and Tuesday: i AhIaI iriciiitiff Trip" And Ten Piclmnlnniea LL THEATRE Week of October 5fli The Mario Trio Celebrated Novelty Cymnmmtm. Pete Baker Of "Ctorts and Lena Fame 4 Other Big Acts Admission 10 cents. Reserved seats S cents extra. . Pay Less This Season If you've decided on paying 23 or $28 for your Fall Suit, let us show you what he offer this season. Fall Salts worth as high as $28 at $18, $20, $22 Undoubtedly the best line ever displayed at so low a price. KRONE The Tailor 12 N. Ninth St W 3 Wl Fcr EsCsstd lavvlwl Relieves sour stomaca palpitation of the heart. Digests wtaatjoseav

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