The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
In LOCAL THEATERS.

"The Galley Slave" the late BARLEY
Campbells play, which will be pro-
duced at the Academy of Music tonight,
has romantic history. The finishing
touches of the play were made at a
little country hotel in Gushohocken,
Pa, during the summer of 1879, and so
nearly penniless was the author that
great portion of the last act of the play
was written upon common wrapping pa
per borrowed from the village grocer.
The play was originally written to or
der for the late Billy Gemill, at that
time the manager of Chestnut Street
theater, Philadelphia. Campbell had
great confidence in his ''little play" as
1t was his custom to style It, and in
spite of his impoverished condition re-
fused large offers for it's sale outright
No play now before the American pub
lie combines the pathetic and the hu-
morous as does this reflex of American
society abroad. The cast for tonight
includes many admirable artists, such
as Miron Leffingwell, w. w. Allen,
Joseph Wheelock, Carroll Daily, c. A.
Goodrich, Ralph Hayden, Miss Eflie
Darling, Miss Loduski, young Miss Loie
Morriese and Miss Harriette Sheldon.
This evening the New York Celebri-
ties will give a coucert at the Frothing-
ham. 1t will be one of the musical
events of the season in this city. The
company is composed of such distin-
| guished artists as Miss Luta Cortlandt.
soprano; Miss Alice Gertrude Cody,
pianiste Orme Darvall, tenor; Herr
Oscar Hentschel, flute virtuoso. The
| Chicago Times says of Mr.. Darvall'
HE has a rich and powerful voice of
great depth and extended compass. His
school is that of thorough artist and
shows in every tone that he sings. He
sang the prayer Of King Henry with
telling dramatic power"
We have up-to-date songs, farces
| dances, etc; now comes Manager Brady
with an up-to-date naval play-with an
American title, "Old Glory" which Is
founded on the late Chilian rebellion
1t has an interesting story, realistic
and modern scenic effects, and will be
produced at the Academy of Music on
| Thursday evening.
"The New Ole Olson" which will be
the attraction at the Academy Of Music
on Friday and Saturday evenings OF
this week, is not the old Swedish com.
edy of that name, but an entirely new
version written by Gus Heege, the au'
thor and originator of Swedish dialect
on the stage. 1t is lively, dashine
farce-comedy, full of spirit and go ant
presenting the quaint and amusing
character of the AmericaniZed Swede il
an entirely new form. There have beer
many attempts to initiate and pirate
"Ole Olson" but it still remains tht
first and best of all the alleged Swedish
plays. In this versian many cleve,
specialties are introduced by clever peo
ple and the play is described as a de
cided improvement on the old version
Situations, characters, dialogue, are al
new and the company Is incomparabl!
superior to any that has ever been seei
In the play.
Manager Davis has secured 70
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct
IS, 10 and 20. the celebrated Vivian D.
Monte and her superb company of ar
lists, In conjunction with the origina
Sampson, the modern Hercules" VIII
is said to be the strongest man living
and with whom Sandow contested /
q draw at the Orpheum theater, Sa1
Francisco, last April. The compan
is composed of a number of cleve
specialists, and each performance
concluded by the successful one-ac
comedy, "The Irish Alderman" Samp
son will appear at every performance
and committee consisting Of twelv
men will be selected from the audienc
to examine the weights, chains, dumb
bells, etc, with which he performs
Large attendance may be expected dur
ing this engagement.