Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
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This Weeks Attractions.

SoatGN-flTS IdlI IL "Sth- "dlhc 'N'NS
side in repertory; second half. Herbert
Kelley and Efie Shannon in "A Coat Oh
Many Colors;'' Thursday afternoon. the
Scalchi operate Concert Company In a
programme including one act from
'Martha' and one act from I'll Trova-
tore"
Grand-AlI week, Murray and Mack IN
"Finnegan's Courtship."
Ninth Street-All week, ]. E. Toole In
Killarney and the Rhine"
GiIliss-This afternoon and tonight. Edna
Whitney Vaudeville Company.
Academy of Music-This afternoon. Third
Regiment band concert: Thursday night.
". H. Leib's benefit by Oratorio So
ciety and solo artists.
Mr.. Walker whiteside, the very talented
young actor. will return to the Coates this
week for a brief engagement, in which he
will be seen in four OF his strongest i'm
presentations. The repertory will be as fol-
lows: Monday. Hamlet; Tuesday, "Rich-
elieu": Wednesday afternoon, THE Mer-
chant Of Venice" and Wednesday night,
'Othello.'
Mr.. Whiteside has grown rapidly in pop
ular favor, and has made considerable prog
ress in artistic finish since he first made his
appearance in this city. His im~personation
of Hamlet is one of the most interesting
characterizations of the Prince Of Denmark
meritorious Of ali his roles, and for this
reason it is particularly appropriate that 1t
should be employed for the opening OF the
engagement.
When Mr.. whiteside was in this city last
season he was surrounded by q much
larger company than had hitherto been as
ISOLATED with him.. 1t Is pleasant TO note
hat most of the same people are sun IN his
aggregation. Mr.. Charles d. Herman, a
yirtle actor of the robust school 0a and and Miss aEd
sapperf. ot6ers in The casts are; MI.
II. sainpoIis. MIR. J.. l.. saphore, NJ. Rob
ert Leland. Mr.. G. B. Fowler, Mr.. 7. Will
Jams. Mr.. G: McCulla. Mr.; w. Collins. Mr..
cite Walker. Miss Ola Humphreys. Miss
Nellie McCulla
For three nights. beginning Thursday,
comedy will be the bill at the Coates. Mr..
Herbert Kelley and Miss Efie Shannon
will make their first appearance in this
city as stars. They will also present for
the first time here a new comedy by Made
leine Lucette Ryley. entitled "A coat OF
Many Colors." 1t will be remembered MIS-.
Ryley has written several successful come
diesS"An American Citizen" which is be-
ing presented by Nat Goodwin: Is PROBABLY
the best known. although christopher
Jr." was very popular as presented by
John Drew. About the stars themselves lit
tie need be said. as they are well remem-
bered by theatergoers In TINS cry: Mr:
Kelley was leading man with, the Lyceum
stock company for over ten years, ana was
always a favorite. His personality and
gentlemanly bearing s sha lmsIsa eli, ~ aIso hi be
remembered as being with the same organ,
ization. and later with Nethersoie ano
Crane. and It must be acKnow, n 9rscs.
which place her among the foremost Of
American actresses.
The scenes of the play are laid In New
varr oitv and CedqrWnOd. N. j. Herman
Walboys the hero is a etaid bachelor law
yer with decided views against matrimony;
At the opening of the play he has received
a telegram from q young woman lawyer
who has been sent EAST as a representative
of a San Francisco firm. The young woman
has been entrusted with a delicate mission
involving the bringing together Of two PEG.
pie who have been separated after q orlel
matrimonial venture. Walboys becomes
seeSins for Get the woman IN the case he dis.
covers the fact that she is engaged to ne
less q person than his own father-a fightS
person who takes nothing seriously. ADDED
TO this is the knowledge that the child o.
the unhappy couple whom he Is charged
TO bring together is none other than thi.
young Western acquaintance. 1t need no
be added that in the various complication:
that follow, Walboys becomes enamored o.
the Western girl. and It, OF course, termin.
the main one In Mrs. Ryley's work. and
furnishes a real dramatic interest. Blu
author has woven into the story, and which
help to furnish the humor of the comedy
For instance. Waiboys' attempt to keel
secret the matrimonial entanglements o.
his younger brother leads to a series o
amusing incidents. Mrs. Ryley excels II
character drawing, and all the roles In -
Coat of Many Colors' are said to be so wei
differentiated that they combine in present
ing an effective and harmonious whole
Mr.. Herbert Kelley Will be seen as Wal
from the West. Mr.. Samuel f. Kingston
the manager has surrounded Mr.. Kelley
and Miss Shannon with a supporting com
pany in which it would be difficult for TIT
most captious to pick a flaw. The fact tina
the company includes Mr.. William ]. LIE
Moyne. famed for the exquisite delicac.
OF his humor, gives the keynote as to TIL
quality Of the support as a whole, and h,
has worthy company in Mr.. e. D.. Lyons
s sgWin 1 James. p Miss E nIFre Wil;o ndw sad M Sse
Georgia Busby. The play is superb.
mounted with elaborate special scenery an,
every requisite necessary to an UNUSUAL.
The appearance here of Nine. Sofi
Scalchi. together with her associates OF
Thursday afternoon January q, at tn,
Coates opera house. will mark an ever
of the season. Scaloni is without doub
the most famous contralto in the world
She has had twice the experience of ar,
living contralto, not because she is Older
but because she has had the greatest mum
Ter OF engagements which kept her con
tnually before the public.
In lsS she was engaged from May I
July in London. from September to Feb
ruary IN ST. Petersburg and from fenru
hry 10 May in New York. No other oper
attic artist In the world was ever in $
great demand For seven years this roun
oil yearly engagements was continued an
IL is the great contralto's boast that II
other operate artist has been heard by S
many people as she has. Scalchi's voic
Is at once a noble and flexible contraltc
Her diction is remarkable. 1t Is a we
known fact that after two seasons wit
Scalchi when honors were divided, Patt
would not sing with the great eontralte
either in opera or concert. Scalchi. in tn
operate entertainment to be given here
will be assisted by a wonderful soprano
Marie Toullnguet' a young woman VIII
made an fmnense hit last season with Tn
Imperial opera company. under the vet
eran Mapleson, who chose this youn
woman as his principal dramatic soprano
Both of these wonderful artists will b
heard in acts from the medium gran
operas. with fine casts and appropriat
scenery. costumes, paraphernalia, ett
Aside from the operate presentation. Their
will be a miscellaneous concert programm
that will introduce all the artists OF III
company In fayorite selections, with Nm,
scalchi in her Remarkable marx SINGING of tn
she has sung no less than thousands 4
times. Aside from Nine. Scalchi and Mi.
Toulinguet. the company includes NIL,
Marie du Bedat. meZzo oprano: Thoma
Mcqueen. tenor; Signor A. Albert. bar
tone. and Signor Gnarro. pianist. TIL
fourth act of IN Trovatore" ana the SEE
ond act of Martha will be given here.
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