Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-09
This Weeks Attractions.


9 This Weeks Attractions. {
Coates-First half of week, Lillian
Russell, Della Fox and Jefferson
de Angels in 'The Wedding Day"
Second half, E. ii. Sothern in "The
Adventures of Lady Ursula" and
'Lord ChumIey."
Ninth Street-An week, AT Piney
Ridge"
Grand-Au week, Rfce's "1492."
On Monday evening at the Coates opera
house. one of the most important events
of the current seasons theatricals occurs.
It is the appearance OF Lillian Russell,
Della Fox and Jefferson de Angels, who
TOR three evening performances mo Wednes-
Gay matinee) will present for the first time
In this city the latest work by STANCE and
Edwards, The Wedding Day" The stars
come crowned with popular approval. Their
reception in every city they nave visited
curing the current season has been a sue
cess Of the first magnitude. 1t was a daring
Idea to assimilate the different talents and
temperaments of these well known ''lumin-
aries" Of light opera, but they quickly fell
into this plan of artistic consolidation with
the most excellent result. Ii was no easy
task to furnish an opera with musical and
m requirements to give each equal
opportunity for distinction, and Julien Ed
wards and StaniSlauS STANCE are credited
with the most brilliant and clever collabo-
ration in this particular.
The beautiful Lillian Russell will be adj
nired anew In the part OF an adventurous
young French woman, and her voice, 1t is
said, will be found purer and richer than
ever.
Della Fox. it is said, will be seen in the
oaintiest and brightest role of her operate
career, while that excellent comedian, jeff
de Angels, has a part particularly suited
TO his varied merits. Each of these artists
curing previous engagements in this city
has. by individual popularity and artistic
attractiveness. drawn large audiences. and
II is but natural that much interest should
be manifested in their joint appearance
here.
The story of the opera hinges upon an
old French and Spanish treaty. Miss Rus
sell, as Lucille D'Herblay, a gentle French
woman, is commissioned by her queen to
steal a valuable document supposed to be
q treaty between the Spanish and the Rev.
oluionists. Various humorous adventures
and complications arise out Of this. and 1t
Is with these that the plot chiefly deals.
Lucille in her effort to gain the treaty is
aided by Rose Marie Della Fox. the bride
OF a Partisan caterer, and by Pollycop Ueff
NS hAlSNAeI q pAhtA II i at IL ldlu
in Pollycop's shop near the Porte st. Ger
maine. The second in Madame Monteba-
CONS reception ROOM. Paris, and the third
ct q Frondist outpost.
The subject of the opera admits of ex-
tremely picturesque and handsome seem
cry and accessories and the most brilliant
Side of the story has the opportunity for
much martial display In finely uniformed
eoldiers and dashing vivandieres. THE
Wedding Day" is said to be a superb opera.
6tAnlGlAnS Sf1npa has Uriffan tho hnnR nf
lyrics in his happiest vein. while the music
by Julien Edwards is said to be particular
numbers and IN ensembles. The company
Is said to be the largest organization of its
kind, and includes in addition to its three
stars such people as Lucille Saunders VIII
Samuel Slade.
The return of Mr.. z. H. Sothern, after
an absence of some six years. will be q
significant theatrical event of the present
week. After being denied the privilege of
seeing this charming comedian in a number
of his recent successes. We shall nave the
opportunity. to pass judgment upon his
Anthony Hopes "The Adventures of Lady
Ursula even before II has been seen in
New York. This new romantic play will
end Saturday nights. Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Sothern will be seen in an interesting
revival OF Lord Churnley."
The new comedy by Anthony Hope has
scored q pronounced success. The scenes
are laid In l72O: it turns on the modes and
manners of the earlier eighteenth century.
as a madcap prank, seeks to win entrance
TO the house of a young ~woman-hater, Sir
George Sylvester CMr. Sothern) by a well
timed faint. She fails to enter and is
referred to the porter's lodge. Her brother,
Lord Hassenden, promptly challenges the
man who excludes her. Stunned by the
rGS1r1f Lady TTrSDt1a liS0rtfSn1 tarealf &C la-
young and absent brother. to arrange a
reconciliation, and sees Sir George in a
scene in the very best comedy vein. Flee
ing in terror at suspected detection, she and
her lover meet In the guardroom, in which
her brother Is an officer. and then follows
an impromptu duel scene between herself
and Sir George, set in a brilliant at
mosphere of wig, swords and scarlet uni
forms. In the last act the mystery il
cleared up in another more serious re-
eontre.
In the difficult task OF creating a char
acter new, fresh and brilliant, Miss Harmed
has drawn on all the feminine resources of
the stage. She is said to AVE caught the
girlish Responsibility of the first act, when
young women are wholly unable to COM
licious comedy motive of the second act,
where a boyish masquerade forms one
vivid situation after another, gives Miss
Harmed opportunities far beyond her
previous work. Mr.. Sothern's part as Sir
George. the duelist,. whom the Staying of a
friend has driven from the world. has In
ans mist ~ dli' IA kio SNtollu y ~
sketch a man secluded by his acts, but
tmpulsive by nature. The mystification OF
the masquerade of Lady Ursula awakes
love, and her protection in the FOSTERING
Euardroom calls for that touch of heroism
with which Mr.. Sothern clothes most of
his representations.
1t is made clear that another comedy Is
added to the few in which the witchery of
woman and the devotion of man unite to
give life the light laughter in which serious
love grows. Nor in the worlds wider field.
Set as the play is. brilliant in costume, eff
Sective In scene, crowded with detail. is MI.
Eothern's presentation of Mr.. Hopes play
without the interest which surrounds every
successful effort to portray the past and
TO fill the stage with the atmosphere of a
vanished century.
The cast of 1.-THE Adventures of Lady
Ursula" is as follows
Sir George Sylvester ........E. H.. Sothern
The Earl of Hassenden ....Roydon Erlynne
The Rev. Mr.. Blimboe ......Owen Fawcett
Mr.. Dent Morton Selten
MIR. CaStleton .----..-.-.... "A. X. Lawrence
Sir Robert Clifford ...-........ NJ. Stedman
MIR. " ara .---.--..-..-...-..- Daniel Jarrett
MIR. DeyereuX -...---.... George T.. Bryant
Cuilton ......-.....-.. Rowland Blackstone
Mills ..........-..-- ........C. p. Flockton
Servant john j. Collins
Eootman ....---...-....... NORMAN Parr
Mrs. Fenton .-.....-. Kate Pattison-Selten
Lady Ursula harrington =. Virginia Harmed
One Of the most interesting announce
ments made by the management of the
Ninth Street theater In a long time is that
relating TO this weeks attraction. AT