The daily Republican., 1902-12-01
IHEARIICALS.
THE CLIMBERS.


where funeral has just taken
place. An ambitious mother is dis
tressed at the loss of her husband,
but more shocked at the discovery
that his wealth has also disappear
ed. The comments of the women on
the funeral, their attempt to sell the
clothes bought before the death,
and heartlessness of the group
show Mr.. Fitch's talents at their
best This scene would alone make
the play notable if it did net con
tain others as much out of the ordi-
nary. One of these is dinner par
ty which creates the illusion, rare
enough on the stage, of men and
women really enjoying themselves
as they do in life. In this scene Mr..
ritch's talents Of observation and
humor are as potent as ever and the
rare facility with which Miss
Amelia Bingham's company inter
prets the episode made it one of the
most widely discussed incidents i'll
the play, which ran for 200 nights
at the Biiou Theatre, New York.
Mr.. Fitch's play of social life will
be presented under the direction of
the Actress Manager tonight at
Grand Opera House
BLONDELLS.
Blondell's in Through the Cen
tre of the Earth comes to the
Grand Opera House tomorrow
night. The presentation of this CO
lossal spectacular masterpiece re-
quires company of fifty people,
every one Of whom has speaking
or singing part that has direct
bearing upon the plot Of the play.
These performers and artists were
all engaged by MI Blondell with
special reference to their individual
ability to portray the characters
which have been assigned to them.
The services Of hundreds Of appll-
cants were declined on account of
their inability to fill the require
ments, before the company as 1t IS
at present organized was filled, and
BlOndell Ill person conducted every
rehearsal and his staff of authors,
scenic artists, machiniots and prop
ertV mon were also required to DA
present for the purpose of offering
suggestions aud improvements i'll
their different departments, with Il
view to making the first presonta-
ton ut the pIect before the public
as near perfect as possible. The re.
suit Of this careful preparation was
apparent on the first night Of the
presentation Of the play wbcn
everything worked smoothly and
Satisfactorily from start to tinl sh.
TIE DARKEST iL)UR.
Lincoln j. Cartcr's realistic ON
edy drama The Darkest Hour
which comes to Grand Opera House
on Wednesday afternoon and nisht
is a well conceived drama, with u
remarkable series Of exciting and
decidedly thrilling situations. 1t deals
with railroads, there are tracks,
switches, and etc, aud the railroad
is utilized on the stage as 1t has
never been before. one OF the
most pUpula ar and realistic effects
Mr.. Carter has ever produced was
the approaching locomotive IN his
ws!I.knOwn drama "Ihe Heart OF
Chicago In "Ine Darkest Hour"
he has reserved this idea ana shows
full sized passenger train, going
awav from the audience Around
| tins wonderful piece ot stage me-
chanics is Writtcn one Of the most
thrilling and intensely dramatic
| scenes that has ever been Witnessed
on any Stage. The cast is an ex'
ceptionajIy strong one including as
it does the eminent German come
dian Charles A. (karD Gardner and
several others Of equal merit.
THE GAME OF LIFE
The acme Of perfection in scenic
aud Ingenious mechanical effects, as
well as d, carefully selected cast OF
players, each one particularly salt.
ed to the part he or she portrays,
are tho altications promt sed for
"Ihe Game OF Life ,. the new ro-
mantle me,Odrama which 10 announce
ed to appear at Grand Opera House
OH Thursday night.
This eu tire organization comes TO
US direct from its New York run,
with the same excellent cast and
production as it was presented with
| in that city. The pay tells thrill
ing story Of !ove aud adventure,
opening n the gold fields Of Colorado
aud ending in London. giving u wide
scope for scenic display. "Thc
Game OF Life is full Of heart inter.
,, est, thrilling incidents aud realism
from beginning TO end, lnhidins
some new and original stage effects
TIE SPAN on LIFE.
That realistic play, "Ihe span of
Lile,' which has record III Bos-
ton aud New York Of playing TO
more people than any other play OF
its class during Its stay, will be
presented at the opera House OI
Friday night "Ihe Span OF Life
has been Translated aud played in
| the French, German, Russian and
Belgian languages and has also
enjoyed a prosperous run in Austria
| liza.
THE PARISH PRIEST.
From the title, "lhe Parish
Prlest, coming 10 the Grand Opera
House on Saturday afternoon and
night, one would Judge that Daniel
SuIly's production was a strictly
religious one. On the contrary,
there Is not enough religion in it to
offend the most constant aud 10y al
church-goer