Evening journal., 1902-04-03
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Dangers Of Paris the play that
has made all England talk, will be
presented at the Opera House on Fri
day and Saturday, afternoon andnight.
II is from the pens of the well-known
English authors, 10. Hill Mitehelson
and Charles Ii. LongdOn. The piece
is now in it's sixth year i'm Europe.
and is said to be the most successful
melodrama seen there in years. Its
American presentation is one that is
perfect in every detail, being given by
company above the average, and
staged with all special scenery painted
from photographs taken in the vicin-
ity in which the scenes are laid. The
story is an interesting one and there
is a strong comedy element. There
seems no doubt that it will live as long
in America as in England.
The Corse Payton Stock Company
will be the attraction at the Opera
House. commencing Monday evening,
when it VIII present THE Charity
Ball." and a change OF bill will be
given afternoon and evening through
out the week. Mr.. Payton's ambi-
tion to fully equip a popular priced
company playing some twenty differ
ent dramas with full complete sets Of
scenery, properties and other acces-
sories lis fully realized in this stock
company, and through the week no
less than eleven different plays will be
given, and without using a stick of the
house scenery. The ordinary roper
toire company has to depend almost
entirely upon the scenery owned by
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playing, and all too frequently the
production has to suffer on that ac-
count. The COrse Payton Stock Com
pany carries with it a carload of seen
cry and mechanical effects for its
productions. Another feature of this
company is the costuming by the diff
ferent members, more especially in the
case Of Miss Lndon and Mr.. COrbett
Miss Lindou's wardrobe is extensive
and costly each new character she as
sumes bringing forth a new costume,
which for beauty and style fair
ly Outrivals those already seen, and
her dresses fast arouse the envy of the
feminine admirers. Mr.. Corbett al
ways shows great taste in dressing his
character, and is a great favorite with
the women as is Miss Lindon. New
and refined vaudeville will be intro
duced between the acts, and the Pay
ton prices will remain as always. even
ings, ten, twenty and thirty cents, and
matinees, ten and twenty cents.
A volumious mail daily received by
Kyrle Bellew, the noted English actor,
while he was playing at Wallack's,
from boys who had attended his new
play. "A Gentleman of France" finally
made the actor aware of his plays pc
culiar appeal to youth The chief fea-
ture of interest to the boys was, of
course, the great sword combat in the
fifth scene Of "A Gentleman of France" i"
This is the thrilling fight on a stair
case. wherein Mr. Bellew. as CASTOR de
Marsac, is set upon by six brawny des-
perados. The hero fights them single
handed, Staying all in the end. This
really remarkable scene created a veri-
table sensation in New York and from
the men and the women the infection
spread to the youth of the great city
and its environs, until finally the au-
dienee at each performance was mark
ed by the large number Of school boys
present, and the enthusiasm they dis
played. No one but a person who had
been brought into daily contact with
the interminable rehearsals at Wal
lacks. and had absolute knowledge OF
Mr. Bellows untiring efforts in the
perfection of his art, could compre-
hend the work that had been put upon
that single scene. He comes TO the
Grand Opera House on April 20.
In the forthcoming productions OF
Shakespearean plays TO be made by
Henry Ludlam. the well-known legiti-
mate actor, many special innovations
some of them decidedly novel, are to
be introduced. From the Bacon Club
OF Boston. Mr.. Ludlam has secured the
loan of tapestry used by Edgar l.
Davenport. when he appeared in The
role Of "Othello'' at the Boston The
atre twenty-tihree years ago. It was
specially woven and was unique in de
sign. Gondolas. to be used in "Ths
Merchant of Venice" were presented
to Mr.. Ludlam by Sir Henry Irving
Some of the properties that will adorr
the cardinal chamber in "Richelieu'
have an added interest in the fact tina
they once belonged to Lawrence Bar
rett Two cars, each sixty feet IL
length, will be required to transpor
the scenery Mr.. Ludlam will use OI
his tour. He will visit this city afte,