The daily Republican., 1902-11-29
THEATRlCALS.
HER MARRIAGE VOW,

menus OF popularity, aEu WDlcn nae
been pronounced an unusually sue
cessful aud effective sensation al
comedy drama will be presented
at Grand Opera House on Saturday
afterAO0n and night.
The play deals with railroad life.
All the good people are rairo I'd
employees and members OF their
families and all the bad people are
connected by ties OF blood with rail.
way magnales. Tie hero Is rail.
way telegraph operator; the heroine
Is the daughter Of railway en-
ginecr; the villain is the son Of
railway superintendent; the female
villain is the daughter OF a rail.
way president and 80 on. Nearly
all the good characters are horny
handed and wear jumpers and over.
alls, and all the bad characters are
distinctly capitalists. Tnere is a
good supply of practical comedy
running through the piece. There
are several dramatic climaxes.
principal and minor, noneof which
miss fire. But The great spectac uIar
climax is at the end OF the third
act, The hero is IN charge of tho
switch at a siding. Two trains,
one OF them la asst express on which
the beroine and her father are
passengers pass this point at certain
hour. If the express is thrown on
siding there will obviously be a
most disastrous hcad.on collision.
So the villain oyerpuwers the hero.
binds him and throws the switch
as the trains are approaching. The
SOubrette, who brc axis her way out ola
closet J: which she has been thrown
and locked by the villain, releases
the hero. who smashes the window
in the switch house, jumps through
and after hand to hand fight with
tie villain. turns the switch Ia time
to allow the two trains, each 200
feet Icng and from opposite drec'
tions, to rush by each IN full view
OF the audience. 49,:
THE CLIMBERS.
Miss Amelia Binsbam's company
in Clyde litch's new play at the
Bijou Theatre, New York, last sea.
son will be presented in this city
at Grand Opera House on Monday
night.
In "The Climbers" Mr.. Fitch has
contributed satirical picture of
New York life Of today. The od-
dlty Of the funeral opening, with
the actors robed in deepest mourn.
ing, and the revelation in The first
act OF side of aristocratic life in
our great cities shown 10 an un-
conventional humorous way, at
once rlvet the attentlon OF the audi
ence. The remaining acts treat
the auditors to even more uncon-
ventior al phases OF theatrical art.
"The Climbers" will be presented
here with company OF Americas
noted players and with the origl-
nal scenic and satorIa production.
THE BLONDELLS
There will be no performance Of
a theatrical nature here this season
that will approach in magnificence
in scenic and costume display, nov
el electrical; and mechanical effects,
comedy, music and Oriental splen-
dor, the new original production of
the 'katzcnjammer Kids, who will
present their new extravaganza en-.
titled 'Through the Center of the
Earth, produced at an enormous ex
pense, containing everything new,
novel bright and clean. The name
of "Blondell" is a guarantee Of the
excellence of the performance. The
company will appear here at Grand
Opera House on Tuesday night.
THE DARKEST HOUR
No mechanical device has ever
been introduced on the stage that
is in any way equal to or produces
the startling effect obtained by Lin
coin j. Carter in the great railroad
scene in his new play ''The Darkest
Hour We have seen trains cross
the stage seen full sized engines
come to the foOtlights and stop, but
never before has a full sized vesti-
bule train been seen to start direct
ly up the stage, growing smaller
and smaller, always keeping in full
view of the audience until it be.
comes only a epeck in the distance
and then vanishes entirely. Mr..
Carter's record as an inventor Of
new mechanical effects and senio
is a guarantee to the pub
lie that this will be all that is claim
ed for as the greatest and most
novel and startling bit of stage
realism ever conceived and which
is placed in a practical way upon
the American stage. "The Darkest
Hour" will be at Grand Opera
House on Wednesday Afternoon
and night.
TIE GAME OF LIFE.
The play which will be seen at -
Grand Opera House on Thursday
u ight bears the attractive name Of
The Game of Life, - md is described
as a thrillin. melodrama, dealing
with lie in the Colorado gold fields
at an early date, and'following the
fortunes and adventures OF the char
acterS in The story ten years later In
There are number Of ex-
citing Incidents and novel develop.
ments, enhanced by elaborate special
scenery and me chanical effects, played
by cast Of ability, happily suited
TO the various parts they portray.
THE Game Of Life" bears the en-.
dorsements Of both London and New
York audiences, and the manage,
ment prom ses d performance unex,
celled by any company that will b
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