Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
ADVANCE GUARD.
Van of Sultan of SuIu Procession
Reaches OttumWa.


Frank G. Payne arrived in Ottum-
wa this afternoon to make the prelim-
mary arrangements for the reception
here of that grotesque Filipino citi--
zen, Hadji Mohammed Jamalol XII
ram, Sultan of Sulu and Brother of the
Sun, who will visit Ottumwa on We'd
nesday, November.5. Mr.. Hiram will
be accompanied by his retinue OF inter
esting wives, described as the most be-
witching girls in all the Philippine ar
chipelago. The merry musical suite
of his Sulu highness will also include
a large following of picturesque ma
tives, under a guard of Uncle Sans
soldiers and marines and delegation
of Boston school ma'ams. who are en-.
gagged in the education of the Sultan's
wives in the gentle art of flirting and
other accomplishments that go with
comic opera civilization =
1t may well be. said that Hiram is
the central figure in the famous oper-
attic satire of George AIDE, of Fables
in Slang fame and Americas most
popular humorist. The new opera,
with it's widely advertised 100000
Studebaker theatre production that
captivated Chicago for three months.
has been meeting with phenomenal
success during it's western tour and is
expected to attract the banner aud
fence Of the season at the new Mar
ket street theatre when the great COM
pany appears mere next week.
| Mr.. Payne is former Chicago
newspaper man. having been feature
writer on the Chicago Record when
| Humorist George. AIDE began his rep
ertorial work in that city, and has a
rich fund of stories both about the
breezy Fables in, Slang" man and the
grotesque sultan whom Mr. AIDE met
lin Sulu.
/ ''We are going to bring to Ottumwa
| the same great production" said Mr..
Payne, that will present George AIDES
beautiful and witty opera in New York
next month. The company numbers
nearly eighty people, and that is a
| turnstile count; not press agents
dream. You are at liberty to count
them when the train pulls In. You car
also count the four car loads of seen
cry, baggage and singers and find ev-
erything will be as advertised.
In addition to the great singing or
ganization, we carry the famous Cas-
tie Square Grand Opera Orchestra O
twelve musicians under the baton OF
Alex Spencer, its original lead
er. | feel safe in saying that | believe
The Sultan of Sulu' will be really the
largest company to visit Ottumwa this
season | know of only one other as
| large on the road.
The opera has been breaking rec
ords wherever it has appeared and
shall be surprised if it does not do til,
same here.
Among the principals in the bis
company. are Frank Moulton, wht
made the great Chicago hit as the Sui
tan; Maude Lillian Berri, the famous
star prima donna of last years
Princess Chic company; Templal
SAKE, the great English barytone
! Gertrude Quinlan, the charming fay.
orite of ast.year's king Dodo'' com
pany. who plays the Sulu soubrette
! Robert Lett, Fred Frear, Blanch,
Chapman and others of the origina
/ production"
Seats for this engagement will BIZ
placed on sale next Monday mornin,
| and it is expected the house will be
| sold out at once. Manager Jersey has
| already orders for over $50 seats, ant
more are coming in every day.