The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
THE FATAL WEDDING.

"A play straight from the heart. 1t
story of love and laughter, hate and
tears" is the way one critic describes
"The Fatal Wedding the play that Will
hold the boards at the Academy of Mus-
next Wednesday night November 4th.
The scenes are all laid in New York
and are all particularly well mounted, ev-
pecially "The Palisades where q sensa-
tional feature is introduced-that of tho
william and others swinging a ravine on
a rope which is strung across the stage
and from which the william is hurled to
death when the rope is cut. The cast is
an especially good one.
WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING
HOME"
A series Of brilliant military pictures
set to inspiring patriotic music, such is
the work of Stanislaus STANCE and JULIAN
Edwards entitled when Johnny Comes
Marching Home" which comes to the
Academy on Thursday, November 5tn.
Il Is the story of a generation ago, and
the boys in blue fall most desperately in
love with the Southern girls without sim
gle desperate struggle to resist. The
music is a perfect revelry of patriotism:
sung with all the ardor and fervor that
newly enlisted could put into The Girl
Left Behind Me-" When the song My
Own United States" is sung there are
cheers from the audience something that
IS rarely heard in a theatre. The scenery
is beautiful and satisfying as are all the
numerous mechanical effects. The COM
pany includes: Lucille Saunders, VIM. T.
Carleton, Maurice Darcy, J. Francis, AL
bert McGuckin, w. H. Thompson, Flor
ence Haywood and a large chorus.
THE FRIsKY MRS. JOHNSON"
1.-THE Frisky Mrs Johnson" which is to
be seen at the Academy of Music, next
Friday night, November 6, for the first
time, presented by Amelia Bingham am
her own company, is an adaptation from
the French Of Gavault and Berr, and IN
der it's original title, Madame Flirt:'
ran for two years in Paris Clyde FitCa
is responsible for the adaptation, and its
success in New York, where for many
weeks it ran at the Princess Theatre, was
very great. Miss Bingham is said to have
spared absolutely no expense in mounting
1.-THE Frisky Mrs. Johnson" the produc
ton being remarkable from the fact that
it is a solidly built wooden production,
there being absolutely no canvas used ex-
cept for the ceilings. Miss Pingha m
brings with her for her coming engage
n.tnt practically the same company which
supported her during her New York run,
all of the principals being the same; the
changes being in the minor characters
The play is said to be full of bright cpl
grams, and a remarkably clever comedy
THE STAR OF SARATOGA.
Walter Hodges, the Star Of Saratoga
which is soon to appear at the Academy,
is we'll known to local lovers of INC
drama He has appeared in David Gar
rick, Way Down East, Sapho, Miss Hobbs,
Lovers Lane and other successes and hls
work has always been Of the best. In
Saratoga ne portrays the character of
Bob Sackett, who is desperately IN love
with four women at the same time. He
plays the part with such easy grace ard
simple. enforced humor, that the meri-
DRY of mis- pre- yious successes are tenn
porarily forgotten and it is generally cor
ode that this is the best thing he has
yet given US.
A SON OF REST.
Whenever I get back to The South land,
1 feel at home, said Nat II. Wills in IN
interview recently, for as a matter of fact,
1 am a Son of Virginia. The State that
gave SO many Presidents TO our country,
gave birth to me. My parents resided IN
the city of Fredericksburg and there /
passed the happiest days of childhood ana
completed my schooling. Can you blame
me when memory reverts to those happy
days, and l look longingly to the time
when can throw aside all cares and Ell
joy myself in the manner BETTING a resi-
dent Of the land of sweet potatoes ano
cotton" Mr. Wills will be seen in Raj
eigh at an early date in "A Son of Rest >
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