Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-29
"Caught i'll the Web.

a peculiar fascination for all ages.
The young are always interested
on account of the daring, dashing
bravery of the central figure in all
of these tales; the girls and boys
who have reached the romantic
period of life are interested on
account of the love episodes which
crop out in all these stories; and
those of a maturer age are spell
bound on account of the working
out of intricate problems, the solv-
ing Of mysteries by keen percep-
tons, and the settlement of vexa-
tious questions by men who devote
every wakeful moment to the solu-
ton of motives for crime, in order
to bring criminals to justice. But
it is not the glamor of romance
which hangs around all detective
stories and plays which makes
them successful. The main reason
why they appeal so strongly to all
classes is because they tell natural
stories. The characters, scenes and
incidents are all faithful portrit-
ures of things we know about 1t
is for this reason that Joseph LIE
Brandt's great detective drama,
Caught in the Web" has been SO
successful in all of the big cities,
The characters are clean-cut, true
to life and easily recognizable by
people who have lived in large,
cities for any length of time. It's
story is one of absorbing interest
and the attention of the audience
is closely held until the final drop
ping Of the curtain. The startling
climaxes, while they thrill and
enthuse every portion of an audi
ence, are reasonable and true.
The scenic environment OF this
play has never been surpassed by
any manager. Each and every set
is carried in it's entirety, and they
are indeed masterpieces of art.
The company producing this play
this season is even stronger than
last year. Each and every one OF
the cast have been engaged because
they were adopts in the particular
line of characters they assume and
the result is that the whole produc-
ton is one that will command at
tention everywhere and pleases the
most critical theatre-goer. AT
Reeds opera house Sept. 3D..
Mr. Joseph LIE Brandt's great
four-act drama Caught in the Web
will be seen for the first time al
Reeds opera house, Sept. 3D..
The play is said to be happy
combination of pathos and humor.
The comedy element is introduced
in a natural manner to brighten the
dark, seamy side of life as it is lived
in New York-that beehive OF
hustling, bustling humanity all in
tent upon the pursuit OF dark.
narrow alleys of vice and crime
Each side is shown in this magni-
ficent play, and a great moral lesson
is taught. Both the play and com
pany have met with the most pro
nounced success everywhere. The
lavish manner in which the piece
| is presented, the superb company
the five gorgeous sets OF scenery
and the magnificent costumes have
been the talk of every city in
which Caught in the Web has
been seen.
When Joseph LIE Brandt, the
author, of this the greatest detec
tive play ever written, arranged
the road tour, he decided to re-
volutionize old methods, and con
tracted with Messrs, Gates and
Morgange and j. L. Young, Of New
York, the foremost scene painters
in the world, to build and paint
five of the handsomest sets ever
shown on any stage. They are said
to be as realistic as oil paintings, as
art1stic as man could devise, and are
complete in every detail. They are
modelled and painted from photo
graphic reproductions of the places
where the action of the play is laid.
It is not alone in the carrying OF
special scenery tnat Mr.. LIE Brandt
has paved the way which all com
petitors must follow, for he brings
all the properties used in the play,
all of the interior decorations-the
furniture, carpets, rugs, silk cur
tains, even the cut glassware, sill,
yer, spoons, ETC., used in one OF the
scenes. The carrying out OF these
small details on such an elaborate
an d expensive scale has made this
production the biggest and best OF
the year, and in consequence it has
played to packed houses in all the
large cities.