The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-10
NEW CHICAGO THEATRE.
The Garrick Theatre. a New Chicago Play
| House to Open September Ia.

The Garrick Theatre. New Chicago Play
House to Open September IL
The Garrick theatre, Chicago, form
erly the Dearborn, will be opened on
Monday, September 18th, under the
N management of Messrs. Shrbert's, of
New York, with new production en-
titled IA Girl From Dixie, This at
traction is new comedy owned by
Messrs. Shubert and Nixon & thinner
man and will receive its first produc-
ton on any stage in Chicago.
The book was written by Mr.. C. F..
Dodgson, newspaper man in Mem
phis, while the music has been sup
piled by corterie of composers, in
GLIDING Cole & Johnson, A. Baldwin
Sloan, Ludwig Highlander, George
Rosey, Max Witt, Ben Gerome, Will
Marion Cook and Victor Herbert.
An effort has been made to make IA
Girl From Dixie straight comedy
which should possess the elements of
success, even if there were no music at
all given in conjunction with it. It
aims to put into musical comedy form
some of the elements of romance,
comedy and song which are associated
with the South.
These elements have been used fire.
quently for drama, but not, it is be-
lieved, in musical plays before. The
first act takes place in a school house
III a small Maryland town, the charac-
tiers being various types of Southern
young folks of all rank, from white
trash to blue blooded aristocracy. The
central character in the play is a
young Southern girl, Kitty Calvert,
daughter of Confederate army officer,
whose family, once wealthy, has be-
come impoverished, until now she is a
sort of village vagabond, the tomboy
Of the school. Through a series of
complications she is mistaken for an
heiress, and at the end of the first act
she is taken North by her supposed
relatives, given college education,
and introduced into smart society.
She is pursued by fortune hunters, and
undergoes the experiences of village
girl in surroundings to which she is
entirely unaccustomed.
There are three scenes in the second
act-the first represents Kitty's debut
in society; the second her college ex-
periences, and the last, her wedding.
The part of Kitty Calvert is to be
played by Irene Bent1y. Two repre-
sentative actors will make their first
appearance in musical comedy, viz,
Arnold Daily and Frederick Gottschalk.
Both of these players have to their
credit many successes under thesman.
agement of Charles Frohman and
other representative impressarios. Mr..
Gottschalk assumes the role of a fort.
une hunting English lord engaged il
the pursuit of American heiresses, a
part which suits him admirably. Mr.,
Arnold Daily has strong character as
broken.down Italian musician, who
| has been a gentleman and an artist,
but has been ruined by absinthe drink.
| ing, new type of character. It re:
mains to be seen what degree of favor
will be accorded to legitimate actors in
musical comedy. So
| For long time the critics and bet
ter class of theatre goers have wearied
of the continual Glowing, which has
served for comedy in many musical
entertainments. Horse.playing, song
and dance and slap-stick business have
been so over.done that there would
seem to be a demand for something
more rein It is with this idea In
mind that Messrs. Shubert and NixoK
re- Zimmerman have engaged com
pany of actors rather than troop Of
| clowns. Other members of the com
pany are Albert Hart, George Schiller
Charles French, Charles Scheffer
Louise Middleton and Daisy Green.
| Of course, the usual beauty show Of
the girls is promised, but in addition
the male chorus is said to be feature
and will be more numerous than usua
and have been selected and drilled
with more care. The management
gives the assurance that the musica
numb ers will be sung with more re
gard for musical effect than has beer
SHOWN in light musical plays.