The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
At the Crawford.

Al Ine OFsWIOFO.
Mrs Fiske's engagement in Mary of
MagdaIa" at the Crawford tonight is at
tracing the greatest interest among local
theatre-gocrs, who are anxious 10 see this
distinguished actress in the most notable
production of her career. The sale for
the engagement is very large and as us
ual when Mrs. F.ske visits The audiences
viii represent the wealth ana culture
of the city Mary of Masdala" comes
here with a record of remarkable success
in New York. Chicago and other cities.
where it has been declared one of tho
greatest productions in the history OF the
American thearc The play is the work
Of Paul Heyse, the dean Of German play
wrishts and has been adapted into Eng
lish by William Winter HE story Of
the Magdala rich in dramatic qualities
has been set forth by Heyse with impress
sive power The strength of the plot in
creases from act to act and the fourth
act is said to be among the strongest
known to the stage. In this act MIR.
Fishes ar rises 10 its greatest heights
though her performance throughout is
wonderfully appealing and sympathetic.
The last act is also a powerful one. and
in it occurs the famous storm scene that
was the wonder of New York at the time
Of the plays production. The staging Of
the play is said to be a revelation ia
pictorial display. ana 70 nave the merit
OF absolute accuracy in every detail. Mrs
Fishes triumph is triple one. as ac-
tress. producer and stnEe director The
company was rehesrsed under her dircc-
ton and her admirably artistic methods
show i'm the work or the entire cast
The play has. too, the strength that
comes from numbers. ror nearly a hun
dred people are employed in some Of
the scenes. IT is sac 20 predict a bril-
liant engagement for Mrs. Fiske. Tho
cast Of Mary Of Msgdala' Will be the
same that appeared In New York.
Way Down East - ono a tho few
modern stage productions that BIDS fai-
TO I've for many wears Already Il has
had longer life than most plays This
is attributable to its great intensity and
homeIy appeal to The sentiments
Way Down East is not problem
play and possibly that S. why 81 is So suc-
cessfuI. Thcatre- eoers are jaded with
the social questions which have been
elaborated into trying scenes and sent
OUT on tour as examples q Tho best r.
forts q modern dramatists Way Down
East" win bo presented ~ the Crawford
matinee and night. or wednesday. March
9Th
Lost River e ere q the unqualified
successes IL he season and has enjoyed
4 phenomenal rpn ~ six months in Sew
YORK.. II has ho-ses bses and other 1--WE
stock Them us{ciaus - the country r.
che<tra. engaged 10 PLAY .n the West
Baden Springs hotel scene ere source
81 constant arnusemen; aDd the laughter
has hardly died away when thr ni4l'd
i1g is surrounded ~ "a mob - tgrol.eft
varsueu anxious for the nero i'ood-
believing he is defra gclrE them n irei-
paw The following scene - one - TIE
finest . ther isv Exciting situations
crowd one auathsr fssf bit there -
also superb display = ere rCfre- emo
-fors IN ne Trdlsua hor1e ard Hos
River car safeIy - said % - Tslculste6
q please AZ cIaseas. more especially nat
class who are toucheI b. huu7sn sErn-
rathy over the pzfhos - rhese rurai fo.k
z-e have a kerr perception - thsir ID
dlcrous transitions from psthos q coszs-
d.. Ice, River wsH - ~ 70 Grew
ford o. Friday. 1zrrs g