The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-03

young Thereupon. he is respited ana
made a leader of an expedition TO search
for the mythical liquid rejuvinator. A
year later fnds Dodo and his ciurt in
Spoopjuland, ruled over by Queen Lib,
who sits on her throne until the ARRIVAL
OF man in her domain possessing the
requirements of relieving her OF her
{ sceptre and whom it is her intention 10
marry When King Dodo arrives IN
search OF the fountain OF youth she ex-
ercises all her wilee TO convince him that
youth is delusion and that his proper
course Is to remain in his present state
and become her husband and sharer OF
| her throne. Dodo looks with favor upon
the arrangement and actually orders his
troops back to Dodoland declaring his
intention to accept Queen LII as .s
/ spouse He names Piola as successor as
King of the Dodos and gives his consent
to his union with Angela During the
nuptial fete. which the Queen orders, the
King asks fer drink of water. \ cup
is filled from a nearby spring. which
proves to be the long sought fountain OF
youth. and in spite of himself Dodo is
transformed into boz of ten upon drain
ing the vessel. The queen promptly re-
pudiates him and the misguided monarch
finds himself without a throne. without
a sweetheart. devoid OF all power and left
with nothing but youth He tries in vain
TO re-establish himself with Queen LII.
but is repulsed again and again But
by an accident the disconnected Dodo
tumbles headlong into the magic spring
and upon being rescued another trans
formation has taken place and he Is once
more the decrepit ruler of his people.
Queen Lii expresses her willingness to
proceed with her original idea and marry
the King, thereby adjusting all COM
plications.
Musically king Dodo" is pronounced
surprisingly catchy and there are no less
than a score of songs which produce the
whistling quality to a marked degree.
The production is made by Henry v.
Savage on a thorough scale, the scenic
embellishments OF which Is exceedingly
elaborate while the ensemble effects are
rarely beautiful The case. In addition 10
Richard Golden. includes Arthur Wooley.
Charles w. Meyers. Harry Davies. Maude
Williams. Claude Albright. Daisy Hamlin
and Gertrude Barnes.
There has never been staged play
dealing with the story OF the sea that
has the beauty, the pathos and the power
of reaching the nearer as that possessed
by Down by the Sea" the attraction
that will be given al the Crawford Thurs
day. January = when considering me
names ia that powerful aggregation OF
talent presenting this play the theatre
production il Of very superior merit The
characters are 80 important and unique
in idea that any but the most experienced
actors would ruin them. In engaging
the company. Manager Hunt was careful
to select actors especially adapted 20 the
requirements OF the characters. and the
remarkable success this attraction has
achieved IS due 10 the liberal and eIabor-
ate manner IN which the play has been
staged There are 10 Individual stars
IN the makeup of the cast. bat each
actor contributes his share IN the inter
probation Of the story n such an artistic
manner that the ensemble resulting on
titles Down by the Sea" 20 the well
earned reputation Of being the best acted
comedy drama or the road
The Mummy nd the Humrnln< Bird.
which has proven distinct success IN
London and New York The past two SEA
sons. has been secured by Manager Jules
Murry FOR Paul GiinoTe's use this year.
and with IL the complete View York En-
pire theatre pro6uction-scenery. prop
critics electrical effects drsperies. etc
Paul Gilmore in the stellar role viii -
seen here w shortly.
tn most famous exponent of the part 81
Satan IN tire world IL Lewis Morrison.
who VIII appear as Sephossto Tor the ias;
time here in MS sew ard sDieuiid pro
ductiou of Faust A" II xiii BE- presented
r. this city IL 4 ,ex weeks