Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-20
Behind the footIishts
Notes of People You Know In
the Amusement World

loss that Is irreparable. The death of
Irving is as sincerely mourned in this
country as in England for American
audiences in the larger cities were
some of the greatest Irving ever had.
thruout his entire career. In all he
paid nine visits to this country, ana
each tour was a triumph. Irving was
Of the old school, II dear old man whom
all loved and respected, as they did the
late Joe" jefferson, of the same school,
yet of Il different type. Sir Henry died
in active harness. after concluding at
Bradford, England, an engagement in
one of his most intellectual parts. the
title role of his own adaptation of Lord
Tennyson's Beckett" Within an hour
from the time the curtain fell and he
uttered his last words in the closing
scene. he had gone to his reward.
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Checkers" has begun its third seas
on at the Grand, New York, and is al
ready announced for a western tour.
The piece Is under the management
of Cornelius Gardiner, business partner
of the late Kirk LaShele, who. during
the present season, has booked his at
traction for five separate engagements
of Il plays life this is an unparalleled
test of its popularity. Mr.. Gardiner
has handled the Checkers" company
since its first performance and will give
the same care to it which character
lied his management during the past
two years. With one exception the
company, SO far as the principal MEM
bers are concerned, is the same organ
ization seen during the plays initial
performance. The exception Is in the
title role, which this season will be
played by Hans Robert, one Of the
most versatile young actors on the
American stage. Last season he play
ed the leading juvenile role in Savage's
light opera Woodland" Last spring
he played three comedy and one heavy
part In Brady's "All Around Chicago"
and scored an emphatic hit. This seas
on he was to have played the leading
Juvenile role in George AIDES new COM
edy, but, on his being offered the title
role in Checkers" Mr.. Savage, who
takes a keen interest in his career,
consented to release him. Among the
rest of the company are Katharine
Mulkins, as Pert; Dave Braham, Jr.,
as Push" Miller: Charles Willard. as
Uncle Jerry; w. T. Clark, as the Judge;
Claude Cooper as the general with the
paretic legs: Lydia Dickson as Cynthy.
and Ella Sothern, as Aunt Deb. The
dancing pickaninnies remain feature
Of the company which is larger this
season than ever before.
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THE famous "Kilties" band. of Belle
Alle, Canada, which recently concluded
London engagement, and has now
returned to this country, played before
King Edward The London papers
have been filled with accounts Of the
unique concerts and have been enthus-
iastic in their praise of the merits OF
the organization. The band had no
sooner opened its engagement at the
Royal Albert hall than it attracted the
attention of the king, and the result
was a royal command for the pictur-
esuue Scotch Canadians to journey up
into the highlands of Scotland ane
give one Of their admirable entertain
ments before his majesty at Balmoral
Castle, where the king was living dur
ing his hunting season. The program
before the king and the ladies ano
gentlemen who were present In the
ball room was one Of the most DIVERSE
fed ever played by the "Kilties,
little Of everything in the bands rep
ertoire being introduced, to the delight
Of the distinguished audience. After |
the band had played God Save the
King" at the conclusion Of the pro-
gram. his majesty left his seat, and
walking up to Bandmaster w. f. Rob-
inson. expressed his genuine pleasure,
saving that he had never before en-
loved a band concert as he had enjoyed |
the entertainment of the "Kilties." He
presented Mr. Robinson with the Vic
tor;an Order of the Third Class.
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& Admirers of the late Alexander Sal
vini rashly predicted that with his
lamented death, the romantic char
acter as known to the stage had
passed away. These gloomy prophe-
cies have been disproved by the ap-
,.earance before the public Of a tai
ented young actor in whose handsome
face and person, striking stage pres
ence and admirable methods the ro- /
mantle Salvini lives again. as it were.
Paul Gilmore. who is only just now
nearing his Goth year, has had
stage career of less than ten years,
but he had rapidly grown in ex-
perience as Captain Debonnaire" this
season. He will have success as a
romantic actor it is freely predicted,
rivaling the best years of Salvini
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Walker Whiteside, who recently
played his annual engagement in this
city, appearing for the second time in
"David Garrick's Love-" has one of the
prettiest and unique homes of any
American actor. Mr.. Whiteside's home
is situated on the banks of the Hudson
river at Hastings-o the-Hudson, N. |
Y. The house is finished turnout In |
hard wood, and on the hard wood pan
eled walls of the reception room are
Photographic portraits of David Gar
rick, Edmund Keane Moliere and
The artistic work was
done by a Swiss whose acquaintance
Mr. Whiteside made while travelling
in Germany, and who later came to this
country in company with the actor
The library. which is directly off the
reception hall, is octagon shaped, and |
its walls are completely lined with
books. 1t contains, besides these, sew
eral suits of old English and Spanish
arnlor the duty on which amounted to
several hundreds of dollars. The cell
ing is hung in queer old Aranian rifles |
and pistols. The music room is oblong
in shape. Its ceiling is dome shape and |
is decorated with portraits of the most
famous musicians. Mr.. Whiteside's
den is a il1mbled mass of most valuable