Evening journal., 1905-10-14
Theatrical Notes

'opera House tonight has been pre-
sented The anticipation aroused by
the tremendous success achieved by
The County Chairman" in New York, /
Boston and Philadelphia has not been !
a disappointment and lovers of COM
edy have found an abundance Of en-
tertainment In the drolleries Of the .
various personages which carry on the .
story of the play. There IS hardly a
person who attends the theatre but I
what has met with just such people 1
In actual life and IL is in its truthful /
Transcription Of nature which has /
lcompassed this comedy with such great /
suUcess. SO many are the amusing !
lscenes and laughable lines in "rhe I
lCounty Chairman that Il Is unneces- !
sary TO mention them at this time.
lSufiice II 20 say that laughter and (
tears are intermingled. As suggested
by the title. interest naturally centers
In the name part and Macklyn Ar
buckle. as Jim Hacker. invests the role
with a magnetism and rugged method
THAT establish him as a comedian Of the
first rank The part is essentially In
keeping with MI Arbuckle's methods
land personality and his Interpretation
is one which has found favor with all
classes Of theatregoers. as it is virile,
lunctuous and manly throughout
"a Message From Mars" Is by Rich
lard Ganthony who has been known to
fame heretofore principally by virtue
OF applause granted him for "A Brace
of Partridges.'a farce that was sue
cessful on both sides Of the Atlantic
several years ago. In its production
here az the Opera House on Tuesday
might David Proctor and the original
London company will appear.
"The American Lord" new and
lpretentious comedy written In collab-
loration by Charles +. Dazey and
George H. Broadhurst viii be present.
ed at the Opera House next Friday
might by Charles Frohmau. It's star Is
the we'll known actor William H.
lCrane. who IS said TO have found I'm Il
la character that is certain to delight
lam OF his admirers. Built upon a very
lcomic idea the comedy is n source of
very hearty laughter. A deep down.
dyed ln- the wool Westerner awalSes
lone morning 10 learn that he Is heir
Ito a title and enormous estates In
lEngland He doesn't want them, but
their acceptance Is forced He goes
lahroad and the humor Is developed by
his breezy manner OF revolutlonizing
things according to his American
ideas on an old estate where the fell
ling of a single tree would be considered
la crime. Incidentally he runs foul OF
Ian old family feud and other troubles,
1.-THE strengthening out Of which fur
Inishes an interesting story. The main
lcharacter is one Of the best that Mr..
lCrane has had In years. "a piece Of
pheasant news as the actor Is always
la source Of delight In the right kind
Iof play. The authors OF the comedy
lare well known, both having turned
out some big successes. "The Ameri-
can Lord" is their first joint effort
Into four acts the comedy Is divided
THE settings are up TO the usual Froh-
Imam standard of taste and excellence
Marie Dressler Charles A. Bigeiow
Trixie Friganza. Sam Collins, Marior
\ lGarson. Edward J. Connolly, Erinin'
= lEarle Ernest Iambart. Edythe Moyer
lSam Marion, Iva Barbour, Kitty Wnea
u ton and Joe Weber head the imposlni
hist OF players gathered under the mans
lof Joe Weber's All-Star Company A
Those above named and sixty other
e will appear at the Opera House on neS
IS Saturday night tn n double hill consist
D. ling Of the successful musical fare
- l"Higgledy Piggledy" and The Colies
lWidower." clever parody ON Georg
Ade's successful farce. "The Collag
Widow" During the action Of the tw
, lpretty playlets Marie Dressler Wi
Sing about her "Mama's Boarding
House" and about "A Great Biz Cir
' Like Me-" and will give her unrivalle'
mutations Of different types Of choru
girls Charles A. Bigelow will sinl
p "rm Some Lonesome" "The Big lndial
and the Little Maid" and "Socrate
< jackson" Trixie Friganza will sim
, Nancy Clancy" and join Mr.. Bigelov
} lin "A Game Of Love" Marion Garsoi
win sing For You. Honey For You.
) land "The College Chaperone." IL
promised by Mr. Weber that he ha
\ this season the prettiest group Of shos
, Igirls and dancers that have ever bee
seen I'm a musical entertainment.
There were nearly two hundred an
+. nifty performances Of 'Higgledy Pig
lgledy" and "The College Widower" a
Joe webers Music Hall in New Yor
before the famous manager and come
ldian would listen to a proportion I
send the expensive all-star conpan
q with its double bill on tour TO Bos
r ton. Philadelphia. Wilmington, Wash
lington. Brooklyn. Pittsburg and fey
lother cities. In New York Il was al
ways conceded that these two play
formed the best bin which had az
ltracted patrons 10 that house in sew
. era. years. Mr.. Weber's first intsntio
Twas to open his 19O5-6 season on th
road, but the pressure on Broadway oe
lcame so strong that two weeks Of tim
I lout OF New York was cancelled. an
! the company played two more week
!. lthnn an entire season al the Wene
= theatre.
- "A Pair Of Pinks" is the vehicl
!. which carries West and Vokes an
, Margaret DAILY VolSes and their merr
: lcrew of fifty people this season. tn
a lPinks In this case will be couple
Pinkerton detectives. who attempt {
institute a new regime in conducting
= lprison OF their own; admission I
I, which is by card Of invitation onl,
Il and talented indeed must be the indl
! vidual who qualities as worthy Of
r cell in Percy and Harold's jail. G
lcourse the whole thing is FOR fun
has grown to be a habit of West ar
lVokes and Margaret DAILY Vokes
(, make fun of everything they attemp
= and in this case they are credited :
e having a rare scheme for creatir
g lt,votter FIFTY mamie will aid in n