The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
"45 Minutes From Broadway"-Gen-
nett


Anything emanating nowadays
from the prolific and sometimes caus-
tic pen of Geo. NJ. Conan, playwright,
actor, producer, financier and last,
but not least. editor of the Spot
light" frankly demands and receives
recognition Only twenty-eight years
of age, and yet one of the most talk
ed of characters in all the United
States. Successful because his work
deserves il. Popular because he
makes himself so. Worth round
half million because he has earned it
by his own efforts. Such are charac-
teristics of the author of Forty five
Minutes From Broadway" which will
be presented in this city on next Mon
day night at the Gennett. under the
managerial direction of Klaw and
Erlanger. the foremost theatrical
firm in the world. Much is already
known, much has been said and writ
ten of the cleverness of this play. 1t
was absolutely the fad of New York
and Chicago last season. Its popu-
larity was unbounded, and so enor-
nous were the box office receipts
that it remained at one theatre in
New York for half a season and in
Chicago for thirty weeks. When seen
lin this city, it will be presented by
one of the largest and most expensive
|rganization5 en- tour, with cast of
unusual excellence, headed by CORN |
inc, who has a role particularly suited
| to her personality There is also the
attractive ensemble to be found with |
Ial1 ho f-,;-
Iplay MIR. Cohan has composed some
of his most catchy music, most prom
|inent among the song hits being: |
$50 Long Mary and Mary is a |
Grand Old Name both of which |
|have attained international popular |
|ity.
The play derives its unique title /
from the fact that all its scenes are I
laid in New Rochelle, one of the fash |
Ionable suburbs of New York BY /
studying a time card we readily see
the point, for New Rochelle is exact
y forty FIVE minutes by train from |
New York's most popular thorough
fare. Mr.. Conan in writing this play |
has departed vastly from the field he
has previously occupied as writer.
He has given the stage play that /
many people say will outlive his own
popularity as writer 1t is serious
effort, telling a sometimes pathetic
but always dramatic story, original |
in conception. strong and pointed il
climaxes, and always intensely inter
esting- 1t has enough musical back
ground to appeal to those who crave
The Cohanesoue melodies, and Mr..
Cohan cleverly appeases these apDe-
Eites with four or five caulking good
songs and plenty of incidental music.
Awakening Of MIR. PiPp"-Gennett.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer hes
his to say of Charley GraDewin and
MS company who will appear at the
Bennett next Tuesday night. Must
ral comedies are all the rage and
many of the best as we'll as some of
he worst in the business have ap.
peared in Cleveland during the past
swo seasons. There seems the same
FAULT with all of them from a criti
cal standpoint and that was that they
were all built along the same lines
and when one had seen one of them
ne feels that he has seen them all.
Not SO. There is a musical comedy
at the Lyceum this week that is in
class by itself 1t is clever and we'll
produced and even if the company
was poor which 1t is not and the play
badly constructed, the comedy would
be decided novelty for it is like no
other ever seen in this city
The Awakening of Mr. Pipp'' as
produced by Charley GraDewiu and
his excellent compapny, is a strange
and fascinating little drama Tie