New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-05
PLAYS THAT VII PLEASE AL
The Umpire Sunday Evening is
Very Fine.

Most Popular Comedy Ever Pro-
duced on the Stage.
s'Under Southern skies Plays
Here Tuesday Evening.
Aside from its dominant baseball
features 1.-THE Umpire has a plot.
"The UMPIRE which comes to Turn
er theatre next Sunday evening, is
the musical comedy which played $50
times in Chicago. breaking al records
in that neighborhood, and establish
ing itself as the biggest fayorite ever
produced in that city. As stated
above, ''The Umpire" has plot. It's.
story concerns highly amusing and
thoroughly dramatic adventures of a
base ball Umpire, who, temporarily
blinded by a smile from pair Of
pretty epes in the grand stard, makes
a bad decision and is forced to flee
the country to escape the Indignation
of the fans. His itinerary takes
him to Morocco where, because there
is no extradition treaty, colony of
high-class American criminals has
has been formed. These include cor
poration CRATER and his shifty
lawyer. There is also an American
secret service agent, and an American
girl who is trying to shield from pun
hishment her brother who has stolen
diplomatic records from government
archives.
The fair intregante is the object Of
the alteration of the crooked American
consul as we'll as that Of the clever
young secret service agent. Into these
complications the Umpire comes and
is himself complicated
Meanwhile steady stream of pref
ty music and dancing runs through
the proceedings, Illuminating the act
ion and tightening the plot. This fea-
ture is provided by the famous Z; UNI
pre- broilers, the rougish band of
alluring sprites that made Chicago
sit up and take notice all during their
long sojourn there.
The excellent caste which Manager
Askins has assembled for "The UNI
pire" includes Fred Mace, whom the
Chicago critics pronounce funnier
than Eddie Foy; Edith Warrington,
Guelma Baker, Helena Salinger, Mar
garet Macdonald, Ethel Penning ton,
Harry Hanlon, George Damerel,
bradley Martin, Raymond Wells and
a chorus of sixty.
Our theatre goers are fortunate in
having an opportunity OF seeing one
of the most talked Of plays of the pres
ent day. Under Southern Skies, =
| which will be seen here for the first
time on Tuesday evening, October I'd,
at the Turner theatre, is, from all
that can be learned about it, one Of
the treats of the season and should
not be missed by anyone who enjoys
a first class play presented in a first
class manner. Although NUnder
Southern Skies is new to our city it
is not an untried quantity.
This is the sixth season for this de-
lightful picture Of southern life, but
so great has been the demand for it in:
the east that the past five seasons.have
been devoted entirely to that territory,
many of the eastern cities being visit
four or five times. Large and fash
ionable audiences have been the rule
for this nuccessful play and no doubt
this city will show an equal interest in
this splendid attraction. Special
scenery, representing the oldfashioned
stately homes of the southern aristoc-
racy and the beautiful flower bedecked
Landscapes of the south, are carried
by the company, and twenty-three
people are required for the speaking
parts, thus making the attraction one
of the largest and most expensive Of
travelling dramatic organizations.
/ LIZ RlOu EOhl0S'
is a very interesting one and it's told
by the author with so many amusing
and entertaining touches that the play
never flags or loses its interest. a
Halloween party with a pumpkin
dance is something new to the: stage,
and is one Of the greatest attractions
of the play.
As there are eleven ladies in the
cast, there is a variety of feminine
fnery that is very pleasing especially
to the ladies of the audience. Under
Southern Skies" is play Of such
marked success and possesses so much
refined entertainment and beauty that
/ none of our theatre goers can afford
to miss it,,
AT the Worlds Mercy played to
] a fair house at Turner theatre Sunday