The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-18
At THE THEATERS
Vaudeville at the Phillips.

After a week devoted to repertoire, |
vaudeville was resumed at the New |
Phillips Monday afternoon and night, |
pleased audiences of good size being |
present on both occasions. The bill |
this week is notable for the large |
amount of pleasing music that it af |
fords, and this is fact that will be |
especially pleasing to many patrons |
of vaudeville who are attracted to the
entertainment largely through a de- |
sire to hear the tuneful airs that are
given by the various teams. From |
a standpoint of acting, the special fea
ture of the bill is the work of Ether
Barr and Company who present the
comedy drama, The Third Genera
ton This is the story of a crab
bed old man whose son has married
against his wishes and thus soured
him on all humanity. The son dies
in the war and the little grandson is
sent to the grandfather to make
peace in the family. This he sue
ceeds in doing and it is a very affec-
tive and touching, bringing tears to
many eyes The letter from dying
husband to wife, and later sent to the
grandfather, is pathetic compost
ton that reaches the heart. In adj
dition to this the program calls for
John Murtha, instrumental, singing
and storytelling comedian; Waller
and Magill, in a Juvenile act entitled
"A Pistol Card" Harbach and Har-
ris, in a novelty singing sketch; Miss
Powell, singing and talking comedi-
enne: Miss Ruby Cohn, presides
at the piano and also sings the illus
trated songs, which this week are
Dreaming Love of You" and Star
light" and the Philoscope, showing
WET Paint Motor Car for Sale"
and Rival Brothers." Friday night
will be partly given over to amateurs.
On Saturday there will be a special
matinee for children, at five cents,
and at all other matinees the admis
sion will be ten cents except to chill
| dren under five years. Souvenirs
are given at the Wednesday mat
| ineeS.
Pete Baker-Gennett.
A clean comedy production of the
brightest description, rich in humor,
embellished with several song hits
and we'll developed plot, at times
strongly dramatic in dialogue and sit
I udIlOu,
comes to the Gennett Wednesday
night.
The company is said to be excel
| lent, which adds to the popularity OF
| the production. Pete Baker, the fam
Gus comedian of Chris and Lena
fame is a star and he will no doubt
get the most cordial sort of a greet
| ing.
Wilton Lackaye-Gennett.
Both Wilton Lackaye, and his man
ager, VIM. A. Brady, are sticklers for
accuracy in both costumes and seem
| ic environments. When it was de-
cided that the actor should appear in
his own version of Victor Hugo's eel
ebrated novel, Les Miserables, an
American artist in Paris was com
missioned to secure sketches for both
scenery and costumes. The muse
| ums were ransacked and by good for
| tune pictures of the very houses of
Paris in 1916 and 1920, in which the
scenes were laid, were found in some
| old books. These sketches were
| forwarder to Mr. Brady in New York,
and corresponding scenery was imme-
| diately built The Law and the
| Man will come to the Gennett on
| Friday night of this week and the in
dications are that it will be the event
| of the season at that house The seat
| sale is on tomorrow.
Bryant's ravaganza-Phillips
| Harry Bryant is a comedian who
understands thoroughly how TO hit
the foibles of mankind in a pleasant
manner and without offending good
| taste As an actor manager he be-
lieves in keeping abreast of the times,
ldiscarding all widowed ideas and
old traditions and replacing all them
with new, fresh and up-to-date mate
rial While Mr.. Bryant is the star,
he does not arrogate to himself the
right to furnish the whole show, but
on the contrary, has surrounded him
| self with artists of ability and large
chorus of girls. Many OF the features
peculiar to vaudeville, comic opera
and musical comedy. viii be found in
| the entertainment given at the New
Phillips, where Bryant's Extrayagan-
"a will be the attraction Sept 10Th,
| Thursday night