The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-20
At THE THEATERS
Murray and Mack-Gennett.

Our old friends, Murray and Mack
who enjoy the distinction of being the
oldest farce comedy team in point OF
actual services, now before the public
will appear at the Gennett tonight.
This season makes the fourteenth con.
secutive year that Murray and Mack
have headed their own organization
Their record and success has been
something unique, as they never had
the early struggles, SO common with
many of our prominent actors. While
they are the oldest in point of service
before the public. they are also the
youngest in age, considering the
amount of successes they have achiev-
ed. When they started their starring
tour they were both very young mon.
Their first vehicle was called 1.-The
Irish Neighbours" Murray was at
time nineteen years of age. and Mack
twenty Many theater-goers will be
surprised to learn that they are not
older. This coming round, as they
have, year after year, the glaygoer
seems to feel that he has been lookins,
at them for ages. Both have become
solid business men and property hold
ers, and when the public gets tired of
them, and it is time for them TO quit
the road, they will both have hand
some competency to fall back upon.
They are making great promises for
this years performance, and claim
that it is the funniest comedy that
they have ever had. The piece this
season is in line with their former
successes, good, lively, quick actioned
Modjeska-Gennett.
Nine. Helena Modjeska's testimonial
farewell tour, in the course of which
she will appear at the Gennett Mon.
day evening, Dec. 31st, may be said to
have been begun at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York, last spring
when this favorite actress was given
the larges testimonial ever known in
this country. This affair, the sron-
sors of which were no less famous peo-
pie than Ignace Jan Paderewski. Mrs
Grover Cleveland, Mr.. Richard Mans
field, Mr.. Daniel Frohman and Mr..
Richard Watson Glider. attracted a
throng of nearly six thousand people.
who paid an aggregate Of over $4,000
for that final opportunity to show
their appreciation of the great ar.iste
kilograms and cablegrams from prom
inent persons, including kings, mre
rors and lesser rulers from all over the
world, were received by Modjeska on
that night No such enthusiasm was
ever before aroused by a single er
as that expressed when Nod
jeska made her appearance on inst
occasion, and it is doubtful if its paral
el ever will he seen gain
The Man from the West-Gennett.
The moral effect and simplicity OF |
he story Of THE Man from the West |
S creating widespread comment and |
S sanctioned all over the country |
Messrs. Crandall & Mitchell realizing |
hat to make the play popular before I
he public, and to stimulate life and /
ong lively to it, they must give it n 4
production worthy of it, and they have I
this fact to degree /
hat is pleasing, which a visit To the
bennett on next Saturday matinee and
light, will readily prove The cast I
which is an especially selected one,
las among its members such peoeple +
# note as Arthur ]. Mitchell, r obeI:
Vessels, Joseph Ransome, Helen
Williams, Claire Elliott and Maude
)eLisle The electrical effecSS and
Equipment are revelation " those
Who go to see them.