New Ulm review., 1906-02-14
STRENUOUS SOUTHERN DAYS
Play Sunday Will Revive Old Time
Memories.
.'When Johnny Comes Marching
Home is Real Comedy.
Next Friday Evening Eugene ".
Debs Will Lecture.


al and dramatic, theatre goers will
gladly welcome the excellent attraction
which comes to the Turner Theatre
next Sunday evening. The offering:
which is uone other than When
Johnny Comes Marching Home, = may
be described as a military comic opera.
It deals with the strenuous days OF the
civil war-that picturesque period OF
the expansive hoop-skirt and crinoline
and breathes an atm osphere Of rom
ance and Southern chivalry. Like the
other musical successes of the recent
years it has had its long runs in Chica-
az and New York and this season, in
the hands of the Carleton Opera or
eanization, is renewing its hold on
popular favor.
Only last week it filled the theatre
night after night in Winnipeg and the
its praise. 1t says:
'sIt is an entire departure from the
hackneyed mythical kingdoms of the
orient and a welcome relief from the
inanities so frequently thrust upon US
under the guise Of so-called comic
opera. Would there were more whole
some contributions like, When Johnny
Comes Marching Home.
'sMr. w. P. Carleton, the dean of
comic opera, heads the organization
| and age does not seem to wither nor
| time efface his graceful stage presence
or well-preserved voice. The presenta-
ton of his vocal equipment was we'll
evidenced in the interpolated, ballad,
| Rose Marie, which recalls to some of
US old has-beens the golden days of
Clara Louise Kellogg. "W. P. Car
Teton, the baritone, who is featured in
the production as Johnny, may with
propriety be said to be a chip OF the
old block. This remark must not be
accepted in literal sense for the
/ Younger Carleton is by no means
wooden. He has splendid presence
and pleasing quality OF baritone.
He is every inch the soldier.
'sMiss Gertrude Vaughn at Pember-
ton. the Southern belle, is not only
pretty, but an excellent vocalist and
today in comic opera, the prima donna
with both voice and beauty is an ex-
ceedingly rare bird. Her first number
'sFairyland, with a cadenza we'll cal
culated to illustrate her coloratura
equipment, was an artistic piece OF
work. This. followed in the second act
by "Spring-time. emphasized first
impressions Of her accomplishments.
Miss Bertha Darel made a vivaci.
Gus Cerdella Allen and danced herself
} into favor from the rise of the curtain
She is an earnest little artist and seem:
to have become expert in manipulation
of the tricky hoopskirt.
) miss Jean Salisbury is much too
pretty to be quite convincing as th
, elderly widow but what woman in thes
days may beexpected sacrifice beaut,
to realism?
! 1.-THE other principals are satisfact
2 ory, and the chorus we'll costumed
= well drilled and good to look upon
, To be brief, the entire production i
meritorious and worthy of liberia
6 patronage.
The reserved seats sale for th
| superb production is now on at Eek
: STEMS drug store.
5
Z Eugene Y. Debs, poet, orator, vii
= epigrammatist, lover of humanity an
. great leader of men, lectures at tn
s Turner Theatre Friday evening, Fet
i 23rd The mere personality of thi
q unique figure in American public llfe
L aside from the subject matter of hi
!. lecture, ought to be magnet enough
draw out an immense audience and
undoubtedly will. Rev. Talmage sal
y of him that he came nearer to his lde
y of Lincoln than any man he had eve
= heard, and Eugene Field remarke
- - that If Debs were priest the worl
. would list to his eloguence, and tn;
73 gentle. musical voice and sad. swe'
smile of his would soften the harde
4 heart. =
q In Debs one sees not only the tr,
20 and consistent friend of the laborir
4 element, but man in his noblest forn
= Intelligence and sincerity are stampe
. on his every feature and the traits
| a born leader of men are domina
q within him. He announces no top
"a / for his lecture but those who ha,
d heard it pronounce it the mo
al remarkable discourse upon the righ
!. :" and dignity of labor and in behalf
g. equality and justice among men th
&c has ever been made in this countr
His entire speech is a fervent appe