The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-12

An important attraction Of the early season
az the opera house win be the comic opera,
"lhe Red Feather" by Reginald DeKoven
The lhrciio was written In clever vein by
Charles Klein, author of "Ihc Music Master
The lihcrality of The management is evidenced
by The fact that before the first performance
was given in Baltimore over $4,000 had been
expended 90 make The production the richest
and most sumpluous in this era of stage pie.
lures of regal magnihccncc. For the local
presentation, the original company OF Is
people viii appear, under the management OF
Jos. NJ Gates, with a cast Of great prumi.
nence headed by Chculah Simpson. and 10
can Doe safely assumed that She will score q
most decided success, both vocally and artist.
icalIy Miss Simpson has crowded triumph
upon triumph into her career as a comic opera
puma donna For two seasons she was
starred with Raymond Hitchcock in "King
Dodo Later She sang the principal feml.
nine role 10 "lhc Prince of plsen, and cree
aied the part of Prince Eagle IN Woodland '
The prma donna roles with Peggy from
Paris and "Ihc Sultan Of Sulu' added to
Miss Simpsons many successes under the
Savage management Last season the call Of
the vaudeville proved too strong a temptation
for her to resist, and the result was o. tour OF
"Chcndah Simpson and her Prince of hscn
Girls" AZ present Mss SIMPSON, the feature
Of the New York Roof Garden, appearing in
the principal part OF the trayesiy Seeing New
YORK. Miss Simpson is wonderfully gifted
with voice which ranges from O. below the
staff t0 ID above Outside of her vocal powers
She has statuesque beauty Of the commanding
kind. The date Of the production Of THE
Red Feather viii shortly be announced
Corune. now the puma donna with "Foriy-
Five Minutes from Broadway wll Be remem-
hcrcd by the thea,regoers of twenty. odd years
ago rs the first attraction 20 be played in
Library Hall under the management Of Gold
smith a Wood.
Virginia Harmed is in London preparing for
her tour in "The Girl in Waiting under the
ohulcft management She will return 10 this
country in August and appears at the Ben
niugion opera house Dee o.
Ringing Bros tent was wrecked by a cy-
clone At Aurora Ill.,, last week Thursday.
The show was IN progress a. the time, with an
audience of $1,000 people. A number were
Killed and injured.
I Nh NENiA NNAnN NNllA LIiNNA STATES AlAl
The season lust closed has been the most SAT-
islaciory in the history Of the house, both as
20 the increased number Of high.class aitrac-
tons and the fine patronage, the latter prov
ing that thcaire-goers appreciate the efforts of
the management for the public benefit
large hummer Of inc attractions are booked
for the coming season. among them being
Mary Marble IN wonderland" Wcber.Iield's
"Ho.ty-l oi,y," DeWol Hopper 10 "lIappy-
land, "Raihes,' Cyril Scott in "Ihc Prince
Char" Virginia Harmed 10 "Ihe Girl in Wait
ing Peter T. Daily 10 "The Press Agent,
John Griffith 10 "Richard H. Eva 1anguay
in comic opera, Creston Clarke, Modjeska,
MeNicana (operal, "Ihe Mummy and the
liummng Bird, Al. g. Fields minstres
"The Social Whirl," Chauncey Olcott, "IEe
Red Feather" an Old Kentucky Arnold
DAILY in one OF Bernard Shaw's dramas and
Louis Mann and Clara lipman in their
great success, "lule Bonbon" OF these
all Of which are the greatest New
York successes, not less than seven out of ten
could be secured only through liberal guar
aniees, and in no other house in the state
will the theatre-going public have an oppor-
tunity Of seeing SO notable an array Of talent.
jeff De Angels is paying London a flying
visit
The manager Of the Robbins circus made
hurried call ON local representative OF the /
press and excused his brief visit by the state |
ment that he had TO estripe the Kansas /
zebra, which had got rained ON, and his help /
would be needed to stretch the CRATES neck /
so the parade would be longer
an Old Kentucky" August "A.
The Shuberts have secured lease OF the /
New York Hippodrome for term Of years
at rental Of $4,000 per year.
SCpERsrIrIOUs.-The Bennington and Troy /
delegations to the Elks convention at Denver, /
Col, which were to start Friday, July I3, +
nave postponed the trip until Saturday.
Mildred Holland made her first appearance /
N vaudeville this week at Sheas theatre,
Buffalo, in a comedy sketch written especially .
or her