Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-30
THEATRICAL TIDINGS
NOTES OF INTEREST TO LOCAL PATRONS
Some Items Of Interest Concerning Book
ings at Our Local Playhouse, Both
Past and Future.

The great Caesar is playing in Des
Moines
Mason City has become one of the
best theatrical towns in Iowa.
g. B. Morss has signed as treasurer
with the "We Are King company.
The coming engagement of Miss
Eva Tanguay bids fair to be record
breaker.
Lew Newcomb (Hutchinson) is
managing a theatre in Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
The production, "We Are King"
deserved a much better patronage
than it received.
AL Wilson is playing his new piece.
Metz in the Alps" in New York
City this week
Owing to the photographers strike,
very little good paper has been seen
on bill boards this season.
1.-The District Leader and 1.-THE
Gingerbread Man" have proved two
of the distinct hits Of the season.
The patrons of the Grand have
assurances of seeing Mr.. Robert
Edeson in Strongheart, next
season.
DEBORAH has been visited by more
great stars and organizations than
any other city of its size in the
United States.
Among the early fall bookings are
Joseph E. Howard and Miss Barrison
and company of fortyfive in
"Little Lolita Little" 1t is said to
be an attraction similar to that very
popular play, 1.-THE Squaw Man set
to music.
Henry B. Harris will send us 'The
Lion and the Mouse" next season.
The Grand Opera House will be
thoroughly overhauled the coming
summer. New carpets will be put
down, and many other improvements
will be made.
1.-The Time, Place. and the Girl, "
is one of our early bookings. The
company is headed by Arthur
DEACON and is one of the best things
on the road The company that
comes to DEBORAH is the same as plays
Des Moines. Kansas City, st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Among the many prominent actors
who have visited DEBORAH in recent
years, and who head great organiza-
tions will be found: David Warfield
in 'The Music Master, Eddie Garvie
in "The Princess Beggar;' w. H.
Macart in "The Cat and the
Cherub;'' Frank keenan,, with
Bianch Bates in 'The Girl from
the Golden West" Miss Margarita
Sylvia in Grand Opera in Paris
Harry Bulger in "The Man from
Now - Nellie Mccoy in the London
production of 1.-THE Cat and the
Cberub;' - Robert Hilliard with
Peter PAM Richard Golden in
Tourists - Madeline Marshall with
Lew Fields Co.; Digby Bell, with
the Education of Mr.. Pipp;'' Clay
Clement in "Sam Houston - Miss
Anna Boyd with Jefferson De-
Angeles - The Jefferson Bros. in
Playing the Came; Ignatio Mar
tinette now playing in London :
Willard Sims in vaudeville: Ruben
Fox playing in New York; j. H.
Stoddard retired; Robert Mantell in
Shakesperian roles ard many others
Miss Grace Merritt will be seen in
DEBORAH this season in "When
Knighthood Was in Flower
Allen Dale, in N. " Journal:
GA young woman named Grace
Merritt distinguished herself very
signally as the lady in the case. 1t
was performance that weuld do credit
to any stage-I don't care whether it
be London or New York, the Empire
or the Haymarket. 1t was we'll
thought.out, catty, subtle piece of
acting, and Miss Merritt has large
and luminous future She reminded
me of Mrs. Tree in The Bunch of
Violets'.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean:
Miss Merritt has graceful
presence, melodious voice, a spark
ling vivacity, reserve powers which
she draws upon effectively in scenes
of dramatic intensity, and an in
tellectual conception of the require
ments of the difficult role. To say
that she is a worthy successor in this
delightful play to her distinguished
predecessor, Julia Marlowe. is but a
deserved tribute. 4"
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