The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-17
PHILLIPS
Entire Week-Hish class vaudeville
"Around the ciock"-Gennett.

| The Richie London Comedy com
pany, the exponent of clean humor
of the highest class whose long con
tinued success in that great traves
ty, "A Night in London Music Hall,
have won them fame in both Amer
lea and Europe, have at last forsaken
their old love for something more
pretentious in an amusement way
The Richie folks will be seen at the
Gennett on Thursday night in the lat
est and best musical comedy called
Around the Clock" which is by
Messrs Frank Huffman, L. o. Smith
and Sebastian Hitler. There is an
elimination of all that is coarse, and
horseplay is conspicuous by its alb
sence. The comedy, while sidesplit-
ting, is wholesome and the melody of
the tuneful. jingly. whistly sort that
at once appeals to everybody. The
plot deals with the efforts of a young
man with a penchant for telling lies
TO outwit his wealthy uncle who has
an idea that his nephew is all that is
| loyal and manly. During the entire
| three acts there is not a dull period.
| The comedy is stocked with enough
winning features, surprises and novel
ties TO float any enterprise of its
kind to instant success. Of course the
play was written to exploit the rare
talents of the foreign comedians
That they do as we'll as they have is
only natural for they are without a
doubt the best funmakers that Eng
land has sent to America in many
years. There is no limitation to the
versatile ability of Mr.. Richie in this
sterling piece. He is once again seen
as the Gilded Youth who kept crowds
oplexy in "A Night in a London Mu-
sic Hail." only, however. Mr.. Ritchie's
role has been elaborated and extend
ed through three acts of continued
mirth. AS a browning climax the
great music hall scene is reproduced
in the final act with careful fidelity
number of new and exhilarating
specialties are introduced many of
them engrossing enough to carry a
less brilliant comedy triumph. The
locale of the play is in America, and
the action is both spirited and refresh
ing. The song hits comprise every
football and cowboy song. The pref
ty, beautifully gowned chorus intro
duce some unique dancing. There is
no doubt but that around the Clock
is novelty in the way of musical
comedy.
"Papa's Boy''-Gennett.
Manager Swisher of the Gennett an
nounces the appearance here next
Tuesday night of "Papa's Boy" the
musical comedy which has been en-
joying such remarkable success in the
East. The company is large and
expensive one, and includes among it's
comedians the well-known team of
Baker and Wardell, who promise
laugh minute. A large chorus of
pretty girls help to enliven the num-
bers and add to the gayety of the en-
tertainment. The prices are popular
and far below what are usually ask
ed for company of this class and
size.
Maude FeaTy-Gennett.
Maude Fealy, the youngest drama
tic star on the American stage and
former leading woman for Sir Henry
Irving. William Gillette, William Col
lier, E. S. Willard and other noted
players. recently scored a remarkable
success in. her native city of Mem
phis. Tenn, when she appeared there
in the comedy, "The Illusion of Beat
rice" in which she is to be seen here
at the Gennett on next Saturday night |
OF the performance by Maude Fealy.
the Commercial Appeal of Memphis, |
Tenn, said:
''In little comedy of exquisite SIM
plicity. THE Illusion of Beatrice. |
from the facile pen of Martin Morton. |
John Cort last night introduced Maude |
Fealy to her old friends and the as
sociates of her childhood. The Ly- /
ceum theatre was crowded and the I
of the reception extended +
this youngest daughter of Memphis
who has achieved so much in her |
brief career on the stage, should have
been exceedingly gratifying to her"
Sc The Illusion of Beatrice was /
written for Miss Fealy. and in drawing |
her picture Martha Morton has used |
only the most sympathetic colors |
She has drawn adroitly. characters
united III uuluDST out very real. ana 4
she has limned them with so much de-
icacy and has touched them so light
y that they are very real. Beatrice
IS type. Suffused with the warmth
Of the illusion that she is the daugh-
ter Of a princess she lives her life
IN a little kingdom of her own and
so imbued has her childhood been
with this thought that her character
has been nodded in shape accordingly
n drawing this character Miss Morton
has shown the strength of her art