The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
(By u. X. W.
GIiAND-Dark.
ORPIIEUM-Sun Murray Naude-
Vile.


Two Women and That Man" the
high grade musical comedy and
daram to be at the Grand Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week,
better patronage than they gave to
Going Some" the Broadway COM
edy success sent to us Thursday from
the Columbus Colonial, the Shuberts
Will be compelled to cut us off their
list Of first class cities. Not that
they particularly desire to do so,
but first class companies are made up
of artists, and art Is expensive, in
| Thcspia as well as elsewhere. The
| cost of production for each evening
Is figured down to the fraction of n
| cent, and If the receipts steadily fall
| behind the mark, tho result is label
| ed losing investment and quickly
| eliminated
We are compelled to HE us to Col
umbus or Cleveland or, some other
| city so long that there is lack of
appreciation of the fact that Broad
way is brought to our very door.
The idea just won't filter. But TO
lose real theatrlcals after the taste
| vouchsafed would be nothing short
| OF calamitous. Now and then the
| arrangement fails to get the true
temper of production. as was the
| case with Girls VIII be Girls"
rlghttully a fifty cent attraction and
| costly at that price. But folks who
| Keep in with the trend of the times
can easily guage the situation, so
| that Ohcy should be able to select
the real from the imitation in most
cases THE Motor Girl" Is musical
| comedy, ever popular i'm Marion.
| MISS Adele Richie is featured, and
as prima donna she needs no in
PRODUCTION to lovers of the lighter
music. There millinery, gowns, show
| girls ana nifty music. "Two Women
| ana That Man" is high grade melo-
drama of the type of "The Girl OF
| d1o Golden West" 1t Is emotional
| in its lines, carries "a potent love
theme, and Is marked by dramatic
situations. 1t comes directly from the
| Majestic theatre, New York City To
Columbus, from Columbus TO Toledo
| Ioledo to Winnipeg Canada, and
| then 10 Frisco for stay on the
coast. We have been so long accus-
TONED to wait until play is at least
season old and the name insures
its quality or to place dependence
thls business of seeing them first
mana Is like TO test credulity. Never
theless they are the very same pro-
uuctlohS Chicago and New York
ana cleveland, and Columbus, are
IGa'urlhS at the best Shubert houses.
NHerelor' response such as will
insure our remaining on the list is
Consumatlon earnestly to be de-
sired by those anxious to have the
1
| the line of march,
Henry II. Harris placed in rehear-
sal James Bernard Fagan's newena-
per play "The Earth" Mr.. Fapan
arrived from Landon and is directino,
tho rchearsals Edmund Breese 10
inc star, and Mr.. Harris has engaged
TO support him Frances Nordsarom.
frank Mills, Leslie Kenyon. 7 y
Mather Louise Rial. Helen Mac
peth lvo Dawson, Thomas Il. Mini.
gan Harris l.. Forbes and Charles X.
| Gerrand. -
Electrlcity and its stage possibilities
VIII DC wonderfully demonstrated I'm
Destlhy' one Of the feature acts of
thc Suh-Murray booking agency, 10
pe seen at the Orpheum for the early
| week IL tells story of faryland
Wnere rainbow tints and irridescenl
| ehects are supposed to abound. and
| that IL tells the tale exceedingly well
| may De predicted from the enthusI-
astic press greeting extended I'm cities
| Nistcd Dy the act Destiny is charged
| win Delhg a thriller, and as most
| loIks are on the search for a thrill
most Of the time, II should win favor.
ana does. Big preparations for the
accommodation of the act on the
rather limited stage of the Crpheum
are in progress in the popular little
Marion home of vaudeville.
Along with Destiny" comes Harry
and Mae Howard in a singing and
dancing specially Gall new stuff), Ed
die Foyer character comedian.
with some novel changes and LaDon
ana Nariette in an aerial marvel
Like the real destiny the one of
Sun-Murray fame has been a prom.
Use for the better part of two sea.
ons, but according to latest re.
ports, Is due to reach Marion about
Monday afternoon.
Miss Adele Ritche. the prima
donna of the Motor Girl and n great
idNOfltc OF theatre gOcrS is something
of IA philosopher regarding the stage
and its possibilities and its require
ments. Miss Ritchie, who will be
seen here next Wednesday, although
a very young woman, has already
made name for herself in the line
OF musical comedy and attributed
her success to close attention 10
business, careful regard for her
employers best interest, and denying
herself numerous pleasures, which
though alluring, would unfit her for
painstaking performance of her du-.
ties. when you sit down and con.
template success as 1t is applied to
career on the stage, II seems To stand
for monotonous hum-drum exist
ence," said Miss Ritchie, unless the
mere achievement of success is suf-
ficient to reward for doing many
things you do not want to do, and
denying yourself numerous pleasures
that appeal TO you, advancement on
| the stage, no matter how pro
nounced II may be. must really seem
nothing at all, This is true, because
to succeed you must work hard and