The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
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| want to laugh. Primrose and West
have done likewise, and John w.
| vogel, minstrel king by right of
conquest, is rapidly following in
their wake. All year, almost every
I day of the year, he goes up and
down the land with his troupe of en-
tertainers, trying to separate folks
from their sorrows. Surely his is a
most commendable mission, mis-
sion of happlnessl How well
he succeeds is being demon
strated at the Grand today where
the Vogel minstrels are appearing
at two performances, matinee and
evening. k,.l
John w. Vogel, whose mlnstrels
bear his name, is the owner of one
of the finest private cars used in the
theatrical business. 1t is very large
and fitted up with all the comforts
and conveniences that are found in
"a most luxurious home.
One piece of furniture of which
MIR. Vogel Is particularly proud is
bed. This is of the folding style
made Of solid cherry and provided
with the best and most expensive
springs and mattress. This was the
bed used by Edwin Booth on his
last tour throughout this country,
when he and Lawrence Barrett were
starring jointly. The Booth-Barrett
combination, of course, had its pri-
pate car and after the death of the
eminent tragedian the car was taken
baclr to its builders and sold, the
comp uny removed most of the ex-
pensive fittings. When Mr.. Vogel
was h.Nving his car built, he no.
tiecd this bed, and not knowing its
history made the remarke that it
would be n nice piece of furniture
for his cal;> When the travelling
home was delivered the minstrel
owner was astonished to find the
coveted bed in place and then the
builders told him its history.
Olga Nethersole has abandoned the
seamy side of drama to enter the
field OF socialistic crusading via the
stage. In TThe Writing on the
Wall" a story by William J.. Hurl-
but, the erstwhile luridly emotional
Olga is barbara Lawrence" a So
ciety matron, whose interests run
to economies and the betterment of
mankind.
There is a husband given TO OBJ
s,,t, la of NnNN Ingl
in the dark, and a young lawyer who
sympathizes with the shamed wife.
incidentally, the lawyer also enter
tains for Barbara. that companion
piece of sympa thy-love, A de-
noument comes, wherein the dangers
of ram-shackle tenement owned
by Lawrence. the husband, are
brought to light. In response TO the
pleadings OF Barbara, he promises
to raze the building but instead,
merely orders the travesty fire.
escapes to be painted. Subsequently,
during a Christmas celebration for
the children of the poor in this very
tenement, fire breaks out and Har-
ry, only son OF Barbara and Law
renee, who has gone in company
with his nurse TO see the festivities,
is caught in the death-trap.
Miss Nethersole's big moment
comes when she discovers the fa.e OF
Harry, and the truth aout her hus-
bands perfidy. The death of the
boy brings about the moral reform
of the husband. which is one of the
bright spots in the story. There are
a number Of forceful tluisms con-
cernlng the present day "grab" pol
icies of the predatory rieh, and some
strong appeals for socialistic reform.
The all-AmeriCan cast is not the
least attractive of "The Writing on
the Walls" many effective features.