Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-10
"TIIE SINS OF SOCIETY" AT
NcVICKER'S.


McvlCKBR'S.
Brooks 4 Dingwalfs production of
"The Sins Of Society" the best and big
gest Of all the great Drury Lane melo.
dramas. will have Its first american
presentation In Mcvicker's Theater
Wednesday evening April 14th. The
play tells a dramatic story Of life In
the highest circles Of English society.
showing the evils Of gambling. either
on the race track or at bridge whist,
and pointing to the inevitable ending
Of u career that has to do with
social foiblcs and crimes. Fourteen
scenes. and all Of them big ones. are re-
quiretl to illustrate this thrilling tale.
and for transportation Of these scenes
and the hundreds Of superb costumes
that are used In the melodrama. SIX
baggage cars are necessary. The cast
which will interpret the play includes
Dorothy Donnclly, Louise Closer Hale.
Louise Rutter. Lucy Sibley, Vincent
SerranO. William Abingdon, Leslie
Kenyon. Oscar Adyc. william EvilIe.
Frank Dckum. Edward Lester. Charles
Flemming. Florence E,lney. Lillian Col.
lins. Grace T'horne. Elsa Payne and
two hundred and fifty people.
1.-THE ALASKAN" OPENS sUAfMEI,
RUN AT GREAT NORTHERN.
The management Of the Great North.
ern takes pleasure IN announcing q
summer season Of merriment. music
and comedy. beginning on Easter Sun
day. April 11th. when Mr.. VIM. T..
Cullen brings his splendid company for
an unlimited engagement. presenting
the peculiarly original and tuncful
Totem Pole" musical comedy. ".rhe
Alaskan" ''.rhe Alaskan" while new
to this city. Is not new or untried
presentation by any means. for since
Its original engagement Mt the Knicl,er.
booker Thcater. New York. II has tour.
ed for two seasons throughout the
country with much success, and Its
many interesting novelties have at MI
times been Of particular interest to
thcatergocrs. for with Its strange
"Totem Polcs.' Eskimo Dogs, Nlushcr
Guides. Pnrkn Costumes and Alaskan
properties. II has been a presentation
notable ~ being the first ana only one
Of the kind placed upon the musical
stagc. The cast Of principals speak for
themselves and include Richard +. Car.
roll (cOmetlian). Edward Martindel
(bassO), Gus G. Weinburg (comedian).
Forrest Hun (baritOne), "Billy" Fables
(nnimal impersonator). Lora Lleb (sO.
prano). airline Boiling (cOntraltO). .
Pearl Elaine Roberts (soubrctte), with
the show girls and male chorus assist.
Ing.
"TIIE PRINCE OF TONIGHT TALK
OF TIE TOWN.
That brilliant musical fantasy. 'ThC
Prince Of Tonight" In being talked
about all over Chicago. ana as c0nse.
quence the beautiful Princess Theater
II turning them AWAY Mt every perform.
ance. II is show that to once ace II
to sec again. With such stars as Harry
Woodruff. Georgia Game. Bert Baker
Adele Rowland. Frances Demarest and
Harry Piler In the cast, IL It any
wonder that this show. with its gor.
geous scenery, beautiful costumes and
pretty music. has caught Chicago?
CAMEO KIRBY" ANOTHER BIG
STUDEBAKER SUCCESS.
COntentnlent reigns supreme around
the Studebaker for Dustin Farnum IN
"Cameo Kirby" II the magnetic attrac'
tlOn Of the theatrical field In Chicago
these days ana the capacity" sign II
hung up on Michigan avenue long be
fore every performance. Chicago critics
predicted that 'CamcO Kirby would
give the Studebaker another run quite
up to the renown OF "The Man from
Home" The past three weeks Of sue
cess seems to bear them out In their
forecast ana people who have seen the
play are loud In their assertions thai
Dustin Farnum will remain mt tho
Studebaker for many months. "Camet
Kirby" IL by Booth Harrington and
Harry Leon Wilson, who gave us ''ThG
Man from Home" and both plays rank
as the most pronounced successes OF
their respective seasons.
NANCE O'NEII. HEADS BIG BILL
AT OLYMPIC.
Week OF April 10Th the Olympi,
Music Hall apparently Outdoes al
previous efforts In Its endeavor to pro
cure the best american and European