The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-04
HIGH GLASS LIST
OF ATTRACTIONS
AT THE KENTUCKY
David Warfield, Grace Van
Studdiford, Travelling
Statesmen"
Many Old Favorites Also will
Return.
MINsTRELs To OPEN SEASON

The average of attractions that
Will be offered to Paducah play
goers this season will be higher than
those Of any previous season. said
Manager Matt Carney today. per
haps our patrons have noticed also
that not so many of the old attrac-
lions have played return dates at the
Kentucky during the past year or so.
of course, we are going to bring back
some of the unusual successes, but
with few exceptions 1t will be the
second visit of the attraction and
play of high order presented by
competent company. However, few
of the old favorites will be with us.
such as Way Down East" which
Mr.. Brady is sending out this year
with an exceptionally good company
and a new production.
What is most interesting, though.
is the splendid list of new attrac-
tons that we have secured-plays
that were last seasons big successes
in New York and Chicago. and in
which, in many cases, the original
companies will positively appear in
Paducah.
Opening, Labor Day, we will pre-
sent during September only popular
priced attractions. Some of them,
however, are of exceptional merit.
The season proper will open October
4 with George Primrose and his big
Minstrel company. This company
for for years been playing only the
larger, week stands.
Following the opening there will
appear in rapid succession: Flor
ence Gear in the new musical COM
edy. Fluffy Ruffles' Al Wilson in
a new play; Tim Murphy in the new
play, Boys produced at Powers the
alter, Chicago in May; the original
lie Sale theater company in A Col
den Girl which occupied the La
Sale theater. Chicago, during the
entire of last season: Louis James.
in a new play; Henrietta Crosman in
SHAM which she presented at the
M
months of last season, and is now
playing an extended engagement at
Powers theater, Chicago, with one
of the best acting companies to be
seen anywhere. Miss Crosman and
the company now presenting the
play at Powers theater will be seen
in Paducah on November 16.
David Warfield, one of Americas
greatest stars, will also appear here
in November. Mr.. Warfield will be
seen in The Music Master with one
of the famous Belasco companies.
Probably the most elaborate pro-
duction of the year will be Henry w.
Savage's Merry Widow company.
with 1876 people, including an or
chestra of 40 pieces.
Henry Woodruff and the original
principals OF the Princess theater
company, Chicago, will be seen in
The Prince of Tonight
"a Stubborn Cinderella another
musical comedy which had a long
run at the Princess theater. Chicago.
will return to Paducah. ihf
Among other attractions that
will appear before Christmas are:
The Prince Chap AL G.. Fields. Nor
man Hackett, Polly of the Circus
The Girl from u. S. A. and many
popular priced attractions of excep-
tional merit.
Negotiations are pending COR
several other high-class attractions
to visit Paducah before Christmas. 1
cannot announce them. howev'r. un-
til contracts are actually sipaed.
"The routes for many Of he high
class attractions that are y tour the
south the last half of NE season
have not been definitely Aid out, but
there is every reason tibelieve that
Paducah will see MAJ OF the best
on the road. Among Aose for which
contracts have alrldy been made
are:
paul Gilmore The Call of the
North Joe Wers Dig musical
comedy The Cl From Rectors.'
The Winnins Miss "A Gentleman
from M,ss,ssd.' now on view at the
Grand One, House, Chicago; Grace
Won Sind Jrd in The Golden But
tarsls , The Travelling Sales
man " Frank Mcintyre and the
comma, which closes five months
run y at the Illinois theater. Chi
cagof