The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-17


Tuesday, April zo-"A Broken Idol"
Wednesday, April 21-"The Great
Divide"
NEW PHILLIPS.
All Week-High Class Vaudeville.
COLISEUM.
Monday, April 19-Madame Nordica.
"a Broken idol"
OF the many successful musical
comedies over which the banner OF
Mr.. B. c. Whitney floats there is none
to eclipse "A Broken Idol" in which
he is staring Otis Harlan. the roly
poly comedian whose name has been
noted one in musical comedy and
farce since the early days of one late
Charles H. Hoyt's productions. The
presentation which is made under the
personal direction of Mr.. Whitney's
general stage director, Gus Sehlke, is
said to excel in every particular all
previous efforts of this genius of
stage-craft. Supporting Mr.. Harlan
are Miss Alice Yorke. the petite prima
donna well known through her asso-
Citations with the leading feminine
roles in Isle of Spice" Isle of Bong
Bong" Captain Careless" "A Knight
for Day" and Three Twins; Carrie
Perkins. for the past fifteen years
prominently identified with the most
pretentious musical productions OF
Col Henry w. Savage and others;
Charles H. Bowers. also formerly of
the Savage forces: David Andrada, for
two seasons with THE Vanderbilt
Cup; Otto Hoffman, noted vaude-
vile performer and stock actor; Geo.
Richards, whose name is perhaps as
well known as that of any actor of
the present day, he having originated
most of the leading characters parts
in the Hoyt comedies; Lawrence Com
err, late of "A Knight for Day. and
Birdie Beaumont a clever interpreter
of chick French character and a dam
Ger of wide reputation.
"The Great Divide"
THE Great Divide" is to be present
ed under the direction of Henry Mil
Ter at the Gennett theater Wednesday
April q. A superb cast of talented
players has been provided, and the
entire production will be given here
just as during the phenomenal run of
over 500 nights in New York The
striking originality and unquestioned
dramatic appeal of 1.-The Great Di-
vide' easily explain the unprecedent-
ed furore which William Vaughn
Moody's masterful play has caused
wherever the English language is un-
derstood. No play in the history of
American drama has received such
emphatic endorsement by dramatic re-
viewers.
The New Phillips. r..- -
In Billy Elwood the New Phillips
has an old Philadelphia newspaper
cartoonist who is not only very clever
in his sketches but is humorous as
well. However, Billy is not old in
years, in fact he is very young and
you are led to wonder how he can
had as few years experience
DeVelda and Zelda remind you of
the old Greecian athletes. You know
the women took part in strenuous ath-
letics in the old Greecian days, when
Atlanta was defeated after many
trials by the young men of the land
In this case very pretty young wom-
an is showing you that women these
days can take part in athletics and
physical endurance matches about as
well as the men. Both are good
Mexican Herman is only a little be-
low the Great Herman in magical pow
ers. He is assisted by his little
daughter and they are very amusing
in their optical illusions
At The Arcade.
Saturday THAT Horrible Noise"
Friend Schneider has been selected
to respond to the toast ITO the
Ladies" at the annual banquet of the
Liederkranz, the members feeling that
they would hear something great, as
Schneider was considered somewhat
of a poet by his friends Schneider
goes home to prepare his poetic effu-
sion and is interrupted by the arrival
OF his sister Lena and her young son,
Fritz. Now the trouble begins. First
Fritz leases the parrot until it's sauak-
ing annoys Schneider and he cannot
write; next it is the monograph, then
Ia trombone, etc. However, night
comes and all is still. when bark our
friend is startled by mysterious foot
falls. Investigating he finds burglars
have entered the house. but they are
musically inclined and have gathered
together the above mentioned instru-
ments of torture -phonograph. from
bone, parrot, ETC. Hehce Schneider
not only helps them on their way, but
payS them for what he esfeems a