The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-11

The Palace.
Monday and Tuesday, THE Road to
the Heart This is most emphatic
demonstration that the road to the
heart is through the stomach. 1t
shows Mexican father who objects
to his daughters marriage and drives
her out. The mother follows, hence
he has to depend upon hired cooks
to dress his table. but, oh, the result
is awful and he is glad to be reunited
with his own.
"a Broken Idol"
The troubles of Otis Harlan, COM
edian of "a Broken Idol" the big mu-
steal farce presented by B. c. Whitney
which has just completed a sensation
al run of nine months at the Whitney
opera house in Chicago, with his prop
erty automobile are not circum-
stance to the troubles of Otis Harlan,
private citizen. with his real auto.
From the first Mr.. Harlan and his
chauffeur had trouble with the motor.
Finally the comedian got the Car run
ming SO that he could leave his flat
on the South Side at 10 a. m. and be
reasonably sure of getting to the the
alter by p. m. Then he invited his
friends in the company to join him in
spin after the performance.
George Richards, who resides in a
flat adjacent to Harlan's, ventured
forth with him on New Years night.
But while the actors had been work
| ing the chauffeur had been celebrating
| and while they sat in the back they
| noticed that the machine was cutting
| a slice off the speed limit, and, at tne
same time, was endeavoring to occupy
the entire width of Michigan Boule-
ward. They reached home without
mishap. and the driver was told he
could take a weeks holiday.
Mr.. Harlan decided he would run
the car himself and it was then his
real troubles began. One evening the
temperature had taken a sudden drop.
Harlan entered the car in front Of the
Whitney theater singing "a Big Night
Tonight" one of the song hits of the
show, and bowled merrily along the
boulevard. Richards was already in
the back seat when Harlan took the
wheel and he settled himself back for
a nice comfortable ride, when the
engine omitted a croupy groan and
ceased chugging.
| Its Love that Makes the World Go
Round" sang Richards from another
OF the song hits. "but what will make
the wheels go round? What are you
stopping for, Otis, it's forty blocks
from home, and I'm chilly" Otis ans
wered never word. He alighted
went to the front and cranked some
No results. He cranked some more
The sound of the voice Of the engine
was still silent. Then he felt of the
atmosphere with his gloveless hands
and decided it was cold. He remark
ed to Richards that the gasoline must
have frozen. The temperature con
tinued to drop, SO he said he was go
ing to get some hot water to thaw the
gasoline, when Richards suggested
that he look into the tank and SEE
how much gasoline it contained. The
tank was empty.
i 1.-THE Great Divide"
THE Great Divide" William
Vaughn Moodys extraordinarily sue
cessful play, which has been declared
by many critics to set new higl
mark in American drama, will appea
at the Gennett theater April 81 for al
} engagement of one night Simple an
nonncement of this fact will surel.
create run" on the box office. ant
an thrush or mail orders for seats. TO
this widely heralded play has provid
ed one of the attractions which al
discriminating patrons of the theate
throughout all America are awaitin.
eagerly. The career of THE Grea
Divide" has been epoch-making il
American theatrical history. Here a
last is play which is splendid liter
ature, great drama technically, an,
at the same time. fascinating to tn,
spectator and of almost unprecedent
ed commercial value. 1t has been cal
ed the long awaited great American
play. Undoubtedly, 1t Is as big II
conception and broad in treatment a
the picturesque portion of the ia
West in which the first two acts ar
laid-the Rocky Mountains, the grea
divide between our East and West
The different roles portrayed by tn
two leading players are most human
. and sincere, yet highly dramatic with
al. A superb company has been pre-
vided. and the production is precisel
the same that won such unpreceden'
ed praise during the 600 nights rul
, of THE Great Divide" at the Princes