Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-28
BEVERLY IS STORY OF
WAR, Love, LAUGHTER
LEADING LADY HAS HAD RAPID
RISE TO sTARDoM IN THE
ATRICALS. ,
This viii Be One OF the Best Attrac-
tions Which viii Visit Bismarck
Thin Season.

Beverly" the dramati2ation of
George Barr McCutcheon's great nov
ell of that name, the sequel to 'Grau-
stark" will be the Offering at the
Biiou theatre on next Tuesday even
ing when this delightful little story
of war, love and laughter. told in a
clean, wholesome manner and framed
in scenic picture that is artistically
perfect will be portrayed for the first
time in this city
Delamater and Norris, under whose
management this production is being
staged, are a practically new firm of
managers, but in preparing ''Beverlj-"
for the road no expense has been
spared to make it scenically perfect.
In staging all of their productions
they follow the methods of David
Belasco, paying the strictest attentio:
to realistic scenic reproductions. All
of the scenery for Beverly was
painted by eminent artists and during
the eight weeks engagement at the
Studebaker theatre, Chicago, last
spring, explanations of wonder and
delight were heard at every raising
of the curtain.
The cast is particularly strong.
Ray Beverage, who he's the role of
Beverly Calhoun of Washington, D.
c., is said to be not only one of the
most beautiful, but also one of the
b.st dressed women in the country.
Her ability as an actress is marked
and in proof of this it is perhaps nee
essary to say that five years ago
hal hn
lights, and today she is a star. She
has played prominent parts with such
we'll known actresses as Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, Madame Rejane, Amelia
bingham and also with Louis Mann.
Edith Shane, another beautiful wo.
man who will play the role of Prin-
cess Yetive, was for several seasons
with Clara Bloodgood. For the past
three years she has been seen with
Margaret Ellington in 1.-THE Lion and
the Mouse" and during part of last
season was leading lady with Henry
w. Savage's production of ''The Dev-
H."
The very difficult part of Aunt Fan
ny, a typical old southern NANNY
Is ta1-en by Hattie Carmontelle, the
only woman in the country who ms
ever successfully played the male ne
gro character For several years she
was end man in Billy Rice's min
strels, playing opposite the. wei!
known Billy Van and getting fully as
many laughs as he did. Her special
ty is the part Of the negro nanny
and her quaint southern idioms and
grotesque movements bring contin-
uous stream Of laughter every mo-
ment she is on the stage. .-'1~1:s
Raymond Whitaker, for the past
two years leading man with Blanche
Walsh, will have the strong, loving
and strong fighting part of Baldos,
the exiled Prince bantam.
Thomas V. Morrison, for two years
leading heavy with Mrs Leslie Cart
er, will enact the role of the grim
visaged warrior, General Marlanx,
and Ezra W. Graham, formerly with
Louis Morrison in Faust" will be the
a:fable and diplomatic Colonel Quin.
nox.
Other members of the company are
Mary Corse, a wealthy Chicago So
Ciety girl, devoting her life to art
and the drama, as the Countess Dag
mar; Madolin Meyer. as the Princess
Candoce; Dudley Arthur, last season
with ben Hur" as Ravonne; William
Long, as Franz; Edward Clare, for
The past two years with "Brewster's
Millions as Castro and Walter Car
ter as Remark.