The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-02
All Week-Hish Class Vaudeville.

NEW PHILLIPS.
All Wesk-High Class Vaudeville.
1.-THE Land Of Nod"
Samuel E. Rork's distinguished mu-
steal extravaganza, THE Land OF
Nod" will be presented at the Gen.
nett on Friday, March 4. The rare
splendors of this stage spectacle APP
pear to be perfectly familiar to
large proportion of theater goers OF
Richmond, inasmuch as there is an
unusually large advance sale OF seats,
which indicates that the famous pro-
duction will be witnessed by as many
people as can get within the four
walls of the house. That the per-
Torrance will b. hugely enjoyed is
foregOne conclusion because praise OF
the unstinted kind which has preced-
ed the show is not bestowed upon any
but entertainments of the highest
type.
"A Midsummer Nights Dream"
Any opportunity to witness an ar
tistic performance of Shakespeare
glorious fantasy "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" should be welcomed
as a privilege to be priced by every
lover of the master dramatist's works
and by every intelligent citizen, who
appreciates that which is finest in lit
erature and is willing to support
worth illustrations Of it in dramatic
garb. When, however, such rare
combination as the Ben Greet Play
ers and the Russian Symphony Or
chestra of New York is employed in
the presentation ofSthe Shakespearian
work and in the performance of the
music which it inspired Mendelssohn
to compose, the occasion should call
forth an audience limited in size only
by the capacity of the theater or the
hall, wherever the play may be given.
"A Midsummer Nights Dream will
be presented by these united forces at
the Gennett and Richmond playgOers
may consider themselves fortunate in
having their city included in the COM
.panys tour. The ability of the Greet
Players to give an Elusive and charm
conclusively proven. For the presen-
tation of the work at the Gennett the
alter the suitable background used re-
Gently in Carnegie Hall, New York,
will be employed. By their perform
ances of Shakespeare drama in the
so-called Elizabethan manner, the Ben
Greet Players have earned a unique
position for themselves in the artistic
life of England and this country.
"Graustark."
If there is financial panic it has
not been felt to any extent in the the
aires where Geo. Barr McCutcheon's
play of sGraustark" has been appear
ing for. according to exchanges, the
audiences have been limited only by
the size of the theatres. One of the
surest and quickest ways to make a
fortune in the theatrical business is to
secure the dramatic rights to a. popu-
lar novel. "Graustark" or A Love
Behind a Throne, by Geo. Barr Nc
Cutcheon, author of "Brewster's Mil
lions" has drawn crowded houses in
every city where the company has ap-
peared since the opening up of the
season, and may be termed the one
big sensational success of the year.
"The Lion and the Mouse"
Charles Klein's great play, 1.-The
Lion and the Mouse which Henry
B. Harris will produce here at the
Gennett theatre. matinee and night,
March 6, contains elements of vital in
terest to all classes of people. The
portraiture of the octupus of finance.
who. stern in his attitude to all. even
to his wife and children, is relentless
to his enemy, treading under his
golden heel all those who oppose him
or his colossal schemes. The other is
a characterization of a young and
beautiful girl, the daughter of the
judge who is being driven to the wall
with impeachment and disgrace as the
result of his righteous decision against
the trusts, So that in "The Lion and
the Mouse" Mr.. Klein has given us an
idea of the influence of money and
politics in the affairs of the general
public OF today. For the interpreta-
tions of the most successful of plays
Henry B. Harris has gathered together
an exceptionally fine cast and its ad-
vent here should prove a most inter-
esting one.
John w. voaels Minstrels.
Which comes to the Gennett theatre
In March is considered one of the best
minstrel shows on the road this sea-
son, and is different from all others.
Roy Peck, Richmond boy. who is
with the show this season is more than
making good and the papers through
the East have been giving him a lot
OF space lately. Mr.. f. O. Bechtol,
who Is business manager for Mr.. Vo-
gel. tells the following story on Roy
A few weeks ago the show was playing
Waverly. New York, and Roy went to
the manager Of the opera house and
had him tell the stage hands that they
all had to black up that night as they
were to take part in the show; so when
the boys came to the theatre that night
from the hotel they found all of the
stage hands all thorA md hlOcHod ~