The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-03
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Gus" is one of the most expensive
and elaborately staged plays on
the road.
A few weeks ago IN st. Louis q
large dog followed one of the fam
lily to the theatre and during the
Inush managed to get in unnoticed.
1.-THE dog laid down in the back part
of the theatre ana remained quiet
lduring the first part of the program
lof Lyman II. Howe's Lifeorama. 1t
Included a picture of a dog "Shel
lock Holmes" foillng and capturing
a robber. When the dog in the pic
lture appeared on the screen the
dog in the audience came on the
scene and became deeply interested
The real dog commenced to sit up
and take notice moro and more as
the picture dog became more and
more active in his fight with his
robber. Plainly the real dog was
Igreatly puzzled what to do, but
when he heard the clever imitation
that characterizes every action and
detail during the whole program
when he heard the picture dog
bark, all doubt was removed. The
picture dog had become a real vital
rival. The barking (from behind
the screen) came as a challenge. It
laromsed the lust or Dattle in the
real dog and with a howl of de-
lfance he rushed down the center
aisle colliding enroute with a portly
late-comer leaped over the orchestra
leaders head and maze straight for
the dog on the screen. For mo-
Iments the audience was filled with
doubt and suspense-especially the
frightened latecomer and orchestra
leader. Then when the lights were
turned on and everybody realized,
amid shrieks OF laughter, the humor
lof the incident, the show went on.
The divorce case of Mrs. e. II.
Sothern Vhginia Harned) against
Il. N. Sothern is being heard in
Reno, Colorado. this week The
suit was filed last July service hav-
ing been given Mr.. Sothern III
Reno. When the case was called
both sides offered testimony by de-
positions Mr.. Sothern has Just
Opened his New York season In a
series OF classic and romantic
dramas and will not contest the
ALLEGATIONS personally. Both are
isaid to possess sensational testimony
which they wish to conceal from
the vulgar gaze of the public II
possible.
Malcolm Mcdonald. dramatic edi-
tor of the Plain Dealer gives the
following afvunr3e information, con-
cerning Eugene Walter, the author
of "Paid In Full" and "The Wolf
iseen at the Grand this season:
Eugene Walter Is busy with two
new plays. The success of Paid In
Full" and "The Easiest Way" has
whetted the appetite Of the produc-
ling managers FOR work from the
pen OF the Cleveland writer and he
NOW finds it as difficult to dodge
contracts as he did TO find them be-
fore he became famous.
Since "The Easiest Way" register
led the dramatic triumph of the cur
rent season and proved that the
success of ''Paid in Full" was not
an accident. theatrical observers
have been curious concerning the
flight of Walters next fancy. 1t
now transpires that Walter is put
Iting the finishing touches on a big
melodrama to be produced this
Ispring or early in the autumn. No
definite announcement has heen
made concerning the play, but the
lguess is made ian some circles that
1.-THE Shuberts will produce the play.
There is said to he a single situa-
ton in the piece that should insure
It's success. The title best liked by
Walter is said to be "The Last
Master"
The author is also at work on a
comedy to be known as "Another
Way" IL is said that his wife
known to the stage as Miss Char
lotte Walker, will probably star in
this Offering and that 1t will bu
staged by David T3elasco, despite
the rupture between dramatist and
producer when Belasco cast Miss
Frances Starr for "The Easiest
Way in place OF Miss Walker.
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