The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-01
MANY OTHER FINE
SHOWS ARE COMING
Madame Butterfly Not to Come to
Hammond This Season, But City
Will Have Grand Opera Next Sea-
son All Right, According to Man
ager Nye.

On April IS. James j. Corbett at one
time the worlds heavyweight pugilistic
champion, will close his theatrical sea-
son with Facing the Music" in Ham
mond
1t will be remembered that Corbett
was dubbed Gentleman Jim" when he
was in the ring, and he has always
been known as clean-cut fine grained
fellow in spite of the fact that he is
a pugilist. His acting. too, is not in
ferior to that of the best men in this
class and his appearance here should
attract a large audience.
Among the other attractions which
will come to Hammond this spring are,
The stubborn Cinderella" one of the
best musical comedies that has ap-
peared in Chicago in recent years and
which recently had such splendid run
in the new Princess theater. Chicago.
'-Graustark.' which comes to Hammond
On !. week day. feisss Pof-
iy of the Circus which just finished an
engagement at the Colonial, Chicago; !;
the Lyman twins in the Yankee Drum
mer and Winniger Brothers," who have
always been popular here. This array
of fine attractions could not be sur
passed in many of the larger cities in
the state.
Many Fine Shows.
Owing to the fact that Towle's Opera
House in Hammond has been so lib
orally patronized during the past year.
it is possible for Manager Nye to book
some Of the best attractions on the
road. Consequently. instead of prema-
ture ending of the theatrical season,
it may be said that the best attrac-
tions are coming, In fact. it is possible
/ that Manager Nye will decide TO run
| through most Of the summer months.
1t will. however, be a disappoint-
| ment to many Of the patrons of the
| Towle's to learn that Madame But
terhy" will not come to Hammond as
was at first expected.
AS soon as Manager Nye announced
that he could book an approved Grand
Opera company in an opera like Ma
dame Butterfly he was beseiged with
| applications for seats and he has not
the least doubt that the house would
of the entertainment
However, this company was finally
induced to cancel all Of its one night
1 STANDS ana go east AOr run III one
of the big cities there. OF course. that
made it impossible for the attraction
to appear in Hammond.
Promise Next Year.
Mr. Nye has been promised. how
ever. that Madame Butterfly" pre-
sented by the Metropolitan Grand Op-
era company, win appear in Hammond
next winter and great preparation:
will be made for the coming of this
the start, attraction of the coming the
atrical season.
A few of the good things that vii
be on the bills at Towle's are. "Thc
Indian Maidens.' rich, racy and re
cherche, who will trot out this evening
and show the bald-heads in the from
row thing or two about wild wes
life. 90
This is to be burlesque. and TIL
patrons of the theater go at their owl
risk The REQ. dancer is one of tn,
cards of the evening.
"A Knight for Day will be the at
traction which Mr.. Nye Will offer Sun
day. This play was one Of the bes
attractions that ever appeared in Chi
cago, and will be well worth seeing
On Monday the Holy City will appea
and is said to be a fine attraction.