The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-26
1.-THE Travelling Salesman"

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1.-THE Travelling Salesman"
Announcement is made that Henry
B. Harris will send the original New
York company of THE Travelling
The Chorus Lady, to this city at the
Gennett soon. In view of the fact that
this is the greatest comedy success Of
the season, it's advent should be await
ed with unusual interest.
"The Golden Butterfly"
In the production of the new comic
opera 1.-THE Golden Butterfly" music
lovers are promised an event of more
than ordinary interest as it will be the
first appearance here in several sea
sons of the popular prima donna,
Grace Van Studdiford, she is the
greatest and most popular singer now
appearing on the American stage. Sig
nor Caruso, the famous tenor, attended
the opening performance of THE Gold
en- Butterfly at the Broadway theater,
New York, and whoss heard the
sweet melodious yci, Miss Vaa
Studdiford he sous, reduction
to her and begged he. :.se up com,
1c opera and enter into the grand oper;
field. When Oscar Hammerstei-
heard her he lost no time in offerin
her one thousand dollars a week to al
mar With hic ooropopv at tho Mamie
tan opera house. Miss Van Studdi.
ford thanked Caruso for his kind words
and declined with thanks Mr.. Hammer
STEMS offer, she much prefers to re-
main in comic OPERA as this is the line
of work she first took up after she
graduated from college and will not
forsake it now.
1.-THE Climax"
When time writes the history of sue
oessful plays produced in the twenti-
eth century it will single out Joseph
M. Weber's superb novelty success
1.-THE Climax" by Edward Locke, for
special mention as one of the most
charming and one of the most sponta.
neous comedies of a decade. "The
Climax" which will be seen at the
Gennett, Wednesday evening, received
its first New York hearing at Weber's
theater, where a special matinee per
Torrance was given, and the leading
magazine writer's and the reviewers OF
the New York daily papers were unan-
imous1y one in proclaiming THE eli.
max" the greatest play of the centu.
ry.
The story OF the play is an unusual
one. the principal expedient in the az
ton being mental suggestion. The
play tells of young woman. Adelina
Won Hagen. who comes to New Yor6
from the Middle West to study music
and to develop her voice as a singer
She resides in the household of her in
structor, Luigui Golfanti, and his son
Pietro, promising musician, who
falls in love with her. She is also
loved by John Raymond, doctor Of
medicine, former sweetheart who fol.
lows her from her home.
A minor operation becomes necessa-
ry to relieve a throat affliction. 1t is
performed and Adelina is left in thu
care of DR.. Raymond. The girl has re-
jected both suitors in order to follow
that delightful will-o'-the-wisp, stag
career. The doctor mentally suggests
to her that the operation may not sue
coed, and II 1t does not, asks her to be
come his wife. AS her voice fails tc
respond after the operation she accepts
the doctors suggestion as an establish
ed fact and promises to marry him
On their bridal morning. the doctor
suffering from remorse, confesses hi:
perfidy. Adelina RECEIVERS her voice
and the doctor withdraws. leaving hel
singing the song his rival Pietro. has
written to her, The Song of the Soul
Murray Theater.
The week of Oct 4th marks the open.
| ing OF Rchmond's new playhouse. Tn:
Murray Theater.
It is an evenly balanced bill of high
class vaudeville. that IS announced fol
the opening attraction, but the artist.
and scenic production The Night q
the Poets" II easily the headliner. Il