The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-21
SOME CLASS
TO BOOKINGS
Marion Theatre Goers are
on Tiptoe.
REAL ARTISTS WILL APPEAR
New Management is Very
Busy.
At the Grand, During the Coming
Season Numerous Attractions of
Real Merit Will be Secn--A Partial
List of the Bookings.

A season of extraordinary brilliancy
Is in store for the Marion theatre
goers according to information just
received from James V. Howell, the
new leasee of the Grand Guerra House.
This popular theatre will have for
its resident manager Edmoun BALI, a
theatrical man of wide experience,
both before and behind the curtain
line. Mr.. BALI has been in the city
several times the past week and out
lined the policy of the house for the
coming season.
Only the biggest and best things of
their kind will be played. BY a bit OF
managerial strategy, Mr.. Howell has
engaged bookings from both the
Klaw and Erlanger, or syndicate
firm and the Shuberts or the Inde-
pendents. There will also be OCCASION
al offering of the William Morris
Vaudeville Inc. an institution that
has made friends and money where
ever exploited.
The opening attraction will be Al.
G.. Fields Minstrel show the coming
week, announcement of which has al.
ready been made. After that will com
In rapid succession such plays and
stars as THE Travelling Salesman"
"The Climax" "The Thief" Rose
Stahl, "The Gentleman from Miss
issippi," The Third Degree" and
many others.
All OF these above mentioned are
X. & Il. attractions. The first of the
Independents to be seen and heard
will be "The Merry Widow Remar.
ried", new production of such
promise that 1t has been booked for
the entire fair week at Mr.. Howells
Columbus theatre. Another attraction
of the same sort Is Madam Butter
fly" Puccini's tuneful opera that has
delighted thousands of people in the
larger cities but which has never been
available for Marion before now.
The independent movement, which
has made it possible to secure such
advantageous bookings for Marion,
| now stretches from ocean to ocean
and Marion being on several trunk
line railroads will get the full bene-
fit of the large companies as they
move eastward or westward, north
ward or southwark.
Some idea of the Importance of this
movement and what it may mean to
this city, where a majority of the
plays given below may be expected
this season, can be obtained from the
subjoined list:
| These attractions embrace some OF
the most remarkable and noteworthy
in the world. The list of stars includ-
eS Julia Marlowe, Maxine Elliott,
Mary Mannering, Nancy O'Nel
| Bertha Gallard Nine Nazimova
Mrs Marietta Oily, Bertha Kalish, e.
II Sothorn, John Mason, George Faw
cett,, Charles Richman, Charles Cher,
ny Forbes Robertson, Gertrude FL
lott, Lulu Glaser Louis Cunning
Marguerite Clark. Sam Bernard. jim
mie Powers, and Eddie Foy.
In the line of dramatic companies
here are: "The Witching Hour" "The
Wolf" Going Some" Girls" "The
Blue Mouse" "The Manicure Girl"
THE City" "A Modern Marriage u
"The Hawk" Gretchen" "The Pro
tege." "A Lucky Fool' "The Mouse
Trap, "The Europeans" "The Sacri-
fee" 'The Bachelor" and The
Great John Canton"
In the way of musical attractions
the following are promised: "The
Motor Girl, "The Girl in Waiting. +"
THE Barefoot Dancer" "The Belle OF
Brittany" Paradise of Mohammed "
The Persian Princess, "The Glass
Blowers" Havana" "The Dance
Around the World" "The Love
Waltz" 'Menki' The Girl Behind
the Counter" Mile. Michief' and
many others.