The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-20
AT Local TheQterS
1.-THE Golden Girl"


and a host OF novel stage effects fair
ly bewilder the senses at the first
glimpse of The Golden Girl the
latest production of Hough, Adams and
Howard, which comes to the Gennett
next Saturday, Matinee and night.
The curtain rises on the grounds at
West Point with the Stars and Stripes
flutterng in the breeze and the Hud-
son cleaning between the Palisades in
cupied stage, eloquent with thrilling
significance. is instantaneous.
The atmosphere of romance subtle,
but real, marks both the opening and
the close of this interesting music play
Between is the Dream Scene with it's
novelties. in which the two principal
characters have visions of the past
and future. He has boosted of his
noble ancestry, but now sees them as
| they really were. The four branches
of his family tree being convict, a
pirate. an anarchist and loan shark,
! all of humorous proclivities. The
married to another. a rich sutton, and
| turned into statue OF gold.
The close of the dream marks the
finale of the second act, which is the
most magnificent spectacle ever
staged for a musical comedy. A
shower of gold falls upon a ballet glo-
rious in golden trappings. surround
ing golden statue. and, like the scene
in Henley's poem, forms picture that
dazzles the eye by the sheer magnifi-
cence of scenic effect: but this beau
tiful scene is scarcely more impressive
than the climax of the first act when
the two old soldiers from the North
and South lower the West Point flag
at the signal of the sun set gun.
Through the entire play runs beau
tiful story of the Southland picturing
the love and devotion of the old South
ern general, Dixie's guardian, who
watches ovea. his charge, guarding her
every fOotStep. When he describes to
her his sacrifice in giving up his love
for her aunt to serve under the Stars
and Bars with Col. Moberly, the
graphic picture he paints brings tears
to the eyes of every auditor whether
he be from the North or South.
The Golden Girl contains a num-
ber of musical hits. the most popular
being There's a Woodpecker Knock
ing on My Family Tree" and Il Can't
Love Everybody
-! The cast includes Jimmy Lucas, Ma
vrie Flynn, Joe Neimyer Nina Davis.
4 Franklin Farnum. Charles Horn, Lew
Fuller, Peter Raymond. Jack Lawton
and Robert Powell, with half hundred
, beauty chorus girls. such as only the
LaSalle school turns out.
Eight Bells.
Il In the novel production of Eight
: Bells which is to come to the Gen.
nett, on Washington's birthday for
: two performances, John Byrne. one OF
the brothers Byrne, as comedian, has
proven himself a success time and time
again. He says his father foretold
that his future would be that of a com
edian. for John had not been before
the footlights Of this big world an
hour when his lusty yells and grimaces
almost brought down the ancestral
, abode. Mr.. Byrne started in the cir
Gus and naturally has all the hustlins
attributes that everyone associated
with the sawdust acquires. He is al
20 a comedian who takes to athletics
for all his funny work is in that line
During the summer. to keep himself in
trim, he spends dozen weeks at his
home in Norwich. Conn. where he has
a large practice ROOM. There hs
has all the paraphernalia of gymuasi
UNI, so that he will not rust" when moi
on the road. The revolving ship il
his play is hard work, both for thos,
inside and the unfortunate stage hand:
who have to keep it moving with :
half dozen people inside. When new
actresses and actors join the compan,
j / and make their first voyage in tina,
painted ship" upon painted ocean
they invariably get seasick. Tn,