The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-24
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"oo0altno ~ Roo0Ate."
II you attend the performance OF
"Rosalind 1t Red Gate" 1T the Gem
nett theater tonight you VIII be we'll
entertained by the play and company.
you will observe that the jovial Irish
hero, Larry Donovan, when he smokes
which he sometimes does. always uses
q pipe. Here II the reason. Mr.. Mich
olson. the author. wrote the manager
of the company the other day as fol-
lows:
Il am enclosing you letter pertain
ing to 'Rosalind at Red Gate. the
writer of which seems much provoked
over the fact that Larry Donovan, the
hero. IL addicted to the cigarette habit.
AZ the novel has been on the book
shelves for q couple Of years. am
afraid 1t is too late to change the
hero's habits. You might try and re-
form your leading man and have him
smoke . pipe instead Of the condemn
ed little roll of paper. Yours with
best wishes.
MEREDITH NICHOLSON"
This letter was enclosed by Mr..
Nicholson:
"Mr. Meredith Nicholson, care Bobb-
Merrill Publishing Company, India
napolis, Indiana:
Dear Sir:-I have just finished
reading q story of yours called Rosa
lind at Red Gate I can not under
stand why q man Of your apparent in
telligence would create q hero who is
addicted to the cigarette habit.
II am q school teacher and have un-
der my control the bringing up of
many young boys. II it wasn't for the
fact that you attribute vices to your
heroes, should recommend your
stories to my pupils. hope that you
will write me. saying that you will be
, more careful in the future and that
your characters in the new stories
that you will write will be such that
will set an example for upright living
among all your readers. Yours very
truly,
willis THOMPSON FAULKNER.
At the Murray.
The bill at the Murray has an ac'
that 10 positively % different that ev
eryone ID talking about 1t. The Grea1
Barnett introduces some musical .se
| lections interpreted with novelties
that are decidedly unique. See
woman cut to pieces. put together ant
then play . musical instrument-tha
ID what one sees In this act The 70
man candles is an effect that canno
be described or easily forgotten.
"A Son Of Killarney" is . coined!
sketch that IL wholesome and intro
duces some lines of real comedy.
Mike F1aherty consoles himself Will
the thought that his daughter look
like him, but has the disposition o
her mother"
The Lottie Dwyer Trio can sing ant
dance some. Jack Fine In an excel
lent manner presents . novelty act
dancing on roller skates. He ca
also dance without them.
Next week the favorites. Bristol
Ponies.
imperial Stock Company. >
Richmond patrons Of the Gennet
theater will be offered their secon.
week OF ultra stock company play
beginning Monday afternoon. The un
rivaled success in Richmond secure,
lby the weeks engagement of tn
Keith Stock company and the inabilit,
LOT the 0ennett management to secur
them for . second weeks stay prom
Uses to the theater going public tel
plays next week which will fully Re
pay them for the weeks lapse.
According to theater managers Il
lRichmond. the stock company ha
driven itself into the front rank. Q
popular entertainment.
In John A. Himmelein's Imperia
company the public 10 given the OF
Iportunity Of seeing another compan
which ranks with the highest Of tn
stock companies.
A series Of plays which have no
been presented In Richmond before
with one exception, will be offere
during next week. This exception
"St. Elmo" This play for moro tina
, Twenty years has proved one whic
, ranks alongside of uncle Tom
Cabin" In universal popularity. How
ever the lines of st. Elmo do not
any way suggest the plot Of Uncl
Toms Cabin.
Hasty work on the part Of the Gel
nett management, which II under tn
Government Of Harry @. Somers, mai
> ager Of the Knickerbocker theate
New York. 10 responsible for the sem
. ing west Of the Imperial Stock con
. pany which opens Monday afternoo
at the Gennett theater.
/ Monday evening the usual ''or
lady free conditions which were 4
Itroduced In Richmond by the Sor
i Imers syndicate. will be In vogu
. Matinees will be given every ate
moon during the week.
SURGICAL Institute