The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-04-13
At Local Thedfers
Richmond stock Co.

Richmond Stock Co.
Miss Jane Babcock has been en-
gagged for the leading parts with the
Richmond Stock Company which is to
open IN indefinite run at the Gennett
theater next Monday evening. Miss
Babcock was the leading lady with the
Peoples Stock Company in Chicago
last season and is q versatile actress
OF the first rank The leading man
will be Mr.. Carl Brickett who played
the principal part in ''The Girl Of the
Golden West" last year.
"Monte Carlo Girls" :
For many years the management Of
the Phillips theater has made 1t q
point to engage whenever possible the
best attractions In the burlesque line
and this season has engaged for the
lovers OF that class of entertainment
the Monte Carlo Girls" one of the
best that money can produce. number
ing twenty-five people or more, with
a bunch OF the prettiest girls that
there are In the show business. This
company has always made good here
and from reports received 1t is the
best ever. Two new burlettas have
been written especially to fit that star
Hebrew comedian, Lew Golden, who
will again be a member OF the COM
pany, and with the comedy in such
excellent hands there is sure to be lots
OF fun. All the latest and best New
York song hits, and dainty musical
numbers will be rendered by bevy
Of dainty maidens. They win play
here on Tuesday, April 18th.
1.-THE Goddess Of Liberty"
"The Goddess of Liberty" Mort H.
Singers latest musical comedy sue
cess. is the largest and most expens-
i've musical production that has ever
been put on tour from the Western
metropolis. To stage this piece, in
which he Is starring Sallie Fisher and
George Parsons, Mr. Singer expended
$4,000, lavishing money on four
heavy sets of gorgeous scenery as well
as on a brilliant array of costumes
and on expensive properties.
One Of the settings in 'The Goddess
of Liberty" ranks among the most
elaborate ever produced in America.
1t shows forest scene in the Berk-
shire Hills during a terrific electrical
storm. The two lovers in the story
that is unfolded in the piece are caught
at night in the black woods and a
storm comes on. AS they confess
their love for one another the light
ming flashes and the thunder roars in
the most realistic fashion. The cen
ter of the storm approaches and all
OF sudden lightning bolt descends
and strikes tree. A most spectacu
lar climax shows the tree crashing te
the ground, as though hit by the with
ering hand Of death, and then follows
downpour of rain, which forces the
lovers to take refuge in another tree
They are safe. however. for during
the lightning storm they have beer
able to see in the distance the house
of the girls uncle from which they
wandered and became lost.
The original production and all stal
cast comes to the Gennett on Monday
April 25th, almost direct from its rec
ord breaking run of 300 consecutive
performances at the Princess Theater
Chicago.
At the Murray.
Patrons of the Murray who enjoy
good comedy will be well pleased with
the bill this week as the headiner al
we'll as other numbers have plenty o.
clean comedy in them. Mr.. and Mrs
Fisher In tn playlet, "The Half Wa,
House." which was written especial,
for them by the late Ezra Kendall, i,
the medium by which their talents ar.
nicely displayed and the vehicle fol
some good humor and clean comedy
The Chamberlins, with their lass,
throwing, an original vaudeville stunt
is full of interest as well as sensation
al. The Gay Sisters have alread,
won the audiences by their singin,
and dancing. Morris Golden, tn,
Yiddle with the Fiddle, is also a popu
lar number Of this weeks bill becaus,
his limitations really initiate and h,
can pay the violin when he tries. TIL,
motion pictures add to the comedy o
the bill this week.
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