The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-22
"The Red Mill"

ly, that the widow loses her money
on her marriage day.
"The Red Mill"
The scenes of Martin e. Emery's
production of the musical play. "The
Red Mill" are laid in Holland. 1t
is believed that this is the first play
ever presented i'm America devoted
exclusively to the portrayal of Dutch
character and location. The quaint
| atmosphere of the country of dykes,
windmills and wooden shoes Is Said
to have been capitally caught by the
author. Henry Blossom, and tunefully
portrayed by the composer, Victor
Herbert.
The Red Mill'' is in two acts. The
first depicts a square in the town of
katwyk picturesque
| place on the North sea. The picture
is absolutely correct and duplica-
tion of an actual scene. In the back
ground is the great practical red
windmill with its slowly sweeping
sails. from which the play takes its
name, and at one side is a funny lit
tie Dutch inn, which has an import
ant bearing on the story The Sec
ond scene shows deft blue interior
representing the house of the Burgo-
master. Both these settings are
| typical of the artistic distinction that
| characterizes all of Martin & EN-
erys productions.
The plot revolves around two
stranded Americans. They are unable
for some time to escape from the
Dutch mill region because they can't
pay their board bill. In an effort to
evade it, which calls for sensa-
tional sortie from gabled window,
they are captured by the Burgomas-
ter and put to work. one as waiter
and the other as an Interpreter. The
Burgom9sters daughter has a love
affair with a young sailor, and when
her father finds out about IL he i'm
prisons her in the old red mill, which
has the reputation of being haunted
How the two Americans rescue her
from the mill is a spectacular devel-
opment of the fist act. In the second
act the two Americans, i'm their ef-
forts to flee hard luck and Holland,
have to resort to various disguises;
the one having the most important
bearing on the story being wonder.
lock Holmes and DR.. Watson. In
these characters they finally bring
about a happy ending to the story
and reap pecuniary reward for both,
and the hand of a charming damsel
named Tina, for one.
THE Red Mill' has been the most
pronounced hit that has been made in
musical comedy in the last quarter of
a century. It's engagement at the
Grand opera house will be for two
performances only. matinee and night
next Saturday.
"The Girl From Illinois" was the
offering of THE Sun Stock Com
pany' at "The Sun Theatre" last
night and was all or more than the
claimed for IL and the
universal verdict was that II was one
of the best plays seen he'e this
season. The cast is an exceptionally
we'll balanced one. Irma Kikoff as
"The Girr had a part that fitted her
like glove and gave careful and
painstaking portrayal of an inno-
cent young country girl suddenly in
troduced into socety. The specialities
were all well received. McVay and
Seabright have novelty dancing act
that met with instant favor 1.-THE
Girl From Illinois" will be the at
traction at this popular place OF
amusement tonight and two perfor-
mances Wednesday.
'Peck's Bad Boy" at the Grand las.
night, was a new show all but the
name, and the fairly large audience
was quite uproarious throughout the
evenings performance. The cast Is
made up of very clever people
Bellefontaine. o.