The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
The Theatres
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The preliminary list of bookings for
the Fargo operahouse SO far as known
includes the Sheehan English Opera
Co. The management has already
distributed postals which contain the
complete repertoire Of the operas sung
this season, and our theatre-goers are
urged to send them in so that Manager
Brubaker can ascertain what opera Is
most desired by music lovers in our
city. The repertoire includes. Aida,
Bohemian Girl. Carmen, Chimes of
Normandy, Faust, II Trovatore, Mika-
do, Madame Butterfly, Martha and
Tales of Hoffman,.
The public has shown it's apprecia-
ton of this companys efforts to place
before 1t, in so creditable a manner,
the worlds favorite music by giving 1t
it's hearty support, and without doubt
this will be one of the most notable
musical events Of the coming season.
One of the early attractions to be
presented at the Fargo operahouse Is
BARLEY Campbell's famous story, The
White Slave, a play written by him In
1882. The White Slave Is written In
the period of 1857 and the plot turns
around the family history of an arts
tocratic Kentucky judge The play is
in six acts, two of which are laid in
the beautiful home of the judge who
dies in the first act, and the remainder
Of which are set on h Mississippi
river, and on the plantation and home
Of a Mississippi slave dealer. All the
scenes in the play are realistic and
they are all very. very beautiful. New
and elaborate scenery has been pro-
vided for this years revival Of The
White Slave, which will be presented in
this city on Monday evening, Sept. 8.
The Isle o. Dreams, with Chauncey
| OIcott in the principal role, will be the
attraction at the Fargo operahouse on
Wednesday evening, Sept. IL. Henry
| Miller, under whose direction Mr.. OIL
colt is now appearing, has evidently
determined hat his first production
| will be as notable as those which Mr..
OIcott has been presenting in previous
years, If not more so. The stage set
tings for The Isle o. Dreams are said
to be some of the handsomest ever seen
in an Irish play, and have been design
| ed from photographs n sketches
made in Ireland. 1t tells a straight
forward story of the eighteenth cen
fury, with exciting scenes Of military
life and the more gentle episodes OF
love intermingled with tuneful Irish
melodies. Nj. Olcott is said to be par
ticularly happy in the part Of a young
Irish fisherman, one of the best roles
he has ever created.
An actual live telephone switch
board in full operation on the stage Is
one of the novelties to be seer in Da-
vid Belasco's production of William c.
de Miles great American play, The
Woman, which will be n of the sea-
sons early attractions at the Fargo
o~perahouse. Although the telephone
and the hello girl are familiar objects
of everyday life this is the first time
that a dramatist has written a serious
play around them. or rather has treat
ed, them seriously on the stage. The
telephone girl in The Woman is the
principal character Of the play and il
Is through her efforts that the plots OF
a lot of scheming politicians come to
naught and the good name Of a woman
is saved. The play is interesting and
is produced in the name that has
given Mr.. Belasco the name Of the
greatest producer Of the time. The
company that will be seen here is the
same that received laudatory comment
wherever seen last season.