Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-18
1.-THE PINK LADY" BIGGEST PRO.
pUcr,oN EVER STAGED LOCAL.
~ ASIDE FROM "BEN HUR."
MUSICAL SENSATION OF
LIGHT oPERATlc STAGE
Cast Of Hundred People, With Own Or.
chestra Of Twenty Musicians, to Ap.
pear in kIaw e. Erianesr Production
Olga Ds1aush in Leading Role
New Arrangement on Advance Sales.

| An event extraordinary Electrically.
and one that ranks in importance To-
cally second only to the production Of
Ben Hur'' two seasons ago, will take
place next week, on Wednesday, Feb.
20, when The Pink Lady" will be pro-
: duced al the Odeon.
klaw & Erlanger, who gave the local
management Ben Hur," is producing
The Pink Lady" and only because Of
the success of Ben Hur'' locally were
Busby Bros enabled to secure the big
/ musical attraction.
Considered Musical Sensation.
The Pink Lady is considered on
the light operate stage OF both this
! country and Europe musical sensa-
ton. The cast numbers 100 people.
aside from a special orchestra from the
New Amsterdam Theater. New York.
which has been playing the score since
the initial production OF The Pink
Lady" in the metropolis.
Because Of the magnitude of the at
traction every foot Of scenery and set
tings on the Odeon stage will be re-
moved Five cars are carried by the
company in transporting the people,
scenic effects. and properties.
!s Comedy. With Music.
The Pink Lady is a comedy with
music The book and lyrics are by G.
II. S Mcclellan, adapted from the
F-ench farce lie SATIRE" by Georges
Berr and Marcel Guiilemaud.
The production is said 10 possess the
rare combination OF being mus!cianly
and ueloC,c and attuned TO the popular
taste Some of the better known must
cal numbers. which have been played
around the world and added material
" to the fame Of the piece. are My
Beautiful Lady" Hide and Seek,
'Donny Did. Denny Didn't The Girl
by the Saskatchewan" and When
Love Goes Astraying."
The humor Of the tale develops out
of complications that are said TO pos
sess dash and spontaneity. They find
their basis in the efforts of a harmless
antique dealer in Paris to pose as
sa:vr the girls are searching for. He
does this to help q young customer out
/ Of a predicament, and his futile efforts
10 appear what he wo1id make others
! believe ne is make no end OF laughter.
7 In the case. aside from Miss DeBauch.
are John E. Young. Alfred Deery. Tessa
Kosta. Harry Depp, Georgia Harvey.
/ Donald Hail, Elizabeth McAfee. Abbott
/ Worthle!-. Lucille Carter Joseph Mono
( han. E.nGe Bradcomb, and Robert Will
! cox.
! New Arrangement on Sale.
/ Because OF the demand for seats on
! the part Of out-of-town customers
/ Busby Bros have inaugurated a new
Arrangement for the sale for The Pink
Lady"
orders for both out-of- town and pa
irons in this city may be secured by
mail in advance Of the opening of the
seat sale. by sending the amount Of the
seats Tickets will be mailed 10 pur.
chasers if stamped envelopes are en-
closed. otherwise they will be held at
the box office.
In Waterloo. where the company Is
10 appear on the evening before 1t
comes here, the sale by mail has al
ready reached the proportions that it is
likely there will De no seats for sale
! when the sale is opened at the box Of
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