The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-25
THEATRICAL

-Venice-the City of the Sea-
(, famous the world, over for it's poetic
I and haunting beauty, constitutes one
of the big features to be presented
by Lyman H. Howe at the Paris
Grand Opera House on Thursday,
October /, 1914. Throned on her
hundred isles, it resembles no other
city on earth, not merely because
of the perpetual pageant of graceful
gondolas gliding through it's liquid
avenues, but there is something so
distinctive in its architecture that
must be seen to. be appreciated.
Here are architectural jewels unsur-
At every turn there is blending of
the poetical and picturesque. The
transcendent beauty of the city is
rivalled only by the glory of it's histo-
ry-romantic and tragic. After view
ing Venice by daylight, the scenes
change to the hour of sunset, when
the sun, like cunning necromancer
robes the city in beauty that is inn
perial and dazzling. Finally they
change again to Venice by moonlight.
The color transformations from the
golden glow of sunset to the en-
chanting emerald of moonlight in this
paradise of pleasure may we'll thrill
heart and mind The glide along
these curving prOmenades of ripping
water lined with palaces, massive
columns, marble balconies and sculp-
tured arches all under the spell of
opalescent twilight, then under the
shimmering rays of moonlight, is to
see the Bride of the Sea as a Queen
of the Night robed in all her regal
splendor The softness and brilliance
of it all is overpowering. AS the
shadows of twilight fall and the hush
of night steals over the scene, the
cares of life seem to vanish in the
west with the God of Day. In the
refulgent light the city seems like a
beautiful mirage, enthroned between
two seas-the ocean and the sky
now golden at sunset, then silvery
by moonlight. And with the vista Of
the stately palaces and St. Marks in
the distance paneled by the mystic
light, and gondolas silently floating
past in the foreground like barges of
gold and silver, the wizardry of the
picture becomes complete "a trium-
plant symphony of earth, sea and
architecture, chrystallized in stone
and glorified by the setting sun un-
til yelled by matchless and magial
moon light.
(adv
Ben Ali Theatre, Lexington.
That joyous melange of musical
comedy, pretty chorus girls, music of
exceptional tune to cOrtaire of stage
favorites in the leading roles, ThOs.
W. Riley's "The Queen Of the Nov
ies," which so delighted capacity au-
diences for six mohtns at the Globe
Theatre in New York, and later in
Boston and Chicago, will be attrac-
ton at the Ben Ali Theatre in Lex
ington, Monday and Tuesday Sept.
28th and Doth with a matinee Tues
day. Not in many seasons has mu-
steal attraction been received with
such favor as that which greeted Mr..
Riley's production in New York. The
whole thing is a joy and delight and
the fun kept at high spec, every Sec
ond Such a chorus of loneliness is
seldom seen. They sing like larks,
dance with dream-like grace and
lightness, and wear such stunning
clothes that it makes the feminine
members of the audience gasp with
envy and cause the eye-balls of the
male patrons to bulge with wonder
and pleasure. 1.-The Queen of the
Movies" is essentially a musical COM
edy, a rollicking girl and music show
of the most pretentious sort, filled
with rythmical dance numbers and
having as its story the theme of the
present day craze for the Movies"
and a subject that lends itself admir-
ably to the travesty with which the
production tells us, lovers of clean
cut comedy, laughter, catchy songs,
captivatingly brilliant dances, pretty
women, music which sets your pulse
a-tingling and your feet a-tripping,
will welcome the advent of this at
traction, the company numbers nearly
one hundred people and gorgeous
scenic production, and an augmented
orchestra. (adv)