South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-18
TEIEATERS
At THE OLIVER.

At THE OLIVER.
henrietta Crosman. one of the
foremost condolences on the stage.
VIII appear az the oliver theater
this evening in her new production.
Erstwhile Susan" in which she
plays the title role. giving her a
wonderful opportunity 10 display
her remarkable cleverness fn light
comedy parts. Susan" replies 10
AN advertisements for wife and
marries tight-dsted. -urIy Penn
sylVania Dutchman with three chill
dren. whose love she readily wins
and in the end she manages the
ola man and brings happiness 20
the entire family in a most fasci-
mating and amusing manner. Miss
c-osman appeared here last year
IL the all-star cast Of Bernard
Nhaw's Getting Married" with
William Faversham and in that pro-
duction she was readily the favor
lite star. taking the honors away
from Mr.. Faversham himself Miss
Crosman has. Of course. appeared
here many times before in some OF
the most delightful comedies ever
seen on any stage. one THE Real
Thing which she presented a few
seasons ago was especially appeal
ing. Miss Crosman and her com
pany are on the way 90 the Pacific
coast. South Bend being the only
stop from New York 10 Fargo,
North Dakota.
Time was when an the require
"a job i'm the chorus OF "a musical
show were a shapely limb and a
fair amount Of good looks. But
now it's different-at least in the
show produced 10y Elizabeth Mar
bury and +. Ray C0mstOCk for their
Princess theater in New York. one
of which is Very Good Eddie
which is 10 be seen at the Oliver
theater Wednesday evening.
The Princess theater i'm New
York caters To an exclusive ellen
teIle. The opening nights can be
attended only by invitation, and as
Miss Marbury numbers among her
patrons and patrOnesses the most
exclusive of New York's fashionable
set. DO can readily be seen that the
shows produced for that theater
Inust possess a certain degree Of
class not required i'm the Ordi-
nary musical production. She per
sonalIy selects every member of the
chorus. and the girls i'm VERY
Good Eddie" must have charm and
personality as we'll as pretty faces
and shapely ankles.
"The Flame" is 20 he the attrac-
ton at the oliver theater Thursday
evening. This is, in its general
form. just as frank an appeal TO
our love OF romance and colorful
settings but the locale is new for
IL shows the thought methods OF
the Latin Americans. old and new.
1t brings in the practice of the an
cient rites OF voOdOO and the Maya
people. and for its dramatic
strength is set among the revOlu-
tionarv uprisings which have be
set that poor land. There is Incl
dental music ian keeping with the
story. The Flame" OF the tale is
the light Of motherhood which is
30 near and dear 10 all men and
women and the story tells how two
Young people find in the coming of
81 child 10 their home reward for
great trials and tribulauons The
STORY is told with stirring dramatic
cIimaxes which reach their height
only at the fall Of the last curtain.
The coming of Frederick Y. Bow
ers i'm ellis Bridal Night TO the
oliver theater Saturday. matinee
and night. is attracting the atten-
ton of local theatergoers. The
farce. which was one OF the great
successes of last season, is by Law
renee Rising and Margaret Mayo
ami has been made more attractive
this year by the introduction of a
dozen musical numbers and a beau
rs chorus. Every one who has ever
heard of the marriage cf a twin
has mentally constructed the plot
of His Bridal Night" tt is mis-
taken identity which causes the
complications. with a husband who
is really enamoured of the other
sister. The sister passes herself off
as the bride and they all pass a
very sleepless night trying TO figure
out just who is who
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