The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27
Amusements

H pear in the big musical comedy YER
sion OF the comic supplement pic
lures that will be presented at the
Orpheum theater for three perfor-
mances commencing New Years Eve,
Dec. 81. Hans and Fritz, Ma Kat
zenjammer, Der Professor, Der Cap
tain, and all the rest of the funny
characters Of the cartoons take part
in the swiftly moving action OF the
play.
Those who have watched the Kat
zentammer Kids" cartoons will real-
ize the wonderful opportunity for
comedy in a play made from the car
toons and all their expectations will
be realized, for "Katzentammer Kids
has been called the worlds greatest
fun show.
"Katzenjammer Kids has been
given a magnificent and massive
scenic production, has been costumed
in rtght-up- to-the-minute feminine
pany of musical comedy favorites and
a chorus OF delightful, dainty, darl-
ing, dimpled Dresden don divinities,
is show that will prove one Of the
sensations of the season.
Watch Your Step, one Of the very
best musical dancing plays that have
world, by Irving Berlin, win come to
the orpheum in Fargo on Monday.
Jan. z.
The story is very light. as is proper
for q dancing show, with love story
running throughout the three acts
and Ave scenes in which it Is written.
Then there are twenty odd special
song numbers, all from the pen Of
Mr.. Berlin, and therefore distinctly
whistleable. The names of a few
that are being whistled and sung in
almost every tongue include, Settle
Down in a One-Horse Town, When I
Discovered You, Lead Ne 20 Love, The
ade, They Follow Ne Around, Show
Us How to DO the Fox-trot, Love to
Have the Boys Around Me, and Old
Operas in a New Way.
As to scenery and costumes, Watch
Your Step can claim as elaborate and
effective an investiture as any COM
pany on tour. Seldom has there been
more novel stage picture devised
than that which is shown in the sec
the Metropolitan pperahouse, New
York, wherein Is depicted a merry
burlesque OF grand opera amid much
comedy and snappy ragtime melodies.
The special selected cast Of princi-
pals will include Valli B. Martin,
Helen F. Delaney, Mabel Sherman,
Tracy Ebert, Fred Hillebrand, Harry
Van Fossen, Chas. Udell, Arthur Ut
try Frank Frank COMBS mant o 3 6srpe inter
thirty-four of the most beautiful
young women that have ever travelled
with a musical organization.
The release by Aircraft Of The
Devil Stone, shown at the Garrick
today, Friday and Saturday, marks
ton filmed at the studios of the
Lasky company since the famous
prima donna first entered the
field Of the photoplay, two years
ago
It is interesting to note that all OF
the Farrar productions have been
created by practically the same work.
ing organization, including the direc-
tor, Cecil B. DeAGille, who has been
responsible for the staging OF the
entire series of remarkable features,
and Jeanne MACPHERSON, who wrote
the scenarios for the six photoplays.
The selection of appropriate
vehicles for the noted star has been
a serious problem, but the great sue
cess of the Farrar films bespeaks
well Of the judgment OF the pro-
ducers, who have based the stories
on big themes, the more recent or
which, The Woman God Forgot and
Joan the Woman. created the new
epoch in cinema art.
The Devil Stone isa story Of weird
fascination which presents Miss
Farrar in a modern role, based upon
the big theme OF Superstition
brought down from ancient folk lore
and influencing the events in the Life
of a modern woman.
The same supporting cast which
has appeared to excellent advantage
in previous Farrar films is seen in
this latest photoplay, including
Wallace Reid, Hobart Bosworth,
James NeiIl, Horace b. Carpenter,
TuIly Marshall, Raymond Hatton and
Theodore Roberts. To Alvin Wyckofr,
chief of the camera STAN, who has
been responsible for the splendid
photography Of LaslSy pictures, Is
due. the credit for the exquisite eff
fects in The Devil Stone. and the
splendid ocean views Of the fisheries
OF Brittany.
Anna Held, one of the greatest of
stage stars of all time, comes to the
Opheum on Jan. with her latest
musical comedy success, Follow
Me-" This is credited with being the
biggest and best attraction in which
this popular star has ever appeared.
Manager Fowler Of the Orpheum
has received highly congratulatory
notices from several eastern cities
where the attraction has been laud-
ed as one Of the very best in years.
The production comes complete with
its three gorgeous scenes. designed
by Miss Held herself, just as 1t ap-
peared as a new triumph for the fam
Gus French artist at the Casino, New
York. The engagement is for one
day, this being one of the first cities
/ to be visited on a tour of the larger
cities Of the northwest.