The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-29
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It requires four baggage cars, a
dining car and three Pullman parlor
cars or sleepers, as the travel de-
mands, to provide for the transporta-
ton of KIaw & Erlanger's Miss
Springtlme organization and produc-
railroad movements are made by spe-
cial train. Miss Springtime, which
comes for q matinee and evening on
Nov. z, is undoubtedly the most gigan-
tic production of its kind now on tour.
The settings for the three acts Of the
musical comedy were ali painted by
the famous Joseph Urban, who de-
mands solidly constructed scenes for
all productions that he paints. This
acknowledged master designer AID
artist whose work has commanded
the most generous praise owing to
the perfect illusions secured through
his creative Imagination. Unlike the
average decorator OF stage settings.
Urban dispenses with the easily hand
spreads his colors upon solid and sub
stantial foundations. For example.
the first scene of Miss Springtime is
that of the main thorc H"hfare of q
small European village. Ordinarily.
with the exception of a few profile
projections, the houses that abut the
street would be painted on pieces OF
scenery technically known as fats.
but in Miss Springtime every little
house IS a separate structure, secure
Iy built, even to the gabled roofs that
top them. Also the trees, walls, fenc-
es and buildings that one glimpses in
the vista at the end of the street, are
portable pieces and not mere canvas
illusions. The two other acts have
scenery as massive as that of the
opening act and with such equipment
the maximum amount of baggage car
space Is necessary for its transporta--
tion, and treble the usual number Of
stage hands are required to handle IL
during a performance.
When Dreams Come True, the mu-
steal play by Philip Batholomae.
comes to the orpheum for two days
matinee, direct from long
engagements in New York, Chicago
and Philadelphia. The play now comes
stamped with the approval of four of
our largest cities, and this fact alone
should tend TO make the engagement
here worth while,
When Dreams Come True is de-
scribed as musical play of youth,
and as the featured player, Lawrence
is but now entering on his
of the company is DESTROYS
OF being consistent in all things.
The story of the play traverses the
adventures of a young American.
30 enchanting that his father has
called him home. Being short Of
funds, he embarks i'm the stserage ana
there meets his dream girl. She is
under the influence of a woman who
wants to smuggle pearls into New
York. The conflict with the custom
officers on the dock at New York, /
where Hedges chivalrously assists /
Beth out of her difficulties. furnishes |
an element Of melodrama to the story /
In making his escape from the Gus
toms men, the hero dashes into sever
II complications, and soon finds him i
self engaged 60 three young women.
The story and various comic incidents 1
help to round out the plot.
In his new play, which comes to the /
Jrpheum theatre, Saturday, Nov. 3, i
Eugene Walter has set about to con-
vince a modern audience that a sur
yeon. on the verge OF discovering /
right to experiment on healthy human /
beings. In The Knife, however, Mr.
Walter accomplishes the feat of max /
ng his human beings parasites Of the 1
lowest types and causing his audienc-
Is to feel that the heather idea OF /
~ merciful treatment Of them. The /
play created considerable Of stir ~ /
Chicago and New York last season. /
Am told that the cast Is e1cellently /
itted 20 the play and that Mr. Wal i
ser'B mister hand az writing 10 as /
iorceful and vivid as In Paid In Full, /
and In The Easiest Way IN the cast
will be Norman Hackett, May Buck i
ey, Eva Benton, Clifford Stork. Cor
leila Macdonald. Robert Barrat,
Frank Wood, Franklin George and
others.