Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27

strong heart-interest story of the
Wild West and enhances his vital po-
sition in the hearts of his admirers.
The pirates are at the Orpheum to-
night, in Stevenson's famous Treas
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at the Orpheum Workers for over
performances
The stage version is in four acts and
six scenes, and is said to be brimful
Of exciting adventures, laughs and
thrills. There is a large and capable
cast, headed by Herbert Ashton and
Ruth Dettin, and the production is one
/ that has excited praise from press and
public alike. The ship scene at sea,
in SEARCH of novelty should miss.
early theatrical season has been re-
ceived with more in
"0dds and terest by the patrons
Ends OF 1917" of the higher class OF
Monday musical comedy Of
Evening ferings than that of
the coming of Nor
worth and Shannon's new musical re-
vue to the Orpheum Theater, Monday
This city has come to look with
complacency at seasons triumphs in
New York and other big cities, or
productions that first appeared here,
shannon Revue attracts more than
usual interest from the fact that we
are one of the four cities selected to
see an organization which is being
assembled with view to making it
one OF the fixed theatrical institutions
in New York. A theater, now in
course of construction, the Norworth
Theater, in West Forty y-eighth street,
York hRinR reAdV
this organization, where the 1917 Re-
vue" expects to remain the entire sea-
son, or until the "191S Revue is ready
to succeed it, Following the Syra-
cuse engagement two other cities will
be played before the company opens
in New York.
Playing an important comedy role
Will be the famous Harry Watson, Jr.,
the original Watson of the team of
Bickel and Watson, who appeared in
the principal comedy part for six
years with the Ziegfeld Follies; Miss
Lillian Lorraine, than whom there is
no more dainty, winsome, or more
personable girl known to followers of
musical comedies. Miss Lorraine has
a brilliant record. appearing in the
stellar role of many. of Broadway's s
most pretentious offerings. She is in
imitable. Others in the cast who are
Broadway favorites, are: Miss Laura
Hamilton, Paul Frawley, Joe Herbert,
Jr., Miss Madeline Harrison. Miss
Norma Phillips. Miss Marjorie Poir
Ubert Carlton, Jack Edwards. Joseph
Maddern, John Birch, Miss Winifred
Dunn Miss Maxine Brown, Miss Eli
more Dayne, Miss Margaret Adair and
a chorus whose attractiveness is only
equaled by their accomplishments as
singers and dancers.
"Oh. Boy" proclaimed the smartest
musical comedy New York has seen
in many a moon, and
"Oh, Boy" the really one musical
Musical comedy knockout OF
| Comedy the season, will be the
offering at the Or
pheum, Wednesday, matinee and
night.
| f. Ray Comstock and William Ell.
| lott are responsible for the produc-
of the series of New York Princess
! Theater musical comedies. The first
| began with Nobody Home" and was
followed by Very Good Eddie" q
queen of last seasons crop of musical
comedies.
| The Comstock- Elliott company
promises to send here a really bril-.
| liant company of players, as will be
/ seen in the list of names of artists
| which are as follows: Leona Thomp-
! son, Gertrude Waixel, Edward
| Forbes. Charles Knowlden, T. d
| Leary, w. Fredericks, Eileen Powers
Helen Dubois. James E. Rome, Mari.