South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
Stage
Among the Stars in the
World of the Iheater
By VIII v. Fink

The concluding performance Of
Listen Lester a musical comedy
viii be given at tho oliver tonight
Listen Lester" was FIRST seen here
last season.
Shubert'z "The Passing Show" is
due az the oliver Wednesday night
Long ago this city had THE Follies
of 1907" and more recently r. has
had George Auderson's "Frivolities"
and George whites Scandals" The
"a huberts started "The Passing Show
sFies in 1912. This is the drst one
- be sent here
Aside from Sothcrn and Marlowe
IN Twelfth Night and William Pa
versham in Julius Caesar" South
Bend has not had much I'm the way
or Shakespeare i'm several seasons
Fritz Leiber. Ions Ia Robert B. Man
tells support. is 20 act at the Oliver
for three nights and one matinee
starting Thursday, when he viii
open in Hamlet" Macbeth"
Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello"
are 10 follow. South Bend play
goers never saw the Hamlet of r.
II. Sothern. which was not specially
distinguished. nor that of Otis
Skinner, which some reviewers
thought the best since Edwin
Booths. The Hamlets OF Forbes
Robertson and Walter Hampden are
unknown locally. Physically. at
least, Walker Whiteside was the
most attractive Hamlet 10 come 70
this city in the last 30 years. on
the night OF May s, 1875, nearly 40
years ago. Edwin Booth played
Hamlet" at Goods opera house
here. The best Shakespearean per
formances in South Bend in the last
% years have been given by Z. II.
SOthern and Julia Marlowe. William
Faversham, Mr.. and Mrs. COburn,
Viola Allen. Helena Modjeska, r. d.
AIacLean and Odette Tyler. Louis
James and Kathryn Kidder. Helena
AIodjeska and Louis James. Louis
l. James. Kathryn Kidder and Charles
=. Hanford and Louis James and
rederick Warde.
Ed wynn's Carnival VIII he at the
FOliver Friday and Saturday, April
Is and 16. This engagement will
mark the first appearance of Mr..
Wynn in this city. Wynn, called
the perfect fool" has acquired most
remarkable popularity. His show is
among the best of its kind vet dis
closed. Big houses are I'm prospect
for him here.
Miss Claire Games, niece OF Emma
Games. the opera singer. has scored
immensely I'm MARY Stuart" John
Drinkwater's play. in New York.
Some dramatic reviewers who are no
longer young write thai not within
their memory has an unknown act
ress achieved the success on Broad
way as has come 10 Miss Games.
She had been acting the role of
Queen Bess I'm William Faversham's
production OF "The Prince and the
Pauper" Before that she was in
the company supporting Ethel Bar
rx<1ore i'm "Declassee"
The Ringing Brothers Barnum &
Bailey circus is now at Madison
Square Garden. New York Follow
ing the engagement there the prin-
cipal cities east Of the Mississippi
river will be visited This is the
third season OF the combined shows.
South Bend is not likely 20 he on
the route this year the show hav-
ing been here in 1919 and 1920.
Gregory Kelly. who was here I'm
ssSeveuteen" and Clarence" has left
support or Miss Lynn Fontaue in
"Dulcy." now al the Cort I'm Chi
cago. and starting next Monday
night will head HIS own stock COM
pany at English's opera house, In
dianRpoIis.
Katharine Kaelred hastens TO dis
pute claims Of Theda Bara and Vir-
ginia Pearson that they are "the
original vampire Miss Kaelred
was the first vamp with Robert Hill
lard in "a Fool There Was" but
Hiss Pearson acted the role with Mr..
billiard IN South Bend more than
10 years ago.
A reviewer on the Indianapolis
News says Ziegfeld's Follies Of 1920
Is "ths greatest show on earth"
May Wirth, eQuestrienne. and Miss
Leitzel. aerial performer. who have
been IN South Bend with the Ring
-Barnum circus. are films
vaudeville engagements.
E,ritz Kreisler. yioliuist. attracted
an audience OF such size as 10 uU
the big Shubcrt Murat theater I'm
Indianapolis The News says. elm
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