The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-01
THE MIRACLE TO BE- PRE-
sENTED in PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia is to have an OPP
| oortunity to show its civic pride in
is appreciation of things artistic,
when Morris Gest presents Max
3einhardt's wonderful creation for
he theatre, g The Miracle" at the
metropolitan Opera House, during
an engagement limited to five weeks,
! beginning October A.
Mr.. Gest is bringing "Tne Miracle"
% Philadelphia at the. invitation of
committee of leading citizens and
art-lovers and patrons. The Phila-
ielphia Sesqui-Centennial production
| If this gigantic and marvelously
| beautiful music-drama-pa ntomime
! spectacle, will be the only one in the
East this season, and the only one,
With the exception of those in New
York and Boston, where money
guarantee has not been required.
| This will be the seventh American
,ity in which 1.-THE Miracle" will
have been offered. The others were
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and
St. Louis. Following the showing
n Philadelphia 1.-THE Miracle will
go to Kansas City, Los Angeles and
San Francisco, at the behest of
chambers of commerce and civic
bodies of these cities.
"The Miracle" has been presented
in seventeen Europe cities. After
many years of negotiations, Mr.
Gest finally induced Mr.. Reinhardt,
Europes master of stagecraft, to
come to American to stage the
greatest production of the beautiful
ind impressive in this country. TO
! present the American production
| lecessitated the Transformation of
he theatre or auditorium in which it
IS to be shown into marvelously
beautiful twelfth century Gothic
cathedral, which forms the sole
setting of " The Miracle"
The point is that the beautiful.
legend of THE Miracle" had been
performed as miracle play back il
he Twelfth Century in the church
out of which the modern theatr,
grew. 1t was Morris Gests anQ
Prof. Reinhardts combined idea tt
Jring tile theatre back to the church
TO carry out this idea, they called Ill
Norman Bel Geddes, young Amer
can stage and scenic artist. Mr.
Geddes spent seven months on tn,
creation OF the designs. The orig
nal cost OF The Miracle was
$4,000. The estimated cost O.
presenting The Miracle in Phila
ielphia, including the expense 0.
transforming the Metropolitan Operi
douse for the purpose, is $4,000
When ''The Miracle" is shown i.
Philadelphia it will have the SAM
wonderful cast OF principals that i,
aas had in other cities, including
New York. Lady Diana Manners
-amous English beauty, younges,
laughter OF the late eighth Duke. o.
Rutland, will be seen as tht
| Madonna, a role she created in the
american production. she ALSO will
Alternate on certain evenings with
| aiinor Patterson, Chicago heiress
md Iris free, daughter OF the Iato
| Sir Herbert Beerbohm-Tree, Eng
| .ands noted actor-manager, in tht
| part of the Nun; and Madame Eliza
beth Schirmer. Other principals VIII,
Will appear in the Philadelphia pro
auction OF 1.-THE Miracle are: The
| great Reinhardt actor and pantomi
mist, Louis Rainier, in the role OF the
shadow of Death; Orville Caldwell
| is the Knight; Lionel Braham as the
| Count; Schuyler Laid as the Prince;
Fritz Field as the Piper; Marsha
| Aldrich as the Abbess, and Maria
| Jherer-Bekefi as a Czardas Dancer.
Before DR.. Karl Vollmoeller, the
| author of The Miracle" gave tn,
Lamiliar medieval legend the form il
which it is presented, the story
already had gone through a numbe
If transformations. Its origin lies
IN the midst of medieval times. TIL.
original story, though never writer.
on parchment, or printed in books OF
early printers, is one of the treasures
| Of ancient folklore, which. like Sc
| many melodious and soulful folk
songs, has retained its origina
freshness and charm for hundreds OF
years.
Seats are now on sale. at the
Metropolitan Opera House Ticket
| Office, Weymann's Music Store, 1101
Chestnut ST., and Gimble Brothers,
| Philadelphia.
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