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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1908
Page
18
Forepaugh Stock Company presents a tender dramatic revival of The First Violin at the Olympic with Eugen Couvoisier as first violin. The production recreates Mansfield’s stage translation and promises refined settings, memorable love interest, and a notable revival.
Mr Sothern scores a remarkable triumph reviving his late father’s memorable success as Lord Dundreary in The American Cousin. Inimitably droll and amusing, he will appear later this season at the Lyric. Also features Burton and Brooks in a breezy comedy novelty with Daisy Dumont and kinodrome acts titled The Limit and Mother Goose extravaganzas.
The event promises handsomest and most original costumes with many in humorous disguises. A special musical programme is arranged and seating for hundreds of spectators is planned.
The Forepaugh Stock Company follows its "The First Vio Nin" with a revival of "Robert Emmet" at the Olympic. The Irish drama centers on the hero, and its presentation by the Forepaugh forces is expected to be especially fitting for St Patrick week.
Salerno the French juggler headlines the Columbia week with feats praised by professionals. Also featured are Herrmann the Great with Marie Herrmann and company, the La Scala Sextette from Italy, and three European tight wire artists with Ethel Hoag in song.
The Wizard of Oz opens at the Walnut this afternoon with the Number One Company. Sixty performers lead the show including George Stone as the Scarecrow and Charles Wilkins as the Tin Woodman. Matinees Friday and Saturday. The production promises strong principals, charming music, and striking scenic effects.
The Lyric opens with The Three of Us by Walter N. Lawrence featuring Rhy MacChesney and brothers Clem and Lonnie in a mining town drama. Steve Townley and Louis Berresford complicate romance and a mine theft scheme as Mrs Bix plans a sale to Lorimer Trenholm. The Campbell-Drew Amusement Co presents Avalon Avenue Girls burlesque Tom Dick and Harry at People's Theater with vaudeville acts and stage color.
Readers are invited to enjoy light entertainment at the Peonlé Theatre featuring lively quusit performances, pretty costumed acts, and fashionable gowns as part of an evening of diversion.
The vaudeville attraction The Red Mill featuring Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert is headed for Cincinnati with plans to perform in New York Chicago Boston and Philadelphia. Charles Dillingham manages the show which has enjoyed record runs in major cities and will open in Cincinnati March 16 at the Grand Opera House. The cast includes stars familiar from The Wizard of Oz and is expected to draw large crowds.
Henri Bernstein, the brilliant young author of The Thief, defies the era’s humdrum stereotype with a refined presence and meticulous dress. He is celebrated for inventive, tightly built climaxes, while remaining a mystic observer of human nature. Bernstein favors six letter titles and chooses Le Voleur as the French original, with Samson as a later English title.
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