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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
9
The La Crosse theater season opens with a strong slate. Manager Gage has booked notable pieces and talent for August 21 with Donald Robertson offering masterworks,Fatty Felix headlines tomorrow for laughs, Isle of Spice, Watsons Burlesquers, Ward and Ward, and In Old Kentucky to follow.
Sarah Truax opens in Ithaca N Y Sept 16 in The Spider's Web by John Hutchins. It marks her first star turn and the play's New York tour start with Frank Dekum as leading man. Florence Roberts begins West season Sept 19 in Zira with Mr Cort, and rights negotiations hinge on a New York run after holidays.
A brief item notes Wood and Ward presenting new shows as seasons turn, highlighting ongoing theater offerings and the venue’s continuing role in local entertainment. It emphasizes evolving performances and the enduring appeal of live shows.
The familiar duo, known as the two merry tramps, present their show again after eleven years with a rewritten book and all new music that is catchy and whistle friendly. The Green Bay tree theme persists as the act remains a perennial crowd pleaser.
A gleeful musical comedy features a gorgeous gowned chorus of pretty girls including the famous squabs. The attraction will be presented at the La Crosse theatre on Sunday August 18 with both a matinee and a night show.
Fatty Felix's company presents a comedy drama in two performances at the La Crosse theatre tomorrow afternoon and evening. The play, drawn from real life in a far eastern state, features a villain, a sympathetic heroine, and Fatty's humorous misadventures. High class specialties, fine scenery, and lavish costumes accompany the production.
The Isle of Spice company led by Miss Roberta Wilson arrives in Stageland amid superstition lore. She dismisses 13 as lucky after a string of near misses including elevator drops and a flying sand bag. Miss Clark seeks 13s in hotel and dressing rooms, while planning a Friday the 13th wedding. La Crosse engagement set for Thursday, Aug 15.
A compact reflection suggests many assume momentum or progress, yet they tread perilously on a fine line. The image evokes pressure, balance, and the thin margin between effort and risk.
The long running play In Old Kentucky begins its fifteenth season Aug 19 in La Crosse. The production, praised as authentic to the state’s atmosphere, features real lifelike characters and broad audience appeal. An excursion train from Viroqua is expected for the opening date.
A handsome new young man arrives and begins courting a widow, provoking sharp talk among the town’s young girls about romance, social expectations, and the changing local scene as gossip flares.
Burlesque and vaudeville act Watsons Burlesquers will perform next week at the La Crosse theatre, Saturday afternoon and evening. The season features Mr Watson in Krousemeyers Alley with Phillip the politician sausage maker, plus Swan and Bambard, Millership Sisters, The Sailor Boys, Bonnie Whitman, a 30 strong chorus, and elaborate scenery and electrical effects.
La Crosse audiences are treated to moving pictures at the Bijou showing the famous world series teams, with the Chicago White Sox and the Cubs featured in a compelling display likely to draw local crowds. The program promises notable baseball lore and entertainment in an era of cinema novelty.
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