TH1 COURIER.
and if in so doing he has discarded
many of the stage truditions.he has won
for himself such unqualified approval
from the critics, both nnwspapor and
theatre-going, that he stands to-day
alono in his rendition of this grand and
complex charactor, the grcutcst "Ham
let" of the decade. Mr. Skinner brings
with him a supporting company which
is said to be ezceeding'y Junto and well
balanced. Seats on sale Monday morn
ing, 10 a. m. at Theatre lox otllco.
THEATRICAL NOTES
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Mrs. Potter has made the tumble- tion, in scenery, costumes and appjint-
down style "f hair-dressing which she ments.
affects, popular in Australia. Mrs. Pot- The story of "Madam Sens Gene is a
tor's bead looks like that of a heroine personal one, at the same time it is en
ot old romance. Her hair is always op tirely dependent upon hpr relation to a
the point of falling down in coppery public character and events. Thus it
misses over her perfect shoulders. It is presents a picture of the times, and a
difficult'to see where the hair is fastened series of portraits of the Emperor and his
or what holds the very drooping chignon entourage more vivid and life like, be
in shape at all. It the Australian ladies cause more human and personal than
re copying her style of coiffure she any dramatist has before achieved. The
must have given lessons to some one play has two aspects: First, there is a
who gave the secret away or her maid picture of Paris in the heat of the Rev
may have left in dudgeon and revealed olutionary times; Paris as it appeared
her priceless secret or perhaps those on August tenth 1792 when the last
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picture is strong and full of life; can
nonading, love-making, wine-drinking
and death go hand in hand and make
up a sort of feverish chaos. With un
surpassed skill Sardou has shown us all
the'fadors'in-thepicture from the cen
tre of Catherine Hubscher's laundry in
Majajie, the queen of the Woodbrush the Rue Sainte Anne. The second part
tribes of South Africa, has died at the of the play is less vivid and more de-
age of one hundred and twenty years, liberate. The court of Napoleon at the
than we are and can pluck out the heart
of a mystery without being shown how.
I suppose the wind does not blow in
Australia for if it did even the Artful
Potter could not wear hei hair out doors
n her stage-style. . . . -
She is said to have been the original of
H. Rider Haggard's "She," familiar to
reader and playgoer.
"In Gay New York' is duplicating on
its tour the conspicuous success it
achieved during its long run at the
Casino. It is one of the largest and
most expensive organizations that will thy move about amid carefully clabo
be Been anywhere during the season, its ted luxury; there is a beautiful sur
membersbip aggregating seventy per- 'ace tn al things, with conspiracy lurk
eons. The entire Casino production it nR below. The beautiful and endoar
carried on tour, Xhi scenic enviroment ing part of "Madame Sana Gene' how
being exactly the same that was used.in ever, is the story of the woman who
the New York production. The ballet Bs the drama its title. In the play,
zenith of his power is, indeed, a sump
tuous picture. A dynasty has been
evolved from anarchy. The Sans coul
ottes and the and rank file of 9J are the
dukes and duchesses. There is a shim
mer of artificiality over it all, the wo
men are in the gorgeous empire gowns,
the men are gorgeous in gold and lace,
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and chorus contingents have the charm
of youth and beauty, and are costumed
with a lavish hand.
The Matineo Musicalo have moved to
pure an J simple, Bhe is not as potent a
figure as Fouche. tho minister of Police,
or the Emperor Napoleon, but she is a
lovable humorous delightful figure who
overshadows them as a charactor. As
new rooms in the Salsbury block, where Catherine Hubscher the laundress, she
it is hoped to secure a freedom from
noise and interruptions, and thereby
make tho program much more enjoy
able. The interesting scheme of work
for the year devotes days respectively to
French, Scandinavian, German, Aus-
is a mirth-loving, kind hearted, devil-
may-care girl. Later when she becomes
theducheesof Dantzig she is still the
same beautiful and pure woman amid
all the immorality about her. Her
giucheries, her slang and the audacious
trian, Hungarian.Bohemian. American, contempt for the meanness about her so
Russian, Polish, .English ana Italian " !" ma uo wuimuiug
composers, with two meetings spent on her husband to divorce her, but her
the studv of the orchestra, and the last shrewd good sense finally wins the Em-
meeting of the year given to Welsh. Pf to a generous appreciation of her
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virtues. Tho performances will bo with
practically the samo cast, which has
mace it such a success everywhere. Miss
Katherine Kidder as "Madam Sans
Gene" and Augustus Cook as Napoleon
head a phenomenally Btrong company of
Scotch and Iri6h songs. Christmas
music will furnish an appropriate pro
gram for tho opera meeting at holiday
time. There are but few vacancies in
the list of active members so it is de
sired that all who wish to loin the club
should consult with Mrs. Will Owen forty-two speaking parts.
Jones, chairman of the membership "
committee, as soon as possible. The One or the most important of this
number of asGociate members is un- season's theatrical events will unques
limited and it is hoped that tho change tionably be the coming engagement of
to the new quarters will attract many Otis Skinner at the Lansing Theatre,
new members. This club is an import- Wednesday, October, ltth for one night
ant factor in tho musical life of the city only when he will present tho greatest
and it should have a constantly increas- of the Shakespearean tragedies "darn
ing list of associate members in order let." "Hamlet" is not a strictly mysteri
that it may take a suitable rank among ous character He is a complex, incon
eimilar organizations in various parts of sistent and human, and in that he dif
the country. fers from the run of dramatic charac-
terp. Even Shakespear has not created
On Wednesday evening, October 28, another like him. Most dramatic char
the first production in English in this acters are played on ono string. How
city of Sardou's latest and greatest play, different is tho melancholy Dane. He
"Madame Sans Gene," will be given at js troubled. Hois gloomy. He is dw
the Lansing theatre. The occasion will pressed. He sometimes has hours of
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be an event of unusual interest to all
theatre-goers. The play is still a reign
ing dramatic sensation in Paris and
London, and Mr. Pitou, who owns the
American rights, has given the piece a
costly and elaborate production, dupli
cating, it is said, at a large outlay, every
particular of the origiaal Paris produc-
gaiety, sometimes moments of sp'endor
in action. In fact he is a real man.
Otis Skinner takes the view that "Ham
let" was Derfectly sane and that he as
sumed insanity in order that he might
the better accomplish his end, and he
brings to the part a degree of natual
ness that makes the character possible,
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