Athens Theatre

That eminent tragedian "Walker Whiteside. who appears at the Athens Theatre next Monday evening, Sept. 27, will present his new play ■"The Man in Black," in which he appears in a dual role. Mr. Whiteside has always been popular in the West and also in the South, but not until within the past year has he been able to conquer the East. He is an actor who has a charm about him equal to that of Booth or Barrett, and before he closes his days upon the stage he will be honored as much as they were. Palmer Cox's Brownies- no relation to Art's- are coming to the Athens Theatre soon. "The flowers and potted palnxs displayed at the Athens Theatre, are iurnished by Bischoff, the florist, and . add much to the beauty and reïinenient of the place. "Manager Liesemer has fitted up a retiring room for ladies, with a lady in attendance ,at the Athens Theatre, a thing which -wi 1 be greatly appreciated by the ladies who go to the theatre. If you desire to secure a good seat for the Y. JI. C. A. Lyceum eourse, you had better buy your ticket at once. The entertainments will be held in the Athens Theatre this year, and the eourse is a splendid one. Manager Liesemer is doing all he possibly can to beautify and dignify the Athens Theatre. Now if he can only keep the hoodlum element from running the shows wheu the crowd gets here, he will be accomplishing a grand tlilng for Ann Arbor. Fresh from his eummer vacation and eager to be again in the harneas, the eloquent tragedian Walker Whiteside appears here Monday September 27, at the new Athens Theater, in his new romantic drama, "The Man in Black." Added to the experience and niaturity his last tour brought Mm, Mr. Whiteside carries the prestige of a New York triumph. Hei carne ; he was seen, and he cbnquered. The best crities praised him enthusiastically and hailed him as the successor of Edwin Booth. New York has simply endorsed the verdict of the rest of the country. While the romantic trend of the day has led Mr. Whiteside to. employ his versatility in a new play, made Irom Stanley Weyman's famous book 'The Man in Black," he will by uo means desert the classic drama. He Avill play "Hamlet" and "The Merc-liant of Venice" witli the same conrieientiousness and inspiration that have won him iame already. He has added t o his company that Sterling actor Jlr. Frederick Paulding, M-h(j wil] be Mr. Whiteelde's leuding support. Jliss Lelia "Wolstan ■vvill still be leading ladjr- a more charming one could not be found. Mr. Whiteside's tour wlll be under llie direction of one of tlie most experienced and thorough-going oí managers, JIr. Mason Mitcnell. On its attendance upon Shakespeare a city's culture may bc rated, and it is believed that our city will rank high in its patronage of so excellent a treatment as the master wül receive at the hands of Mr. Whiteside.