| Show I KERS THEATER THE T R PASSES ASSES I ITS FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY N Nv IN 5 theo then theater ter ler the oldest old In Chicago chi and one of th ti four or Ova five oldest In Inthe Inthe Inthe the United 1111 passed pUlSed Its It II fIftieth birthday It war opened Nov 5 1167 1111 In 15 It ws Willi burned down doo and re me rebuilt built buill In the tho half of the then th tens rOost of the great actors and actresses fUtrell r of modern times hao have appeared upon Us Its stage The house houe va Wa opened o with a Il stock toek company and a I a star tar II H A APerry Pern Perry who was wat known as III a Handsome Harry PetTy Perry lie He died l ln A n year ear after r hi hit marriage In UW f fAgnes t Agnes Booth The pl ys on n that first tint night nl ht were Th Tho Rough nough Diamond and The Honeymoon One anI of et the men In that audience that night was u C J 3 hunt Html IS 11 street t tt who ho will b be bethe the guest Jut of ot the theater tonight The Tite tAn stars off r d by Mr lr during th the fIrst season were wore Charlotte hnott Cuchman ChArI Matthews Matthew La 10 gait gan Booth oth Joseph Proctor J Mr and Mrs 11 John Drew Drow and Mr Ir and Mrs During Purim the Civil Ovil war Mr gave aa part of at the Ihl theater building to th the women wamen of f Chicago for or u Il work workroom wor workroom room nIm to lint bai etc for the soldiers soldier Tb motto Th Tb r wi wile 11 kept on Oil all the Ih pro programs programs grams grama Mark Ora ishu h wi 0 wards found to t e tn an l t nt itt Edwin Edwn i Booth from th tt gallery galler of ing a I ett ot of IU III Ian Ill 6 ISM John meal mem memory ory or failed while MU hUe he lie waa was the tile ti title title titie tle tie role rok in Bp rt ou on M stage singe It Jt wa the greet creat tragedians last 1 In la IMS uta dur ng the lb ti run of ot a The TIIe Old OM Homestead t ad George A Ileane Sr fir the tha veteran actor died ill during a perform performance slice ance He lie 11 Wi In hi his hla dressing room waiting Weiling alii for hIs bis cue eua when the end cam After fr the death lath of ot Mr In Inthe lilt 1116 the IM iia 1 was wae taken by Jacob LIti |
