Evening star., 1900-12-22
COMING ATTR

NEW NATIONAL THEATER - Olga
Nethersole will commence her engasement
ct the New National Theater Monday even
ing in Daude,'s ''Sapho." dramatized by
clyde Fitch. and played by her for an un-
interrupted season of six months at Wal
lack Theater last year and again to
enormous houses on the opening of her
present season in New York The char
acter of Fanny Legrand gives the eminent
Young actress opportunities for the vivid
realism and character coloring which so
distinguish her work. ''Sapho" will be
given Monday, Tuesday. "Wednesday nights
and Christmas matinee and on THURSDAY
night, Friday and Saturday matinee the
actress Will present for the first time here
sudermanns masterpiece, 'Magda" The
| story OF 'Magda' is familiar to many play-
goers, as well to students of literature
1t IS powerful drama, and this production
OF II gains interest from the fact that 1t is
new TO MISS Nethersolcs repertoire. Mag
da' allows Miss Nethersole splendid onnnr
tuniues for her great emotional ability
COLUMBIA THEATER.-The engaee-
IN their new successful play, MY Lady
Dainty" at :he Columbia, for Christmas
week, beginning Monday night, should
prove strong magnet from many points
OF View Mr.. Kelley and Miss Shannon are
warm favorites with the best class of thea
ter patrons. Madeleine I.ucette Ryiey's
former works have always been highly sue
cessful here. and. as in my Lady DaintV..
this talented playwright is said to have
produced a play superior to her .'t,hr
topher Junior and "An American Citizen, :"
telling story of beautiful sentiment and
sparkling comedy, one act showing tha invs
ana V1cissitudes of the heroine on the e1e
OF Christmastide The play is In four acts
ana tells an interesting story, in which tha
heroine IS a young goyerness and the hero
an easy-golng. good-natured ne'er-do-welI
eider son of titled family. The action of
me nrst and last acts takes place at y sea-
SIDE resort IN England and the other two
n a New York fiat The author il said ~
nave created characters for Mr. Kelcey
ana Miss Shannon which reveal both of
.hese artists In a manner which displays
,helr most artistic methods. The new DIay
~ produced by special arrangement with
charies Frohman, who secured the Amari
can rights at the same time that the dis
unsuished actor Charles Wyndham Oh
tanned those for Great Britain The Ia 49,
VIII shortly present the play at his own
theater IN London The comedy, which tells
beautiful love story in which tender
sentiment, bright comedy and felcitous
humor are happily blended has been h,eh.
~ lauded for its originality strongly sTs
tanned interest and fine literary quality. Its
success Is OF so emphatic a character thai
ARRANGEMENTS ara have been made with Mr..
frohman for Its production for an extended
run at one of his New York theaters Sna
clai new scenery has been painted for the
PRODUCTION. new incidental music has been
expressly written for it By William Fnaret
or the Empire Theater, New York and
company OF exceptional ability. Including
serner Charges, William Boag. Isabel Wal
dron, Winona Shannon, George Pesrce
William Evans, Ethel Sanborn, George
Robinson. Louise Bryant, Argyle CampheIJ
Willie Weston, Lucille Bernard, Arthur
Bryant. There will be three matinees-on
Christmas day. Thursday and Saturday.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER
bronson Howard's powerful American NAV
Arlstocracy, will be next weeks offerine
by the Lafayette Square Stock Companv
since It's original presentation, six years
ago. this comedy-drama has been iustly
considered one of the greatest nIays ever
written by an American author. Although
Its name implies foreign sentiment If is in
really tribute to American manhood. rhe
principal characters in the play are the
four members of an American family who
after the father strikes gold in Caiifornis
ane becomes enormously wealthy, decide TO
go into society. Mr.. Howard's theme in the
play Is Every woman would be a queen. ;,
but he teaches that every American woman
Is queen In her own right without being
forced to import a decayed title Miss Percy
Haswell, the charming leading lady of the
Lafayette company, will play the role of
the young wife. the most dramatic fenH-
nine role in the play. Eugene Ormonde
will have the leading heroic role of the Cali
fornia millionaire. John T. Sullivan viii be
welcomed back to the Lafayette cast in the
role OF the villain. 80 splendidly played in
the original production by william Faver-