The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-05
ENTERT4I INAT ENTS.
Hyperion rheatyr

JOHN DREW IN HIS NEW PLAY
 THE SECOND IN COMMAND AT
 HYPERION TO- NIGHT.
 The attraction of the Hyperion the ater this evening will be John Drew in his new play, The Second in Com mand, nd colncident with that event will be MT Drew's tenth season in this city as star under Charles Frohman's management. MT. F'rohman presents Mr. Drew at this time in the above new comedy which is in four acts and by Captain R. Marshall, the author of "A Royal Family. It is a story of love and sacrifice and Captain Marshall is said to be as felicitous in the telling of 1t as he was the fantastic comedy in which Miss Annie Russell made such a success last year The Second in Command" ran at the Empire theater, New York, early this season for nearly live months after run of nine months at the Haymarket theater, London, last season. In the piece Mir. Drew, for the first time in his career as d star, wears a military uniform. With the eXcep-
 tion of Miss Ida Conquest, who con-
 tinues to be his leading lady MT. DreW's organization this year is almost entirely new. This will be apparent upon scanning the names of the play CTS who comprise Guy Standing, Os- Wald Yorke, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Baker F. Newton Lindo, Robert Scha.
 ble, Reginald Darlington, Percy Smith, Neil Harper, Robert Mackay, Ida Yer non and Louise Drew.
 The character which MT. Drew plays is called Major Christopher Bingham, who is kind hearted blundering fel- low as unfortunate in his love- making as In everything else. Seats now on sale. Prices $1.50. $1. 75c.
 In writing Miss Simplicity" the new operatic comedy in which Frank Daniels is to appear at the Hyperion on Monday night, R. A. Barnet seems to have concocted one of tn weirdest complications that have ever graced the comic opera stage, The principal thing that is expected of the lbretto for Daniels piece is that it shall afford plenty of chances for this rotund merry maker to display the droll and unique comedy methods for which he has be- come famous. From what is known in advance of the role which MT. Barnet has supplied for Daniels in this new piece, it seems that he must have surely given the comedian plenty of funny things to do. His new part is known as < Blossoms. He is originally trolley car conductor Suddenly he becomes the valet of a king and has to run the royal automobile The first thing that happens to him is a terrific eXplo- sion of this same gasoline buggy and. before he gets the roadside dust out of his mouth, he is ordered by his majesty to temporarily disguise himself as king and assume all of the duties, worries, intrigues, amours and troubles that are supposed to mark the life of the aver age monarch. It is not difficult to pie ture the fun that the clever MT. Barnet and the funny MT. Daniels doubtless succeed in squeezing out of such a state of affairs as this.
 Daniels company this year is said to be the largest he has ever carried and among it's members are Will Danforth, Tom Ricketts, Owen Westford, Helen Lord, Allene Crater, Grace Belmont, Helen Merrell, Grace Meyers and Flor ance Burns.
 Seats now on sale. Prices $50, s1 l and 75c.
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