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aThere and Back the London far
cical comedy in which we are to see
Comedians Charles E. Evans of "A
Parlor Match" fame and Charles H.
Hopper, renowned as the original
.Chimmie Fadden." at the head of a
brilliant company of comic players, in
GLIDING Weston Lennon, Frank Matthew,
Barney Reynolds. Herbert Ford, Eliz-
abeth Barry. Helena Phillips, Louise
Compton, and Florence Dunlap, is not a
musical melange like either of the
pieces in which the public is won't to as
sociate these two clever players. The
novelty is legitimate in tone through
out. Playgoers who may attend the
local performances at the Hyperion at
the popular matinee to-day and at
night, will not find Mr.. Evans in a role
as broadly exaggerated as his whimsic-
ally elastic part of the book agent in "A
Parlor Match nor Mr. Hopper in as
broad a caricature as his tough youth
of Edward Townsend's play. The pair
i'm the new piece are a twain of very
sorely nonplussed husbands, of fair
place in the social scale. decidedly
righteous in morals. and as natural in
conduct as might be any pair Of hus-
bands off the stage to-day, If confronted
by the dilemmas that harrass the pair.
Seat sale now open. Prices: Night, $1.50,
81, 75c; popular matinee, 81, 75c, SOC, 25c.
One of the principal characters in
tsNIy Wife's Husbands" the clever COM
edy which comes here after long run
in New York, is Mormon bishop, who
is obviously patterned after Congress-
man Roberts. the Mormon who was
turned down when he tried to get into
congress. This bishop goes to Wash
ington as a regularly elected congress-
man and has some trouble in taking his
seat. He meets former wife, the hero
inc. and she conceals the fact Of her
marriage to him in return for his prom
Use 70 prevent her latest husband from
finding out about her own previous mar
riages. Edwin Milton Royle, author of
the play, and his wife, the celebrated
Selena Fetter Royle, will appear as CO.
stars IN my Wife's Husbands at the
Hyperion on Monday night, September
%. Seat sale now open. Prices $3.50, 81,
75c. =.
Fred G. Berger and r. G.. Craerin, who
will give costly and complete produc-
ton Of Wilson Barrett's famous re-
ligious and historical drama '"The Sign
of the Cross" at the Hyperion Tuesday
night, September 20, have organized an
lncommonly strong company for this
powerful drama. 1t numbers forty
players selected for their ability and
capability in role requiring such strong
dramatic action and eloquent delivery
as those depicting the wonderful story
of the "sign of the Cross" The tri-
unnph of Christianity in it's darkest
days of oppression and persecution-the
reign os Nero in Rome. George Flood
has been engaged for the chief role OF
Nero in Rome George Flood has been
engaged for the chief role of Marcus
Superbus and his fine physical bearing
and sterling qualities as an actor will
undoubtedly secure commanding sue
cess. Seat sale now open. Prices ST..
75c, SOC, Csc.
Owen Wister the author of "The Vir.
ginian' says that he is gradually COM
ing to feel more like theatrical thar
literary person. He has spent the en-.
tire summer with Kirke L4aShelle il
dramatizing the book, and he is now 6
daily visitor at the rehearsals of the