New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

once more Broadway VIII blossom with new
signs this week and the first night clique will
wear out fresh supply Of gloves. There VIII
be openings on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday
and Saturday and a liberal choice Of attractions
.s offered.
On Monday night, at the Hudson Theatre,
Robert Edeson. still persisting in his laudable
desire 20 play only American dramas. VIII APP
pear in a new play by Y. illiam c. De Mile. a
son Of the late collaboration with David Belasco
several successful plays. The name Of the
new drama is "suronghearr," and its central
theme IS new TO- the stage and hopefully sug-
gestive OF dramatic possibilities-the love Of
that recent American. an educated Indian, for
woman not OF his race Mr.. Edeson, OF course,
plays the part OF this Indian, and the scene is
laid in Columbia, where he is a student. Col
lege life. football game. the big game Of the
year, furnish background for the play. oddly
enough. ''strongheart' and The College
Widow" were written quite Independently. the
newer play a little before the Ade comedy.
Their contemporary composition is one Of those
condolences that are so frequent in the literary
world. But there seems from the advance de-
scriptions OF Mr.. De Miles work TO be no essen
tial similarity between them. It may be stated
that strongheart does not get the girl. which
sounds more logical than. conventional The
cast:
Ross srssaHSa Richard sterling
@ gLlro Iss49I lloliIs
Fred skinner n. A Turner
Dick livingston Junior Henry Koiiter
SILLY saunders senior by courtesy HeIbet corthell
sosnsstahs ''stronEheaTt p; --.il3'--
Mrs FRANKS mother Rivers
Maud Weston Moiy's ehum's friend Jeanne Madeira
Dorothy Nelson. Franks Percita West
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Allen q guard. . = : . . - &C ca s f3o&d ,SIi
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Farley manager OF visiting Madison smith
Tomorrow night at the Herald Square Thea
ire Miss Blanche Walsh. last seen here in
Resurrection" viii appear as the star in a
new Fitch drama with the somewhat vague title.
THE Woman in the Case" Was there ever 4
play where there was not a woman in the case?
It Is a modern drama, society" play of a
kind, so that Miss Walsh viii wear modern con-
ventional gowns, something she has not done
on the stage since the days Of "Arstocracy"
The plot Of this drama is not disclosed, but that
does not so very much matter. The proof OF the
plot is IN the telling. anyway Mr.. Fitch prom
ises one Of his usual surprises" in the course
ot the evening. Perhaps it will come in the act
laid In the T0mbs. Before her New-York en-
gegement Is over Miss Walsh promises TO show
Jacob Gordin's drama, which is known to all
frequenters OF the Yiddish theatres on the East
Side Jacob Gordin is a great force among his
people, and a version Of one of his plays on
Broadway cannot. fail 10 be Of interest. This
particular drama IS. 10 say the least. broad"
and II deals with wholesale tragedy. But on the
road il has met everywhere with much success.
nor have the audiences baked when Mr.. Gordln
called q, spade a spade
Edward Terry Will be seen at the Princess
Theatre Monday evening in the third play OF
HIS repertory to be presented in America This
play, which is entitled Love IN Idleness' is
the Joint work OF Louis n. Parker T. ]. Good
man and Mr.. Terry. 1t has been presented sew
eral hundred times in England ana elsewhere
and is said 20 be most amusing comedy, much
on the order OF J. II Barrie's THE Professors
Love Story" Mr.. Terry's character, Mortimer
PencIebuTy, is a whose extreme procrasti-
nation involves him in tangle with every other
person concerned in the piece. Il costs him tenn
porarfly the love of the woman he worships and
complieates that woman unpleasantly with an
other man. Eventually, however, by a comic in
cident. he rights matters and Mr.. Pendlebury
Vowing that never again win he be late any
where. embraces the young woman OF his choice