The sun., 1905-09-03
MANY NEW PLAYS OF INTEREST
JOHN DREW, MAXINE ELLIOTT
AND GOODWIN TO REAPPEAR.

JOHN DREW, MAXINE ELLIOTT
AND GOODWIN TO REAPPEAR.
Drew 70 Have . Thomas Play-Miss Eluette
by Clyde Fitch-"The Predigal Son"
by Hail Caine and '1he Rogers BROTH
err In Ireland"-A New shaN P1sy.
Half a dozen new plays will have their
New York openings tomorrow nisn'' anu
others will be seen for the first time here on
Tuesday and Wednesday. The Empire will
start its thirteenth season with John Drew
as usual. but this time he is to appear In
new play by an American author. Augustus
Thomas has written it and 1t is called DE
Lanoey," after the part which Mr.. Dre~
nlavs. The scenes are in and about New
York. and the hero-Mr Drew OF course
IA a man Of the foxhunting set who IN help
ing on another's love affair falls IN iove
himself. That sounds commonplace enough,
hnt Il NAV be assumed that Mr. Thomas
has written . comedy that is not common
nIaoa. Margaret Dale is still Mr.. Drews
leading woman. Others in the company
are waiter Hale, Meripee Johnston, Guy
Nichols. Sidney Irving. Doris keene ana
Kate Meek.
AClvde Fitch play is always an interesting
! event. and . Clyde Fitch play with Maxne
Elliott ought to be doubly interesting. Her
| Great Match" is the new comedy which Will
he seen at the Criterion Theater Tomorrow
nigh. Miss Elliott's part is that OF 10
| Shsldon. an American girl who, while IN
England, meets a European Crown frinoe
| travelling inoognito. The story hinges on
| his offer to her OF morganatic marriage.
What the outcome is Mr.. Fitch has not yet
divulged unless the title gives hint Charles
Dillingham;, Miss Elliott manager, has pro-
yided for her a company Of much ability.
Charles Cherry is the wandering Crown
Prince. Adolph of Edstphdiid. Herbert
Standing. Leon Qiartermaine, Madge Girdle-
stone. Mathilde Cottrelly, Nellie Thore and
Suzanne Perry all have parts OF importance.
The scenes Of the four acts are laid in
England
| Lulu Glaser is also to be an American
girl abroad in the musical comedy which
Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith have
written for her and In which she will be seen
at the Knickerbocker tomorrow night.
She is to be Dorothy Gay, the Miss Dolly
Dollars" for whom the play is named. Her
father is q manufacturer Of condensed
SOUPS, and on the operatic stage that can
mean nothing but countless wealth. One
soene Ia at Hen.ey where suitors flock about
her. the other at Paris Hotel when the &C.
oepted and apparently penniless lover
| proyes to be q real live lord. In the sup
porting company are Melville Stewart,
r. C. Herr, Carter dc Haven, Charles Brad
shaw, Carrie Perkins and Byron Ongley.
Hall Gaines .The Prodigal Son. which
ct with a favorable reception in Wash
ington, where it had it's tryout, will be seen
at the New Amsterdam Theater tomorrow
the same name. Lebler d co., WHO pro-
duce this as they have produced Mr.. Gaines
other novel plays, have secured a cast OF
marked excellence, including Edward Nor
gan, Aubrey Boucicault Marie WanW1ght'
man..W. II. Thompson, Ben Webster. j. E.
Dodson. George c. Boniface, ST., and Henry
Bergman. The scenes Of the play in Ice
land and in the Riviera give plenty Of OPP
portunity for an elaborate setting.
New York theatergoers are used to seeing
the Rogers Brothers In one country after
another and this year they will find them
in Ireland. John ]. McNally has Of course
written the book Of 'The Rogers Brothers
in Ireland and has promised that there
shall be a real story running through 1t
story in which all the actors tor save the Nv Two
HofYmann has written the music and George
v. Hobart the lyrics. A hint OF the plot
is found in the announcement that s,nnch
Punk and Nicholas Punk (the, Rogers
Barney Stone for exhibition purposes
in order that they may use the money to
free Ireland. In the cast are Cornine.
Maurice darcy, Josie 1ntropodi. Bessie
Conroy.
Anew dramatic author will have chance
at the Madison Square Theater tomorrow
night. when .The Prince Chap, by Edward
Peple, will be submitted to the verdict Of
first night audience. An odd feature
il that one character Is shown In the three
acts at the ages Of S, and 49,, and three
players, Helen Pullman. Edith speare and
Lottie Alter, will interpret 1t. Cyril Scott
best known in musical comedy, has the
chief male part, but the presence OF Grace
KimbaIl, Cecil de Mile and Thomas A.
Wise assure a we'll balanced cast.
First nighters will have small chance to
catch their breath this week, for Tuesday
will see the production Of George Bernard
Shaw's comedy, Man and Superman.
The name OF the author is enough to insure
brilliant play with unusual characters
one OF which Is chauffeur who deals in
, philosophical remarks. There is love
story, but it is sure to be far from the ex
pected. Robert Lorraine has the leading
part OF John Tdnner Fay Davis will be
the Ann Whitefeld. None Of the others
. OF the cast but Is familiar to New York
They include Louis Massen. Alfred Hick
man, Sally Williams, Clara Bloodgood
Edward Abeles and Richard Bennett.
The Lyceum will be dark for two nights
this week. On Wednesday it will reoper
with Beauty and the Barge comedy
by w. W. Jacobs and Louis N. Parker. II
which Nat Good win has the chief part
. Mr.. Jaoobss short stories OF long shor,
life are familiar to most readers. and in thil
,, three act play he introduces a new lot o
; the characters which he has made famous
Mr.. Goodwin u to be Capt, james BAILEY
: the too obliging captain OF the barge Hear
, In Hand. His help to the wooing Of youn,
; couple makes the story In telling It HI
.. will have the help Of katherine Florence
Galway Herbert. Neil O'Brien, Ina Gold
! smith and others.