The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-15

The latest strong hit in town has
been registered at the Liberty theater
by the charming English actress,
Ellis Jeffreys, in the new comedy
called"The Dear Unfair Sex" 1.-THE
Dear Unfair Sex" Is comedy OF mod
ern manners, lucidly constructed and
wittily written. 1t is admirably
played by Miss Jeffreys and her com
pany, headed by Charles Cartwright
an actot of international and de
served renown.
Miss Jeffreys' managers, by the by.
the Messrs. Liebler & company. have
outlined for the season a considerably
more extensive western campaign
than heretofore. No less than Eve Of
their attractions will be observed
west of the Mississippi river for long
tours. ''The Squaw Man" with Will
liam Faversham in his original role.
after proceeding south to New Or
leans. will go as far west as Omaha.
MRS Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" after 1s engagement at the
New York theatcr, is booked for a
southerly and westerly route.
Jessie Busley. the newest of the
Liebler stars, is to be seen as the
heroine of 'In the Bishops Carriage
beginning shortly in Schenectady,
N Y.
BY far the greatest success ever
scored in this country by a play from
the pen of Henry Arthur Jones, the
distinguished English dramatist. is on
view at the Hudson theater, where
"The Hypocrltes" seems likely to run
all winter.
The excessively British farce, "The
Little Stranger" at James X Hack
ett's theater, is but fair success. as
gagged by public estimation. The
piece is to be Withdrawn in short
order. and Edward A. Bradens pro-
duction, MAN and His Angel" will
be substituted.
Never In her life has Maude Adams
been In such robust health as at pres
emit. She likes her role in "Peter
Pan so very much that she would
play 1t twelve times week If Mr..
Frohman would give his consent.
The gifted actress will be the holt
day attraction at the Empire theater,
where the seats for the entire week
all sold out before the end of the run
last spring.
Blanche Walsh is a full partner
with Wagenhals and Kemper In the
lease of the new Astor theater In
Times Square alongside the Hotel
Aston.
ED. Price takes personal charge OF
the preliminary tour of Lillian Rus
sell in the new comedy, "Barbara's
Millions" Miss Russell will make
her first appearance in New York as a
commedienne without chorus or other
pictorial embellishments during the
month of October. After that Mr..
Price will ASSUME active charge of
the Interstate Amusement company,
a producing corporation capitalized
at $3.50 900 and composed Of AL. Hay
man, A. l.. Erlanger, Marc Klaw,
Charles Frohman, Daniel Frohman,
Frank Mckee, William Harris, Isaac
B. Rich, Samuel f. Nixon, J. Fred
Zimmerman, Joseph Brooks, William
A. Brady, George C. Tyler, Henry w.
Savage, A. w. Dingwall, Samuel II.
Harris, George NJ. Cohan and others.
About Town." the musical farce
in which Lew Fields is exploited at
the Herald Square theater, does not
seem to be quite the thing. There is
something lacking, and the manage
ment thus far has not been able to
Identify the missing link.
John Drew, in the new Pinero piece,
His House in Order" has the most
genuine kind of hit at the Empire
theater. Should anything fall down
at any OF the other Frohman houses
before the end of Mr.. Drew's time at
the Empire, he may remain in New