The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11
WILDE'S "SALOME" TOB BIZ SEEN
MERCEDES LEIGH TO OFFER 1T
AT A SPECIAL MATINEE.
Joe weber's Company Returns to the Old
Music Hall -Manteli ~ ''OtheIlo' and
"IagO"-Miss Angiin and Miss shweI
I'm "Mrs Dzne's Defcnce''- BurIesque.


in 'Mrs Danes Observation-Disclosures.
At a special matinee at the Aston Theatre
on Thursday Mercedes Leigh will present
Oscar Wilde's -SAlome- for the first time
in his country. ~Salome" is a one-act
tragedy, of which the eliminating scene
Is the dance If SoIome before Herod "or the
head Of John the Baptist. At the same
matinee Edward Elsneris one act play
The Prophet, with Harry Leighton in the
chief part Of John the Baptist, will be pro-
duced.
Joe Weber's company returns to his old
home on Broadway on Monday night with
last seasons successes. "Twiddle Twsddle'
and The Squaw Mans Girl Of the Golden
West" Besides Mr.. Weber. the company
includes Marie Dressler. Edward j. Con-
nelly, Flora Zabelle, Ernest Lambart and
Bonnie Magin. In a few weeks the com
pany will produce a new Victor Herbert
Edgar Smith piece.
The second week Of Robert Mantell at
the Academy Of Music will be divided be-
tween -Othello' and Hamlet. A." save Tor a
single performance Of -Richelleu IN Thurs
day night. "Othello' will be the bill to-
morrow. Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and Wednesday matinee. Mr.. Mantell will
appear in the title role tomorrow night,
and at the other performances will be seen
as logo.
Miss Margaret Anglin's and Miss Lena
Ashwell's appearances in their great early
success. Mrs. Danes Defence will be
made at the Lyric Theatre on next Thurs
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rection OF the Henry Miller company. Pc
culiar interest attaches to these perform
anoes, as the New York public will have an
opportunity to contrast the two Mrs. Danes,
and in one performance Miss Anglin will
play a light comedy role for the first time
here. On Thursday afternoon Miss Ash
well will play Mrs. Dane and Miss Anglin
Lady Eastney. On Friday afternoon the
roles will be reversed.
Nine. ALA Nazimova, the Russian actress,
will make her debut as an English speaking
player at the Princess Theatre Tuesday
afternoon next, when Henry Miller will
present her and a company including John
Blair, Dodson Mitchell, John Findlay,
Laura Hope Crews and Mrs. Whinen in
Ibsen's -Hedda Gabler.- The performance
will be repeated on Thursday and Friday
afternoons, and beginning next week four
performances a week will be given.
Lew Fields and his stock company, at
the Herald Square Theatre, will Introduce
a burlesque on The Great Divide . on
Thursday evening. 1t will be called THE
Great Decide The production has been
arranged and staged by Julian Mitchell.
Blanche Ring and Peter +. Daley will be
in the cast. About Town will be cut
considerably to make room for the bur-
lesque.
May Irwin is making lots Of fun for
crowded houses at the Bijou Theatre in
Mrs. wilson The bridge whist scene
rouse many hearty laughs. That's All
has been left on the title Of the play to avoid
legal complications.
This is the last week Of the engagement
Of Viola Allen in -Cymbeline' at the Aston
Theatre. Miss Aliens Imo0en has added
to her reputation. There will he a profess
sional matinee on Wednesday.
Montgomery and Stone in Charles Dilling-
hams production OF "The Red Mill con-
tinue their run at the Knickerbocker.
James T. Powers, as Pirate Charlie
Taylor, the B~dndmdstsr, in The Blue Moon
is drawing crowded houses to the Casino,
The dancing Of the pony ballet is a par
ticularly pleasing part OF the show.
Miss lena Ashwell concludes her engage
ment in The Shulamite' at the Lyric
Theatre next Saturday evening.
The success OF Will Thaller. the German
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unnecessary to change the programme
at the Irving Place Theatre until Thursday
evening next, when a new comedy in four
acts, by Gustav Davis. entitled die Kata-
komben' (-The Cataoombs"( y. will replace
-Onkel Toni" In the new play Will Thai
Ter will appear as the Official Bohrmdnn.
"The Lion and the Mouse" will enter upon
the ffty-fourth week of its run at the
Lyceum Theatre tomorrow night, when
Grace Elliston, the originator OF the role
OF Shirley Rossmore, will return to the cast
after an absence of several months because
Of illness.
Rose Stahl in the Chorus Lady" is play
ing to capacity audiences at the Hackett
Theatre. On Tuesday, November 20. Miss
Stahl and her company will give a profess
sion matinee.
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
continue in George Bernard Shaw's Cesar
and Cleopatra" at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, where they will begin their third
week tomorrow evening. Mr.. Robertson
and Miss Elliott have made a great success
in his play.
William (iillette's out of town engage
ments in -Clsrice" have been cancelled up
to the new year so that he can remain at the
Garrick Theatre, which is well filed at every
performance.
John Drew returns to his ocular schedule
OF Wednesday and Saturday matinees at the
Empire Theatre this week. His House in
Order" has proved an admirable vehicle for
Mr.. Drew's talents.
Sam Bernard begins his fourth week at
WaIlack's in The Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer,s
in which large audiences find much that is
diverting.
The Hypocr.tes' Is rounding out its
third month at the Hudson and is drawing
crowded houses.
THE Little Cherub." with Hattie Will