Evening journal., 1906-12-29
PLAYSANDPLAYERS

The attraction at the Lyceum Theatre
next Monday for three days is Rowland /
and Clifford's scenic success, "Thorns /
and Orange Blossoms" Grammatical by I
Lem 3. Parker from Bertha NJ. Clay's /
popular novel of same name. This play /
was first produced last season at the /
Peoples Theatre, Chicago, by the Peo- /
pies Stock Company, and scored an in /
Simultaneous hit, which has been dupii- !
Gated by the company which has been |
appearing in the larger cities this sea- /
son. The theme of the play is the old, |
yet ever now story of the love of a fair /
woman for a handsome man and the I
Vaccinations Of a william to disrupt the !
home. ami how he Is fooled in the end. !
when husband and wife are reunited
and all ends in happiness.
This season an actor manager Rich
and earle, will present himself" TO
use his own phrase. in ''The Spring
Chicken" which will appear at the
Grand opera House shortly. The
Spring Chicken" ran for two years in
London on the strength of capital
story, adapted from the French, and
BY Ivan Caryll and Lionel MoncktJn.
Mr.. Carle has written six new numbers.
He will have in his support Emma jan
Vier. Bessie Mccoy. Adele Rowland
Nay Bouton, Victor Morley, Arthur
Conrad. SYLVAN Langlois, Richard
Rldgeley and Tony Sullivan. Miss
Janvier was one of the hits OF last sea-
son. as the wardrobe mistress in The
Mayor OF Toxic" and everybody VINO
went 10 the New York Hippodrome IN
tho last two years viii remember Bes-
sic McCoy's dancing.
Friday and Saturday nights and Satur-
day afternoon OF the coming week will
witness one of the unusually interesting
theatrical offerings of the season in this
city at the Grand opera House. It IS the
! first presentation here Of the new musical
fare, comedy by Glen Macponough. ESQ.,
called Tho Near Home" for which
( speciai music has been supplied by Victor
ilc.lcit From all accounts. this Is ono q
/ those elaborate stage presentations into
/ which everything is thrust that can in
/ any way add TO its brilliancy and 70 its
! effectiveness. The names associated with
the making OF tho play and with IFS pre-
sentation generally carry conviction of
work thoroughly well done Tho star Of
tho organization is Miss Emma Carus. a
singing comedienno who is generally re-
corded as the absolute leader in this line
Of work in this country
ono Of the most successful. up-to-
date and quick moving productions
that has vet hcon given a New York
hearing. Is "Thc Governors Pardon. "
which has established itself as a play
OF strong dramatic power ana which is
90 be presented at the Lyceum Theatre
on January g. and 8. The event viii
| rrove an interesting one from many
| gtandpoints. To Begin with the sroa,
automobile racing scene in the third
act is TO affair OF canvas and tinsel
but requires real machines of 80 horse
power. That they are actual racers
no one who has seen or VIII see the
/ play can doubt for a moment Tho
cars were specially built for this pro-
duction ana were turned out from tbs
regular 1906 models.
The show at the Garrick Theatre
his week has played to crowded
icuses. ana the chara cter Of the bill
merits the patronage IL has been ac-
-or3cd II is an extraordinary ARA,
OK talent In several respects. 'rh'
Night eBf0re Christmas and Barton
Ponies and Dogs are two features tina
have appealed especially 10 the It'll
so,ks and as a result the young gener
alton have been largely represented l.
he crowds that have patronized IN
oilL Fer the first week OF the New
Year. Manager DockStader has a pro
,r7m entirely I'm keeping With the oc
saSj0n. II presents variety O
0meoy and novelty that compares
very favorably with the show In
nus -onescd this week.
Hiimmslen's ideals gave an enjoy
ale programme at the Opera Hous
lst evening. After the regular bin
inb<r o. amateurs held tho board
IA ala some ereditable work IN
leals Wal close this evening with -
Acrtane Outlaw