The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05
NOTE AND COMMENT
OF AFFAIRS DRAMATIC

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NOTE AND COMMENT
OF AFFAIRS DRAMATIC.
THE Gay White Way" the Shubert at
traction which is to open at the New York
Casino on Monday, and in which Jefferson
de Angels, Blanche Ring and Alexander
Carr are co-stars. is a musical revue,
which opened at Philadelphia on Septem-
Der %, In the course of its action the
stars and principals impersonate various
actors and men of prominence, and re-
produce scenes from the hits OF the sea-
son. One Interesting sketch is an imper-
~soLation of his father In 1.-The Great Di-
vide" by Henry Miller, jr. All the great
actors and actresses come in for a portion
Of the impersonations, and in one scene,
at the Actors Fair, the entire company
is made up after the prominent men and
women who-were conspicuously seen at
that event in the Metropolitan Opera
HOUSE. last May.
james O'Neill will play Monte Cristo"
at tho Lyric Theatre in New York, the
week beginning Monday, to be ollowed
by Macbeth" The revival of "Virginius,
so far as New York is concerned. end to-
right. Mr.. O'Neill had not intended to re-
tuin to the famous play with which his
$1,000 a1o " 0IOAA 80
identified. but the public. which is the
arbiter In ell things theatrical, simply re-
fused to permit him to leave New York
without at least one week of 1.-THE World
Is Mime In the meantime Mr.. O'Neln is
looking for a modern play, as he intends
to desert the grandeur of pompous days for
the century in which he lives, at least for
a while.
An exceedingly rare theatrical happen
ing occurred in New York this week, when
Lew Fields first appeared at the Herald
Square In THE Girl Behind the Counter"
1t was the first time almost within
memory when a musical comedy has been
received without a single discordant note
in the chorus of applausive criticism. A
production in which Mr.. Fields, the fun
NEST low comedian on our stage, makes
his appearance Is bound to be funny, even
II the vehicle itself is somewhat shaky,
but, from all accounts, THE Girl Behind
the Counter"-is dealing out the real goods
on their merits.
Although the opening date of the new
spectacle to be produced at the New York
Hippodrome is not till late November, re-
hearsals are being held on the big Hippo
drome stage every morning. The producers
of the new offering will have their hands
full If they expect to surpass "Neptune's
Daughter and Pioneer Days in novelty,
variety and lavishness, especially in the
scene Of the disappearing mermaids. These
two attractions still draw great crowds.
Klaw & Erlanger gave Henry Arthur
Jones's new play, The Evangelist"
originally called THE Galilean's victory"
its New York premiere at the Knicker-
booker Theatre last Monday evening. It
MADE a profound Impression and provoked
much c1rtA1a-- 49, - al
cusslon. Howard Kyle. as Sylvanus Reb-
nings, the evangelist: Dorothy Thomas, as
Mrs. Nuneham, and Charles Fulton, as
Tyson, the agnostic, each scored a per-
sonal success. The Evangelist" is un-
doubtedly one of the most serious of all
Mr.. Jones's serious plays. In the Develop
ment of the story he creates a relation
between the church and the stage. il none
exists, as some people claim, by presenting
on the stage some of the preblems that
confront the church, and in doing so brings
nome the battle between the denomina-
journalists themselves and 4iberal-minded,
without making an attack upon any one
sect. The story deals with contemporary
lie IN an honest way. 1t presents a side
which will appeal particularly to a large
percentage of the people who seldom, if
ever, visit the theatre. a strong religious
undertone. Mr.. Jones has, however, not
lost sight of the fact that the first demand
OF an audience is that it shall be enter
tAined.
Klaw & Erlanger will present Eugene
PreSbreys dramatic version of Sir Gilbert
Parker's novel, THE Right of Way" al
His Majesty's Theatre i'm Montreal next
Monday evening. The opening of this piece
in that city win undoubtedly prove auspi-
cious, as the scenes are laid there and in
the old French parish Of chaudiere. two
hundred miles away. Mr.. Presbrey, it Is
said, follows the novel quite faithfully, yet
has found 1t necessary to make some de-
partures from the trend OF the book story
for dramatic effect. Guy Standing, an
actor well fitted for the role of Charley
Steele, will star in the play, and Miss May
Buckley will be his leading woman.
The Naturalization of Bunyan's .'PiI-
grim's Progress" will be seen at Philadel-
phia on Tuesday, October s, when Henry
B. Harris and Maurice Campbell will pre-
sent Henrietta Crosman in "The Christian
Pilgrim The piece, which will be known
as a music play, is IN five acts and nine
scenes the music being written by William
Furst, who has for several years been con-
nected with David Belasco.
The latest work of Charles Klein, author,
among other things. of 1.-THE Lion and the
Mousse "The Music Master 'tThe Auc
tioneerH and "Heartsease. is to be pre-
scented Monday night in Washington by q
notable company The title Of the new
play is The Step-slster." The plot dis
cusses the second marriage Of a woman
and tells Of the struggles Of a girl who at
fempts to retrieve the family fortunes b.