The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-11-23
At LOCAL TREATERS.
rich MR.. HoCGENHEINER"
AT HYPERION TONIGHT
Wilton Lackaye in '"The Bonds
man" Attraction for Mon
day Evening.

The offering at the Hyperion to-
night will be Charles Frohman's pro-
duction of the musical farce, "The Rich
Mr. Hoggenheimer," with Sam Bernard
in the title role. In this new play
Piggy" of 1.-THE Girl from Kay's" has
reached middle age, has a wife and
grown son, and through his regard for
the former and devotion to the latter
he finds himself enmeshed In a tangle
of compromising and ludicrous Incl
dents, which keeps his audiences in
roars Of laughter The well known
piggy of Mr.. Bernard was an inter
esting conception and the character,
under new surroundings, gives him OPP
portunities for number of laughter
provoking situations. Miss Georgia
Game, Coincidence of fine reputation,
and company og seventy supporters
viii be seen in Mr.. Demands organiza-
ton. The combination of mirth and
melody In the new musical farce APP
peals with unusual persuasiveness to
lovers Of bright, clean, wholesome en-
tertainment.
Wilton LackRye in 1.-THE Bondman."
The name Of Hall Caine alone has
always been a big drawing card, both
| in England and America. This applies
to both literary and dramatic fields.
One of the best novels ever written by
Mr.. Game is ''The Bondman." The au-
thor wrote it some fifteen years ago,
when he was really In his prime Two
| years ago he made his own dramatiza-
ton Of the story and the play was pro-
| duced at the Drury Lane theater, Lon
don, where it scored a wonderful sue.
cess and ran for owes year. Now
| Mr.. Caine has released the American
rights to the popular actor wilton
Ilaekaye and on Monday evening Mr.
Lackaye viii be seen in the play at the
Hyperion
4 The combination Of HAL Game, Will
ton Lackaye, ana William A. Brady as
a producer, means that the American
public is now being offered one of the
greatest dramatic treats Of the present
season. The story OF ''The Bondman"
gives ample opportunity u remark
able scenic effects and these have not
been lost sight Of. When Mr. Lackaye
comes here he brings with him three
carloads of special scenery, much OF
which has been imported from Eng
j land. The press criticisms. whtch have
already reached this city. prove con
clusively that the play has made a bie
sensation wherever presented and Mr.
I,akaye his biggest hit since his Sven
gall" A company Of sixty people,
+ which includes many Of our best known
] PLAYERS, will support Mr.. Lackaye,
. Following upon the production here
Q Mr.. Lackaye viii be seen on Broad
: way.
Ell. sotllern Coming.
Mr.. r. Fl. Sothern will begin an en-
J gagement OF two performances at TIKI
J Hyperion on November 2S with the frs
production here of q new play entitled
"The Fool Hath Said In His Hear
There Is No God" written by Laurenc
Irving and founded ON DostoieffslSi'
3 celebrated novel, "Crime and Punish
! ment." The new play, "The Fool Hat
Said In His Heart There Is No God,
is based upon several incidents
> Dostoieffski's book called "Crfme an
Punishment" In some places tn
dramatist has indorsed the rules OF tn
novelist in regard to the right Of
= mans personal liberty to punish an ir
!, dividual wrong without appeal to II
! state. The play in reality hinges aroun
= the question whether or not murder
ever iustifiable. The touch of poetr
= is given to the dramatic treatmer
through the fact that the central cha'
n acter, who at the beginning of the pla
Y is a revolutionist and an atheist,
finally converted to realization OF h
Y crime and an appreciation, Of the d
i vinity through the love and influep'
of the young girl whose life he hi
4 saved.
q The Irving play will be given ne
n Thursday night.
Mr.. Sothem will revive IF I We,
y King" appearing in the role of Frai
y co.'s Villon, the character which
y created with so much success son
N years ago, on Friday night.