The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05

Idabbling In Wall street speculation. TIT
girl comes In contact with . man whom
Mr.. Klein is pleased to design the meanesl
lAmerican millionaire" The company. which
has been organized as the Garrack Theatre
Comedy Company, to be permanently in
stalled ia New York at that house, includes
Crystal Herne, Grace Filikins, Bruce Nc
Rae, Dorothy Dorr. Mathiide Cottrelly
Frederic De Belleville. Ralph Delmore
John Findlay, William Sampson. Annf
Johnston, Gertrude Doremus. Helen Ora,
ham. George A. Wright and Ira Hards.
Nine. Ala Nazimova has achieved an
other triumph in her extraordinary career
In Ibsen's THE Master Builder" Opin-
Ions differ widely as to the worth Of this
a most bewildering OF symbol dramas. but
not at all as to the quality of the talented
Russians acting. 1t Is the present inten-
tion to keep 'rhe Master Builder on until
after the holidays, when a new play will
be produced with the versatile Nazlmova
In an entirely different role from any she
has 80 far essayed.
walter N. Lawrence announces that be
has selected Laura Nelson Hall for the
leading role OF Mrs. Patrick in The COM
ing of Mrs. Patrick by Rachel Crothers.
which is to be his next production at the
Madison Square Theatre. The play will be
first performed at the Madison Square on
October 10.
The Shuberts announce that after his
Chicago engagement and a short road tour,
E H. Sothern will 90 into the Lyric in
New York for a brief season, probably fol-
lowing James ONeill. Mr.. Sothern has not
yet made. public the plays he will select for
his metropolitan engagement. but undount-
eddy IF / Were King Will be Included.
I'm Chicago Mr.. sothern played, for the
first time, the new drama by Laurence
Irving, son of the late Sir Henry irving,
THE Fool Hath Said in His Heart"
James X. Hackett's production Of "a
Fool and a Girl" a comedy by a new
dramatic author, David Mersh Griffith,
has met with success in Washington. Fam
ME Ward Is featured In the cast.
Puccinis next opera Is to be based on
David Belasco's 'The Girl of the Golden
West"
Herbert Kelcey ard Fife hannon under
the personal direction Of Ferdinand Cots
schalk. are rehearsIng their new play.
Bridge"
Frank Worthing will first appear as a
star in a play called Give a Dog a Bad
Name" written by Cyril Hallward, who Is
~ U L INK OuIZOl, the LOnQOn
manager. Mr. Workings role is that Of
a social adventurer who finds himself I'M
able to live down the stigma of his past
when to do SO means the happiness of
those dear to him, and the play eliminates
in tragedy.
Otis Skinner opened his season this week
in the four-act play, THE Honor OF the
Family" by Emile Fabre. Mr.. SINNERS
supporting company includes Miss Percy
HasweIl and Joseph wheelock, sr.
Miss Grace George obtained while In
London a comedy by Jerome X. Jerome
called Sylvia Of the Letters, (" which she
expects soon to try out on tour. This
writer, who achieved his masterpiece of
satirical humor in his "Stageland,' now
twenty years old, has had his chief sue
cess in the theatre with a play written
around a woman-'Miss HOBBS in which
both Miss Annie Russellt n Miss Mar
garet Anglin have acted In this country.
Other Jerome plays have been his half
forgotten New Lamps for DID, produced
in 1890 by Augustin DAILY. with Miss Ada
Rehan, John Drew and Mrs. Gilbert in the
cast; .tWoodbarrow Farm which e. H.
Sothern acted here in 1SsO-s1, under the
title of The Master of W0odbarrow;'
"A Way to Win a Woman also produced
hy Sothern, 1894; John Inglesby." acted iu
the old Lyceum Theatre, New York city,
1898, with James K. Hackett and Miss
Mary Mannering in the cast, and Tom
N.Y." footlighted from his novel Of that
name.
SIgnor Ermete Novels, the distinguished
Italian actor, will play a limited engage
ment of twelve weeks In this country this
season under Shubert management. He
will arrive in New York about October %.
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