New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
STAGE AFFAIRS.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
,7na of the most popular and continuously sue
essfuI plays of the present period, THE Lion and
the Mouse" by Mr. Charles Klein coming TO Ne"
York for the fourth time, VIII be presented at the
Academy Of Music tomorrow night The produc-
,,on "a offered by M Henry p. Harris. That play
had "a run Of 6o9 nights at the Lyceum Theaue'
ana since then il has been acted many times III
ether cities end elsewhere in New YORK a coI
reoeption no doubt awaits it at the Academy the
cast Will not much differ from that WIN "fich II
mas originally acted The principal parts VIII De
assumed by Edmund Breese. Gertrude CoshIan'
william Levers. Marion Pollock Johnson fIdZsf
Coulter Grace Thorne, z. A. Eberle, Carolyh FL
terts Reginald Darlington. Charles Sturgls. Jula
Hanchett Walter Allen, Ella Craven Margaret
Grey and ". il. Mcdonald
AsToR THEATRE.
:, IS rurposod TO introduce into THE Yankee
Tourist now successfully current at the Astor
Theatre A burlesque of The Merry WIDOW IN
which Mr. Hitchcock and his wife, Flora Haoel'e'
will perform as Prince Danilo and the Wido"'
.~The Yankee Tourist is in its fourth nohlh al
the Astor Theatre and it be recorded as one
u the most substantial successes of the present
dramatic season The scene in The Merry "luo"
that has been chosen basis OF pleasant uaN-
esty is that OF the waltz. Mr.. fltchcochs ; quoIiiN
hun1or and Flora ZabeIle's vivacty should make
this burlesaue charming feature of their gay and
cheerful comedy. The engagement of Mr.. Hitch
cock will terminate November 9.
BELAsCo THEATRE.
II is announced tnat Mr.. Belasco viii withdraw
The Rose of the Rancho from this stage two
weeks from now. Persons wshful TO see that IN
terestiug play must therefore make haste TO i'm
prove such opportunities remain. The final per
for4nance of IL here viii occur November Q. Miss
Frances Starr. who has considerably strengthened
her professional reputation by her acting OF the
inpetuous and capric.ous heroine Juanlta VIII
then convey the Rose 10 other cities. On Novem-
l.vf1Ti liant md
blanche Bates. viii make her Te-entrance at the
BelascO Theatre. acting in Mr.. Beiosco's drama
The Girl Of the Golden West" That play is TO
have g run Of three weeks and then is 10 be sue
cee3ed by a new drama, entitled The Warrens OF
Virginia" written by Henry <. De Mile and
probably revised by Nj. Belasco-whose pen IS
seldom sdle An extra afternoon performance VIII
occur ri The Belasco Theatre on Election Day
BERKELEY THEATRE.
This little theatre in 44th street. near Fifth ave
nue. has been the scene Of various experiments no
one Of which has attracted much attention. AT
present 1t is open. under the management or MT.
Arnold DAILY who seems to have adopted plan
that succeeded many years ago, when Mitchell
managed the Olympic The bill is made up OF short
plays and the intention IS that they shall be neaty
acted and that changes shall frequently occur
The performance begins at O'Clock P NJ The plays
now current are ''Washington's First Defeat
.aT'be Martyr and How He Lied 20 Her Hus-
band" The company includes Marian Chapman
Matte Fergerson. Helen Ware and Holbrook Blinn-
in The Martyr" Nine. Hanako, japanese
actress who is thought to be exceptionally clever,
plays the chief part, assisted by other Japanese
performers. a special performance, in honor OK
the Emperor OF Japan, IS 10 be given on Noven1-
her / at the Hotel Astor. Mr.. Daily signifies also
that he win produce November g. two One-act
plays adapted from French originals.-one Of them
called THE Vandyke' and one Of them called
AFTER the Opera; and that he will display Nine
Hanako in new play called "A japanese Lady"
and will demonstrate that theatre of ideas need
not be a theatre Of gloom but that good plays can
stimulate laughter well thoughts" II has
commonly been thought that all theatres are, more
less theatres ideas. but It would appear that
the seraph Thought has made her permanent perch
on the Berkeley Theatre. II Mr.. Arnold DAILY viii
leave off talking nonsense and give TO his audi
ences fthe refreshment Of good plays well acted he
can erhaps. succeed. His methods, hitherto. have
been silly and tiresome.