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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
JAMES J. C0RBETT TO PLAY
A GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR

At Blaney's Theatre next week the
Mittenthal Brothers Amusement Com
pany will present James ]. Corbett and
his company in a play said TO he a COM
posite bill embracing the character of the
detective, Sherlock Holmes. pitted against
the gentleman-burglar, Ned Danvers, a
sort of "Rafies."
The title Of the offering is THE Burglar
and the Lady" and the story is of the
efforts of a wealthy banker to effect the
capture Of a mysterious thief, who has
defied the best OF the local sleuths until,
In desperation, the famous English man
taker, Sherlock Holmes, has been sent for.
Upon the very night of his arrival, the
willy crook selects the home of the banker
for plumber. and has just completed his pill
fering when the daughter of the house I'M
expectedly enters the room, as he Is about
to depart. Thus SURPRISED, he resorts to a
subterfuge that provides the hinge of the
plot, for he glibly introduces himself as a
detective. and succeeds SO well In convinc-
ing the girl Of his sincerity that his SUI
preme audacity prompts him to remain and
meet the family. who are returning from a
charity ball.
The entrance of the party, accompanied
by Sherlock Holmes, presents IN oppor'
tunity for a play OF wits between the two
principals and, though Danvers apparently
holds his own, Holmes is not deceived AZ
to the true character Of his opponent, and
lays plans accordingly. Danvers, after
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
Sam BERNARD IN "THE RICH
MR..

The attraction at the Newark Theatre
next week will be the widely known
comedian. Sam Bernard. in ''The Rich Mr..
sHoggenheimer.'' This is a musical farce,
the book OF which was written by Harry
3. Smith aud the music by Ludwig Eng
lander. AS a laugh-provoker Sam Demands
ris has been rapid and his reputation is of
that enduring kind which only follows In
the wake OF real talent joined with hard
work. His extremely funny portrayal of
Piggy Hoggenheirner in THE Girl from
Kay's' is remembered by all theatregocrs
who saw him, and his latest piece has
Justified the high opinions his admirers
previously had of him. In his new play he
appears as the same character twenty
years later. The piece ran six months last
season at Wallack's Theatre in New York
city. Charles Frohman has given 1t an
: elaborate production and surrounded his
comedian with a company Of seventy
people.
The plot Is simple. Hoggenheimer comes
to New York city to hunt for his son and
Z prevent him from marrying a young
woman, distasteful to the old man. The
comedian keeps the ball of mirth rolling in
lively fashion, and his antics as an imita-
tion cab driver in love-making at a lawn
party and in other humorous episodes win
him mary laughs. There is abundant fun
in THE Rich Mr.. Hoggenhelmer'' and the
musical portion OF the show is on a par
With the comedy. There Is a band OF
pretty girls. a score 81
and a variety OF novelties. '"The BagTipo
serenade'' is one OF the best songs in the
piece, and Poker Love- and Don't You
iNvant a Paper run it hard for popularity.
Other good songs are Little Old America
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Edgar Mayhem Bacon, the author of
Chronicles of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hol-
low" and of 1.-THE Hudson River from
Ocean to Source" has made a knowledge
ofpth Hudson River and it's neighborhood
his special province. Now, as an appro-
pirate prelude to the three hundredth am
niversary of the discovery of the North
River, comes the new book by qdr. Bacon,
a biography of Henry Hudson, 6asedy upon
every existing bit of historically fact dom
corning the great sailor of whom he writes
and upon a comprehensive ACQUAINTANCE
with all that legend and tradition has to-
say concerning him. The accounts of his
voyages as related by Mr.. Bacon are in
teresting.
The New Yorker of today will not be
surprised to learn that the ~navigators whu
sailed in the Half-Moon with Hudson
found their difficulties ~thickening as they
drew near Coney Island and the Bowery.
Even off the Shrewsbury River desperate
doings began to be in order. Near Sandy
Hook one of the crew of the Half-Moon,
who was fishing on a small boat, was shot
through the neck by an arrow from the
bow of one of a party of savages, who
put out In a canoe, and brought hat
fisherman the worst luck he a ever ex-
perienced. Of Coney Island the hunger
of the voyagers was stayed by the appear
ance of a party of wild Indians well
stocked with provisions with which they
were prepared to part in exchange for
beads and other such trumpery articles.
A little to the northwest of the Bowery,
on the broad bosom of the Hudson, an
other party of wild Indians became hap
PLY drunk upon rum drawn from Hudson's
barrel, and so made a discovery as
Imomentous in Indian history as was the
discovery of the river in the chronicles OF
the white man.
The December issue of the Atlantic is a
peculiarly interesting magazine. There ard
seven important articles. The leader ID
entitled '"Th Future of Our Navigable
Waters and is written by John L. Ma
thews, who has been making a special
study of the subject. "An Art Museum
for the People," by Frank Jewett Mather,
treats OF the best practical arrangement
of exhibitions for public use. Agnes Deans
Cameron writes on Wheat, the Wizard Of
the North" telling of the enormous immi-
grafton to the newly utilized fields Of
Western Canada.
''The Children's Educational THEATRE
by A.. Minnie Herts, is an exposition of the
Ieacning Vaiue OF pracucal StagecraIt Tor
the young. Charles F. Dole writes ON
THE Ethics of Speculation" a paper on a
subject of contemporary Importance. Bliss
Perry, the editor Of the Atlantic, con-
tributes the centenary article on Whittier.
the title being Whittier for Today"
William c.. Dreher, in THE Year in Ger-
many" discusses topics of recent impor-
lance in that nation. Agnes Reppliers
whose literary essays are so widely popu-
lar. contributes a paper entitled when
Lalla Boqkh Was Young"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
SAM BERNARD TELLS HOW
TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH,

"An actor may deal in frivolity, but he
must not be frivolous himself. 1t is a
mans seriousness that makes him funny .
Sam Bernard looked serious when he made
these two remarks recently.
TITS all with the audience, anyway 4"
Mr.. Bernard continued. The audience
does 1t all. You can't act without the
help of the audience. That's the reason
why few give a irst-c1ass Monday night
performance. Monday audiences, especial
ly in New York, are blase. They come to
the theatre any time they choose, after
having eaten and drunk to an uncomforta-
BILE fulness, and don't follow the play with
attention. Everything bores the usual
Monday night audience. The. Saturday
night audience is exactly the opposite.
People go to the theatre on Saturday night
to enjoy themselves. The other evening
audiences vary from the Monday to the
Saturday extremes with gradations, but
none is so blase as that of Monday nor
so easily pleased as that of Saturday.
YES, / like to play matinees. Lady
audiences are all right, but the humor has
to be made simple for. them. There has
been a good deal of talk about horse-play
in theatres.
Does it surprise you that most of the
horse-play is for audiences of the beautiful
sex? Not having much of a sense or
humor, women have to be helped to laugh
by the most obvious means. I remember
a matinee at Providence that seemed hope
less. We did our best to make them
laugh. but we didn't get a smile. Every
woman sat straight as a ramrod with an
Ive-got-to-do-my-duty' expression. II
made me desperate. I had to do some
thing, so while I told the feathers story
in Kay's 1 fell over a table. That broke
the ice. The women laughed in shrill lit
tie filters, and kept on laughing, most OF
them with their hands over their mouths.
But l had got my cue. I nearly killed
myself tulnbling over the furniture and
stumbling over my feet, but the ladies
in front called ma out and had to make
a curtain speech. For audiences OF women
the humor must be as for children-of the
most obvious kind"
TO a young man who wants to be a
comedian Mr.. Bernard's advice Is sem
t%entious: Go into vaudeville, but get out
of it as soon as you have had enough.
What l mean is that as soon as a
maj has got all he needs out of vaudeville
he'd better leave it. As a rule, this takes
a man about three years. He learns how
to wake up and handle all kinds of au.
diences better thar he would in the legit,'
and the most important thing is that he
learns a lot of specialties that he can &c
back to and that will help him round on
a comedy part after he gets it,. Often the
points that delight an audience and sci
the critics going on the right side are bits
Of business that the comedian used in the
ten, twenty and thirty houses in the old
vaudeville days"
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children all about those wonderful people
Peter finds his shadow, and in TIN
meantime Wendy, who is the oldest Of
the three children. wakes up and she ane
Peter come to like each other very much
He agrees to teach the children to hy
ard to take them with him off to the
Never Never Land, where the fairies live
And so out of the window they all fly.
Wasn't that a proper and just punish
ment for a father who could play a mean
trick on a good dog?
1t would take too long to tell of all the
things that happen In the Never Never
Land. The lost children welcome Wendy
because she is such a good mother to
them. You see, they are just like PETER,
and would have been glad to have had any
old kind of a mother. Naturally they
welcome such a sweet little mother as
Wendy. who watched over them every bit
as carefully as a real grown-up mother
would. Then there's the fight between the
pirates and the redskins, the redskins
taking the side of the Lost Children. But
they are defeated, and all the lost chill
dren but Peter are captured and put on
board the pirate sloop. Then Peter comes
to their rescue and single-handed defeats
the terrible Captain Hook. And so one
could go on telling of the various wonder
full things that happen until one had
written a book. but In the end Wendy and
her brother and sister go back to their
parents. and Wendy. like a good Thought
full soul, invites all of the lost children
to come back and live with them. They
all go baek to the nursery, and you can
imagine how glad the parents were to see
them. Father was especially pleased to
see all the other lost children.
At Blaney's Theatre during the week OF
December Q 1.-THE Shoemaker" a f~our-act
melodrama by Hal Reid will be presented
by a cast headed by Lew WEIGH, a Hebrew
actor and comedian. Mr.. WEIGH
appears as Morris Goldberg, a Hebrew
member and maker of shoes.
In the new spectacular melodrama which
Klimt &c Gazzolo are exploiting, called
1.-The Four Corners of the Earth the
hero, Jack Morton, proves to be a genuine
"globe-trotter," travelling thousands OF
miles in pursuit of his sweetheart, who Is
hustled from one point of the globe to an
other in a very sensational manner. There
are no less than fourteen sets of scenery
used In this play, which comes to the Co
Theatre the week after next.
The Dainty Duchess burlesauers are
the underlined attraction at Waldmann's.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
TERRY M'G0vERN AND YOUNG
CoRBETT WITH Getty SPORTS.

''Girls, Girls and More Girls" is the
way the coming of Phil Sheridan and his
CITY Sports is heralded. They will be
the next attraction at Waldmann's The
atre. beginning Monday. Girls are GER
tainly q potent factor in a buriesque, and
Phil Sheridan certainly has plenty of
them. and pretty ones, with good singing
voices. If reports may be believed. In fact
Sheridsn's show is personally guaranteed
by the manager of Waldmann's Theatre
to be one Of the best shows of the season
there. There are two burlesques and five
speciality features in the olio, including
Dick Brown, comedian; Anna Chandler,
in limitations of noted artists; Emilia Bar
lolita and her bell ballet; Barry Thompson
and Annie Carter, and the five Salvagies
whirlwind dancers.
The management announces the SPECIAL
engagement of Terry McGovern AND Young
Corbett. who will spar at every perfor-
nance during the week. These two famous
fighters will doubtless attract large crowds
of sporting people.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

receiving. In front of Weber's Music Hall,
you will find a large sign reading The
Home of Burlesque:' Lew Fields, at the
Herald Square Theatre, is getting 81 a
seat for The Girl Behind the Counter
which is nothing more nor less than bur-
%lesque.' But Mr.. Fields Is giving clean en-
tertainment, full of laughs, and that's
what l am going to give the new patrons
of the Empire. l want women to come
and bring the children.
THE first show will be Tom Miners
Bohemian Burlesquers.' / went to Phila-
delphia one afternoon this week to see
the show. and was really surprised at its
good qualities"
Tom Miners Bohemian Burlesquers'
always did large business here on formel
visits, but have not been seen here in
three years. The company is headed By
Andy Gardner, as Patsy Bolivar, and he
appears In THE Summer Time a two,
act musical comedy. The entertainers are
besides Mr.. Gardner, Ida Nicolai, Billy
Spencer. Charles H. Mackie, the Great
Joe Barton and brother. George 7. Davis,
Mabel Carew and Gertie Hayes and com
pany of twenty-five people. presenting a
Western novelty, THE Mad Stampede;''
the three Musical Stewards, the Bohemian
Trio, Marie Revere. Bessie York and
Helen Lawton; Wally wichon. European
dancer, and a number of others.
Tom Miner. owner of the 'Bohemians,'
is well known here as the former manager
of the Newark Theatre, which he handled
for his father, the late II. c. Miner. II
is generally known that the now famous
amateur nights were started by Tom
Miner at the two Miner Theatres In New
York city, and have been so successful
that almost every burlesque house in the
country has adopted them. An amateur
night will be given at the Shubert nexi
Friday under Mr.. Miners own supervision
and a good evenings fun may be looked
for.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
FLORENCE BINDLEY TO PLAY
"THE STREET sINGER"-coLUMBIA

The coming attraction at the Columbia
Theatre is r. r. Forrester's production of
a musical drama, called THE Street
Singer" with Florence Bindley as the
star. The attraction will begin its engage
ment on Monday afternoon.
Miss Bindley is an actress. who by her
conscientious work and pleasing person.
atty, has won a secure place in the af-
f~eetions Of the patrons of The houses In
which she appears. She has played in
many parts in her career on the stage, but
she has never lone anything, we are told,
which equals her impersonation of
La Belle Violetta, in 1.-THE Street Singer"
From reports from other cities where THE
Street Singer has appeared, both star and
production have been well liked.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
INAUGURATING A NEW
POLICY AT THE EMPIRE.

The Empire Theatre formerly Shubert).
will start business as a high-class bur-
lesque and vaudeville house Monday after
noon. Manager Hyams was interviewed
by a representative of the EVENING
STAR Thursday night while the audience
was filing out of the Shubert after wit
Messing the advanced vaudeville bill. The
STAR man asked Manager Hynes If il
was good policy to play burlesque in such
. handsome playhouse, to which Manager
Hymes replied as follows;
Il am glad sou put that question to me.
That is the one thing ] I'm trying to make
plain to the theatre patrons of Newark,
l want them to understand when / an
ounce that "burlesque" will be presented
at the Empire, that l do not mean the
kind OF burlesque that has been given here
these many years. The brand of bur
lesque that my patrons will receive is the
kind that Broadway, in New York. is nov
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
SPECIAL FEATURES OF
PROGRAM AT sHEPARD,s.

Clever dancing, singing, acroba tic stunts
and comedy acts caused amateur night
Wednesday at Shepard's Arcade to be in
keeping with the title Ambitious Vaude-
Vile" that has been given it. Martin
Stuart, Charles Fea therstone and Eric
Krebs were the prize-winners. king
jack in feats of fancy lariat-throwing,
received honorable mention. Another bud
get Of good things is promised for the
thespian contest next Wednesday.
Owing to the approval met by the novelty
of having the audiences picture repro
duced, this feature will be included in next
weeks programs. The photograph will be
taken at 0 o'clock Tuesday evening and
exhibited at every performance the follow
ing Friday night.
In addition to these extra features two
new picture programs, including condensed
pictorial drama, comedy sketches, fair
scenes and illustrated songs will be pre-
scented.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
NOTE AND COMMENT
OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

The annual Belasco Theatre production
will be made by David Belasoo in New
York next week. The attraction will be
The Warrens Of Virginia. a Civil War
play, by William c. De Mile, presented
by a company including Miss Charlotte
Walker, Frank Keenan,. Emma Dunn and
other well-known players. The play was
tried out recently in Philadelphia. This
is Miss Walkers initial appearance under
Belasco tutelage, and, il her personal
charm and beauty and acting ability, to-
gether with the expert stage craftsman
ship of Mr.. Belasco. can suffice to make
The Warrens of Virginia" a success, then
a success it will be.
Another new production next week will
be made at Days Theatre. where THE
Great Divide ending its long run tonight,
will be followed by 1.-THE Lancers," with
Lawrence D'Orsay and Miss Cecilia Lotus
as co-stars. This was first tried out as a
comedy without music, and the interest II
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
ST. MARY's AMATEUR PLAYERS
IN MERCHANT OF VENICE.

Having been encouraged by the success
of their previous efforts in Shakespeare,
the st. Mary's players will present the
Merchant OF Venice" on Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday nights. in st. Mary
Hall. William street, near High street. The
production will be given on the same elab-
crate scale rs previous productions by this
foremost amateur organization.
The soclety's trustworthy presentations
of The Winters Tale and las You Like
1t" are well remembered. 1t was the de-
sire OF the members to study the finer
things in dramatic literature for the pur-
pose OF obtaining a better knowledge OF
the subject that led them to go into
S-hakespearian productions. They have had
experienced. intelligent and able instrnc-
ton from the Rev. Father Benedict. whose
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
SAM BERNARD AT The NEWARK
Musical Comedy Star to Appear in THE Rich Mt. Hog
genheimer' --Emplre Now a B~nresque House.
The Other Shows.

<HE merry musical comedy, THE Rich Mr. oggenhetner" with the
joy-gfving Sam Bernard in the leading comedy part will be the
leading attraction of next week in local theatres This is a very
entertaining piece and ought to please the Newark Theatre patrons huge
~. The last performance of advanced vaudeville in Newark will be
given tonight ,t the Shubert Theatre. On Monday it will no longer be
the Shubert, but the Empire Theatre, a of old, and .burlesque will b. the
offering .eWaldmanns will still continue in the burlesqueh field and Proc
tors will again have the vaudeville field to itself The popular melodrama
lf the week will be Of unusually lgood quality James J. Corbett will be
at Blaneys with The Burglar the Lady" Mr. Corbett IS a comedian
of n o small ability, as he proved when he made his Broadway advent in
"Cashe ByTons Profession" and he has had a success in vaudeville and
mdodrama which his ability would probably have obtained for him, ever
had his career as a prize fighter not 50 greatly enhanced his drawing
power The Columbia Theatre n of the most popular come
diennes who will appear there this seaso in the person of Miss Florence
Bfndley star of 1.-THE Street Singer" a meodrama with music.
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knowledge Of dramatic art has made pos
sihle the excellence of the ST. Mary's Or
ganization. Father Benedict has given his
Usual painstaking care TO The staging OF
the Merchant of Venice" and those who
were fortunate enough TO see the produce
tion of "As You Like 1t" may know what
to anticipate next week. The cast Is prac-
tically the same as last season.
The members are as follows: Shyloek'
A. c.. Vollmer; Duke of Venice. Frank
Mlndnich; Antonio. Frank G. Sehaefier'
Passanio. Joseph L. sohaaffor: Satanic.
James Caffrey: Salerino. Oscar Pfefferle;
Gratiano, DR.. e. j. Birs; Lorenzo, Arthur
Morgan; Tubal. J. Oberle; Launeelot
Gobbo, Frederick Schubert; Old Gobbo.
Oscar Pfefferle; Leonardo, J. Miller
stephano. A. jacob; Gentlewoman, with
song, Antoinette Zekus: Jessica, Katherine
Kueffner; Portia, Marion Schramm.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
SKATING AT OLYMPIC PARK.

R~oller-skating is being INDUCED IN, DON
afternoon and evening". at Olympic Farh'
where those who do not know how to
skate always find competent instructors at
their disposal. On Sundays the usual two
sessions are held.
Every Sunday evening the management
has a special attraction in the way OIL
amateur and professional races, which al
way prove interesting. Tomorrow even
ing an amateur Australian pursuit race
open to all. will be the attraction. TINS
style of racing is always Of interest, as the
distance is in doubt until the scratch men
catch the limit men.
Any reliable club or association in New
ark wishing to use this popular rink on
Monday or Tuesday venings can receive
full information by writing Herman H. "a
Schmidt, care of the rink.
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chase filled with thrilling situations, out
wits Holmes, and after he, Danvers, has
voluntarily confessed his duplicity to the
girl he loves, she, accepting his promise to
give up the life he is leading, makes an
heroic sacrifice for her loves sake and
joins fortunes with the burglar-lover
Mr.. Corbett's part is said to be a particu-
larry clever one, giving him splendid OPP
%portunity for the exercise of his talents
as a light comedian.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

The Dainty Duchess burlesauers are
the underlined attraction at Waldmann's.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

William H.. Cranes role in George AIDES
new comedy, "Falher and the Bows Is
that Of a wealthy dealer 10 wool Who leads
a prosaic life, eoes 70 bed early and whose
only dissipation Is milk, His boys are just