The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-21
LILLIAN RUSSELL IN 'wILDFIRE"
at NEWARK NEW YEARS WEEK.

Miss Lillian RUSSELL in her new racing
comedy, "Wildflre,1 will be seen the week
of December 30 at the Newark Theatre.
George V. Hobart and George Broadhurst
wrote the comedy. Mr.. Hobart is the
author of several of May Irwin's farces,
and also writes the Dinlxelspiel sketches.
Nh Broadhurst wrote that virile melo-
drama, '"rhe Man of the Hour and the
famous farces why Smith Left Home
whit Happened to Jones'" etc.
In "Wildfire" Miss Russell plays the role
of young widow, Mrs. Darlington. She
is the owner of a racing stable, which
she races, with the help of her trainer,
under the namd of John Duffy. Mrs. Bar
rington must keep the ownership of her
stable secret, as her younger sister is en-
gagged to marry the son of race-track re-
former who would break off the match II
he learned Mrs. Darlington owned a
stable. The widow wishes to sell her
horses and retire. She has staked every
thing on one race with "Wildfire" running.
A crooked bookmaker by the name of
John Duffy takes advantage of the SINH
larity of names and the mystery which
surrounds the ownership of the stable to
order the jockey to throw the race unless
he sees the signal of a white handkerchief
being waved from the window of the
trainers quarters. If he spies the hand
kerchief as he rides into the stretch he Is
to win.l A stable boy tells the widow of
the plot. She foils Duffy by letting him
make love to her as she gives the signal
to win.
Two men are In love with the widow.
One is lover Of horses and the other
an automobile enthusiast. Mrs. Barring
ton loves the horseman, but thinking he
was in the scheme to throw the race she
refuses to meet him and accepts his rival.
of ic fao iofn 11n QlaaFS fhp
atmosphere and the curtain falls with the
widow waiting for the man she loves and
still the owner of ''Wildflre.''
The members of Miss Russell's company
are Herbert Corthell, Will Archie, Owen
Westford, Morgan Wallace, Gilbert Doug
les. Charles Arthur. Boyd Putnam, Frank
Andrews, Genevieve Cliff, Rosalie DeVaux
and Annie Buckley.
This is. we believe, the first or the sec
ond Straight comedy that the famous
comic opera prima donna has ever APP
peared in. She has met with success in it.
Manager Hyams, of the Empire Thea
tre.' announces that he has booked THE
Jolly Grass Widows company for New
Years week at his popular playhouse.
This, he says, is one of the best burlesque
shows on his list
~ WIN anu WoOlIy WeSttTu
"Deadwood Dicks Last Shot," is to hold
the boards at Blaney's New Years week.
Sensational climaxes. hair-breadth escapes
and thrills are said to be plenteously dis
tributed through its action. The hero,
Deadwood Dick. is gambler, who is in
peril continually. but extricates himself
with honor both to himself and the girl he
loves. The play is produced by A. H.
Woods.
The Rowland and Clifford Amusement
Company will produce The Original
Cohen" at the Columbia Theatre on De-
cember 80, 1t is a nelodrama, with various
musical trimmings. Gus Arthurs appears
IN the title role; Miss Cuba Nblo plays the
heroine, and E. M. Lowenwirth, as "The
Only Levi furnishes much of the humcr
Specialties are given by the Four Banta
Brothers, the Gould Sisters and the Win
nings. The story revolves around the life
of Cohen, who finds himself elected to n
judgeship, and is then compelled to try
his only son on a charge of murder. Daily
matinees will be given.
Bob Manchester's Vanity Fair" com
pany will be at Waldmann's during che
week after next.