The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
NOTE AND COMMENT
OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
So unsuccessful has been the production
or Percy M~ackaye's poetic drama, "Sappho
and Phaon," at the Lyric Theatre, New
York, that it is to be taken off tonight,
after but a weeks run, and the musical
piece, Miss Pocahontas,'' will be substi-
tuted on Monday.
George AIDES "Artie" will replace
Charles Klein's "The step-Sister, at the
Garrick Theatre in New York on Monday.
The American premier of Alfred Sutro's
play, John Glayde's Honor will be
made at the Davidson Theatre, Milwaukee,
on November a. James K. Hackett stars
in it.
Klaw & Erlanger will present a new play
at Wallack's Theatre Monday evening, No
vember 4, Eugene w. Preshrey's dramatic
version Of Sir Gilbert Parker's popular
novel. THE Right of way.i' The principal
characters will be played by Guy Standing
and Theodore Roberts, who made such
marked personal hits in the characters of
I Charley Steele and Joe Pnrturais ~ the
recent premier of this piece in Montreal
that Klaw & Erlanger Immediately de-
cided to make these. exceptionally capable
actors joint stars. Mr.. Presbrey has writ
ten n play In five scenes PLAYED IN four
sets. The supporting cast is headed by
Martin Sabine, Joseph Tuohy, &c. Y.
Backus. Edison R. Miles, J. Fl. Rowland,
Louis lie Bey, Henry Wenman, Henry j.
Hadheld. May Buckley, Paula Gloy, Alice
Lownes and Mignon Bexanger.
1.-THE Girls Of Holland" the fantastic
musical play by Stanislaus STANCE and
Reginald De Koven' which the shuberts
have provided for Charles Bigelow and
company, is a novel idea-the telling in
music and comedy Of a fairy tale based on
an old Flemish legend. The piece is a
blending of musical comedy and comic
opera, is in three acts, and has for its
locale Flanders during the Spanish occupa-
tion Of 1887. Miss Vera Michelena fine
prima donna. has a part which WINS ORIG
lnally written for her.
With Charlotte wslker and Frank
keenan, In the Forthcoming Belasco produce
william G. de Mile will be a notable cnp,-
pany including Emma Dunn. Mrs. Isa hello
Wnldron, Mrs. Charles Craig. Charles wal
oron, Cecil de Mile, De Witt Jennings.
Wlliam McVay, Richard Story. RaInh
hel'erd' Fred Watson. RAYMOND Rond and
Stanhope Wheatcroft, '"The Warrens or
virginia Will be seen at the Belasco Thea
ire New York, early In December. follow
ing a three weeks season of Miss Blanche
bates In The Girl of the Golden West
VINO m turn Follows the closing on Satur-
nay, november >, of Miss Frances Starts
remarKaple years run in "The Rose Of the
Rancho" oSe y tue
AFTER the conclusion tonigh NJ n. an
gagement at the Newark Theatre 9Th
V v~n ana tne Mouse" will return to New
1ork, opening a two months run at the
NHy OF Music on Monday night. s'The
LION ana the Mouse" has a record for New
YORK runs equalled only nv mr. o,s
Homestead" II oiu
cecil De Mile. one of the voun0as+
american playwrights, and also an aeeos
ouno 70 appear IN a Belasco play, win be
49, os ny une simultaneous presenta-
= vi Two OF his plays in New Yorl,
curing the ensuing week, Exit" in which
t1noa Spong will appear at the CoIonioi
ana The Mans the Thing" with Kathar
me COUNTIES, at Keith & Proctor,s yo,,nu
De MIKE is a brother of William q ne
@ine author of rC1assmates" ana
henrietta Crosman is reported IN have
acnieVeu her greatest artistic succass q,
.Aenty L. harris and Maurice "a n,
pens ~proouctlon of THE Christian PHI
slnn' Inns Is the first dramatic presen-
tation OF Pilgrims Progress" in Amer
lca' though 1t was attempted in London
several years ago. The Macarthur drama
tization Is divided into five acts and eleven
Scenes, Whicn carry Christian from the
city of Destruction to the Celestial civ
Several Of the more important nlavars
supporting Miss Crosman are tyrone
Power. Addison Pitt, Edward MacE(av.
w. I. Carleton. and Bertha Harmon. The
frst New York presentation is set for
November 4.
The 450th performance of THE Man of
the Hour" at the Savoy Theatre. New
York, viii be celebrated on November 10.
As nearly as the facts can be approxi-
mated, the North Pole and its people form
the centre of a novel musical extrava-
ganza IN The Top O. tn World which