The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20
Miss BATES GOMRS TUESDAY.

MISS BATES G0MES TUESDAY
WILL APPEAR AT THE STUYVE-
SAINT IN A MODERN ROLE.
A New Prsse Comedy By Percy SIacKaye.
New Plays for william Norris and
Robert Edesou, and the eturn OF
James X. Hackett Make q q w Elk,
This will be q lively week at the theatres,
for the new plays will include one staged
by Belasco. n by Percy MacKaye staged
by Henry Miller. and two that will
feature Robert Edeson and William Norris
respectively. Mr.. Haokett ALSO reviyes
4The Prisoner Of Zenda.'
The play staged by Belasoo is called
'The Fighting Hope and it will be shown
at the ~Stuyvessnt Theatre on Tuesday
evening, with Miss Blanche Bates In the
leading part. The author Ii William j.
Hurlbut. It is a modern American play
with but Ave characters and one set.
Miss Bates, who has not recently been
seen In q character that a Y
tional garb. will play the part OF q woman
who. in trying to clear her husband from a
charge Of guilt, finds that he Is in reality
guilty and that she holds In her "
hands the proof that can. II destroyed.
free him; that can. II given to the authori-
ties. condemn him. Obviously there
should be O chance for emotional acting
here. Charles Riohman will have the
leading male role. '... I-.
Percy MacKaye's new drama IL also
a play Of to-day. and In prose. 1t Will
be shown at the Savoy Theatre next
Friday afternoon, Mr.. Miller once more
producing a new work then instead OF
In the evening. II is a comedy. @ comedy
With Isabel Irving as Meter. a woman
who in her own womanly way wins out
for her son. who has no very high Idea
Of woman's ways. II may be said In
advance that Mr.. MacKaye. though WORK.
ing in prose, has not forsaken his vein
Of fancy, and that this play will at least
be different.
Tomorrow night at the Majestic
Theatre William Norris. who has put many
pleasant and able performances to his
credit, will appear in 4 play by Edgar
Selwyn called Father and Son. Tho
scenes Of the play are laid in q small town
in New Jersey, and the action centres
round a strike In the mil, and the efforts
Of Doc FiLkins (Mr. Norris) to keep
his adopted boy on the straight path.
pathetic and dramatic features.
Robert Edeson will appear at the Hud-
son Theatre Wednesday night in q new
play OF American life by Elmer Harris,
called The Offenders The North has
ceased to call Mr.. Edeson. The theme
OF the play is a struggle between reform
and the bosses in a Western city. Kath-
crime Grey, one OF our best actresses,
will support Mr.. Edeson, and Miss Diana
bunker will be in the cast.
Adolf Philip, the old German actor
and singer, whose temperance at the
Circle Theatre last season In English was
hardly a success, will return to his native
tongue this year. Thursday night he u
going to open the Schwarzen Adler on
East Eighty-sixth street as q theatre,
and his first attraction win be Der
Corner Grocer which had q run OF 800
nights at the old Germania Theatre years
ago. Philip used in years gone by TO
be the hero Of the German theatregoers,
when his playhouse stood on Eighth
street facing down Lafayette place.
James x. Hackett will begin a season
at his own theatre On Monday night with
q revival Of the Rose dramatization OF
Anthony Hopes romance "The Prisoner
Of Zenda.' He has engaged four or 1--WE
members OF the cast that originally sp-
peared in the play with him. It Is a more
or less interesting fact that this will be
Mr.. Haokett's frat appearance for any
length Of time in his own theatre. Con-
tracts have always obliged him to play
In other theatres. except for one brief
week, when he appeared in THE Walls
Of Jericho to fill vacant time. He will
follow Tho Prisoner Of Zends' with
Jennioo- win be played. then Rupert
Of Hentzau' and don Cesar's Return"
Two new plays are in preparation.
More Devils are to be seem without
permission OF HenryW Savage or Harrison
Grey Fiske either. This weeks attrac-
ton at the Metropolis Theatre VIII be q
performance Of Molnar's play done into
English by Will Jones and shown at
popular prices.
At the West End Theatre this week the
attraction will be John Mason in @Ths
witohing Hour Harlem will again
have its first class theatre, for the Shu-
berts have taken over tho West. End and
hereafter will put on leading plays for q
week at a time, as used to be done at the
Harlem Opera House. They have certain
tainly started with a fine attraction. 7 /
At the American Theatre this week the
Italisn Opera Company will sing 'Trasi-
alta Monday, Aida Tuesday. ."Car-
mem Wednesday afternoon and .Fe-
dora In the evening. ia Giooonda'
Thursday, Lucia Friday, and on
Saturday afternoon -Cavalleria- and
"Pagliacci,' with la Giooonda' In the
evening.
This will be the last week Of aThe Mimic
World at the Casino, and the last but
one Of "Girls" at Days. -
The three Twins" has passed the cen.
tury mark at the Herald Square.
Mary Mannering in GLORIOUS Betsy
is the attraction at the Lyric.
1The Talk of New York." with Victor
Moore, comes to the Grand this week.
John Drew in Jack Straw ID drawing
big houses at the Empire.
Gertie Millar and the other Girls ofI
Gottenberp' continue popular at the