The sun., 1908-05-10
HORE THVGTRBS Arb CLOSING
last WEEK or "THE WARRENS
or VIRGINIA"

Ehs FriArs' Big Aenont, However, Tako'
"a Piace Thursday at the New York Witd
4 Ions aud interesting Bni-'RomeC
and Juliet" 20 visit me Bronx
The announcement column these days
l. little more than list Of the plays suo'
eessful enough still 10 attract, and q hs'
Of the theatres soon to be dark. Ths
Friars, however, will enliyen matters at the
New York Theatre next Thursday afternoon
By a benefit performance TO raise money for
their new clubhouse,
The Friars is an organization largely
composed OF that useful. picturesque and
vsracious band known as press agents,
1ts objects are to abolish deadheads and
give dinners-worthy objects, both. The
benefit ought to be patronized. Beeides,
Che bill is a good one. Here are some OF
the acts: Weber and Fields will come
Together for this one performance only in
their old slit. THE German Senator
Louis James, Frederick Ward and Otis
Skinner will play BrUtus, CGssIus and
AAtony In scenes from Julius Cesar
Henry L. DiIey will once more smile forth
as AdORis. Nine. Jacoby will sing. there will
be a new sketch by Eugene Walter. George
cohAn will appear. and so will Cissle LOTUS,
Eddie Foy. Mabel Hite and dozen more,
Victor Herbert will have his orchestra on
lhand. Altogether a promising array.
The Warrens Of Virginia enters on its
last week at the stuyveSant Theatre to-
Fmorrow, after a long run that will be re-
fbumed for a few weeks In the fall. Mr..
tResnan's fine acting should be seen by oil
bWho have not yet gone 70 the play.
Joe Weber will close his theatre next
Baturday night and take his Merry Widow
Durlesque to Chicago.
This,is Fritzi Scheas last week at the
Aoadomy Of Music. NEXT week Z. H.
8othem comes there for q brief engage
Anat, opening with 'Dundreary.'
The third week Of Henry E. Di1ey in Jean
kIcard's comedy drama, Papa Lebonnard.'
e announced at the Bijou, where the bust
lAss tho last week has been good. Mr.
QDi1oy has recovered from q severe attack
VI larynghs, which hampered his opening
porformances
three White Mice The Cruise Of the
Srundle Bed and Cinderella are the
ptflles Of the productions to be made by the
Juvenile players in the Children's Theatre,
rWhIch is to be a feature Of the Mothers
k9sEposItion at Madison Square Garden from
May IL TO II. The company is composed
|of the young girls who recently appeared
lot the Waldorf Astoria and the Pouch
! Mansion, Brooklyn. Performances will be
Eiven1 Afternoons and evenings.
At the Carnegie Lyceum Wednesday
evening Miss Margaret Aylward will appear
h monologues by Avon c. Burnham.
But two Of Mr.. Frohman's attractions
are now playing in New York. 'Fsther and
the Boys' with Crane at the Empire and
'The Honor Of the Family with Skinner
at the Hudson. Both are deservedly
popular
There is no sign Of closing the Haokett
Theatre. where The Witchlng Hour still
attracts; nor Days. where Girls Is the
play-or the by-play.
The Servant in the House has now
forged its way to the very front and Is at
present the most popular and talked OF
play in town. 1t keeps the Savoy full.
At the Astor paid in Full remains the
attraction.
Mr.. Walters second play, 'The WOLF
also remains at the nearby Lyric. Mr..
Walter has come into his own with a rush.
The Clansman,' play much applauded
~ professional Southerners,' will be at
ne Grand Opera House this week.
OF the musical plays, a Knight for
Day' enters on its last week at Wallaok's,
hut Lew Fields and Sam Bernard continue
ihsir attractions at the Herald Square and
Casino indefinitely.
The German merry Widow at the
Ofpheum, Third avenue and Thirteenth
street, enters on its tenth successful week
to-morTow, with extra matinees announced.
Al the Thalia Theatre beginning Monday
David Kessler, supported by an entirely
English cast, will appear in "The SPELL
Mn Kessler will also appear at each per-
foFmance in the one act play Accounts
Are Squared Matlnees on Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday.
THE Provider' Is the title Of this weeks
UfTering by Mildred Holland and her oom-
pany at the Yorkyille Theatre. As Mdr-
edTct Davis Miss Holland is 10 portray an
Unfortunate school teacher In love with
. clerk.
Miss Adelaide Keim will begin her second
week at the Metropolis tomorrow and
Romeo and Juliet will be the IRE
proaohable Offering.
The farewell appearance OF Marie Dress
lsr at Percy G. Williams's Alhambra this
week will be an event in circles theatrical,
Cor Miss Dressler has played an exclusive
Williams engagement. A Night on q
Houseboat" Is a musical comedy novelty
With songs OF the day. Chris Richards is
A eccentric dancer and comedian from
England. Casselli's dogs are Chihuahua
natives. Lew Sully, the minstrel man,
al~ays please4. Jack Terry and Msude
American Eyes will instruct Finley and
Burke are conversational duo. Ziska
and King ara burlesque magicians.
The king Of comedians, Eddie Foy, other
alse Edwin fitzgerald Foy, will give his
lisa Of limitations at Percy G. Williams's
folonial. The redebut in vaudeville OF
(,ole and johnson, late stars Of The Shoo-
NV Regiment, in a tabloid Of their play are
aeheduled. The Elinore Sisters have an
~ In THE Actress and the Maid" Al
feech and the Three Rosebuds have a mu-
elcal comedy act. The La Scala SeXtet
from grand opera in Milan will provide
no musical element. The Casting Dun