The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
OPENING OF THE SEASON.
New York TheatrcaIS Have Started at Last.

York public is hckle. and no manager
has yet gauged its taste with any relia-
bility-
On Tuesday night the long-expccted
play Of Booth Harrington and Henry
Leon Wilson. The Man from Rome, ''
credited with a run Of so nights or over
IL Chicago, came 70 the Astor. with VIII
ian Hodge n the title role. that OF Dan
Tel Voorhees, Pike. e raw young country
lawyer from Kokomo. Ind. who bobs up
in Sorrento. Italy. TO look after his ward.
a young girl he hardly knows. but for
whom he is managing an estate worth
more than q million.
He appears just IN time to discover the
mesaes OF q plot b, which il IS proposed
70 marry her 10 q worthless young scion
OF q corrupt English nobleman. the Earl
OF Hawcastle. whose title IS coveted by
the ambitious young denationalized
American girl. while a supplementary
plot contemplates the marriage Of her
brother 70 The delightful Comtesse de
Champigny. Of the earI's entourage Ethel
Simpson and her brother are ashamed Of
their guardian. and truth 10 say this
Daniel VOORHEES, Pike IS ! revised edition
merely OF Asa TrenCba-d in Our Amer
lean Cousin" who talks with a long
drawI and stands n the presence Of Ia
dies with his hands in his pockets. But
this hullCinE Western American IS some
pumpkins He has loved Ethel, his ward
ever since she was g little gtrl and her
deceased father gave him a portrait Of
her. which he has kept standing on his
/ desk ever since he IS n turn ashamed
Of the Hon A-1eric ST Aubyn. the i-lbe-
Gle son Of the Earl Of Hawcastle. and
amazed at Ethel that she should choose
such q freak for a husband He deter
mines 20 watch.
Through a Russian political refugee
/ Tvanon. whom Pike befrien6s. he discover.
I that the reputed ComIesse de Charnpigny
I was once IvanofT's faithless Wife. war
! eioped with the supposedly impeccablt
{ earl after betraying IvanOns revolu
tionary activity 10 the s. Petersburg
/ police, and sending the good man 20 h,
] Siberian mines for life
[ These disclosures. which form the basi.
{ OF an effective climax. suffice 10 sobci
I EtheIs tUft-hunting ambition and 10 cure
/ her brothers ilfatUatioa with the dc
/ celtfuI countess The young girl tnstinc
/ lively turns 10 her countrynau. Pike. C,
/ whose love she has had ample proof
I and the last curtain falls as she sits a
Z the piano and plays Ny Genevieve" a.
I q sentimental concession TO his musica
I discrimination.
/ The play scored well before a Iargl
Z audience. that sweltered and laughed a
1 the queer nanGerisms and quaint saw
I Of this latest edition Of our bucolic coul
/ trymen. The play was admirably stage
I and PLAYED by a competent company
7 which included Harry JeWett. Ida Yer
I non Henry Harmon. and John Gleaden
T ming Il IS expected 20 stay al the Asto-
I all season. supplenenting the success o
! Paid in Full" which has been remove,
from this playhouse 10 Weber's. on Lowe
+ Broadway. where Il opened 70 the sam.
! large basiness Monday night
At the Hackett. John Mason. Monda,
I evening. resumed his run in The Witch
ing Hour" which was interrupted by n.
! hot weather 4 few minor changes havD
J been made n the cast. which have Il
/ no way impaired the excellence Of tn,
/ play The engagement IS for an indefinite
7 period, and VIII be followed BY James =
I HaCketJ row playing az Suburban Car
Gens. St Louis. IN a revival Of his for
ue- romantic successes
I At The Grand this week Williams an
Walker are following Up the strong In
preston they made at the Majestic las
spring with a popular revival Of Il
Bandana Land" with sundry new song
and specialties introduced for good meas
Ure- FRED. F. sCHRADER
J h HacIxefr Talks About n PLAY