The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
NOTE AND COMMENT
OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS

OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Paul Armstrong; comedy, Society am
the Bulldog" will receive its first New
York presentation tonight at Days Thea
tire. The new plays of next week in New
York will be Irene Wycherley," will
Miss Viola Allen in the leading role a
the Astor, and Twenty Days in thu
has been praised as a strong play By
Philadelphia critics.
Twenty Days in the Shade" is a farct
from the French, in three acts and wa.
written by Messrs. Hennequin and Weber
1t Is said to be the one conspicuous hit Oh
the present Paris season, and is de
scribed by the critics of that city as the
funniest piece produced on the French
stage in many years. For its American
presentation, Mr.. F'rohman has engaged
an all-star cast, including Dallas Wei
ford, Richard Bennett, Ernest Lawford
Charles Dickson, Hallen Mostyn, Frank
Burbeck, Pauline Frederick, Jeffreys
Lewis, Grace Heyer and some twenty
others.
We cannot too highly commend 10
favor THE Warrens of Virginia." the
latest Belasco Theatre production wherein
Frank keenan, and Miss Charlotte Walter
are starring. 1t is one of the most inter
esting war plays WI have ever seen an6
finely acted. Mr.. Keenan's acting of the
Confederate general is supremely good
and Miss Walker makes a very winsome
heroine.
Sam Bernard is to begin his starring
engagement under the Messrs. Shuber1
on February 3 in Philadelphia in a new
musical play by Messrs. Reginald d.
koven and George Grant, entitled Near
ly a Hero"
Miss Henrietta Crosman soon will pre-
sent under the direction of Maurice Camp
bell a new comedy, The Smoke and tn
Fire. by Jessie Trimble.
Miss Maxine Elliott, now at the Gar
rick Theatre in Under the Greenwood
T Rachel is c roaearsing sn 6 nsy PLAY yse 5y Bts
tina which will be produced in Balti'
more February 3. The scenes are lalt
in New England.
Miss Florence Roberts, who, under thu
direction of Henry y. Harris and JOIN
Cort, is presenting "Zira' in the cities o
the Pacific Coast, produced last week II
Los Angeles a new play, SHAM" by Ger
aldlne Bonner, the ~well-known novelist
and Elmer E. Harris. The Los Angeles
Herald says Sham is remarkable TO
the brilliancy of its dialogue and for thu
cleverness of character types. 1t Is
clever comedy of manners with a Scintilan
brilliancy of lines hat keeps you con
stantly on the qui vive less you miss som
epigram worth your hearing. Miss Rob
erts's characterization was uniquely sue
~cessful, for 1t was Il departure from thu
usual role with which she has been identi
fed"
Henry B.. Harris completed arrangement
by which he has added Thomas w. Ros
to his list of stars. Mr.. Ross, who will b
well remembered for his success II
Checkers" will make his first appear
ance as a star under the direction of MI
Harris on March 6 in The TRAVELLING
Salesman" a new comedy of American If
by James Forbes, author Of 1.-THE Choru
Lady"
AS George Barr McCutcheon tells tn
story, it was his brother John who sug
gested to him the writing Of Brewster
Millions" They were talking togethe
one day when a fiaring sign upon a bill
board with $1,000, 900 lightly offered as
reward for a set Of teeth some particula
powder would not scour, attracted thei
attention. Neither George nor John
Of teeth as yet, being from Indiana, bu
the money proposition appealed to then
Why don't you write a story abou
q man who had a million dollars an
John.
"Or one who had to get rid of a mil
lion" suggested George.
ews Millions was the result
When he took it to a publisher 1t wa
a short story. That wise parsonage &C
vlsed him to lengthen it until 1t woul
fill a book Of respectable Size. He oil
so, and then 1t was decided that as anotht
of his books was about TO be published
would not be wise to nave them both az
pear at once. So "Brewster's Millions
was brought out under a nom de plum
Six months later George Barr was force
to admit that the book by the unknow
was more attractive to the reading publ
2 than the one bearing his name.
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: i. H. Sothern will open his season
five weeks at the Lyric Theatre IN MOI
day evening, January u, with Lord Dul
dreary," which will remain the bin 4
; the first two weeks, except on Saturds
night. when Hamlet will be the bill: II
E third week will see the first production
r New York of Laurence Irving's play, III
: Fool Hath Said There Is No God" "T1
! Merchant of Venice land IF l We
King will be added to the repertoire du
ing the later weeks, the engagement win
d ing up with the new production, Pa
r Kester's dramatic version of 'DC
5 Quixote."
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