New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
MORE NEW PLAYS
Lillian Russell in Speaking Part
G.. b. Sha7C Set TO Music.

All OF this seasons new plays have not been
seen yet TWO will come out this week
They are 'srhe Chocolate Soldier" a comic opera
ny Oscar Strauss. set to the theme OF George
HfTnard shaw's Arms and the Man" and 'sThs
WIDOWS Might comedy of Wall Street lifa bv
Edpund Day. which win be played for the first
unle by LILLIAN Russell at the Liberty Theatre to-
morrow night The Chocolate Soldier" will also
open tomorrow night at the Lyric
The Chocolate Soldier was much IN favor at
Berlin and Vienna last year. 1t was translated
from the German by Stanisaus STANCE 1t fol-
lows Shaw's satire so closely that soma Of the
dialogue is set 10 musc.-A Mr. Stra1lsss score is
filled with martial airs after the Shaw idea. T. c.
Nhiney' whose company win sing the opera has
provided an augmented orchestra and a military
hand OF forty-six pieces. under the leadership OF
A, De Novellis' The play is in three acts The
nTst shows Nadtna's chamber; the second and
thlrd show the homecoming Of the Bulgarian
heroes. The cast includes Ida Brooks Hunt Edith
bradford Flavia Arcaro William Pruette J. T.
Gardner. George Tallman and Henry Norman.
Little IS known Of the new play In which Miss
Russell Will appear. Stock trades, railway deals
and high finance are said TO be the basis OF the
action but the whole is treated in a light vein
Miss Russell Is the widow of a punger and is
befriended by four Wall Street men who wish 10
repay the many kindnesses that they received
from the former husband OF the Widow Curtis
incidentally, they all fall in love with her but
their desires blocked by the widows uncle
irving to rob her. The Widows Might" how
ever discovers the truth rushes I'm 10 save the
DAY IN a manner quite up to the standard of q
stage climax. The story is told without the use
OF muck rake q magnifying glass and Cupid
appears even at the ticker. Frederick TruesdeI
Julius McVickar. Wallace Morgan, Sydney Booth
Joseph Tuohey, Fred Eric, SuSanne Westford Mar
Garet Maclyn and Ellen Mortimer appear in the
cast.
Whatever may be said about the failure or success
about the success OF us Matrimony Faure?"
which is still playing crowded flouses at the Be
lasco
Eugene Walters The Easiest Way" is attracting
large audiences At the Belasco Stlyvesant Theatre
Some Of those who go to it may laugh at the
wrong time but they do lot Of thinking-while
they are there But are they any better for it af-
terNaTd?
This VIII be The second week of The Bridge"
by Guy Bates Post, at the Majestic Mr. Post IN
dertakes TO bridge the chasm that separates the
elect Of society from those less fortunate The play
edy.
John Drew begins his last seven performances of
Jack Straw at the Empire tomorrow night. On
Tuesday September q. Air. Drew will be seen for
the first time IN his new comedy. ''Inconstant
George"
There win be Wednesday and Saturday maunees
OF The Flag Lieutenant the Criterion this
week, which is its last On Monday. September 20
1t vii begin a series OF performances In other
cities Next Monday Robert Edeson win come to
the Criterion In the Noble Spaniard."
Charles Frohman seems TO have found the right
players in the right musical comedy In ''The Dol
lar Princess" which begins its second month AZ
the Knickerbocker tomorrow Truly Rural" a
song by VIII West, and Valh Valli, Adrienne
Augarde Donald Brian and r Pope stauper, in
their songs and dances, are the occasion for this
comment
success in An American Widow at the Hudson
Is that many women beginning TO copy her
gowns As for the men IN the audience-wen. they
haSe noticed that she dresses well but they have
also observed that she acts well
Miss Hattie Williams. Julian Royce and their
associates who playing in Detective Sparkes"'
at the Garrick- have unpaeked all their trunks and
are settling down for the season. Several OF IN
spector Mocafferty's men of the Detective Bureau
at Police Headquarters have been seen in the au-
dence Is it possible that they go for their instr,lc
ton? When they learn all they can from De
tective Sparkes' they might go 10 the I.yceum
end follow the of "Arsene Lupin." which is
well started on an all seasons
It's new play, player and a new play
house at the Comedy Theatre, where Walker White
side is playing the leading part in The Melting
Pot by Israel Zangwill. Tho play, which deals
with the aInalgamation of the races In the New
World. seems 10 have caught the fancy of the
people.
special matinee Of The Sins Of Society will
be given shortly the New York Theatre in honor
Of the members of the original Drury Lane com
pany who now, VIII soon be. playing in
various theatres in this city. Among those who
vii attend Albert Chevalier, the Misses Val
Naui and Adrenne Augarde. of THE Dollar Prin-
cess company; Lucy SibIey, of the present Sins
Of Society company, and oscar Adye.
Is it Miss Elsie Ferguson's beauty or her acting
that is attracting theatregoers TO the Hackett,
where such Little Queen" by Claiming Pol
lock. is now beginning its third week? If the
truth be known, it's bit of both.
Mr. Brady announces that productions Of The
DolIar-Mark' which Will enter on its second
GInouth at wallacks. are being prepared for Chi
caeo and san Francisco. Pauline Fredercks.
Robert Warwick Cuyer Hastings, Selene Johnson
and Clay Clement prominent in the cast at
Wallacks.
The Love Cure" still be found on BROAD
way. Il If playing AZ the New Amsterdam, where
the honors for acting 20 TO Charles J. Ross. Eig1e
Bowen and Craig Campbell.
A|travesty on the Cook -Peary dispute on the
nnding Of the North Pole is new feature in the
T<Iaw & Erlanger production Of 'McIntyre
Heath in Hayu' the Circle Theatre. The two
comedians have also introduced bones-tambourine
number which is as hilarious the rest Of the
performance The best song numbers are 'Toddle
Along with Ne" Bamboo Land" and Won't
You Correspond With Me?'
.aThe Climax" i now in the seventh month OF
what may be a years at Joe Weoer's. Mar
garet Mckinney, as Adelins, Howard Lange
Christine Carney and sshn Larabee are synony-
NOUS with the success Of this play.
a Gentleman from Mississippi says goodby at
the Eijou OF Saturday night, when souvenir book
and silk programme will be given those who at
tend The entire original cast including Lola May
Ruth ShepIey and Laura Butler. viii appear in the
last performance. ON Monday, September 20, The