New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
COMEDY AND DRAMA.

In THE Return of Eve"
AsToR-Last week of 1.-THE Man from
Home"
BELASCO-"Is Matrimony a Failure7"
An Americanized German farce, with
Frank Worthing and others
BIJOU-"Idols," dramatized from Will
lam J. Lockss novel of the same name, by
Roy Horniman. 1t will have its first pre-
sentation here tomorrow night. Miss
Mabel Roebuck will have the leading
woman's part. Henry j. Carvill, Orlando
Daily, Sheldon Lewis and Samuel KlaWans
Will impersonate the leading men.
COMEDY-Zangwilis play, 1.-THE Melting
Pot" with Walker Whitesde and Crystal
Herne. One of the few impressive plays OF
! the season.
CRITERION-'Israel." Drama by Henri
! Bernstein author of 'The Thief and
Samson" Principal parts by Constance
| Collier, Graham Browne and Edwin Ar
| den. The second act is most powerfully
written and performed. In these respects
IL stands out far beyond anything New
York has seen since "The Thief"
DALY'S-Last week of THE White Sis
ter" Had not the adapters spoiled the
story by robbing 1T of its meaning this
play might have run through the season
In New York Miss Viola Allen returns to
'the road" with it after next Saturday.
EMPIRE-'Inconstant George" with
John Drew.
GAIETY-The play which stars John Bar
rymore. 1t Is called 1.-THE Fortune Hunter"
GARRICK-Augustus Thomas's newest
play, THE Harvest Moon" one Of his
best. George Nash performs admirably a
striking part Miss Adelaide Nowak is
charming as q rather unusual ingenue.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-Anna Held. in
Miss Innocence"
HACKETT-Elsie Ferguson. the new
Coincidence: one of the best that can be
seen on any stage, anywhere. She plays
IN Claiming Pollock's comedy, Such a
Little Queen"
HUDSON-Kyrle Bellsw. in THE Builder
OF Bridges" a comedy by Alfred Sutro.
Admirable acting by Mr.. Bellew. Ernest
Stattard, De Witt c. Jennings and Mrs.
Whiffen.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
plays. Carl Milloecker's operetta, "Poor
Jonathan" on Monday. Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. On Friday
and Saturday evenings Pianquette's ''The
Chimes of Normandy" Arthur Schnitzler's
| comedy-drama, 'Lieblei." will be played on
Saturday afternoon.
LIBERTY-"Nelr' is here Nell is Miss
! Mabel Taliaferro, who has chosen a name
| IN one syllable in order TO comfort persons
who cannot pronounce "Taliaferro." which,
| by the way, Is not correctly given as
'Chumley." ''Nen' plays in "Springtime,"
an idyll for children Of all ages. She is
| delightful.
LYCEUM-"Arsene Lupin'' has exhausted
| all the adjectives Of praise of all the play
Yoers who have seen It. The suaVity and
charm OF Charmerace CWflliam Courtenay);
Sidney Herbert's intense detective land his
hat), and the beauty of Doris Keane as
Sonia the Melancholy will delight New
York until next spring. Then the attrac-
tive galaxy will go TO London, the London
'Iupin" company coming here. Paragraphs
expressing the notion that 'Lupin'' in Lon
don has revealed a new actor in the per-
son Of Gerald du Maurier, a son of the
creator of ''Trilby." are going the rounds
OF the American press. But Gerald du
MRurier made his first appearance on the
stage when 'Trtlby'' was first produced at
the Haymarket by Beerbohm Treee and
he has been leading man in London
for come years now. He did good and we'll
recognized work before "Arsene Lupin''
was heard. So. by the way, did William
Courtenay and Sidney Herbert.
LYRIC - "Herod." Stephen Phillipss
tragedy, played by William Fayersham.
Miss Opp and a fairly capable company.
The play IS superbly mounted. The per-
formance scarcely equal to the scenery
and costumes
| MAXINE ELLIOTTS-Forbes-R -Roberton
and his excellent company in ''The Passing
Of the Third Floor Back" A play with a
purpose. New York has literally re-
sponded 10 the beauty, nobility and deli
oacy OF Forbes -Robertson's art. In many
a year the playgoers Of this city have seen
nothing finer.
| METROPOLIS-Henry d. Carey in his
own play-aD Alaskan drama called Two
Women and That Man" MIR. Carey is the
man: Lucy Milliken and Fern Foster are
the two women"
NEW AMSTERDAM-Adelin Genee, the
favortte dancer of the Old World and the
New. She comes tomorrow in a new
piece called 1.-THE Silver Star"
sAvoY-while acting like Margaret An
glin's and play like ''The Awakening OF
Helena Richie hold the stage. that portion
of the public which cares for something
more than "shows'' and the appeal OF sheer
commonness may congratulate Itself upon
the opportunity. Miss Anglin has been sew
eraI weeks in this play at the Savoy. It IL
to be hoped that she ana II will remain
there several months.
STUYVESANT-Frances Starr. IN Eugen,
Walters play, '"The Easiest Way"
WALLACKS-"The Fourth Estate" 9
newspaper play. Well advertised and wei
; played
wEBER'S-"The Climax" has not ye
reached the top OF it's run although II hai
had something like go performances.
WEST END-James r. Powers, in t.Ha
yana," his Casino success of last and thi
season.
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