The sun., 1909-02-14
JULIA .MARLOWE RETURNS
~ THE GODDESS or REASON" )"
4 Poetic DRAMA.

Irving Place Theatre Burr Mcintosh
Lectures In Vaudeville Bur.
ton Holmes Series OF TrayeloEues.
Julia Marlowe will begin her New York
season tomorrow evening at Daly's
Theatre, presenting for the first time in
this city Mary Johnston's poetic drama
Of the French Revolution, The Goddess
ofResson." The enga cement is limited 20
four weeks, The play deals with events Of
the French Revolut ion between the years
ITyi and 1894 It is written in five acts
ana six scenes. and Is composed in blank
vepe throughout, varied by the introduc-
tion Of occasional lyric passages. The
scenic effects are said to be piionally
elaborate and the entire company, inolud-
ing those used in the mob episodes, num-
bers 100 people
Mics Marlowe plays the title role Of
Ytsfs. a Breton peas, Mt girl, who becomes
identified with the revolutionary move
uent in it's most spectacular aspect Sho
is tho natural daughter of French noble
man and peasant girl Of Alorbec. Il il
the height Of the French Revolution and
the lust Of blood is as fierce here in this
Concorcie. Yreue and De Vdrdes meet
when the mob endeavors to sack the lat
ter's chateau. De Vdrdes has seen the
girl before and the msmory of her face
has never left him. The chateau is spared
and DE Vdrdes PLACES Yrefte in n convent
TO await the passing Of the Revolution
The girl leaves the care Of the nuns through
jealousy. as she ia told tha; he Vdrdes
is in love with the HorchioHoSs Cidrice
BiarthsfdTa. They meet two years later
in the square Of Nantes. The Reign Of
Terror ia in full sweep and YrsHe he's been
chosen the Goddess Of Reason. to whom
the populaoe pay homage Vdrdesh hav-
ing escaped from prison is preseni at the
ceremonies and recognized by Loicin. a
former friend and now lover Of irefo.
ne Vdrdes is seized but n scucd bv irefc
The former pleads for Clorice Bt1nche-
idret, who is n refugee. but the demon Of
jealousy Ia again aroused and Yreite de-
no,mces them both to the mob. Then the
girl repents. but is it too latel Clorice
Bioneheforet is slain and Dc Vdrdes con-
demned to be thrown into the Loire.
ytetfe learns that Dc pdrdes loves her.
She denounces the republic ard die with
him Principal roles in the company cup
porting Miss Marlowe are played by White
Wldttitsey. Wilson Melycsa, Vincent :
Sternroyd, Theodore Hamilton, Alex
ander Calvert. Sydney Greenst rect, Law
renee Eyre. Edith Demme-t, Olive Temple.
Payson Graham, Margaret McEroy.
Bernadine Risse and Elizabeth Baker.
has lNSaE ant
of Elsie Janis and her new play by'George
Ade, "The Fair Co. Ed, and they will prob
ably be at the Knickerbooker Theatre
for long time. Most Of the fifty or
sixty people surrounding Miss Janis
are youngsters hardly older than herself. /
and they rollick and romp through Mr.. .
AIDES scenes Of life in a country college ,
as il they enjoyed the fun as much as
I
The sale Of seats for the second eight :
weeks Of Miss Adams's engagement
at the Empire Theatre was so much bigger i
than the first sale that 1t is impossible /
10 tell how long the actreSs's engage
nent in the Barrie come iy. What Every
Woman Knows.r is going to extend
Already it is apparent that she il going
10 approach both her Little Minister
and peter Pan" records with it
William Gillette will bring his engage
nent in Samson at the Criterion Theatre
% an end in two weeks. He has added
% his dimensions as a star by his per-
'ormances in this play. Gillette will
% followed at the Criterion by Miss
Marie Doro in The Richest Girl
comedy by Gavault and Morton. the
authors Of John Drew 8 last seasons play,
My Wife"
George p. Huntley. who is featured
n Kitty Grey" at the New Amsterdam.
IA one Of the few English comedians who
nas succeeded in making New Workers
augh heartily. There is plenty of his
Tun in the mus eical play and plenty of
loy giving music. Julia Sanderson and
valliVaiii have the principal women's
parts.
This ia William Golfers thirteenth
week In The Patriot at the Garrick.
mt no hoodoo can scare him in the face
u the reception he has received this
,eason His play is considered by
,ome to be the funniest OF all his crea-
ions. 1t is sure 20 stay for many weeks
more,
sZaza" is being rehearsed at the Ger
nan Theatre in Irving place by Manager
ditto We'll and will be- brought out there
IN Thursday evening of this week Nine
Marietta Oily will he soon for the first
ime here as Zd'd. The other important
,arts have been distributed among the
'oIlowing leading actors of the stock
,0mpany tl6a Ban ber ger Amalip Cramer
Betty konrad. Erna Ntter. Adeheid |
schneider. Gertrld Urban. Else VALID {
mann, Nicol Albrecht. Oscar Fuchs.
Martin Lux. Gustav Olmar, Ferdinand
iohirdler. Hans Senius. Magnus Stiff.
Jnlius Strassmann and Max Walden.
Baccarat' will be repeated on Monday
md Tuesday and Der Strom7 on
" Wednesday.
Eu gone Walters play The Easiest
Way" which deals frankly with condi-
ions somewhat peculiar to New York,
Q at the Stuyvesant, with Frances Starr
n the leading part. II has caused much
discussion. but there Is a general agree-
ment that il is the strongest play this
Young author has written and that in il
Miss Starr does the best acting Of her
,areer.
David Belasco has charged his plsrs
Tor the engagement of David Warfeld
1t the Academy Of Music, and the an
lounced revival Of a Grand Army Man
las been postponed until March /. War
ield will continue in The Music Master"
Until that date.
Blanche Bates has settled down 70 as
n career at the Belasco Theatre I
an haI in !