New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
COMEDY AND DRAMA.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Second and last
week Of John Mason and company in Au-
gustus Thomas's delightful play. The
Nitching Hour
AsTOR.-'Seven Days" The funniest
piece in New York. Written by Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood.
Three acts Of laughter. Takes hold in the
first few minutes and keeps the hold Till
The end. A play and acting which Will
make you forget your troubles. Delight
fully absurd; comical every minute.
BELAsCO.-German farce Americanized
and suburbanized. rs Marriage a Fail
ure?"
BIJOU.-"Idols 4 dramatization of W.
J. Locke's novel Of the same name.
COMEDY.-One OF the things worth see
ing: THE Melting Pot" by Zangwill.
CRITERION.-A Broadwayized arrange
ment Of Bernstein's Israel Bernstein
having Broadwayized it himself Powerful
third act.
EMPIRE.-John Drew in a smart French
piece, Englished by Gladys Unger. In
constant George" IS its name.
GAIETY-John Barrymore in a pleasant
play: THE Fortune Hunter" by Winchen
Smith.
GARRICK.-The latest play by Augustus
Thomas: ''The Harvest Moon" Every one
who saw THE WitcAing Hour" will wish
10 see this.
GRAND OPERA.-Winiam Collier in
'The Patriot" in which he played az the
Garrick all last season.
IACKETT.-Alas. The last week Of
Elsie Ferguson, in such Little Queen"
HUDsOS.-lyrle Bellew. in ''rhe Build
or of Bridges" Acting that is worth while.
IRVING PLACE.-The German Theatre
Monday night-last production Of the melo-
dious Chimes Of Normandy" Robert
Planquettc's operetta. Tuesday night-hrSt
time in New York Of Gcrhart Hauptmann's
comedy, Der Biberpelz," which viii be
repeated on Wednesday evening and Satur-
day afternoon. Thursday. Friday and Sat
lrday eveninEs-Johann Strauss Die Fle-
dermaus' CThe RatD.
LIBERTY "sprngtime" with Mabel
Taliaferro as iis most attractive blossom
LYCEUM.-"Arsene Lupin." Bright. sur
prising. entertaining. Courtenay. Herbert
and Miss Doris heane make this "detec-
tive play most attractive.
LYRIC-"Herod.' a tragedy by stephen
Phillips Superbly mounted. William
Fayersham enacts Herod. Miss OPP is
seen as Marianne. The play Is i'm blank
verse Few actors know how to speak
blank verse. II IS hoped that more will
learn how.
MAXINE ELLIOTTS - Forbes Robert
son and his company OF players in "The
Passing Of the Third Floor Back" An
impressive piece. The best acting la New
York. The longer Forbes Robertson re-
mains here the more the public will ap-
preciate the art OF speech. Perhaps some
day the public will demand that the play
ers Of the American stage shall cultivate
this art. seldom do our players appear
90 think about H. Would that they might
benefit by Forbos-R -RObertsOn's distinguished
example.
KEW Shakespeare tragedy,
"Art0ny and Cleopatra" on Monday and
Saturday evenings. and Saturday after
noon. The Cottage in ths Air" a COM
edy by Edward Knobauch. on Thursday
afternoon and Friday evening. Strife" "A
three-act play by John Galsworthy. will
have its first American performance
"Wednesday evening. and will BE- repeated
Thursday evening. Opera Tuesday even
ing and Wednesday afternoon.
sAVOY-Margaret Anglin I'm the theatre
version OF ''The Awakening Of Helena
Richie" 4 good play. well performed.
sTUYYESANT-The last weeks OF The