The evening world., 1909-01-16
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drama BY Edgar Allan Woolf

uEhlla W Lu6aA fHAiah ''S''
j and George Sylvester NierIck.
will be the first OF three new plays to
be produced next week. The opening
performance will be given at the Hack
ct Theatre on Monday afternoon. John
-. Kellard will play the title role. that
o. literary genius" whose master
mind preys on the less positive intel.
lscts Of those about him, absorbing their
thoughts with the intent OF using the
material for his own poems novels and
Stays. He 10 finally caught entering the
room OF a sleeping poet BY young
woman painter. who risks a scandal to
expose him. The company will include
Katherine Florence, Louise Dempsey,
John westley. Warner GLAND. Mark
Smith. Richard Baker and George
Pauncefort.
David Belasco will bring out Miss
Frances Starr In big type and electric
letters on Tuesday night. when she will
appear at the Stuyvesant Theatre In
Eugene Walters latest play. THE East
est Way Miss Starr will have the role
Of Laura Murdoch, who, after having
been twice married. each time unhap-
pIly meets . wealthy broker. who uses
his influence to get her a prominent
position on the stage. At the time she
10 In love with newspaper reporter.
Who asks her to marry him In spite OF
The fact that he knows OF her relations
with the broker. The test comes when
the reporter, who Is In straitened cir
cumstances, goes West believing In her.
But he returns after striking It rlch."
70 md that she couldn't stand poverty
and that she is living with the broker
at q fashionable hotel He then leaves
her TO continue the life she has chosen.
Miss Starr will be supported by Emma
Dunn, Laura Nelson Hall. Joseph XII
your. William Sampson and Edward II.
Robins.
Mrs. Leslie Carter will be seen at the
Liberty Theatre on Saturday evening
In "kassa," a four-act drama by John
Luther Long Kassa, the daughter Of
a hundred kings" and hereditary Prin-
cess Of Hungary, is lured from q con-
vent on the day before she L. to receive
tine black veil by Prince Balvanossi.
she becomes the victim OF q mock mar
ttage and shortly afterward u deserted.
f+vy years later the Prince unexpected
l., returns only to accuse her Of lnfidel-
iy and to deny his child. She ID about
IL stab him when the child's cry causes
her to drop the dagger. In time she
learns OF his perady, but she remains
silent In order 10 save him from being
put to death. Utterly broken n mino
and body she Is finally carried back to
the convent In tho belief that she has
been absent but day. One hundred
and atty people will figure In the elabo-
rate production. Charles Msllward Will
play the Prince. and other important
parts WILL be taken by Robert Commins
and Athen Atwell Davis.
Joe Weber and his company In THE
Merry Widow and the Devil" will come
to Weber's Theatre on Monday evening
With MIR. Weber will be Blanche Ring.
walter Jones and Charles J. Ross.
Blanche Bates In The Fighting Hope
viii move 10 the Belasco Thestrs on
Mrs. Fsks in ''salvation Nell" will go
20 the West End Theatre for . week 8
engagement.
sionai matinee tea on the stage Of her
new theatre Friday afternoon. following
. performance OF The Chaperone."
'The Three Twins with Clifton
Crawford and Bessie Mccoy, will begin
On engagement at the Majestic Theatre
Dustin Farnum in The squaw Man
Will be the attraction at the Grand
THE Charity Ball. will be played by
the Hurtig & seamon Stock Company
At the Yorkville Theatre.
"a Texas Steer" will be the offering
The blue Ribbon Girls come to the
Fred Twins Big Show will be seer
0t the Murray Hill Theatre.
The Girls from Happyland will be a.
Hurtig & seamon's Music Hall.
Famous boxers and theatrical star
will appear at the benefit to be giver
Tor the italian earthquake sufferers OF
Park Casino. The demand f9r seats In
6ieatss that over 5000 will be raised.
VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS.
Henrietta Crosman will make her frs
metropolitan appearance In vaudeville
at the Colonial. appearlng; in her ow,
The bill will be Pat Rooney In "Smpl
tlmon Simple Bobby North. Der
Levy, eartoonist Avery and Hart, ant
Kennedy and Rooney;
The Princess RaJah, who has bee,
living her Cleopatra dance at Huber