The sun., 1909-01-31
A NEW CHARLES KLEIN PLAY
THE THIRD DEGREE" TO BE
SEEN TOMORROW.

SEEN TO.HORHOH.
Eide Janis In the Fair Co-Ed," the
Latest ny George Ade, and the Girl
From Rector's" Two other Novelties
Many Popular Attractions Remain.
the Third Degree a new play by
Charles Klein. who wrote The Lion and
the Mouse will be seen here for the first
time at the Hudson Theatre tomorrow
night. The story has 10 do with the only
son oi a man who stands high in the
Sortai snd financial world. The boy.
Js6Fies has been disowned for marrying
the daughter Of a man who has been in
vofved with the police. The girl. suffer-
ing because OF the sins OF her father. has
made a fine struggle to win the respect |
Of the world through her strong mental
character and natural abilities. Young |
Jefries. rebuffed by his friends for what
they term a mesallance, is given over TO |
drink and dissipation. A death occurs !
under strange circumstances and when the
police discover him in room next to the |
one where the body was found they arrest .
him. The elder JeHries is called upon !
to aid. but refuses. The young wife, .
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ingenuity and steadfastness Of purpose,
conducts the fight for her husbands life,
enlists the aid OF lawyer Of international
fame and begins what the world at large
considers a hopeless fight.
The company consists OF Edmund
Breese. Helen Ware, Wallace Eddinger.
John Flood. Grace Filkins, RalrA Del
more, George Barnum, Francis Byrne,
Werner Charges Walter Craven. Alfred
Moore and William wray.
Elsie Janis in George AIDES latest col
lege comedy THE Fair Co-Ed" will be
seen tomorrow night at the Knioker-
booker Theatre. The music is by Gustav
Luders. Ade has taken as the scene for
his latest work Bingham College. fresh
water institution in the middle West. II
will be remembered that this was the
hated rival Of Atwater College in The
College Widow He is said TO have
been successful in introducing those types
which abound in the small college town.
There is the old professor who hides his
little luxuries behind drawn curtains. the
society star. the athletic star, the book
worm. the verdant freshman; in fact all
those who 60 to make up the composite
photograph OF ones college days. There
Ia said to be more plot than Is usually
seen In a comedy with music. and there
are fewer musical numbers, these being
made subordinate to the action OF the
comedy. Miss Janis's part is that OF
the only girl student left in a college where
formerly the coed fourished. The ma
jority Of the boys think themselves in love
with her and the manner in which she
marries them on is an integral part OF
the plot. The company includes Arthur
Stanford Lionel Walsh. Edgar Haistead.
H. David Todd. James Reaney. Harry
Clarke, Donald McLaren. Marion Mills.
Elise Steele.
French comedy OF the liveliest sort is
promised in The Girl from Rector's". ,
which is TO have it's first New York per- .
Torrance at Joe weber's Theatre to-
morrow evening. II is in four acts and 7
10 the latest work OF Paul NJ. Potter. who !
adapted IL from the original OF Pierre
veber. which ran for more than 900 )
performances in Paris In the cast are
several well known players including
Violet Dale, Van Rensselaer, Wheeler, '
William Burres. Dallas Wexford. Elita n
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Herbert Carr. Max Freeman. John DAILY '
Murphy and the three Constantine sis G
ters There In more plot than is usual 1
with the gay French comedy. The de- q
velopment in detail Is not announced
The last three performances OF Die
Blaue Maus- will be given at the German
Theatre in Irving place on Monday. Tues 5
day and Wednesday evenings OF this 4
week, On Thursday Marietta Oily, who i
il recovering from her recent illness, will O
reappear in the principal role OF Bern \
stems play. -Baccarat.'
Frances Starr enters the third week Il
at the Belasco Stuyvesant Theatre in I,
-The Easiest Way by Eugene Walter. a
That Belasco star and play have created II
q sensation Ia evidenced by the unprece- I
dented demand to see Miss Starr. Her n
fine portrayal Of the leading role In des- I
tined TO keep this latest Beasco attrac-
ton here for a long run
Tomorrow evening will mark Blanche /.
Batcs's i50th performance in -The Fight n
ing Hope now playing at the Belasco n
Theatre. Souvenirs will be presented a
TO every one attending. Miss Bates ex- \
poets TO create a new record before leav- {
ing the Forty-second street playhouse. C
a Midsummer Nights Dream will 4
he given by the Ben Greet Players at
Carnegie Hall tomorrow night and the
New York Symphony Orchestra, under y
Walter Damrosch. will play the appro- +
priate Mendelssohn music. As has been q
the case with several Of the Greet produc- p
tions. the play will be given without
scenery.
Eleanor Robson has found warm well
come at the I.yceum. where she il appear.
ing in Mrs Burnett's unusual play, "The n
Dawn Of a Tomorrow. Both the actress
and the play have attracted favorable
comment
The Astor Theatre will soon he classed u
as lucky theatre by members Of the pro- q
fession. paid in Full had a most sue
ceasful run there last year and William 7. |
Hodge has been no less fortunate this y
season in The Man From Home
Wilton Lackaye begins his seventh u
week in -The Battle" at the Savoy to- q
morrow night. Socialism. capital and n
labor are all touched upon in an interest n
ing manner in this play by Cleveland ~
Moffat. q
William Collier has been 10 successful
as part author in several plays that he Ia "
now at work on one in which he will not y,
share honors with any one. -The Patriot" h