The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-13
TWO new SUMMER SHOWS
NEW "FOLLIES' AND "THE
MOTOR GIRL' AT THE LYRIC.


An Elaborate Production Promised for
tho New Ziegfeid Revicw-sothern
and Marlowe 10 Play elfth Night
and Tanning Of the shrew" This Week
New York seems likely to have more
summer shows this year thar ever before,
Two OF them will start this week. The
Follies OF 1902 at the Jardin de Paris on
the New York Theatre. and THE Motor
Girl at the Lyric Theatre. F. Ziegfeld,
DR.. promises some surprising novelties
In h former show. The book and lyrics
are the work Of Harry B. Smith, while
Maurice Levi wrote the music. This new
'Folies,' which is in two acts, has twelve
scenes and was staged by Julian Mitchell
under the personal direction OF Mr.. zieg-
field. The company is headed by Nora
Bayes and IL includes Bessie Clayton.
Harry Kelly. Annabelle Whitford, Arthur
DEACON. Billie Reeves, Jack Norworth,
Lillian Lorraine. Sophie Tucker, William
G. Schrode, Maurice Hegeman. William
Bonnelli, Gertrude Vanderbilt. Rosie
Green, Helen Mcmahon, Albert Froom,
WEIGH, Mealey and Montrose; Josephine
Whittell, Mae Murray. Dave Abrams,
Arthur Hill, j. Schrode and william
Powers.
.The Motor Girl" which Frank Hen
messy produces. owes it's music to Julian
Edwards q nd its hook and lyrics tn Charles
j. Campbell and Ralph NJ. Skinner. The
cast is headed by Georgia Caine, Elizabeth
Brice. Smith and Cook. Adelaide Sharp,
Bessie Franklin. Helen Adair. George
Pauncefort. Martin Brown. George Majo-
roni, James b. Caron, George Callahan,
Frank Shea. Robert O'Connor. George
Lyman, Carroll Clucas and Ned Joyce.
Frank Smithson has staged the produce
ton. The scenes OF @The Motor Girl"
are laid in the city Of Saardaam in Hol-
land on Kirmis Day and in the Grand
Hotel. Paris. The two acts tell the story
Of an American girl, Helen Dare. played
by Miss Caine. who enters an interna-
tional auto race disguised az her brother.
the real owner Of he American car. She
wins the race. but her disguise is pene-
trated and she fails to get the cup because
the rules demand that only the owner
shall drive. But although she loses the
CUP abe wins the sweetheart OF her girl
hood. Mr.. Edwards has contributed
twenty musical numbers.
E. n. Sothern and Julia Marlowe be-
gin tomorrow night the last week Of
their season at the Academy OF Music.
They will give Al extra performance Of
Romeo and Juliet" on Friday afternoon.
Monday and Tuesday nights and Wednes-
day matinee and night they present
Twelfth Night and Thursday INC Fri
day nights and Saturday matinee and
night appear in The Tanning Of the
Shrew.-
a Gentleman from Mississippi keeps
on at the Bijou Theatre, where the 3c5th
performance in this city will he given
tomorrow night. Thomas A. Wise as
Senator Lanodon and Douglas Fairbanks
as Bud Huines remain at the head of
the cast.
An liberated tooth caused a temporary
cessation in the engagement of William
Collier at the Garrick Theatre. Since last
Tuesday night Mr.. Collier has been obliged
to give up playing The Man From Mex
ico.- on orders from his ply sician but
the doctor has assured Mr.. Collier that
tomorrow night he may continue his en-
gagement at the Garrick Theatre, The
season OF Mr.. Collier in THE Man From
Mexico will 60 on indefinitely until
otherwise announced. Next Tuesday
afternoon will be given the special matinee
in honor OF Sir Charles Wyndham.
The last seven performances of The
Mollusc,- with Sir Charles Wyndham,
Miss Mary Moore and their colleagues.
ill h. o;x,ar thtc Unat at tho E,Nrira
Theatre. The unusual combination of
Sir Charles Wyndham's performance OF
Tom Kemp and Miss Mary Moore's define |
alton Of a female mol!usc has made MIR.
Dayies's comedy 80 much Of a success
that Charles Frohman is trying to induce
Sir Charles Wyndham to visit Chicago
with the comedy and with his company
after the present New York engagement.
THE Beauty Spot is approaching its
eighth week at Lew Fields's Herald Square
Theatre. The two big song hits in the
show are Jefferson De Angelis's Foolish
Questions and the love ditty THE Ham
mock Love Song
THE Midnight Sons the Raymond
Hubbell-G Glen Marlborough show, is draw
ing big crowds to the Broadway Theatre.
The notable cast includes Blanche Ring,
Lolita Faust. George Schiller. Denman
Maley, Fritz Williams. Melville Ellis,
Harry Fisher. J. N. Ratlif. George Monroe,
Lillian Lee. Norma Brown and other well
known players.
Going Some the Western comedy by
Paul Armstrong and Rex Beach. has one
more week at the Belasco. Then it will
move to Maxine Elliott's Theatre. Going
Some Ia to run all summer and will
doubtless still be going in the autumn.
The Blue Mouse ends at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre this week the long run
which began at the Lyric early in the
present season.
Marie Dressler. in The Boy and the
Girl" continues at the Aerial Theatre,
on top OF the New Amsterdam.
James T. Powers in Havana continues
at the Casino. The entire company.
including all the original Hello Girls
OF the famous octet. will he retained
throughout the summer
Having passed its l5oth performance,
Charles Klein's The Third Degree
continues at the Hudson Theatre. The
cast includes Helen Ware, Edmund
Breese, Wallace Eddinger. Ralph Del
more. John Flood. Ida Mcmillan and