The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
ANOTHERSUMMER SHOW HERE

ANOTHERSUMMER SHOW HERE
AND MANTELL REEVES "THE
MARBLE HEART"
James X. Haokett Enters Vaudeville with
T.. NJ. Holland in His Company-Clos-
ing Weeks OF Maude Adams, Hen
rietta Crosman and Frances Starr.
Lew Fields's production Of "The
Midnight Sons" the new musical comedy
which comes to the Broadway Theatre
on Saturday, is described as a thoroughly
American summer entertainment. The
piece is the Joint work Of Glen Mac
Donoueh and Raymond Hubbell. MIR.
Fields describes it as "a musical moving
picture in six films" with all the scenes
laid in New York city. 1t Is said to nave
a definite plot into which all the special
features are logically woven. The cast
in addition to well known musical comedy
people contains several actors selected
from prominent dramatic companies.
Among these r Fritz Williams and
Taylor Holmes. The complete roster
Is as follows; George Monroe, Harry
Fischer, Fritz Williams. Denman Maley.
Joseph Ratliff, Taylor Holmes. John
DAILY Murphy, George A.. Schiller, Vernon
Castle, Marion Stanley. Lolita Faust,
GLADYS Moore and Linden Beckwith
The original English pony ballet is also
q feature.
The last two weeks OF MIR. Mantells
season at tho Academy OF Music will
be supplemented b. his r~eaPpearance
in the classic romanoe the Marble Heart
or the Sculptor's Dream" This is the
first time since entering the Shake
spearian field that he has appeared in
other than standard classic roles. "The
Marble Heart has for it's motive the
love Of a young sculptor for a heartlees
woman, q theme which has been given
vogue by later day writer's like Bernard
Shaw, Dumas fills and Kipling. The
play is full Of epigrammatic wit. dramatic
situations and emotional scenes. The
appearance OF Mr., Mantell in the garb
Of the drawing room Of to-day marks
his first essay in a role Of this type since
his Loris Ipanof in Sardou's Fedora
at the Fourteenth Street Theatre IN 1888.
.The Marble Heart" was first produced
at the Adelphi, London, in 1884 with Lee
| Murray as Raphael. The American pro-
duction occurred in San Francisco at
! the Metropolitan in 1855 with Edwin Booth
AZ the hero.
At the Knickerbocker the new Charles
| Dillingham; summer show, THE Candy
| Shop is on view. The Coney Island
trolley car stuffed to overlooking with
, passengers is a popular hit. while the
CoRey Island spectacle with it's water
rapids, carousel, heller skelter and
myriad other antic pastimes Is invariably
greeted by applause.
.Follies Of the Day a burlesque show,
ie at the Lincoln Square Theatre. 1t has
the usual number Of show girls. ponies,
comedians and musical numbers hat can
easily be whistled.
Tomorrow evening Lulu CHASER re-
turns, appearing for a farewell in Mile.
Mischief" at the West End Theatre. In
addition to the star the company includes
Alexander Clark, William Resell, Roy
Atwell, w. r. Carlton. Robert Broderick,
Frank Harrington. Gertrude Darrell, Josie
I%ntropodi, Ada Henry and Ethel lntropodi.
Charles Frohman has decided to end
Maude Adams's gagement in the Barrie
comedy What Every Woman Knows
at the Empire Theatre on June S. This
is done in order to give ample time Tor
preparation Of Miss Adams's Joan OF
Arc. production which will be given in
the Harvard University stadium on june
%. With tomorrow nights performance
therefore Miss Adams begins the last
three weeks Of the present season.
Going Some" the foot race and COW
boy comedy by Pau Armstrong and Rex
Reach, has met a favorable reception at
the Helasco Theatre. The complications
OF the piece are thoroughly amusing, as is
the acting of Walter Jones in the part of
an athletic trainer struggling against a
hopeless task.
Every performance of The Man From
Mexico at the Garrick stamps William
Collier as the most skilled Of American
~farceurs. a dexterous stage manager and
a shrewd Judge Of public taste. The re-
ception Of the piece shows also that new
fun and new wit may safely go into old
farces. whatever we NAV say Of new wine
in old bottles. MIR. Golfers stay at the
Garrick Theatre in THE Man From Mex
leo will be OF indefinite length.
Frances Starts last three weeks in
The Easiest Way" at the ~Stuyvesant
Theatre are annoanced-that is they are
the last three weeks for this season The
engagement will be resumed for an in
definite run early in September. A
special matinee will be given on Decora
ton Day, making three afternoon per-
formances for the last week OF Miss Starts
present season.
At the Savoy Theatre Tomorrow eve
ming Miss Olga Nethersole will begin her
fourth week in -The Writing on the Wall"
Miss Nethersole has purchased the British
and Continental rights for the play. the
first European production being scheduled
for London.
Souvenirs will mark the final perform
ance of Henrietta Crosman in SHAM at
Wallack's on May %. That night will also
be the one hundredth performance Of the
play by Miss Crosman and her company.
The souvenirs will be embroidered para
soils, and each woman in the audience will
receive one.
At Weber's Theatre The Girl From
Rector's" continues. 1t is a farce adapted
from the French by Paul NJ, Potter and
we'll advertised by public discussion OF
his treatment Of the original