The sun., 1909-02-21
IN BROOKLYN THEATRES.
The American Idea" st the Mentauh
Mrs. Danes Defence"

George NJ Cohan's The American
Idea" a musical frivolity, comes to the
Montauk this week. The plot concerns
the social aspirations OF two rival mill
ionaires, one Irish and one German.
who are lured into buying each other 9
sons as French counts for their daughters.
The plot while complicated is a satire
on international marriage and takes
liberties with French aristocracy. The
company is headed by George Beban
and includes Trixis Friganza. Robert l..
Daley and others. supported by IS singers
and dancers including Nile Vanity !.
Parisian danseuse. There In one original
character. the Mysterious Man, played
by Hugh Mack, aided by the Mysterious
Girl played by Edith MacBride.
The Crescent Stock Company. whose
versatility has been demonstrated. will
appear this week ip the emotional play
Mrs. Danes Defence by the celebrated
English author, Henry Arthur Jones.
ThIs play made Mrs. Patrick Campbell
famous In night. The production prom
iees 10 be an unusual one. Mr.. Mackay
and Miss Fleming will be seen in the lead
ing parts.
Miss Annette Kellerman. the Diving
Venus will begin tomorrow her last
week at the Orpheum where she Is de-
lighting audiences with her exhibi-
tion OF swimming and diving The En-
pire City Quartet will he on hand with
| their latest songs and comedy. Smith
| and Campbell. cross talk comedians.
have an act in which they appear as them
selves" on a fishing excursion. Agnes
Scott and Horace Wright have a
playiet, The Wall Between" The Gibaon
Girl Revue furnishes the requisite girl"
/ in g number OF nev tricks. Crouch and
Welsh will offer a singing and dancin z
turn, while the Three Lelliotts will pre-
sent an original musical act.
The headliner at Keeney's this week will
introduce Hagenbeck' polar bears
which were seen at the New York Hippo
drome. The extra attraction viii intro
duoe Florence Gregson and her company
| in the scenic singing novelty entitled
The Animated Masterpieces, Others
on the bill are Adams and White in their
comedy musical novelty. Ella Jonea and
/ the Wilson Brothers, singers and come
dians; Hubert Deveau. the cartoonist:
| Wilson and Miller in their singing skit and
the Proctor Sisters two pretty Brooklyn
girls,
Fred Niblo will lecture at the Montauk
on Friday afternoon on Russia, from
! st. Petersburg 10 the Black Sea- II vii
be Illustrated by views and motion
pictures.
The vaudeville bill at the Bijou this
week will be headed by Nine. Fregol
in a quick change impersonation act
Others are the ,McGusrys in a comedy
al etch, the Buras Sisters, who sing anc
dance; Nearn and Rutter in one ac
play, j. ". Cooper in monologue. anc
four additional actsi
A new play by David Higgins, Capt
Clay OF Missouri" will be produced a
the Folly with Higgins in the leading part
II Is said TO be realistic and exciting.
The Hastings Show will be at tn,
Gaiety. Harry Hastings and Viola Shell
don will be seen in two musical extrava
panzas called "Frolcsome Frolics- anS
"a Summer Night" Edward Keougl
and company in a one act comedy are al
extra attraction.
At the Olympic Scribner's Big Show /
announced. Two burlesques will b
offered by a company which contain
several favorites in their RESPECTIVE
fields,
The Girls From Happyland will be a
the Star. Billy b. Watson. formerly sta
OF Kim, Me and L. appears in parts whic
Of humor. Several good vaudeville mum
I. l>arx, ,rnTptaed In the OIO