New-York tribune., 1909-10-10

Man from Home" This play Is well along in its
second year.
BELAsCo-A funny piece from the German It
is named ''Is AIatrimony a Failure?" Well acted.
One of the seasons successes.
BIJOU-"The Master Key" gives way 10 1.-The
Debtors" a German dramatizatiOn Of Dickenss
Little Dorrit" The English adaptation was done
by Margaret Mayo Digby Bell and Kathleen Cliff
ford take the leading parts The first performance
viii take place Tuesday night.
CoSIEDY-"The Melting Pot" zangwil's play
Walker Whiteside and ChrystaI Herne are in it.
Some persons think it great play, and say so
some others think II not a good play and
because they say SO are denounced as odious
creatures little short OF being traitors their
try. This may seem absurd WeIl it is.
CRITERION-One Of Somerset Maughams plays
The Noble spaEiard" Robert Edeson plays
farcical part, and plays it very we'll Miss Rose
CoghIan and Miss Gertrude CoghIan are in the com
pany. Owing to the shol CT the play, it will
hereafter be preceded by a one-act piece called
THE Outpost" a Philippine story by James A
Archibald.
DALYS-What is called a dramatization of
Marion Crawfords last novel. The White Sister,
Is played here by Miss Viola Allen James O'Neiu.
William Farnum, Fannie Addison PITT and AIInna
Gale. They are worth seeing but the play disap-
points The last two acts written down 10 what
somebody to think is the level Of popular in
tellgence II was mistake 10 do this, and 1t
the high intention Of Crawford's story The acting
is worthy better play.
EMPIRE-John Drew. 'Inconstant George" is
the name OF the comedy. GLADYS Unger took it from
the French. but she did not take it far enough
from the French. John Drew capital Never better.
Mary BOland makes a hit But the play is not
for the Young Person. although the Young Person
is one Of the principal playgoers Of the time.
GAIETY-"The Fortune Hunter" Comedy by
Winchen Smith. Runs well. John Barrymore has
the chief part
acknowledgements sparkes" Comedy by
Michael Morton Hattie Williams is the principal
performer. This is the last week THE Harvest
Moon," by Augustus Thomas, rises next week.
GERMAN-"Eln BlitzmaedeI' GA Lightning
GRID by Carl Costa, Will be played here Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Satur-
day afternoon. This play was successfully pre-
sented last Tuesday evening. On Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights there will be performances
of Wozogens "Lumpensesindel" GA Ragged
CrowdD.
GRAND OPERA-Robert Hilliard, in a Fool
There Was" with the entire original east
HACKETT-Here is the discovery of the season.
Elsie Ferguson. The comedy is Such Little
Queen; the author Claiming Pollock. Elsie Fer
guson makes the play Decidedly she is worth
seeing.
HI-DSON-Hedwig Reicher in 'On the Eve
meIodrama Of the Russian revolution. In this
melancholy and artificial piece Miss Reieher makes
her first appearance as an English speaking ac-
tress sne IS wei worth seeing She is beautiful,
graceful and her acting Is far and away the best
now seen in New York Hedwig Recher is an
artist and very the first rank. Very soon
she may be in the first rank If she will avoid both
German and New York accents and intonations.
No actress since Adelaide Nelson has had face
so wonderfully expressive
LIBERTY-'I.ilan Russell" in so-eaIed Wall
street play The Widow IS Might" Author, Ed
Inund Day. The attraction Is the Fair Lillian
LINCOLN SQUARE Mr Edward Atchison- Ely
Ga Billy IA college farce.
LYrt,I- -M-As clever a perfOlnanee Us the town