East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-29
NEW YORK DRAMATIC
LETTER.
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New York.-The air is thick with
plans and rumors OF plans. Among
the latest announcement is one by
Mr.. David Belasco to the effect that
Miss Blanche Bates is to have a new
play for the coming season. 1t will be
| called THE One Woman" the au-
thor being Avery Hopwood, co-author
| Of Seven Days" The date of the
production will be sometime in Octo-
| ber
Looking for something new in the
ordinary summer show is like look
ing for the gold mine in the back yard
that you've dreamed about three
times in succession, yet the new show
at the Casino up and Down Broad
] way" with Eddie Foy and Emma
Carus as the topliners, is full of nov-
city and fun. The piece, which is said
to be the first American production
OF typical French revue, may be de-
scribed as resume of recent events,
with comedy scenes, burlesque epi-
sodes, up-to-date songs, travestles of
plays, elaborate chorus numbers and
an ever changing vista of scenery.
| Though the story is of minor import
ance it hinges on central idea which
Is carried out consistently The Mu-
ses and lmmortals who belong to the
| High Brow club an Mount Parnassus
nave been disturbed by reports Of
worldly doings and they decide to
send Momus, the club janitor, to in
Vestgate conditions Later they all
| follow him down to Broadway, where
they take part in many experiences
not chronicled in any mythology.
Louis Mann, at the Lyric theater,
has reason to be proud of the success
that his play. "The Cheater," in which
he takes the chief part, has attained
1t has been growing In popularity
! from the first night, and its many ex-
cellent points are being more and
more appreciated. With the splendid
support that the comedian has the
play has been given a standard to
which few of its sort have attained.
"Girlies," that well named play that
! is so largely filled with the sort Of
! people that the name indicates, is hav-
| ing Il large amount of success and a
very merry career at the New Ans
| terdam theater The stress of wealth
er has no visible effect upon this
piece, apparently, and it is attracting
good-sized audiences at all times.
Seven Days is making good the
promise of an all summer run at the
Astor theater. This shows how pop
ular the clever comedy is. 1t is
| drawing near its 3O0the time.
The "Follies Of 1910" is enjoying
an unusually prosperous run atop the
New York theater roof. Ziegfeld con-
| tinues to add new features and novel
ties, none of which however, create
more mirth than Bert Williams, the
| colored comedian with his songs and
| dances.
| Lew Fields production of "The
Summer Widowers" is made up of a
succession of gh-provoking situa-
tiops, tuneful music and brilliant
stage pictures. In many respects it is
the most pretentious production Lew
Fields has ever offered the public,
and an added value to the perform
ance Is the appearance of the actor
manager himself in one of the prin-
| cpal roles.
James j. Corbett has been retained
! for another week at the American Mu-
sic nall where he shares favor with
G. Molasso's thrilling dance panto-
mime La Danse de la Robe de Unit"
IN which Miss Nina Payne acts the
leading role. "The Barnard Romeo"
the musical satire of farmyard domes-
ticity begins next Monday the ninth
week Of an unusually popular run
Nine Polaire, the Partisan actress
and dancer with tho small v.ais, ra
mains at Hammerstens roof garden
tor only few weeks more. Ten new
vaudeville acts are presented in addi-