The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
A VARIED LOT OF NEW PLAYS
THE NEW THEtTRE BEGfNS
IRIS RFGfItR ~ tSON.

Trrntini In New Herbert comie Opera
Nrrsisa s!rsssmiih Returns anai MAJ
Irwin Has . New Farce Geuee Here
for Hrr Farewell Theatrical Notes.
The New Theatre repertoire company
will begin its second season Tomorrow
evening, presenting during its first week
two plays. Shakespeare The Merry
Wives OF Windsor and Arthur Wing
Pinero's The Thundsrboh The Merry
Wives will h. presented every evening
until Saturday and on Wednesday, Fri
day and Saturday afternoons. The
Thunderbolt will have it's premier Safur-
day evening and with The Merry Wives :
will he cont inued ia the report DIRE there
after. At the New Theatre The Merry
Wives will be. presented a. farce, The
plot. a. Students Of Shakespeare well
know. Is woven in three strands FdI-
STATS advances to Mistress Ford and
Mistress Page: the rivalry between fiery
French doctor tn. lmbecils Slender and
Young Master Psnton for the hand OF
-sw-e, Anne Page and the duel bet tween
tn. Welsh parson and the French doctor
humorolIsly muddled by the fun loving
Host OF the carter Inn. Great pains have
been taken To accuracy Of cost umes
and seen ic inve-titu.e. as we'll rs The s-lec-
ton OF the cast Louis Calvert will be he
Sir John Fai-tdr: Frank Gilmore. who
makes his init ial appearance at the New
Theatre. the Fsnion: Miss Edith Wynne
Matt hison. the Mistress Ford: Miss Rose
CoghlAn. the Mistress Page: Hen johnson,
the Shaiior: Ferdinand Oottschalk. the
H..
Erdrs: Miss Leah Bat eman Hunter. the
Anne Page: Lee Baker. the Page: william
McvAy, the Hosf OF hs Garter FINN: John
Sui h-rland. the Bardoiph: Stewart Baird.
Z he Sym and Master John Tansey. the
Robin. The play will bs presented in Ave
acts and twelve scenes.
The Thunderbolt : TO be produced on
Saturday evening by practically the full
- rengrh OF the New Theatre company.
nor was IL ever given in America until
tho recent tour OF the company, when il
was presented in Montreal and Toronto.
The play IL n modern satire on human
meanness. According to London critics
Mr. Pinero has exploited the inner life
Of middle class family. telling the story
with the tremendous dramatic grasp
which IL one OF his create est asaseta The
ale deals with a country family living in
the toy n Of Sinslehampton. England. Tho
death OF one OF four brothers. VINO leaves
nearly a million dollars, brings TO light the
fact that he had an illegitimate daughter
is named as sole legatee. The will In
destroyed. hut when the lawyers discover
this the girl proves her generosity by
the property equally. The cast
will include Louis Calvert, Albert Bruning |
Ferdinand Gottschalk. Ben johnson. |
r. NJ Holland. Olive wyndham. That's |
I.awton. Mrs. Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh !
and Olive Oliver. who makes her first |
appearance with the company
Weldon Grossmith. the English come |
dian. together with his En- glish company |
and production. will present the latest |
farce creation by X. {. Carton. MIR Preedy |
and the Countess AZ the Nazimova Thea
tire tomorrow evening. This will De his |
first appearance here since his engage
nent four years ago IN A Night at the
Party He has mad much success with |
Mr.. Preedy and she Countess in Eng
land. where IL ran for nearly two seasons
The company supporting Mr.. Grossmith
includes Charlotte Granvi ll- who will
play the Countess Her last engagement
befor" loinlng Mr. Gru--mlih wa. ~
leading woman with SIR Charles Wynd-
ham Nr Prssry. M v nose Hat IN South
kensingiOn the action takes place. IL a
Junior partner in business firm and
soon after the curtain rises becomes EN-
gagged Hardly have has fianCsSe and her
parents taken their departure when his
partner, Ohm BOBns1H puts IN an une1-
D.Ct.d appel rance. bringing with him
The CoWHi'ss o. RsshHsre. with whom he
j. "OndlctlHR perfectly moral elop--
n"ni He intends. in point Of fact. 70
marry her soon she has obiaIn-d
h. divorce for which her husband has
given her ample grounds. and hs II IN
the n.anwhil+ on his way bv motor TO
deposit her under the projection Of r-la-
'ivc- Of ms IN liertforCisitre but n tel..-
gram calls him 70 th. deaf hbAi Of a god
father and he leaves her IN possession
u VI PTsedy's fat. placing his partner
under vow Of secrecy so well does
The hapl"-- Prsr'fy respect the trust re-
posed IN him that every one connected
both with him and with the Countess
believes the worst and the usual com
pliCaflOnI follow
Naughty Marietta the new comic
,pera bv Victor Herbert and RiCia John
'on Young IN which Oscar Hammerstsin
presents Mile Emma Tr"nilni. the opera
DrIma donna. will open al tn. New York
Theatre Tomorrow night A. Comtesss
Marietta u iHCnG. who rims away from "A
Paris convent school TO New Orleans 20 d
soap. u lnvele-s marrIag. and meets
SIih numerous adventures bcfor. she
meets the man II her choice and reveals
Ter identity. Mile 1renrIn Is SAID 20 hay.
ample opportunity for the display 81 her
alents Sh. ASSUMES several characters
Ine ~ them rnarIon"f'.. OrvilIe Har-
old sings IN. tenor role ~. will h.
heard IN N" part only for "A limited on
A. he will soon go abroad 10
'ipg in IN. Paris Grand Opera and TO pre-
Dsre for Mr. HammerrteIn = new London
Dpera hous" Mar. pIchen. who was
also member of the Manhattan Opera
company. will he heard IN this. Contral,o ,
role Of idGh "a quadroon slave kar.
Gilmore, she well known corneci.nn. will
- seen ~ LiSehs. an ancient female
y hose mad df-~Ir. for n husband brings
,bout many hdicrous situations and I
Harry Cooper. who ~ equally well known Z