The sun., 1910-05-08

manners and attire. The husband is
attracted and the wife becomes furious.
Meantime the uncle himself has picksSl zap
the threads Of a love affair snapped in
youth by poverty and IL having q capital
time. curing his niece Of her delusiOns
aud winning a titled widow. The little
wife 10 frightened. Her russs and de-
ceits. rOmanCes and fibs. drive her husband
into polite incbriety. her brother into
threatened assault and herself into hys-
terios. Counterplot follows plot until
Uneis JOAR captures the widow and with
one last stroke Of genius puts all Alright
In the household. with the proper persons
properly paired. Mr.. Miller s surroundsd
by a company Of players al Of whom are
well known in New York. Laura Hope
Crews will he seen a. the wife and Grace
Elliston a. the second wife-elect. Mabel
Bert appears a. the titled widow and
Robert Warwick a. the husband Orme
Caldars and Elinor McEwen complete the
cast
The all star revival Of Jim the Penman' ,
will be presented az the Lyric Theatre on
Tuesday evening. The piece. originally
described a. a romance Of modern society
ia four acts was written by Sir Charles
l.. Young. Il was first performed in Eng
land At the Haymarket Theatre on March
Is, 1857. and was presented in New York
at the Madison Square Theatre under the
management OF A. n. Palmer on No
vembsr /. 1887. The drama scored an
immediate success In both countries.
When the play was first produced IL was
said that Il was founded partly on fact.
the idea having been suggested by the
career Of a London forger who managed
to establish himself in society under falss
pretences. Prominent among the players
in the present revival are Wilton LackAye,
who appears in the titls role which he
played FIRST a number Of years ago under
tho Palmer management: John Mason,
Theodore Roberts. Arthur Forrest. Lauis
Massen. ThurlOw Bergen. George BAR
mum. Frederick Paulding. Ernest Glen
dinning. Florence Robsrts. Marguerite
Clark. JeRreys Lewis and Grace Reals
The production has been staged by Law
renee Marston
The Hackstt Theatre will reopen TO-
morrow evening when the production
Of Clyde Htch's last play. The Clay.
will be transferred from the Lyric 70
continue its engAgeulent indefinitely
The city holds the record for the longest
New York run of any drama produced
during the current senson.
Caste with its seven stars begins the
third week of its necessarily limited en-
gagsmsnt NJ the Empire Theatre. Charles
Frohman's revival of Rohertson's Old
play has proved popular, hut the English
actors who have been with us al winter
are Clamoring for vacations az home and
there u no telling how much longer they
may be persuaded % stay.
Tomorrow night The Lily begins
the last week NJ its run al tho Stuyvesant
Theatre. On september , the play will
resume its engagement with the same
distinguished cast and az tho same thea
trs. though it will then be known simply
a. the Belasco.
Francis Wilson in The Bachelors
Baby begins the twentieth week of his
run ~ the Criterion Theatre tomorrow
Mr. Wilson gets the credit both ~ star
and playwright and he 10 materially aa-
sisted by the unusual acting Of Baby
Davis.
HB. Warner and Alias Jimmy Valan-
tine are approaching their sixth month
al Wallacks That the fame of the play
il not local il proved by its production
in London and the arrangements for put
tang II lin Australia, France, Germany
Norway and Sweden.
The Bavarian actors in their volk plays
are at the Irving Place Theatre The
bill for this week II ~ follows. Monday
and Tuesday. -Almenrausoh und Edel
weiss: Wednesday and Thursday eve.
nings and Saturday matinee, Der Amerika
Seppl.- farce comedy: Friday and
saturday evenings. Brave Lumpen
The season closes on May ~.
Robert billiard in "A Fool There Was
lNAhAAAAH ANt - NFHlNtAA VIVA ~ NAlF lEN I lNN
Theatre in Fast Fourteenth street Hil-
lard is supported by his original company
William COurtleigh. Nannstts ComstOok
Emily Wurstsr. y W Walker. George
Clare. Edna Conroy NJ. b. Snyder and {
Russell sage
Madame X will refrain at the New
Amsterdam Theatre only two more weeks
bat the drama has already been booked 10
reopen a. the same theatre early In August
The last week of the farewell engage
ment of The Lion and the Mouse in
New York will begin tomorrow evening
az the Academy Of Music. Charles Klein'l
great play has lost none of its drawinr
powers Many Of those who have new 81
seen the play are ay ailing Themselves
Of this last chance
Nine Nazimova continues in her pro.
ductOn OG Little Eyolf- at Nazimova'i
/ Thirty-ninth street Theatre. where bel
spring engagement will be prOlonRer
/ well into the warm weather Her imper
aOnation % the character of rita 10 bouns
70 take rank with the best Of her achieve
menis
| Bringing The Climax back for I
return engagement 20 Weber's Theatr,
has proved a wise move on Mr.. Weber
| part. as the house. has been Well filed a
every performance. The cnst, which
includes Ann Swinburn. EHngham Pinto
Albert Tavernier and Robert y. .Taber
; n a good one.
-Lulu's Huahand's- with Mabel Bar
rison and Harry Conor. may be- an al
summer dramatic attraction. for h har