New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
THE COMING WEEK
COMEDY AND DRAMA.

4 revival of activity in the theatrical
y erld is the feature of the week Two new
c, NEEDLES which have achieved success IN
L-,-don will be offered by Charles Frohman,
= niIe John Barrymore and Marie DRESSER
Vii, reopen at the Gaiety and Herald Square
respectively The City Theatre VIII opeti
IL: doors for the season on Saturday even
ing.
The Criterion viii open Monday. August
is. with The Commuters, farcicai
comedy The piece is by Mt James FORBES.
ne Hudson will reopen on the same even
i-s. with The Spendthrift- The GLOBE
Tzeatre starts the season on Wednesday,
August l.. with Bessie Mccoy in the L~1-
ca. comedy The Echo. "
rARRICK-Charles Frohran will for
--s-v open his present season by the pr
q. ion Of d new comedy by Winchell Smith.
Love Among the Lions" tomorrow night
Love Among the Lions is characterization
o. the novel Of that name written by Frank
arstev, the author of The Brass Bottle >
and member of the staff Of the London
Punch The play is a romantic comedy.
With farcicai inclinations, containing huno-
Gus dialogue and ludicrous situations. Mr.
Irchman really mad the production OF Low.
Among the Lions" in readiness last season,
tut not until this season was he able 10
Obtain the cast he desired for it He has
rev engaged for the role of Theodore San
GERS one of London's young comedians. A
z Matthews This will be MI Matthews $
first appearance on the American stage MI
T-chnan has intrusted the principal female
,o.es 10 Miss Jane Oaker and Miss MAJ
Blaney.
LYCEUM-Charles Frohr1an will make
his second production of the season on
Thursday night August II, with the first
appearance on the American stage of FRANK
Ansrey's romantic comedy. The Brass Bot
tie" which ran for over a year at the
Vaudeville Theatre London The hunlor-
ISIS plav is fantastic comedy. q kind OF
Oriental fairy story growing out OF the IA
bic of Aladdin and his wonderful lamp Its
PRODUCTION here means that Mr. AnsteJ
Will practically have given America two
PLAYS in one week because st was his novel,
Love Among he Lions" that formed the
basis for the Winchell Smith COMEDY that
opens at the Garrick tomorrow night. AL
Though The Brass Bottle Is said TO be
Sufficiently humorous 10 stand upon its own
Iesc and TO ha &c had long lease Of life
in London. acted by an ordinary conlpanJr,
Mr. Frohrnan has chosen for its perform
ance strong cast Among the players
that will be seen in the piece are Richard
Bennett Edwin Stevens. Fuller Mellish.
Lquis Massen. Irene Fenwick, Mrs Thomas
R7h;ren and Cecilia Radcliffe.
GAIETY-John Barrymore, with the
OF iginal cast which supported him last sea-
son will resume the production Of The
Fortune Hunter tomorrow evening. The
present engagement Is for four weeks.
HERALD SQUARE-Fresh and hearty
after a month spent on her farm at Wind
scr, VI. Marie Dressler Will resume her ap-
raarances on Thursday evening at the
herald Square Theatre in Titles Night
mare" The opening will mark the 250th
performance. The cast is practically the
same as that which SO well received
.1ySt season
CITY-The City Theatre, in East 14,h
street, Will open for its second season on