The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
AT NEW YORK THEATERS

New York. Nov. 5.-The new offerings
at the theaters this week are The other
Fellow" with Thomas JEFFERSON as the
star. at the BiJou Marie Doro in ''Elee-
trieity,' a William Gillette comedy. at
the I4yceum; Charles Kleins drama. s'The
Gamblers" at the Maxine Elliott, ard
Douglas Fairbanks in "The Cub" at the
Comedy.
The Other Fellow" Mr., Jefferson 5
new vehicle. is a farce by George Totten
Smith. The trouble begins IN the first
scene, where a Hindoo gives the souls of
a couple OF men a Joy ride through space.
one man is promoter and the other a
doctor. The Hindoo gentleman gets things
mixed. but in the end affairs are straight
ened out. Mr.. jefferson, who resembles
his famous father. is the promoter. and
gets lot OF fun out OF the part. His
acting Is reminiscent of dear old Rip, but
IN no sense an imitation: moreover, he
succeeds in giving his role a quaintness
that is admirable Manager Walter Law
renee has provided an excellent support
ing case.
The Cub in which Douglas Fairbanks
opened two weeks engagement at the
Comedy Theater Tuesday evening, tells
or cub reporter sent out 10 cover a
feud IN the mountains OF Kentucky. He
meets sister OF a leader in the fight
and because Of his infatuatiOn for the
young woman reports only her family's
side of the trouble, thereby creating a
disturbance in the camp. The play. which
is full Of newspaper atmosphere, kept the
audience in suspense from the first scene
"a the final curtain. Douglas Fairbanks,
as the reporter, created much laughter
by his attentions 20 the girl at the ex-
pense Of the newspaper for which he was
working
The Gamblers" IS presented by the
Authors Producing Company, of which
Charles Klein, author of the play. is gem
eral director. Mr. Klein, who gave us
The Music Master" THE Lion and the
Mouse and THE Third Degree" has
taken Wall street for the scene Of his
newest drama and has. or thinks he has.
written into 1t an appealing message to
the public. He shows considerable skill
In presenting characters OF human m
terest but falls short in depicting Wall
street as 1t Is. The story is dramatic
with one or two telling climaxes. George
Nash heads a east that includes Charles
Stevenson. William B. Mack. George
Backus. Cecil livingstone, Julia Hay, Edith
Barker, and the beautiful and talented
Jane Cowl, who Is leading woman OF the
company.
4 good-sized audience greeted Marie
DOro's opening performance Of "Elec-
tricity' at the Lyeeum Theater. The
comedy was evidently constructed TO fit
the personality and methods of this
actress. who possesses unusual beauty
without extraordinary ability. In this
play she is the same as in everything
mice TO look at but not convincing.
Electricity is a fairly good comedy
and in a way furnishes pleasing enter
tainment
After being dark many months, the
Garden Theater, known in Theater alley
as the "Morgue," is open, with Edward
Z. Roses "The Rosary" as the attEac-
ton. Al II. Woods, the new manager,
has made the theater a popular-priced
house. If he continues his policy of pre-
senting attractions as good as "The
Rosary" the chances Of his success are
promising. While the cast provided for
the new Offering is efficient not one
member of it was known 10 New Workers
before the opening night
Miss Bessie ABBOTT, the Ysobel of Mas
cagnis new grand opera, is on the ocean,
and if nothing happens VIII reach her ma
tive heath some day this week. Mascagni
sailed for New York November ., and the
other members Of the company are ex-
pected TO arrive within a day or two,
when the final preparations for the pro-
duction OF the opera will begin at the
New Theater The opening performance
is scheduled for November p, During
Miss Abott's engagement the prices for