The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
NEW YORK THEATERS
Season Now in Full Blast-Many New Offerings
on Broadway
on Broadway.

New York, Sept. 1O.-The new OFFER
ings at the theaters are coming so fast
that II is hard work TO keep up with the
procession. With the opening OF the En-
pire and the first appearance Of John
Drew IN a comedy called Smith" Il
can be said that the season here IA on
At the Hackett Wednesday evening VIII
liam A Brady presented Jules Eckert
Goodman's Mother" and at the Lyric
Henry W. Savage has revived Madame
y. Monday night the Empire Theater
held swagger audience. gathered 10
greet Mr.. John Drew. the most popular
or al our comedians. and such greet
ing has seldom been given an actor by a
New York audience. AT his first en-
trance. Mr.. Drew was received with
shouts and applause that continued for
I'VE minutes before the performance was
allowed to begin. Mother is a domes-
tic drama. In which a mothers love for
her children IS exploited. The story tells
OF woman who Is the head of a family
OF six children-two grown bows two
grown girls, and two small BOYS. Her
boys have been spoiled. and the eldest
has married chorus girl whose extrav-
agance leads him to steal from his en-
ployers and to forge his mothers name
TO a note for several thousand dollars.
in big scene, tho mother admits that
the signature 10 the note is her own.
Her second son IS also caught IN the
tolls OF designing chorus girl. and. of
course, she saves him from impending
ruin. The play constantly shows the I'M
firing devotion OF a mother. A dress
rehearsal revealed Miss Emma Dunn as
the mother, with Frederick Perry and
Albert Latscha as the two scapegrace
sons
The Country Boy" has caught on at
the Liberty Theater. II tells a story Of
human interest. with here and there
dash OF good comedy. There are serious
moments in the play that cause the audi
ence TO become misty-eyed. and at other
times incidents that keep them convuIsed
with laughter. At first the story IS
preachy. but later the human quality
scores heavily. country boy goes 70
New York. where he becomes infatuated
with a fast chorus girl and loses his Job.
When the youngster is about to commit
suicide an old newspaper man. In one of
the strongest scenes shown on the stage
in long time turns the boy about and
inspires him with new ambitions. In the
second act there is an amusing dinner
scene that promises to become as popu-
lar as the dressing-room scene in "The
Chorus Lady"
Madame Sherry has hit the bulls
eye at the New Amsterdam Theater. and
this In spite of the fact that the piece
came from Chicago, where Il ran FOR
several months 70 enthusiastic audiences.
This production has brought George
Washington Lederer back with the fun
NEST musical comedy that has come 20
town In many moons. Lima Abarbanell
and Ralph Herr. the co-stars, with the
assistance OF numerous clever people.
give performance that is worth while.
There is also a big bunch OF pretty Choir
us girls with alluring curves Al II.
Woods, William Frazee. and Mr. Led
erer. the producers. are TO be congratu-
lated.
Emmett Corrigan is the latest addition |
20 the aIl-star cast which LIebler & /
Co. are assembling for The Deep Pur- /
pie" the new Paul Armstrong Wilson |
Miner play which is said to outthrin /
''Alias Jimmy Valentine" Up TO this |
time Mr.. Corrigan has been in the habit |