East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-19
NEW YORK DRAMATIC
LETTER.
By William s. Brewer.
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~NVW ioIh' aug. lS.-All pTepdrd-
tions have been completed to make
the theatrical field day in aid of the
Actors Fund of America at the Polo
grounds tomorrow a success. The
various theatrical clubs, the Lambs,
the Players, the Frlars, the White
Rats, the Green Room, the Comedy
Club, and the Professional. Woman's
League have arranged special features
OF their own. The girls from the sum-
mer musical shows will be out on the
fields in their costumes, and a feature
Will be big ballet on the grass under
the direction of James German. There
will be baseball games between actors
and managers, soubrettes and leading
ladies' and races for everybody. Bert
Williams and Jack Johnson will give
three-round boxing bout and Annie
Oakley has challenged Buffalo Bill
to a rifle shooting contest.
The Republic theatre, formerly
known as the Belasco will reopen its
doors for the season of 191O-1911
next Monday night with a new COM
edy by Winchell Smith. Jane Mar
bury has been engaged for the part
OF Agnes Elliston, the leading female
role. The name of the play is Bob
by Burnitt."
Having made a success of her ven.
ture into vaudeville, Laura Jean Lib
hey, who has been reciting original
poems and a love monologue on the
American Roof Garden stage, an
nounces that she will go into the le-
Ultimate. She intends to assume the
leading role in a dramatic playlet she
has written. If this second step is a
success Miss Libbey will go into deep
er water and star in a four-act play
which Is also ready. However her
vaudeville contract has seven more
weeks to run with William Morris.
THE Spendthrift," Porter Emerson
Brownies highly successful drama Of
contemporary life which resumed its
run at the Hudson theatre last week
promises to attract as many crowds
as 1t did throughout the long run of
last season. Edmund Breese, That's
Magrane and the other members of
the company which appeared in the
play when its run was suspended late
IN June are found in their original
roles
charles Frohman has received a
flattering offer from Rome to present
The Arcardians" in that city next
spring and summer, after the close of
the play, which has resumed its run
at the knickerbocker theatre. The
production will be given in connection
with the italian exhibition and fete
to be held in Rome next summer. as
1t is very probable that Mr.. Frohman
VIII accept the offer. 1t will be given
py the entire American company OF
100 persons and will run six weeks.
Delightful Marie Dressler has re.
sumed her starring season in "Tillie's
Nightmare" at the Herald Square
theatre, under Lew Fields manage
ment, and is amusing crowds nightly
with her clever songs and limitations
The verdict is that Miss Dressler has
the funniest play of her career.
Seven Days" at the Astor theatre
Is as well liked as If it were a new
production. 1t ran all last season and
mas not been interrupted during the
summer. The audiences are so de-
lighted and so many comforts are pro-
vided for those who attend the per-
formance that the actors and actress
show no inclination to take rest.
Louis Mann. who is starring in the
comedy THE Cheater" at the Lyric
theatre. is spending his spare time
translating his play back into German.
Mr. Mann has decided to give some
special matinee performances in Ger
man during the Chicago engagement
OF THE Cheater" which is to follow
the New York run of the piece. using
his own version of the comedy tran
slated back into German, to preserve
the funny points of the play.