The evening world., 1910-12-17
Old Tradition of Dull Before
Christmas Doesn't Go
in the Year 1910.
VARIETY IN
Bemhardt, Mrs. Pat Campbell
and Annie Russell Offering
New Productions.
THE week before Christmas. tho

THE week before Christmas the
dullest In the whole theatrical
year? Not this year, Precedent.
or tradition. or whatever YOU like to
call Il. will he crowded out by six new
productions the coming week.
or particular interest Ia The Foolish
Virgin" In which Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell appears at tho Knickcrbocker Thea
tire on Monday night. This play. writ
ten by Henry Bataillc. created q great
stir In Paris last season. The foolish
virgin ls Diane. daughter OF the Duke
de Char1nce. Nine. Armaury hears OF
her husbands love for Diane and dis
cosers the pair al the m they are
TO leave for England. CASTOR. Dimes
brother. also arrives Just at this mo-
ment. having heen appriscd OF the situa-
ton by an anonymous letter. Instead
or rejoicing In tho arrival OF CASTOR she
deplores his coming. since she fears for
the lives Of her rival and her husband.
She fights for tho clipping couple. seeing
that II n wiser for them TO follow their
hearts. Meantime the Able Roux inter-
ccdcs to break up the affection OF Ar
maury and Diane, who have fled TO Lon
don. Fanny Armaury. the wife, never
waivers In her loyalty to her husband.
But she declares that a man does no;
carry of a girl without, her consent and
defends her husband against the fury
OF CASTOR, danes brother. CASTOR
completely misunderstands Nine. Ar
maury's disintcrcstcd conduct: he insults
the wife Who protects her husband and
the maj who takes refuge behind the
woman with whom he has eloped.
Armaury. who is within carthot. sud
denly appears. A scene follows bet tween
him and Castor. who finally draws a
revolver. The women concerned throw
themselves between the mon. Diane
cannot hut admire the greatness OF
lime Armaury's sacrifice. She realizes
that she has o Armaury's affection
or one side OF II, ana that she has de-
served II to an extent by suffering with
him and for him. The girl then Insists
that Armaury choose between her and
his wife. In the end Diane commits
suicide. Mrs. Campbell will have the
role OF the wife. Robert Drouet will be
the husband and Adelaide Nowak viii
play Diane.
odd Heidelberg" Wilhelm Meyer
Forstor's romantic drama. Will be re-
lived at the New Theatre on Monday
evening with Frank Gilmore az Prince
Kari Heinrich and Jessie Busley IN the
role Of kathie. Others In the cast will
he Louis Calvert, Albert Rruniag. T.. NJ.
Holland. Ben Johnson. Ferdinand Gott-
schaik, william Mcvay. Pedro de Corr
doba, Helen Re!mcr and Mrs. sol Smith.
"Drfting." a comedy by Preston Glib
son. VIII have It's opening Performance
at NaEinova's theatre on Mon,ay even
ing. The events OF the play centre
about the Newport experiences OF Hor-
tense Harrison. known as '"Tency." M
present a picture OF society intrigue
based mainly on mercenary motives.
Tency has been married to Henry
Harrison. a wealthy westerner. ana
they have leased n villa at Newport for
me seasop. AIthea Anderson. a iascl-
mating divorce. tcomcs TO their home as
n guest and deliberately attempts to
make trouble between husband and wife
In order To cause n divorce. Her pur-
pose IL to marry Harrison herself and
thus satisfy the demands OF Symington,
a loan broker, from whom she has Dor
large sums OF money on the ex-
pectation that she will contract "a mar
riage with a rich man. Among others
In the company will be Edith Luckett,
Grace Filklns, Ann Archer. Walter
Hale. Frank Goldsmith. Ernest Band
and Edward Lee.
Annie Russell comes to the Carries
Theatre IN Tuesday night IN THE Inn
postor." by Leonard Merrick and Mich
ael Morton. The play deals with the
OF a young woman OF refine
ment suddenly left without the support
a. relatives In a great city. 1t In In
this pennlloss condition that Mary Fen
ton accosis Charlie owen In front of
the Savoy Hotel. London. where III Is
staying on his way 10 Paris, He Is
married, but he takes the starving Cir
Ia his rooms and gives her food. A
she tells her story. owens sympathy
develops into something he mistakes for
Affection. She " about TO rush gu
when Mrs. Fowler. a friend OF Owen,
family. passes the open door. To pre-,
vent gossip owen Introduces the girl a,
bis wlfe's sister. Miss McKenow. Ate,
the man has left. the girl returns to hi,
apartments for her purse and Is dlscov,
cred there by owens sister-ln-laW. VIII,
insists on taking Mary home with her
When owen returns from Paris an,
sads Mary Fenton staying at the hous,
OF his slster-ln-law, he denounces he
as mr. impostor, and viii that every
body turns on her. But the arrival o
Mrs. Fowler forces them TO recognize
Mary Fenton AZ Miss McKenow. From
this point the play makes It's way /,
n happy ending. with Miss Russell vii
be Oswald Yorke, Charles Richman
Grace Carlyle, Esther Lyon. Clara r
Bracy and others.
'Pomander Walk" described by Ia,
author, Louis y. Parker. as "a coined,
OF happiness" win he produced a
Wallack's on Tuesday night. The stag
setting will consist OF six houses ar
ragged In a crescent. There Is NJ
plot" TO the piece, IN the ordinar,
sense OF the word. The people In tn,
six little houses are. respectively,
widow, who has had an early disap
p1lntment In love. and her daughter
who is threatened with a similar mis-
fortune; an old sea captain, a lady O
means. who desires 20 annex the cap
taln's heart and assume the captain
name; two sisters. one OF whom love
.helr iodger, and who in return II love
iy the lodger. who yet fears 10 tell O
Lis affection, "A couple VINO have a fam