New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
| McRae and others in Avery Hopwood
farce, ''Nobody's Widow.

farce, "Nobody's WIDOW.
KNICKERBOCKER- - Charles Frohman
will present tomorrow night Henry Ba-
taille's four-act drama, 1.-The Foolish Vlr-
gin.' with one of it's principal parts, that
of the wife, acted by Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell Robert Drouet has the role Of the
husband. Shelley Hull that of the brother
and Adelaide NoWak will imperSOnate the
Virgin.
1.-The Foolish Virgin was played for
long run at the Gymnase Theatre, Paris,
last season, and has been produced In
Russia and in Germany. In 'The Foolish
Virgin Mrs. Campbell will make her first
temperance upon the American 1eg1u-
mate" stage since she acted in Electra
and 1.-The Sorceress."
According to preliminary announcements
the play tells the story of Nine. Armaury,
who, in spite of the fact that her husband
has run away with the Foolish Virgin"
remains loyal to him and forg1ves- Peace
is restored in the family, but there is
tragic ending.
LIBERTY-Last week of '"The Country
Boy" which has had a prosperous run of
five months. Next week Miss Christie Nc
Donald, in HThe Spring Maid"
LYCEUM-Last week of the successful re-
vival of Oscar Wiides 1.-THE Importance of
Being Earnest" On Monday week Miss
Billie Burke will be seen in Suzanne"
LYRIC-Mrs. Leslie Carter in 1.-TWO Wom-
en- Rupert Hughes's play.
MAJESTIC-''The Blue Bird" The best
Christmas play in town. Between Decem-
Is mill bo lot
matinees and evening performances.
MAXINE ELLIOTTS-''The Gamblers"
Charles Klein's piece, is one of the best
plays to be seen in New York
MOVA'S-''Drifting, a new comedy
in three acts, by Preston Gibson, will be
offered at Nazimova's Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, beginning tomorrow night. The
events OF the play are said to centre about
the Newport experiences Of Hortense Harri-
son (known as ''Tency') presenting a pict-
ure of society intrigue based mainly on
mercenary motives. The cast of Drifting
includes Edith Luckett, Grace Filkins, Ann
Archer. Constance Kirkham, Grace Norris
sey, Walter Hale. Frank Goldsmith. Er-
nest Band Edward See, Egbert Munroe,
Charles Hahn and James McNey.
NEW-To- morrow night The New Thea
ire will revive Wilhelm Meyer-Forster's
romantic drama, ''Old Heidelberg" with
Frank Gilmore in the role of Prince Karl
Heinrich and Miss Jessie Busley in the
part of Kathie. This will be Miss Busley's
first appearance with the company this
year. "Old Heidelberg" or Alt Heidel-
berg" as it is called in German, was pro-
duced abroad ten years ago, and was first
seen here at the Irving Place Theatre in
1902 when John Feistel impersonated Karl
Heinrich, role created in Germany by
Harry Walden. Mr.. Walden later came to
New York as a guest-artist of the Irving
Place stock company The first English
Karl was Aubrey Boucicault He was fol-
lowed by Richard Mansfield and many other
well known players. Among the principal
Kathies have been Grace Elliston. Louise
Drew, Hedwig Won Ostermann, Ida Con-
quest and Minnie Dupree.
The play. as is we'll known. tells the
story of the romance of Karl Heinrich.
university student and prince of Sachsen-
Harrisburg. and Kathie. the charming little
niece of an innkeeper at Heidelberg.
Others in the cast are Louis Calvert. who
viii play the role of DR.. Juttner; Albert
Bruning. who is to be the old steward:
T. NJ. Holland, Ben Johnson, Ferdinand
Gottschalk, William McVay. Miss Helen
Reimer. Mrs. Sol Smith and Pedro de
Cordoba. Twenty singers have been en-
gagged to appear as Heidelberg students
The drama will be repeated every evening
save Wednesday and Thursday, and at all
matinees during the week. On Wednesday
and Thursday evenings Don" and Sister
Beatrice" will be given as a double bill. On
Saturday night "Cld Heidelberg viii be