The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-12
DGRLIES" A SUMNER SHOW
ygW WTHCIL SATIRE CONES
10 THE NEW AMSTERDAM.

J..,ph CaWhOn and Mauds RayWsnd
Head q nlg Company Mere
Ws.ss ~ The MIkndS'' Ai ihs Caslno
circus nder Canvas N Town.
A, tho New Amsterdam Theatre TO-
,or-.a night Frederic Thompson viii
n,..art Tor the first time In New York
.G,rF-z a musical satire Of the dramatic
..,.,r the hnok of which n the work Of
c.,rsa \ Hobart Tho lyrics and music
have cen furnished by Harry Williams
,rt iga Van Alstyne respectively
Tsa name -Girlcs" Was suggested by the
rb1-r. collection of sixty young and
especially good booking women. There
are about I2D people in the cast OF -0iFliea.
Of whom thirty-hve are principals, The
c,mranv Is led by Joseph Cav thorn and
N,uts RAYMOND and includes among
o,bsr. r Hollis. Jed Prouty. Carrie
psr,Irs Violet Mcmillan. Ernest Truck.
Harry FERN. Harry BTeen. Doris Mitchell.
Bowers. Walter and Croker, Harry Her
mol and David Abrams The story OF
sGirues' concerns the attempt Of q pro-
fsssor II languages in q ooeducatiOnal
college n become a hero In the eyes OF
the female director % department Tho
srrients persuade him 20 start on a forty
GSht hour jaunt wearing only a suit made
Of newspapers. and oonvinOS him that
BY Quitting himself from head 10 foot.
without beGRipg or stealing. he can 40
oompnsh his purpose. Between tho stl-
asnta and female detective who believes
hin TO be q thief the professor has q
hlfhly exciting and adventurous export
sncs Joseph Cawthorn is the professor
Henry Miller appears az the 0aFTick
IN he amusing comedy by A. Z. Thomas.
sHer Husbands Wife laura Hope
Crews e. the rather silly wife Who thinka
Ne IL going 10 die and wishes 10 provide
hsr husband With a second wife gives one
Of the hAppiest comedy portrayala seen
Arring the present season. Bruce MoEas,
Orme Caldara. Grace Elliston, Mabel
Bert and Elinor McEWsn compriso the
ret Of the cast.
Porter Emerson Brownies play The
spSndthrift' 10 snjoying prosperity 81
he Hudson Theatre. AZ the title implies,
the theme 10 extravagnncs and ita de-
vslopmsnt h both dramatic and inter
ssting
Sumner sunshine has not abated the
public interest in The Fortune Hunter"
q the Gayety. where John Barrymore and
l.. II -.
Wnchell smiths play OF American life
IN town and country The end Of the run
not yet IN sight and seats are on sale
until midsummer.
Seven Days.- which "a running az the
Astor. appears 70 b. as popular with play
pirates az was Paid in Full. and Wagon
has Kemper are having about a. much
annoyance over the theft of the one a.
they had with the other. The producers
q the comedy have been notified that
several small stock companies a. the re-
sorts along the Great Lakes are playing
pirsted versions Of the piece.
The Summer Widowers.' which Lew
Fields Is producing and in which he ap-
pears az the Broadway Theatre. Il another
bE summer ahow like The Midnight
s6ns- and The Jolly Bachelor Il
cauRht on Immediately on the opening
mart and a long run Il assured. Ably
supporting Fislds ara such we'll known
rlsysrs az Irene Franklin. Maud Lambert.
ADA Levis. Alice Dewey, Willis P. Sweat
nam. Fritz Williams. Walter Percival.
Charles Judels, Vernon Castle. the Beckera.
the Jackson Troupe. the Hyde Troupe
and The Eight Berlin Madcaps.
The Mikado- with its cast Of stars
remains az the Casino for only two weeks
more The revival of the famous Gilbert
4 Sullivan opera Il an unusually good
ols and has been a big success from the
standpoint Of both the public and The
boz OAice
Marie Dressler in Lev Fields's pro-
duo,ion OF -Tillis's Nightmare bids
TAR % remain At the Herald Square until
Mss Dressler drops from exhaustion
She has never been funnisr either as q
giAr or subordinate.
AZ the KnickerbOcker Theatre The
AFuadiAns- begins the twenty
vssk Of Ia extraordinary run. Julia
sAndsrson's tuneful songs. The Dear
Ilfsls Girl With a Bit Of = BroEos.
Claiming Weather and Give Ne a
Rnse,' are being sung and Whlstled
everywhere. Ethel Cadman. the English
soprano. sings a musical comedy cllu.sio
n -Ths Pipe Of Pan and Percival knight
a. the melancholy jockey, with he song
I've Got a Mottsr. Always Cheerful
and Bright has made the musical comedy
IN OF the seAaun.
~ Wolf Hopper with Miss Louise
Druassr and his sxoeilsnt company have
ssttlsd down proaperOusly AZ the Lyric
Theatre. into which they have moved
AFTER an eight week run a. Days A
Matinee Idol bids fair % run FAR into
De summer
A supplemental season will begin a.
b Columbia Theatre tomorrow after
noon With a pretsntious production Of
bvlssqus and added features. The Col
l'ss Girls company will present a lively
tuvssty called AT Home and Abroad
written by Frank Moran. with music
BY Seymour Furth This company al
pear-d A. the Columbia for q week earlier
IN The season and made hit. since then
ssveral new features have besn addsd
lhe vaudeville specialties include Odiva,
Ne swimmer; Frankie Bailey. Lester and
g1inn. comedy dancers, and Willie Wss-
bn singer o. character songs.
Judging from the sizs Of the audiences
q ne New York Theatre during the
mt TOO seeks q the engagement Oi 'Ths
Merry NHh.' the musical play win re-