The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-14
DRAMATIC OUTLOOK
IN new YORK
IS GOOD

0SoSOA1 AO1I1ASSS GASSSSAO1l'
ally Well-England Looks
For American Plays
The seasons dramatic outlook II
New DIRK was discussed at the meet
the university held Friday evening
Miss Lola Peterson presenting a papel
on the subject unusually interesting In
Its nature.
A complete review OF h situation
Is made by her. and she says:
The dramatic outlook for this sea:
son In New York Is very promising
although somewhat quiet so far. The
premieres Of many productions sched.
uled for September were indefinitely
postponed. or at least until late au.
tumn for the producers are over.
cautious because Of the extraordinary
years. there will be a number Of fail.
ures no doubt. but the season seems
TO be reasonably ecure with many
novelties and plays OF excellent worth,
Several new plays OF considerable
merit have made their appearance and
with the able support of III best
actresses and actors. the winter dra-
matte season promises to be a very
interesting one. Many of the plays
scheduled for production have the
record Of success abroad. or have al
ready received approval in this coun-
try prior to their submission to New
York audiences. Other successful
plays of last season will he continued
for a while with the original players.
but in almost every such case. a new
play is held in reserve. The FREEDOM
own dramatists.
Every n seems to be very much
pleased to have Maude Adams in
"Chantecler" this winter. and 1t Is said
that h will tour in Rostand's work
until next ear for the demand for
this play outside of New York will
permit Of no other arrangement.
When in Manhattan Miss Adams will
give a number of matinees. which
Adams afternoons with j. NJ. Barrie."
" Of the plays to be used will be
"A Little Play" and Judy" but as
yet the third has been unnamed.
Grace George will head the stock
company which w. A. Brady plans
to keep at the play house permanent
~. The opening attraction is to be a
play by James B. Pagan entitled THE
Earth" Another play to be used will
George will make an elaborate pro-
duction OF S~hakespeare's comedy
Much Ado About Nothing"
In Serious Role.
Ethel Barrymore is playing in A,
p. w. Mason's play, Witness for the
Defense" 1t Is interesting to note
that Miss Marrymore still persists in
n acting of. serious rather than
frivolous. light roles and she has.
tor herself in serious drama. in face
Of h opposition Of press and public.
The general theme of this play is that
OF a oma who shoots her drunken
brute Of a husband In sell -defense.
She Is acquitted through the efforts
OF an old lover Of, hers-Mr. Tresk,;
who. later. on.hearing Of her ap-
proaching marriage demands that she
confess to her future husband. This
causes the big bcene Of the play, in
which Miss Barrymore displays in
tense emotfon-she improles. per-
suades. sobs and shrieks but Tresk re-
mains obdurate. The play is con-
cluded however; with the usual. happy
ending. Miss Barrymore played, the
Witness for the Defense" in London
last year and it was n of the big
AAAsS vi liz SCdSOIl tllGE0.
Margaret Anglin will appear in a
light comedy Green Stockings" It is
said that she will, play out Of town
before trying New York. The general
plot Of the play Is taken from an Eng
lish tradition. Later in the season
Miss Anglin will present The New
Religion" by Israel Zangwill and
many other important plays.
p. H. Rothern and Julia Marlowe
U1Il N0ntfrV1o tN-A4A L. CA~------R--
roles.
Annie Russell will appear in a
repertory Of modern comedies. under
Liebler management.
Henrietta Crosman has tried almost
every dramatic line but Of late she
mas shown a strong leaning toward
the domestic. Her play this winter,
The Rea! Thing" by Catherine Cush-
ing IS being severely criticized. Ac-
med up. Miss Cushing's idea is that
nothers-some mothers-are in the
way Of derating themselves to their
children at the risk Of losing their
hold on tneir husbands. In short, The
Real Thing which I take to be love
OF a man for a woman and vice versa
would seem to be a sort Of answer
TO Mother Miss Crosman's role is
n a Of the wife's sister, who sees the
way matters are going and proceeds
to set them right in the good old John
Drew fashion,"
Maxine Elliott's Play.
One Of the largest and most elabor.
ate productions to be seen this winter
will be The Garden Of Allah" a
dramatization Of Robert Flichen's
novel. Maxine Elliott will take the
leading role. n Lewis Waller, the
well known English romantic actor,
will make his first American appear.
ance In the role Of Andronsky the
Monk. Scenic. artists and stage man
ayers have been sen to the Sahara
to obtain. the desired scenic effects.
Mrs. Fiske will appear in the COM
edy THE New Marriage" by Langdon
Mitchell and later in the fall in
Julia France" by Gertrude Anterior,
Not until last year did Blanche
In "Nobody's Widow" h scored the
greatest financial success of her career
The comedy, really more Of a farce,
IL the lightest, fiimsiest of plays with
some extremely clever dialogue. There
seems to be some feeling however thai
blanche Bates is not distinctly q hiek
comedienne.
Viola Allen is to present a new pla,
this winter. which as yet has not beer
named: TIE author however. is Loui,
N; Parker' n the play will be found.
ca on the Lady Godiva legend. Durine
the first part Of October. Gertrude
opened at her sisters theater in RE.
bellion," by Joseph M. Patterson. i
Is Of interest to note that this vii
be her first appearance in New Yorl
as a lone star.
Billie Burke has a new play to of
fer this season, a four act coined,
called The Runways." Dustin ant
I William M M, ~,hH "