The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

vehicle by a return summer engagement in New York for F weeks. after the pres ent tour The first engagement was for q year in New York and six months in Chicago. one thousand six hundred and forty-six performances of this company will be reached this week at the Century theatre in St. Louis.
 This incident will go down in theatrical history a record due to the fact that there has been only two changes in the caste during the four years time.
 Buster Brown with his big east and chorus will soon be here. This is the seventh season of this bright, unique musical play that has had one long record of unwavcrng success. There are 10 peo- pie with the company.
 Among the pre-holiday bookings at the Jefferson theatre is return engagement of the lkeable star Henry Woodruff In his greatest success, The Prince of To- night" This attraction visited BirminG ham one evening last year and scored in such decided style that it is to be eX pected that MT. Woodruff will be greeted by another large audience on his return. This season MT. Woodruff is supported by an especially capable company, headed by Vera Stanley, prima donna last sea- son in Henry w. Savage's. production of ''rhe Prince of Pllsen." An entirely new scenic and costume production has been given the attraction.
 | Henry AIllers powerful play, ''The | Havoc, in which the actor-manager will appear at the Jefferson theatre. is a wide sweep of the dramatic pendulum from the problem plays of Dinero-Henry Arthus Jones type, with which American audi ences have been surfeited It does not glorify the principals of an illicit love af- fair, as do the old fashioned triangle plays. but shows the havoc that follows the flames of lawless passion. 'The Havoc" is big play with smashing sit nations and startling climaxes, but it's seriousness is relieved by brilliant ironic comedy which sways an audience from tense suspense to smiles and laughter
 
 The general public is always interested in the way actors and actresses live, but very few persons outside the profession have ever seen a real theatrical boarding house of the type Edgar Solwyn has shown in the second act of his famous comedy. The Country Boy" and when5 the play is presented here the -peoplepof Birmingham will have chance to look in at dinner such as can be found today on the streets around the theatrical cen ter in New York city It has been said that laughter aids digestion and gives a longer lease on life and since there seems no reason to doubt the truth of the saying then Mir Selwyn appears in the light of a public benefactor. for surely no play on the stage today causes more genuine amusement or produces more hearty laughter than this scene in 'The Country Boy" Moreover there is enough tender romance and pathos in the piece to bring out in d strong light the clean. whole some comedy and the freshness and charm of the humor
 An important theatrical contract. which was executed a couple of weeks ago in Chicago, will bring Chauncey Olcott un- der the management of Henry Miller at the end of the present season. The busi- ness association of these two close per sonal friends was made possible by Au- eustus Pitou. for many years MT Olcott's manager, who brought them together by his persuasive arguments in behalf of the alliance Mir. Pitou will retire from active business life next June, and it has long been his cherished desire to see Mr. Olcott direction of Henry Miller
 The new arrangement was foreshadowrd in the eyes of discerning observers of the atrical affairs early last July, when Mr. Miller obtained for Mir. Olcott his present play, "Machusla, and rehearsed it for production in San Francisco. MT. Miller will in the future not only have Mr. Ol- cott's business interests in his care hut will select, rehearse and direct his new plays.