The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-24
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NEW YORK DRAMATIC LETTER.

WOW iOIh, MdICu lo.-AB inc sea
sons ends draw near, fewer new plays
are presented, but even were :here
TO BIO no more new productions this
year, there would still be q record,
owing to the number of plays which
had their premieres at the beginning
OF the season. Augustus Thomas new
play, "As a Man Thinks" at tho Thir.
ty-Ninth Street treater this week has
aroused a great deal of interest, be-
cause it Is entirely new in its treat.
ment OF the Jewish question. "As n
Man Thinks" deals with the wife's
attempt to exercise the right to go
where life interests her, just as the
husband has exercised that right. The
wise man In the play IL an elderly
Jewish physician, impersonated by Mr..
John Mason, whose excellent work In
The Witching Hour" will be remem.
bered for long time. The wife com.
mits q fault which, while not capital,
Is sufficient under our modern social
code to warrant separation between
herself and husband. Through her
constant suffering she is able, subse.
quently, to revise her ideas of the
wifely relation and to fortify her
sense OF responsibility OF n wife and
mother and to return to her husband
with that promise OF security which
clarified and more accurate estimate
Of the conjugal relation has given
both. Miss Crystal Herne, has the
leading female part.
At the New York theater, Richard
earle, he OF the damp voice and &c
centric legs holds forth in Jumping
Jupiter" new musical piece, the
music of which has been written Joint
ly by the comedian and Syndey Rosen-
field and the plot arranged to suit the
talents of Mr. Garlic and Edna Wal.
lace Hopper, who has been especially
engaged for the production. In
Jumping Jupiter" Mr.. earle is seen
as n dermatologist, or skin doctor"
The title of the piece applies to its
central character because the profess
sor is kept constantly on the jump to
extricate himself for entanglements in
which he becomes innocently involv-
ed.
Previous to his farewell appearance
in London, Mr.. Frohman is presenting
William Gillette in series of plays
in which he has won success. This is
the second time for the season that
Mr.. Gillette has played in New York.
Last Monday night he resumed the
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been continued during the week. This
will be followed by final performances
Of Held by the Enemy" Sherlock
Holmes" TOO Much Johnson" and
The Private Secretary"
The Hippodrome has a new show
and 1t is charming. It is called
Marching Through Georgia" and re
places THE Earthquake" one of the
famous spectacles of the season
Marching Through Georgia" is seemed
in the civil war period. but there is
no shooting on the stage. The noise
OF attack is all in the distance and is
achieved off the stage with good of
feet. The first scene shows a cotton
field with 200 colored men and women
at work, singing old jubilee songs
Then there is a scene on the road
to the river that is brought out strong
ly with dissolving lights. In the las
act the soldiers have been sent to the
river to build pontoon bridge, ant
this is done very Interestingly ant
practically. Any young man who il
ambitious to become an army engineer
and has not the time for correspon
dence schools would do we'll to go t.
the Hippodrome,
At the Astor. Edwin Sheldon's pla!
THE Boss" is drawing crowds o
deeply interested people who find IL
Holbrook Blinn's portrayal of the pc
litical boss and the other vivid.
drawn characters a great deal to dis
cuss. The underlying motive Of 9TH
Boss" is the power Of good VIC
mans love to transform a man VIII
had not hitherto given much attention
to anything but the making of money
Lew Fields continues under his owI
management in the big musical show
The Hen Pecks," at the Broadwa
theater. The company supporting MI
Fields in this musical panorama in 81
pictures" includes Gertrude Quinlir
Lillian Lee, Blossom Seeley, Ethe
Johnson, Stephen Haley, Vernon Ca:
tie and Laurence Wheat.
The Balkan Princess" with Louis
Cunning in the stellar capacity, an
with Robert Warwick and Herbel
Corthel, will continue its engagemer
at the Casino for the remainder of tn
season. All who have seen this o
fering agree that it has class an
distinction" and it's romantic plot
worthy of special commendation.
Elsie Janis and her Turkish bea
ties now bedecked up to the minut
in harem skirts continue at the Glot
and THE Slim Princess" with JOSEF
Cawthorn at the head of the supper
ing cast will remain at this theat'
until the end Of the season.
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