The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
PLAYHOUSE GOSSIP.

The scenes of Madame Sherry the musical sensation to be seen here soon at the Jefferson theatre presented by the New York New Amsterdam Theatre com pany, include the studio of New York nan about town, the salon of a yacht an chored in New York harbor, and the aft CT deck of the same yacht under moon | light while at anchor off Coney Island Pretty stage pictures, lively fun, de- l lightful music, many surpassing novelties chorus remarkable for its beauty and agile dancing, are said to be few of the many attractive features in the big mu- sical success, ''The Newlyweds and Their Baby" which will be seen here in the near future at the Jefferson theatre Sixty and one-half people comprise the company.
 Lew Dockstader's Twentieth Century Minstrels'' will be the attraction at the
 Jefferson theatre Monday matinee and night, February 20. With his usual regard | for lavishness he has staged the most
 pretentious offering in the history of minstrelsy. The company numbers in the 1 neighborhood of 80 people and includes, besides MT. Dockstader, the following ar tists Carroll Johnson, Eddie Mazier,
 Happy Naulty. Charles Falk, William Brandt, Frank Farron, Allan Campbell, ! Charles Raymond and William Smoth. Robert Edeson's fondness for enact ing the American Indian on the stage is we'll known to playgoers through the country, so that this year when 1t was announced that he would appear in his own play few of his friends were sur prised when they learned that the play dealt with the copper hand and that the star would again appear an Indian. MT. will ha ar of son theatre soon by Henry B. Harris iE his new play which is entitled Where the Trail Divfdes' The idea was -sug- gested to the star by Will Lillibridge S novel of the same name which has been one of the best sellers for some time. Its story deals with the problem of marriage between Indians and whites. MT. Ede- sons role is thats of How Landor, a Sioux Indian, who, however, appears throughout the play in modern garb, as he has been brought up from childhood with white family. The piece is re- dundant with tense situations and enjoy ed a prosperous engagement in Boston last spring on. the occasion of it's first presentation MT. Edeson's support will include Eva Dennison. Cordelia McDon- ald w. H. Van Buren. George w. Bar
 mum, Joseph Rawley and Charles Chap ellie.
 Those who have seen the Berlin, Mu- ninch and Vienna production of "The Dollar Princess declare that the Ameri- can company is far superior Charles Frohman in presenting this musical com edy in this country adapted it particular : ly for the Americans and gave it hu- inorousness that it failed to have in the original. Besides the careful manager saw the possibility of dances in many of it's
 melodious songs and succeeded in malS-
 ing that one of the most striking fea-
 lures of the piece. Even Leo Fall, the
 composer who personally directed the per-
 fcrnance in Vienna, considers the Amer
 ican piec to have been staged even be-
 yond his most extravagant notions and
 declares that the American production is
 distinctly better than that in any of
 the foreign cities,
 Mime. Sarah Bernharlt, who is some.
 thing of modelling artist as well as an
 actress, was recently called upon in one
 of her marvellous creations to enact the
 role of sculptor and to model certain
 bust in view of the audience. This fairly
 electrified the critics, but when going in