The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
THOMAS JEFFERSON In "Rip Van Wink le'' At the Jefferson


 dence that plays of this kind are still popular if presented in the proper man neI.
 Edward Sheldon, author of Salvation Nell" 'The Niger" and now "The Boss" is very well known socially in Chicago He was born in that city and his family reside there.
 Late in the present theatrical season there will be an important invasion of the London stage by the firm of klaw & Erlanger, who will present there in April three of their most noted and nota- ble attractions. These are The Pink Lady" d musical comedy which has been deighting New York since the early spring and which yet shows no sign cf Tagging interest in the eastern metropolis; "Ben-Hur, now in it's 18th season and as wonderful money getter as in it's earlier days, and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm the idyllic comedy fashioned from Kate Douglas Wggins "Rebecca" books. "'rhe Pink Lady will be done in London in connection with George Edwardes. at either the Adolphi or the Gaiety theatre. Ben Hur' will have a special product on at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane ana will be presented by Klaw & Erlanger in connection with Arthur Collins, mAnag- ing director of Drury Lane. Both The Pink Lady and Ben Hur' will be given in London with special English casts and productions but "Rebecca of SunnybrooS Farm which will open at the Criterion ] on Easter Monday, April 6, 19l2-the same i date as that set for the opening of Ben | lTrr' at the Drury Lane-will be given | with the same cast and production as that | to be seen here. The Australian rights to these three successes have been pur- chased by J. c. Williamson, who is the head and front of theatricals at the Anti podes. But Klaw x Erlanger have them selves retained the provincial rights for tho three productions. these rights includ- ing the cities not only of England but of Scotland, Ireland and South Africa, fer tile fields for London success.
 With bright costumes, scenery, pretty faces and music, Buster Brown will soon appear here. This unique musical play, with a company of 40, is just as sue cessful as ever. Master Harold West, the tiny liliputian comedian, heads the com pany as Buster
 An entirely new treatment of the story of the small town youth in a great city is presented in "The Country Boy" in Henry B. Harris presentation of that play The hero of the play attributes his lack of success at home to the limitations of the small town There he has every thing to make him happy, but he is dis contented and unworthy of it all. The originality of Edgar Selwyn's treatment oi the theme lies in the fact that the boy goes down to defeat in the city, gets his apunk up and returns home to fight it out and there finds the very things he had sought in the distant metropolis The story is graphically drawn and the charac- ter studies true to life not only with ref erence to the good country folk but the people found in the purleus of the great WLite way
 Mizzi Hajos, who sings the prma donna role of "Ihe Spring Maid, whose ture- ful waltzes charming two-steps and in- spring march numbers are popular selec- tions with all music lovers, created this character of Princess Bozena for Com poser Henreich Reinhardt when the opera was first sung in Berlin. She is a native of Budapest and her appea rance in the part is given added attractiveness by req son of the fact that Renhardt re-wrote much of Miss Hajos role after observing her mischievious and bubblpg vivacity in the earliest performances Miss Hajos also was the creator of the leading roles of the Hungarian productions of "The Merry Widow and "'rhe Chocolate Sol die1, and has been greatly praised for the impersonatons in different operas cf characters that have been drawn from her people, vivid in gypsy like spirit and seductive abandon.
 
 When the management of the Bjou theatre in offering to it's patrons "'rhe Goose Girl the dramatzation by George D. Baker of Harold MacGrath's enchant- ing romance, it presents an attraction in which six of the leading roles are played by people of the south. Miss Virginia Alderman. who essays the title role, is connected with the Williams family Of Virginia. her grandfather having been n lana holder in the district back of Rich nond, and her given name Virginia has beer family name for more than four generations in honor of that state. Victor Sutherland. who plays the American con- sul, Is a Kent <kian by birth, but was reared in Louisiana, is a young man of whom the stage will hear and see much in the future. Robert Ellis is Virginian also a striking personality, one who will find favor in the eyes of the ladies owing to his impetuous and ardent manner in making love, Sydney Mason and his wife, Marie Van. were long residents of Ports mouth and played in stock there for sev- eral seasons. MT. Mason Is connected with some of the best families in Norfolk and Atlanta. Selmar Romane Is a Louis ianan by birth. hailing from about the neighborhood of Shreveport, has been IT years the stage, has played in all kinds of productions and has sung in comic as well as grand opera. Albert Veazey is another Louisanan who halls from New Orleans. MT. Neazey Is con si6ered a clever character actor. All of these people are factors of importance in the development of Harold MacGratns romance of mystery and love.