Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-28
JULIAN ELT|NGE
AS ''FASCINAT|N
WIDOW" COMING
Famous Feminine Characterize
tion Artist viii Appear
at the Newark.
VARIED PROGRAM OF FUN
AND DRAMA AT PR0CTOR'S
Next Week to Be Replete With
Excellent Performances at
All Theatres.
JULIAN ELTINGE, who is thoroughly

TULIAN ELTINGE, who is thoroughly
master of his art as a creator of
feminine chaFacterizations, a be-
come famous the world over. The clever
character actor will make his first ap-
p%earance as a star at the NeWar
Theatre, beginning next Monday, In
the somewhat different comedy with
music, called THE Fascinating Widow"
which is the work of Otto Hauerbach
and Kerry Mills, the former the author
of Madame Sherry and other big
musical successes.
Eltinge will have the assistance of a
splendid collection of singers and come
dams. The story of THE Fascinating
Widow tells of the love of Hal Blake
Julian Eltinge), a Junior at K. Col
Iege. for Margaret L~effingwell, a coed
at the same college. Blake's suit is not
favored by the young lady's mother,
who is pressing the claim of Oswald
Wentworth, a sophomore, with plenty
of money and a rich daddy. Blake and
Wentworth have an argument whlch
ends In a knockout punch landed upon
Wentworth's jaw.
Blake's fear of arrest causes him to
masquerade as a girl. He appears as
Mrs. Monte, and is known as "The fas-
chatting Widow In feminine garp
Eltinge has unlimited opportunities TO
make love to his own sweetheart n
the sWeethearts Of various friends. he
also secures a proposal from his rival
and with the assistance of two OF ms
college chums manages to secure snap
shots of two of his prosecutors ppa
entity making love to the widow. lie
finally weds the girl OF his heart.
The story is coherent and the many
complications that arise from the clever
masquerading of Eitinge as a girl are
very funny. i,
Hoschna's music is tunefnl and
haunting, and the gowns worn by the
star and the ladies Of the company are
such a. to excite the envy of the
women in front of the f~ootlights.
Winona Winters, Carrie Perkins, JuPe
Mathis, Louise Brunette, Edward Gar
vie. James Spottswood, James Il. u
Ivan, Gilbert Douglass and Charles W.
Butler, are among the important menu
berg of Eltinge's supporting company.
In the role of Daisy Plant, the in
senue character in THE Red Rose
which comes to the Newark Theatre
November 6 for one week, will be seen
Miss Leah Jahries. an tS-year-old girl
WIN 10 dp1oihitAg -
Miss Jahries Joined Miss Suratt's COM
pany while it was still playing at the
Globe Theatre, on Broadway, and so
far has escaped recognition by the
lynx-eyed writer's for the papers. she
is a slender girl with a pretty race,
wears pretty clothes and is equipped
with that most valuable of qualities
a personality. She comes from Terra
Haute. where she has spent her entire
life up to a few weeks ago. Miss
Jahries is a sister of the star of The
Red Rose" Miss Valeska Suratt, and
the two have only to be seen together
or the street or anywhere off the stage
to make the relationship apparent to
anyone.
Miss Jahries went on the stage after
witnessing two performances of the
play, and without a rehearsal, with the
rest of the company. She has made
pOnd and will hear Watching.