The evening world., 1911-03-25

THE New Theatre announces that
beginning next Monday II will give
four afternoon performances Illus
trailing the development of the English
drama. with Introductory lectures BY
Brandcr Matthews. Professor of Dra-
matte Literature a. Columbia Unlver-
sity. The performances viii consist OF
scenes from plays of the four periods,
each being presented IN the manner OF
It's time. and viii he slvcn az $50. Mon
day. March g; Thursday. March 90;
Monday. April >. n Friday. April :.
The idea % the series ls to show. by
typical examples, the progress OF the
English drama from It's beginning TO
the present time. md In particular 20
Illustrate the great influence IN this
development OF the methods ot staging
customary at the different periods.
These periods begin with tho origin Of
the drama as religious festivals. and
extend through the tines OF the mys-
terry and miracle plays. the Elizabethan
drama, the S~hakespcarian and Old COM
edy periods. and end with the contem-
porary play.
At the nrst matinee Will be present
cd .,Aoah's Flood n mystery play.
and "Nicc wanton." n morality. No
abs FLOOD dramatlles the Biblical
story OF Noah and the ark. aud Will
he given az originally enacted on "A
wagon or pageant representing an ark
In crude form. This will be staged
In the market place OF an English
couniry town. The drama belongs 10
the Chester series OF mystery plays
.,.H -. N..sFV..l L.. s..In fI -
the end Of the thirteenth century aud
continued to -hr played until 1871. or
even later. Nice Wantor,' which
datcs before 1898, will be shown as
given by n band OF s;rolling players
who set up thcir own stage In the
town and took up a collection Mt the
close OF the performance. The play
Itself is q crude and ingenious dram
~atl2ation % the text, spare the rod
and spoil the child
The second lecture Will have 20 10
with Shakcspcarc's time, and VIII be
illustrated with Act H., Scene J. and
Act ILL.,. Scene =, Of The winters
Tale" The old comedy period wa be
Illustrated with the quarrel and screen
scenes from The School for scandal
They will lie sct Win the old-tash!onci
wings. flats ans sliding scenes. mOring
TO tho sound o. the stage MANAGERS
whistle, exactly rs they were az the
time when the Play was given IN 11Ii.
SMOKING iamps. Trimmed by fiunkics.
viii serve Tor foo'ligIts. Scenes from
pincro's THE Thuaderooit'' will be
used 20 shO~ how plays ot the contem-
| porary period are staged and enacted.
In "Noah's Flood the role OF Noah
will be played by Louis Calvert, and
that OF Mrs. Noah by Ferdinand Colt
schaik, At this period all tine women
characters were im~personated by men.
Held By tho Enemy will be revived
nj the Empire Theatre on Monday might
by William Gillette. who VIII again play
tho part OF the breezy, ueryyl Yankee
Newspaper n Others IN .th"scast will
he Orno Caldar1. Louis Masscn. Henry
Miller IT,, Louise Rltter. Josephine
Brown and Marie Wainwright.
Elsie Janis will appcar' FOR a single
matinae performance at the Globe The
atre on Thursday In her " play. "a
Star for a Night Tho leading role Is
that OF n stagc-struck girl who comes t.
New York from a country village.
Women su~fraglsts will give what In
called "A Pageant OF Protest At the
broadway Theatre on Tuesday after
noon. Famous women Viii be imper-
sonated ia the pageant ana several
short plays Will he presented.
Mildred Holland will continue IN The