New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-24

Mime. Simone, in THE PAPER Chase"
the latest comedy of Louis y. Parker,
author OF "Disraeli" and 'Pomander
Walk" will begin her second New York
season tomorrow night at Wallack's
Theatre In most of her previous appear
ances here the French actress has been
seen only as a player Of emotional roles.
Her present vehicle will present her as a
Coincidence.
The scenes of the new play are laid in
France. in the time just before the French
Revolution. The action concerns court in
trigue surrounding King Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette. The foundation of the
play which it's author declares is not his
toricaI is The Minister OF Police" a
novel. by Henry Mountjoy, which re-
counts the adventures Of the Baroness
Bettina Won Schoenberg CMme. Simone),
a friend of Marie Antoinette, to eXtricate
her from the hostile intrigue Of the
French court.
Nine Simone will be assisted by a COM
pany which includes Julian L'Estrange,
Edgar Kent, Pauline Frederick, Dallas
Anderson Pedro de Cordoba, Godfrey
Belle Star and Edith Cartwright.
A new comedy by Augustus Thomas
will receive its first performance in this
city tomorrow night at the Harris Thea
tire Mere Man" is the title given it by
its author, who has laid all Of its scenes
in the envlrons Of Yonkers.
The story, as briefly outlined by Mr..
Thomas, has to do with district attor-
ney and his wife. who are at variance
over the question of women's right to
vote. The attorney contends that man
should govern, because force is essential
st the time employees of the gas works
In Yonkers are on a strike and the town
is suddenly plunged into darkness. The
streets are scenes Of violence. The suf-
frage wife, her domineering aunt and a
woman astrologer, whom the wife's
father, a physician, loves, find that they
are in danger and they finally admit that,
after all, man is useful, even If only for
protection.
William Harris has selected cast
which includes Chrystal Herne, William
Sampson, De Witt c. Jennings, Orlando
DAILY. Kathryn Browne Decker, Helen
Orr DAILY, Clifford Bruce, Minnette Bar
rett Fan Bourke, Helen Hancock, Robert
b. Kegerreis, Charles Sturgls, Tom
Graves and Sedley Brown, jr.
Annie Russell and her Old English
Comedy company VIII make their second
revival at the Thirty-ninth Street The
1tre tomorrow night, when shakespeare's
Much Ado About Nothing" will be given.
The production has been made under the
personal supervision of Miss Russell, as
listed by oswald Yorke as stage director.
Miss Russell will be seen as Beatrice.
George Giddens as Dogberry, Frank
Reicher as Benedict, John Wesley as
Claudio. Percy Lyndal as Don Pedro,
w. Mayne Lynton as Don Juan, Rose
Bender as Hero, Fred Permain as Le-
onato, with other roles in the hands
of Littledale Power. Holland Hudson,
Clifford Devereux. Harold Meltzer. Thorn
as Fallon. Ed. Longman and Henrietta
Goodwin.
On Monday evening, under the au-
spices OF the National Federation Of The
atre Clubs, "The Road 10 Already a
play by Edith Sessions Upper will be
given at the Berkeley Theatre. The play
Will also be repeated throughout the
week. with matinees on Tuesday, Thanks
giving Day and Saturday.
The comedy. which will be the second
production made by the federation with
Sydney Resented as stage director, is a
play with an exposition of tho power of
love. IT will be presented by cast in
Guiding LAZY Cahill, Hilda Keeran, Helen
Tracy. Ida Waterman, Leona Ball, Frank.
lin Richie. Frank We ION, ..lbert
Latscha. C. Wilson Humr1el, L. Blander
and Arthur ise...h.i~-