New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

.Hjndle Wakes" at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre on Monday night viii be the
only new offering Of the week given in
English. II is a drama of to-day, written
bv Stanley Houghton. and has been sue
cessfully presented in England through
the agency of Miss Horniman COMPANY
of players. The play will be presented
here under the auspices OF the MessIs'
Shubert. g.
The story told in Houghton's drama is
Of the son Of a rich mill owner and slIl
weaver in his fathers employ VINO nave
been on spree together with no other
motive than having a good time.
The fact is discovered by the parents Oh
both who insist that there shall be
marriage by way of restoring the goou
name of the girl. To this the young man
consents. although the carrying out OF
The nlan involves breaking his engage
r,ent 10 an estimable young woman OF ms
own station.
II is al this point that the mill girl her
self refuses to be party TO her own pro-
posed moral regeneration. She does ho'
wish TO be a hindrance TO a HUSBAND Dorm
above her. who always would regard her
az an incumbrance. She was equaiIy ".
blame. and will be fully able to earn her
living as long as there is mill in Ian
cashire. The man who would break OH
his engagement to another upon the mere
command of his father IS not the Kind
n, man for her They have had ther
good time together-and farewell.
The title of the play has to do with the
NH ob 10
curs-HindIe-while the word ''Wakes. Is
asxcriptiye Of the English bank hohody
festivities, the combination suggesuhs
the mill town at the bank holiday time
The company imported for the produc-
,ion of the play includes Bmehe Foilhi'
on,o,a Conry. Kathleen MACPHERSON
L. C,banin. Alice O'Day, Herbert Lo-
mas James c. Taylor, Roland Young ana
Charles F. Lloyd.
Annie Russell and the members OF heI
Qua English Company will repeat ther
performance OF Oliver Goldsmiths she
s,oons 10 Conquer for one week oeglh-
ming Monday night at the Inlrty -hih'i'
c.rset Theatre. The play opened the
actresses season at this playhouse ioui
weeks ago. 1t will be followed oy pro
duction of Richard Brinsiey Sheridan
comedy. THE Rivals"
Iessing's famous comedy IN hVe d0t''
"Nfinna Won Barnhelm," will be the ohiS
new Offering Of the week at the lfVihs
place Theatre. 1t will be given at the
matinee on Saturday, the performance
be,ng especially arranged for the beneht
of students of the city's schools ana COZ
leres who have studied the play IN ther
class rooms The play will be staged py
Manager Baumfeld, and the cast VIII IN
clude Mrs. Marie Buhrke, Rose Lichteh-
stein. Bertha Walden, Mr.. Frey Heinrleh
NARROW, Ferdinand Martini Chrlsiian
Rub and Mr.. Stocked.
For the remaining performances OF the
week the attraction will be Felix Doer-
mann's Viennese farce, "Damenwahb
which had its first performance at the
theatre last Thursday night The cast
win he made up OF the company's leading
nIavers. as at the first presentation of
the piece.
Three widely diversified attractions viii
he seen al the theatres where different
play Is offered each week.
At the Grand Opera House "A Scrape
o. the Pen" by Graham Moffat, wn be
shown. The play. which is by the author
of the popular, "Bunty Pulls the Strings.
has recently closed a season at Weber's
Theatre. 1t win be presented by the cast
which was seen on Broadway, including
Agnes Bartholomew. Lila Barclay Adah
Barton. Heller Baird, Jean hamilton