The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-04
''Blackbirds" and "FIne Feathers"
Among the Coming NeU Plays
There Will Also Be "A Good
Little Devil" and "Joseph
and His Brethren"
AURA HOPE CREWS and II. B

Will appedT AZ CO-StoTS
- the Lyceum Theatre on Monday
evening in "Blackbiris." q comedy by
Harry James Smith. The story con-
| Germs the plan Of q group Of smugslers
to steal . valuable prayer rug from the
home q a Detroit millionaire. The sup
porting company includes Ada Dwyer.
Mathflde Cottrelly. Ethel Winthrop.
sydaey Valentine and James Bradbury.
Eugene Waters latest play. Zine
Feathers" will he seen at the Astor
Theatre on Tuesday night. The title Is
explained In the character Of a young
mea&rs salary, who falls under the In
huence OF better dress and better LIVING
vexed at the petty economies their In
come demands and blind to the princi-
pies of business, she urges her husband
to accept a proposition TO lend his SER
vices to q dishonest deal that brings
disaster. In the cast will be Wilton
Lackaye. Robert Edeson, Max Figinan,
Rose Coghian. Lolita Robertson, Amelia
sumers and Helen Hilton.
David Belasco will offer his produce
ton Of "a Good Little Devil" described
as . fairy play for grown-ups. at the
Republic Theatre on Wednesday night.
The original French play written by
the wife and son Of Edmond Rostand
has been adapted by Austin Strong. "A
Good Little Devil embodies many Of
the tales and fancies which mother and
son invented for each others amuse-
ment during the childhood Of Maurice
Rostand. Among others in the COM
pany are William Norris. Ernest Law
ford. Ernest Truck. Edward Connolly.
Etienns 0irardot. Mary Pickford. Iva
Merlin, Jeanne fowler, vida Bennett
and Laura Grant.
Joseph and His Brethren" . play
by Louis N. Parker founded on the
story in the Book Of Genesis, will
be produced at the Century Theatre
on Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Parker has
divided his play into four parts which
he calls THE Coat OF Many Colors.'
'The Temptation" THE Dreams" and
1.-THE Deliverer." Each Of these parts
has several scenes. One OF these shows
the great Hail In Pharaoh's Palace
another the Wells Of Dothan. an oasis
in the desert 4 third u laid at the
foot Of one Of tho great pyramids
Among others In the cast Of fity-six
speaking parts will be Brandon lyman
a. Joseph. Pauline Frederick ~ Poti'
phar's wife, James O'Nedll ~ both
Jacob and Pharaoh. Howard Kyle
Harvey Braban. Frank IIosee. Lii,
CAhili. Dorothy Parker. and oliv'
Oliver.
SWAY Down East begins an engage
ment at the Broadway Theatre on Mon
day night at popular prices.
| "Anatol" returns to town on Monda,
nixht for q two weeks stay at Maxim,
Elliotrs Theatre.
For Its finai week at the Thirty-ninti
Street Theatre Annie Russell's Old Eng
lish Comedy Company will present 9TH,
Rivals"
Douglas Fairbanks in Hawthorne o
the L. :. A." moves to the Gran,
:.The Bird OF Paradise" comes to tn
West End Theatre.
1.-THE Awakening Of Helena Ritchie'
will be presented by the stock compan,
at the Harlem Opera House.
At the Columbia Theatre will be ''rh
American Beauties"
The Murray Hill Theatre win offe
Beauty. Youth and Folly"
THE Trocadero Burlesquers" viii b
at Hurtig & seamon's.
"The New Century Giris'' comes 4
Miners Eighth Avenue Theatre. At tn
Peoples Theatre will be Miners "Ameri
cans" Miners Theatre In the Bron'
will have Yankee Doodle Girls"
Rose Sydell brings her "Londo
Bellies" to the Olympic.
VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS.
At Hammersteins will be Frank Tin
ney, Taylor Granville and Laura Pier
pont IN THE system" Ching Ling Fo
and company, 1.-THE Fifteen Hone,
Girls" a musical slsit by Albert Vol
TiIzer, Andy Rice and others.
, Eva Tang,ay vii tie the headliner a
the Colonial Theatre. Among others Of
the bill will be May Tully and com
pany. Bert Levy. James Kelly an
Emma Pollock in "Ginger Snaps" MIN
Morris and company and Corelli an
Gdllette.
At Kelth's Alhambra Theatre. Berth,
. Iialich will head the bill. Others wi
, ne Ida Brooks Hunt and Cheridal
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Lerner and the Sully family.
. Nine. Olga Petrova vii be the HE
feature at Keith's Bronx Theatre
There will also be Kathryn Kidder Il
The Washerwoman Duchess" Ger
trude Vanderbilt and George Moore
Conroy and Lemaire and Wilbur Mac
' ana Nella Walker.
: At Keith's Union Square Theatre will
be Belle Blanche. Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
= ner Crane. Nine. Adelaide Hermann
q Louise Brehany and Mary Ambrose Il
waiting for Mr.. Booker" Ali Gran
, and Ethel Hoa@ and others.
At Proctors Fifth Avenue Theatre tn
= features will be Stella Mayhem an
Billee Taylor. Zelda Gears. and Mauric
. and Florence Walton. At the Twenty
/. third Street Theatre the main attrac
tIon will be "The Models of Jardin d
Paris" At Proctor's Nfty-eight
street Theatre THE Naked Truth" WI
be the chief attraction. The headline
at the One Hundred and Twenty-fft
street Theatre will De The Curioslt
, Shop"
The American Theatre will have ~
; Day at the Circus" Richards and Mont
rose, Leap Year Hrls, Brent Hayes
| Burns and Una, Boston Comedy Fou
, and others.
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