The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-09-29
BY william 5. Brewer.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The list OF
the weeks new plays ends only to-
night with the opening of the second
season of Ray F. Comstock's Princess
Theatre of Thrills, with bill of five
new one-act plays of thrills and laugh
ter" of the type that were presented
at this house last year. The organiza-
ton is under the direction of Holbiook
Blinn who appears in most OF the
plays. The list is as follows; THE
Bride" an original comedy, by William
Hurlbut; to be played by Edward Ellis,
Emelie Polini, William j. ONeill,
Vaughn Trevor, and Holbrook Blinn;
"The Black Mask a tragedy of Nor
thern England, BY F. Tennyson Jesse
and w. H. HARDWOOD, to be played by
Mr.. Blinn and Miss Polini; THE Eter-
nal Mystery drama by George Jean
Nathan, to be played by Edward Ellis,
Willette Kershaw, and Mr.. Blinn: En-
Dishabille," comedy by Edward Good
man, to be played by Miss Kershaw
and Mr.. Blinn; and Russia" q tragedy
from the Grand Guignol, Paris by Gas
ton Charles Richard, to be played by
Mr.. Blinn, Mr. Ellis, Miss Kershaw,
Miss Polini, Georgia O'Ramay, Nan
Campbell, Ruth Benson, Nellie Roland,
Vaughn Trevor, William O'Niell and
Charles Mather.
Most AuspiciOus Week.
There has been an suspicious week on
Broadway. On Monday evening Seven
Keys to Baldpate," the mysterious
farce founded on the story of the same
name, by Earl Bigger" and made into
play form by George NJ. Cohan, was
given it's initial New York performance
at the Astor theatre. Wallace Eddin-
ger has the leading role, assisted by
Misses Margaret Greene, Gail Kane,
Lorena Atwood Jessie Graham, and
the Messrs. Martin L. Alsop, Purnell B.
Pratt, Edgar Halstead, Joseph Allen,
Roy Fairchilds, Claude Brooke, Garlic
ton Macy and John G. King.
: In book form Seven Keys to Bald
pate" has enjoyed wide popularity and
the play is expected to more than dup
licate this. The characters, as vital
lied by George M Cohan, work out an
exceedingly interesting story.
A New Attraction.
A very important new attraction OF
the week was Grace George in the Bar
RE playlet, Half an Hour" preceded
by Stanley Houghton's three-act COM
edy, 1.-THE Younger Generation" at the
Lyceum Thursday night. This is Miss
Georges first appearance in play by
the author of what Every Woman |
Knows" and, likewise, her initial APP |
pearance under the management of
Charles Frohman William A. Brady OBJ
ligingly postponed all his plans for
Miss George this season in order to
permit Mr.. Frohman to have her SER
vices for "Half an Hour" The sup
porting company is made up OF II. g. I
Herbert, Nigel Barry, Stanley Drewill,
S. Dudley, Alfred R. Digit, Daisy Bel
more and Ruth Boyce.
Half an Hour" deals with gentle +
woman married to brute. She finds
she can no longer live with him and
resolves to run away with man she
really loves. When on the very thresh-
old of her flight word comes that the
man with whom she hoped to begin life
anew has died. 1t all happens within
half an hour. The action is thoroughly
human and startling tense.
The Younger Generation.
Stanley Houghton, who wrote THE
Younger Generation" is also the au-
thor of "Hindle Wakes" seen here last
season. 1.-THE Younger Generation"
however, treats of a fresher, less BIZ
zarre theme 1t tells of family in
which the children have a grievance
against their father, whose old-fashion-
ed ideas are shared by his wife and his
mother. 1t is full of delightful comedy
and it's story is consistently interest
ing.
"Rob Roy" with Miss Bessie Abbott t
as the star, has caught on at the Liber- s
ty. 1t will enter its third week tonight ,
with prospects of an exceedingly |"
bright future The piece has met with i
approval of both public and press 1t I
is beautifully and lavishly staged. JEFF t
ferson De Angels is doing excellent |
work in the featured comedy role J