The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-09-15
BROADWAY FAVORITES
ON GREAT WHITE WAY
Christie Macdonald in 'sSweethearts'' at the New
Amsterdam-Willie Collier the Boards in
Western Drama at the Criterion
BY William s. Brewer.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The Broad
way favorites returned to the Gay
White Way this week in new plays.
At the New Amsterdam Christie Mac
Donald makes her first appearance
this season in joyous play by Victor
Herbert and Fred De Gressac, with
lyrics by Robert d. Smith. Sweet
hearts" is the name Of the play which
is of course musical comedy.
The story is modernized version
of a Flemish fairy tale of stolen prin-
cess who has been left in a tulip bed
and allowed to grow up in the family
of a bustling laundress until a crisis
in the affairs of state and her own love
affairs demand her return to the
throne.
In Sylvia, Christie Macdonald has
found another princess role, and Vic
tor Herbert has written for the char
acter several numbers that seem likely
to live long in memory Among them
are "Sweethearts" number, with it's
melody running like thread through
out the piece; Mother Goose" the
"Angelus" with it's accompaniment of
pealing bells, the mischievous "In the
Convent they Never fought Me That,
and 1.-The Cricket on the Hearth" with
it's pantomine by-play.
The big organization chosen fol-
Miss MacDonald's support includes
many well known names. To Tom
McNaughton and Lionel Walsh fall the
burden of the fun making.
Willie Collier and Family.
William Collier put in an appear
ance at the Criterion theatre Thurs
day evening in a characteristic come
dy by Richard Harding Davis, called
who's Who" The piece is in three
acts made up of scenes alternately in
the west and in the east. Mr.. Collier
is again being supported this season
by his family.
who's Who?" in it's story opens
with a scene in the White Hope saloon |
at Last Chance, Arizona. Sarah Coop |
er is the proprietress of the place
She has her brother, champion prize |
fighter.
Mr.. Collier, of course, plays "Soapy,
Grace Griswold is the susceptible sa-
loon keeper of Arizona, and her prize
fighter brother is impersonated by
William Frederic Bert B. Melville,
Nicholas Judels and George White ap-
near as cowboys. Grant Stewart has
the role of the rascally lawyer. Char
acters of various kinds in the hero's
Massachusetts home are played by
Paula Mari, William Collier, Jr., Ed
ward Lester, c. D. Clarks, John Adam
Nicholas Burnham, Frederick Conklin
Kate Wingfeld and Leigh Wyant
A Grist Of Good Shows.
THE Temperamental Journey" an
adaptation from the French by Leo
Ditrichstein, is David Belasco's first
contribution to the new season. The
play is now current at the Belasco
theatre.
Both Hattie Williams and Richard
earle have the most charming sue
cess of their careers in 1.-THE Doll
Girl" the lively musical comedy which
enters upon it's fourth week at the
Globe theatre tonight. Once more Leo
Fall. of 1.-The Dollar Princess" fame.
has woven a score rich in melodies
and alluring dances about a breezy,
FULFILLED book.
Those who have thus far missed
seeing charmingly humorous Joseph
Cawthorn in 1.-THE Sunshine Girl
have but seven chances to make up for
their oversight, for in a weeks time
1.-THE Sunshine Girl" will have gone
to Boston. The piece, because of its
dances and songs has had one
of the most prosperous New York ca
reers of any Frohmen musical comedy.
Jane Cowl, in within the Law"
commenced a second year of the sue
cessful run at the Eltinge theatre. The
is remarkable one in
these days of so many theatres