New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

The Irish Players from the Dublin Abb
pcy Theatre will return 10 New York TO-
morrow evening for their second New
York engagement. They will appear Tor
number of weeks at Wallacks Theatre
presenting a number of plays from their
extensive repertory.
For the first week of their engagement
the Players Will hq seen in three plays
new here. In addition there will be given
a number of the successful presentations
made during the season here last year
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre.
on Monday evening the first oil the
novelties will be given. This is one
act play, The Magnanimous Lover by
st. John G. Ervinc. II is said to treat
the sex problem from new viewpoint
II deals with woman who scorns the
offered rcparation of marriage with
the man who wrongcd her holding that
, ceremony perfunctorily performed
would serve only as a conscience rehei
for the man and would be OF no dement,
TO her or 10 her child.
r.. C.. Murray's play i'm two acts. Birth
right" and Lady Gregory comedy ln
enc act. The Jackdaw.' will complete
the programme which viii be given on
Monday evening and repeated on Wednes-
day evening. February T.
tuesday evening. February II, the sec
ond OF the new plays viii be seen. This
is patriots i'm three acts. by LennoN
Robinson. The play though Irish in set
ting is said to bee widespread i'm its APP
b.. pf To-
mas beeu 'smothcrcd, how radicalsm has
given way to political indifference and
how chronic discomfort has become IN
articulate. Although il deals with con-
ditons within tine last eighteen years IN
Ireland its application is said TO be not
limited u that country.
spreading the News. Lady Gregory
comedy iu one act Will be given with
Patriots" the double attraction being
repeated on Friday evening.
TWO plays which were especial success
rs during the last season of the Players
will be given al the matinees on Wcdnes-
day and Saturday February y and 10, re-
pectively These are The Gaol Gate,
tragedy IN one act by Lady Gregory,
ma THE Playboy of the Western World,
j. NJ Synge's comedy in three acts.
The third new play of tine week will be-
Maurice Harte. by r. G.. Murray. In
conjunction with William b. leatss
Observation-Disclosures and Lady Greg
ory's The Rising of the Moon 1t will
he given on Thursday night. February 49,
and repeated on Saturday night, Febru-
airy 10.
Maurice Hart" rs aimed at those Irish
folk whose great ambition, ut no matter
what sacrifice. Is TO see their son or near
male relative become a priest. The story
told is Of the tragedy of young man
whose parents have intended him for the
church. but who has not felt the spiritual
call to such service.
Those players who contribute 10 the
success Of the organization last year are
still members Of the company. They in
clude Sara Allgood Eileen ODoherty'
Eithnee MCGEE j. 4 O'Rourke, Fred
erick O'Donovan. Arthur Sinclair. J. NJ.
Ker-igan and t. Wright
Romance" a new play i'm prologue,
three acts and an epilogue, written by
Edward sheldon. will be given tomorrow
night al the Maxine Elliott Theatre.
William Courtenay and Doris Keane are
the featured players. The story treats of
a romance in the life of a bishop who,
while a young man. had fallen in love
with an opera singer. This past romance
forms the three acts Of the play the
prologue and epiloguc dealing with the
life of the bishop to-day and OF his ef-
forts. because Of his past love affair TO
dissuade his nephew from marriage with
an actress