Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-09

Rena Santos. one of the queens o
musical comedy; Harry Rose, direc
from the New York Winter Garden
and Lawrence and Mitchell. youthful
gymnasts, who are said to be un
equaled for their age.
In addition to Mr. Mack the bill TO
the latter part of the week will in
clude the Martinez Family, in a pan
tomime novelty, "A Night at Max
inns" and Artie Hall, formerly {
Newark faVorite, who appears here
for the first time In seven years. A,
a souvenir of the anniversary a book.
let will be given to every patron o,
the house, telling of the history oi
Keeney's Theatre and of the life an6
activities OF Its proprietor, Frank A
Keeney.
Thomas Wise In the william A.
Brady film production of "a Gentle
man from Mississippi" is the feature
for the first part of this week at the
Strand Theatre
The twenty-first episode Of "The
Million Dollar Mystery" is shown at
this theatre only today.
| The feature film for the second half
OF the week will be "Shore Acres"
Lucia" will be presented this
! evening at the Metropolitan Theatre
| by the San Carlo Grand Opera Com
pany.
This company received an ovation
from the audience which crowded the
house on its first appearance there
| two weeks ago.
The management has engaged the
organization one night (Monday) OF
each week throughout the season.
The production Of Little Miss
Brown at the Orpheum Theatre
| this week by the Forsberg Players
| will be OF special interest, as it will
| introduce three new members for
, that clever aggregation of perform
ers. Two are well known to theatre
| goers, particularly to the patrons of
| the former Payton Stock Company.
| The other is local young man who
was formerly a member of the
| reportorial staff of The Newark
Evening Star.
The first mentioned is Arthur Jar
rett, who will be remembered for
his excellent work in local stock.
The other is Douglass Bedell, who Is
well known as a newspaperman and
actor, lately playing an engagement
| with q stock company in Hartford,
Conn. Last winter Mr.. Bedell was
In Tier Little Highness" company,
which starred Mizzi Hajos,
The third addition to the Forsberg
Players is Grant Erwin, another
local stock favorite
Mirth and melody will reign su-
preme this week at Miners Empire
| Theatre where the Golden Crook
| extravaganza company will play their
annual local engagement. Always en-
| joying the reputation of having one
! of the best attractions of its kind on
! the road, Jacobs and Jermon believe
they succeeded this year in organic
| ing a company of artists under the
| Golden Crook banner which leads all
| others.
| Among those who are to appear in
the new production is Billy Airing
| ton, q popular favorite Of burlesque,
who has just returned from a years 6
engagement at the prominent music
halls of London, where he succeeded
| in winning new laurels by his unc-
tuous wit and mannerisms.
Tempestous 10, beautiful Amy,
gentle Meg, pathetic Beth, beloved
companions of those who have lived
with Louisa M Alcott's Little
Women" will all come to life again
at the Shubert Theatre this week
where Marian de Forests dramatiza-
tion of this famous book will be pre-
sented for return engagement.
The stage setting of 'Littl'
Women" is all that can be asked
The March home. with its books IL
every conceivable corner; It's Christ
mas roses. It's old chairs, the ole
faded carpet, Is the room all hav'
| a. a.Aa IaN ), N,,T- a \.
pages of the book. The beautiful
optimism of little Women" Il
shown even in the saddest moments
of the play when hearts are wrunt
by the knowledge that in the othe
, room dear little Beth is dying. Fo
later Meg can be heard singing 1
lullaby to her new little twins, herald
ing the coming into the family OF tw,
souls to replace the one that is gone
, Disturbed theatrical conditions il
, London have caused the cancellation
, of Charles Frohman's season ther,
. with William Gillette and Marie Dor
I In a repertory of the formers plays
, Both will renal on this side of th'
, water In Diplomacy" The engage
, ment at the Empire has been extend
ed until we'll into December ant
, Blanche Bates, another Frohman star
! has postponed her appearance in 1
( new play to remain In the cast an,
= go on the road when the New Yorl
run ends.
The contract with the trio is nov
such that the combination can be KEEP
, together for all the principal cities a
Z far West as Chicago. If foreign con
: ditiong remain as at present, so tha
1 1t is impossible to carry through tn
. Gillette London repertory season mex
q year, with Miss Doro as leadin
/, woman, Mr.. Frohman plans to kee
I them together in another productio
: similar in size to Diplomacy"
"The Man from Home" featuring
r Charles Richman, is the photopla
e attraction at the Paramount the frs
o three days of this week.
1.-THE Straight Road" with Glady
}. Hanson in the leading role, will b
9 the feature Aim during the last thre
: days.
Beginning today the new orga
II will be in use, and, besides this won
y derful instrument, there are excellen
It singers and a splendid orchestra i
}, addition to the photo productions.
h From now on performances will be
n gin at instead of p. m. Evenin
: performances remain at heretofore,
! and 9 y. M