New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22

Along Came Ruth" thrcc-act comedy
icy Holman Day. based upon the French
play la Demoiselle dc Magasin' by
rrsntz Fonson and Ternand Webster
will he presented for the first time to-
morrow night at the Gsiety Theatre. by
Henry w. Savage. II has been performed
moro than fivc hundred times III Paris and
Is still on view at the Theatre du Gym
nase. Since Holman Day was chosen 20
make the English adaptation Of the piece
Il might hc inferred that the locale Of
Along came Ruth is New England.
since Mr.. Days literary efforts which in
'clude novels. short stories and poems
have all dealt with New England types
moving I'm surroundings native to them.
The scene Of the comedy is the little town
of Oldport. Nc and the people who enact
its story are the IIubbards the Brad
fords the lIitchbOrns and others OF
names that have been familiar and stand
and along the north Atlantic Coast since
the DAYS of tho Puritans Ruth Ambrose.
the heroine of the tale. is a charming
young normal school graduate. who turns
her back upon TIE profession OF schooi
teacher beause she feels the urge OF
dealing with bigger problems than would
he offered hey IN tho primary grades and
because she wishes TO teach and be taught
by adults instead OF by children Through
the somnolcnt and observation-disclosures
tradition town or Oldport Ruth trips her
Wev until she arrives at the furniture
emporium" OF Israel Putnam Hubbard.
The state Of the business docs not justify
tho hiring of store girl" but Ruth is
confident. attractive and lucky She gets
the situa on and tho transformation OF
the Hubbard familN's fortunes and of the
town OF Oldpcrt itself begins at the mo-
ment she dons her store costume ana
starts TO boom business. Ruth's advent
10 OlSpori has the same effect as An IN
lection OF an elixir of activity The TOW
expands. becomes progressive as mat
ter Of habit. loses a great many OF It's
age worn prciudiccs and becomes city.
Her employer is elected it's FIRST Mayor.
Every body Is happy excepting the cir
herself Her love affair has zone wrong.
when il appears that the benefits which
have accrued from Ruth's residence in
Oldport are 10 be shared by everybody
but the girl herself the towns magnate
undertakes the role OF deus eN machina
and arranges matters so that the girls
happiness IS assured. The cast includes
irene Fenwick. who plays Ruth. Vivian
VESSEL. Joseph kilGour James Bradbury
L. J. Mccarthy. Ethel Lansdon. Louise
sydmuth. Mary Turner Gordon Frank y.
Thomas Edgar Nelson. Sol Aiken. John
McKenna and others. The piece Was
staged by George Marion.
Commencing tomorrow night Al the
Forty-foLrth Street Theatre. the Shuberts
Will present their latest musical comedy
Offering. THE Midnight Girl" an adapta
ton OF recent Continental success. The
east is headed by George Mactarlane as
Gustave Criauet and includes Margaret
Romano as the midnight girl "A cabaret
performer: Louise Kelley. Eva Fallon |
r,ouise Brunette. Marcy Pearson. Ere |
mon, Benton George Schiller Teddy |
Webb Paul Ker. Harry Deli. Frank Far /
rington. Edward DUrand. Lionel Bel |
monte. Denmsn Maley and Jane Bur |
dette. The title Vas suggested by the |
authors conceit that all cabaret girls, |
when the clock strikes midnight. are I'M
PEELED from force OF habit. no matter |
where they may be. 10 return TO the reVei !
OF the cabaret And the piece. In addi- /
lion 10 It's quite complex plot. depicts
Jus; what its title suggests-aftcr- hour
surprises and frolics. dancing. singing
> nd n myriad OF pretty girls in gay cos
tunes. An idea OF the possible perplexi-
ties Of the plot. which is quite Partisan
in macy OF It's situations. may be judged
from the fact that there are three Char