Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-23

cured as the current holiday Offering
There is every indication at the box
office that capacity audiences will
prevail throughout the engagement.
and in addition to the regular We'd
nesday and Saturday matinees there
will be an extra matinee on Thanks
giving Day.
The evening performance of "Sari''
Monday night, November 80, at the
Newark Theatre will be for the ben
eft of the Home for Aged Women.
The proceeds will be used for carry
ing on the work at the home. As
the institution makes no public ap-
pea S a substantial sum Is hoped to
be realized at this worthy benefit.
1.-The Jolly Girls" brilliant aggre-
cation OF performers who have re-
Gently quit the field of musical COM
edy, will be the attraction at the
Odeon Theatre, Springfield avenue.
near South Orange avenue, this week.
Tom Beeson, Irish comedian, is at the
head of the funmakers of the COM
pany. Lenore Butler, a graceful
prima donna, is in the cast. Also in
the company are Hortense Travers,
Frank Beaumont, Joe Lyons, Connie
Fuller, Eddie Dreyer, Lillian Cham
payne and Ed Smalley.
As an added attraction Sam Ross,
the manager of the Odeon, has Sc
cured the services of Omar, ''the girl
in green" who is said to be an excel
lent dancer In addition to the prin-
cipals, the cast includes fifty persons.
the chorus being one OF the largest in
any burlesque on the road, and, what
is more, one that contains many
pretty faces.
'The Globe Trotters.'' a delightful
burlesque entertainment is the at
traction which will appear at Miners
Empire Theatre this week. The
piece is in two acts entitled 1.-The
Dowry Seekers"
Lewis De We're. a gay widower from
New Orleans, and a millionaire, de-
sires to see his five daughters mar
ried. He bestows upon each hand
some dowry, and stipulates that the
husband must be a native of the
country in which each one is born.
AS each of the daughters is born OF
different wives and in different coun-
tries, many humorous situations en-
sue.
a most excellent cast depicts the
various characters, and a..pretty and
| lively chorus of twenty-five girls
! dance and sing the various numbers
| as they are interpolated. Among
| those in the cast are Leo Kendall
! Eta Koerns, Eddie Collins, frankie
Rice, Frank Hunter, Edith Mirfield
| Don Trent, Madge Darrell, Florence
| Davenport, Billie Moore and Bob AL
! giers.
| AT the Newark Theatre tonight
| Miss Rose Stahl will be seen for the
| first time here in her new comedy
| vehicle "a Perfect Lady" written
| by Charming Pollock and Rerno'd
Wolf There will be matinees Wed.
nesday. Thanksgiving Day and Sat
J urday.
The comedy is in four acts and
treats Of the invasion of a small
| Western town by trio of theatrical
! people who proceed Immediately tC
| make things lively by introducing the
| tan~n craze. Needless to say this
| causes great excitement in Sycamore
and the resulting co plications are
! said to be most diverting.
| For Thanksgiving week at the or.
pheum Theatre the Forsberg Players
| offer a play of much interest and one
which requires elaborate production
| They will appear in David Belasco'e
| successful drama, THE Governors
Lady"
Originally produced by Mr., BeIascC
at the Republic Theatre, New York
the play ran for an entire season In
the metropolis, with Emmett CORR
| gan and Emma Dunn in the leading
roles