Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-14
college HERO"
ALMOST READY
Wizard and Little Devils"
Waiting for Word to Start
Great Show Going.

The Wizard and Little Devils in
''Tho College Hero" form one of the
bits Of realism of the dream of the
beloved Professor. which dream is
acted. according to the story.
"The College Hero" has set the
whole town talking, and it will, with
out doubt, be witnessed by crowded
houses at each of the eight perform
| ances, which commence at the Shu-
bert Theatre next Monday night.
Clifford t. Russ, who takes the part
of the German master of the college,
falls asleep and dreams that the wiz
ard and his little devils appear and
transform all the alumni of the coll
lege to youth again. These imps ap-
pear through a trap-door in the CEN
tire of the stage, amid fire and light
ming, and chase the beloved Pro-
lessor below to take their place while
the wizard is on earth.
With such a variety of novelties
as 1.-THE College Hero" possesses
there is no doubt but that 1t will
make a hit" The management
claims that there has been no press
agents exaggera lions in the state
ments that have been made about
the Hero, and although the Babies
Hospital will secure many thousands
of dollars from the venture, the COM
mlttee are not asking the public to
purchase tickets merely to help the
deserving charity, but to witness a
production for which they will surely
get value received.
AS one of the women on the hospi-
tai board, who saw the production in
Boston last November, said Yesterday
TO reporter, The College Hero
must be seen to be appreciated. 1t
is a great~big moving picture. rum
ming all the hues of the rainbow in
costumes, electricity, music and peo-
pie. Anyone who loves beauty and
amusement and color should go to
see this extravaganza"
- Percy Hoff takes the role of the
Wizard and the Little Devils are
Hazel M. Coe, Emily e. Connolly,
Marion r. Helm. Cynthia Jones, Edna
Mae Lind, Aurelia NJ Pier.
Judging from the advance sale of
seats, the performance will be attend
ed by large and fashionable audiences
Those who have purchased boxes and
VIII entertain at box parties the first
night are: Mrs. Arthur Mackie, Mrs.
Herbert Gleason, Mrs Carroll Bassett
Miss Elizabeth Ballentine, Mrs. ]. M.
Rlker, Mrs. George B. Sanford, Har-
iAI5Oitt tiiC 4fllSSeS ttDQlI, Mrs,
Campbell Clark, Mrs Benjamin Atha,
Mrs. William F. Hunt, Littleton kirk
patrick, Miss Alice Hayes, Mrs. Rob-
ert Cumming, Mrs. II. w Knight. A.
M Crane, Mrs. C. B. Ward, Mrs. Ben
Jamin Whitehead, Percy G. Hart. Mrs
Robert f. Ballentine.
The box Office opens for the sale and
exchange of reserved seats tomorrow
morning at at the Shubert Theatre.
Those who have purchased exchange
tickets from the performers will he
served first in line.
More makeup people are still he
ing sought and are asked to call at the
headquarters sos Kinney building. if
they want to assist in making up the
faces of the army of performers.
The first grand stage rehearsal of
the entire 700 performers in 1.-THE Col
lege Hero" was conducted on the Shu-
bert Theatre stage yesterday after
noon. 1t revealed a perfect rehearsal.
Mistakes and delays usually incident
to final rehearsals of even profess
sional companies were singularly
| lacking.
The army of performers entered the
stage in dozens, in scores and in hun
dreds. They went through their
parts, made their exit and their places
were Immediately taken by other
groups equally as large. 1t did seem
a pity that all of the saucy winka
and coquettish smiles should be vast
ed on an empty auditorium.
The front doors of the theatre were