The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
Recruits From
England and
Russia
Continued from Fun Page.

1ected their art for the more realistic
acting Of the players of the newer
school. Arriving at the same time is
Cdidf. who. unknown to the Princess
Turdndot, is really her beggar lover. As
the Incidents of the story are developed
II becomes Cdpocomico's duty-and one
cheerfully enough assumed-to bring
the two lovers together 1t is perhaps
enough to say that the strolling player
is lover Of lovers, in love with love.
who. succeeding in uniting Turdndo
and Cdldf. rejects a kingdom and a
crown that he may fare forth again into
the world to serve romance wherever
he may find II. He takes as his only
reward the lovers withered rose.
The company includes Henry Z.
DiXey, Frederick Warde. Rita Jolivet.
Fania Marinon, Jerome Patrick, Frank
Mccormack. Edmund Roth. Sheldon
Lewis. Bennett kilpack. Albert Howson
and Joseph c. Smith.
At the Eltinge Theatre on Tuesday
evening a. II. Woods will replace
within the Law" by a new play OF life
in modern Russia written by Michael
Morton. Important actors will be seen
in the new production, including John
Barrymore. Florence Reed. Emmett
Corrigan, Julian LEstrange, Arthur
Forrest. Elaine lnescort. David Tor
renee. Macy Harlan and others. The
action Of The Yellow Ticket" occurs
in st. Petersburg. Russia. and the play
deals with a story Of modern life In the
Russian capital. The chief characters
are drawn from official and diplomatic
circles. Mr.. Barrymore will appear as
an American newspaper correspondent,
while Miss Reed will have the role Of
the young Russian woman whose un-
happy possession OF the yellow ticket
furnishes the main theme OF the play.
There are three acts In Mr.. Morton's
drama. the first of which occurs in the
Hotel d'Europe. st. Petersburg: the sec
ond takes place In the home Of titled
Official belonging to the Okhrana rus
sian secret police), while the action Of
the third occurs in the bureau OF the
Okhrana. The title of the play Is ex-
planned as being that Of the passport
which accords to social outcasts in Rus
STA the protection and the surveillance
Of the secret police.
William Collier will he seen at the
u
new farce said to be part Of his per-
sonal experiences at st. James. L. I.
Mr.. Golfers skill as a comedian Is never
so great as when he is impersonating
himself in the midst Of his personal ex-
perlence. The new play by Grant Stew
art 10 called "a Little Water on the
Side" The same author wrote Caught
In the Rain" in which Mr.. Collier was
more amusing than in anything else ex-
cept "On the Quiet" 1t seems as II H2O
inspired him. Assisting Mr.. Collier in
his second start OF the year are Grant
Stewart. the Collier family and Jessie
Glendenning.
The London Criterion Theatre COM
pany. lately brought to this country by
Charles Frohman, will be seen for the
first time at the Garrick Theatre next
Wednesday night with Eva Moore and
II. V. Esmond in the chief parts OF a
farcical comedy written by Mr.. Esmond
and entitled Eliza Comes to Stay" The
piece Is in three acts. Practically the
same company that appeared In the
original performance has been brought
to the Garrick Theatre by Charles
Frohman. Among the members besides
Eva Moore and Mr.. Esmond are Fred
Grove, Harry Ashford, Estelle Desps
and Marion Courtenay.
William Elliott's production of kitty
Mackay," n new Scotch comedy in three
acts by Catherine Chisholm Cushing, will
have it's first New York presentation
at the Comedy Theatre on Wednesday
evening. The scenes OF kitty Mackay'
are laid In Drumtochty and London
about the year 1860. The first act takes
place In the home Of the MdcNab family
- Drumtocnty, the second In Lord
In0leharts London house. while the
third act carries the characters back to
Scotland again. Prominent among the
paaysrs in this comedy are Molly Nc
Intyrc. who. II will be remembered. APP
peared as BmnfU In "Bunty Pulls the
Strings" at the same playhouse; Mar
garet Nybloc, Eugene O'Brien. Henry
Stephenson. Ernest Stallard. Carrie Lee
1toyle, Carl Lyle. Stapleton Kent. Kate
Wingfield. Eleanor Scott L'Estelle,