Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
Curtain Calls

Following the new program at the
Washington Theatre tonight, the
novel country store" feature will be
given. This amusing part of the show
] was inaugurated but recently by Man
ager Otto r. Neu, and it has become
one of the most popular features.
The new bill for the last three days OF
the week begins this afternoon.
Love Is Blind" comedy sketch,
is one of the attractions at the Lyric
for the latter half of the week. An
other feature of the changed bill,
which Is greatly admired is THE
Rah Rah Boys"
THE Shepherd of the Hills" Harold
Bell Wright's novel, which holds the
record of being the largest selling
American work of fiction, has been
made into a play by it's author. with
the assistance of Fishery w. Reyn-
Odds. It will be given its first produc-
ton in this city at the Majestic Thea
ire, Springfield avenue, near South
| Orange avenue, all next week.
| The play is a story of the Ozark
mountains and its people are all of
that vicinity, which promises stage
characters out of the ordinary. The
production, which has been made by
Messrs. Gaskill and MacVitty, is said
to be one of extreme beauty, the pic
turesque mountain country lending
itself admirably to the scenic artists
art.
Chauncey Olcott, who will appear at
the Newark Theatre next week, has
one great passion, his love for horse
flesh. Last spring he was playing To-
ronto during the Canadian Jockey
Club races. 1t was Kings Plate Day
and the spacious track, stand and
betting ring, were damned to the ut
most capacity. Mr.. Olcott had strolled
over to the betting-ring to place few
wagers, when he was accosted by
stout, fiorid-faced, white-moustached
gentleman, who asked his opinion of
the relative merits of three of the
horses entered in the race. One word
led to another, and the two began dis
GUESSING racing in general and then
passed on to the larger questions or
the day. Judge of Mr.. Olcott's amaze
ment when a military parsonage in
gorgeous regimentals stepped up to
the white-mustached one. and, salut-
ing, gravely said: 81 have been in
structed to escort your royal highness
to the pavilion" Mr.. Olcott was
stricken nearly dumb with amazement
to discover that he had been convers-
ing with the Duke of Connaught. that
most democratic of all royal person
ages. Later in the week the duke, &C
companied by the duchess, the Prin-
cess Patricia. Colonel Lowther, his
military secretary, and suite, attended
Mr.. Olcott's performance at the Prin-
cess Theatre, and Mr.. Olcott affirms
that when he came before the curtain
to make his usual speech of acknowl-
edgment, his royal highness gave him
a bow of recognition.
Harry Bulger. star in THE Beauty
and the Beast and other klaw &
Frlanger successes. will be feature
of the bill at the keeney Theatre the
last half of this week. beginning with
the matinee today. Bulger Is known
as one of the most popular comedians
ON Broadway. Other features OF the
hin will be the five Hayward sisters,
nstrumentalists, who bring their own
stage setting: Holmes and Riley,
"singers extraordinary" the dancing
Kennedys. in all the latest iasnloh
dances: Mennette and Sidelli, run
making acrobats; Rogers and spencer,
in a comedy sketch entitled An
Awful Office" and Laurie and Aiieen'
singing. talking and dancing come
dams. The Keeney show Is contiiiu-
Gus from D. m. to II p1 m.