Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-20

ton instead Of the concert that the
management has made the change.
Next Tuesday the first clambake of
the season will be held at Olympic
Park, and as these affairs are always
popular with Newarkers a good
throng is sure to turn out for the
shore dinner.
David Higgins, author of His Last
Dollar" is now rehearsing a moving
picture version of the play, which will
be produced by the Famous Players
Film Company.
William Gillette has sent word to
Charles Frohman that he will reach
New York aboard the steamer Baltic.
due in New York on August "a. Re-
hearsals for Diplomacy" in which
Gillette will appear have been called
for the Monday following his arrival.
Herbert Corthell was engaged yes
terday by H. II. Frazee to play T.
Boggs John in the Western "A Pair
Of Skies" Company.
Charles Richman, Charles Cherry
and Theodore Roberts have been en-
gagged for the motion picture produce
tions of Merely Mary Ann" THE
Ring Master" and "The Man from
Home" by the Jesse L. Lasky Fea-
ture Play Company
Arthur Hammerstein has completed
the cast for High Jinks," which will
start its tour in Atlantic City next
Monday. In the cast are Stella May
hew, Eugene O'Rourke, Dorothy YER
non and others.
After much difficulty, many post
ponements, not a few disappointments
and some actual dangers experienced
by several individuals, Walter How
ard assembled his entire cast and
production of 1.-THE Story Of the
Rosary" and embarked them upon
the Atlantic Transport line steamer
Minnewaska at Liverpool Sunday aft
ernoon, August Is. THE Rosary and
its human and inanimate impedimenta
constitute the larger portion of the
ships passenger list and cargo. It
slipped away from England under
cover of darkness Sunday evening,
but no wireless messages are being
sent, from the craft, and an extensive
cable from Howard to Morris Gest,
filed an hour before departure, is the.
last information received, or in fact,
expected for some days.
The Minnewaska is expected early
next week The American premiere
of the piece at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York, is set for Monday,
September z, and mechanical prepare
tions were begun at the big West
Thirty fourth street theatre yester-
day afternoon.
The Wild West Show at Hillside
Park is due to close Labor Day. For
the remaining days special efforts are
being made. The introduction of
vaudeville has proved a popular fea-
ture, and the management is engaging
prominent acts. fhe performance in
the arena is bigger and better than
at any previous part of the season
One show takes place at p. m. and
another at $3.50.
Few better ways Of spending a day
in the open air than to take the car
to Hillside. And don't forget the
children.
"Oh! Oh! Delphine" the notable
New York musical comedy success,
which Ivan Caryll and c. M. S. Nc
Lellan, of THE Pink Lady" and 'The
Little Cafe fame, have constructed
from the French farce, villa Prim-
rose is announced for presentation
by Messrs Klaw & Erlanger at the
Newark Theatre on Saturday eve
ming, September 8.
"Oh Oh! Delphinew is regarded as
one of the biggest New York musical
comedy successes of the past two
years. 1t divided an entire seasons
engagement in New York at the
I<nickerbocker and New Amsterdam
theatres.
Following is partial list of the
that will play at the
Theatre during the coming
but not in the order named:
"Ohl Oh! Delphine!" Potash and
Perlmutter," Adele" "Sari," Near
ly Married." THE Rule of Three. y
1.-THE Yellow Ticket" "Seven Keys to
Baldpate," "Everywoman," THE Old
Homestead"