The evening world., 1915-01-23
plays for the
Coming Week


~ the Empire Theatre on Monday
night In "The Shadow" . drama
By Dario Niccodemi and Michael Nor
toa. The three acts are devoted to
1 the exposition and development of a
character In conflict with an every
Dufiered from illness for years dis
)overs that her husband is interested
- her supposed woman friend. and
his leads to . dramatic situation.
Among others In Miss Barrymore's
support will be Grace Elliston, bruce
kORae and Ernest Lawford.
At the Knickerbocker Theatre ON
Monday night Marie Cahill and Rich
ard Carle will appear az co-stars In
'Ninety In the Shade" a musical COM
edy by Guy Bolton and Jerome Kern.
1diss Cahill's role IL that Of an Ameri.
Mr.. Carle has the part of an agent Of
the Manila Hemp Rope Company.
with q weakness for pretty faces.
kOther members Of the company are
Victor Morley. Edward Martindel,
Fred Walton. Pedro de Cordoba. Philip
Bhefneld, Florence Dillon. Jene New
pombe and Dorothy Arthur.
y. Iden Payne, an English producer.
wil on Monday night. at the Princess
Theatre, present Sheridan's satirical
classic "The Critic" The opening
| scene is laid at the house OF Mr.. and
Mrs. bangle, the former an angel"
. who spends both time and fortune
upon the theatre and Its people. To
him come Sir Fretful Plagiary and
Mr.. Sheer. a playwright and q pessi-
mist, followed by Mr.. Pun, the origi-
| nal press agent. Mr.. Puff. after an
\ amusing description Of his calling, Is
forced TO admit that he himself Is the
&uthor Of the play, THE Spanish Ar
flda," which Is to be rehearsed. Mr..
kayne will play Mr.. Puff, and other
important parts will be taken by
|. Emelie Polini, Dallas Anderson. Sax
! one Moreland and Mario Ma'eroni.
} David Belasco will present Frances
Starr in Edward Knoblauch's latest
play, "Marie- Odile." at the Belasco
Theatre on Tuesday night. The role
which Miss Starr will play Ia that Of
q novice in an old French convent
VINO has never been outside its inner
. courtyard. The only men she has
seen are Father Fisher. q venerable
priest, who visits the convent once a
week. and Peter. the old gardener. In
her day dreams she wonders II all
man are like these two, and presently
learns that they are not when she
goes out Into the world and has q
bitter experience. The supporting
Y conn any win Include Jerome Patrick.
Frank Reicher, Edwafd Donnelly.
Henry vogel. Paul Stanley, Alphonse
Either. Edward Waldmann. CharleS
W. Kaufman, Robert Robson, Marie
Wainwright Harriet Otis Dcilen-
baush.
Granville Barker's postponed pro-
duction Of Bernard Shaw's "Androcles
and the Lion" and Anatole Frances
Tho Man Who Married a Dumb
wife" 10 now announced for Wednes-
day night at Wallack's Theatre.
On Thursday evening "The Clever
Ones" q comedy by Alfred Sutro. will
have its premiere at the Punch and
Judy Theatre. The subjects Of the
authors fun are so-called intellectuals
highbrows OF leisure who go In for
anarchistic meetings. Wilfrid CAL
Yender. the son Of q rich brewer.
passes himself OF as poor plumber
Ind an anarchist to Doris Marrable,
4 the daughter Of q rich hop merchant
II In order TO win her hand. Among
II others In the cast will be Charles
Il Hopkins. Edward Emery. Russ Why
tai, Herbert Yost. Charles Hampden.
1frs. Hopkins, Louise Closer Hale.
Annis Hughes, Beatrice Prentice and
vsra Pole.
The annual benefit performance for
ho Actors Fund Of America will be
Aald At the Century Theatre on FRI
lay afternoon. Among others who
win appear are Ethel Barrymore.
Elsie Ferguson. Julie Opp. Mile. Dor
Hat Montgomery and Stone, George
u. Cohan and William Collier, Mr..
Ind Mrs. Vernon Castle. William Fa-
vaSuham and Frank Tinney. The con-
cludin6 feature of the programme will
- the Twelfth Night Club Ainstrels.
As Hippodrome opens Its Big Win
Circus this afternoon. Tonight,
HE Comedy Theatre, Joe Weber
uces Guy Bottoms play. 'The
IN Idol"
vim Cobb will give an illustrated
- talk at Carnegie Hall Tonight.
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