The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

-urG important dramatic produc-
r. tons are 10 take place during .
L the present week. It is possible
that hf,l may be added by
he nua presentation Of 'Androcles and .
me Lon" 10y Bernard Shaw, with
Granville Harhers postponed opening
at walIacks Theatre.
Two popular actresses. Ethel Barry !
more and Frances Starr are to he seen |
in new plays. Concerning Miss Barry
mores appearance there is the following |
preliminary announcement:
Charles Frohman's successful search |
for play worthy Of the brilliant acting
talent OF Miss Ethel Barrymore makes
~ possible for that actress to reappear
at the Empire Theatre next Monday
night after an absence from the lesiu-
mate stage Of more than ,wo years.
Miss Earrymore's new fun play is
called The Shadow Dario Niccodcmi
wrote t in French for Nine Rejane;
but th, war came on. those Paris
fnoailtH winch were llt'l AlbSfh Nv 'Al'''
uncertain Of their seasons NJ. N.cco-
dem. turned to Mr.. Morton, who trans
lated the piece and submitted it to
charles Frohman, who accepted 1t for
Miss BARRYMORE. Thus Miss barrymore
actually creates for the English speak
.ng stage a character originally designed
for the French theatre, and certain
ultimately to reach the Paris stage by
way OF New York.
The Shadow" is in three acts. us
story IL Of the present time. The three
acts are devoted to the development
Of a character in conflict with an every
day environment, That character IL
Berthe TrcgHicr, played by Miss Barry
more. She is woman who has
suffered physically and mentally
number OF years. Because of this ILL
ness complications have arisen between
husband and wife. woman, once the
friend Of Berthe TreOnicr, has come
between her and her husband. The VIE
discovers that her husband has strong
affection for her supposed friend
Bruce McRae and Grace Elliston are
to be seen with Miss barrymore.
Mare Cahill. the popular Coincidence
Who has not been seen in this city IN
several years she played last at the
Liberty Theatre i'm The Opera Ban -
will come forward with Richard Carrie
in Ninety in the Shade" by Guy Boil
ton, Jerome Kern, who in The same
Sort ~ Girl" wrote the most popular
song Of the winter, has composed the
score, Daniel Arthur has produced the
play with every material aid 70 success
and In the company will be found Ed-
ward Martindel Victor Morley, Fred
Walton, Pedro de Cordoba, Jean New
connie Florence Dillon, Dorothy Arthur
and others.
Tho main features of the story OF
"NIne.y in the Shade" are as follows
Polly RdmbridOc. a jolly American
widow is engaged to be married tC
WlHou9hbB Parker. a representative OF
the Manila Hemp Rope Trust. Pdrkei
&, fond Of the ladies', and before hl'
hancce arrives on uhe island he has
started number OF fiirtations, Poll
arrives unexpectedly and finds her heml
rope lover with swarms of lady al
Mirror. Among them is rich and TEN
leidm"utal one, Donna Estrada, widow
Of . EAp,ao planter On account OF he
explosive nature the Donna has bee'
rIcn0tmed THE Hot Tamale.' Bol
M'ndIoEc IS the rough but manly cap
aim NJ tho schooner Double Cross
which is taking on cargo. Ndndrdk
b comes along at the proper nick Of tim
20 got INTO the miXup and finally win
P".t leaving Parker 10 he console
".h The Hot Tamale." Then Their
aT" tho pompous JHd0c Splint and hi
'"p pretty daughters, HadOe and DO
ana CAPTAIN Cdrrci Of the United state
Marines, who forthwith falls in Low
with ono NJ The girls At this junctur
tonnes along HOsi, an educated Filipino
WHO gets it. into his head that he woul
'.Ae PoRy for his wife, MOefs couri
Sh'n is an one sided ana I'm an effort
'...' his suit he calls an uprising Of III
tr..rs.
|omc Kern Is said to have founde
5000" NJ his songs on native Filipir
t.s.
- !d," Unync's production az "TF
N...,' which viii he seen on the stae