The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13

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eNtraNdSanZa at the Winter
Garden. are the incidents %
the week in the theatres.
The new play. Any House. at the
Cort Theatre. WI nave its first per-
Torrance on Monday. While similar
TO the modern morality plays Il, IL sad
that the play as a whole is one Of cou-
temporary life with more Of realism
than allegory. owen Davis and Roo
ert II. Davis, the authors Of this new
play. selected the house Of q great
corporation lawyer. whose rise to "A
position of power in law n finance
10 entwined with the lives, hopes. sur-
rows and happiness of his family IN
such n way as 10 form a drama ut
heart interest and romance.
Edwin Arden is IN the leading rol"
u the drama and other actor are
William Il. Mack. Frank Gillmurc.
Milton Sllls. Hayward CHM. James
Seeley. Jay Wilson, Ralph j. Herbert.
Junius Matthews. katherine Emmett,
Edith Luckett. Louise Galloway. Hun
ter Arden. Annie Buckley. under the
stage direction of Robert Milton.
On Tuesday Grace George vii pro-
duce for the first time in New FOR
"The Earth 10y James Bernard F'a-
gan. as another addition to the rerer-
tory Of her Playhouse company. THIS
will be Miss Georges fourth produc-
ton Of the season. She Is now In her
sixth month at the Playhouse.
Miss George will play the part -
Lady EiIioH,. conway Tcarle the
Right Hon. DrH:i Trct'nd. j. ", p.
and Louis Calvert Sir Fclir JdHi0n.
Other members If the Playhouse COM
pany in important parts are Ernest
lawford, Charlotte Granville, Car
ence Derwent. John Cromwell. NoraG
Lamison. Arthur k.ldred. Richard
Clarke and q. Guthrie Mctlintic.
Rexford Kcndr!ck and Daniel Eamos
have been added to the east az this
production.
Miss George announces that sic
Will confirm" to present all n plays
In her rcpcrtory. she will give Ma
tor Barbara" tomorrow evening. a.
the Saturday matinee. at the spccia'
W~ashingtnu's birthday matinee mex;
week and Friday evening. February
%. She will give The Llars' on
Monday evening. February ~, and
"The New York Idea" on Wcjncs-
day evening. March l..
1.-THE Melody Of Youth" described
in the preliminary announcement - "A
romantic Irish comedy with Bran
don lyman. the author, PLAYING one
Of the principal roles. VIII be seen at
the Fulton Theatre on "Wednesday.
The play Will be. the first production
I o be made in New York by George
E. Tyler and James X. H+ckct, N
association.
Mr.. lyman, who is an Irishman
born and bred and whose father vas a
famous figure in the Irish revolution
airy movement thirty years ago, vii!
have the role of the young seminal
rian and Lily Cabin. Florine Arnold.
Maggie Hollaway Fisher, Eva lie G1l-
liene. Mary Leslie Mayo, Georg" Gti-
dens, william iiarr.gan, William j.
Kelly and James liag1n viii h" IN ih"
play.
Robinson Crusoc. .Ir.," will be given
At the Winter Garden on ThursdaN.
Al Jolson will have the leading role,
The following description il offered:
The new piece, which is in two acts
and ten scenes. is described merely
as IAN original e~Ntravaganza. MI
Jolson's role. IL goes without say!nG,
IA that of Friday. Good Friday IN this
instance. The burden OF making Cru-
soc "junior' is entrusted to tlaude
Flemming. While much is made Of
Crusoe's Island and the pirate ship, the
doings and sayings Of Friday. the par
rot and the goat and similar kindred
spirits OF this old established romance
there are SO many divert!ng scene
that, regarded from "a logical stand
point, Crusoc and his ban find them
selves among strange bcdfcllows and