The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-23
NEW YORK DRAMATIC LETTER.

NtV 4bAbt
ment of the "The Intruder" which has
been the bill at the Cohan Theatre for
the past several weeks, ends tonight.
On Mondey evening it will be Honest
John O'Brien," in which Mr.. Chaun-
cey O!cott will star. The new attrac-
ton is an American play from the
pen of George M. Cohan and is said
to be fully up to the Cohan standard
of cleverness and originality.
Oliver Morosco has decided to open
his new musical farce $50 Long
Betty" at the Shubert Theatre on
Monday night, instead of October 80,
as was originally planned. Reports
from Boston where the production has
already been seen, state that it is one
| of the cleverest musical comedies of
many seasons.
John D. Williams will present John
| Drew in Langdon Mitchell's new COM
edy, "Major %Pendennis," from Thack-
ery's novel, at the Criterion Theatre,
on next Tuesday evening further add
ing to the openings scheduled for the
coming week.
To the foregoing announcements
must be added the first production OF
"Good Gracious, Annabelle," which
| will succeed the Dolly Sisters at the
Republic Theatre on Monday evening.
His Bridal Night" the production in
which the Misses Dolly are now APP
.pearing ends it's engagement tonight.
Tonight also brings to an end the
engagement of Mr.. George Arliss,
who is appearing at the Criterion
Theatre in "Paganini." Mr.. Arliss is
taking his present production On tour,
but at the same time will rehearse
"The Professors Love Story" for pre-
sentation in New York later in the
season.
"Caroline" will remain but one more
week at the Empire, being succeeded,
on October 80 by Cyril Maude. Mr..
Maude will be seen not in "Jeff," as
anticipated, but in a new play entitled
"The Basker."
VIM. Hodge is practically the only
actor left on the American stage who
represents what Sol Smith Russell and
James A. Herne did a generation ago.
He smacks of the soil.
D. w. Grifith's spectacle "Intoler-
ance' continues at the Liberty Thea
tire. The massive scenes of Babylon
as it was before it's fall and the pic
turesque atmosphere of medieval
France contrasted with the Tissot-like
scenes from Judea are the pictorial
backgrounds which lend historical
charm and interest to this work. The
modern story, in which is maintained
the leading theme Of Mr.. Grifith's
epical narrative, possesses bold real
Combined the entire production
is both unique and thrilling. Nothing
quite like it has wei been seen in a
theatre before.
Charles Dillingham's glorious spec
tacle "The Big Show" which is play
ing to crowded houses twice daily at
Hippodrome bids fair to surpsss
all its predecessors at the big play
house in all round popularity and
prosperity. Its appeal is to every
and desire. Just now with the
public interest again aroused ice sIat-
ng, the experts or the Hippodrome
&c pond and the advertisement "The
Merry Dolr' on real ice have become
ne center of attraction for devotees
u this great sport. Hilda Rueckerts
IS the doll, Cathleen Pope as "Colum- t
'lne," Katie Schmidt at "Pierrette" |
md Ellen Dallerup as Pierrot" are s
INSTANTLY introducing new skating '
lumbers to fascinate the crowds. In
mother portion of the huge pageant i
Anna Pavlowa is offering a most re- {
aarkable dancing programme, sur p
ounded by the Bakst mise-en-scene d
a ballet of five hundred, The D
llppodrome becomes more wonderful q
ach week. .