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their popularity: Maude Eburne.
George l.. Mack. Louis Harrison and
Edna Bates. as we'll as q chorus with
"singingly and dancingly aptitude
nous" young women.
THE Canary" as a story concerns
itself with Il valuable diamond which
a curious curio dealer manages TO get
stuck in his throat. Only by singing
the note of high G can the gems UNI
willing ja!ler effect the release OF the
gem and his own relief The stage
settings are the work OF Joseph ur-
ban. There are three acts and as
many scenes.
At the Aston Theatre the Shuberts
will present a new musical play err
titled little simplicity" for which
the book and lyrics were written by
Rida johnson Young and the music by
Augustus Barratt Mrs. Young is
best known as the author OF May
time" and Some Time" and Mr.. Bar
raft made IA hit last spring with his
, music for Fancy Free" The pro-
duction has been staged by Edward p.
Temple. and the dances and ensembles
arranged by Jack Mason. For this
musical comedy OF youth. love and ro-
nance the Shuberts have provided an
unusual company.
! The cast is as follows: Carolyn
| Thomson, Carl Gantvourt. Marjorie
| Gateson. Stewart Baird, Cameron Sis
| ters. Charles Brown, Paul Forecast, Eu-
gene Redding, Phil Ryley, Ben Hen
| bricks. Florence Beresford, Henry
/ ooh i m
| Allen and Allen Mcdonald.
Little Simplicity" Is in three acts
the first located at an inn In Tunis.
! Algeria: the second in the Latin
| Quarter. Paris. and the third Some
where in France. Teronicae. or Little
simplicity, is a young girl who has
been adopted by the keeper of tavern
in Tunis. She is being pursued by a
rich and powerful Shc'k. A young
American and three 5 from the
Latin Quarter OF Pari. IRE off on a
vacation and turn up : the inn. The
young American falls in love will
/ Teronique.
In order to save VerOniQue from tn,
Sheik the young American and ht
friends carry her of to Paris True
love does not run smoothly. however
for VeroniQue learns that her sweet
heart is engaged TO an American girl
a family arrangement by the way. TIL,
young Americans father appears OF
the scene and Little Simplicity run,
away.
Two years now elapse and the grea
war Is in full swing. and the youni
American is in France with the For
elgn Legion. VeroniQue has mean
while won great success on the stag,
under the name of Nine. Del Mar
She comes to the Y. NJ. c. A. hut t
entertain the soldiers She agaii
meets her young American sweetheart
Learning that the young American ha
not married the lovers are agaiI
united. She becomes a Red eros
nurse and the young American goe
to the front. Both hope for happie
day. There will be a chorus OF thirt.
specially picked beauties"
In a new production OF "Richelieu
Robert b. Mantell opens his New Yorl
engagement at the Forty-fourth Stree
Theatre tomorrow night. "Rlche
lieu though in the tragedian's repre-
tolre since 1901, leaped suddenly an,
spontaneously last season into a popu
larity 1t had not enjoyed in nearly
: score OF years. At first Mr.. Mantel
was puzzled at the new and lively in
terest displayed, but after observing
! closely his audiences he found the
responded to a strong spirit OF Frencl
, patriotism with which the play
charged.
: The audiences saw in Richelicu