Evening star., 1926-04-25
NATIONAL PIAYERS-"I.ittle Old
New York"

A young man expecting to receive a
fortune whose Investment will benefit
the world in the form OF a revolution
airy invention discovers that some one
else has been named as the bene
ficiary and that that some one Is a
boy whom the young man is eXpecte
to take care of. What does he do!
Around that situation the author
has built Little Old New York" a
play of New York i'm its early days
which the National Players will offer
for this week beginning tomorrow
night.
The action is interestingly compli,
Gated by the bella ted discovery that the
boy" heir is really a girl and that
Patrick O'Day is Patricia O'Day. who
comes all the way from Ireland TO
claim her fortune. marry her guardia n
and keep the money where 1t was
originally meant to go.
Rids Johnson Young, author Of Lit
tie Old New York" Is said to have
spent months i'm research to have the
atmosphere of the play historically
correct. The period is that of Fulton
the steamboat inventor; John Jacob
Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Wash.
ington Irving. These characters ap'
pear In the play and lend a quaint
oldtimey flavor to the love action of
the piece.
Leneta Lane will play Patricia
O'Day with John Warner as Larry
Delavan, ironically made the guard.
ian of the youngster who Is to receive
the fortune.
WARDMAN PARK-"Weak Sisters" 3"
Departing from the usual light COM
edies and straight dramas. the Thomas
Herbert Stock Company at Wardman
Park Theater will next week attempt
the daring, opening Monday night
with Weak Sisters"
The story, which defles all of the
conventions and lays open the verities
of life, has to do with the romance of
Faith Corey and Arthur Millbank.
Faiths worldly grandmother approves
of this marriage, while the mother, a
religious fanatic. would marry her to
clergyman missionary. The plot
reaches it's height with a raid. and
Faith turns against her lover and is
about to marry the minister when the
latter's evil character is brought to
light.
Parker Fennelly, leading man, will
play Siegfried Strong. the hypocrite
minister; Ruth Russell will be seen as
Faith Corey. Ranald Savery, the lover;
Sheila Blaine. the madam of the raid
ed house; Mildred Meneau, Faiths
priggish mother; Catherine Dean, the
grandmother, and others. including
Ann French, John Schelhaas, Judy
Shelton, Eloise Strong and Thomas
Herbert, the director.
The two scenes of Lynn Startling s
piece take place in the home Of Faith
Corey and in the mission house.
KEITH'S-Ray Samuels.
The show which opens at B. r.
Keith's Theater today features Rae
Samuels. The Blue Streak of
Vaudeville" one of the best known
artists in vaudeville, assisted at
the piano by Mildred Land. The
songs she uses were written by
Billy Tracey and Daniel Daugherty.
The Keith road show will feature
Jeanette Hackett and Harry Delmar
and their fifth annual review. THE
Dance Club" with an extraordinary
company in a flashing combination
of color, music and girls.
What's the Idea" Is the title of
the fun skit presented by Bert Lahr
and Mercedes. while one of vaude-
and Her Baby Grands" in Bits o.
Dream Music under the direction
of Geraldine Valliere. Others will in
clude Paul Kirkland and company
in "The High Steppers"; the Du
Points, assisted by the Keith -Albee
Dancing Girls in "A Study in Non
sense; Billy Abbott with his sing
ing, piano playing and fun; Louise
and Mitchell in a typically continental
presentation. Y
The fifth 1Charleston" lesson.