Show FIVE NEW PLAYS i ON OeN THE BOARDS Brilliant Beginning of the New N w York Theatrical Season SOME DISTINCT HITS MADE MADEt MADEI t I OPENING OF THE LYRIC THEA THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE TRE AT PHILADELPHIA i I w York ork Sept 4 Wj written by pr W mire and nd presented t lent ht to tn the public for tor the first time Urne by some ome of o Americans Amerl leading actors and with ith the a er 1 several other notable attraction made their initial fn lit this thIH city cl the 1 theatrical season h hd hda d da a brilliant brIm t Three society com own comedies edIe edies and ic two musical comedies were the th new flew offerings New Play Clyde new play Her Great Match with Maxine Elliott in the lead lut leading ing role was wa given a warm werm welcome at at Criterion theatre t The plot which was waa woven about the obstacle prevent preventing lug ing a German crown prince from froni mar marrying marrying Tying an en American girl Ir had it ita solution in Ift the princes eai renunciation of or his hili throne Miss Elliott is II supported by a II strong company compan I IJohn I IJohn John Drew In De Do Lancey I IJohn 1 John Drew introduced an Augustus i Thomas Thomsa comedy called De Lancey at j the th Empire theatre Supporting him was Margaret Dale The scenes of or De Lancey Lan Lancey I Ice cey ce were laid about New York giving I I Mr Drew an opportunity to t the th I character of a society in love lop with witha a girl whose fiance unknown to t him hini himself self loved another young lady Ia This I situation De Do Lancey La cey as u impersonated Imper by Mr Drew had to solve by simultaneously winning his hili own wife wire while making a I match for tor another man Lulu Glaser in Comedy Making her first Metropolitan appear appearance appearance ance in the Ule title role of or Miss tt 8 Dolly Dol Dot Dollars Dollars lars tars at the Knickerbocker theatre to tonight tonIght tonight night Miss Mine s Lulu Glaser stepped steppe step from the realm of romantic opera into American musical comedy the transition being wit witnessed ne sed by an R audience which filled the I playhouse A The Prodigal Son 1 The rhe production of Halt Hall Caines play pIa The Tho Prodigal Son at the New dam was new to New York although Already tready seen in Washington It was 8 fur furthermore a It distinct contrast from the theother theother theother I other opening having its Icelandic set setting setting ting tins anti and scenery and an undoing un in which a man sacrificed his happiness New Comedy Offered The Prince Chap a Ii new comedy by b bEdward Edward was submitted to a II first night nh ht audience at the Madison Square i theatre An odd feature was wa that three players were required to impersonate the I during the course of the play showing her at the respective ages of 5 S S 8 And IS More to Come ComeIn In lii addition to the openings tonight both Tuesday and Wednesday a will continue the first night presentations presentation Tuesday with George Bernard Shaws new com corn ody dy M n and Superman and Wednes Wednesday Wednesday day with Nat C Goodwin in Beauty and the thEl Barge a comedy by W V W Jacobs and Louis N Parker |