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Show Qr2 " c --'im Av5 :;:i??7 . .IlVTe.-jTrTTT T 'f-' jJ tNF.W YOEK, Sept. 2. The allur- ing and almost indistinguishable VI ha"yo become real actresses. Dolly sisters, Yancsi and Kozika, ormerly they amused, they delighted vith their presence, their genius in the lance, their fresh, rosy faces and agile figures, but now they are the stars in l farce all their own. . Of course "His Bridal Night" gives ihem an opportunity to display all their old charms, to dance, to wear beautiful gowns with a queenly grace, besides bringing in a plot in which the difficulty of telling which is which is the principal complication. The audience in the seats of the He-public He-public Theater the opening night was vastly pleased and took uo pains to conceal the fact. Probably never in the history of Broadway and this is saying say-ing something have more splendid bouquets and garlands of flowers been heaped as a token of esteem to stardom than passed over the footlights at the end ot the second act. t iiuTciii'i. Risiiiir and Margaret Mayo have woven a deft and sprightly piece for the two sisters about a young bridegroom who takes his role very seriously ser-iously and is conscientiously quite overcome over-come when it develops that lie cannot tell his wife from his sister-in-law. The Dollys (or Dollies) do not receive re-ceive quite' all the laurels. Pedro do Cordoha, that transplanted young man from the hothouse of Madrid, displayed true Castilinn fervor translated into English and is more a master of his adopted tongue than ever. John Westlev and Lneile Watson added nuieh to 'the fun. Others in the play are Jessie Ralph, Harry Lillford and J. Archer Curtis. "THE HAPPY ENDING." Here is a new play on a high plan. I Tt reminds one just a little of ' The Blue Bird." which it surpasses in setting set-ting but just fails to equal in poetic quality. It almost makes the hereafter convincing. "Life was instantaneous." a young spirit joyfully cries in telling of an ' aviator's" fall' to death. Intense, happy excitement is caused among the shades bv the news that a whole Russian regi- meiit has been blown to pieces-tor I Ih'so-poor Ih'so-poor struggling mortals in that dam, gloomv earth' down below are freed and mav outer the blessed sunlit, sun-lit, regions where pain and silt lei mg. ami war and hatred are. unknown, i hcv begin their life. . "The Happy Fading" is the work of the Macl-hersons. The sister since writing this plav has herself passed to the isles of the blessed, while dean. Ihu brother, is fighting in France. mis. adds a piquant comment to the scent, where the KnglU.h aviator conies back to earth with' his arm loving ,v about the neck of-the German who lulled hi in. Most of the play is the vision ot an, unhappy princess whose soldier low r has 'been killed. The remarkable, scenic effects were done by hobLrt J.' -mond Jones, who is equally success! coin co-in painting a heavenly paradise and an earthly abode of a great rnonar di- There is an orchestra of iortv pieces, which plavs the compositions of hugen Haile. His music has a sraeetulnielo- (Contimied on FoUowinPage.) Across the Footlights (Continued From Preceding Paire 1 1 i o t (iii:iH:v uri'l romiinl one Mimeivhat fii' llir 'kn-irt'rs. M n rLr:i "'t M'".vnr ) enchanting 1o th1 icht as IV Priwi-". Jrl.y Mnnhnll 15 n'-n rri'!':r,t in bnr . -tinl (io.-ri. K'-L'L'i''1 ''i' TI'i-'M fcorni a uit'int sin" it's in llio rlf ct' ynnnc ''''-it Y.np ;n:'l ' y,!p North af f;i'isr;ntory runl itu-rc is n 1'itz linlch "f wpil truineil .-hil'lirn on tho stp timrp. TUX" TO TITS BIGHT." It i f.fc tn pif.lirt that the liu.l-lilje sprtr.n wiii i...t rr''.i''C n.anv rumP'iip'-!i'ni)!!:2 rumP'iip'-!i'ni)!!:2 ''!'ii:i to thp ;ii.'hl.' itttp li'v'vl-ip - v.- r 1 -1 : ; e. i r. . lii.lirn: I ;.l T-mmi U'.'' l-'l'- "i Wirc'lie!) S'r.!ii n:.i! .Ih'mi I'-'.V'.ii wmmi is n.ltiL.' tlj'1 As i; .:i: v.-,:h c'liitn- T i T. a mm- inn-'.r r-t:h " R.-h 1. V!hne- l',.' i. jr,-; it;-l..p. ur 'I t tie ncv ; i''i p v.i.n urc ;r-t r-'rr.:n to p-'liiKi.y 'it--:i"-r in ii" I .r.itonliflry. ' j,- f t ! ' .-odiitry I...V. w-. l.irfHSy - r- v t ir-n ,: tin,., turn, nl 1 .-. '- .-pnnfv 1,..-,.. an i tho to exert a strange influence on their lives and turn them back to the paths of virtue. There are many amusing passages between be-tween the bumpkius and the two sophisticated sophis-ticated confidence men. Tho latter do not forget their old tricks, but. use thpin to better purposes. They foil the villainous vil-lainous deacon by robbing his cafe to pay htm the money ho demands, then take it out nl his pocket and put it hack again in the safe. A peach orchard or-chard they buy while pn'tcndi ng to be New York merchants turns out to be the gold mine they have promised. A good cast gets ail the meat possible possi-ble out of the lines. Therp is forrpst W'inant, a syin j.al hot ic figure as the erring son, who uses his rnelanchoiv dark eves with great effect; William Meehan as one ol the sink aiti. les and Frank .VpIsoii a4, his companion. Ituth 'lipstpr should add to her repti-'tatmu repti-'tatmu by her !"' playing of the admirable, admir-able, hard-working, irreveiible country mother, while l.oure Hotter, l.ncv 'niton 'ni-ton and Alice llasti'.g- are 1.i.-al village vil-lage maid'-ns. Saimi'd l.'eed is the hard-hearted deacon. "THE GUILTY MAN" "The iMii'lty Man." by Kuth Helen liavis and the late I'harhs Klein, whe-h ! offend at the Asti.r Theater under the nTiaeeriient ot A. 11. Y.'oo.N proves "o be ; miner Ihr !!lli u"-h'!van.a bear i II g a i." i i t ".' in I11 tretee to "The Wi'ee--'." v. hp h has 1,,.,.,, ruN. mi g at Ice I'.uea-rp Theater. A I. .!t.rnev Lr-p..-.i e he.e enMed upon to p.,- p'lte for i.ic'l'r a gi-l who proves to b- t,i. i.v.r. i : p 't neat ... -I'p'jh-r. In 'The V. i'"'-,." the li-trir-1 aMntnr-y harps M. the nh-k ..f jr. ip licit le' i p-os-r. -ipig tor niir-hr a bov ho Vp-p. opt to b. h s or. n on. T'.ip v p of "'I he Silent V. ilno." b.el in a 'le.'.M A":Pr '-a:i lev. n. The net ot "The t.-itltv Mai;" tut" ph,.-e in 1'ari-. Mr.' 1 'oy.-.-t is de.er- el bv her .,v.-r. I '-el I. y.-r. ai.il i . r r . -c, n on til'1 vorh! with her unborn - !". erne- t. V ol I'll,.,, I, on. keeper of a restaurant and dance hall. The second act shows the illegitimate diu.'hter of Paul and Marie, a beautiful beauti-ful girl of 17. who is required by her step lather to entertain his guests by .lancing. ITambon plaitH to marry the girl to a disreputable old woundrel who has monev, whereas the is in love with in penniless young artist. When Flainboii learns of her attachment attach-ment lor the voung artist he locks her land h'-r mother in their rooms and pro-IpppiK pro-IpppiK to l.pat the. mother, a half-blind j,,.jpp.., crpalure. The daughter finds pistol and kills him. Sho anil her (mother are ed under arrest and I taken before the attorney general, I p. ml Lps.iiver. A cross p x a nun ation of the mother and daughter in the pri-ivate pri-ivate cbainlicrs of the attorney general .acquaints him with the fact that he is 'the father of the piD. j j tip. trial of the rase l.esctiyer, in U, mining up b .tore the Jury, confesses, ,.-.: tor the gnl ' asquillal. 'I lm P,,v fuels top L'M'I not guilty without ret ': rip" t roui tip- r on .1 room. The " Ir.v has some stiolig scene". lr,., p. i'enn'l"k IS presented .'IS til" daughter, but ill ail truth it may be ,.,,,1 t,,t l.mih- Ann Wellinan, as the ,;., earned oil the honors. Mist v, , p. ,,-.' : an rv.ni. itr intert.ret to., i ol' "..!. .I'IIp nit role. I'ra.ti v all the sf one were here, .,,., .he triumphed i" a" "f Ihem. Wniip M . ,,v. p 1. 's pari wa r.f le.s.r imprptanep. 'he plavd it. as us ,,,.,.r.i,::i., VP-ll. i. t ,s a l.-.r -e and well balanced .I,.,-,.. . the It of good train- ,,',g. The plav was staged by K. Hen I ';.., C. |