Show I kj Vampire Dramatized ii n Rard Ii the leading ling Part Partle An Home le Fails From Our Now York Corre fl nt tt FOOL THERE WAS with Robert Robort Hilliard In tho the chief role has opened at tho the Lib Liberty erty theater and nna the tho th pro production production an on well rut aft tho the performance hoi 11 many man points of ot merit merlL By B Porter Emerson Browne tho the play plays I Is 19 s a n broad dramatic version or ot Tho The by b Rudyard Kipling Spots S hero and thoro there aro are but slightly ro re i enforced vl d by tho the dramatist and exhibit 1 weakness Im but hut thoy they aro are of ot minor Im Importance i Quito overshadow ed by tho the undoubted excellence of ot tho play In Inho Inthe ho tho main Tho The cast IB is ono one of or splendid ability Mr Hilliard shines prominently In tho thA th lend lead and In s aided by b William Wllliam Court Courtleigh leigh elgh Nanette Comstock Edna Conroy S 3 I K Walker Katherine and tho the woe Won little Emily Emil Hilliard excels In real character r work In tho ho last act by b his hla well wall retained but profoundly pro Impressive Impre ho acting as uJ tho the palsied drunk crazed victim of ot the tho It IB is a performance per of o unique interests and elevates tho actor notor to a higher artistic plane piano than ho bo has yet occupied Tho faults of o tho the play arc aro that toot It leaves to tho imagination things thing that ought to bo be and forestalls and makes ultra obi loud things that may ma bo ho imagined Tho The play pI 0 Is 10 given decided strength also by Miss as no tho woman In tho caso and by Mr h as the tho th loyal friend 1 bent on caving tho ho moral derelict from tho ho last lat abyss An uAn Homo Falls F How It was that Mr Charles CharlOR Froh Frohman Frohman man camo came to produce An English mans Homo In thin country Is an art al alt t mystery a n as aa deep as ns tho ago alo of or Ann or aa as tho the Identity of or the man who struck Billy Patterson At tho the Criterion theater this thia wondrous tract has haB been portrayed and tho the ushers have havo had little elsa elso to do than match pennies In lm tho the deserted 1 aisles Tho Tito Frohman staff stu of ot c surely was not deceived by the tho play pIa prior to starring staging it hero and consequently hero thero must be somo BOmo mystifying reason of or state or a matter mattor of or policy that dic dictated dictated tat cd I its Ita la production pro A Bit of Dramas Dr Inside Sometimes a 0 big bl manager will pro pre produce produce duce duco a poor play pia by b a good author be because because cause CURO ho he thus thull wins tho the favor tavor of ot tho ho author who will trill probably civo tho the manager first call c l on his hla next play pIll which may mayy nH provo prove to bo ho a n fortune fortuno mak maker makor ml or er Mr J M Jr Barrio gave savo Mr Froh Froli Frohman I roh man mun first call on Peter Poter Pan Mr Ir Frohman had lost on ono one of ot Mr r Barrios plays previously And tho the Frohman interests Interest made mado many times limes tho the money mone with Peter Poter Pan than they thoy lost in tho the failure mentioned Oh wise aro are tho ways waya of ot wisp mana managers gers who can afford arford to exercise wis wisdom dom of oC tho the aforesaid a nature But It In Improbable that An Eng Homo won wan W I produced by Mr Frohman for tor any an such ouch reason remon as ns that lint described for Major du er the tho theauthor author shows no promise of ot producing producing ing a drama especially valuable for tor American purposes OC or course then there thenIs theNIs Is the contingency ency that tho the major was wealthy enough to afford tho the little luxury of oC a 0 production at nt his own ox penso and enough to gain tho the shelter of ot tho the magic ma lc namo name of oC Froh Frob Frohman man mun for tor his venture The Glory of the tho Taproom It Tt l nt every Englishman of tho the near author brigade who even though thou h adorned at least by the lie title tilio of or major can sit among tho ho backless bench of ofa ofa ofa a London taproom and boast of or av nv Ing In Mr tr Frohman put on ono one o 0 t You lou can bally ball well bet a B and S 5 on that fellah Ain Ail Homo has an amusing scene satirizing tho the English En lIsh national guard and a clever representation tion lion of oC a bombardment mbar Inherently It ItIs itis Is 15 not drama at all but a I brochure pointing out to Englishmen Englishman n tho the phantom of ot a German military In Invasion invasion I the manner of oC which Major M Jor du duMaurier Maurier has not deemed it necessary to explain It Is s well staged and well wll played with Ith William Wllliam Hawtrey J T H II i and Nellio Nellie Thome In tho the cast 1 Roy Play Roy McCardell tho the humorist whoso whose famous stories storie aro still tho the feature In Ina Ina ina a Now New Nt York lorl evening newspaper and which have havo been read tho the world over has turned author and has hns written a aIla play Ila entitled Tho The Ga Gay Life Lite founded rounded on his theatrical stories which describe i tho the adventures of oC Dopey Dope h and Mama do Branscombe and nn 1 others of their set net In tho ho bohemian colony of New York city Harrison arrison Grey Fisko has hall accepted Tho Tito Gay Life LICe for production at a Broadway theater Thomas j f hal hag been engaged cn aled for or the leading lending role rolo of ot Dopey McKnight Consuelo Bailey Balloy I will play pIa the rolo role of ot Lulu j Billie Billio Burkee Return to London j Although Billie Burko Is about ut to leave leavo these shoreD to play pIn Jacqueline In Love Lovo Watches before be oro the malo male and female army of ot Idolaters that sho site long ago mustered around her In London Landon Miss lIss Burke Burka Is due to return to Anion Ameri America ca and resume her western w storn tour i Her return to tho the British capital iw ruI iwa asa a 0 full ull fledged star at the tho head of oC her 1 own company In tho the charming Lovo Love Watches Is already the topic of or lively speculation Miss Burke Burko will return home I with practically tho the same sarno com company company pany that has hils supported her during durin her tour this tIll season 1 ti Miss Mil Adams on Tour It has been definitely decided d that I next season eason Miss Adams Adami will go so on ona ona ona I a tour over oer tho the country countr in What Every Ever Woman Knows Instead of aa as originally intended reopening at ot tho the Empire theater In New York city elt I k 1 1 |