| Show q I I II I 11 t v e a i c 0 0 9 t i I 11 1 2 t n j er i iv v U I j r e Fawcett In Canton Ganton v y Co Kitty y Grey With G P Huntley Arsene Lupin French rench Detective J 1 r t Drama The Happy Marriage T arria e by Clyde Fitch New Bernstein Play For Gillette 4 t I 1 i I X Imo 1 L t ti j i From Our New York Dramatic Corro Corre Correspondent Corros I s l J HE second half halt of at tho dramatic il i year has hns kept up tho the record 1 THE for tor activity Inaugurated by bytho b 1 the tho opening weeks and thoro thero aro many man more new n new w plays play to come comei Ij i Among Amon the tho forthcoming metropolitan I productions and openings aro ara Tho Thol ThoI l I Dollar a n now Viennese op operetta eretta cretta that Manager Charles Frohman Froh Frohman f I man will equal Tho The Merry Mem 1 r Widow In popularity Canton Cantoni I Co with Georgo A Stub Stubborn r I born horn Cinderella Havana the Lon London Lont London t I I don musical 1 comedy hit Tho God Goddess Go dess of ot Reason with Julia Marlowe I Kitty Grey Gre with G P the tho English actor Arsene Lupin tho the dramatization of ot French detective 1 i Tho Happy Marriage by b Clyde Fitch and a n new drama for Cor William Gillette by b Henry Bernstein author of oC The Thief Thier and amI Samson Arseno Arsene Lupin Lupin In three acts aota and andr four tour scones by br Francis Fran lo de le d r I and Maurice le Blanc at nt present tho great grent In Paris and this season to bo produced In America and In Eng England England England land has hns but to be read to be bo nn rte an nn absorbingly Interesting detective play piny ono one of oC tho the best beat Kitty Grey I 4 In three acts and four tour scenes n c from tho the French by b John W Y 1 II Piggott and with Its music largely from the tho ever resourceful Paul Ru Rubens bens benl tho the story stor of oC Kitty Grey Gre largely concerns concern a tho the adventures of at the tho Earl of oC In his search for tor an nn American I heiress Is an nn Impecunious lord up to his cars ears In debt and little mindful of oC tomorrow If IC ho he can cnn only get enough to amblo amble along on today His principal principal pal function In lito seems to be the rolo roJo of oC a n very ery awkward well bred Handy Hand Andy And who would patch up other persons difficulties but always ends by making thorn worse The Tho Latest Fitch Piny Play Somo Some years yearn ago aso a n statement was at nt attributed attributed to Clyde CIdo Fitch to tho the effect that for awhile ho he would write tho t kind of oC plays pIn tho public wants to see sec secand and then having acquired his pile ho would write tho the kind of or play pill Clyde CIdo Fitch would like to see sec A reading of ot Mr Tho The Happy Happ Marriage which Charles Frohman will shortly produce suggests tho the thought that Mr Fitch has begun to tho the kind of ot plays Mr Fitch would like to see sec acted The Tho Happy Marriage Is dis distinctly distinctly a modern genteel comedy of at t Ideas What arc aro the ingredients that taken together go to make up a happy happ mar marriage That Is Is the tho purport of oS Mr Z ii i i i Jie ii r I rin y i f i ik F J I k A V a i it t rs rsc c 1 zi tf 3 d f t r 1 1 9 4 r C r t r rt f t WILTON LACKAYE THE STAR S I new comedy There Thoro Is Ja a n young oung couple who have hae married for or love lovo but have havo not yet et learned to give In to each other to mako make allowances to regard each others point of oC Alow low The hus husband husband husband band Is absorbed In his business s and andIn andIn andin In his men friends whom he finds more Interesting than his company especially since ho sees aces In her no effort ef eC effort fort Cort to Interest herself herBel In what Inter Interests interests I ests cats him But he on tho the other hand docs does not realize that It Is for him to Interest her h r In his Interests Thus In spite of oC tho fact tact that those these two persons really lovo love each other they the drift apart un until until til they the arrive at a real break In their relations relation I Ganton Co George Fawcett tho distinguished American Actor who has recently re 10 returned returned turned from making ono one of ot tho the great J i i L Ow N X ri I r 4 J H HI I JW I W WI I I 7 f i Jr f K i 1 i m I W r r r yv v ot 1 E M HOLLAND 1 t j H B WARNER THE TH MILLIONAIRES SON LEARNS TO LOVE OLD GENTLE WHO HAS SPENT A LIFE TIME IN INTHE INTHE THE TH E SLUMS MS PLAYERS PLAYER IN THE BATTLE GREAT SOCIALISTIC DRAMA SAVOY THEATER NEW YORK cst ost hits ever scored c re by br an nn American player In England Engl nd will shortly make his first appearance as a Shubert Mr appear In ht Ganton Canton Co Arthur Jerome Eddys novel noel of oC the tho Chicago stockyards which has been dramatized by b Hartley r Manners Tho The piece will havo hao Its first presenta presentation tion In February and tho work of oC en engaging engaging tho the company alias lias already been begun besun Mr oIl Fawcett plays plas tho rolo role of Old Man Ganton With tho addition of George Geore Faw Fawcett celt tho the Shubert now control more stars than any two other man I f r V combined Mr Ir Fawcett whoso name numo Is famous Camous from New York to t San Francisco will be bo remembered for such nuch recent achievements no as his characterization of the belligerent alderman In The Man Ian of ot this tho Hour HIs English success In tho the London production of oC The Squaw Man Is la a n matter mattor of oC record Cast of Havana Thu company which la Is to support James T Powers In the American pro production production duclon of ot Havana has han now been boon engaged and Is In actual rehearsal Mlle Courtenay Courtena the singer from Crom the tho Opera In Paris Parle will play pia tho thu leading prima donna role of ot tho the hero heroine herome ine me Among Amon the other prominent mom mem members bore bers of ot tho the cast are arc Lotta Faust Wil VIl William liam Pruette Ernest Lambert Harold Thomas Thomaa Richards Mr Ir Philips Philip Joo Herbert Jr Max Sharpe Nina Blake Dalf Green Mabel Weeks Edith Kelly find and Miss I Hopkins Down D wn to Oaf Dato A Stubborn Cinderella tho the new musical production which will be tho the attraction nt at the tho Broadway theater commencing Jan 20 25 has tILls In Its Ils lending leading roles John Barrymore and Sallie Fish or by b n a company of about The Tho presentation Is said to offer both young Mr Barrymore and Miss MIos Fisher the tho best beat musical farce opportunities of ot their careers Miss Fleher Fisher In tho the title role having the tho part of ot a n young oung lady Indy of at title whoso whose life lite has been boon so flO protected that sho she Is wholly Innocent of oJ matters that are usually common knowledge to misses of ot her years and Mr playing the thc part of oJ a n lively young blade hlade of or a n swift college colle o town Musically too loo tho the pro production production production Is reported to be ono one of oC quat quality ity It Piquant promise abounds In tho ad nd advance advance vance stories of oC tho lie piece Forbidden den tho the society of oC man until sho she meets the tho young oung collegian preserved by b her hor wo women mon men relatives In Isolation from knowledge of ot all things worldly tho the Cinderella of oC tho the tale talo grown rown up has hae hasa haen a n thousand questions she site wants an nn when sho Is III privileged tho the so ao society society cloty of at n a young collegian who for tor tho the fun Cun of ot the hoax hont permits himself to tobo tobe tobe be bo mistaken for Cor tho the famous sculptor of at a n statue at tho the unveiling of or which on a n college campus tho the young people meet Many Inn of or questions are awkward and somo some of ot them thorn Impossible ble and when fairly despite himself tho young jolter Joker Is added to tho the de debutantes debutantes butantes train In signed commission to turn out a bust of ot her equal to tho tIm masterpiece that got him Into his hlA pro pre predicament tho the muddle develops report says hilariously The Tho youth goes along with the touring party and un an undertakes to 1111 his hlo bust order Tho The n p i ir V V r V r 1 A ti girl Irl IB la scandalously wealthy and her mentor outrageously poor Of Ot course courno cour o othe the tho young oung people fall head hend over heels i f In love lovo Julia Julin Marlowe i Julia Julin Marlowe and tho the company compan of oC oCI I distinguished players ers to appear with her In Tho The Goddess of oC HeLIon the tho now new blank verse drama of ot tho the French revolution by b Mary Johnston opened recently In Boston After ACtor a few tow weeks In Boston and Philadelphia Miss Miffs Mar will present this play pin In Now York Hopper to Leave Levo Musical Comedy I After tho the conclusion of oC his present season In The Pled Piper De Dc Wolf Volt Hopper will definitely abandon tho the held field of ot comic opera and musical com corn comedy Comedy edy to devote all his efforts to legitimate legitimate mate mato comedy It In is with regret that I have hae de decided decided decided to leave leae comic opera and yet ct with a n feeling of or pleasant antici anticipation anticipation pation says sas Mr Hopper The pa patrons patrons of ot musical production have hao been kind to me mo with their applause and antI with their support but for more moro than thana thann a n year ear now I havo found myself con continually continually harking back hack In my thoughts to my m days day In legitimate comedy and amI the longing to take tako up my work In that lino again n aln has been beon steadily grow growing growIng ing upon me me I bellove believe that there isnow Is Isnow I Inow now a tendency to make tho the musical productions moro more and more marc of a ashow ashow ashow show and to tho the legitimate for real comedy I believe bellevo that comedy and oven farce Carce comedy are oro going to bo bovery bl bovery very vcr popular again In tho the next few tow years to come Yos Yoe Sho Does Doos Miss Billie Burke Burko has received a n apost apost post card from tram Armand Annand ono of tho the authors author of at Love Watches It was evidently tho the French playwrights first attempt at writing English It read rend I am charm that you aro are BO so I success with LAmour You must bo a n great rent actress dont you youA youA youA h A NEW AMERICAN HAMLET Walter Hampden has hns resumed his study of at Hamlet In which ho he 10 hopes to make his first American appear appearance ance anco within a n year eor When rhen Henry HenI B D Irving was taken ill In London last year Mr Hampden was selected to play ploy the role rolo of at the tho melancholy Dano Dane as ns his substitute and surprised tho ho London critics by his scholarly and poetic portrayal Ho He declares that tho the best boat work he has hns ever evor done was waa as Shylock In Tho The Merchant of ot Venice which he ho played when whon he ho was vau WI but six sixteen sixteen j teen years of age ago I |
