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. THE ATLA1
' AND NEWS.
•ATDSDAT, MARCH I. Utf.
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WILLIAM H. CRANE AT HEAD OF STAR CAST
IN GOLDSMITHS ‘SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
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GRAND PROMISES SPLENDID WEEK;
OLD FAVORITES AS WELL AS NEW
Adelaide Thurston
Comes in Sweet
Comedy.
LEW lKX’KSTADER
IS ON THE WAY
01<l Homestead. Ever New,
Is on 'Steenth Tour of
South.
• HE theatrical bill for the Grand
tertalnment It "III afford and the ex
nptlonal ability of the actora to bo
l-rejenteil In play* that are of known
merit and literary achievement. Ade
laide Thurston, a charming little ac
tress who has hundreds of friends In
Atlanta, will be seen on Monday at a
special matinee and U|'nIn Monday
night in "The Olrl From Out Yonder,
The ever welcome and delightful en
tertainer, lew Dockstoder. and Ills
minstrel will be seen Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and Wednesday at’l
erno.iti Thursday at rtatlnee and
•tain Thursday night the old-time la-
vnrite. ever new and entertaining.
'The old Homestead," H'lll be pie-
•enlrd by a competent company. To
lap nIt Hie bill and maki A brilliant
closing win come William H. Crane
and Kllls^effreys. the eminent English
actress, heading an all-stir caat In a
magnmeent production of Oliver Oold-
anmn.t. "She stoops to Conquer."
Adelaide Thureton'a Novel Pet.
In her new play, "The Girl From
Out Yonder,” In which thilt sweetest
and most clmrmtng little actress on the
American stage, Mias Adelaide Thurs-
Inn. win be seen Monday, matinee and
»l«ht, she exploits two fads; one Is
the quoting of the lines from 8hake-
•peare on every possible occasion,
mjakespeare and the Bible are the only
books she has ever read, and the other
" * t“ > turtle, that she carries In her
P'sk'-t nmi talks to as If It understood
•'crythtng she said.
„„T h l' From Ont Yonder" 1s a
im,, u . of "irong homely heart throbs.
"'i' " f the conscience scourged life
osherntan. lighthouse keeper, who
years believes that ,ha has
, 5' 11 m *h while tuder the Influence
could
FAMOUS PLAY
PRESENTED BE
‘THE GIRL AND THE GAMBLER,”
MUSICAL DRAMA AT THE BIJOU
LEW D0CK8TADER.
Merry Minstrel Man, who comes to Atlanta again with hie bqcpt eerk
crew.
ed by this quaint comedian to open
his specialty has excited the wonder
ment of all who have seen the act
and his success In thin, u Simon pure
novelty, has been assured from tho
start. „ _
Nell O'Brien, one of the greatest
minstrel favorites In the world, lias
woven together a string of original
nonsense that I* side-splitting ami his
act Is funnier than ever. He appears
as the conductor In what ho calls
"Rapid Transit No. 2." which has for
Its main Idea Ills street car act of
aomi ne**nnn ago. Th« sketch, ho*-
ever, has been so changed and ampll-
fted that It presents an entirely differ-
etit appearance and contains twice as
many laughs us It did before.
Id 1 ,'Tn.nd nd by*^f.«.ng '4»»5S B ,I SS£ “ni'oTVc'^t known th
"I* punishment, but was kept am i gr.ttesuue Is
,. It by the lav. i» hi. mnih.eieiet atanother new acqtHsItloh
of the Dochstader company. Mr. Dove
will present an absolutely unique danc
ing sketch In which he will be Joined
by his two proteges who number
among Jthe best dancers on flte Ameri
can stage.
“Tha Old Homestead."
Denman Thompson's "The Old
Homestead" la announced Thursday
matinee and night of next week at the
Grand. The great drawing power
which "The Old Homestead ' hus for
Ita audiences Is not difficult to find. It
Is not In Ita plot, for It lias none; It
la not In Ita love scenes, for there aro
none, except In the way of humorous
suggestion; II Is not In the xlllalnv
that la exposed and puntshed. for there
Is no villainy In the play worth men
tioning. But It Is without doubt to
that unconventional domestic country
life In which the m«»t conventional and
■■ wau iuic Him iiiumioimao
m h ' „. Kh, c r . Flotsam, the pajrt play,
tmv "" Thurston. At last he be-
hl “ secret while In tha delirium
«» n,.l r 10 * young Osharman acting
n,-. This boy Is In love wllli
»'ho does not return his af-
V In a mad spirit of re-
h * tells the authorities, with the
•rre.L I ,h * lighthouse keeper Is
ST*. ‘Hee to save Flotsam the
tsurTr J' n °»lng that her father Is a
biiown h,r bbht aha Is not
‘ hl ™* but a waif caat tip'by tbe
thj,» wrack. Flotsam sees
hl» schema and In choosing
h,. .” n her love for her father and
r,u,;:'er-the son of tha man her own
" r murdered—ahe reaches the dl-
** " ( ' "‘otional acting.
L. w OoekiUdar’a Minslrsls.
■theatrical attraction ever seen
before t. replete with
'em-, as Lew Docketadefa Min-
Till *! " hlch w, ll be seen at the Grand
«>'»> and Wednesday nights and
an.-„iay ma tinee. Tha production
IT 125,000 and the new fea-
—•"-Trui.-T. ..... . .. ...
edles, which will be aeen at the Grand
on Monday afternoon at matinee and
again Monday night. March 25th, under
the direction of Messrs. Richards and
Hlngleton. the ticket sailers at the
Grand box offlee, Is progressing nicely.
Tha Stmbrieh Concert.
Although It has been only three days
since tltc local management announced
that Mme. Marcella Bembrlch would
be hoard In concert at the Grand on
Friday night, April 5. It has received
a large number of Inquiries and re
quests for reservation. This musical
event gives promise of cresting more
Interest than anything of the eurrent
theatrical season. The sale of seals
now being conducted, and reservu
worked out and are mod
I'lterestlng departure* from the
JJJh'-ntlonaL Mr. Derkstader will be
trunity to call to hi* aid those
km i, " r * 1 Intortat that have made
It ""•twoodarful mlastrel man
ud. Tha unique method adopt
ptis*aln the - play; It toll* over an?
avar again the things which every-
m>. w-Ttr- — ■ auitt . .„. k i| n mi'intniui "vna inrunra m inr « Miuti |iiftr, H r nuur
Urn# . , been discoveredTTOlir fr^jj|yTino* nm^T*****" Betti.. Bimwi *wf Tn-gnnisr mar and. all
. Urn© during th® past semson tires of the story. . n«n company. With this end In view, The work of
0 been worked ont and are mod- The sconlc effw*" u ".i..!!,,,,,, I* for some time pa*t been forming almost as mu
Hardcastle
Hauling*
Tony Lumpkin.
Difgory
tlons will be made as fast as the re- *Btek***
I Thomas.
WILLIAM H. CRANE.
Who heads tho All-Star Company
at ths Grand next week.
Event of the Season
Promised For End ,
of Week.
"SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER."
By OLIVER GOLDSMITH.
To be presented at the Grand by Fills
Jeffreys and William H. Crane and
thrlr cumpany on Friday and Hatunlay,
March 15-16.
Th* Cast.
Sir Charles Marlow Leslie Kenyon
Young Marlow..
ny
..Walter ||l
.William H. Crane
Herbert Hleath
George Glridens
Fred Thorne |
quests are received.
BRAN NEW PLAYERS
FOR EL DORADQi
OPEN WEDNESDAY
The nucleus of a new stork company,
a permanent organisation to be known
ns the El Dorado Htock Company, Is
now being formed by the management
of the HI Dorado Theater. The com
panies heretofore appearing at this
theater bavc all hern under the man
agement of their Individual owners, but
the thenler management has derided to
adopt th course of many of the most
rssful s|>H'k bouses In the Cnlted
I nr is It •I**** '"’•"V Minx- F—’V
be complete In detail, and the rammuj „„ ,. ompan y und will opan Wednesday
double nuartet will be heard In J* 1 ® j afternoon. On amount of th® non-ar-
favorites ami some new and effective . r)ya| of , on ,. „( me members, the
numbers. ■ house will remain dark for Monday and
j Tuesday, otiealng Wednesday sfter-
“Tha Marriage *t Kitty. n-em and giving th* performance there-
Th. sale of seats for "The Marriage | after every night for the remainder of
! of KM*.” that moat charming of com- th® *«*k with matte®® ovtnr day.
Htlngo
Amlnldab...
Jack Hlan®..
Rlrhnrd Mrakln
tlnbrl®l Rav®n»»ll®
Kmmet Whitney
Harry Milford
.Unhrlel Havenclle
Emm»t Whitney
Tom Twlat Richard Meakln
Muafftna t'hnrlen Dowd
Jeremv Hnrry Milford
Kate Hardcaatle MI>n KIHh Jeffn*y*
Mra. Hardcaatle Fanny Addleon Pitt
MImm Neville Margaret Dale
Dolly Kdna llert
The revival of the Ollier Ooldamlth
comedy. ”8he Stout* to Conquer,'’ haa
proven one of the blggent aurprlats ofi|
the current theatviml aeaaon. Burrt|A
tuouxly etnged by t'hnrlea Krohmatrand
tho firm of Llenler A t’o., who have
joined ha min In •thin production, and
Intereperxed by what can truthfully ba
chIIciI bn “all-atar caat." the old claaslc
haa taken on a new leaec of life. The
association of Wlllluin II. Crane In ar
tistic endeavor with ao brilliant an
actress aa Kills Jeffreys Is another hap*
py circumstance that tends to the suc
cess of this hrllllAM comedy of enthu
siastic sentiment and refreshing humor.
The comedy as It Is delivered gives a
pleasure that nobody cjn resist, com
plete. genuine, bubbling with quiet hu-
armmd a.<imlnvWe acting,
the company la sald to be
much of a revival aa the su
perb old comedy Itself, so finished, ani
mated. charming and splendidly acted
as Is the whole play. Mr. Crane, who
will' portray ome again the role of
Hardcastlc. In which ne achtgved auch
artistic success nearly twenty years
ag'i, haa. long been considered one of
the best actors on the American stage
and has a clientele second to no other
dramatic star. Miss Jeffreys Is not so
well known, although she Is considered
England’s fairest contribution to the
stage.
wllllsm II. t’rsue. even M the hend of an
itnlhinrjr nmipnny, has a reputation to All a
fhenter, hut when Mr. Crane lieada an all
star mat like that which compose* tbe
"She Stoops to Conquer" company. It It
enough to make even blase theatergoers alt
ap and take notice und straightway hie
themselves to the bos office. The plsy
comes to the tirnud ou !*rl<lny and Mntur
ilayiS’f nest we«>k.
Home ’•all ttar’’ casts of recent years have
l»ei»u compoeeil of stars who*** brilliancy
had long since departed, lint not tills one.
Ilerr are some of the players:
lllss Kills Jeffreys, the distinguished
English actress, Is one of the mo«t Interest
Ing Scares «»n the nine 1 toduy. leading
woman of the Haymnrket In l*omlon. she
hns appesre*! In support of Htr Charles
Wyndham, Hlr (tenrgv Aletiiinter and other
well kuowu players. This la her third ap
iH>nrsiice In America, and her tours have
been limited to tltr larger, cities. MUs
Jeffreys la fnrtber noteil for owrulnc her
own
Henry Miller’s production of "Heat..
For »U years she was the leading woman
of the Empire Theater In New York. Les
lie Ken von has bad a long tm
Mntisflcld compony.
William II. Crane la an old friend. For
forty three years he has been before tbe
public, sad lie stands high In tbe affect leas
of the public uot only as an actor hut
man.
JAMES' FALSTAFF
DISTINCT SUCCESS:
Louis James has found himself—and
In comedy. t«*». Those who remember
..... Krl!r« , ."'fc" f«"UlM IkS •«»«• •»
l»est woman riders to honnds In Kngland. lighter vein had hoped that he would
and for wearing some of tbe haudwmicst
gowns which ever made the lured women
In tbe holes reneb for tbe lorgnettes.
(tenrge (llddens, who plnyo Tony l.uniuklu
In tin* preeeut cowpauy. Is oue of tlu> best
Eiffsh- eomps'ny' la a week's run In
ago. an enj
In those days.
stage lovers oi ......
work In nglsnd during receut
fully austalneil his reputatbm.
Walter Ifale ts not only one of the must
prominent trading men In this rnuutry. bat
Is an artist with tin* brush as well ns In
Bts’k and busklu. Home of his pictures have
attracted worldwide attention. Frail
HDitaM
Ktlll •Hiitth r, mrsilirr nt Ik- niqniiilaatliiu
with • nqitittflmi that Ik* riHinirr |mv*iI»
max wrll riivjr I* Faun, AMImm Pitt, rtla
.■■Ir... ''.H" 1 to tkla snantry tu jnin the ohl
Wallaiii '"laimnjr a mil n.i.-r r.-lurii'.l to
Knxtaa.!. Hhf bn. nan UauclitiT a Inatllnu
annum as4 two of brr anna am eWrrt llahi
Jarralln m*s. la bar lira- Mrs. Pitt baa
pbtril S* rbarwtaf*. Hb* haa ptarad all
ffwaln ml—a la "Hb- bto-t» ts I'u-aa-r"
wap It—» Wkn lb- snaral ml-al wan
amaiad atm vu —l—l-d a* th- nalp |«-r
-.a os lb- vt*«* la ibla muatrjr who maid
Ha/ Mr*. Uaidaaallr.
Margarvl Dal* ant b-raa- proadatat la
murn to lhi> hrttvy rol-a u Imre ba wua
moat nt hum-, but Ilia lateat effort
Juallflaa hla claim to emnsriy part,
HI* FilialAff la nna of thr rarest bits
of good humor attic* th* bard wrote
"Ths Msrry Siva* of Windsor" maraly
to satisfy thr tlrmnnd for "more of this
fat knight." 11* la th* vary psrsonlfl
ration of the part On Shakespeare haa
drawn It, swashbuckling, roaring, fool
ish and y*t wls* enough to know when
It* la provan a tool. In restoring "The
Merry Wives" to the stag*. Mr. Jsnvrs
hns b**n n benefactor. L
Th* p*rfortn«nr* nt th* Grand Fri
day had not'half the patmnag* It de
served. Few of th* "regulars" were
there, and the audience was mode up
of thlnkarn. atudsnts, lovers of th* play
more than iba piayar flat ta tha mind
already aurfaltad with froth and frip
pery or nauseated with th* "problem
play" It prasanted a few hours of as
wholesome amusement as could he of
fered.
Lovers of Barnard flhaw. who rascal
a criticism upon Bflaw's morals, may
reply that Will Sbakaapeare'a mind was
not of tbs cltanett and that "Tha Mar-
Florence Bindley Isi
at the Head of
Company.
MUSIC SUCCEEDS
MELODRAMA
Play with Plot Is Promised
at Popular Pky-
•, House. c., .V,;
LORENCE BINDLEY will b* tha
to appear as Gerald
In n new musical comedy drama, "TM
i th* Gambler.” Ths play tag
- > irately staged, end la preeant-
■xcslltnt support. Lev* In tha
u; not* of the story. It I* Md
arte, the lime being the gtns-
./oogiass Blanchard, a broker, having
betrayed the daughter of hla friend.
Wetter Lawrence, aspire* ta the hud
of Geraldine, slater of ths
gtrL Meeting with no
and resenting the fact that
Is engaged to marry David
he . plot* to separate the family,
succeeds In persuading La wrens*
belief that hla wire and daughter haH
had clandeetlqa meetings with ~
about town. This plot la put Into «■-
ecutlon Just after Neill* Lat
wronged girl seeking tbe
her father, haa returned to her
home.
Efforts are being made by
and her mother to secure forgtvenaan
for tbe girl, when th* tide li tnm*4
against them and tbe entirely ~
ordered from th* house by the
tether. Many hardships follow. Err.
log destroyed Lawrence’s home gad
domestic happiness, Blanchard aaefcd
the former's fortune. He engages hta
In a game bf cards, abetted and aaatat.
ed by hla accomplice, Helene Marshal^
and choals hla dupe out of hla entire
fortune, represented by the "IAnte
Laurie” gold mine. At the critical
turning of the game Oeraldlne putt In
an appearance and offer* to play
Blanchard a gam* of cards far hla new
ly acquired gold mine, offering as her
stake her hand In marriage. Blanchard,
really Interested In tha girl —
races. Kate, however, la
and th* "girl" Is victor,
big scene and the turning of lu
There comes a Anal reconciliation
tween Lawrence and hla family,
Blanchard and hla accomplice.
Marshall woman, bump up at
their Just reward. Tha play la
with big situations and a commf
of pathos and comedy.
Mama,
may. aM
no* latte
the girl aeqwt
tor fSMBt
n
ry Wives" tells a atory which la not
meant for babe*, But there le a dif
ference between the "Immorality* of
Hhakeapeare'* day and tbe "an—sail,*
ness" or the twentieth cewbary.
8 flak cape* re's man end women ere real
and their emotions nr* those of ovary
day. They da not offend as da tha
"brilliant" lines of latter-day cyata*.
There Is a wholesoma spirit In hla
lines, even In the texl and for a
presentation tha text Is so attend
ail the charm 1* left without —
the beauty of tha whole.
Of Mr. James'
there ran ba not]
hapa the work
Mr. Ford, of J.
of Nellie MrHenn
and of Chartotta
James as Mrs.
“Fha 'costuming at
ouglUy In keeping
out the lavish ex
made several
productions mors
lletir.
•The Merry Wives of Windsor"
he given Saturday afternoon