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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 59, 1W.
L.
Next Week in Atlanta’s Playhouses
More than ordinary Interest Is prom
ised theatergoers during the coming
week at the Grand and the Bijou.
There Is music and comedy. Old fa
vorites and new wilt be seen. Now
that the city has resumed Its usual
tranquillity and has forgotten the dis
turbances of the past, the play houses
should be packed again. Manager De-
Glve has spread a feast for next week.
Monday night will Introduce "Hap
py” Ward again. With Ward und
Vokes'- numerous offerings he wns a
favorite. No better productions of
their kind have been offered than those
In which the two, with Margaret Daly
Vokes and Lucy Daly, used to romp
through “conversation dunces" ns they
styled them. Lucy Daly Is still with
Mr. Ward, and Fred Wykoff, the In
imitable "Reuben," who made a hit
In "The Telephone Girl" and after
ward at the head of his company, has
joined his talents to those-of Hnp
Ward. "Not Yet, But Soon," the new
scrap book of song and Joke prepared
for Mr. Ward, was pronounced a suc
cess In Its first production In the East
two weeks ago. It will continue through
the week.
On Tuesday night "Forty-five Min
utes from Broadway," by George Co
han, will begin Its engagement at the
Grand. Corlnne, nn old favorite, will
have a leading part and a good com
pany Is promised.
Young George Cohan, author of the
music play, has made a rapid rise. Five
years age he was In vaudeville with the
"Four Cohans," father, mother and sis
ter. Then the four sprung "The Gov
ernor’s Son" on the public and got
■ away with It. Since then the younger
Cohan has been working overtime writ
ing and producing musical comedies.
He has been a rival of George Ade In
turnlng'out successful productions, and
It Is announced that he will retire from
the stage after this season and confine
himself to writing.
“Forty-five Minutes from Broadway"
has been one of Mr. Cohan's most suc
cessful efforts. The scene Is laid In
the little town of New Rochelle, forty-
five minutes run from New York city,
where so many new theatrical pro
ductions are “tried on the dog” before
being presented to a Broadwny audi
ence. Klaw * Krlanger promise nn
excellent company with this season's
presentation. Three performances will
be given.
“The best comedy of the season,
was the verdict of many critics lust
vear after "The Heir to the Hoorah"
had held the stage In New York
through an almost unprecedented run.
Absolutely .clean, refined, sparkling
with wit and brilliant In Its lines, It
was the most talked-of play presented
In Atlanta last season with the pos
sible exception of a few of the big
extravaganzas which enjoyed long en
gagements. There has been nothing of
the past several seasons to meet with
more favor. Guy Bntes post nnd the
same company which originally pro
duced "The Heir to the Hoorah" will
be seen In Atlanta on Thursday night.
"The .Teffersons," Joseph nnd Wil
liam Winter, will present their new
comedy at the Grand Friday night
and Saturday matinee nnd night.
"Playing the Game," written for the
two Jeffersons by Cleveland Moffet and
Hartley Davis, both well known news
paper and magazine writers ns well ns
playwrights, was given Its premier
presentation In New Haven two weeks
ago and met with a favorable verdict.
Tn the South, where Joseph Jefferson
was the Idol of the stage, a representa
tive audience will probably greet his
sons.
Happy Ward at Bijou.
Hap Ward, the comedian, will appear
next week at the Bijou, presenting a
new musical melange entitled, "Not
Yet, But Soon." It Is promised that In
this vehicle Mr. Ward will return to
the style of rapid-fire humor which
first established his reputation, and
that ns Bill Nerve his famous fun fac
tory works overtime for two nnd one-
half hours. Bill Is a breezy, good-
natured sort of a chap, hut Incorri
gibly lazy, and In a last endeavor to
cure him of his slothful habits his
family has placed him In a sanitarium
at "Bughouse on the Hudson" under
the care of Professor Nutt. Here he
finds himself surrounded by a lot of
harmless lunatics, each with Ills own
particular hobby. Bill finds unlimited
amusement In fooling his simple com
panions nnd a number of amusing sit-
ustlons arise, augmented by the (act
that Bill Is mistaken for a famous
nerve specialist then expected by Pro
fessor Nutt from Europe.
Rehearsals of "Not Yet But Soon
have been conducted by Mr. Ward
himself and especial pains have been
taken with the many songs, dances
and Intricate ensembles Introduced.
Among the numornus musical lilts will
be rendered "Mary Wise," "Mam'sellc,"
"Wonderland," "My Irish Girl,’’ "Play
mates." "When Dreams Come True."
"Larry," "The Wedding of the Blue
nnd the Gray" and "Camp Meeting
Time.” ...
"Not Yot Bui Soon" Is divided Into
two acts and each has been provided
by Manager E. D. Stair with an elab
orate and handsome scenic environ
ment. Stunning gowns nnd fresh sing
ing voices are promised for the chorus
nnd no detail has been omitted which
could enhance the merit of the pro
duction. Mr. Ward will be assisted
by a company of fifty, Including Lucy
Daly. Fred Wykoff, Robert Evans, Matt
Woodward, Dick Barry, John C. Hart,
Fred Parrent. Charles Sandy Chap
man, Carrie Merrtlees Jennie Palmer.
Marian Merrill and Helen dark.
Another Cohan Play.
"Forty-Five Minutes From Rmad-
way," the music play from the prolific
pen of the hardworking and energetic
George M. Cohan, Is so well known by
reputation to the majority of theater
goers that the announcement of Its
forthcoming production at the Grand
Tuesday and Wednesday conveys with
It more than the UBUal Interest. This
play has enjoyed a remarkable career
ever since Its first production over a
year ago, attaining a degree of popular
ity seldom scored by any production In
recent years. It has played two en
gagements In Chicago covering a portod
of thirty weeks, while New York
thought so well of It that It crowded
the Amsterdam theater for twenty
week*. During the entire season und
most of the past summer the play re
mained .me of the principal attractions
in these two titles, making a new rec
ord for theatrical receipts that are r'
most sensational tn their figure*.
This season Messrs. Klaw At Er-
1,nicer are sending the play on tour
with a cast headed by Corlnne anti
with a scenic produrtion gorgeous and
CORINNE IN "FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM BROADWAY."
complete If! every detail, requiring two
of the largest baggage cars for Its
transportation. The three scenies
shown In the play are salt! to be of
mammoth proportions. The engage
ment Is being looked forward to with
much Interest.
A matinee Is announced for Wed
nesday.
"Ths Heir to the Hoorah.”
Tlte Grand management announces
for Thursday “The Heir to the Hoo
rah," a comefly which kept New York
laughing from early Lent till dog days
anil then titillated the risibilities of
Boston for a month or so In the begin
ning of this season, going thence to
Chicago, where it has recently con
cluded a brilliantly successful engttge-
ment.
"The Heir to the. Hoorah” was writ
ten by Paul Armstrong, a former New
York newspaper writer, ns well known
In the West as tn the East, who has
already made some reputation as a
playwright through Ills previously pro-
ilueed "Ht. Ann." "A Blue_Grass Handi
cap" and, like till the excellent pro
ductions offered under Ills name, "The
Heir tn the Hoorah” 1s most exquisite
ly Invested. The metropolitan pro
durtion With all the principals of the
New York engagement, barring ona
name, will be seen here.
“The Heir to the Hoorah" Is n com
edy In four acts, which nve played In
three Interior scenes. The loeale Is a
little town In (he mining country "Just
east of the divide," and Its characters,
many .of them, arc the lilg, hearty,
'It lle, whole-souled people of tile West.
The Hoorah” Is the name of a gold
mine, vastly licit, the lo ir to which Is
It babv. whose birth during the prog
ress of tlte second net, brings about a
reconciliation between the young * n,H "
band nnd wife, whom* parting In Act
1 in the haute feature of the plot. Inc
fun In "The llelr to the Hoorah 1h fast
und furious—at times the fabric is
nearer farce than pure comedy, hut
there Is that saving quality of sincere
anil genuine pathos which rn\\tw* Mr.
Armstrong's latest work to a rightful
place In the more dignified category.
The company which presenls The
llelr to the Hoorah" has been much
iralsecl. Among the players are sev
en I people well known here by reason
of capable and effective effort In the
past. Guy Hates Post last season here
its Steve In "The Virginian, is the
Star of the cast, which includes linns
Rich Florence Coventry, H S llnshlda.
Ada Nevll. .Idnet Beecher, Helen IsJiek-
hvo Earnest Launson, Ralph Ocan,
Frank Monroe, Louis Morrell, t • < •
Qulnby, Horace Newman, Hen K nig-
The Younger Jefferson*.
Joseph an«l William Winter Jefferson,
the two younger sons of the late dean
of the American stage, will present
their new comedy, “Playing the Game,"
at the Grand next Friday and Satur
day evenings, with a matinee Saturday.
The three sons of Joseph Jefferson
have followed the family tradition and
remained upon the stage. Thomas Jef
ferson, the eldest son, has fallen heir to
“Rip Van Winkle," the old play which
made his father loved throughout a
generation of theatergoers. The
younger sons have chosen rather to de
pend upon their own merits and, have
chosen a medium which" has not been
associated with any former triumphs.
“Playing the Game" was written for
the two Jeffersons by Cleveland Mof
fett and Hartley Davis and given its
first production a few weeks ago In
th** East. Jt received,the most favor
able mention. The Jeffersons have
parts of equal prominence in Beverly
Clay and Percy Charlton and the play
was written, with a view to giving the
best opportunity for the Individual tal
ents of the two players. It Is a comedy
pure and simple, based on every day
life nnd with a clearly defined plot.-
An excellent company Is said to be in
support of the two leading players.
. WITH PLAYS AND PLAYER8.
Charles B. Hanford and Marie Drof-
nah opened their season at Newport
News last Wednesday In a revival of
"Julius Caesar." Mr. Hanford an
nounces that he will not confine his
attention to one role, but will alter
nate In Brutus, Cassius and Marc An
tony, giving most of his time to the
last of the three central figures of the
tragedy. Frank Hennlg, whose Iago
In support of Mr. Hanford two seasons
ago was one of the best Shakesperlan
portrayals of the year, Is with Mr.
Hanford again. The company Is also
presenting “Cymbellne” and other les-'
ser known of the old dramas. Mr.
Hanford Is one of the few players who
has re'fused to he drawn into the pop
ular and more lucrative productions.
One of the biggest productions of the
New York season Is General Lew Wal
lace's "The Prince of India." which
has Just opened Its engagement at the
Broadway theater. It is being given
the same extravagant setting and
scenic equipment which made "Hen
Hur" famous for several season*.
Eleven scenes are presented and the
company numbers GOO pdople In the
metropolitan production.
Fred Stone nnd David Montgomery,
the "Scarecrow and the Tinman” of
"The Wizard of Os,” recently opened In
New York in "The Red Mill," which
is said to give the two comedians an
even better opportunity than their first
big effort. Stone nnd Montgomery are
two more recruits from the vaudeville
field. A season before they made their
JOSEPH AND WILLIAM JEFFE R80N IN “PLAYING THE GAME.”
DINKELSPIEL AT THE SEASHORE.
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By GEORGE V. HOBART.
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», Today
KIN 1.110 It Kit LOOEY: \> hnf
ife«l your lertor from Vllmliig-
l•el., uml Vfit glit to know
ilot you vns pauperizing on «U*r
other
at
thin
tier, und mlt
Almiiid two ago I set to your
motion- nt home vnn .-foiling:
“My dear. It is nurli n lint nett In dor
humidity of tier ntm.^pherlrnls; dnrefore.
hnf in. friends In Atlantic City to vieh
\o owe a \\l*lt? Ih-memU-r, our honor is
should pay our debt*
GUY BATES POST AND JANET BEECHER IN “THE HEIR TO THE
HOORAH.”
big hit In “The Wizard" they were do
ing a knockabout turn on the chenp
vaudeville stage at $00 a week. What
their salary reaches now must be left
to the press agent. It has been placed
at all kinds of Impossible amounts.
Charlotte Walker, a Southern girl
who has made nn unusual success In
the stage world, will visit Atlanta
this season in "On Parole," a war
drama, written from a Southern stand-
polnt. The first production of the
play In Washington recently was wit
nessed by a number of veterans of the
war from both sides of the 'line nnd
they pronounced It true to the spirit of
the period. “Dixie," played by the
orchestra between the acts, brought as
rousing a cheer as any Southern city t
could have given.
Frank Curzon, another prominent
London theater lessee, has come out
with a warning against the Influence of
the theatrical trust and Its methods,
which are debasing the stage. Ac
cording to a special cable to The Now
York Sun of September 6, he said:
“Mr. Frohman, I regret to say, has
at stake, because
a h ays. Try haul to recollect l«n some vun
vc owe a wislt to!"
Your mother set:
“Dare Is der IMcklewtuer* on Kentucky
afeiiue. I entertained Mrs. I’leklesauer
mid her daughter. Harmonica, nt a lunch
eon \mi day. I met deni in u compartment
htoie, und vc lint some shredded ci.ntn |
•ou;h* nnd prm;« a pumepnrtont. She In- j
wired me to call on her \en I van In At
lantic flty -perhaps vc owe her, ye\"’
•Do.-s der I’icklcMimer-* Ilf near dor
imardvall v.ire \e can hit In der parlor
Giid.m nnd can see der wlslon* of fair
viiimicit mid hrafe mens mlt shapes oil deni
Ilk- a Spanish mackerel as dev emerge
HAP WARD AT THE BIJOU.
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and again the merchant lias time to think
about having some printing done. We simply
wish to remind him of this label—
It stands for fair business wages and
decent hours of labor in the printing office,
so the nicm may be with their families by
nightfall.
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from Jor briny billows?" I inkvlred.
;*No, der Itonrtlvalk Ih pome distance und
q tilth unseeable from der Pleklosauor
house," your mother responded.
“Gif yoursdf n receipt for dot debt; It
U paid," I vlspered. "Try now to pay
aomcdlug near der llonrdvalk. Vat Is der
use lo meet n social obligation unless vc
get a rebate?’*
"Dare vns Mr. und Mrs. Hlinuerbuth,"
set your mother. “Dey keep a boarding
house near der ocean und I entertained
deni vnnee on a flrondvny ear by having
a dispute mlt der conductor should my
fare. Mebbo now Is der appointed time to
pay such a social obligation, yes."
Mlt a burning desire In our hearts to
be honest pefore der vnrld und pay dls
Wislt vieh ve owed so long und so nn-
elmstly ve parked up n few hand baggages
und rushed to Atlantic t’ify.
Ve soon found der 8lmuerhntli boarding
house uml iler Stmuerhnths r reel fed tis inti
open iirnis, open faces ft ml open pocket-
liooks.
iHy immediately Lgok down all der so
rial bars uml put tta at our ease by
churching fifteen dollars a day for vnn
room ofer n bn thing pavilion, und veil ve
eggsplalned mlt tears in our eyes dot v»
vns on a pilgrimage to pay our honest
debts mlt a long forgotten wislt, dey stalled
feverishly und set dey vnuld rojder ve
owed deni der wislt forefer If ve vould pay
dent der cash for der room.
1'iid dls Is how It came nbould «l»t your
mother uml I had to put on patent eye
glasses so v* could see eferything double
mid try to get our money's vorth at At
lantic City.
Much could be said nbuhl der sights ve
saw, uml some day ven my |n**ketb«w>k
loses its hectic (lush mebbe I vlll say It,
but not now, Looey, not now.
Among some of der eggscltcmeiit vieh
your mother dragged me Into vns a very
Kvelt ball vieh ins glfen on vun of der
piers ould ofer der boor.uin of d»*r oct*nn.
Smart Setters und leaders of local Four
Huntred* from Plninrteld, N. 4.; inner.
Del.: East Saginaw, Mich.; Kan Claire,
Wis.; Ilnvre In-Grace. Md.; Fainted Post.
N Y.: Kalamazoo, Mieh.. mid udder spots
mi der map vns present In large number*,
und diamond fantras burst fort* from
cheiitle ItooznniB mlt all der eggsciteuieul
und glitter of a gas bill.
Nofer before dlt 1 see such a viimlerful
collection of fair vtmmens. dressed mlt nil
der stylishness dot money can puy. und
brafe men vieh vaa der very fountain heads
of svcll society.
I hat often noticed dot der easiest vay
to peconie a famousness I* to blaster der
half down tight ofer a qvlck forehead. Me!
der coat sleeves back so tier vite cuffs vlll
show, den smile loosely uml enter society.
I vould like to mention der names of a
few of dose I uiet at dls ocean Ball, -und
vot dey vore, ynst to show you, Looey, dot
my powers of opservatioinucut vus uo
slouefi. alretty.
Among der Smart Setters mlt vieh we
mlnkied vns dene, ns following: Mr. und
Mrs. Leopold Plgglesouse, Mr. und Mis
Helney Gnnderkurds, und deir .Laughter.
Concertina: Mr. uml Mrs. Ib*aiillfter, und
ilelr son. Pinochle; Mr. and Mrs. Gust
made the production of comedies al
most Impossible. He has spoiled the
authors with fees und the act.ors with
salaries, nnd by so doing has driven
many of us Into musical pieces when
we should be doing comedies.
"No doubt the actors were pleased,
but things are already beginning to
find’ their Jevel for those whom Mr.
Frohman had once engaged at ridicu
lous salaries and who do not care to
take less now And themselves walking
about. He has put Ideas of salaries In
their heads thru can not possibly be
maintained. Nor can any manager af
ford to pay the absurd terms our lead
ing authors ask."
“Vat Iss garlic?” asks August Poons,
the sentimental young German musi
cian, of Herr von Barwig, In the fa
mous supper scene In "The Music
Master," In which Mr. Belasco Is pre
senting David Warfield.
"Garlic?” echoes Warfield; "garlic
is a vegetable Urn burger! ’’ And the
audience has an attack of hysterical
laughter'
"Bankers and Brokers," with Gus
flower, und many udders too notable to
mention.
Mrs. Plgglesouse vore heavy blue satin
nppllqued^ across der corsage mlt four per
der French nnd cut bin . „
eept der bill. She vore enough pearls
short-circuit nbout nine volts of diamonds.
Miss Concertina Gan.lerknrds vore ii
elm lining confectionery of taffy -colored
bombasine hand palmed mlt Standard Mil
stock across der bodice und trimmed mlt
magenta moire antique mlt Colorado umdiira
bice. She vore vuii arc light nt der apex
of der Front.
Mrs. Msrnr Hoff brew vore n home-made
gown of purple uml green silk trimmed inlth
horseradish chiffon ofer n corsage of chin
chilla welwet. spangled mlt Imitation mixed
pickles. Ofer tier vlslibone she vore a wk-
lace of incandescent diamonds of nboitbl ten
amperes.
Miss Paiuitelln Kchmittplggle vore n crepe
de ehehe bodice uilt a scrambled egg effect
In vlfe tulle, and to slmw dot she lived lu
Williamsburg und van proud of It she bad
der skirt trimmed mlt pink transfers.
'Miss Mercedes Cauliflower vore a hand-
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Yorke and Nick Adams In the comedy
roles, will be presented at the BIJon in
a short time. Hugh Huhn, dramatc
critic of The Memphis Commercial
Appeal, gives It a complimentary no.
tice from which the following is taken-
“It Is one of the fastest of musical
comedy productions, which Is given
under the title of "Bankers and Brok
ers," with Gus Yorke and Nick Adam's
swinging onto the chief comedy roles
The term swinging Is not used Inad-
vertently, for while the two comedian*
get their names In black type on the
bill, they are kept dishing out their
very best stock in trade the entire time
they are behind the footlights to prc.
vent sevei-al of the others from run
ning away with the honora of the en
tertainment."
Richard Mansfield haa been booked to
appear In Atlanta on December 27, and
will present for the first time Ibsen's
'•Peer Gynt." The play Is very differ,
ent from most of the soitibre Ibsen dra- -
mas and Peer Gynt Is an optimist in
stead of a pessimist. The character Is
that of a young Norwegian mountain
eer who "-oes out to conquer the world,
but who finds that happiness Is only m
be sought at home. Mr. Mansfield j*
preparing a production which, it is
promised, will eclipse his former of.
forts In scenic splendor.
The second 'afft In "The Girl of ths
Golden West," In which Blanche Bates
as the keeper of the Polka saloon, and
Frank Keenan as Jack Ranee, the
gambler sheriff, play poker for the per-
son of the girl’s lover, who sits at the
table, wounded by the sheriff's pistol,
while the cards are dealt, Is described
as one of the most dramatic In any
modern play. It is generally acknowl
edged to be one of the masterstrokes
of Belasco, that wizard of all play con.
structors.
"The Heir to the Hoorah" will make
a rather complete tour of the South
and West this season, taking In Salt
Lake City and Denver, and then Port
land, Seattle and other cities In the
Puget Sound country of the Northwest.
The LnShelle-Armstrong comedy met
with great favor in this section last
season, and Its return engagement Is In
response to popular demand.
Miss Selma Herman, who is to be
starred In Theodore Kremer's thriller,
"Queen of the Convicts," let out a bit
ter protest In New York last week at
rehearsal, when she waa Instructed to
be careful not to let the cow kick her
over the footlights when milking in
the second act.
‘if the hind legs of any 'prop' cow-
tries any monkey business with me,”
replied the star, "somebody will know
It right away." . .
"It will be a real cow that you will
milk," replied Mr. Kremer.
"What!" cried Miss Herman.
Miss Herman never saw a cow ex
cept through a car window, and when
the author finally Impressed her that
it was a case of milking the cow or
not being starred as "The Queen of the
Convicts" she was taken In a faint
from the stage and the cow escorted
to a distant stall.
After ngreelng to give Miss Hermnn
two weeks' rehearsal In the country
for the sake of life and limb ahe de
ckled to stick to her contract, and the
prenH agent, smiling happily, besat
himself close to his typewriter and
wrote this.
One of the notable events In the his
tory of music in America will be ths
visit of Camille Salnt-Saens In Novem
ber and December next. This illus
trious Frenchman up to the present has
always turned a deaf ear to proposal
from American musical managers. His
tour In this country will be under the
direction of Bernhard Ulrich, who has
had some of the Ffeatextartlstsumler
his management. Salnt-Saens la said
to be a very wealthy man and will nat-
urally he curious to study our tyuslcal
standards. His contract with Mr. Ul
rich stipulates that he Is not only to
appear as piano and organ soloist, but
that he shall conduct some of his
larger symphonies and suites In the
principal cities where symphony or
chestras are maintained.
I,,.,I cown of blue corduroy cut low on
der applique, tu't « Brussels sprouts effect
on der bodice. She vore a Imneb of dia
monds ou der chest, vieh vas trelaed to *11
a Imitation of a camp nre.
Her Ball vas a hlg success, hutvc loft
cnrlv I ii use, leswy. vot la der use to pnv
fifteen dollars n day for a room ven yea
nln'il hi It? Yours mlt luff,
D. DIKKEL8PIKL,
Per George V. Hobart.
A portrait of the late ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed has Just been huns
in the rotunda of the state house, Au-
gusta, Mo.