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The Atlanta Georgian. .SECOND SECTION. \'OD. 1. NO. 182. ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 190(J. ppTPIi’. In Atlanta TWO ORNTK. 1 ‘VJV l'j. on Tnilua FIVE i.'BNTK. A Week s Offerings m Atlanta’s Playhouses 'THE SILVER KING" TO OPEN WEEK AT NEW EL DORADO Baldwin-Melville Co. To Produce Old Fa vorite Drama. The Baldwin-Melville Stock Compa ny opens the week with “The Silver King,” a melodrama that has made an Instantaneous hit wherever • played. It will be mounted with new ' scenery, pointed especially fur this production by the company's artist, Robert La- pnuyade. ■ ■ ,\ The story of the play Is a simple one. The hero, Wilfred Denver, is', forced in leave home, thinking he has com mitted a murder. He goes West and there strikes. It rich In a mining ven ture, and.Is known as the Silver King. In the ineantlme there Is a man found In a train’ wreck who looks like Den ver and Is 'identified as him. Denver, now a white-haired man, returns home as the Sllver/Klng and the play pro ceeds along, these, lines. The action is rapid and snappy throughout nnd there Is not a dull moment or line from the rise of the curtain to the fall. There are many occasions for strong comedy work which will be In the com petent hands of Mr, Pollock and Miss MISS SARA LEIGH, Who anpesrs in "The Silver King at the Eldorado next week. STARS AND BRIGHT LIGHTS KEEP ATLANTA THEATERS LIVELY FOR SIX NIGHTS MISS BLANCHE WAL8H, Who returns to tho Grand, this time in the Russisn drams, “Tht Kreutzer Sonata.” Pringle. Mr. Buhler will take the part of Wilfred Denver, and It Is said to be his strongest part. "The Silver King" had on Its opening nnd throughout tho time It’s been pro duced what haa been probably the greatest run ever known to any melo drama. After a record-breaking run In •New York, It was taken to other North ern cities. In every city It Immediate ly achieved a tumultuous success among every class of theatergoers. The thinking playgoer found Its vital prob lems of most engrossing Interest, while The dilettante, who regards the the ater merely as a place of amusement, was enthralled by Its heart story and romance. The old favorite of the Baldwln-Mel. Flve plays will be seen at the Grand next week, glylng a total of six night performances and three matinees. The bookings never promised better enter talnment. Each play is said to have won will merited applause from theater goers all over the country, 1 wh'lio the staging and costuming Is reported to be of the very highest order. The bill goes the gamut of tragedy, drama and light opera. , On Mnnduy night Blanche Walsh will be seen In her lutest anil greatest suc cess, "Kreutxer .Sonata." On Tuesday night "Simple SlmunSlmpIc" will be seen. "The Virginian," with Dustin Far. num in the leading part, will bo pre sented Wednesday and Thursday nlghts nnd a Thanksgiving matinee on Thursday. Friday night "The Royal' Chef will he presented. Paul Gilmore will conclude the week With Ills per formance of "At Yale,” which him been received dll over thp .country as u ulne college play. gen- At Ihe Bijou “In New York Town" will hold the boards for the week, with Charles Howard and James' B. Carson as the principal fun furnishers and u host of singers and dancers to enliven the plot. nany, and ' ar for the first time I appeal _. -Monday night In the "Silver King. Miss Seymour comes here direct from New York, where she lias been playing In melodrama for some time past In her return the company gets one of the best and most popular actresses In the l iilted States playing stock. She Is sure to make an Immediate hit, and "ill go at once to the top place among ■he Atlanta favorites. "The Sliver King" will be given matinees Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday. Friday und Saturday, with matinees Friday and Saturday, and u pedal Thanksgiving nmtlnoe Thurs day, Bret Harte’s great Western melo drama, "Miles," will be the bill. BLANCHE WALSH IN THE “KREUTZER SONATA.” The "Kreutxer Sonata," the most "uispicuous success of tile season, and "hlch Blanche Walsh Is to produce at 'lie Grand Monday night, Is a new play hi more than the ordinary sense. Tho author, Jacob Gordin, lias written seventy dramas; twenty of them have "•■en called master pieces. Of these the Kreutxer Sonata,” which perhaps Is ' he most remarkable, is the llrst of I is works to be performed In English. II "ns written originally, as were all ■f Mr. GordinV play*. In Yiddish, and "as performed In this language at the Thalia tliegter, New York, where f enjoyed a continuous run of over "•ee hundred nights. It Is a play which ■hien not depend upon the elaborate nature of Itif scenic effects for Its In- 11 rest. Its characters are not puppets Put on the stage to tell a story, but People of flesh and blood. It shows. under certain conditions, racial prejudices wilt lead to tragedy and ’ rime. Ita Important characters all "re members of one family, and there- ' oe. Its atmosphere Is domestic and understandable by every one. The drat act )■ laid In Russia and the last three ucts Jn America. Miss Walsh will be 'bly supported by George Sumner, Alexander Von Mltxel, William Trav- :„r». William Wadsworth, Mlxs Maude 'urnpr Gordon. Eleanor Carey and "'hers. The piece will be seen for one performance onlv. At the El Dorudu4be bill at the u|iep. lng of the week will be "The Silver King,” a favorite which has been one of the greatest money makers for many seasons. It la as steady as "The Old Homestead" and ls‘ always now. The Star has a new bill for the week, with live vaudeville and pretty girls. "8impls Simon Simpls.” The one genuine novelty of the the atrical season, “Simple Simon Simple," will be the attraction at the Grand Tuesday afternoon at matlnor, and again at night. "Simple Simon Simple" Is a cartoon, musical extravaganza and Is Nixon & Zimmerman's newest and best production. It Is a clever combina tion of old English pantomime, op eretta and farce, nnd requires a string singing company of sixty people to In- terpret It. Simon Simple nnd his col ored, companion in mischief, Mose, are thF Central figure* about whom the story revolves. Hlmcii and Mose are two of the best known >cartoons now before the public, and are to be seen every Sunday disporting In the colored comic supplements which every city newspaper Issues on that day. Associated with these mischievous youngsters will also be found Judge and'Mrs. Slmnle, Hans Hplegleberger, Ihe Joking German; Tony, the Dago; Swatted, the cop, and numerous other cartoon personages, nil of whom usslst in making "Simple Simon Simple” the "freniled fun festival," ns The New York Herald proclaimed It to he when seen in that city. . DUSTIN FARNUM AND MABEL WRIGHT, t Who will appear at the Grand in the great Western drama, “The irginian,” dramatized from Owen Witter’* stirring story. STAR VAUDEVILLE BILL IS ENTIRELY ‘ NEW NEXT WEEK New Artists to Bow to At lanta Public in Popu- „ lar House. j BIJOU PROMISES BE A UIY AND FUN FOR ENURE WEEK WITH “IN NEW YORK 7 OWN" Next week!* utlraclloli Cur .life BIJrtU give* prom tap of being the r«al thing In the munlcftl comedy line. It hear* the catchy title of "In Now York Town.” Home Idea of the performance may be gulned from the following, taken from The t’huttnnooga Evening New*: Well*’ Bijou theater opened f is third week Ia*t evening with the beat show which luui.been prottaoed «t thp.popular new play hou*e and one of the beat at traction* of It* kind which ha* beon *een In Chattanooga thin *en*on. “In New York Town” a* a title 1* not sug gest Ive of anything varying from the generul run of farce comedy, but the production »o entitled proved'to be h blight musical comedy In three part*, STREET SCENES IN ATLANTA THE PASSING THRONG ON A BUSY CORNER "OF AN AFfERNOO. Everything that’* good in vaudeville can be eeen and heard at the Star, and then the comedy and melodrama fea tures are good, too. One of the largest and strongest bills of the season Is promised Star patrons for next week. Many new high-class vaudeville art ists will make their Initial bow to an Atlanta audience at the Star next Mon day. With Saturday’s performance of "Happy Jack” the Star will close one of Its most successful weeks. The big Star chorus of pretty girls will be seen to advantage In several clever musical' specialties. They wHl appear In brilliant new costumes and will no doubt make a decided hit. New Illustrated eonge will be a fea ture of next week’s bill and:a collec tion of new moving pictures will be shown. Taken altogether, next week’s bill will bo a mixture of good vaudeville, musical and comedy features without a dull moment during the entire per formance. This bill will bo presented all next week with usual matinees. RITA REDMOND, Who comes to the Bijou in “In New York Town.” with no end of variety from beginning to end. The changes of scenery and costume* are almost kaleidoscopic and tho dancing and chorus formations arc a well spring of delight to the eye. In short, tho en tertainment Is a feast of color and sung. Not one of tho musical numbers but Is worth hearing the second time and tin- work of the chorus Is not Inferior to what Is sometimes beard in’light opera. There Is all the fun and farce that one could wish, but thers Is music enough for those who are too eerloue to luugh at legitimate noneense. And then Ihe quet of rosebude. Each of graceful In manner and movement and enter with a xeet Into their part. Of the leading fun-makers honors me about evenly shared by Charlea How ard, as Ikey Shlnalskl, and James B. Carson, as Baron Von Esslga. Tho former Is perhaps better In most dra matic essential, but the latter Is fun nier ns applies to his make-up. Both are on the stage at the aame time and are Ihe malnetay of the comedy. Miss Louise Carver Is highly original us a character comedienne and each of her acts merited applause and attention. Miss Rita Redmond, tho leading wom an. rendered musical numbers which would have been a credit to more pre tentious light musical productions, and Miss Clara Austin was fascinating In manner and in song. Miss Jesslo Aus tin was a most delightful little woman In diminutive make-ups und her rendi tion of several musical numbers, as sisted by the chorus, was a feature of the production us seen last evening. She contributes a freshness, vivacity und grace of manner to her Interpreta tion of each song which Is seldom equaled. "Raffles” at tht Grand. A fairly good-slxed audlene%gave s Miller Kent an enthusiastic reception at Ihe Grand Friday night, when bi presented "Raffles,” and so enthu-l- astlc was Oils reception at one time that Mr. Kent was called upon to lull: and he responded In a.neat speech. Like some other things they tnl:. about. Ihe show might be termed S. Miller Kent—that’s all. His conception of what Raffles should .be and Ju-i how he should art In those trying situ ations the gentleman crook’ gets In. was excellent, and his acting the same In the opinion of many lie was squally a.* good as Kyrle Bellow, who ui.nl> a hit In the same show, hut Mr. Kent was handicapped by n company lhai was not all-star by any means. Frank McCormack, as Captain Bed ford, the gentleman sleuth whose In tellect was pitted ugajnxt that of Ihe gentleman crook, ■ Injected too much Nick farterlsm Into his acting and lie overdid the uslninlty acr. Of course i’aptain Bedford Is supposed to be .>r- I dieted with a bud case of egotl-ii. but Mr. McCormack put It on t..o itrong Continued on Page 17. Continued From Page 11.