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. THE ATLA1 ' AND NEWS. •ATDSDAT, MARCH I. Utf. ■ mum WILLIAM H. CRANE AT HEAD OF STAR CAST IN GOLDSMITHS ‘SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER tat 1 . ■ 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