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A WEEK’S OFFERINGS AT LOCAL PLAYHOUSES
THE HOLDSWORTHS.
This clover pair of banjolata, singer* and all round musicians comes
to the Orphsum next week.
HILDA CARLE AND THE RED RAVEN CADETS AT THE BIJOU NEXT WEEK.
THREE PLATS OF
Ethel Barrymore Is Partic
ular Star of Coming
Week.
Ethel Barrymore, who Is one of the
mo8t*{iillced-of actresses of the day and
certainly one f of the very few stars
that have been made such by the voice
of the people, Is to be presented by
Charles Frohraan at the a rand next
week In the new play called “Her Sis
ter,” which has, been written In col
laboration for her by Clyde Fitch and
Cosmo Gordon Lennox. The engage
ment la for two nights with matinee
on Thursday.
The play Is a three-act comedy, with
Its scenes laid In Emrland, though the
incidents of the story are supposed to
have occurred in America. The fact
that It monopolised the pens of two
such dramatists as Fitch and Lennox
an entire summer lends special distinc
tion to the work. The collaboration is,
at least, the first Instance In this coun
try wherein a modern play was brought
about by a duo of authors of different
nationalities, one an Englishman, the
other an American. And It was no
ordinary' undertaking that these two
distinguished writers hod before them,
to evolve a play, and comedy at that,
which would create a new field for so
compelling & comedienne as Ethel Bar
rymore, whose stage work In every
thing she has essayed had shown such
astonishing technique. Mr. Frohinan,
who ever makes laudable efforts to get
good plays for his stars and theaters,
clearly evinced his resolution to ob
tain for this young actress of irresist
ible personality n play of uncommon
strength, one whereby her native arch
ness and delicate phrasing of comedy
lines might be given full scope, for he
well knew that her peculiar magnetism
and methods were so unique that tt
was Imperative that she should bo sup
plied with a play out of the ordinary.
The company with which Mr. Froh-
man has surrounded Miss Barrymore
embraces a number of special people,
among whom are Arthur Byron, leading
man; Fanny Addison Pitt, Louise Drew,
Lucile Watson, Anita Rothe, Charles
Hammond. Lumsden Hare. Desmondo
Kelley, Rockcllffe Fellowes and others.
Miss Drew, It will be correctly Infer
red, belongs to Miss Barrymore's fam
ily tree, being the daughter of the dis
tinguished John Drew, whose sister,
the lamented Georglana Drew, was
Miss Barrymore’s mother. Nearly all
of the other members of Miss Barry
more’s present company have appeared
with her In her various past plays as
the roles offered.
The new comedy has been staged by
Mr. Fitch, as Is his wont whenever his
work! are first produced. „,
Cyril 8cott In "The Princo Chap."
interest" tn the visit of "The PrmCe
Chap'' to the Grand Monday and -Tues
day evenings and Tuesday matinee Is
Increased by the fact that despite the
prejudice of the critics in England,
and entirely different to the experience
of many American productions in Lon.
don* "The Prince Chap" scored over
160 performances at Sir Charles Wynd-
ham’s Criterion Theater simultaneously
with Its brilliant revival in New York,
where It was seen 209 times. Besides
the company at the Criterion Theater,
.London, two new companies were form
ed to meet the demand for "The Prince
Chap" in the English provinces. This
should be proof that there must be
something magnetic In the story. Read.
Ing It In cold type may not strike one
as to Us delightful qualities. It Is
simply an episode of a young American
sculptor, struggling for fame in Lon
don, who is Jilted by his sweetheart |
because of his poverty. He adopts the
child of a model who dies In his studio,
caring for the youngster until she
grows up to womanhood.
This Is the brief outline, it inuit be
In the development that the story un
doubtedly strikes the true chord of hu.
man interest and takes hold of the
heart. The tears nnd laughter must
be 6f the right quality to attract so {
strongly. Merely a stage story built
upon theatrical lines could never, win
the sway of popularity as "The Princo
Chap” appears to have done. The fine
work of Cyril Scott, we read; has
helped a good deal. His work must
have been copied as closely as possi
ble across the Atlantic, though Mr.
Rcolt. himself fa'ltci to recognize It
when he saw "The Prince Chap" played
In Lorn 1 ». The story, written by Ed-
ard Peple In novel form, Is not the
YOUNG AND OLD
Trained Dogs and Host of
Comedians at Vaude
ville House.
Do you like dogs? If you don’t. It’s n 10-
to-1 bet that your children do, but most of
the grown-ups who saw tlie dog circus nt^
the Orpheiiin n few weeks ago are rcmly to
another. It’s coining next week.
"Teddy," the famous clown dog. and one
of the salaried members of the Wentworth.
Vesta and Teddy trio. Is coming to the Or-
pheuui next week, nnd so are Jacobs’ Train
ed Dogs, the biggest nnd best dog show In
vaudeville.
Children are admitted free nt the matinees
If accompanied by nn older person with a
paid ticket, and school Is out In time for
the mat I uses If they burry a bit, so the
Orphenm, wllh doubtless be crowded with
little folks every day next week, llat It's a
long way from belug Just a children's per
formance. • There arc some good things for
the grown-np vaudeville lovers.
Adele 1'almer and company, with Dentils
Mnllen ns part of the company, nre.coining
for the week, with their new sketch. "The
lee Man," and It Is snlq to be really vorfli
going to see. The Golfs trio, foreign equi
librists and hand-bain nee fs. Is a feature of
the Dill, nnd Joe Flynn, the "comedian with
the book," Is dotvn for n>new turn. Friend
and Downing, the character rcmcdtnna and
parody slugers, and the Hold worths, n
banjo nnd singing team, will furulfh most
of the music for the proim— "** —
pictures, with new flic;
close the hill.
For the week 1# follow Brindnmnur, the
handcuff expert, who breaks out of locked
cells in the strongest jails nnd puzzles tin
policemen. Is a feature promised/’ Other
good t bin us are booked for the p/e-ChrUt
Amateur performances at the Orphcuji
each Friday uight are doing u nourishing
business, and .there Is no lack of young
hopefuls to drake life seem worth while for
the audience nfter the regular 'performance
is through.
Six acts composed the bill Friday night
and there whs a marked absence ' “
unusual timidity and embarrassment
ordinarily characterizes those unused
toot light glare, .singing, dancing, wit and
sleight-of dm ud ■ performance* were largely
In evidence. Lit fie Melville Wolpreeht,
young lady-of considerable vocal talc
won the first prize with a solo. Itufus An
drews. a burut-cork artist, captured the
nnd prize, while Elmer Green, a young
ii who seeks fume by the use of his feet.
■ n third prize. The Koyul Quartet of
male singers won the booby prize. Among
be other contestants were "Uuiie" Hayes.
,. soloist), and Lawrence Hyde, of Cbnttu
nooga, a sUdght-of-hund performer.
CYRIL SCOTT AND HELEN PULLMAN.
They will appear in "The Prince Chap/' a successful play which
comes to Atlanta for tha first time.
character Cyril Scott created.
In Mr. Scott’s support is a company
peculiarly milted to the requirements
of the piece we arc told, the best of
the originals being retained with the
object of Improving wherever possi
ble the presentation of this popular
play, included in the east will be
found Wallace Ersklne, Charles B.
Wills, George Schaeffer, Duane Wager,
Ida Stanhope, Katharyn- Hives, Mary
Keogh Arnold Ro>t, Albert Powers,
F. H. Randall, Helen Pullman, Cather
ine Cameron, Beryl Pullman and oth-
"The Lion and tha Mouse."
Beginning Friday night next at the
Giand the theatergoers of Atlanta will
again hayt an opportunity of witness
ing Charles Klein * play contempo
rary life “The Lion nnd the Mouse.”
The engagement Is for three perform
ances.
When the play was produced here
last winter It gained the unanimous
favor of the - playgoer* of this city, and
cqp of the features that impressed th*
public almost as much os the play Itself
was the artistic aid detailed produc
tion given it by Henry B. Harris, its
pmducer and manager.
For several weeks the story of the
drama has been running serially in
several newspapers, and therefore the
theme of the play has become familial
even to the casual theatergoer. The
theme of “The Lion and the Mouse”
deals with the financial kings of Amer
ica. The principal character is John
Burkett Ryder, In whom playgoers will
recognize a well-known American, fa
mous as the richest man In the world
end very much In the public eye at the
present time.
For this engagement Mr. Harris will
present the acme organization that was
seen at the Illinois Theater. Chicago,
the Park Theater. Boston, and for six
weeks at the sChestnut Street Opera
House, Philadelphia. The leading roles
Will be portrayed by Marie Shotwell
and Oliver Doud Byron.
"The Virginian.”
In Owen Wlater’s delightful charac
ter creation, "The Virginian," W. S.
Hart established a firm and favorable
place In the estimation of the fair au
dience that braved the weather to wit
ness the presentation at the Grand
Friday of the play of that name.
Mr. Hart, in addition to his histrionic
ability, has all the physical require
ments necessary for a true delineation
of the big, drawling Westerner, the
fearless lender, the* faithful friend, the
crude but constant lover, and, withal,
the humor-slaked raconteur.
Frank Cui.ipeau, u» Trampas, ren
dered a true'portraiture of the bad man
of the West, and shared' honors equal
ly with Mr. HartJ O.IA. Forbes, as
Steve: Charles R, Gilbert, aa Spanish
Ed, and Frank Vail as Honey Wlggln,
were exceptionally clever In Important
roles. Mr. Campeau and Mr. Gilbert
were members of last season’s com
pany.*
The cowboys were like the real thing,
with the swaggering gait, the husky
Voice, the odd Western mixture of sim
plicity of , language nnd depth of idea,
and the native humor of the fascinating
darcrdavlls, who used to make, the
echoes 14' and the horse thieves weep
in the land of devil-may-care freedom
and unending excitement.
The production is a splendid one and
the play bristles with action and
breathes with the virile spirit of the
West. Here Saturday matinee and
night. J. D. G.
Effective December 8, train No. 11,
from Charlotte and Intermediate sta
tions, will arrive Atlanta 9:45 p. m.,
instead of 9 p. m., and No. 12, for
Charlotte and Intermediate stations, will
leave Atlanta at 6:50 a. m., Instead of
7 a. m. Effective same date, train No.
11, leaving Atlanta at 10:45 p. m., for
Birmingham, and train No. 12, arriv
ing from Birmingham at 6:50 a. ra^
will be discontinued. •
JAMES FREEMAN,
District Passenger Agent
NIT WILLS NEXT
INI LUCKY DOG"
Favorite Tramp Comedian
Returns For Week's
Engagement.
Commencing at the BIJon Monday night,
the attraction will be the popular comedian,
Nat M. Willi, In ‘‘A Lucky Dog." Nat M.
Wills, the happy tramp star of “A Lucky
Dog," B. D. Stair’s latest production, wai
never more happily cast. The author of
the play, Mark E. Swan, one of the bright
est librettist* In America, and the author
of n number of successful musical comedlep.
including "The Filibusters," "The Pres*
Agent" anil "Whose Baby Arc.You?" has
been studying Mr. Wills’ requirements for
the past two yeara for the sole purpose of
providing him with a vehicle entirely «*ou-
f enlal to his especial talents. In "A Lucky
tog" bo has struck the true note, and Mr.
Wills as Happy Holmes, the tramp, bna
woven a story around his character that
fits like a glove. Mr. Wills moreover U
perfectly happy In the role and wants to
continue In It for another year or so, since
he has met with such admirable success
with the play this season.
.The company of comedians, singers and
dancers and a magnificent scenic production
are harmonious In their entirety. The music
Is sweet and catchy, and the funny paro
dies. nil of which are entirely new and
original, aa sung by .tyr. Wills, and his new
topical songs bring forth rounds of tpphuii*
and encore after encore. The stage setting*
are handsome, complete In detail and en
tirely new to the stHge. The Egyptian
museum with the mummies swathed in
bandages, nnd other strange weird Egyptian
and East Indian curiosities, some of which
come to life for a time during the charming
musical numbers, lend n new nnd added in-
' *re*t to tha popular comedy. ' t
Besides Nat Wills, there are Charles tdell,
Frank Jones, Fred. Hennold, .Tame* Vincent.
Joseph Eggeuton. Pete Griffon, and tli**
Misses May Harrison, Adelaide Hnrlnnd.
Anita 7.orn, Sybil Brennoir. Edna Mitchell
and Hilda Carla, and her famous "Red
Uavcir Cadets."
SCENE FROM "THE LION AND THE MOUSE/
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