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CHRISTMAS WEEK IN THE THEATERS
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*. Amusement Bills
: For Holiday Week •
, vTLANTA—DonaId Brian in •
• The Siren,” Monday. Tuesday and •
« Wednesday. Matinee Christmas «
• Ida St. Leon in “Finishing Fan- •
, ir . Thursday. Friday and Satur- •
, day. Matinee Saturday. •
, GRAND —Keith vaudeville all a
« the week, with "Dinkelspiel’s •
t Christmas” as the headliner. Mat •
, j n ees daily, beginning Monday. •
, LYRIC —“The Frolics of 1912" all »
, v,eek. "Ith matinees Tuesday, •
« Wednesday. Thursday and Satur- •
• day. •
, FORSYTH —Emma Bunting and •
• ompany in "The Little Gray •
• Lady." Matinees Tuesday, Wed- •
• nesday. Thursday and Saturday. •
• BIJOU— Family vaudeville and •
• motion pictures. Matinees daily, *
« beginning Monday. ®
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/CHRISTMAS week in the At- i
V. lanta theaters will be
marked by a diversity of attrac
tions. The five regular houses
will be open all week.
One of the events ■will be the
appearance of Donald Brian at
the Atlanta for three nights, be
ginning Monday, in “The Siren.”
Mr. Bryan’s name has long been
associated with the great success
of "The Merry Widow,” in the
Xiw York production of which
lie appeared in the role of the
Prince. "The Siren” promises to
be decidedly diverting.
At the Atlanta the rest of the
week Ida St. Leon Will be seen
in “finishing Fanny." The last
time Miss St. Leon appeared in
Atlanta it was in the title role
of “Polly of the Circus.” The
new play is said to give her
abundant scope for her unusual
talent.
The Keith vaudeville bill at the
Grand will have as a headliner
"Dinkelspiel’s Qhristmas.” a ti
"o singularly appropriate at this
time. The other numbers are ex
pected to prove both amusing and
entertaining.
"The Frolics of 1912” will be
the offering all week at the Lyric. I
It is billed as a musical comedy, '
with Rube Welch and Kitty '
FranTs in prominent parts. There
will be plenty of pretty girls,
tuneful music and captivating
dances. There’ll be an extra mat
inee Christmas day.
After a week's rest. Emma
Bunting and her company will
present al] week Channing Pol
lock’s "The Little Cray Lady.”
which should be given an admira
ble presentation. The Bunting
••ompany will also give an extra
matinee Christmas day.
At the Bijou a holiday bill oi
family vaudeville and motion
pictures will be presented all
week, with matinee daily.
DONALD BRIAN IN "THE SIREN"
BEGINS ENGAGEMENT MONDAY
I >n Monday night Donald Brian bo
ss. an engagement in the delightful
’manti'; operetta, “The Siren," for the
'liree ensuing days with a matinee on
hristmas day. Brian has never been
South before, but the Atlanta theatei -
goers know who he is and this is evi
denced by the rush for seats for the
■ our performances.
Brian becam ■ famous as the Prince
in the original production of “The Mer-
Wldow" and two yea's ago was
"io a star by Charles Frohman. U hen
"ne sees Donald Bilan dance and hear:'
'inn sing, combined with his remark
■b'.o grace and excellent ability as m
■'etor, it is easy to see why he stands
in the field of high-class musical
entertainment today.
Ill" Siren" is an elaborate produe
on in three acts. The book is the
" ork of Leo. Stein and A. M. Willner
nd the delicious music from the pen of
'at Viennese master. Leo Fail. 'I lie
' lerienn version has been made by
Harry B. Smith.
file story i? a romantic one with a
■finite plot It concerns a young ma -
'lais who writes funny thing about the
oeiety and court set in Vienna. He
goes a tittle too far when he pens quips
"rogatory to the emperor and the mh'-
a, er of police is ordered to fasten the
’ r tae upon him. A specimen of the
aarquis’ handwriting is very essential
! id also hard to get. The police head
nil-is the services of Ills famous sirens,
1 bevy of court beauties. They try
■ lr wiles In coaxing a written mes
'•■ge from the young and noble suspect,
'it fall. Into the story comes a simple
utle country girl, who has fled from
' r rural home to escape a boorish
•rse doctor to whom she has been bc
othed. This little miss captivates the
marquis and proves the successful
" r en. Her betrayal is an innocent on
and everything ends happily
Besides Brian there are many other
"■ever dancers in "The Siren.” Dainty
... dian. who has been called the Chester-
’ field of minstrelsy, will be presented
f ’X """s. with a collection of songs and stories
jxli 'Jr y s. original and amusing, and will unques-
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A 1 '<< < drawing power of the bill.
| Jarvis and Harris.,r in "The Man.
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little Miss Carrol! McComas will be
seen as the country girl. With Mr.
Brian she will dance the now famous
waltz caprice, which has created a
furor wherever the piece has been
seen, other principals are Will West,
Ethel I’adman, Harry Delf, Florence
Morrison. John Mogan, Vissy Sewell.
Cyril Biddulph, Edith Burch, Victor
Leßoy and Gene Cole.
An augmented orchestra will be un
der the direction of Harold Vicars, for
many years the noted conductor at
Daly's theatei, London.
IDA ST. LEON IS COMING
TO THE ATLANTA NEXT WEEK
A genuine treat In dramatic offer
ings will be the return here on Decem
ber 2«, 27 and 28 at the Atlanta of little
Ida St. Leon, who for the past three
seasons has endeared herself to thea
tergoers throughout the country by her
charming interpretation of tin title role
in "Polly of ti.e Circus." This season
Miss St. I.' on is at the liead of her own
company appearing in a new plav by
Lee Wilson Dodd, author of The Re-
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1912.
turn of Eve.” “Speed” and other well
known comedies.
"Finishing Fanny” Is the title of the
new play and in it Miss St. Leon is
given every opportunity to display her
remarkable versatility and from the
moment her girlish laugh and her mu
sical voice herald her coming until the
curtain falls upon her enfolded in two
strong arms at the end of the vivid
story, she is enshrined in the hearts of
her audience.
The story of "Finishing Fanny" has
to do with a seventeen-year-old giri
, whose parents are separated because
the mother’s ideas are “old-fashioned”
and the father's are “advanced."
The scenic enframement is said to be
a most artistic one and the supporting
. company is composed of players of
prominence, including Robert Kelly,
Arthur Buchanan, Thomas Carter, Ja
net Waldorf, Craig Randall, William H.
Sams, Teresa Dale, John Robers and
Florence Huntington.
“THE SPRING MAID” BOOKED
FOR NEW YEAR OFFERING
"The Spring Maid” is scheduled to
visit Atlanta on December 31 and Jan
uary 1. When it plays an engagement
| at the Atlanta theater.
This charming operetta is one of the
sauciest and most fascinating ever pre
sented <>n the American stage, while its
11 dainty and romantic story is one of the
j most dellglitful told in music.
It almost seems like a waste of time
to even mention suqh gems of this al
luring score a.- "Dav Dreams.” “Two
Little Love Bees" and "Fountain Fay,"
. so familiar are they to all music lovers.
Ii is doubtful if any one at all inter
ested In music has not heard one or
more of these song hits. There will
also be the famous "Spring Maid" cho
’ rus and ballet and an cnla’ged orches
tra catrled by tlie company.
“EVERYWOMAN" IS COMING
TO ATLANTA FIRST OF YEAR
Henry W, Savage will offer at the
Atlanta theater for three nights be
ginning Thursday, January 2. the im
pressive dramatic spectacle. ’ "Ever}-
woman.” This production was s>-on in
' Atlanta last year and returns with a
larger and stronger cast and a more
lavish scenic equipment. The title role
I- played by Adele Blood, a beautiful
young woman who was see n in the
character for nearly two hundred nights
i on Broadway. Th' peculiar character,
i "Nolsody," is played by Eugene Or
monde, who has been seen here as lead
ing man with Ada Rehan, Julia Mar
lowe and Margaret Anglin. The organ
■ Izatlon is equipped with a special sym
phony orchestra to render the impres
i sive score, which was composed for
"Everywoman" by George Whitefield
Chadwick, dean of the New England
Conservatory of Music,
BIG OFFERING AT GRAND
FOR HOLIDAY WEEK j
Christinas week at the Grand wiii I
Introduce seven of the big feiitutc acts .
in vaudeville. The program has been j
selected with the utmost care, and i
headliners and feature- have been
drawn from the principal vaudeville i
theaters of America. As a matter of |
information, the heaviest advance sale!
ever recorded In a vaudevill house has ;
been registered at the Grand for this
particular week, and indications point
to the record for attendance since the [
Grand was dedicat' d to vaudeville.
The headliner will be Joseph Hart's j
"Dinkelspiel’s Christmas'’ with Ber
nard A. Reinold in the title part. This ;
laughable German eomed} was written !
-by George V. Hobart, and is filled with ;
, human interest. The characters ar<-i
wi 11 drawn and in no way exaggerated. <
The songs and dialogue are very much
Hobart. The story deals with tlie ■ xpe- '
ri<mi s of an "LI iLruian with his son.'
r who wishes to marry against the I
I wishes of his parents. It brings about I
many funny complications, amusing in - |
cidents and real red-blooded life. The
act is conceded to be one of the great- j
est sketches that has been given to |
vaudeville and will be a most accepta
ble headliner for the holiday bill.
> Tile Empire Comedy Four, the old
( est quartet in existence for fifteen
years, will be an extra added attrac
tion. Cunningham. Killy, Jenny and
Green Jjave appeared in every country I
n on the globe, and have appeared fre-I
quently by royal command before the
crowned heads of the old world. Their
( act is totally unlike the usual quartet.
' They breathe harmony, their comedy is
1 legitimate and many agree that the
' Empire Comedy Four Is the best quar
” tet in vaudeville.
’ Miss Robbie Gordone. in classic re
productions of famous statues, will be
■ a real treat. Miss Gordone is giving
■ four art poses, and In many Instances
' will change from one to the other in
■ just a few seconds The subjects are
• all well chosen and include several of
r the masterpieces of the world. It is
d conceded that this is one of the most
d beautiful acts produced on any stage.
Lew Hawkins, the black-face come-
Juggling Normans complete this re
markable bill.
For New Year week the headliner
will be Jesse Laskey’s "Antique Girl,"
a young musical comedy with fifteen
characters.
EMMA BUNTING TO PLAY
“LITTLE GRAY LADY” NEXT WEEK
It will be a real Christmas gift to a
good many hundreds of theatergoer?
to go to the Forsyth during the holiday
period to welcome Little Emma Bunt
ing back to the stage. The dainty little
star has enjoyed a whole week of per
fii t rest, and after her tremendously
long season, just prior to the begin
ning of the ten weeks' siege at the
Forsyth, it came as a real refreshing
tonic, and she will return to the busy
theater bette: and brighter than at any
time tlie Atlanta theatergoers have seen
her.
The bill that has ben selected for the
wiek is Channing Pollock's "The Little
Gray Lady," a pla;. without a hero.
Every important member of the organ
ization is in the cast. Four complete
scenes have been prepared, two of
which a’e exteriors, and the others
handsome home and office sets. "The
Little Gray Lady" was originally pjo
duced at one of the Broadway theaters
and its excellence attracted large au
dietn ■■ s for nearly an entire season. It
was then put on the road and won
quite a neat little fortune for its pro
duieis and owner. In stock It has
proven to be one of the most popular
offerings that could be presented and
i while Miss Hunting has had tlie manu
script for a number of weeks, It was
I because of her wish that it was held
lor Christmas time he e.
"The Little Gray Lad}" will be Im
[ isiinated by Miss Bunting and had
Mr. Pollock had he: in mind nt the
I time h" wrote the play he could not
'have fitted her better foi the role of
Anna Gray. It is one of those cunning,
calculating, clever bits that will add
: wonderfully to the popularity of At
ilanta's matinee idoi, and will probably
establish her on a firm, r foundation
I wltli a <•' tain element of theatergoer.-
: than siie has yet enjoyed.
I The play will give George Whitaker a
'splendid leading role opposite to Miss
I Bunting, while Miss Gridley, Miss Sa
ville and Miss Leigh have all been
[given fitting assignments that promise
Mo add wonderfully to the successes al
• ready credited to them.
Leslie Webb. David Herblin, Din
Lawlor and Leopold Lane arc ail in
I the east, which means that the full
' trength of the company will be Been
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I—MAGAZINE SECTION.
“BABY MINE” IS COMING TO
LYRIC NEW YEAR WEEK
Margaret Mayo's "Baby Mine” is the
offering at the Lyric December 30 for
one week.
"Baby Mine" is a play that has been
a success from Its first production. The
alm of the authoress and producer has
been to create real fun, merriment and
j laughter and they have succeeded al
most to the limit. There is unbridled
1 gaiety created all the time, and there
| is not a dull or solemn moment in It.
"THE FROLICS OF 1912" IS THE
OFFERING AT LYRIC NEXT WEEK
"The Frolics of 1912," the big musical
| coined}' In which Rube Welch and Kitty
Francis come to the Lyric for one week,
| starting Monday, December 23, is not a
musical comedy in (he accepted sense
|of the word. In fact, so different is 't
from anything that has gone before
that it is hard to catalogue it under
any of the usual dramatic heads.
The entertainment might best be
termed a young comic opera with farce
comedy trimmings.
The performance is divided into two
big acts, and though some attempt is
made at the start of the first act to
follow the plot, it is soon lost in the.
ever changing kaleidoscope of pretty
i girls, bright eostiii.nes and beautifully
i staged musical numbers. Kittie Fran
cis. in the role of Mrs. O'Malley, a rich
I society aspirant, furnishes the greater
I part of tlie coined} for the throe acts,
i From the moment 'if her entrance, Miss.
' Francis never fails to be amusing with
: her bright Irish humor and her original
coemdy methods.
Rube Welch, as Dick Brennan, a for
: iner race track promoter, has a role
| in which he renews his established rep-
I utation as a comedian of rare talent.
His lines are bright and catchy, and
Ids songs make the audience wish there
i were more of them. From a musical
I standpoint the show is to use a theatri
cal expression, "fat will) songs," every
act being replete with catchy songs,
! I here being in all some eighteen musical
numbers.
Their supporting company is excep
tional and includes such people as
' Katherine Bryan, identified with iinpor-
I tant roles in "The Girl Behind the
< Counter,” "Madame Sherry,” “Holty
I Toity" and a number of other New
i York successes; formerly with “His
Highness the Bey" and “Coming
| Through the Rye.”
31J0U HAS BOOKED GOOD
BILL FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The management of the Bijou has
! booked for Christ mas week the most
I expensive and probably the most inter
-1 esing vaudeville bill of the season. The
headline feature will be Robert Strauss
' and company. Robert Strauss will be
| assisted by Lawrence Sparks and the
I diminutive comedian. John Kean, pre
senting his latest sketch. "Landing a
Contract.” Another strong feature oi
the bill will be Williams and Held, who
have in act billed a.s “Comedy Black
anil Tan." Ii is said that both mem
bers of tlie team are good singers, and
that the fun is of the real kind. Mr.
Williams is a Southern man, and his
impersonations of the old-time darkey
are said to be clever. The program wll'.
I also include Murray, Love and Andrea,
in a singing and dancing novelty, and
I Tom Kuma, a Japanese novelty act.
Special attention will be paid to the se
lection of motion pictures, which will
open and close each performance. Mat-
I inees during the week will be given at
! 3 o’clock, except on Christmas day and
| Saturday, when the afternoon perform
ances will be at 2:30 and 4. Night
shows at 7:30 and 9.
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