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10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. W< 1 V 1 • a . l * i ni J N exi Weel k in At lar itas J rl layl louses More than ordinary Interest Is prom Ised theatergoers during the coming week at the Grand and the Bijou. There Is music and corned)-. Old fa vorites and new will be seen. Now that the city has' resumed Its usual tranquillity and has forgotten the dls turbances of the past, the play houses should be packed again. Manager De Give has spread a feast for next week. Monday ntght will Introduce "Hap py" Ward again. With Ward and . Vokes' numerous pfferlngs he was 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 dances" as they styled them. Lucy Daly Is still with Mr. Ward, and Fred Wykoff, the In imitable “Reuben,” who made a 111 in "Tho Telephone Girl” and after ward at'the head of his company, has Joined his talents to those of Hap Ward. “Not Yet, But Soon," the new scrap book of song and Joke prepared for Mr. Ward, was pronounced a sue cess in its first production in the East two weeks ago. It wilt continue through the week. On Tuesday night "Forty-live Min utes from Broadway,” by George Co han, will begin Its engagement at the Grand. Corlnne, an 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 ago 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 muslcnl comedies. He has been a rlvnl of George Ado In turning out successful productions, and It la 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'H most suc cessful efforts. Tho 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 Broadway audl- ence. Klaw * Erlanger promise nn excellent company with this season's presentation. Three performances will CORINNE IN "FORTY-FIVE MINUTE8 FROM BROADWAY/ pre be given. "The best comedy of the season," was the verdict of many critics last year after "The Hair to the Hoorah" had held the stage In New York Absolutely clean, refined, spnrkllng with wit and brllllnnt In Its lines. It was the most talked-of piny presented In Atlanta last season with the pos sible exception of a few of the big extravagansas which enjoyed long en gagements. There has been nothing of the past several seasons to meet with more favor. Guy Bates Post and the same company which originally pro duced “The Heir to the Hoorah" will be seen in Atlanta on Thursday night. "The Jeffersons," Joseph and 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 nnd Hartley Davis, both well known news paper and magazine writers ns well ns playwrights, was given Its premier presentation in New Hnven two weeks ago and met with a favorable verdict. In 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 la promised that in this vehicle Mr. Ward will return to the style of rapid-fire humor which first established his reputation, and that as Bill Narve his famous fun fac tory works overtime for two and one- half hours. Bill is a breezy, good- natured sort of a chap, but 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 tho Hudson" under the care of Professor Nutt. Here he finds himself surrounded by a lot of harmless lunatics, each with Ids own particular hobby. Bill finds unlimited amusement In fooling Ills simple com panions and a number of amusing sit uations arise, augmented by tho fact 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, dunces and Intricate ensembles Introduced. Among the numerous musical hits will be rendered "Mary Wise," "Mam’selle," •Wonderland," "My Irish Girl,” "Play mates.” "When Dreams Come True," "Larry," "The Wedding of the Blue and the Gray" and "Camp Meeting Time." "Not Yet -But Soon" Is divided Into two acts and each has been provided by Manager E. D. Stair with an elab orate and handsome ecenlc environ ment. Stunning gowns nnd fresh sing ing .voices are promised for the chorus and no detail has been omitted which could enhance the merit of the pro duction. Mr. Ward will be assisted Daly. Fred Wykoff, Robert Evans, Matt Woodward. Dick Barry, John C. Hart, Fred Parrent. Charles Randy Chap man, Carrie Merrtlecs, Jennie Palmer, Marian Merrill and Helen Clark. Another Cohan Play. "Forty-Five Minutes From Broad 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 usual Interest. This play has enjoyed a remarkable career ever since Its first production over n 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 period of thirty weeks, while New York thought so well of It that It crowded the Amsterdam theater for twenty weeks. During the entire season and most of the post summer the play re mained one of the principal attractions tn these two cities, making a new rec ord for theatrical receipts that are al most sensational in their figures. This season Messrs. Klaw & Er langer are sending ihe play on tour with u cast headed by Corlnne and ith a scenic production gorgeous and complete In every detail, requiring two of tho largest baggage ears for Its transportation. The three scenes shown In the play arc said to be of mammoth proportions. The engage ment Is being looked forward to with much interest. matinee Is announced for Wed nesday. "The Heir to the Hoorah.” Tho Grand management announces for Thursday "The Heir to Ihe Hoo rah," a comedy which kept New York laughing from early Lent till dog days and 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 u brilliantly successful engage ment. "The Heir to the Hoorah" -was writ ten by Paul Armstrong, a former New York newspnixw writer, as well known In the West as In the East, who has already made Horn* reputation aa 'a playwright through hlz previously pro, duced "S(t Ann," "A Blue Grass Handl cap” and, like all the • excellent pro ductions offered under his name, "The Heir to the Hoorah” ls most exquisite ly Invested. The metropolitan pro duction with all ■ the principals of the New York engagement, barring . ons name, will bo seen here, '"The Hqlr to the Hdorah” Is a com edy In four acts,. which are played In three Interior sconea. The locale Is a little town in tho mining country "Just east of the divide," and Its characters, many of them, are the big, hearty, virile, whole-souled people of the West. The Hoorah" Is the name of a gold mine, vastly rich, the heir to which Is a baby, whose birth during the prog ress of the second uet, brings about a reconciliation between the young hus band and wife, whoso parting In Act 1 Is the basic feature of the plot. The fun In "The Heir to the Hoorah" Is fasf and furious—at times the fabric Is nearer farce than pule comedy, but there Is that saving quality of sincere and genuine pathos which entitles Mr. Armstrong’s latest work to a rightful place In the more dignified category. The company which presents "Tho Heir to the Hoorah" has been much praised. Among tho players are sev eral people well known here by reason of capable and effective effort In the past. Guy Bates Post, Inst season here ns Steve In "The Virginian." Is the star of the cast, which Includes Harry Rich, Florence Coventry, H. 8. Hashldn, Ada Nevll, Janet Beecher, Helen Lack- nye, Earnest Lamson, Ralph Dean, Frank Monroe, Louts Morrell, C. C. Quinby, Horace Newman, Ben 8. Hig gins. aertrude Dalton, Frederick Rob- ertH und Florence Coventry. The Younger Jeffersons. Joseph and William Winter Jefferson, the two younger sons of the late dean of the American stage, will prenent their new comedy, "Playing the Came," at the Grand next .Friday and Satur- day'evenlnga, with a matinee Saturday. The three sons of Joneph Jefferson have followed the family tradltloa and remained upon the Htage. Thomas Jef. feraon, the eldeat aon, haa fallen heir to “Rip Van Winkle,” the old play which made hia father loved throughout a generation of theatergoera. The younger aona have choaen rather to de pend upon their own merits and have choaen 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 flint production a few weeks ago in the East. It received the moat favor able mention. The Jeffersons have parfa 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 ddy life and with a clearly defined plot. An excellent, company is said, to be In support of the two leading players. WITH PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Charles B/Hanford and Marie Drof- nah opened their season at Newport News. last ^Wednesday In a revival of 'Julius Caesar.” Mr. Hanford nounces tfiat 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 Jfennig, whose lago in support of Mr. Hanford two seasons ago was one of the best Shakesperian 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 refused to be drawn Into the pop ular and more lucrative productions. One of the biggest productions of the ew 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 "Ben Hur" famous for several reasons- Eleven scenes are presented and the company numbers 600 people In the nietropolitan production. Fred Stone and David Montgomery, the "Scarecrow and the Tinman” of The Wizard of Oz,” recently opened In New York In "The Red Mill," which Is said to give the two comedians an even better opportunity than Hhelr first big effort. Stoite and Montgomery are two more recruits from the vaudeville field. A season before they made their 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 cheap vaudeville stage at 160 a week. What their salary reaches, now' must be left to the press agent. It haa been placed at all kinds of impossible amounts. JOSEPH AND WILLIAM JEFFER80N IN "PLAYING THE GAME." uL DINKELSPIEL AT THE SEASHORE. By GEORGE V. HOBART. (Copyright, 1006, by Amerlcnn-Journnl-Kx- nrainer.) Home, Today. EIN I.IKRKU LOOEY: Ve hnf receifed your letter from Yllmltig- ton, Del., nnd ve vns glat to know dot you vn» prosperlzlng on der M' Y« ther und me vns nt der sen- shore uiul ve ynst got back, poorer, thin ner. und mlt it vlstful look In our eyes. Abonhl two veeks ago I set to jour mother nt home vun efeulng: It Is such n hotness in der humidity of drr ntmospherlcnls; dnrefore, no friends In Atlantic City to wlch a wlsltV ItememlHT, our honor Is ut stake, because ve should pay* our debts nlvny*. Try hard to recollection some vun ve owe a wlslt to!” Your mother set: "Dure Is der rirklesauersL on Kentucky iifenue. I entertained Mrs. I'leklesnurr ttnil her daughter, Harmonica, nt n lunch* I eon vun day. I met deni hi u eompartiiumt Charlotte Walker, a' Southern girl who has‘made nn unusual success In the stage world, will visit Atlanta this season In "On Parole,” a drama, written from a Southern stand point. 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 and they pronounced it true to. the spirit of the period. "Dixie,” played by the orchestra between the acts, brought as rousing a cheer as Uny Southern city could have glyeo. Frank Ourzon/ another prominent London theater lf**ee, has come out with a warning against the Influence of the theatrical trust and Its, rhethods, which are debasing the stage. Ac cording to a special cable to The New York Sun of September 6, he said: "Mr. Frohman, I regret to say, has und from der briny l^gotrsT** I inkvlre.l. "No, der Board vs lk la gome distance und quite unseeable from, der I'lcklesauer house,” your mother responded. "Gif yourself a receipt for dot debt; It Is paid,” I vlspered. "Try now to pay uontedlug near der Boanlvnlk. Vnt Is der use to meet n social obligation unless ve get II rebate?” "Dare vns Mr. und Mrs. Slinuerbntli," set your mother. "Dey keep n boarding house near der ocenu uml I entertained dem vunee on n Broadvny ear by having . I met .li ra m n c-ompnnraezii 0 ill.pate mlt der rendnetor should my ve tint pome shredded | N-bhe now I. der up,time tu pn»«ep„r,u„t. She In- P Y*"eh* '“'iel ph lua len, ye. , her yen I run In At- . Ml . , “ b,lrnl "B 5e * lre ln ,,ur b “ owe her, yes!" made the production of comedies al most Impossible. He. has spoiled the authors with fees Htifi the' actors With" salaries, and by so doing has driven many of us Into musical pieces when we should be doing comedies. "No doubt the aefors were pleased, bul things are already beginning to' find their level for those whom Mr, Frohman had once engaged at ridicu lous salaries and who do not care to take less now find themselves walking about. He has put Ideas of salaries In their heads that can not possibly be maintained. Nor can any manager af ford to pay tho absurd terms our lead ing authors ask." "tat iss garlic?" asks August Poons, the sentimental young German musi cian. of Herr von Barwlg, 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 I.lmburger!" And the audience has an attack of hysterical laughter. "Bankers and Brokers," Yorke and Nick Adams In the corned, roles, will be presented at the Bijou in a short time. Hugh Huhn, dramatic critic of The Memphis Commercial Appeal, gives It a complimentary no. tlce 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 Adams swinging onto the chief comedy role. The term swinging Is not used inad vertently, for while the two comedian, get their names In black type on the bill, they arc kept dishing out their very best stoqk in trade the entire time they are behind the footlights to pre- vent several of the others from run ning away with the honors of the en. tertainment." Richard Mansfield has been booked to appear In Atlanta on December 27, and will present for the first tlmo Ibsen’. Peer Gynt.” The play Is very differ ent from most of the sombre Ibsen dra mas and Peer Gynt Is an optimist In stead of a pessimist. The character I. that of a young Norwegian mountain eer who -oes out to conquer the world but who finds that happiness Is only to be sought at home. Mr. Mansfield Is preparing a production which, it |, promised, will eclipse his former ef forts In scenic splendor., The second act In "The Girl of the Golden West," In which Blanche Bates as thq keeper of the Polka saloon, and Frank Keen an 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 ns 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 thd South and West this season, taking In Salt Lake City nnd Denver, and then Port land, Seattle and other cities In the Puget Sound country of the Northwest. Tho LaShelle-Armstrong comedy met with great favor In this section lost 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 was 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 tho stago and the cow escorted to a distant stall. After agreeing to give Miss Herman two weeks' rehearsal in the country for the sake of- life and limb she de cided to stick to her contract, and th. iress agent, smiling happily, * besat ilmself close to his typewriter and wrote this. One of the notable events In the hl»- tory of music in Amerlcfi will be tha visit of Camille Salnt-Saens In Novem ber and December next. This Illus trious Frenchman up to the present haa always turned a deaf ear to proposal* from American muslcnl managers. HI. tour in this country will be under the direction of Bernhard Ulrich, who has had some of the greatest artists under his management. Salnt-Saens Is said to be a very wealthy man and will nat urally be curloue to study our musical standards. Ills contract with Mr. Ul rich stipulates that he Is not only to appear as piano and organ soloist, out that he shall conduct some or his larger symphonies and suites in tne principal cities where symphony or chestras are maintained. flower, und many udders too notable to mention. Mrs. PlggleHOUse vnfe heavy blue satin appllqucd across der corsage mlt'four~Der Gjifferment bonds uml trimmed mlt rite chiffon. She vore abouhl eight volts of alternating diamonds. Mrs. Ganderkurds looked Inffly In a crea tion In three acts literally translated from der rreach and cut bias efervvare eggs- 8ho yore enough nearls’To of diamonds. < T pt * ,I r r V 11 ' short-circuit nbout nine volts Miss Concert I an Ganderkurds charming confectioner !m»pe uml ji wlted me to call 01 lnntle City—perhaps "Does der I’lcklesuners Ilf near tier RonrdvnII: vare ve cjin sit In der parlor vlndow uml can see der wisinns of fair v!mmen nnd brafe metis mlt shapes on dem like a Spanish mackerel as dei BUSINESS IS RESUMED aud again the merchant has time to think about having some priuting done. We simply wisli to remind him of this label— * It stands for fair business wages and decent bom's of labor in the printing office, so the men may be with their families by nightfall. ATLANTA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, P. 0. BOX 266. HAP WARD AT THE BIJOU. hearts to be honest pefore der vorld uml pay dls wlslt, vlch ve,owed so long und chustly ve packed up a few hand hnggnges uml rushed to Atlantic City. Ve soon found der Khnuerlmth boarding house und der Khnuerbntti* receifed us mtl open arum, open faces aud open pocket books. Dty Immediately took down all der so elal bars nnd pilf’ tis at our ease by ehurehlug fifteen dollars a day for room ofer a bathing pavilion, und ve oggsplntned mlt tears In our eyes dc van on a pilgrimage to pay our honest debts mlt a long forgotten wlslt, dey smiled feverishly uml sot dey votild rodder ve owed dem der wlslt forefer If ve vould pay dem der cash for der room. t'nd His Is how It came abouhl dot your mother uml I hud to put on patent eye glasses so ve could see eferything double uml try to gel our money’s vortb at At lantic City. Much could be said nbuld der sights ve saw, uml some day veil my pocketbook loses Its hectic flush meblie I vlll suy It, but» not now. 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