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f THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY, JANUARY U, 1WT, ATLANTA’S THEATERS "THE TEIDEBF0OT" AND OSCAR FIGMAN LOOKS VERY GOOD Breezy Musical Comedy . Comes Again—Ou Monday. "The Tenderfoot," an operatic corn* edy, will bo neon at tho Grand Monday afternoon at matinee and again at night. Richard Garle la responsible for the book. This fact, In view at what has recently l>eon aeen from Mr. farle, wouldn't signify much, only that when Carle wrote "The Tenderfoot" •track the happiest vein imaicinnhle which aecured for him. n prominent place among the operatic comedy au thors of today, and brought him one bound Into the public's popular favor. “The Tenderfoot" la by far the beat thing that Carle has handed u* to date. In short. It contains more genu Inely tuneful numbers than all hfa »th er work put together. However. H. I. HaartrinuBi not be forgotten rb cartn*jr FRANK DIXON HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT MISS MAXINE ELLIOTT. Who App.ar. at tha Grand N*xt Wa.k in Clyde Fitch'. Am.rlcan Play, “Her Graat Match." RUN IN THREE OFFERINGS AT GRAND DURING WEEK T HEATRICAL circles will be en livened next week by one of the tiext bills of the eeaxon, which mil he offered at the Grand. The past week has been of a high order, sup plying variety In style of acting as well .« quality and atandlng of actors cn- (taxwl, together with completeness In detail of staging and costuming. I in Monday at a special matinee nnd again Monday night that delightful comic "pern. "The Tenderfoot," will be given. It Is the same excellent organ- liHii'in In which Richard Carle, the an thbr of tin* play, made such a "pro nmmrrrt hit. Mr. Carle Is not with the organisation this year, Oscar L. Flg- insn Ink log the part of Professor Pettl- Many critics contend that Mr. Klgnmn is superior to Mr, Carlo in.this pari. There will not be a performance mi Tuesday night, as there will be a -dootura——.— . . „ , _ llenutlful Maxine Elliott will be seen Wednesday and Thursday nights In i lyile Fitch's great comedy, "Her Great .MatchMiss Elllott’a name Is a guar antee for an excellent production. She has been seen to advantage In ahnte of the most notable plays of tho thentrlcnl world. In “Her Great Match" It Is said licit Miss Elliott has the most superb vehicle of her career as an Independent star. The sale of Seats for this per- f 'ritniiiec will he conducted at the tit .uid hex office on Monday morning. There will not be a matinee, us the strain on the star ls too great to permit ' f the exertion. ' ' hookers." that ever popular play. ' ill cams on Friday and Saturday bights snd Saturday matinee to lend '|iee and variety to the week's bill. ■ 'hookers” has delighted thousands all •oei the country, nnd la said tn be jtist as good as It ever was. The support ing company Is of a high order. co-worker. To Mr. Hearsti Is clue the palm for several of the merry whis tling airs. There Is an atmosphere moat- delightful about "The Tender foot," which may be classed as being one of tha brightest, lightest operatic works'on the road. There are twenty original musical gems In "The Tenderfoot." The or ganisation presenting "The Tender foot" this year Is exceptionally large, numbering over half a hundred people. Oscar Ik Flgman will again he seen Professor Pettlbone. LL.D.. B. A. FTgman In his long career has never had a part that luted him so well, and experiences on a Texan ranch’furnish the greater portion of the comedy, he never falls to score. Miss Ruth White, a soprano of pleasing personality, and a splendid voice, has the part of Marlon Worthington, an heiress. Nn further comment on Miss White Is needed, as her friends are legion. ■ Harry B. Williams la still the Chi naman. Grace Sloan the Patsy. This team's dancing number In the llrst art Is especially clever. BEAUTIFUL MAXINE ELLIOTT COMES FOR TWO EVENINGS IN u HER GREAT MATCH' Clyde' Fitch Play For Favorite Woman Actress. The attractlon-at-tha Grand on Wed nesday and Thursday nights should ap- iwnl with particular force to Atlanta theatergoers, when that talented ac tress, MISS Maxine Elliott, will be seen here In the Clyde Fitch comedy, "Her Great Match.” everywhere regarded as the best piece that hns been written for her since she became an Individual star. The play was most enthustasti rally received In the East last season and proved such a tremendous popular success that Miss Elliott determined use no other nn her present tour, which Includes every city of note In the United States. It has been two yearn since Miss Elliott appeared In Atlanta and It Is foriunaia-for her many sdmlrers that We arc the Bonnie 8eotch Lassies Lsssist In^FanUama” st the Bijou. Como and See Us. she la able to return under such prom. Islnc conditions. Mr. Fitch has sup plied-Iter wUh st Jlne-part—one . that shows her rare and appealing talents to excellent advantage. She Is called upon to portray one of those wholesome types of the American woman who flg- iirnr Hi society, and there is no other star on the contemporary stage who ran Jill such a role quits so well as Miss Elliott. Bhe Is fitted for such characterizations by looks and temper ament and In "Her Great Match" Mr. TUch lvas provIded^her with a broad scope' for the sweep of that Infectious personality which has made Miss El llott one of the most popular of Amert can stage women. Whnt Is even more fortunate, the author has not limited himself to the heroine's role In the de velopment of hie story. He has em bellished the work with half a score of other happily conceived types, mak- tng the play one of general excellence. "Her Great Mulch" Is In four acts, with scenes Inid In England—Herd- fortahlre snd London. The opening act llnda "Jo" Sheldon—played by Miss Elliott—the guest of Augustus Botes, a wealthy brewer of Herdfortshlre. She Is an American girl through and through, but fulls In love with Adolph, prince of Kastpholla. and It Is their romantic courtship that furnishes Mr. Fliph wjth the theme for some exceed ingly smart dialogue and pretty senti ment. The locale of the play permits of much elaboration In the matter of sluge Investiture and these opportuni ties haw been taken advantage of to the fullest extent. —-—r The Company supporting Miss Elliott likewise Is particularly strong, the cast Including t'hnrles Cherry, Mine. Ma thilda Cottrelly. Miss Suzanne Perry. Miss Muriel Wylford, Miss Gladys Morris. Mr. Cory Tboinss Mr Leon Quartermalne. Mr. Felix Edwards. Mr. William H. Sams. Mr. Guy Cary. "Misti" OPENS NEXT WEEK AT NEW EL DORADO While It la nn extremely •IlfTb-iiit thing 1 to drnnintlzc a novt*l ** nn to make the ploy full of drnmntlu notion mol at tlr Mute time retain tin* »t«*ry «»f the Iniok with nil Ita detail*, yet ttil* I* what t'lnr Oil re Itennett hn« done with General lew Wallaie'n great novel. "The Him God.'* The name of the dramatize) renilon of the Morel l« "The Royal Hlave." nnd. like lieu llnr. It Ik Mid to he one of the greatest dm tnntlr effort* on the Mage. People of At lanta wjll rememlMT the great tiroduetlmi of lieu llnr that appeared here a few year* ago. when the linnul won paeked to rn parity at erery |M*rfortm»uee for n week General Wallin** oltinliied at that time n plaee In Atlanta tlientergoem' heart* a* a dramatic writer that hat neter alnee been initialed. - lit the eomlttg pntdnrtlon of “The Itoynl Mare" nt the Kl Itorndo by the Baldwin Melville tttnrk t*ompau», Atlanta theater goer* trill again have an opportunity of wit* ueudng aa great a play In Its vlaaa oa t'lten llnr" waa In Ita. The latter |»art of the week will l*e de voted to the Iteantlful mountain piny that " orlte here. ‘The Kind eullnrly suited to them, and the reat of the edit la rueh aa to produce the Itcat re sult*. "Knob* o' Tomtoaoco" will In* the Nil Tliqraditv. Friday and Haturday, with nut! liter* Friday a ml Hatunlny. FRANK DIXON. present, an the next number on Us course. Frank Dixon, orator. In his tn-f»|uck lln» ttnpae 1 irewigcxure, <*o an to secure the largest amount of feathera with the least amount of squawking). This lecture ha* been specially pre pared for this season. It deals merci lessly. yet sanely anil Judicially, with the great schemes evolved by tyranny and greed nnd - sanctified by tradition for the spoliation- of the common peo ple. the spirit of modern wraft and the ethics of high finance and the counter movement evidenced In the develop ment of a civic conscience, the popular revolt against mammonlsm and the de. mand for genuine reform. In short. It Is a lecture on Socialism. Frank Dixon Is ateftdily grow 1 ng_lg- popular favor. Not every one agrees with his views, hut few can help ad miring his fearless, convincing and elo quent manner of handling his subject. Mr. Dixon has appeared before At lanta audiences on several fnrnW oc casions and has established himself In the esteem of the lecture-loving public. This new lecture Is In keeping with the spirit of the times, and Is of special Interest to the so-called “common peo ple.” It will be heard at the Grand next Tuesday night. EDESON IN HIS PART IS VERY STRONG "CHECKERS/'STORY OF HARD LUCK IS ON DOPE SHEET More Human Nature Than In T11 roe David Ilarmns. The playgoers of this city jir* to have a chance next week to see “Checkers." The play, which Is by -Henry M.^Blossom. Jr.. Is the breezy dramatization of the breezy hook of Ihe same name, end It Is said to be reCzlly acted. Since lli lnliar appears ance three seasons ago “Checkers" has been dividing lls time between New Tork. Chicago, Boston. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Pittsburg ami Hi. Louis, snd a few smaller towns, nnd not only did the New York critics speak as If In one voice and In emphatic praise of the Way. company and production, but self- reliant and young Chicago and conser- The-Allanta ^rlure Association will vallve Boston and Philadelphia In- dorsed their opinion. H has played Its fourteenth engagement In New York. -'b'c Is nrnlsi.il for It. human ns Is not, after all, Ihe real tragedy or dlence hung breathless on Ihe R*d Men you hay# baan wgith-- daua gower at. Mr Rdesnn "Strongheart" sent you away with a queer tingling about the heart and a tightening at the throat—and you are unashamed of the emotion that for a Utile while has made you forget that It Is not, after all, Ihe real tragedy of ture. It is commended because It tells an up-to-date Isle of every-day life of people whose blood Is fresh and young. In such excellent fashion as to charm not only those who shrink from the suggestive and unrlean, which mar so many of the playwright's efforts of to day. hut lo win Ihe alert Interest and swift npplause of the old-time, more or less blase playgoer, who has seen pret ty much everything since Ben Butler went to war, and wants a little tabasco In his to keep his palate awake. There Is In the play the old, old story which all Ihe world seems never tired of hearing. And It Is told In such a ' I new aml-preMy way-as to rusks even old bachelor* admit that possibly they overlooked a thing or two In shaping up their lives. And then "there Is n laugh In 'Checkers' every thirty sec onds.” says The New York World. And In the third act there la the represen tation of the famous betting ring of the equally famous Washington I’nrk In Chicago. In this scene the thrill of sensationalism la such as to prompt a New York sporting nuthorlty lo write "I forgot myself so completely In that act of 'Checkers' when the horses came Into the stretch, and I feared that Checkers would lose his bet. that my wife had to pull me back and tell mo to behave." When Ihe curtain rises on the llrst act here It will dlsrlose the same com pany substantially as aeen In New York city. Han« Robert, the capable young acior. plays the title role, and Dave Braham. Jr., will he seen as "Push" Miller, the race track tout. Ing. It la difficult to analyze.the contend Ing feelings that Robert Edeaon arouses within you—that strong nnd virile fig ure of the Indian lifted to the civilian Hon of the white man. yet confronting with pathetic power Ihe Inevitable ra clat line. And because Ihe role brings the clash between heart and reason. "Hi longhead" becomes near great. A splendid and cultured' audience filled the Grand Friday night. It was a keenly ppreclattve audience, anil gave frequent and unmistakable evl dence of Ita pleasure. At the close of Ihe third act Mr. Kdeson had to snond to the Insistent demand with a speech. He did It graciously and with such Ingenlousnsss and a steering away from the stereotyped curtain call that he firmly fixed himself in the affection- ale esteem and regard of Atlanta the- atergoora. Two-years ago Mfr Eilcaon estab lished Idmaelf aa a local favorite In "Hnnson's Folly," and now he returns add to that triumph. "Strongheart" is the son of nn Indian chief, who comes to Uolumbla |o he educated. All Die nner qualities of the highest type of his race predominate In him. and wins ihe love and admiration of his I'aucaslan collegemaies. The college atmosphere Is caught with wonderful faithfulness. Nothing more effective has ever been aeen here than the second act. when "Btrnng- henii." barred from th» game to poor broken Taylor, who Ilea with bandaged lltnh In the dressing room. That scene alone would lift the play above mediocrity, and the great au dience hong breathless on the tremen DEMONS OF DARKNESS, SPIRITS OF VASTLY DEEP, IN HANLON’S FANTASMA umphnnt progress of teammate Tile tragedy heart's love for Dorothy Nelson, the sister or Ills football captain. Not until then comes to the aborigine full and terrible knowledge of tlie Indefinable, yet In surmountable, line that Ilea be Extravaganza Billed For Next Week at Bijou. Hanlon Brother*. whom* pnutomlmea have delighted more than 5,000,000 playgoers. will present thla season ou entirely new. ,«f- SgsrthgdBB SJFKfeW the uioat up-to-date production they have pul forth. When It decided to pre—nt ••Fnntnwma,” Meear*. William and Udward jimr'ft Ihi* mpHueton th^t—thhr ftinns pantomime ahouhl In* the moat Important filtering of their thirty yen ra* career a* pro ducers. # • Work on the stage netting* and effect* commenced nt their Cohaasct studio*. rvrerntrtw-race ami lit* whlla-nmsi who. nnd f>«r nearly - td * - tmm rh»~a—frm-'o -of -over hnn wrested hla country from him. The love-making scene In the red glow of the firelight makes lute string* of the heart, and la exquisite In Ita pathos. Billy Saunders add* , the comedy touch, nnd doe* It with *uch delicious effectiveness that every debutante In the audience was envious of Molly Liv ingston. Frank J. McIntyre Is a type of the big. rollicking, slangy, golden- hearted college man familiar lo every *mc. His great hulk fairly exuded hu mor and hla witty and slangy lines kept the audience convulsed with laughter, when Strongheart did not have It swallowing a lump In the throat. While the entire company U capable, giving poise and finish to the produc tion, Mr. Edeaon and .Mr. McIntyre dominate It. Ml** Nolson. a* the w«»man 8t ronghemi loves. !a very beau tIful. but she seemed to lack the deep er sympathy of her rule. Miss Wood ns .Molly was quite satisfying in her vibrant daintiness. The curtain descends on the lonely figure of Strongheart. hands uplifted, calling upon the Great Father to be with him In his tremendous reuncla- tlon. And you go away with an ache In your heart for the tragedy of the Bed Man. “Htronghenrt” w(II Conclude the en gngement here with matinee Haturday and Haturday evening. To mlsa It la to miss one of the truest und finest pro ductions of the season. J. C\ fifty artists ttnd artisans bad this part or the pantomime In preparation. Notable tricks and etfeela have l*een designed, new music has t»eeu written a ml a new txiok by Uulncy Kilby tells In huuioroua anil roman tic fustdou the etorv or Lena nnd Arthur nnd their servant, the funny Pico. Beset by Zatuallel. Demon of Darkness, and befriended by the lienutlfnl Fautasma. “ e Innocents have a score of adventures, their travels take them not only to tha bottom of the sen. but luto the rnyateiious castles of the ronmntlr land over which the Fairy Qneen holds away. More than **en different changes of scene, each elab. itely staged, will be used In the presen tation of this sjMTlach*. Transformation scenes employing s«-or**s of nieces of deli cate scenery, brilliant with foil effect, will la* a remifrkatde feature. One of theae, “The Hobbles.” la said by the Hanlons to lie their most successful achievement. This pantomime will require the services of over sixty stage binds and an acting company of fifty people will Include the five IUnlons, George, Jr., Fred, William It, Alfred and George, Jr.. James K. Rome, John II. Haslatn, Marguerite Ferguson, Kdua Farrell, L. C. Walter, John F. Fern- lock, Jaenue Uolwrta and many others. Vaudeville feature! by apectst headliner* will be Introduced and the Hanlons' Bou quet Ballet will be aeen In new dances and mnslcal numbers. The Bonnie Hcotch Bal let nnd Reed's Acrobatic Boston Terrlefs will he additional special features. T&U'tYx- traordluary production will remain ohf week. Matinees will be glren on Tuesday Thursday and Haturday. GIRL FROM GEORGIA A Georgia girl, Mlsa Clotra Arm* strong, of Augusta, will play tho lead ing woman's role In “Checkers,” which will be seen at the Grand next week. Mlsa Armstrong will portray tbq role of “Pert.” She has been with th* "Checkers” company since Its first sea son. four year* ago. Bhe, at first, had only a small part, and that on condi tions. Her work and her talent were appreciated by the management and she rose (o the distinction of lady.” M/ * THE ALAMO GIRLS. . “My Alamo Levs” In “Tha Tandsrfoet" is as Pralty Today Waa First tha Popular Hit. AfeTHUR MAITLAND. Naw Leading Man of xaMwIn-Malvill# Stock Company at tha El Derads. Aryi---.