St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 1, 1911

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Louis Mann, in his grealt new ‘success, “The Cheater,’ which ran for five months at the Lyric Theater. in New York, will begin a week’s engagement at the Garrick this eveming.: - In this play of -defightful -humor, }adapted from the German comedy, ‘Der | Doppelmensch,” the hit of the Berlin stage last year, by Mr. Mann himself, the star returns to ay. field of pure ‘fun-making in which his. greatest triumphs have been a¢hieved. It gives ‘him the role of a German politician-re- ‘former Who, falling heir to a money- making dance hall and saloon; finds al! his duplicity called into exercise by at- ‘tempting to manage this immensely profitable amusemenf resort while. at the same time leading a crusade against The excellent supporting company in- cludes Mme. Mathilde Cottrelly, one of ‘the most finlshed actresses now before the American publi¢; Emily Ann Well- man, ‘a,talented St} Louts girl who is rapidly winning —h way to stardom; | Jessie’ Carter, ,another bright young -} ous j couple who live in a New York suburb, re Jertek Malcolm andd others. | Bailey woman contributed! by St. Louis to the stage, and a nuinber of other clever people. ; , —_— James Forbes’ dence comedy, “The | Commuters, ve? ‘spaid'to be a worthy suc- \cesor to “The Chorus Lady” and “The i Traveling Salesm " of his earlier writ- | ing, comes to thp Century this week, opening with tonight's performance. . The story of the play tells the humor- adventures ‘of a young’ married the husband beihg in business in the jcity, and its complications arise from + his inviting to his country home the one | especial i whom the wife blames for all his early j escapades. | peacemaker in the ensuing quarrel be- friend*of his. bachelor days His friend strives to be the tween husband and wife—and succeeds , in embroiling not only the whole house- hold but half the village ‘Inthe result- in troublel | Suburbanite types are. plentiful, and > the play's” Jines.and sit- |, } uations are rich in gen comedy. ~~ The cast includes Harry Davenport, | brother of the late Fanr ‘Davenport, the leading tole in “The ‘Hour;” Phylits Rankin, cKee Rankin; Fiepeaos 4 Malone, Maggie Halloway, Fisher, Fred who ‘creat ei comedia

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| Eugene Walter, f -baretoot model.in an artist’s studio. An a {walang supporting company has heey: tan i announced. “The » Chocolate Soldier, ae an opera bouffe treatment of George Bernard Shaw's “Arms and-the Man,” comes to the Sam 8. Shubert Théater next Sun- day night. An orchestra of 8 will be required for the proper playing of Oscar the opera is the Dragoman Pass, in Bul- garia. The entertainment has been greatly successfyi on both sides of the Atlantic. The company includes Grace | Drew, the prima donna; Fritzi von Ba- sing, player of the frivolous Mascha, from Berlin; Forrest Ffuff, as the love- making Chocolate Soldier; Frances Kén- nedy, as Aurelia; John Dunsmure, as Massakroff; Fred Mace, as Col. Popoff, and Henry. Coote, as Alexius. _ : ‘Homeward Bound,” a new play on the cost of easy money! written. by author of “Paid in Full,” “The Easiest Way’’ and other successes, and dealing with vital dra- matic . developments of modern life, will begin a week's engagement at the Olympic next Sunday night. Its excel, lant cast is headed by Arnold Daly and Miss Charlotte Walker. The play gets its title from the fact that its central figures, a young married couple, are at first metaphorically “all at sea,” but finally ‘straighten out ‘ their protien . and make for port . “homeward bound.” Virginia Harned, in a new play by Herbert Bashford, entitled “The W'o an He Married,” will be the Garrick’s offering next week, beginning with Sunday night’s performance. The plot | both “Camille” and “Trilby,” in which Miss Harned scored a great success. in pASt years. It presefts her again’as a and a massive scenic produce: eee a ton en a> etta Crosman’ in Percy Mackaye's sdy-satire, ‘“‘Anti-Matrimony, ° Strauss’ melodious score. The scene of | }past week. Rey , of the Metropolitan oO Amato and Scotti,‘ t of the inteneely Saas atienada play of “Bertha, the Sewing’ ; to be given at the New | for a theatrical benefit, more’ will essay” the tith John Drew, Tyrone Po ane noted players will be in ithe Theodore Kremer, the @ clares that this is all that*fs sary to prove that his play 1s. er than any of sae is or P writing. ee wagon while on their ¥ ter Damrosch to Gel They are valued at Bigs George Baklanoff, tone, who was heard in tt “Rigoletto”. during the , Company's engagement at tl " in this. city, last season, charged by Henry Russell that Cowpanp: seed ; he sulked ‘and refused” toe Sammarecg, instead of hr as Iago in a recént p perfor “Otello” in Boston. aes A wireless: been installed iny’ the in. New York « that on incom! -

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