THE PLAYGOER'S GUIDE

IT WILL not always be possible to announce in this column the exact dates of the first performances of new plays, as it frequently occurs that these are necessarily postponed or changed. In all cases, however, the dates given below are those scheduled by the producers for their openings, and in the majority of cases, the presentations will occur as announced. In some instances also, we may record a piece as " now playing" which may have been withdrawn between the time of our going to press and our date of issue. We believe, however, that inspite of such occasional unaviodable errors, this department as a whole will be accurate and useful to our readers.

NOW PLAYING

Adele — By Jean Briquet and Paul Herve. LONGACRE THEATRE, 48th Street, between Broadway & Eighth Avenue, Mat. Wed. & Sat. A clever musical farce by the author and composer of "Alma, Where Do You Live." Excellently acted, with Natalie Alt, Georgia Caine and Hal Forde in the chief roles; beautifully staged and costumed.

America — HIPPODROME, Sixth Avenue, between 43rd and 44th Streets, Mat. daily. Another big spectacle of the sort for which this resort has become famous. The many scenes begin with the landing of Columbus, jumping from 1492 to 1913, when a rapid tour of the many contrasted localities of this country is brilliantly, faithfully and rapidly made. There is a spectacular ballet, with its jewels and brilliant colors reflected in a clear lake; but the sensation of the show is an automobile, carrying five passengers, which races down a mountainside and plunges into a lake.

The Auctioneer — By Charles Klein and Lee Arthur. BELASCO THEATRE, 44th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Mat. Sat. a revival of David Warfield's first success as a star under the management of David Belasco. His impersonation of the Jewish peddler is one of the masterpieces of the American stage. Marie Bates reappears in her old r61e.

Believe Me Xantippe — By F. Ballard. 39TH STREET THEATRE, 39th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Mat. Wed. and Sat. A farce with touches of melodrama, about a young man who bets he can commit a crime and yet with one day's start, evade capture for a year. Mary Young and John Barrymore in the leading rdlcs.

The Black Mask — By F. Tennyson Jesse and H. M. Harwood. (In triple bill with "The Eternal Mystery" and "The Bride.") PRINCESS THEATRE, 39th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. Mats. Wed. and Sat. A tragedy of Northern England. Cast includes Holbrook Blinn, Emelie Polini.

The Bride — By William J. Hurlburt. (In triple bill with "The Eternal Mystery" and "The Black Mask.") PRINCESS THEATRE, 39th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. A farce. Cast includes William J. O'Neil, Vaughan Trevor, Holbrook Blinn, Edward Ellis, Emelie Polini.

The Doll Girl — By Leo Fall. GLOBE THEATRE, Broadway, between 46th and 47th Streets, Mat. Wed. and Sat. A lively musical comedy, adapted from a Viennese original with numerous American songs added to the Leo Fall score. Hattie Williams is at her best, and Richard Carle is fairly funny. Cast also includes Charles McNaughton, Cheridah Simpson, Robert Evett, Will West.

The Escape — By Paul Armstrong. LYRIC THEATRE, 213 West 42nd Street, Mats. Sat. A spirited melodramatic play exposing conditions of the slum tenements in New York; showing the escape of one girl from them through the protection of a soulless politician, and her experiences as a trained nurse, and finally as the wife of a physician. Cast is headed by Catherine Calvert and and also includes Harry Nestayer. George Farrcn and Jessie Ralph.

The Eternal Mystery — By George Jean Nathan. (In triple bill with "The Black Mask" and "The Bride.") PRINCESS THEATRE, 39th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. Mats. Wed and Sat. A drama of metaphysics. Cast includes Holbrook Blinn, Willette Kershaw, Edward Ellis.

Evangeline — By Thomas Broadhurst. PARK THEATRE, Columbus Circle, Mat. Sat. A poetic play made from the Longfellow poem with Miss Edna Goodrich in the title role.

The Family Cupboard — By Owen Davis. THE PLAYHOUSE, 137 West 48th Street, Mat. Wed. and Sat. A sensational play of New York life concerning people of fashion and of the Tenderloin. Frank, intense and "gripping" for people who do not mind strong meat. Cast includes William Morris, Olive Thome, Forrest Winnant, Irene Fenwick and Franklyn Ardell.

The Fight — By Bayard Veiller. HUDSON THEATRE, 139 West 44th Street. Mat. Wed. and Sat. A sensational drama by the author of "Within the Law." Up-to-date, bold, interesting, if not very plausible, in its depiction of a woman s candidacy for mayor of a small Colorado city, and her fight against child labor and white slavery. Cast includes Margaret Wycherley, Felix Krembs, William McVay, Margerie Wood.

Her Own Money — By Mark E. Swan. COMEDY THEATRE, no West 41st Street. Mat. Tues. and Sat. Domestic comedy of a couple living in a Harlem flat who separate on the money question, which is discussed at length in a way designed to interest women. Cast includes Julia Dean, Beverley Sitgreaves, Sydney Booth.

Lieber Augustin — Book by Ernst Wellisch and Rudolf Bemauer, music by Leo Fall. CASINO THEATRE, Broadway and 39th Street. Mat. Wed. and Sat. Operetta from Vienna with the book Americanized by Edgar Smith, but the score by the composer of "The Dollar Princess" and "The Doll Girl" retained intact. An excellent comedy rdle for DeWolf Hopper, along the lines in which he has long been popular; and an equally good sinking part for George MacFarlane. Cast also includes May DeSousa and Grace Field.

The Lure — By George Scarborough. MAXINE ELLIOTT'S THEATRE, 39th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. Mat. Wed. and Sat. A highly colored melodrama depicting the narrow escape of a girl from white slavery. Bold to a degree never before attempted on the New York stage. Cast includes Vincent Serrano, Mary Nash, Dorothy Dorr,George Probert.

Madam President — By Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Weber. GARRICK THEATRE, 35th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Mat. Wed. and Sat. A typical, risque farce from the Palais-Royal, Paris. Fannie Ward plays the leading rftle. Cast includes Pattie Browne, George Giddens, John Dean.

The .Marriage Market — By Gladys Unger and Victor Jacobi. KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE, Broadway and 38th Street, Mat. Sat. The latest importation from the London Daly's. A dainty, humorous musical comedy of the type of the "Sunshine Girl," which it succeeds. It possesses the sort of charm, in both book ana music that is peculiar to plays from London, though this one actually is based on a Viennese operetta, the original score being retained. The cast is headed by Donald Brian.

Nearly Married — By Edgar Selwyn. GAIETY THEATRE, Broadway and 46th St. Mat.Wed. and Sat. A lively American farce about a couple who run away for a "second honeymoon" on the day the divorce they, did not really want is granted. Cast includes Bruce McRae, Jane Gray,. Ruth Shepley, and Georgia Lawrence.

The Passing Show of 1913 — WiNTER GARDEN, Broadway, bet. 50th and 51st Streets, Mat. Tues. Thurs. and Sat. A brilliant spectacle, lively with songs, colloquial comedy and many dances by individuals and ballets. Cast includes Bessie Clayton, Mollie King, Laura Hamilton, Conroy and LeMaire, Charlotte Greenwood, Charles King.

Peg o' my Heart—By J. Hartley Manners. CORT THEATRE, 136 West 44th Street. Mat. Sat. only. Comedy, about an uneducated, bright, alluring Irish girl in the household of coldly aristocratic English relatives. Laurette Taylor's performance of the title-r61e has placed her in the front rank of American actresses. Cast also includes H. Reeves-Smith, H. Hassard Short, Christine Norman, Emelie Melville.

Potash and Perlmutter — Adapted from the stories, by Montague Glass. GEORGE M. COHAN THEATRE, Broadwav, between 42nd and 43rd Streets, Mat. Wed. and Sat. A very funny, up-to-date play about the Hebrew cloak and garment makers made popular with thousands of readers by Montague Glass's sketches. Their racy humor has been successfully transferred to the stage by an unnamed author, and the parts are very happily realized by Barney Bernard and Alexander Carr.

Rob Roy— By Harry B. Smith and Reginald de Koven. LIBERTY THEATRE, 42nd St. between Seventh and Eighth Aves. Mat. Wed. and Sat. A revival by the Dc Koven Opera Company, headed by Bessie Abott, of an operetta which was popular about eighteen years ago.

Shadowed — By Dion Clayton Calthorpe and Cosmo Gordon Lennox. FULTON THEATRE, 46th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. Mat. Wed. and Sat. A new comedy from England, where, however, it never has been played. Produced here by James Forbes, author of "The Travelling Salesman" and "The Chorus Lady." Cast headed by Olive May.

Shakeapearean Repertoire — MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE, 34th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Mat. Wed. and Sat. E. H. Sothem and Julia Mar owe in eight plays from their familiar Shakspearean repertoire. Much Ado About Nothing," "Hamlet," Romeo and Juliet," "Twelfth Night," "The Taming of the Shrew," "The Merchant of Venice," "Macbeth," and "As You Like It." On Wednesday afternoon Miss Marlowe does not appear, when Mr. Sothem plays in his old success "If I Were King."

Seven Keys to Baldpate — By George M. Cohan. ASTORTHEATRE, Broadway and 45th St. Mat. Wed. and Sat. A dramatization by George M. Cohan of Earle Derr Bigger's fantastic story. Cast includes Wallace Eddinger, Margaret Greene, Gail Kane.

Sweethearts—By Harry B. Smith and Fred de Gresac, with music by Victor Herbert. NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE, 42nd St. between Seventh and Eighth Ave. Mat. Wed. and Sat. An agreeable operetta, Christie MacDonald has a congenial part in the character of a Continental princess who was stolen in youth to save her from the dangers of war, and has grown to girlhood in the ancient city of Bruges, believing herself the daughter of a laundress. Tom McNaughton is the chief comedian.

The Temperamental Journey — By Leo Ditrichstein. REPUBLIC THEATRE, West 42nd Street. Mat. Thurs. and Sat. A sentimental farce adopted from the French by Leo Ditrichstein and produced with all the taste and cleverness one expects from David .Belasco. As an artist who is supposed to have drowned himself and attends his own funeral, Mr. Ditrichstein has made a success somewhat similar to and equally great as in "The Concert." Cast also includes Isabel Irving, Josephine Victor, Richie Ling.

The Tyranny of Tears — By C. Haddon Chambers. (In double bill with "The Will".) EMPIRE THEATRE, Broadway and 40th Street. Mat. Sat. A revival. Cast includes John Drew, Julian L'Estrange, Laura Hope Crews, Mary Boland.

When Dreams Come True — By Philip Bartholomae and Silvio Hein. Forty-fourth Street Theatre, West 44th St. Mat. Wed. and Sat. A farce with music. The spirit of youthfulness, gaiety and ingenuousness runs through it, with Joseph Santley as a likeable young hero and May Vokes as a comic visitor from the country.

Who's Who — By Richard Harding Davis. CRITERION THEATRE, Broadway and 44th St. Mat. Wed. and Sat. William Collier in the role of a man who believes himself a murderer, hides in a Western mining camp but is discovered by means of a motion picture. Cast includes Paula Marr and William Collier, Jr.

Within the Law — By Bayard Veiller. ELTINGE THEATRE, 42nd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, Mats. Wed. and Sat. This popular melodrama is now in its second year at the same theatre. Its story is thrilling and timely, being concerned with the minimum wage question, the underworld and other topics of contemporary interest. Jane Cowl has resumed the role of Mary Turner. Cast abe includes Orme Caldara, William B. Mack Florence Nash.

The Younger Generation — By Stanlev Houghton. Half Hour — By J. M. Barrie. LYCEUM THEATRE, Forty-fifth Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. Mats. Wed. and Sat. The first named is a realistic, searching play in three acts, by the author of "Hindle Wakes, dealing with the hypocritical Puritanism to be observed in many middle-class families of present-day England. Cast ineludes Stanley Drewitt, in the rdle he "created" in the London production a year ago, and Ernest Lawford. The second piece, in only one act is typical of Barrie's whimsical wit and has Grace George in its chief rdle.

The Will — By J. M. Barrie. (In a double bill with The Tyranny of Tears.") EMPIRE THEATRE, Broadway and 40th Street. Mat. Sat. A satire in three short movements, showing a rising young Englishman in youth, in middle age, and in old age. and illustrating the hardening effect of wealth on an ordinary nature. Cast includes John Drew, Mary Boland, Frank Kemble Cooper.

OPENINGS

October 10. The Great Adventure — By Arnold Bennett. BOOTH THEATRE, West 45th Street. Mat. Sat. A comedy about an artist whose valet dies, being mistaken for him and buried ceremoniously in Westminster Abbey. Thereupon, the painter, supposedly dead makes a new career for himself. The play was one of the foremost successes of the latest London season. Cast includes Janet Beecher Sarah Allgood, Lyn Harding.

October 21. Prunella — By Lawrence Housman and H. Granville Barker. Music by Joseph Moorat. LITTLE THEATRE, 44th Street. Mats. Wed. and Sat. A romantic, tender, bizarre fantasy about a girl who has been brought up by her prim, unworldly maiden-aunts, whose life has never ventured beyond an old-fashioned garden until she elopes with the pierrot of a ssing troupe of mummers. Cast will be aded by Marguerite Clark.

AT THE OPERA

No definite announcements of their programmes had been made by the managers of the Metropolitan or of the Manhattan Opera Houses at the time of going to press.

CENTURY OPERA HOUSE Central Park West and Sixty-second Street. Matinees, Wednesday (popular prices) and Saturday.

In the following list the operas announced will be sung during the entire week following the date announced for the initial performance. On the first night the operas will be sung in the language in which they were written; at all following performances they will be sung in English.

October 7. Wagner's Lohengrin.

October 14. Wolf-Ferari's Jewels of the Ma.

dona.

October21. Puccini's Madam Butterfly.

October 28. Saint Saen's Samson and Delilah. November 4. Puccini's La Tosca.

(Extra Matinee Election Day.) November11. Carpentier's Louise.

November18. Verdi's II Trovatore.

November 25. Gounod's Romeo and Juliet. THANKSGIVING (matinee) ' Humperdinck's

Hansel and Gretel.