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the Schoolmaster, Allee John as the Dea¬
coness and Fuller Mellish as the drunken
father were prominent in the cast.
The play was preceded by The Green
Cockatoo,“ another production from the

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German, widely different from the dream
play. Arthur Schnitzler’s bit of grim real¬
ism has been seen here at the German
Theatre. The present production is ad¬
imirable In very way, and the group of
mummers, aristocrats and cannaille who
meet at the Green Cockatoo on the night
jwhen the Bastile fell, were admirably pre¬
sented by the able actors of Mrs. Fiske's
swell balanced company.
TER EMERSON BROWNE'S new
play The Spendthrift,“ with Ed¬
mund Breeze and Miss Thals Ma¬
grane in the leading roles, had its initial
perförmance at the Hudson Theatre last
night, and from the manner in which it
was recelvedsthere is littie doubt that in
it Frederie Thempson has another win¬
ner. In fart, the prophecy was general
that The-Spendthrift“ will have a longer
run thanA PTool There Was,“ which
brought fa#t0 Mr. Browne.
The audience was enthusiastie and was
generous indeed wich its applause. The
curtain calls Just before the last act
threatened to continue throughout the
night, but Mr. Browne himself finallv
came to the rescue by making an appear¬
ance before the footlights. In reply to
the 'demands for a speech, Mr. Browne
declared that he could say nothing more:
than Lthank vou.“
The Spendthrift“ deals with the pres¬
ent time and shows awife who manages
to force her husband, a lbroker, to financial
ruin by her extravagances. Then she
Toolishly tries to help him to his feet by
borrowing from a would-be afffnitv. Sheg.
finally liscovers her folly after a thrill¬
ing scene that occurs in her boudoir.
Then she leaves the husband, goes into
Tretirement, learns to lend a simple life
and is finally, reioined by her husband.
Mr. Breese, as the husband, is, if any¬
thing, better than in The Third Degree“
or The Lion and the Mouse. but this
lis probably because his part appeared to
be bullt for hiff. Miss Magrane, the.
Ispendthrift, is a discoyery of. Mr. Thomp¬
son, he having.brought herto New Tork
from Los Angeles, is pretty and as an
actress will undoubtedlyeshine among the
stars. Miss Gwendolin Piers, as the
young sister of the spendthrift, made a
pretty bride to Mr. Jack'' Devereaux.
sthe husband’s brother.
Mr. Philip Cartwright, as a lawyer and
Ifriend of the husband, handled his lines
cleverly, and Miss Mattie Ferguson, as
iche rich but prudent aunt of the spend¬
thrift, exceeded all of her former efforts
in character roles. Others in the cast who
also appeared.to adväntage were Mr. Rob¬
ert Cain, as the would-be affinity: Aliss
Allee Kelly, as maid to the spendthrift,
land Mr. James Cherry, as a butler.
There are many bright and wittv lines
jIn the playrand there are many lines that
Itell the cause of the troubles that are
Inow overcrowding the divorce court cal¬
Uendar. Take your wife to see The Spend¬
thrift“ and she will be economical ever
after.