The herald., 1894-11-07
NEW YORK THEATR|cALS,
Three Notable Successes Now in
the Metropolis.
Ohena ndoah Increases in Popularity
With Its Years.
John Drew In the baubls shor-The
usw Boy at the Standard.
Tho Masqusradsrs
Coming.

theatrical successes OF the metropolis
all in his own hands and all running
abreast OF each other to immensely pro-
Htabls business for many months.
They were Sowing the Wind at tho EN-
pire theater, which is the home OF Mr..
Frohman's stock company; the phenom.
email farce, Chsrley's Aunt; John Drew
in The Butterfis and The Girl I Left
Behind Me on q grand scale in spectacu.
lar shape at the big Academy OF Music.
Out oil Charley's Aunt alone he cleared
100000. and his profits from the other
plays were equally large. He was real
ly the only New York manager, with
the exception OF his brother Daniel who
produced The Amazons at the Lyceum
late in the season and made it big
winner, who was possessed Of q theatre
cal success during the entire year. This
season Charles Frohman has started in
carly with his string Of triumphs. He
has already had three running in this
city for over two months, all to crowded
houses, and all still in the zenith of
public favor. John Drew In The Bauble
Shop at the Empire thester is
the fashionable rage of the town.
Tho New Boy at the Standard,
another large London hit like Charlsy's
Aunt is furnishing the New Workers
their merriment in large, steady and
enjoyable doses. While Bronson How
ARDS famous war play Shenandoah,
which has been extended to magnificent
proportions and whose military and
battle pieces receive stupendoue illus
tration, SO horses snd 500 soldiers be.
ing employed in some Of the scenes, has
created . popular furors. and ia every
night packing the Academy OF Music
which 10 three times the size OF any
OF the other city theatsrs. Be-
sides these actual and achieved tri-
nmphs, Mr.. Frohman has Henry Arthur
Jones' play, The Masqueraders, which
mis- stock company will appear in dur
ing Decembe and which has created
more talk in London than any play pro-
duced there in the last decade. He has
dozen other OF the choicsst OF foreign
works, all tried and proven worthy. and,
In fact. holds such O corner on the play
market that local managers who find
themselves high and dry have to come
TO him for attractions. The other day
he fitted ont one manager inside OF an
hour with play and company for his
star aud booked o whole seasons tour
for him.
-Ae Bauble Shop, in which John
Drew is making such q fashionable tri-
umph at tho Empire. where the crowds
have been incessant since August 9th
last, is a fascinating drama by Henry
Arthur Jones, author OF The Dancing
Girl, The Middlsmsn and other we'll
known plays. 1t presents Mr.. Drew in
the serious character OF Lord Give.
brook, leader OF the British house OF
commons, who, accidentally encounters
ing the pretty daughter of toy do
signer, fret makes up his mind to ruin
her, but. being disarmed OF his wretched
purpose by the girls purity and inno-
csnce, falls in love with her. A political
enemy finds him in the toy bazaar with
the girl at late hour and accuses him
OF wrongdoing. The accusation leads to
his political and social ruin, but he mar.
ries the girl and all ends we'll for his
honor and manhood. Mr.. Drew's work
in this difficult role has added great
deal to his reputation as an artist. He
10 not only polished and nonchalant In
the lighter scenes, but positively won
derful in the dramatic expression that
he gives to the serious situations.
Nearly all through his career being
known 90 light comedian, his power
and correctly keyed passion in the crit
ical scenes were positive revelations to
his admirers. Mr.. Drew has made q
great personal triumph in The Bauble
Shop and 10 playing the greatest engage
ment he has played in New York since
he became q star. Miss Maud Adams
- the sympathetic and innocent bazaar
girl shares the honors with Mr.. Drew
and has established herself as q great
metropolitan favorite. Mr.. Frohman
has provided Mr.. Drew with an excel.
lent company and finer performance
than that OF The Bauble Shop was never
given anywhere.
The New Boy IL worthy successor to
Charlsy's Aunt. II ia on a higher plane
than the Penley farce and yet it teens
with jolly things and has had the whole
town laughing heartily for nearly three
months. The comic red-hsaded urchin
with joyous grin all over his frecklsd
face, whose phiz is the trademark OF tho
comedy, is so expressive of the rollick-
Ing and ridiculous that the New York
Herald and the Evening Telegram have
applied 1t to political cartoon pur.
poses. Comedian James T. Powers
plays the boy and gets wagon-load of
fan out Of it. The Standard theater,
whore the piece is playing, is always
crowded. and there ia no doubt that
The New Boy will stay there all this
season. % Charlsy's Aunt remained
there all OF last season. The hoy" is
really married man, but bis vile, in
order that she may not lose . legacy
promised her by an old admirer, who
thinks that she is widow, passes him
off for her son. The old admirer 10 a
schoolmaster and the pseudo son 10 en-
tered in mis- school. As the new boy OF
the institution. the other boys, particu,
larly the big fellows, force him into All
kinds OF unpleasant eitnations, and
thereby hangs the whirl of fun that fills
the play. Just "a Bullock Major. the
big boy OF the school, says when the lit.
tle fellow protests agsiust being forced
to rob on orchard: "What are new boys
ior, any how. if not to have fun with ?"
shenandoah, after earning 100000
ior its author five years ago and several
hundred thousand dollars for Manager
Charies Frohman, 10 now ON the Acad
emy OF Music stage in spectacular form
ana is more than repeating its great
Wiumphs Of the past. Bronson How
ard has let his love story stand, and 1t
iss charmingly human love story, too
out ne mas magnided the war environ.
ment' ana such battle pictures were
never DeIore attemp pied on any stage
ana VIII never be surpassed. Fifty
mounted troopers and 300 foot soldiers
are utilized in the big retreat scene,
which brings on General Sheridan at
the finish Of his sonp.celehvatad vida