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pey poses and danoss. Her companions are
Belmont and Desmond. Ammon and Fletcher.
and the Fenz brothers. Songs of 'be viii
employ q stage full Of women.
Svsnsa MqsS works
oy oo,uy 10 no exception to the rule of two band
The serious dramas for the week are few ret
they comprise some admirable specimens OF diff
ferent sorts. sue" at Hoyt's 10 tho first oom-
pietely characteristic Bret Harte story that we
have ever had on our stage, and Annie Russell
Is perfect embodiment of Bret Harte heroine
she Is delightful. The comedy passages in this
piay have been expanded TO good advantage.
ana the melodramatic ones refashioned.
Our romantic drama in the Dumas vein of
heroics is AN Enemy to the King" at the
Lycoum. Edward H. Sothern is an accepted
representative of the fearless lover since he
took part In Tho Prisoner OF Zenda," and
his audiences seem to like him equally well in
the present role Of HuGuenot fighter for his rollg-
Ion and his sweetheart. Tho play is in it's fifth
week. and bids fair to keep right on until the
end of the year.
The term of Under the Polar Star " ia wear
Ing on to a close at the Academy of Music. This
Is melodrama that doesn't for a moment lose
its fervid heat In the zero weather of tho Arctic
seas. Although Its success comes primarily Of
the spectacular scenes Of the icy ocean. its story
OF love and hate does not freeze. A party of
POO Harlem wheelnen and their friends are to
The Foar.esnth Streets @ ssu mslodrama loEn for tho
week Is The Great Diamond Robbery" In
which, ,ac 1t may be embered, the once not9-
Tlous receiver OF stolen goods, Mother Mandel-
crime. Life among New Y orf poii,icisn. is de-
picted, too. in n free fashion. and sensational
pany has been formed for this seasons tour.
The Grand Opera House has a melod rama of
warfare in Cuba. entitled " The Last Stroke" Of
broadway last winter. The acton teens with
startling situations. in which lives are i'm
and tho struggle Of the Cubans FOR Independence
Is presented ts In to rouse n the enhn.
Is retained at the head Of the cast.
New recruits from comic opera are found
among this weeks specialists of the continuous
shows Keith's Union Square gets William
Pruette. who. assisted by Marie Bell and
Florence de Larsoneur, will present the travesty
of Carmen" that was put into "In Gay New
York" limitations and recitations fall to Jessie
Cothui, and these others are the list: Tho
Judge brothers. Hayes and Post. Williams and
Tucker. Johnnie McKeever, George w. Day,
Thomas Barry, the Travelles, Annie May and
the Farbianu sisters. The cinematographe dis
play Is the only itom continued from last week.
The Rinehart sisters, six of 'em, are well to.
ward the top of Pastors list, and Maud Nugent
and the De FORESTS other leaders The pic
torial end Of the show is we'll attended to. there
being pictures of moving objects. q new con-
trivance for projec ting lime-liGht pictures. and
songs accompanied by stereopticon illustrations.
Specialists listed are the Dolans. Foy and Clark.
Gibson and Donnelly. George Mcconnell, Theo,
the Fremonts, and Marie Leslie.
Tomorrow brings n fresh list OF specialists to
the Standards all-day show. Among them are
Amelia Glover, a graceful dancer: George II.
Wood, monologuist of singular manner;
Charles A. Loder. a German dalectician; tho
Waterbury brothers and Tenney. Bartine's dog
circus. and Till's marionettes. A series of
sword com bats will fall to the Kawakawnis.
Proctors Twenty-third Street has John c.
Rice. Sally Cohen Nelson and Milledge. and the
Quinne for its conspicuous contributors. Proc
tors Pleasure Palace. the continuous show mu-
sic hall. leads off with Nernona Jarbeau. Jones
and Robinson. and Joe Allen. The vitascope 10
a feature at both Proctor houses.