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| and pencnant for composing airs which
every body recognizes. She is in love with
a dashing young officer in the Hungarian
army, Ladislas by name and persuades the
gypsy fortune teller, Musette, TO take her
place In marriage with the count. Mu-
settes gypsy lover, Sander, makes trouble,
ana general confusion reigns, the heiress
| firally being obliged to don the uniform Of
her twin brother, Fedor, and pretend 20 bc
a soldier in order to escape the inlp1rtun-
ties of the count and the dangerous ieal-
ousy of the gypsy. Other characters in the
plot are an eccentric teacher of dancing, a
| funny old Dutchman, the father of Mu-
settle: French prima donna, and various
agreeable looking gypsy girls and shapsly
soldiers.
From all accounts the signal triumph Of
Ihe Fortune Teller" has been made by the
music of Victor Herbert. The score is said
to he a remarkable one. 1t is said to appeal
to the sense. to tickle the ear. and to please
the musician who looks for form, style and
finish in musical writing. The score is
hIled with numbers OF grave and gay, light
and serious, catchy in the most popular
manner, and musicianly in a thoroughly
praiseworthy style. The staging of the
play is said to be rich, elaborate and char
acteristic, while the dressing is harmonious
and beautiful Alice Nielsen herself is said
to have been provided with character
which exactly fits her abilities. The triple
large demands upon her versatility. and
permits her to display her attractive PER
sonality in a variety of costumes. The
composer has given her abundant material
for her pure, fresh soprano voice, and she
is credited with a genuine success IN this
her first stellar role. She is supported by
an excellent organiZa ton, including Eugene
Cowles, Richard Golden, Joseph Herbert,
Frank Rushworth, Joseph CaWthorn, Jen
ME Hawley, Paul Nicholson, Ursula Cur
nett, May Boley and a carefully selected
chorus.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER-"Way
Down East" a new rustic comedy by Lot
tie Blair Parker, which. was elaborated and
produced by Joseph r. Grismer, enjoyed
an uninterrupted run of seven months, and
today Way Down East less than q year
old, has scored the same success in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago
1t is a play of wonderful heart interest,
telling a moral lesson without preaching a
sermon, and has been successful in arous-
ing the attention of the clergy to a
siderable degree. 1t possesses power to
catch and hold the sympathies of an audi
ence Its simple, pathetic story appeals
strongly to all classes of theatergoers. A
host of interesting rural rusticS of New
England furnishes an immense amount of
good comedy. Mr.. Grismer in his elabora-
ton has arranged stage pictures which one
comes in contact with in everyday walks,
and the audience feels they know every
one on the stage or somebody like them.
The interpreting cast Is a splendid one
throughout. 1t includes Phoebe Davies
Odel Williams, Forrest Robinson, Walter
NJ. Hodges. John Bunny, Felix Haney, Sa-
rah Stevens, Ella Hugh Wood, Louise Gal
loway and a quartet, composed of Jenne
Millard, Caro- Gordon, John F. Boyle and
Edwin W. Hoff, a Washingtonian, SO long
associated with the Bostonians. A special
matinee of Way Down East will be given
on Thursday, Thanksgiving day, in addi-
ton to the regular Wednesday and Satur-
day matinees.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-Uncle Sans
tars rushing to the rescue of their country
men imprisoned in a Spanish fort, with the
stirring strains of the battle song of the
American navy, Three Cheers for the Red,
White and Blue" resouuding in their ears,
is spectacle which promises to awaken
the most apathetic spectator of the timely
patriotic play, 1.-The Red, White and Blue"
which will be presented at the Columbia
Theater next Monday for one week, with
the usual matinees. The story Of this thrill
iingly realistic military drama deals with
the adventures and trials experienced In
Cuba by an American family prior to and
during the late Spanish-American cam
paign. Patriotism pervades the whole pro-
duction. Although the play deals with war
and love, the former theme does not dom
mate to the detrfment Of the heart interest,
which Is wildly appealing. interviewer with
the tragedy is a vein of comedy, bright and
breezy. American courage, Cuban coward
ice and Spanish intrigue are trenchantly
pictured through the medium of the person.
ages VI lHe pay. Inc tropical atmosphere
of the background against which is related
the story has been capitally caught IN the
series of exquisite stage pictures, painted
by Walter Burridge from photographs TAX
en- in Cuba. The battle scene which forms
the sensational climax of the play is de-
scrtbed as ingenious in device and finely
realistic in effect. To further heighten the
illusion, overtures entr'actes and incidental
music, based upon our national airs have
been specially composed for the play. The
cast, which is one of the strongest recently
seen in me!odramatic productions, will en-
list cOterie Of well-known players in the
persons of Gertrude Quinlan Ida Mcmillan
Maude Hosford, Lottie Alter, Charles Kent
David NJ Murray, Stephen Wright, Ray
mond Hitchcock, W. s. St. Claire John
Ince, jr r. F. Sullivan. Chas H Stewart
c. B. Poor, G. NJ Raphun, Earnestine Dun
can and Hazel Kirk Clark The production
has enjoyed the personal supervision of
Frank j. Keenan,, the stage director of
The Christian
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-The Academy
has good holiday attraction for Thanks
giving week in Newest Superba, the
Hanlons clever pantomimic spectacle
which, 1t is said, teens with novelty this
year and these clever brothers. wizards
in their art, promise a rare treat in this
seasons offering. They have done away
with all the old material and In its place
bright, fresh and new tricks appear, en-
bellished with new dialogue beautiful
scenery and transformations, clever and
HONeI SptCIdlUtS, WIN mere and there
new ballet, with fresh costumes to delight
the eye.
In the first act, after the fairy grotto
and Introductory scene, where the fairy
queen Superba outlines the story an en-
tire new scene follows, a summer resort at
the seashore, and much fun is ELECTED at a
bathing beach by Pierrot A number of
ladies from a seminary hard by are taking
their morning dip, chaperoned by their in
structors and dressed in stunning costumes
of pretty cut and bright co1ors Some men
appear on the scene, and Pierrot, in a.
spirit of mischief, directs them to the la
dies bath houses and by mixing UP their
clothes creates no end of CONSERVATION and
amusement among the girls, who, seeing
their cherished costumes In the hands Of
men, retire in disorder to their respective
houses TO claim what is left After the
mistake has been rectified and confidence
restored the young ladies tinidiy approach
ana give very pretty bathing dance In
which all the motions of swimming are
defdy introduced. The cast this year is a
large one and contains the names of we'll
Known specialists, the following being the
most prominent: Heloise Dupont Elouina
OIdcastle, Airline Athens, Eva Randolph
Ada Zell, Charles Guyer, the three Powers
brothers and others. There are four new
ballets-the swimming dance a midnight
gavotte, an arctic ballet and new oriental
dance. There will be the usual Wednesday