The times., 1899-02-12
Premieres of Coming New York
Successes.
''The Great Ruby and THE White
Horse Tavern Both Hits.
..SIIIe. Fiji, Adds To the Long List OF
DisRraccfui Productions Recent
Iy Made on the Hinito.


/ have taken look at that particular
scene. and must say that the lasc!vious dis
play made by Louise Baudet is much more
than the init The Turtle" vita Sa lie
Martinot's sensuous disrobing effect. Is a
Sunday school charadc compared 10 The
brutal exhibition in the new farce, which
is. in fact. so obscene that 4 description Of
il would be unp-intable. The Offering. as
now exploited on the local stage, Is fear
fully infected with Orientahsm. some
managers seem TO be possessed with Inc
idea inat nothing is dramatic which does
not include revelation of seNuality. This
craze has become an epidemic and we are
getting the diseased product rather steadily
of late When an actress can be hired TO
do in public what this woman does the
time has come TO call halt. Miss-or is
it Mrs2-Baudet comes on the stage with
a costume slashed up the side from her
ankles to her waist.
OF course that is not scandalous dis
play of the figure and would really pass
unnoticed But when this entertainer It
tempts TO win back her lover she does not
stop where propriety ceases to lead, but
goes just little further in the direction
of pruriency than any one else has dared
TO do. The thing is disgusting and no mis-
take AS result of ali this nastiness in
the theatre bill has been introduced in
the legislature at Albany creating tn Of
fee of play censor" For several months
it has been evident that such functionary
would be necessary, and now the position
cannot be made too soon to suit respect
able people When it does come, efforts
that show women undressed for bed, -as-
civious and animal kisses. attempted rape,
Affairs of Honor and such indecencies
will be things OF the past.
AT the White Horse Tavern which is
on view at Wallack's. is comedy OF many
complications and has had a long run in
Germany. where it was originally produc-
ed. From the plot it seems that a hand
some young widow owns the tavern which
Is near . lake in the Austrian Tyrol. Her
head waiter is in love with her and his
hopeless infatuation forms humorous
feature of the story. The hostess, howev-
er has set her affection upon guest, an
attorney from Berlin. a steamboat which
lands at her wharf brings 4 manufactur-
er his daughter, and his sister. There the
general troubles begin and fun is fast and
furious until the end, when everything
is arranged TO the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. The piece is given with an al
most ideal cast, which includes Amelia
Bingham, Frederic Bond, Joseph Holland,
Harry Harwood, Miriam Nesbitt, and Mrs.
Eva Vincent. All of these folk do clever
work and assist in making the farce an en-
1oyable one. The effort is clean and sue
cess OF large proportions.
Daly's was closed for the first three
nights OF this week for rehearsals of the
London melodrama. The Great Raby.
which was made known Thursday evening
with an uncommon display of scenic and
mechanical effects. Ine piece has had a
run at the Drury Lane, in London, and
promises TO hold the boards at Dalys for
some time to come. Ada Rehan has the
part acted by Mrs John Wood in the for
eign production and speaks her lines with
all the precision for which she is noted.
The Ruby is a clever play and should
have long and prosperous run.
The 4G6tb performance of opera in Eng
lish" at the American Theatre was given
on Monday night. In order TO celebrate
the event in a fitting manner the manage
ment arranged an attractive double bill,
which included "Pinafore" and Il Pagliac-
ci. a souvenir in the form of a silver
seal, was distributed as a memento of The
occasion.
Next week at the Academy of Music
Charles Frohman reyiyes Anson Ponds old
melodrama, Her Atonement," which Of
feTs some military scenes, and will in a
measure reproduce the incidents recently
witnessed in this city when the soldiers
left fos the war and when they returned
home. The cast viii include Henry E
Dixey, Orrin johnson. Louis Aldrich. OF
MY Partner fame; Annie Irish, Jessie
Busley, Kate Denim Wilson, and others
Something like 200 people will be en-
ployed in the presentation which. the
management tells me, will be made on
large scale as to settings and accessories
The continued successes are The Run
away Girl at the Fifth Avenue: "Becaus
She Loved Him So" al the Madison
Square; ''Trelawney of the Wells" at tn
Garden; 'Zaza,' at the Garrick; "Phroso,
at the Empire and Chauncey Olcott, at tn
Fourteenth Street Theatre. The last
named player has made most remarka
BILE hit and viii probably remain here wit
"A Romance Of Athlone" until June.
There will be 10 end of "Musketeers' i
town next month. Following The Thre
Dragons" at the Broadway. James O'Neil
is to be exploited as DArtagnan, and a
the Knickerbocker-after y. c. GoodWi
leaves it-E. II. Sothern will give his ad
mirers a chance TO see him in the sam
part. Look out for a lively newspape
war on or about March u.
James A. Herne has been at work trim
ming Rev. Griffith Davenport" into shap
and has succeeded in eliminating many
the long speeches. AS now given the ne
play tells partially interesting story.
is cleverly acted in the important parts b
Mr.. and Mrs. Herne, Helen Robertson an
several others In the very long cast
The Three Dragons" is meeting Wit
favor at the Broadway, where it is draw
ing large audiences. The success OF tn
new opera depends chiefly on its comic fea
tures, which predominant in the hands {
Jerome Sykes and Richard Carroll. Catch
musical numbers are sung by Massri
o'Mara, Clark and the three prime DOM,
The piece is beautifully staged and th
chorus contains 4 score or more OF youn
and pretty girls clad in picturesque 20:
tunes.
bright particular spot in the perform
ance of La Belle Helene" at the Casin
Is the impersonation of King MencIaus /
John E. Henshaw Mr.. Henshaw was foI
merly Of the Henshaw- -Tenbroek combin;
ton. He is an excellent comedian and
this Offering fairly divides the honors wit
Lillian Russell. His success is so grei
that Manager Lederer has engaged him Il
the leading comedy role in In Gay Par-c
which is now In rehearsal to follow n
present attraction.
'Phroso." at the Empire, is attractIr
big houses. but ii will have to give way
two or three weeks TO Lord and Lad
Algy," which Is described as a soce
comedy. Every member of Mr. Frohman
excellent stock company Will be seen
the cast The new play is expected 10 r,
the season out.
Leo Dietrichstein, the adapter Of "Fih
writes me TO disavow personal respons
bility for the degrading episode in the Sc
ond act Of that work. He says MI
Fih,' ar submitted by me TO the manag
ment OF the Manhattan Theatre, is a harm