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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

say it has plot and a good one, which
has not been changed, but many new
and amusing situations have been adj
ued, which make the play even better
and funnier than ever. most i'm
portant feature this season is the COM
pany engaged to interpret the different
characters, which contain more prom
inent and we'll known artists than ever
appeared in the sllit before. Budd Ross,
one of the youngest and cleverest COM
edians on the stage today who made
an emphatic hit here several seasons
ago when q member of 1.-The Jolly Old
Chums," and last season principal sup
port to the Rogers brothers in "a
Reign of Error" plays the part of Obe
diah Dingle, John German, who as
sumes the other leading comedy role,
is favorably and well known in Wor-
cester, as he has appeared here several
times with his brothers, for years
known as the famous German brothers.
Mr. German is recognized as one of
the best producers on the American
stage. Mr., James Kearney, one of the
best Irish comedians before the public
plays Garnisher Mcintyre, the funny
policeman. James Bradley, a young and
talented actor, who has a splendid ten
or voice, plays the juvenile role and
introduces quite a number Of pretty
songs during the play. Others in the
company are Miss Winifred Wolcott,
one of the prettiest and brightest lit
tie ladies on the stage, Miss Ethel
Earle, Dorothy Thornton, Helaine Had
ley, Bert Snow, Fred Perkins, Rose AL
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
Julie A. Herna

In his efforts to introduce naturalism
upon the stage, James A Herne the
actor-author, has no more devoted dis
ciples or able assistants than his
daughters, Julie and Chrystal who are
now playing with him in his latest sue
cess, Sag Harbor" Julie Herne is the
elder, and made her debut as a full
fledged actress about four seasons ago
as Ann Berry in Shore Acres" and
scored such a success that her vocation
in life was easily determined for her
Later she originated a role in Rev
Griffin Davenport" and now she is
playing Martha Reese, the orphan hero
ME in Sag Harbor." Miss Herne is
quiet and earnest in manner, and off
the stage would hardly be taken for an
actress s he has been well educated in
all branches of learning besides those
relating directly to her art. and, like
her father, is interested in such abstract
studies as sociology and political econ
omy. In the role of Martha she is cred
tied with doing some very effective, if
repressed, emotional work as well as
being charming in the light comedy
scenes; and at the finish of the play she
displays a sweet voice in little lullaby,
entitled IAN through the night" which
brings down the final curtain She
dresses simply but prettily, as a Sag
Harbor girl would, and throughout her
work is marked by its perfect natural
ism and freedom from affectation. In
deed from her manner she might be
playing maids part rather than the
leading juvenile role OF the piece. Her
best work is in the scenes with the two
brothers who love her, Ben and Frank
Turner between whom she is forced
to make her choice. Although engaged
to Frank, she marries Ben, the elder.
who has practically brought her up;
and finds that in fulfilling of her duty,
she has also found the highest happi-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
In Boston and New York

Boston and New York theatres this
week: Boston, Boston Museum, Chris
and the Wonderful Lamp" Boston
theatre, Hanlon's "Superba;" Grand
Joseph Murphy; Castle square, "Ad-
ventures of Lady URSULA" Hollis
street, Rice's Little Red Ridinghood; ="
Park James A. Herne in Sag Har-
bor;" fremont, Arizona"
New York. Casino, Alice Nelson in
THE Singing Girl" Academy of Mu-
sic, Way Down East" Herald square,
Primrose and Dockstaders minstrels;
Empire, Empire company in MY La
dy's Lord" Madison square, Wheels
Within Wheels" Garrick, William Gill
lette in Sherlock Holiness" Criterion
Julia Marlowe in Barbara Freitchie;"
Garden, Richard Mansfield; American,
THE Beggar- STUDENT" Fifth avenue
Three Little Lambs" Broadway, Ben
Hur;" Bijou. May Irwin in Sister
Mary" Hammersteins Victoria,
Rogers brothers in Wall Street,"
Knickerbocker, N. c. Goodwin and
Maxine Elliot; Manhattan, Anna Held
in Pans Wife," Wallack's, Frank
Daniels in THE Ameer;" Days, "The
Maneuvers of jane" Lyceum, Annie
Russell in Miss Hobbs
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

has proved that, after all, to make a big
spectacle appreciated, it's not necessary
to descend to vulgarity. OF all the
managers who have tried to WOO for
tune by means of extravaganza, Klaw
& Granger and BID. Stevens alone
have stood out consistently for clean
performances.
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp"
closes its engagement at the Boston
museum Saturday evening, the Both
inst and will be followed Monday
evening, January LIST, by Klaw & Err
langer's production of THE Rogers
brothers in Wall Street Chris" open
ing in New York at the Victoria thea
tire on the same evening. This company
is headed by Max and Gus Rogers, the
eleverest eccentric character comedians
on the American stage, and numbers
60 people, 40 of whom are beautiful and
talented girls. The vaudeville farce
which this company presents is a very
funny skit on stock spec alton in Wall
street interpolated with original spec
lalty features ana humorous conceits.
This attraction has held the stage at
the Victoria theatre in. New York, for
the past four months and has been in
dorsed by the New York press as a
tun show of very unusual merit.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
The New "Superba"

To the Boston theatre for the Christ
mas holidays, has come Americas
greatest and most popular pantomimic
spectacle the Hanlon brothers ever
new "Superba." The engagement is for
two weeks, and began Monday even
ing, December Is, and including be-
sides the regular Wednesday and Sat
urday matinees, a special Christmas
matinee, it is now ten years since "Su-
perba" was first produced, following
Immediately in the wake of that other
great Hanlon spectacle, "Fantasma."
Indeed the two big shows swere run
simultaneously for several seasons and
achieved an ever increasing popularity
The success of "Superba" has been due
chiefly to that rare genius of William
Hanlon, which not only gauges right
ly the tastes of the loving
public, but creates season after season
some additional novelty, some new me-
chanical device, series of new and
startling mechanical revelations, mys-
teal illusions and spectacular tableaux.
This year the Hanlon brothers have
surpassed all previous efforts and for
the dawn of the Goth century have evol-
we'd practically new production, every
scene, every act, and every incident of
which is marvel of pantomimic trick
cry, OF terpsichorean art and of spec
tacular beauty The one familiar fea-
ture about this seasons "Superba" is
the plot, which, as usual relates to the
struggles and final triumphs of the
Prince Leander, who rescues Princess
Sylvia from Wallallia, the queen of
evil. Among the new and very ingen-
ious mechanical specialties are the
ten-legged man, whose dance is said
to be the most laughable feature of
the entertainment; the voracious giant
who devours Pierrot's banquet, food
dishes, table and all, Pierrot alone es-
Gaping from his favenous NAV; the de-
capitation Of five provincials, followed
Immediately by the ghoulish revel of
the heads, rejoicing in their decapita-
ton, and, finally the duel between Pier
rot and the pigmy, in which the latter
evolves into a giant giving Pierrot a
larger contract than he bargained for.
The beautiful English ballet is, per-
haps, the most puissant feature and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
STAGE and Dramatic Notes

Klaw & Erlanger have engaged
Claude Hagen and Ernest Gros to
construct and paint the scenery for
the new Smith and Herbert opera, the
Bostonians have in preparations.
Jerome Sykes, as the goth century
genie in Chris and the Wonderful
Lamp" makes up in one scene as a
counterfeit personality of Charles F.
Fatty) Bates, the noted New York
horseman, as he appears at the annual
horse show in Madison Square gar
den.
William Wood the auditor of the
Broadway theatre in New York, is a
mathematician first, last and all the
time. He delights in doing stunts in
figures. Recently he divided the re-
ceipts of Ben Hur" for the week end
ing Saturday evening, Dec 9th, by the
number of people who saw the perfor-
nance that week. He found the aver
age price paid for seats was 1.25 each.
He then figured out that, on the basis
of the box office being open from a.
m. to 8 p. m. daily, excepting Sunday
the treasurer and his assistants had
had to sell on an average three tickets
a minute during these hours to supply
this demand. AS places were sold from
two windows constantly it is quite lik-
ly that his computation is correct
Diamond Bros. big white mnstreIs
win be the attraction at Lothrop's
opera house New Years week. This
attraction travel in a handsome mod
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

and libertines for its spokes and false
sentimentalism for its rim" And yet
it had a long run in London last spring
and is presumably, therefore, f1atter-
ing picture of high life.
Robert Tabor, it is said, will become
an actor-manager in London, the star
of his own company in a theatre OF
which he has exclusive control. His
theatre will be the London Adelphia.
1t was announced by cable on Dec. IA
that he would enter into control of the
house early next spring. His American
agents have just purchased for him
a new play, Darcy of the Guards"
by Louis Shipman, who dramatized
Henry Esmond," and in the title role
Mr. Tabor will make his debut as
star in London. Friends have sub
scribed $1,000 to back his first ven
ture, and he is now organizing an Eng
fish company to support him.
Hope Booth will have the somewhat
novel experience of passing both Christ
mas and New Years days on the high
seas, as she sails from Hoboken Dec.
49, landing at BolOgne, France, from
which she will go Immediately to Paris,
where she will arrange her business
matters on the continent with her
bankers. She then goes to st. Aubra,
South France, and will take a thorough
COul Sc VI TIE ldiuOuS uu DdLnS anu
water cure of that noted resort. Later
she will tour Switzerland and Italy,
including a long visit in Rome On her
way home, in the spring, she will trav-
ell through England, arriving in Ameri-
ca ready to take up the hard work of
preparation for her Forthcoming star
ring tour next season in the musical
comedy "a Warm Baby" now being
written by Charles E. Blaney and
Charles A. Taylor.
Mrs. Edward j. Morgan, the wife of
the actor, who on the stage is known as
Adelaide Cushman, and who is suing
her husband for a separation on
grounds of cruelty and abandonment,
obtained a favorable decision on Dec.
IA from Justice Gildersleeve, of the su-
preme court, upon her motion for ALI
mony and counsel fees. Justice Gil
dersleeve allows her $125 for counsel
fees and $25 a week alimony
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
Sag Harbor

The wonderful success of James A.
Herne's new play, Sag Harbor,"
booms along at the Park theatre, Bos-
ton. The great play is now in it's ninth
week, and, despite the big DETECTION
of the public interest over the subject
of Christmas purchases, the Park thea
tire is crowded to the doors nightly
with enthusiastic applauders of this,
Herne's latest and most exquisite play.
Sag Harbor' has achieved the great
est financial success of any single at
traction in the history of the Park thea
ire.
Some notion of Mr.. Herne's populari-
ty and the familiarity of almost every
class with his personality, is evidenced
in the fact which was given out in
a special story by the Boston Herald
last Thursday, which cited the instance
of correspondent sending his letter
to Mr.. Herne with nothing on it for ad-
dress but a picture of the famous star
1t came as straight as H and without
any Interruptions to it's destination.
There will be a special holiday matt
nee on Christmas day, and on Christ
mas night the seventy-fifth consecutive
performance of Sag Harbor" in Bos-
ton, will occur
The goth century performance to be
given on the night of January 1st 1900,
will be q unique affair The manage
ment intend to present to the patrons
of the play on this evening a handsome
memento, sympolizing the exit of the
cid and the entrance of the new CEN
turtles The Tooth performance Of Sag
Harbor' in Boston occurs on the night
of January 18th, 1900, and a magnifi-
cent souvenir will be given on this oc-
casion. 1t is to be an exact reproduction
in silver of the famous America cup,
which the British yachtsmen have tried
for over forty years to wrest from the
amateur sailors of the United States.
This will be a very beautiful as well as
patriotic emblem This souvenir will be.
it is said, the most expensive ever given
on a similar occasion in this country
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
At The Park

The bill at the Park theatre this
week is on9 of the most attractive of
the season, and according to the usual
custom, three performances will be Civ
en- tomorrow, at 1.3O, and o'clock, the
entire program being produced at each.
and the box office will be open at 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning in conse-
quence.
The big head liner is Gerald Griffin.
the legitimate star, and his company.
which will present one-act play called
Silence is Golden" This company
made big hit on Keith's and Proctor's
circuits this season, and are said to
have one of the best little comedies
in vaudeville. Another big letter act
is that of Leo DervaIto, the famous
gymnast, who ascends a tower 20 feet
high, on revolving globe He is an
old Worcester boy, who was known
here as Lawrence E. Neil, before he
adopted the stage as his profession His
act is one of the best of the kind, and
he has met with wonderful success
everywhere. Mason and Francis, the
Yankee comedian and the clever SOU
brette, have an act they call "A Rag
Time Inn" which promises to be very
funny. A novel couple is Bonita and her
funny pickanniny, who sing some real
coon songs, and do some very clever
work Cadieux, the wire dancer who
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
Not So Savage as He Looked

Many years ago number of Peoria
Indians organized a show company
and made tour of the east. They
were mostly half breeds, and all were
thoroughly educated in English, but it
was stipulated by the management that
they must talk only in their native
tongue, and when they got on their war
togs they looked savage enough.
Among the company was Will Labadie.
One evening he was standing in the
corridor of an eastern hotel, dressed in
his chiefs robes and looking every inch
the savage man of fiction, when he was
approached by an elegantly gowned
lady and the following conversation
ensued:
How"
ugh"
You big chief in your own country?"
ugh"
You go to Washington to see great
white father?"
Ugh"
You can not speak white mans
tongue you no speak English?"
mo madame, 1 regret to say that l
do not understand the language"
The poor woman was greatly sur
prised and embarrassed, but perhaps
not so much as a bevy of girls on
later occasion. In almost every town
some of the audience would remain be-
hind to get a better view of the
savages. One night Labadie had taken
a seat in the orchestra box after the
show and four or five young ladies' who
were standing near commenced to
comment on his personal appearance.
"HoW would you like to kiss him?"
said of the maidens, with a litter. ooh,
girlsl let's all do it just to see how it
would feel to kiss a real Indian!" ex-
claimed one more daring than the rest,
whereupon Labadie turned to them and
said:
Ladies, nothing would afford me
more pleasure than to give you a prac-
tical illustration of the osculatory ac-
complishments of the red man"
There was a chorus of little screams,
swish of skirts and the theatre was
empty.-Gelena Republican.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
fremont Theatre, Boston

Arizona" Augustus Thomas new
play, now meeting with great favor at
the fremont theatre, has much of the
dainty literary charm of the au-
thor's earlier work, Alabama" and
more of that unctuous, honest humor
which he put into his comedy I'm Miz-
zoura" But ARIZONA" has what neither
Alabama nor In Mizzoura" possess
ed: a vivifying, colorful, characteristic
atmosphere, and a dominating central
figure, which is representative of all
that Mr.. Thomas has desired to express
in the matter of locale and character.
The company which has helped to make
the new play tremendous success is
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

has been seen in Boston since the days
of the famous old Boston museum
stock, and the performance it gives
nightly arouses the audience of the
fremont to vehement expressions of
approval
Mrs Fiske will begin an engagement
in Becky Sharp" on New Years night
when, in addition to a great actress
ideally fitted with a part and surround
ed by players who realize the other
characters that are associated with
Becky" in Vanity Fair" playgoers
are promised one of the most elaborate
and artistic productions of which the
stage has a record.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
Bookings For Worcester

Some of the bookings at the Worces-
ter theatre for January and February
are as follows, no regular order being
observed: Sacred concert under aus
pieces of Notre Dame church: why
Smith Left Home; Little Red Riding
hood; VoegePs minstrels; "A Hot Old
Time" Geturn engagemenD; For Fair
Virginia.; "Uncle joshua; Mary
Saunders in THE Marchioness" Geo
to Coontown'; Ward and Vokes; Ju-
LA MarloWe.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
Adyertisina Ethics

For reaching the general public tho
roughly and quickly, no method can be-
gin to compare with advertisements
in daily papers.
The public is beginning to appreciate
the fact that the days of the dishonest
advertisement are numbered and have
greater confidence in printed announce
ments than ever before.
Woe be the man who betrays
this confidence by trickery of any kind
the public will surely find him out and
a destroyed reputation means to move
on to newer fields
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

made such hit last year, will be seen
again in a new act, which is said to
surpass his old one The st. Onge
brothers, comedy bicyclists, who We're
here about four weeks ago, are en-
gagged to play again this week, as they
We're so successful on their first appear
ance. Walz and Ardell, the comedy duo,
are going to make a good deal of fun
for the week, in their act which intro
duces some very amusing piano play
ing. Last on the bill, but not the least.
is Montreal, the comedy juggler, who is
said to be one of the very best in his
line, and promises to give a perform
ance which is entirely new in every
particular
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

ton and Arthur Williams. Quite a num-
Der of the very latest songs and spec
ialties are introduced in the play,
which have been written and composed
especially for the company.
Performances will be given every
evening with bargain matinees on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
Boston Museum

The tremendous success of Chris and
the Wonderful Lamp" at the Boston
museum, is an event of Importance to
all who follow the theatre with dis
eliminating taste. 1t has brought be-
fore the Boston and New England pub
lie an attraction which has justified
every advance promise made for it, and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
AT Lothrop,s

Skipped by the Light of the Moon"
so many years, will be at Lothrop's
opera house all this week, and will OPP
en- with a Christmas matinee Monday
afternoon.
1t is needless to so into details about
the plot of this comedy. Suffice to
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

the magnificent new scenery created
for this years production is the grand
est in conception and execution that
the Hanlons have ever been able to
create.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

THE ACTORS CHRISTMAS EVE

Twas the night before Christmas, house
Not creature was in it, twas NIGHTS komm heraus
The stood by the doorkeeper's
A useless precaution,
While behind the sat,
And the gist of their discourse
When clatte
All sprang o the mat
The sight of the sparsey distributed
Struck chill
When what their wondering
But little fat with little
And his little walk lively
They knew it--w Nick.
He said to his
He ambed and with IN
He played a n of
Read a doze
Behind all bustle excitement
The actors acting
And the prompter exclaimed to his berth
He's the only left
By the author n the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

ness. This is the lesson of the play,
which has been dubbed IAN old story
of heart and home"
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