The times., 1899-01-08
NOTES From BROADWAY
N. G. Goodwin Presents ma
than Hale OD Broadway.
SOME OTHER PLAYS TO COME
The Police Interfere at sam II.
Jacks. Roster N Binl's and the
Dewey Theatre-A Ripple of Moral
Rigidity, Followed hy n Wave of
StupIdity-Other Things.

only one new play at the theatres, and
that one is Nathan Hale which n. c.
Goodwin and Maxine Elliott his wife, are
presenting at the Knckerbocker. The
piece was given its first hearing
| Monday night to an overfowing
audience, much applause and numerous
curtain calls. Mr.. Goodwin has for years
been trying to make Gotl,amites take him
seriously but up to date without any con-
| siderable success. In Nathan Hale" he
has again tackled an emotional role and |
think the chances are that this time the
public will look more kindly on his work.
TO my mind Goodwin is the best actor on
| the American stage. He can play more
parts acceptably than any other OF the
well known popular stars. His latest vent
ure is a good one and there can be 10
question but that it will add a large bundle
of bills to his bank account. Maxine Ell
lott is still the beautiful woman she was
| when at Daly's Theater aud a much better
actress. She gives splendid support to her
sandy-haired husband
Next Monday we shall see Mrs. Leslie
! Garter in "ZaZa." play which you in
Washington have told us is on the
| order of Camille" but Il little more risque
the road say that Mr.. Belasco has sue
ceeded in skating over the thin ice of his
| more salacious bits in good style, so that
( the performance is not likely to shock thG
sensitive theatregoer. 1t is also said that
Mrs Carter has made the "hit of her life"
| as the heroine. We shall see.
Down at the Fourteenth Street, where
THE Village Postmaster has had such a
prosperous run, "Hanion's ;.Superba' is b.
ing done before large audiences. Next
Monday Chauncey Olcott comes in his long
and much -talked-of "kbmance of Ath
lone" drama written for him by Man
ager Pitou, who promises an elaborate
equipment of scenery andicostumes. un-
derstand that every seat and box for Mr..
Olcott's opening night has been sold for
weeks. My, but don't it pay TO be an
Irish singing comedian"
at the Broadway The Sorrows of Sa-
tan is continued The presentation is
spleEdidly staged. and is now running
smoothly at every performance. The man
agement tells me that business is good
in spite of the terrible roasting" given
the play by the critics. John ke,lerd, as his
Satanic Majesty, in an evening dress suit,
has added to his reputation as a heavy
man, while Mary Shaw, and Grace Filkins
do excellent work in the other two leading
parts. 1t looks after all as though the
'SOrrows'' of this particular and peculiar
| silGu NOIiu HudutEtt tOADlUEl "
interested.
''Phroso' has made an G8deniable hit at
the Empire and Charles Frohman is just
about the happiest manager in town. The
success is a veritab!e New Year gift to
him. The play is full OF romance and love
Some Of the incidents are novel to an eX-
traordinary degree. The company acts it
splendidly and now that everything is in
full moving order there is every indication
| hot will no for
some time to come. Other attractions-that
are doing well are Annie Russell, at the
Garrick; Viola Allen, at the Garden; "On
and or at the Madison Square; A Run
away Girl at the Fifth Avenue; Sport
ing Life at the Academy: May Irwin. at
the Bjou and "Trelawney Of the Wells"
al the Lyceum. "A Dangerous Maid" will
have finished her race at the Casino on
Saturday night. She will be followed next
Monday by fat, fair and iust-about-forty
| Lillian Russell" who Will be seen in
handsome revival Of La Belle Helene"
which is expected to run out the Ceason,
or to until the annual review" is ready
for production. They 10 say that Miss
Russell will shortly take another dip into
the sea Of matrimony. She has had va
ried marital experience and in almost
every case has not found her bridal couch
a bed Ct roses. II is to he hoped that her
newest husband will prove to be more in-
teresting than these who have gone before.
] went to Brooklyn one night last week
to see ]. K. Hackett in Rupert of Hent-
Eau and was agreCaby surprised to find
that unfavorable reports OF the piece have
been scarcely warranted. AS now pre-
sented by young Hackett | think it sure to
win popularity In the third act there il
an exciting duel scene which gives the au-
| dience a thrilling quarter OF an hour. One
| of the interesting features Of the perform
ancc is Jobyna Rowland. who in personal
| appearance IL a perfect Fiayia. She was
Gibson's model FOR the illustrations in tn,
| novel. She has beauty. superb curves and
all that goes TO raake an actress physically
attractive. but she can't act. In the love
scenes she is as cold as stone and as hard
| as nails. She haas no facial expression and
| not bit Of magnetism. No doubt Miss
| Howland is AN excellent model and that
is the best that can be aid OF her
The police have finally stopped the d 10
| grading exhibitions O: women at IN,
Dewey Theatre sam Jacks AMI Roster a
Balls. A. Jacks the fevCrish 'BaIger
| Trial and the vicious Nocl Turtle"
have been Withdrawn and in their p'aet
| there is presented piece called "a Scar.
let Charmrr which Is abolt as warm
| as a cold storage yauit and much NOR.
stupid. The fat Fatima is stlI on the
| programme but complete reversal Of her
| form is noticed There IS now nothing in
| her performance to sully the purity Of the
most innocent man or woman At Kost.r
| & Bial's the duel scene, An Affair OF
| Honor, in which for one night Olly two
tlabby women barred their bosous from
their waists up. has been so modified that
il cannot offend the most fastidiOus. The
| Dewey is giving q variety show which is
as clean as II is uninteresting. And there
you are.
ogla Nethersole-she of the famous
| kiss-comes 10 Wallack 5 Theatre next
Monday in The Termagant' and other
plays. The Termagant" is Spanish
love story of the Vintage Of li'5-and
tells of Incidents just following the dis
covery OF America by Columbus. The
scenes reveal Il court Of love and n te
in vogue during the fouI Iteenth century in
old Spain. Miss Nethcrsole will have the
title role and she should do il we'll.
THE White Horse Tavern comedy
which was recently presented in German
at the Irving Place Theater, will be given
in English on February Cat Wallack's un-
der the management OF Charles and Daniel
Frohman, who promise an unusually
strong cast in the minor roles. After Feb
ruary all Of the time at this theatre is
held by Charles Frohman, VINO expects to
make { series of pToduct!e2s there.
All sorts of stories are afoat concerning
the Olympia which was. recently pur-
chased by II. b. Sire. One rumor is to the
effect that Manager Frank Murtha will
lease the theatre portion OF the building
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