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The Gunner's Mate" The new play deals
with the American navy, and is the Joint /
work OF w. J.. McKiernan. a Newark, N.
j.. dramatic critic. and Hugh ]. Gallag- |
her, formerly OF the United States navy
II is in four acts and i've scenes. The
first act takes place in a sailors board
ing house; the second and third on board |
the United States cruiser New York, and
the last in a fashionable home in New !
| York city. Clement Carroll the gunner's
mate. has protege, little boy Known
as Blizzard. He is the sou OF former /
shipmate who has died and entrusted his
son TO Clcms care. The boy Is heir To
a fortune. but between 1t aud him stands
a DR.. Quayley. who is anxious TO get the
boy out OF the way, aud undertakes 10 in I
! Ject INTO him the germs OF consumption. I
! He fails In this. and later endeayors 10
shanghai the boy and send him to sea. I
In the second act lite is shown on board
the United States cruiser New York Inc
| first scene of the third act takes place be-
| tween decks. and the second scene In the
fire room. The discovery is made that
there Is something wrong with one OF the
boilers; there Is a leak in the back con-
nections. The fire can not be drawn and
the progress OF the ship impeded Vol
\ unteers are called for TO undertake the
hazardous task OF repairing the leak. The
gunners mate volunteers, and after dend
coal is spread over the live Goals and the
draughts shut of, he enters a moment
later the william closes the furnace doors,
opens the draughts and leaves the hero to
be roasted alive Theology sees this and
calls for nelp. The hero is then rescued
This forms an exceedingly strong dramatic
climax, and was so enthusiastically re-
,lsTaI t1a.s - ~.tl s.1
hve or six times before the audience was
satisfied The final cur1atD descends up9f
the reunited Levels and all.is yxell. The
play is fHeverly written. Manager PitOu
has p5p5yided unusually elaborate scenery
iRis views OF board the man or-war being
massive and realistic The cast is
> equal to the requirements Of the
characters, particularly good work be-
ing done by Nestor Lennon as the gum
ner's mate r. A. Yelverton as the doc
ter. Juliet de Grgan as the boy, Helen
t MacGregor as the heroine and Marion
Berg in soubrctte role,
? David Belasco's comedy Naughty An
thony, is at last on view at the Herald
r Square heater. The story of the play de
( ponds upon hug and a kiss given ia a
h summer house in Chausuqua. ~ Y.
% Naughty Anthony Is q professor Of moral
L culture, He has surrounded himself with
r a lot of long haired men and women, who
[ ship him. One of the rules of his house
a reads like this Persons OF the oppo-
site sex found INDUCING in osculatory
pleasure shall be heavily hned and their
names published The professor Is the
+ first person to violate this rule hosiery
n model. in the person of Blanche Bates is
&, The woman. The complications begin
right here, and everything is at skies and
sevens until the end OF the play, when
It matters are arranged to the satisfaction
= OF all concerned. Naughty Anthony Is
y not Heart of Maryland" not a Za1a
& hut is good comedy and will add much
,r to the reputation Of the author.
Is Little Red Riding Hood now running
ID at the Casino, is an extravaganza in nin'
% scenes. and its chief characters are taker
II from the nursery rhymes. There is Lit
"a tie Boy Blue Jack Horner, Simple simon
> Green. The piece is a rehash of Mother
,r Goose" which failed so signally at thu
r Fourteenth Street theater year or twC
4 ago. Edward u Rice has made man!
changes and improvements. introducing
40 new ballets. new songs and new dances
j. An important feature Is a Nautch ballet
80 There is also a Maypole fro.ic and dane
- by sixteen 'rosebuds," The rosebuds hav'
knowing look and are not particular!
backward in displaying their figures Tn
IA east includes Madge Leasing Kitty Mitch
~ ell Ethel jackson. Gerry Carlisle, Lila
Blow and Clara Havel, The final seen
OF of the piece shows Toyland, Nearly thre
u hundred people are on in this scene. Lit
/. tie Red Riding Hood Is a little late TO
n the holidays. but will probably give tn
r. management run for their money"
IL Maude Adams is again in town. Thl
time she is appearing at the Criterio
h. theater "The Little Minister has evi
= IDENTITY lost none of its drawing qualtie
and promises TO enjoy its former pop
90 ularity. Mr.. orrin johnson is now tn
leading man of the company.
r. The continued attractions are: "Chrl
III and the Wonderful Lamp" at the Vic
ar toria; Ben Hur" at the Broadway; M
Lady's Lord" at the Empire; Nat Good
ma win at the Knickerbocker; William Gil
Of ette at the Garrick; Frank Daniels a
IL Wallacks: THE Maneuvers Of Jane .
Days; May Irwin at the Bijou; "Thre
% Little Lambs" at the Fifth Avenue; mis-
., Hobbs at the Lyceum; Anna Held at tn
Nv Manhattan: Richard Mansfield at III
~, Garden; wheels Within Wheels at tn
i's Madison Square Way Down East Z
the Academy and The Village Postmas
ng ter at the Fourteenth Street theater.
"a The independent theater scheme hs
III again failed and John Blair. the who
OF show, is outside the breastworks. Flol
s. ence Kahn, who has made good impre'
his sion as a member OF the company, is ais
est out, She Joins Richard Mansheids sur
las port in couple of weeks.
for Russ Whytal is playing remarkab
one-act drama from the French entitlt
:, The Butcher" He tells me that II
s o one OF the strongest plays, for its lengt
leu on record, He has also secured "Tl
az Sacrament OF Judas, now running in l-ol
'nu don with Forbes Robertson and Mrs Pa
ao' rick Campbell in the cast Mr.. Whyt
proposes TO produce the latter at an ear
ith date
au- Nj James Shesgreen, the genial re-
sell resentative" of Wagenhsls Kempe
in writes me that the Southern and Paei
IAN coast tour OF the Louis James kathr!
Kldder- Charles b. Hanford triple a
the lance is beating all records for large r
i've ceipts
ich Chauncey olcott begins his annual e
ne gsgsment at the Fourteenth Street theat
es- January go. opening In Manager pitov
avs popular play. "a Romance of Athone
Tim Murphy will probably come TO Il
1, house March 5. when The Carpethagge
%, OF will have It's first production In this eli
nss "A Juliet OF the People" the one-a
wy tragedy which the students OF the Sta
az hope wheatrroft Dramatic school prese
/, w ~, at the Madison Square theater January
.em Is described as an exceedingly noN
Nal drama, Charles W Hanfnrd. a physiei