The sun., 1901-04-18


managers how TO meet that growing de-
mand on time. A shake-up in the morn
ing field might prove productive of sim
liar results and put all the morning jour
nails among the hundred thousand com
pany. With the right sort of individual
ty and ability there is room for all, as
no reader now confines himself to one
paper but usually buys several to COM
pare the prominent features and thus
form opinion for himself as to what the
world and its people are doing.
Miss Bob White" a superb comedy
opera which Mr.. Willard Spencer.
financially assisted by Messrs. Zimmer
man and Nixon. presented at the Chest
nut street Theatre on Monday even
ing for the first time at any play house.
fairly bounded into popularity before it
had made its initial obesance. The pub
| lie, from previous announcements. had
prepared itself for something bright.
good and clever. and when the curtain
rose upon the first act and the magnifi-
cent stage settings We're, revelaed, to-
gcther with the brilliant company Of
singers, everybody in the crowded thea
ire gave vent to unrcstraincd manifesta-
tions of delight Even the anticipated
pleasure. and excellence of the new
Iproduction had been surpassed. and sur
jpassed. too. in so many unexpected
lplaccs and in SO many novel situations
which Mr. Spencer had created as II
sort of surprise for his thousands OF ad-
mrcrs. that the audience fairly lost its
head in giving vent in the repeated
rounds of applause.
Miss Bob White" has taken Philade-
iphia by storm. and unless all signs fail
It will equal in popularity the famous
I"Pinafore" which made Gilbert and Sui
Ivan renowned the world over.
Mr.. Spencer. il will he remembered.
wrote the little tycoon and princess
Bonnie" both of which proved success
fn but his latest presentation, miss
Bob White" is 50 far ahead of these.
in style, quality and general merit that
it will take easy precedence over any
thing the bright composer has vet
written.
The music is sngularly bright and
nrtty. ahounding in bewitching waltz
time songs which ere long will lie
whistled by every street and office boy
in Philadelphia The whistlng Of these
catchy songs will 20 eastward, west
ward, southwark and llorthward, and be-
fore ceasng il may cross the Atlantic
and pervade all Europe.
Miss Bob White is the greatest
omic opera "hit'' ever produced in this
country and il will be worth travelling
; hundreds of miles to sec, hear and en-
Joy.
/ With ~,
books Phiadelphians are finding much
10 amllsc them. Following "AIistress
Nell upon our stage comes "AIistress
{ Nell IL Merry Tale Of Merry Time" in
, book form, from the press of Charles
I Scrihncr's Sons.
The volume. from the initial chaptel
c to the last. bubbles and sparkles lik,
/. ahampaigne: il has the swing Of mei.
: riment running through il; the dashin4
Q lifc Of the time Of King Charles Of Eng
II land rcrvndcs every chapter until ont
/ ,an almost see Nell ruling the King ii
!. her own PECULIAR vet fascinating way
/ Here is i si,ucy speech of Nell Gwyn's
Il which has merit: You're the hgges
II rogue III England laughed Charles. O
G ! subject perhaps. sire. replied Nell
II paintcdly."
Y Ilfe book contains many good things
!. One day Nell is defending Mol. tn,
/ orange rcn,ler. who had come into til,
Il green room Of the theatre in whicl
N Nell sang and danced, To sell oranges
y encountered Ford buckingham, who wa
8 IN bad hunor The Lord was disrc
IS +pcrttn 70 poor little Moll, whereupol
y Nell tossed j bit If orange peel in hi
II fac" and in Il moment his lordShi
'e changed. bowed low. picked from TIL
III floor the lit Of orange peel which ha,
fallen. kissed it. tossed il over his shoul
IF Ter and turned away.
pt The real Ncl Gwyn was born il
4. Hereford England, Feb .. 1850, an
1t died in l6Si. Her first appearance o
10 he stage WAS made IT the age Of tiftecl
e II was moi until she assumed conf
ly characters. stamped the smallest foo
RS in England On the boards. that She fail
m y call,ied AWAY The town and ensavc
is he hearts Of city and court.