The evening times., 1901-12-21
NEW YORK STAGBLAND.

J tnat mas tried the managerial soul Tn.
stores and shops have been open at night
: and packed to the doors by purchasers O
) holiday gifts, while the theatres. aImos
without exception, have been doing pool
business. Only one new play is the record
OF the week At the Savoy Theatre Mo-t.
day night Henry Miller presented a 70.
mantle drama called darcy of the
| GUARDS, a Revolutionary story with the
! scenes laid in Philadelphia in I777 Mr.
n1der, as young officer of the Grena-
| uiers, mas part extremely well suited tc
MS meLhods and won out" by a large
majority. In one or two OF the scenes
ni' acIlng was intense, and SO good that
the audience was not satisfied until he
hau appeared before the curtain TO ac-
/ K9oWfedge their enthusiastic plaudits
Ia- author, Louis Shipman, has furnished
an excellent vehicle for Mr. Miller, and
SHOWS much ability q playwright The
east Is a competent one. and the staging
OF the play adequate "D'Arcy of the
run.
David Higgins and Georgia Waldron re-
turned to the Fourteenth Street Theatre
| Monday night for their second en-
gagement this reason in Up York
state Manager ROsenquest, who now
| ~ @A ~ est III THIS play, mas given
| IL new and greater" production The
piece made hit when first produced at
| THIS theatre in September, but was forced
| out by contract with John E KeIIerd
| to present tbs Cipher Code The rural
! orama SENS to have found a home at
/ the Fourteenth Street Theatre. In the
years since The Old Homestead" was
/ first presented on that stage MANY pIavs
/ OF country life have been produced there
/ Knowing the best work In that field of
! the drama. Up YORK State" IS one of
I tne hnest examples of this order OF fc-
tlon While rustic, it deals with charac-
/ ters taken from the progressive commu-
nlty OF village in the Adirondacks Mr.
Higgins gives an excellent fmpersopatfOn
OF generous, happy -go-lucky country
genius. His humor is quaint and his
pathos natural and effective. Georgia
! Waldron, as the heroine, is particularly
strong in the emotional scenes. and at no
time oyeraets. Up York State" is ex-
pected to run until the advent OF Chaun-
cey OlcOtt, in January
The Marriage Game" with Sadie Mar
tinot as the chief exponent Of a music hall
aeVenturess. seems to be doing well at
tie Victoria, in spite Of much adverse
criticism. Miss Martinot. whose charms
OF person are fading fest, seems 70 enjoy
the role Of the woman with a very shady
past as much as she enjoyed the part she
Tad IN The Turtle. She is not an act
reEs Of distinction. and has never scored
heavily IN any play. Her artistic in
stlnets are not great, and al no time does
she rise above the level Of medTocrfrv
Ihe play Is suggestive in situation and
dialogue, and totally unworthy OF CIyde
Fitch. who has evidently yuIgarized it
for the American stage. The only re-
deeming thing IN the performance is the
acting OF Edwin Arden and GUY Bates
rest Inc latter. as the youthful Lord
Canby, VINO marries the music hall singer.
IS excellent in an unpleasant character
He gives 4 performance remarkable for /
ITS simplicity and directness. As for Miss /
AarfiRot, she is not 4 bit allurinz. and
mas no beauty Of form. The MaTriagf, (
tame Is nOt lesson" " and does not (
possess the quality that viii make ii 2 4
popular or successful play Il is rotten /
IN tone and nasty from every point of .
view
A letter from WagenhaIs & Kemper
brings the information that thev are
making extensive preparations for
spectacular production OF The Comedy OF
Errors They say that every device
hBoWa 70 the scenic. artistic. and stage
mechanic will be utilized II being their
intention to excel, from a pictorial stand
POINT at least anything before attempted I
IN this country Only the largest stages
such as that il our Academy OF Music
VIII accommodate the production as il is
cont emPtated. There viii be q large
aaheing ballet, and q numerous force CT /
auNlIaTies employed in the presentation
ne Two Drominos viii be acted bv two of
me me Dest-knoWn stars whose names
"agenhals q Kemper do not yet an
nounee- In addition 10 this Drodurtiop
these managers will continue TO direct rbe
loIfs OF AI1e Modjeska, Louis James.
and Arthur Byron
Here is some small gossip Of the town-
: -haries Frohman's stock company follows
Iohh Drew at TIE Empire in Henry V Es-
uOllu l,',o,t.5 ; pay me Wilderness which is
expected 10 have long run Mr. Froh-
nan mas decided to produce Sydney GFuu-
y new drama, "F'roeks and Frills.' - At
ne Garden Theatre at the ED OF Vir-
sinia HaTned's engagement
Amelia Bingham starts her engagement /
II the BiJous January p, with Lady Mar
garrett
James ". MOrrissey has arranged to
slVe season OF English opera at the !
1Iand Opera House in May
May Irwin comes to the R5io1 Non5av
n The Widow Jones J
Under Southern Skies will be con- 7
lnued at the Theatre Republic until sat
'Fuay. January IL J
hrs- Leslie Carter's first Performance
Il -Du Barry" at the Criterion Theatre 3
VII be given Christmas night
Sweet and Twenty the London con,e- I
y VIII have its first American produce I
ion December 80, at the Madison souare t
'heatre- (
sydney RoseRfeld's new musical comedy.
Inc supper Club, Will be made known
| the New York Theatre next Monday Il
lght- Frances Belmont has been en- il
aged Tor The TOreador.'' which comes 2
the hnickerbocker next month
The most unique of all the clubs in trfs !
lty Is the exclusive Ten O'Clock CTt,h y I,
-hich meets every night al I0 o-cTooL =. Z
lelr rooms on Broadway, near DaIy's :,
heatre- The club is an organization of u
N dramatic critics and theatrical news .
atneFers OF the newspapers. The list of =
.eInoers includes w H. Frost. of the =
l irihune; Clarence Hyde. of the Her =
ID; Louis V. De Foe, of the Morning II
,orld;" Augustus P Dunlop. of the $
Morning Journal" George Cooper. OF u
le same newspaper; A Kennedy. of the
Times; Mr. Young, of the Herald L L
lillian G. Beeeroft, of the Morning v
ress; Franklin Fyles, if. of the Morn =
g Sun; Mr.. Harwood OF the s'Norpinp 81
orld, and P Augustus Lane. of the | III
Nail and Express"
The Shubert Brothers. who take nosses- tr
On of the Casino on May l for term of re
ars, are preparing to make an early g
ring production of a new musical com