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that has ever yet been seen with him
and will give a sumptuous production
of the play. The company includes
! Maclyn Arbuckle. Russ Whytal, Doro-
thy Rossmore Mary Realty, Charles
Lane, Clifford Leigh, Joseph p. Keefe,
Roy Atweil, Charles Gilbert and Laura
Thompson.
The famous Klaw & Erlanger Opera
Company, headed by Jerome Sykes, will
appear here in a few weeks, presenting
De Koven and Smiths new comic opera
success, Foxy CUTLER" OF Mr. Sykes
it may be said that he is the only
comedian who has ever been honored
by having an entirely new comic opera
named after one of his creations. Sew
eral years ago Mr.. Sykes sang Foxy
CUTLER" in THE Highwayman" with
most remarkable success. The charac-
ter was entirely new to the stage. I'm
der Mr.. Sykes guidance its unctious,
oily drollery rolled over the stage fol-
lowed by ripping laughs and long
surging splashes of merriment. The
bombastic, laundering detective. with
his absurd third person speeches be-
came an impersonation of delightful
Importance, so when the Klaw & Err
LANCER Opera Company was organized
it was determined to take this charac-
ter bodily out of the old opera and
place it in an entirely new one. De
Koven and Smith, who wrote ''The
Highwayman," were commissioned to
prepare a new comic opera to be called
Foxy CUTLER" This they have done
with extraordinary success. Foxy
CUTLER has been introduced into new
scenes and surroundings; he deals with
.I.a ~ he !, Cd
lures of a kind which delights the be-
holder. To these Mr.. De Koven has
added the best score he has ever writ
ten. Those who have been looking for
a successor to robin Hood" will find
it in the new Foxy CUTLER"
Miss Aliens success in "In the Pal
ace of the King" last season was enor-
nous, the receipts at almost every
point equaling, if not surprising, the
wonderful record established by her in
"The Christian" This new play, re-
placing the Hall Game drama, is said
to be a thrillingly romantic love story
of great dramatic power and intensity.
1t is magnifcently staged and calls for
company of seventy people, some
thing quite unusual for dramas these
days.
Miss Allen will present "In the Pal
ace of the King" here Jan. s. Miss
Aliens company for this season is one
of particular excellence, surprising In
numbers and Importance of names.
This would appear to be the dumb
bell, shower bath era of the drama. Not
long ago it was the milk bath, run
away horse period. And so the dear
old drama advances.
Let one actor do or say anything
unique or original, when 10 and be-
hold the whole pack are off at full
cry in the same direction and after
the identical fox.
Not long ago it was discovered that
Edward Morgan, who has renewed his
great triumph as John Storm in 1.-The
Christian" was an athlete, that he
was an expert boxer and swimmer.
Up to this time it was unknown to the
gaping world that an actor ever donned
a bathing suit, a pair of boxing gloves.
or INDUCED in the eXhilarating, and
tonic, morning shower. Now all ac-
tors have suddenly become athletes.
They all swim, they all box, and they
all battle! Mr.. Morgan then stands
forth as public benefactor. The
service that he has rendered human
ity is enormous.
II some fortunate interviewer had
not come along and discovered him in
the tank of a wellknown gymnasium,
had not observed his unusual habits
as diver and swimmer, we would be
in Stygian darkness as to the exercis-
ing habits of that glorious profession