The times., 1901-04-28

! a missus' togs when ! sees EN-. an desc
| am mighty fine. Go long wild yo'."
But. auntie / perform in them" lie
| Clair expostulated. he finally con-
| vinced the woman that the garments be-
! longed to him.
| On a trip to Montreal Mr. lie Clair and
| his trunks fell into the hands of the Gus
toms officials, who. upon an examination
which disclosed a large assortment of
stage Jewelry, were in Il quandary whether
to arrest him for a smugglcr or an i'm
| poster, and 1t was only upon the most
convincing proof of his identity that he
was permitted to reiock his trunks and
proceed on his journey.
The expected has happened! Edna May
and The Girl From Up There" are abso-
lutte failures in London. where the Kerker-
Morton piece had it's first presentation
Tuesday night under auspices that were
decidedly favorable. The theatre was
crowded with friends of the American
company. the lobby of the house resem-
bled well-stoci<ed conservatory, there
was enthusiasm galore from the Amer
lean portion of the audience; but the Lon
doners and particularly the galleries. eX-
pressed their emphatic disapproVal of Miss
May and most of her associates by boo
ing, form of dissatisfaction that is pc
culiarly English and which is far more
effective in shattering the nerves OF such
a temperamental young person as Miss
May than the kissing of a native popular
business about the reception, either. The
former Belle of New York favorite was
showed that LondoneTs did not like her
in her new role and that she cannot hope
for success. The cables assert that even
Virginia Earle. who was expected TO
please the Britons, was not successful
in her mission. Such lowly entertainers
as Montgomery and Stone. song and dance
artists. and Charles AldTich, a tramp Jug
gler-all recruits from the vaudeville
houses-were the only persons to score a
success, except Harry Davenport who
faithfully copied Dan Days mannerisms
and style of work, fortunately, and APP
pealed to the English very strongly
When it became apparent that Hugh
Morton would not permit of the changing
OF his score so as TO eliminate some OF
his deadly humor. Immediately after the
first production of The Girl From Up
There" at the National Theatre some
months ago. it was no difficult matter TO
forecast the failure of the piece. 1t did
not please New Workers, but was kept
running at the Herald Square Theatre
for many weeks, at considerable imam
cial loss principally for the advertising
benefit that might accrue from the advan-
tage of a prolonged stay on Broadway.
And it is quite likely that Charles Froh-
man will not move the production from the
London Duke of York s Theatre for some
time. even if the Londoners heroically re-
fuse to face the fatal gags of Librettist
McClelland. and the chilling beauty of the
former Syracuse chorus girl
There is scarce any doubt but that THE
NTlfl FROM I'D Inere Will soon return 10
America, prepared for a season through
out the country after "a victorious career
in London" as the advertisements will an
nounce, after the customary Frohman
fashion of claiming everything in sight, J
and more, too
Right on top of his latest musical fiasco, !
Mr. Frohman sends forth the statement /,
that in the future he will devote half of /,
the time at the Duke of York's theatre, |
to musical ventures, thus coming in direct /
opposition to George Edwardes, who for |
some years has had everything his own !
way in this p,rticular line of stage en- |
tertainment-and especially after the /
of the Augustin DAILY from 1
Leicester Square If the i'll fate that has /
so far pursued with such relentless vigor |
the Frohman endeavors to break into the |
musical end of theatricals keeps do |
ing business at the old stand Mr.. Ed |
wardes need not do much worrying about |
the rivalry, for after trying seven times /
Mr.. F'rohman is yet TO score a musical !
success.