The times., 1901-03-26

| humming the infectious melody before
| The Burgomaster" QUITS town.
The programme credits Frank PiXley
with the book of The Burgomaster." In
some places his work is exceedingly
bright, but for the greater part il is COM
monplace. Mr. Pixley has followed the
plan Of the authors of 1892 - Miss Phila-
delphia, and numerous other pieces of
the sort, and has placed such a promi-
nent historical character as Peter Stuy
vesant, the Burgomaster of New Amster-
dam, and his faithful secretary, Doodle
Won Kull, in a Tenderloin environment.
with the usual experiences that attend
the stranger in this portion of the me-
tropolis. There are introduced a number
of marches and choruses, an octette sings
about good old college days broken
down Thespian kills ten or fifteen min
utes time, and in the third act, which is
supposed to represent a swell reception
given by one of New York's social die
tators. the inevitable cakewalk bobs up
and is utilized to conclude the perfor-
nance.
The prologue, which shows New Am
sterdam under the Stuyvesaut rule, and
the first act, depicting more or less faith
fully Printing House Square, New York
are bright enough to keep the audience
well entertained, but the second act
shows a stretch of duIlness which is al
together out of place, and which is not
relieved until Ada Deaves, William 4
Hatch, and Thomas Ricketts, present a
good burlesque on ''L'Aiglon,' which they
call Leg Long. Miss Deaves gives a
fairly faithful imitation of the Bernhardt
makeup, while her efforts to burIesdue
the French woman are quite successful.
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and Mr.. Hatch does the same with FIam-
beau, and in many ways the burlesque is
one of the best things in the performance.
Richard Carroll. best recalled here for
his work in The Founders" is seen in
the character of the Burgomaster of New
Amsterdam, in which he provokes many
laughs. lie IS ably assisted by Knox
Wilson, Who plays Doodle, 'legitimately
and without the customary mangling of
the English tongue. Thomas Ricketts,, as
E. Booth TalkingtoH. an actor of the old
type, caricatures the 'legits'' of his pro-
fession with a cIeverness that is de-
cidedly praiseworthy. Ruth White, seen
in the prologue as the captain of the
Dutch cadets, and in the succeeding two
acts a scion of the house of Van AS
tOrbilt, heads a quartette of bright young
women, TO whom Is due a large share of
the success of The BurgomaSter. Miss
White recalls the days of the Rice regime
in the realm of musical pieces when she
was wont to lead the marches with the
same dash and distinction that she
brought TO the Columbia entertainment
last night. Ada Deayes proves that she
retains her position at the very front of
character actresses by her admirable
work as the wife of the Burgomaster and
later as a Theosophist enthusiast. Lii
lian Coleman, petite young woman, with
much good looks to her credit. sings sew
eral solos most acceptably. while Mar
guerite Clarke, mite of femininity. wins
a great deal of praise by her daintiuess
and sprightliness.
The chorus Of The Burgomaster' is
one of it's chief points of strength. The
feminine contingent is young-unusually
so-and performs it's work with spirit
that almost causes the audience TO believe
il enjoys the numerous choruSeS and
dances and that it is not labor, but a
pleasure for the young people. There
will be matinee performances of The
Burgomaster" on Thursday and Saturday.