The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-26

hummuig the Infectious melody before
THE BurGomaster" QUITS town.
The programme credits Frank Pixley
With the book of THE Burgomaster." In
som rIacs5 his work is exceedingly
bright III for the greater part 1t is COM
mu place. Mr. Pixley has followed the
pla II ne aGthors of 1872, Miss Phila-
dtlp i.H" and numerous other pieces of
the sort, and has placed such a proni-
nent historical character as Peter Stuy-
vesant, the Burgomaster of New Amster-
dam, and his faithful secretary. Doodle
Won Knll, 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, a broken
down Thespian kills ten or fifteen min
utes' time. and in the third act. which is
supposed to represent swell reception
given by one of New York's social die
tators, the inevitable cakewalk hobs up
and is utilized to conclude the perfor-
nance
The prologue, which shows New Am
sterdam under the Stuyvesant rule, and
the first act, depicting more or less faith
fully Printing House Square, New York,
well entertained, but the second act
shows a stretch of dullness which is al
together out of place, and which is not
relieved until Ada Deaves. William r.
Hatch, and Thomas Ricketts, present
good buriesque on "L'Aiglon," which they
call Leg Long Miss Deaves gives a
fairly faithful imitation of the Bernhard
makeup, while her efforts to burIesque
the French woman are quite successful.
Thomas Ricketts, satirizes Metternich.
and Mr.. Hatch does the same with Flam-
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
Il. Booth TalkingtoR, an actor of the old
type, caricatures the 'legits'' of his pro-
fe5sion 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 as a scion of the house of Van As
torbiN, heads 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
liam Coleman. petite young woman. with
much good looks to her credit. sings sew
erai solos most acceptably. while Mar
guerite Clarke, a mite of femininity wins
n great deal OF praise by her daintiness
and sprightliness.
on.. of its chief points OF strength. The
feminine contingent is young-unusuaily
so-and performs its work with a 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.