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LIFE" IN NEW YORK
ONLY NEW PLAY on IN GOTHAM IS
ANsoN PONDS DRAMA OF
HUMANITY
BIG CROWDS SEE SKY FARM
Blanche Bates Continues to Attract
''Under Two Flags" at the
Academy of Music-Weber-
Field "Du Hurry
Special 10 The Globe.

Special 10 The Globe.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Almost all the
New York theaters are settled down with
plays which will last the season out.
Were it not for the fact that the Repub-
lie must be surrendered to David Belasco
for alterations in few weeks Miss
Crosman could undoubtedly continue well
into the summer with her ShakspeTe pro-
duction, "A Scrap of Paper" has been
been abandoned owing to the success of
LAS You like It." which will finish Miss
Crosman's season in New York.
For a short tour this spring Henrietta
Crosman will be seen in Nance Oldfield'
and Madeline play by Mrs. w. K
Clifford, the English rights to which are
owned by Mrs. Patrick Campbell
The beautiful bGresque review, The
Hall of Fame" at the Winter Garden,
still continues its reccrd-breaking bust
ness at the New York theater. There has
been no falling off, ia fact, business has
increased nightly since the opening, which
means that the theater-g going public ap-
preciate a good play when it is submitted
to them. The Winter Garden is a de-
lightful place for one to spend an even
ing.
The dainty reign Of Dolly Warden al
the Herald Square is proving to be one
of the most profitable engagements Of
PAOSNAAN
shown in New York.
The show is of a character that people
who do not ordinarily attend perform
ances of comic opera can see without
experiencing any shock to their sense OF
propriety, and this class are swelling the
nigntly receipts.
Revival Of E'UncIc Tom"
The American theater players rein
forced by Amy Lee as Topsy, champion
cake walker, Luke Pulley and the nifty
jubilee singers who lately appeared az
the Academy of Music, win be seen in
an elaborate production of Uncle Tom 5
Cabin The setting will be Spectacular
in every sense. Every one of the scenes
has been built especially for this pres
entation ana every care mas been taken
to give Mrs. Stoves grand old play a
worthy rendition. One feature will be the
levee scene with fifty geneuine colored
singers and buck dancers and a chal-
lenge prize cake walk led by Champion
Luke Pulley and his partner Martha, In
conjunction with several of the best
known experts al that style of entertain
ment in this country. This scene viii be
entirely different from any of its kind
ever shown. and wide departure will
be made from the old prosalc every day
brand of cake walk. Amy Lee, one OF
the best known of American soubrettes-
has been specially engaged for Top
sy-' Her reputation is too strong to need
rehearsing.
.Life, the New Play.
The only new play to chronicle Is
Life at the Garden theater. This play
is called a New York drama of human
ity. 1t deals largely with the sub
merged tenth" class. 1t is ambitiously
staged. being the annual big production
at this theater. 1t was written by An
son Pond, author of Her Atonement
who has tried to make 1t a complete anf
convincing picture OF the struggle ~
existence in the metropolis by bringing
the opposing classes together Withou
producing any violent clash.
Life is an immense kaleidoscope o.
existence in New York dramatically put
and is the first drama presented in {
long time in which New York scenes