The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-11-01
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Ntw York, Nov. THE production
of the week among the New York
theatres was "The Silver Slipper"
made known on Monday night at the
Broadway. The piece which IS
musical comedy OF the "Flodora'
type. came from London via New
Haven, where il was shown all last
week to the intense and resonant 10y
Of the cbn'lient young gentlemen
tending Yale college in that city John
c. Fisher who owns the American
rights in The Silver Slipper. was
also concerned in bringing over Flor
odora," between which and the new
piece there are several matter in com.
mon
In the FIRST place, no other American
manager wanted "Florodora while T.
was running in he English capital
All hands said It was good enough for
efete Europe. but would never, never
do in the up to date United States.
Mr. Fisher and his partner, Thomas
( w Riley, had views of their own on
the subject. and "Florodora." when
once fairly started in New York,
! broke all sorts of records for receipts.
when Mr.. Fisher set out to buy "The
Silver slipper he found there was no
competition Az in the previous in
stance. he was the sole human being
who thought the work at all worthy of
consideration for use IN what the
British dmominate the states" After
completing his purchase. M. Fisher
noticed among his fellow managers a
tendency to regard him with a sort or
sympathetic patronage. They were
awfully sorry. you know, to see him
waste his money upon a property that
couldn't possibly repay him. Then
Mr.. Fisher grew stubborn. He would
make THE Silver Slipper" a succe g
or know the reason why. He bought
big hampers full OF superb DIRE -ses in
Paris, ordered elaborate and costly
scenery in America. secured the sur
face of the earth for beautiful women,
from St Petersburg to San Francisco.
and engaged company largely made
up of established fayorites.
It is declared authorltatively that
before the curtain rose upon the OPP
enlng performance in New Haven the
managers expenditures had almost
reached the $50, 900 mark. The nei
result of all this is that serenity Is
spread all over Mr. Fishers counten-
ance, while those pergons who we @
pained a while ago to see him going
wrong are wondering how In thunder
it I'll happened.
The show was a whirlwind success
at the Broadway theatre Monday ey-
ening-a feas. to the eye, delight ia
the ear and in every way q vivid AID
impressive entertainment In the cast
We're Sam Bernard, Edna Wallace
Hopper Cyril Scot, snitz Edwards
Mackenzie Gordon, JoJsle Sadler
iifltA AONtitH anu a. tNA 'h@As "a
diant feminine creature from abroad
named Mai de Villiers Then there
were the original Pretty Maidens' OF
the "Florodora" who introduced a
] new sextet and took the town by storm
) all over again.
, David Belasco. now that he has q
. theatre Of his own in New York finds
J himself rather worsa of than he wa
! before in the mal,er Of securing rest
ing places for his diffsren. attractions
, Last year when he had 10 look else
where for his playhouses. he foucd
plenty Of open time AZ the Criterion
/ for the use o. Mrs. Carter in "Du
) Barry and at the Biiou fo' David
! Warfeld in The Auctioneer.' This
season he arranged 10 place Mrs
Carter for a few weeks OF the autumn
/ at his own theatre and 10 follow with
Blanche Bates in a new Japanese play