The evening world., 1903-10-14
New Musical and Spectacular
Extravaganza Should Stay
at the Majestic a Year, So
Pleasing Is It.
FOR CHILDREN UP TO 50.
Splendid Scenic Effects EqualIed In
Success by Herbert's Catchy Airs
Clever Principals and Chorus
Wonder.

What a rejuvenating week In the
theatres this has turned out to be
"old Heidelberg" one night and Babes
In Toyland" the next One can't help
growing young again.
But there is this apprehension to he
felt concerning Babes in T%oyland:"
1t may bring on a war OF invasion At
the Majestic heatr between young
sters and grown-ups. for children 81
the way from two to eighty-two years
old will doubtless struggle for a chance
to see this latest Hamlin and Mitchell
extravaganza.
That magical man of poor hearing
but the best of colorful eyesight, Julian
Mitchell. has in this instance given
t~heatre-goers, young n old. the most
novel toy of the season. He has taken
small army OF performers and made
toys of them all. BY some Cwe're not
saying by whom) the chorus girl has
long been regarded as a toy. But Mr..
Mitchell has idealized her. He has
made her. as Mile James might say.
"a really and truly" toy.
There Is a parade OF toy folk IN
one scene. Ill so many wooden auto
nations they march across a bridge of
oioChs III lOyidiu, anu go through Il
drill which recalls those warl!ke days
OF the nursery. There are belted SOL
diers with big hats and wooden guns.
drummers who stimy thump away,
jerky-jointed cymbal-players musicians
with tiny %violins, quaint peasants in
wooden shoes. and many other animated
toys marching and manoeuvring as
Tom. Dick and Harry and Sallle and
Susie never saw them march and
manoeuvre before.
Hear the Toys.
Then there Is n glimpse into a toy
shop-treasure-house OF childish mys-
teries-where one sees toys being made
and hears toy dogs bark. toy ROSTERS
crow and toy ducks quack in an expert
mental Kind of way, so that their maxi
ers may know when they are in perfect
working order and ready to be sent out
into the world as good. guaranteed toys.
There liz also a series of bewilderlng
end beautiful mechanical and scenic er-
iects In the contrivance and carrying
nut OF which Air. Mitchell sends a mes
scse across the sea to Drury Lane.
For long though Drury Lane may be 1t
iere has its turning. a shipwreck.
inding in flames, is a weird, tstormy
llctnre. The Spiders Forest. with huge
spiders era wiling about and doing stunts
On the boughs OF trees, gives you an
i-want-to-go-home sensation. But you
breathe easier when tho brown bear.
after a hugging match which would do
credit to Richard Mansfield. fops the
wicked spider on its hack and bites his
Initials In the sprawling things throat.
A third striking sceGe Is the eruption
nf the lINi1 hnt - -. ,,,tnt
volcano and the destruction of Toyland
by an earthquake, all because the mas
Ter toymaker was naughty and put bad.
mean spirits in his toys, This went
% prove that even q toymaker can't
get too funny without suffering the con-
sequences.
A charming scene was a country fete
a Contrary Marys garden. which
Brought the chorus on in the prettiest
and most fanciful of costumes and In
eroduced something new and very nice
m the shape of embroidered tights.
Shape and embroidery make an exceed
tngy attractive combination. Mr..
niitoheli has lone a great deal for the
chorus. and the chorus-which has good
tooAn. srace and v~olce-does a great
deal for Mr.. Mitchell.
Scentcally and musically. though NOT
huinorously. Babes in Toyland" out
shines The Wizard Of Or"
SCORE Ii Superior.
Victor Herbert has written a super,or
Soore; Al the songs are good. Cant
20 tne sum, sung by that promising
dock of Widow Pipers Children nernhass
y ~ a wall, Is particuisr H. peIcneu
q Is inevitable that the toWn wifi Hie n"a;
% hurnmtng: ""l Sooh
sspuf dnuo .t-
Geei but this is hard 10 do."
TIL your t brains an aas think and think
don't care what teacher savs
We can't do this sum-" '""'
ri h tSe siSefnf se Seno Wynn. who carries
pretty songs, one, '.roy aas i%o or three
most ~tunefui in the piece. eeing the
=, whi seen hen en- ai99taeT OF those boy roies
,Sauai. she dFesse.n ts SO well. and, as
Amy Heard. remembered for her
5 eFSssy st eis ss ntss SirI tTo% Butte" "H In
Contrary Mary. though she ' dfI role OF
to have become wholly accIIstns seem
her new surroundings. oLned 10
Nellie DAILY. a corkscrewv ,,..
ture, bounced about In the nart CFeaT
as II she had swallowed a SET or ~ or jill
a as the Sf to ! sps with Charles u Guyer
In an a%erobatic. fu%rniture-Se,e hsaged
ssad %nicn vas a wonder in aeiIitS
William Norris. who was ne
dne lhs s,m ea5ital.lsttered star" con.
q was liked from the arst EASING
.R9ck-a-Bye. Baby" song won him say.
era weii.deserved encores. Dore pavIS.
acter OF interest, and in the smajGha mar
iotments OF the cast Mae NaudaIn al ~,
M Split o. OAK sang a haunting air
audience was hungry for more. '""' 'h'
babes in Toyland" Will prnhsh,v =,
the Majestic. AID|h
EXPRESS TRAIN KILLED Two
PoUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, Oct. 1l.-rh
adirondack express north bound klle,