New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10

rn the rest by the superiority OF its book alone IL
has been in this weary land, IL not compiesed ay
equipped oasis at least as me snaoo" VI e'0@'
1 Next to it. one who cares for consistency to some
place the comedy-Vaudeville Running Tor once,
}4s Tonyyteenthsf chaapness. It is a more anus
ing intellectually satisfying form OF entertain
rnent than most Of the twenty-seven VarieIes ex-
hihited upper Broadway: And after ha in,s
FOR once" comes TIE Mlzarq OF 0z Itased
by genius in his line, Julian mitchell ana si fnr-
Fns Nontg nge and Stone in their line.
coniedians-of great and wholesome popular appeal.
The Prince Of Pisen," harmless as 1t is cannot
be seriously considered 1t is not comedy and what
musical appeal Il has is not comedy appeal e1enef
mental music II is hopelessy provincial not TO
S1,t Of the mass of musical comedy of the
then those pieces which stand forth for the Eng
Ferenczy operetta Company at Mr.. Conrieds
the2 beng t in ess aG pleasure to the
Germans soon enumerated Inc SuItan .,
sRunnine for ri ONCE The wizard of oz-hoid
I'D the fingers of one hand outspread. and you have
them all Weber and Fields and IN a less degree,
Williams and Walker. have presented their Pc Pc
mate amusement; but neither variety be con-
sidered in comparison with other musical enter
especially. give entertainment that is unique,
and the last thing one would wish 70 90 To sI
57ive from t7yenty-seven leaves twenty-five. Taking
pelss an Williams and Walker and there remain
twenty musical pieces which have 1Ingled on
able enjoyment without creating more than the
most fleeing impression the paygoers' mind.
SiIbert's little list Assuredly the thing has been
prerdone-
The ouenine tomorrow night which will attract
20 the Casino all the first nighters in town is
s-The Rtuaways" the musical extravaganza
rroduced bv the shuberts and Nixon and thinner
man The book IS by a young Chicagoan, Addison
Rurkhardt. and the music also by man from the
city Of AIDE. Dunno, Luders and pork, Raymond
HubbeTl. The piece has been on the road for more
than a week trying out" perhaps may be
cused for saying with Chicago fresh in mind.
The Runaways" is mounted with great elabor-
steness the costumes are said be beautiful the
scenery in harmony and the choruses large in
numbers and Just right In size The piece may have
q plot but as fl is called an extravaganza, what
Gees Il matter Enough is said when # is that
the first act takes place at track somewhere
about NeU-York, and the second act in the shadow
Of the palms on a tropical island The Hengier
sisters. charming dancers dance. Fields and Dunn,
known vaudeville performers. furnish arnuse-
ment. and Van Rensselaer, Wheeler and Miss
Amelia Stone called TO DO the lions share
OF the singing The cast OF principals follows
General Hsrotaok' L E. 49,. Alexander Clark
Robert Rensselaer, Wheeler
fsl5scS al f T
Lieutenant Miss suzanne iIspren
WsIIian Wolf
Miss Dorothy Dor
Dorothy Maynard Miss Helen Lord
The Princess AngeicSke... Miss Amelia stone
Jeanette Darling Miss Mabel Carrier
Eestrice Wheeler ------~.-.---nf Miss Flora Heneier
Frank Daniels. OF the funniest little men in
musical comedy. viii appear at the Academy To-
morrow in Miss Simplicity" the Barnet piece in
witch he appeared at the Casino two years ago
u viii. however be anew production. enlarged for