New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

sister should assist him. there might result com
1t is announced that John Kendrick Bangs has
been twice to see when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" and says: 1T Is the most beautiful opera
more This is good news. Mr.. Bangs is at last
becoming a humorist
Paul wistach Mr.. Mansfelds general repre-
sentative contributes the current number of
THE Bookman" the third of his articles on the
dramatization of the works of famous novelists
The present paper is called Decentralization OF
Thackeray," those on Dickens and Scott having
preceded and that on Bulwer Lytton being in
prepa aration interesting field these papers
cover. and not easy. though easier in the case
of Tha ckeray than with the others. TO cover with
complet eness especially in brief magazine article
Mr. Wilstach has presented clearly aId IN con
cations of Thackeray's novels, contrasted the
schemes of the different versions OF the same book
and quotes but somewhat spaTingiy, from con
temporary opinions of the merits OF these plays
Gf cnntempafed cn9 IN If this is done
doubtless Mr.. Wilstach will enlarge on mis- present
The ysro1s dramas which would lend inter
and historical value to the facts set forth
The last week Of Miss Robson's engagement at
the Madison Square Theatre in Audrey" was
nnarred by the serious illness of the stars dog a
King chsrIes spaniel named Jggery J 5aT He
and had have doctor twice a day for three
days.
At the Madison Square Theatre tomorrow Miss
Eliza beth Tyree will appear star under the
management of Henry B. Harris in romantic
comedy called "Ciretna Green. by Grace Livingston
r7rrniss author of Mrs. Jack 1t is a play Of
stage coaches and runaway matches. of the good
old times OF 1901 when men and girls journeyed to
Harroyvgate TO take the waters. when love was
bold and lovers lovely. 1t is play of cross pur-
noses In which Miss Tyree as Dolly Erskine, hears
the Earl of Basset, who is at Harrowgate dlsgulsed
become Mrs Murray any day he asked her. but at
the end Of II the e6s 5 act reen sas o % osP to os
eopng sister from disgrace The comedy Of GTef9a d IA
tbe tbird Dolly comes to decide that plain Mrs
MurraY is good enough for her. boast or no boast.
NisT Is5od enn foi Arthur barry vincent Henry
Hare H TortbsoPa e Parassa sEsnk Mrs. Fe. Morris
Harris Forbes. Jessamine Childe' syoh hieii anu
others
r,,so viii appear at the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE
NEXT Tuesday evening in d'Annunzio's traseos'
Francesca da Rimni." She VIII repeat 'iiis pc
g., the same place on Thursday evening and on
Friday afternoon The following week she WIZ aie3 so
give three w Of on Mhsds fhs same The perform
ances of the latter play are the rst & @
has made from the hne six performances she
viii sail for Italy.
ON Monday at the Fourteenth Stree, imeau a.,
p;ob and Harris will present Jim Blndso' win
9ober, Hilliard in the title part the play is III l
acts and eight scenes several OF "hicn die So
,,o,aI in character The author !. n MOTIFS mas
-, three of Secretary Hays ballads JIM
fIudso" Little Breeches" and "Banty Tim .ahd '
drawn from them story Of excitement ano iose. %
The main theme of the melodrama Jim .os
,,f d 1--we has been drawn from two hes III -; r;e
uSE IIe ah,cn tells of the engineer or lns IA ir
Belle The play opens at esa mernbagkment. Where
e evee breaks and the waters OF h rhe seeond aet
overnoW ti .he saving of Jim" from the hanos of
ems mob Next Jim B,udso is is seen eat G seen se at the
the Prairie sIrid stream racing with rival hnai