Evening journal., 1904-08-30
Theatrical Notes

No patron of the Lyceum should fail
to attend the first performance Of the
highly successful new drama ION
Thanksgiving Day" the work of owen
Davis, the writer Of many popular sue
cesses which is announced as the at
traction of Manager Humphries for his
popular playhouse on September 1, ?,
3. The prominence Of the author and
the plays managers, Vance & Sulli-
van, is sufficient guarantee chat il is
all that Is claimed for it, the best play
of the year.
The Female Detectives" will be the
attraction at the Lyceum September
o, g, Z. The Russell Brothers. who
will be seen IN this modern melodrama
arc for the first time in their careers
lat the head Of their own company
They viii now have the fullest oppor-
tunity TO display their powers of fun
making and at the same time to as
slst in the development Of plot that
shows more of the sensational side Of
New York life than any play of modern
times.
"Why Girls Leave Home" which is
said to have many features that other
production of melodrama have' not,
notably. not revolver from one end
of the book to the other. will be pre-
sented at the Lyceum in the near fu-
ture.
Bettina Gerard and Max Figman are
to be co-stars in Cosmo Gordon Len
lnoxs sprightly comedy THE Marriage
Of Kitty" originally produced at the
Hudson Theatre and voted one of the
daintiest and most amusing offerings OF
a season remarkable for the paucty Of
good comedy which comes here on
Saturday. Rehearsals are now in pro-
gress and Miss Gerard as Kitty will
have an opportunity to delight her
auditors with a number of musical Sc
Elections. She was the original Bettina
| i'm La Mascot and comic opera comed-
ienne with Herr Director Heinrich
/ Conreid's English opera company. Mr.
Figman was Assessor Brack with Mrs.
F'iske last season. Characterization
which surprised those who had grown
to look upon his as a light comedian
and were unaware of his versatility.
One Of the most popular attractions
of the present day is that beautiful and
! interesting drama, entitled THE VII
Ilage Parson." The piece has scored an
! immense hit wherever produced. and
/ its success has been achieved long ago.
| There is an attractive ring in the title
which calls the attention of all classes
Of amusement goers to the theatre. The
play deals with the affection of the
heart and is one wherein human emo
! Nau a. efs aH
A very strong company has been en-
gagged, each with reference to the part
assigned. and it is confidently believed
! that this pretty play is rendered in
much better style than is usual with
travelling companies.
! Handsome special scenery has been
painted expressly for this production
! by well known artists, and unique ef-
fects also assist in the finished per-
| formance. 1.-The Village Parson" opens
at the Grand Opera House on Monday
afternoon and night
With the dawn of every day comes
a new fad or fancy and the present day
vogue, for want of a filter word equal
ly expressive, has been termed musical
comedy. Many and many a turned
down, discarded goOd-for-nothing
sketch has been whipped into shape
and heralded as something Of that sort.
Some managers grasp at anything COM
ing under that head, but not so with
Messrs. Nixon & Zimmerman who as
producing managers today stand pre-
eminent in the theatrical field. They
first select merit of book and score and
that being satisfactory. spend their
money in capably casting and lavishly
presenting their vehicle, rather than
as a tribute to gaudy scenery or in
effective accessories which count for
little. Their Miss Bob White" by
Willard Spenser. which has broken rec
ords everywhere, is a capable example
of their dexterity and success in pre-
senting their wares, and will be seer
at Grand Opera House on Thursday OF
next week