The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-02

ty sure to recover her place in the es-
TEEN of this community when after a
long period of absence from the general
view she reappears on Friday night at
the Princess Theater in The West
Point Cadet" Della, who was for a
long time the paramount soubrette IN
America. fell ill and went to pieces
generally. But she has come 10" in
recent months to a surprising extent,
recovering her physical grace of out
line and still more regaining the vocal
gift which distinguished her as a
youngster when she first arose out OF
the West. One of the best known play
wrights in the United States was a
guest at rehearsal of THE West Point
Cadet" an evening or two ago and he
came away enraptured and marveling
at the spirit and speed of the tow
headed little condolences work in her
new surroundings. 1t isn't always
safe to foretell a favorable reception for
a theatrical entertainment. but this
seems to be one of the occasions when
the adverse rule may be abandoned
with a merely remote chance of going
wrong.
The Thompson & Dundy firm are pill
ing UP show schemes for New York
with a raDidity and munifcence that
mammoth preparations for the hoppe
drome that is to occupy the entire block
on Sixth avenue between Forty-third
and Forty-fourth streets, these gentle
men calmly and as a matter of fact
announce the requirement of the old
baseball grounds at 155th street and
Eighth avenue, where they propose to
construct an amusement scheme of stu
pendouS proportions for use in the
I11nnfhc Mao11uI1i1a thew will
tear down and rebuild Luna Park and
indulge in any other occupations which
may strike them favorably-and any
one of which would be quite sufficient
TO stagger a Snowman of more than
merely ordinary caliber. The manner
in which Thompson & Dundy under
take their schemes and dispose of them
is as amazing as it is unheard of in
the amusement business.
The Rogers Brothers have made the
best hit of their career in New York
with their newest McNally pot-pourri
called THE Rogers Brothers in Paris. "
The piece has filled the big New Am
sterdam Theater to it's limitations and
on Oct. 10, will be removed to the New
Liberty Theater. which is rapidly APP
preaching completion, and in which the
Rogers Brothers are interested as pro-
prietors with Klaw & Erlanger.
John Drew's engagement at the En-
pire Theater has been extended for a
fortnight and he may be removed to
another metropolitan playhouse on or
near Broadway before taking up his
travels in the other large cities in THE
Duke of Killicrankie." This piece is
a great hit-the best in fact in the
Drew repertoire. It's literary quality
is sparkling beyond description and
there is enough of dramatic interest
to carry the story to its successful con-
clusion. Drew himself has never en-
joyed such an opportunity as the one
here presented, and the members of
his company have been admirably
chosen for the various and varying
roles provided by Capt. Marshall, the
dramatist.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
is a steadily growing success at the
Savoy Theater, where, as the adver-
tisements announce, it has come to
stay" There is no element of brag in
the ads, either, for the piece has taken
the firmest kind of a firm hold and it
probably isn't stretching matters to
say it will be in it's present environ
ment at the end of the winter.