New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08

A,a5l,, is a rather commonplace muslcaI
-aesv or even little perhaps because 1t Is
aor,roonplace musical comedy, for the Ma
4. --raatre started life so auspiciously with
-. NritcbelTs production Of THE Wizard or
- and then, without a break became the
~ NJ the BABES in Toyland.' that one al
-, dared 10 hope theatre had at last been
.o,,rs 4, New-York where one style or enter
.,rr,ent the best IN its class. would preVal
-. year round making a distinctive feature OF
~ .,oo.rlcal life OF the city. New-York. with
dc millions Of people. would SEEM almost as
os London. 10 be a place where first class
.n+srtainnent carried out on costly and ar
.,..,o scale by a man like Julian Mitchell. could
- = ear and THE Wizard Of OF" did ring
=. oatsDdar and came back for another en-
.-,er+ which was still in the height Of a
$500 prosperity when the management or
,ro,esttc Theatre saw tit 10 put on The
-. ,,or, China" But evidently this desirable
-, q not vet 10 be. at least not at the Ma
$50 Possibly Mr.. Mitchell VIII have his own
..o.+re some day. or Mr.. Savage may bring
-~.a.b,n, ~ the kind out OF the Garden. This.
:. last Is certain, that The Man from China
rs broken the chain at the Majestic, and the
-. Mitchell extravaganza VIII go into the
Casino next fall.
,arba Man from China" however. as musical
0oroaaies go nowadays, is not a bad sort. To be
-. ,,,,cb N John w Bratton's music is devoid
- original inspiration, but occasionally II rises
ito melody that has some marks OF a real
,ns,osic idea, and It is seldom SO utterly cut 10
..asrra as the music Of "Piff Paf. Pouf." for
.voronle. II is not difficult 10 find Mr.. Biselow
,rsi,q and many Of Paul Vests lyrics are
,r,,,v comic oddly enough. his lyrics are much
hotter than his dialogue which is not often the
case IN musical comedies. To the audiences,
cong sung by Miss Stella Mayhem, a buxom re-
crut from the variety stage, finds the most IA
,,or II Is called 'FGfty-seven Ways 10 Catch
Man" and between each verse different way
IS Illustrated. Miss Mayhem has the complete
confidence in her own powers born OF a sue
cessful career in the vaudeville theatres, where
a nerforner must have confidence or be lost, and
she carries of her illustrations with considera-
he hunlor and JUNCTION. But the song is coarse,
none the less and when thought Of in connection
with such a song Put Down Six and Carry
Two" that delicious bit Of musical humor and
lyric nonsense from BABES ln AoHlanu, the
ina adequacy Of the new piece TO succeed to the
place illed by the Mitchell productions is keenly
felt. Perhaps the most APPOINTING feature OF
The Man from China" is the attempt at spec
tacular" effects, which fan pitifuly fiat after
What The Majestic audiences have been trained
10 see. after effects that excel anything done at
the opera house. They bur illustrate anew what
a remarkable stage manager Julian Mitchell is
something that would be far better illustrated
by Mr.. Mitchell himself.
Charles Frohman win produce. for a single
performance ar the Actors Fund benefit at the
Knickerbocker Theatre next Friday afternoon,
Pierre Bertous three act drama, "Yvette" which
will then have its first presentation IN this
country. N. Berton is ~ author Of s'Zaza
"Yvette" has been adapted for the English
stage by Cosmo Gordon Lennox, who made the
Kitty"
The cast VIII be as follows:
Nade,e Kalu-hius uo..r,-s C,,,,,,,
y De LisieuN.- Paul Decker
Eve Iietranera Claire Kulp
Don Juan Esyeban Ramirez EsgaeTra Ralph Deir5rs
~ 49,. Robert McWaqs jr
Jean serigny Bruce -i sIcIsae
Duchess De Petranera Jet-reys Lewis
Countess LaaIny Kate Fats6n seltea
M sSgis oe Ernest Iautart
5ysts her daughter. Margaret Ellington
yisoount &c Belvigns Morton sets5
sgnSr Nalreall John Barrymors
Tomorrow night Miss Virginia Harmed VIII /
come to the GarTick Theatre for brief engage
ment in Camille" as a result Of the popular
favor her presentation Of that drama found in !
Eerlem recently. William Courtenay viii play
me part OF Armand, and William Harcourt w !
n Sromptoa and Miss Louise Drew will be seen
n the supporting company.
Miss Maricwe VIII be seen at the Frnpire only
one week more IN when Knighthood Was IN
Flower" She VIII then revive "Ingomar."
ghes2coth performance OF the English musical
comedy The Girl nom Ray's" VIII be cele-
ersteo at the Herald Square Theatre on Tues
cay night by the distribution OF souvenirs on |
season AZ '40
Aubrey Boucicault Joins the company support-
;ns Mis- Tyree IN 'Tit for Tar AT the SAVOY
ahsacre Tomorrow night.
1ne Ast three weeks OF the present season
Desn at The Belasco Theatre tomorrow. but
e"eet KITTY Bellairs" VIII open the house
TsG n September. Next Thursday afternoon
snere Wlll be special matinee TO mark the 173d
- s.Aolltance OF the play, and both then and AT
uabuted. GIFTS VIII DO us
-Hs engagement Of Weber & Fields VIII be-
80 a. The West End Theatre tomorrow and
.~A' one week There has been n heavy adj
~ ,. sac owing 20 the approaching dissoIu-
ssrn,,S- ne nrnl 'Whoop-Dee-Doo" and the
scented iis "'H DO pro-
"e mest End Theatre viii inaugurate a sup
season Of dramatic offerings. begin
:. ing monday. May JIG. with RIP Van Wrinkle -
n on pllces Tor the entire house will be reduced
or ~ NJ, ana 90 cents and rnatinees will be given
- Wednesday and Saturday.
,,.s. s NeW Lyceum Theatre next Thursday
sss'"Oon Ben Greet and his company will once
-. appear in a Shakespearian performance
.srA s benefit OF the Horace Mann School
Miss M.ghaht or Venice" VIII be given. with
lock sns .hlson as Portia, Mr.. Greet as Shy
been M M IS NJ. Field as Launcelot. There has
advance in price put on the seats for