New-York tribune., 1905-01-22

This show has been out on the road for two
years, but has never before reached the haven,
lasting or temporary Of Broadway. This play
is described a cartoon comedy. That's what
Bird Centre was! The cast:
Buster Brown, regular Master Gabriel
Jack Wynn in love with i susie George TennsTy
T66naa Brown BustePs father william NsuERton
Mary Brown Busters mother: Miss Miss & Neie Butler
Mrs Sweet Busters grandmother. Miss Jennie Reiarth
Nile La Grandre Miss d. Zimmerman
'The Athletic Girl" is tie musical comedy
with which the Colonial Music Hall. 62d-st.
and Broadway will open its doors Saturday
evening, February 4. 1t was especially written
for Messrs Thompson & Dundy and Tom w.
Ryley, who have assumed the management of
the new playhouse. The book is by George V.
Hobart; the music Nv Jean Schwartz whose
"Bedelia" and Mr. Dooley' are still ringing in
many ears-heaven knows!
The comedy is in one act, with two scenes.
The first scene presents the gym" Of the Girls
University OF The Bronx, where Minnie from
Minneapolis, Indiana Anna and other pretty
maidens have developed muscles and strength
which enable them to eject all Objectionable
men from the institution. The second scene
represents the wharf of big steamship where
many laughable incidents occur. Throughout
cipal parts were assigned oa Monday, and the
rehearsals began yesterday. Junie McCree will
be Professor Billy Vernon. physical instructor.
Edward ]. Connolly will assist him Dean
Grayce of the Bronx University. Miss May
Hengler will be Indiana Anna, Miss Flora
Hengler will play the part Of Jennie Harcourt.
while Miss Virginia Levick. Of Newark, will be
Minnie from Minneapolis. Other roles VIII be
Miss Genevieve Temple and Miss Vegeer. Be-
sides The Athletic Girl" number of ahe open
ing bill will be a ballet, imported from London,
called The Duel in the Snow" It per-
formed for over year at the Empire.
The third matinee to be given by the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts this season will take
place on Thursday afternoon IN the Criterion
Theatre. The first English representation in
this country of sudermann's fouract play,
Honor" C'Die Ehre'D. preceded by a one-act
play by the celebrated Russian writer Anton
Chekhov, The Challenge" will be given.
That delicious rural comedy 1.-THE County
Chairman" which marked Mr.. AIDES debut as
playwright TO be reckoned with. and which ran
for year at Wellack's. to the Harlem
Opera House this week.
Mr.. Thomas's successful play. Mrs. Letting
wells Boots" will move from the Savoy after
this week to the Lyceum, succeeding Sir Charles
Wyndham. At the Empire Miss Maude Adams
VIII play The Little Minister for two weeks
more before reviving THE Masked Ball" Her
1.200th performance of the former play occurs
on Wednesday.
Sweet Kitty Benairs" is an old story, but an
old story so well told by Henrietta Crosman
and her associates that she will be welcomed
back TO New-York City in the Yorkville Theatre
on Monday for one week. with a matinee on
Saturday. Special attention is called to the fact
that the best seats will be sold for 81 30. OF
Miss Crosnan's charming impersonation as Mis-
tress Kitty, the Belle Of Bath, no other men
tion is necessary. and OF Mr. Belesco's play the
story is well known. This story will be told on
application at the Yorkville Theatre this week.
The same cast and production seen at the Be
lascO Theatre for more than three hundred per-
formances will be presented
Miss FRITZ Schef's successful season Of "Fati-
nitza" at the Broadway Theatre will close with
the performances OF the coming week. Contnu-
ing his policy of reviving favorite operas c. B.
Dillingham; will present Miss Scheff IN 'Girofe-
Girofa" beginning on Tuesday night, Janu-
AIRY 81.
Miss Agathe Barsescu, Rumanlan actress,
will appear twice at the Irving Place Theatre
this week. On Monday evening she will be seen
for the last time this season as the heroine of
Grillparzer's tragedy "Medea,' - and oil Friday
evening she will for the first time here be seen
Hero in Grillparzer's tragedy "Des Meeres
und der Liebe Wellen" C"Hero and L.eander'0
The cast on this occasion VIII be follows:
55S2 65sresier IieaFisn ifTs 'SLacSS1 Maro%
ifaafieros ifSiisi tali Max lifgSit1i FTe6urs
Der IIdter des Teapeis. OTTO Meyer
Mutter Marie Wegern
BY way of variety Tuesday Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday evenings. and at next
Saturdays matinee. Mr. Conrieds company Of