New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

draws fire. and talent draws talent Mrs. Fiske
has surrounded herself with a cast which is also
the best In America, and having got them, she
uses them"
In THE Examiner Ashton Stevens said: THE
success OF Mrs. Fiske and her Manhattan COM
pany in Leah Keschna,' was a success for
everybody. Here was nothing esoteric, nothing
subtle beyond the brow of the people-just a
grtat melodrama played by the greatest of
American actresses and the greatest company
within memory. 1t was thrilling, tingling
cess; the whole audience witnessed with high
pulse; the applause was real thunder. and after
each act the curtain was called up from five TO
dozen times-without the aid of ushers"
Ogalala Sioux Indians are giving in Tobin's
Novelty Theatre, Dreamland, an entertainment
consisting Of a war dance and other Characters
tic customs of the Indians. While the Indians
interesting. the feature of the show is Tom
Ford, a modest Westerner who can shoot and
shoot well. Ford is willing to compete with any
rife shot in straight shooting at either station
cry moving objects. His manager is willing
to back him against any rife shot in this coun-
try. If anybody believes he is the best shot in
the country, he can have chance at making
match with Ford. who is willing to meet all COM
ers. While Ford is exploiting good craftsmanship
in the Novelty Theatre the public has taken gen.
erously TO Hunting in the Ozarlks" where anna
teurs have enjoyment shooting at animals,
birds and figures as they move through the
mountain scenery. Last Sunday between three
hippodrome trslck to see the races. The hippo
drome is the greatest kind of free attraction
Dreamland has yet devised. The races which
are given at 3 and o'clock every day are ex-
cellent. The programme ends with close finish
chariot race. Creation is drawing immense
crowds Everybody is pleased with this illusion
1t is so different from anything of the kind ever
done in the past that 1t is surprise. It is ono
OF the most costly attractions OF its kind that the
public has seen at Coney.
In the last week progress has been made in the
development OF Brighton Beach Park where tho
Boer War is being presented to an average daily
attendance of thirty thousand. After several
failures in attempt to get the Baldwin air
ship in working order. contract has been made
with Leo Stevens, and the good ship California
Arrow Will begin making daily ascents perhaps
by the end of the week. The boardwalk between
Brighton and Manhattan has been completed
and the Brighton Pike" is rapidly springing
into viey, Iraland's Own Band is giving three
| concerts daily, and next Saturday Will mark tho
opening of Thompsons scenic railway, which Is
10 be the longest ever built, covering over mile
and half Of track. Twelve hundred members
OF the Master Car Builders Association attended
the performance of the Boar War yesterday. and.
| by special arrangement with the Boer War
Company. the Central Trades and Labor Coun-
ell has extended invitation TO its branches to
attend the performance this week. The Boer
and British camp is one of the most interesting
sights on Coney Island. Over two hundred tents
have been pitched and the soldiers have taken
peculiar pride in building up verandas and ar
ranging flower gardens and other decorative de-
/ vices.
Thursday evening VIII mark the full opening
! or the season at Manhattan Beach, for at y
O'Clock in PAINS Amphitheatre will be produced
Port Arthur. the pyro-spectacle of the season.
| Russo-Japanese war. The scenery has been