New-York tribune., 1905-04-23
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS AND NEWS NOTES.
THE PROUD L4IRD"-FRANK D4NIELDS,S EYEBROWS
4GAIN-CH4NGES At THE HIPPODROME

The week following Easter viii not be so busy
with change as usual this year. only two new
PRODUCTIONS of consequence VIII be shown at the
Manhattan and Knickerbocker
Harrison Grey Flske viii show al the Man
haitian to-norrow night a comedy 10y Charles
Cartwright and Cosmo Hamilton, called The
Proud Laird" The scene is laid in an ancestral
scotch castle inhabited by a family who, with
the exception Of the young laird, preserve all the
traditions q the past with racial tenacity-
other modern types are introduced with the
laird 10 give the play of contrast and comedy.
This piece VIII finish out the season at the Man
ha1an. which has been brilliant and success
ful one. The cast is as follows:
9ae lH',erT1oraet Robert l'oIaine
NHisn GuTw0IJhy Thomas Il Thorne
D1raid Maliiasts. M NJ Il Denny
4aey q IHysrrnoraoh
Mss Es5eta Iaveru1orsch E.isre1h g. MeNeiii
TsJer,e Van .r- iliorl+S1' ratl--1Ii,
Bruce McItrre frederick i.dwards
sailcy Aelrs Robson Dalton
]as Bas'y Nd 4si}.as- lasssias 5a5eE ,i5Ss
Widow Fersusdil.. . Nav T.yn
I42, Is1e ,r9i7l M1iss catherine Nalisee
Mas7ie. Martha Mciraw
London once more is 10 furnish US with a
musical comedy, Sergeant Brue." which Frank
Daniels will present al the Knickerbocker The
atre tomorrow. Owen Hall wrote the libretto.
J. Hickory Wood the lyrics and Liza Lehman
the music. Naturally. then. considerable inter
est VII attach 10 this opening Liza Lehman
commands serious attention as a composer.
though il remains 10 be seen If she has the light
ness Of touch fitted for a score OF this sort and
Daniels IS one OF the funniest men on the lyric
stage. sergeant Brue, the character he
sumes is q London pOliceman-in spite Of Mr.
James we prefer 10 call him a policeman though
MT James refers 10 the ''cOns1sbles" Of Ho-
boken. on the face OF things, then, il might
seem that the play would lie too English in
theme 10 appeal here. but proba bly, little OF the
original libretto is left, save the skeleton. The
cast VIII include besides Nj Daniels Miss
Blanche Ring, Alfred Hickman. Anna Fitzhugh
ana numerous young women whose names are
not their chief charm
Al the HippodrOme this week a new act VIII
be shown that is going 10 make the audience eit
Up. Colonel" Castor Bordeverry, crack rifle
and pistol shot from the Continent win make his
first American appearance. He shoots sugar
Jumps ont Of peoples mouths, and ends by
shooting all the clothes off woman with
pistol. button falls al each shot till her gar
Inellts drop from her. He even shoots of her
hat and lets down her hair. 1t is hair-raising
ior the audience Last week hardly a vacant
seat was left in the huge house at any perform
snce.
London Assurance" moves down to the Her
AID square for Its last week O-mOrrow. Miss
Eitde Cheatham is now member of the cast
taking Miss Conquests place. Tomorrow the
last week also begins Of Mrs. LefingweIl's
Boots al the Lyceum. Of You Never Can Tell
a. The Garrick. OF 1t Happened IN Nordland"
a. the Fields Theatre and OF Miss RusselIs en-
gagemeut at the Criterion. Victor Herbert is
suL conducting the orchestra for "Nordland."
and those who have not heard the piece under
these conditions should not miss the Oppor-
funity. Mr.. Herbert's sparkling score is brought
out 70 the full under his baton, and often the
orchestral part surpasses IN interest the sing
Ing, though il IS not obtruded-simply more
finished.
Tomorrow afternoon there win be matinees
81 the Lyric and Princess theatres. the only
houses which win so celebrate Easter Monday.
The Strolers." It may surprise many people
n know. IS SIN doing business. 1t will come TO
the West End Theatre this week 1t is stin
managed by the firm which produced IL with
Francis Wilson as the star
Otis Skinner IN The Harvester" will come 20
the Harlem Opera House this week. In this
play Mr.. Skinner has full play for the exhibition
Of exuberant and poetic feeling. He can be
happy -go-luciy. debonair. extravagant The
part pleases him and he makes II please mis-
audience
"Er und seine schwester'' Gle and HIS
EisterD. a jolly farce comedy. with songs by B.