Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-26
The
Theatres
1.-The Gingerbread Man. at
the Liberty.

1.-The Gingerbread Man, written
by the late Frederic Ranken and A.
Baldwin Sloane, comes to the Liberty
Theatre next Monday afternoon, the
25th inst, presenting special matinee
performances both Christmas and
New Years Day. 1t is in two acts
and deals with those realms of fancy
peopled by Santa Claus, Jack Horner,
Margery Daw, the Princess Bon-Bon,
etc. The story is a delightful tumble
of nursery rhyme, joys and Affections,
into which are ingeniously wove
humorous, pungent commentaries on
mundane and more tangible persons
and things. Jack Horner, a role sus-
tanned by Miss Helen Bertram, form
erly of THE Bostonians," and 1.-The
Gingerbread Man." are the main piv-
OTIS around which the fantastic story
r%evolves. The first act is laid in a
street in Santa Claus Land, and
prominent in this, working the evil
eye and generally co%mplicating mat
tiers, is Machavelius Fudge, a role in
which Homer Lind appears.
"VcrOnique" Continues Its Success.
George Edwardes' London Apollo
Theatre company will continue to
present "Veronique" at the Broad
way but three weeks longer, when its
most successful run must be brought
to a close through contracts made
for its presentation in other cities.
truth Vincent, Kitty Gordon, Lena
Maitland, Lawrence Rea and John
LIE Hay head this talented %organiza-
ton, which has had no equal in New
York for many years.
Il. s. Wizards Last Week.
e. S. Willard begins his last week
at the New Amsterdam Theatre with
a matinee Christmas Day. He will
play tom Pinch both afternoon and
evening. Tuesday night and We'd
nesday matinee he will play The
Middleman;" Wednesday and Thurs
day night, 1.-THE Professors Love
Story" Friday night and Saturday
matinee, David Garrick" and "The
Man Who Was" and Saturday eve
ming, TON Pinch"
New Years night Fay Templeton
will begin an engagement at the New
Amsterdam in Geo. M. Cohan's new
play, "45 Minutes From Broadway"
Miss Templeton and the new piece
have held the stage at the Colonial
Theatre in Chicago for several
months, scoring the greatest artistic
and financial success of the season
and will come to New York direct
from hat city.
1.-THE Mayor of Toxic" Continues.
Richard earle, next Monday night,
begins the fourth week of his n
gagement in "The Mayor of Toxic"
at the New York Theatre. The hit
scored by this talented player-play-
wright had led Klaw & Erlanger to
extend HIS rin. Extra matinee per-
formancess will be presented both
Christmas Day and New Years Day.
The success achieved by Mr.. earle
in his new Gfarcical opera is largely
ascribed to the brilliancy of the mus
ic and the number of laughs the piece
contains. Bg9actual count, last Sat
urday nightn ether audience laughed
exactly 26S fines at the clever star
and his SUPPORTING company. This
is, approximately two laughs a min |
ute. AS most of the plays running
in New York at the present time lack
comedy, playgoers are %crowding into
the New York to see the elongated,
comical Garlic and his support.
Mr.. Carries success is also evidenc-
ed By the ticket spectators who
nightly around the entrance
OF the New York Theatre, despite the
opposition of the management.
Coming of 1.-THE Clansman."
One of the most remarkable plays
ever presented on the American stage
will be the attraction at the Liberty
Theatre in New York, January 8th,
when a special company will present
Rev. Thomas Dixon's drama, 1.-THE
Clansman,' founded on his widely
read novels, one of the same title and
the other called "The Leopard's
Spots" This play has been touring
the south during the past few months
and has created a sensation in that
section through its especially power
full appeal to race prejudice. Every
town where 1t has been presented has
quickly divided itself into Dixon and
anti-Dixon factions. In the pulpit
and press, as well as in private. the
controversy over its merits has ragged
feree1y. While he scenes In the thea
tres where Il has been acted have
taken. III flla spect ri stormy mass
meetings. While no such lay Of