The Washington times., 1905-11-19

New York. Nov. Is
70 the students OF the stage the most
interesting feature of the dramatic slt-
u13ion IN New York now is the reInaTA-
able success Of the Shakespeafeah re-
vivaI now in progress TIE works oi
the master dramatist Of the ages are 10
be seen on three New York stages ana
in all of them not only IS the ;. K. ..
sign displayed nightly, but the seats are
sold far in advance There never could
have been a more complete explosion OF
the old stage superstition that Shakes
peare was played out from box office
standpoint. The companies headed by
Robert B. Mantell and Marie Booth
Russell at the Garden Theater. and
Julia Marlowe and z. Il. SOthern at the
RniekerboelSer are neither of then.
great but they are good and give mos t
satisfactory performances. They, of
course, have the advantage of all the
accessories in the way of scenery and
stage fittings at the command OF. mod
ern stage craft, but the success Of the
Ben Greet company, which plays accord
Ing 20 the Elizabethan custom on a
bare stage with no scenery. shows that
the audiences are attracted by the gen
ius OF the Divine Will and not by the
work OF the stage manager.
As was indicated last week, the dis
appearance of the election excitement
has had marked influence on the the
atrieal situation. and there is not . man
zger in the city who does not wear the
smile that won't come OF as he counts
up the box. Maude Adams in Peter
Pan" at the Empire. The White Cats
at the New Amsterdam. The Sauaw
Man" at WaIlack's, Man and Super
nan" at the Hudson, "The Earl and the
Girl at the Casino. "MoOnshihe' at
The Liberty. Happy Land" al the Lyric,
Wonderland" at the Majestic, are all
playing to crowded houses and appar-
emily are in for long runs The same is
true of practically every theater in the
city, including those houses where there
IS a weekly change of bin and the vaude-
vile houses.
One Of the interesting productions OF
he week is the new version OF CiIaTies
Dickens -OHver Twist by J. Comyns
carr. given by Miss Amelia Bingham 5
company ut Proctor's Fifth Avenue
rheater.
The play follows the story very close
~. and the text of the book is freely
ssed Il is one of the most pleasing
5rama tizations Of Dickens masterpiece
which has ever been presented in Amer
ca. and il is needless to say that with
J. Z. Dodson, impersonating Fagin, and
Miss Bingham. Nancy Sykes. the play
MAS most acceptabiy rendered.
Miss Florence Bindley made her bow
IS star at the Grand Opera House
Monday night in a play which was q
good deal of "a mixture. entitled THE
3eue of the West Despite the handi-
.ap OF q vehicle which not particularly
,right. and 2 supporting company which
eft much 10 be desired, Miss Bindiey
fcored a success.
Tire people of Harlem were given an
fpport unity 10 see that sterling actor E.
:. Willard. in David Garr.ck'' at the
Harlem Opera House. and they availed
themselves % the opportunity TO the
INIT
Blanche Bates. on Tuesday night be
gaa her engagement at Belasco's The
lter in The GirI of the Golden West
The play fits Miss Bates like q glove
md SIS Western successes were dupli-
sated in New York
other plays seen this week for tins
irst time this season were Barney Gil
more IN The. Rocky Road TO Dublin
II the Fourteenth Street Theater; Lima
Abarbanen at The Irving Place Tkeater
Jung Heidelberg" and Oscar Wiide's
lay. 'SaIome." put on by the progres-
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