The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-22
BROOkLYN'S THEATRES.
The PITT nj the Broadway Musical
Comedy and Good Vaudeville Hills.

THE PITT nj the broadway Musical
Comedy and Good Vaudeville Rills
One of the notable signs OF progress fol.
lowing the enormous growth of Brooklyn
in the last few years has been the improve.
ment in the theatres in the borough and the
character Of the entertainment provided in
them. Brooklyn now has first call on the
theatrical Successes Of Manhattan. and
there are several excellent theatres new and
old in which 10 show them The result is
wide variety of dramatic entertainment
! for Brooklynites without their having 10
cross the bridge to flndt.
At the Broadway Theatre this week
! Charming Pollocks dramatic version d
Frank Norris's novel. The Pit, ia 10 bs
presented by W A Bradys original com
pany Mr. NorTis's book was one Of the
most notable of it's season, and the play
made from II preserved and intensified
the dramatic qualities in it. The story
deals with the rse and fall OF strong man
bitten by the craze for speculation. 1t Gull
inmates in an exciting scene in the wheat
pit of the Chicago Board OF Trade n'whioh
his corner is crushed and he is left to begin
life again with the wife he had neglected
in his passion for money making and on
whom he has TO lean in the hour Of his need
Wilton Lackaye is the star OF the piece and
the rest OF the company which produced
the play in Manhattan are still acting in 1t.
The original scenery is also retained,
THE Burgomaster" one Of the first and
most successful comic operas made by the
Pixley and Luders combination ONES 10
the Majestic Theatre tomorrow night for
a week. II has many catchy musical num-
bers. including The Tale Of the Kangaroo
and Il Love You Dear large cast IL
employed in the piece including Oscar l..
Figman in the title role. Olga Won hatfield.
Charles Sharp. Oscar B. Ragland. Fred Bal
ley. II j. Moye. Louise Bracket. Amy Lee.
Kitty Aylward and the sisters Lockhart.
The Orpheum which never fails 70 pro-
vide good vaudeville bill has AT the bead
Of it this week John T. Kelly, the comedian
late of the Weberfields company, in his one
act comedy Senator McPhee' Another
attraction is Charles T Aldrich the Illusion
list, just back from Europe with fresh Won
ders in his act. The Mazetti troupe Of eight
acrobats makes its first appearance in
gramme Snyder and Buckley musical
comedians. Victor Moore and Emma Little
field in a new skt the Wilton brothers,
bar performers Finley and Burke and
Emma Carson vocalist,
Edna May in The School Girl comes 70
the Montauk Theatre tomorrow for
weeks engagement. after spending the
first two weeks Of her road tour in Boston
Her reception in the Hub was n memorable
one in that centre Of culture
The Grand Opera House has a highly
popular attraction With all classes of thea
tregoers in the original Lilipuiian- who
will play their frs; engagement OF the season
in downtown Brooklyn in their new musical
extravaganza "Sinbad The organization
is composed Of score OF midget actors
headed by the clever Louis Merkel and
queen Nab. giant OF two by way " com
parison. and n large company Of normal
sized comedians into the bargain, with
chorus Of attractive young women
David Higgins in His Last Dollar the
attraction booked at the Folly ths week
The play concerns the vicisstudes ~ horse
racing and has for its principal scene a re-
production Of the Futurity AZ ShecpShead
Bay. II shows this sport in ts more honest
phase and IA q stirring drama. with de-
lightful romance running through It The
company supporting MIR Higgins is a strong
one and the production has given the author
Of AT Piney Ridge TIP York State and
other American plays his best part that
OF Kentucky gentleman.
One OF the best programmes Of the season
has been arranged az Hyde & Behman's
Theatre for this week. It is headed 10y tho
Hercler Sisters, who are soon TO forsake
vaudeville 10 appear In musical comedy The
extra attraction IL that most humorous Of
monologists James Thornton who has
a budget Of nov material 10 offer. Another
group ia the Grand Opera Trio. composed
Of Edith Decker. " Xanter and Signor
AmbramoA who will be heard in the trial
scene from Faust Others are Lewis
McCord and his company in sketch; Les
Dahlias Partisan dancers. Hill and Whit
taker, banjosis the three Jacksons, aero
bats. Lavender and Tomson, in a comic
acrobatic skit, aud Pierce Maizee
Hal Reds sensational drama Her Mad
Marriage will he seen once more at the
Park Theatre this week One Of the scenes
shows tho subway with an express train In
motion ana an attempt made by the villain
to wreck II with dynamite. Another un-
usual scene depicts Bowery concert hal.
with the performance in progress The
company is a capable one
At the Star a new burlesnue organization
called the New York Stars will hold the
stage in two act musical comedy Stolen
Sweets There Is an added attraction in
Sparrow. the Mad JugRer, whose eccen-
tricities are something 10 talk about.
A. the Gayety Weber's Dainty Ducba.s
company "a TO hold forth in the birlesoues
Whose Lire'" and A Day at the Sea
side. The added attraction is the Three
Juggling Barretts, boomerang thrower-
and Indian club iugglers, whose perform
ance is highly sensational
The bill al heeney's Theatre lie strong and
Interesting II is headed by Edward Hsr-
rigan and his company. VINO make their
first appearance In Brooklyn vaudeville "a
eNponents Of The Simple Life" Another
act new 70 Brooklyn will be John F. Archer's
= Filipino Girls who do an attractive sing,
ing and dancing act, headed by Carita Day