The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
BROOKLYN THEATRES.
''Babes In TOyland" at the broadway
Lev Observation-Disclosures Hills.

ssBabes In Toyland" At the Broadway
Low Dockstader-NaUdeviIl Bills.
At the Broadway Theatre tomorrow
night Babes in Toyland, the Hamlin and
Mitchell musical extravaganza, for which
Glen Macdonough wrote the book and
Victor Herbert the music is 10 begin
weeks engagement. Il was the attraction
selected to dedicate the Broadway Theatre,
something over a year ago, This will be
the frst appearance Of the piece in Brook
lvn since that time. II returns with prRc-
ticaTly the original cast except that Ignacio
Martinetd now has the roe Of Alan, one Of
the babes The other is still in the hands
Of pretty Mabel Barrison. In the cast are
also Bessie Wynn, May de Souza, Mar
guerite Ferguson, Charles Guyer, Gus Pixley,
Joseph Greene and John F. Ward. The
chorus is exceptionally large and has been
carefully trained by Julian Mitchell, to
whose ideas most Of the success Of the pro
ducfion Is due. Among the effects Mr..
Mitchell has arranged the most striking is
the March Of the Toys in which each
member OF the company represents some
childish plaything. For this Victor Herbertl
has contributed one Of his best musical
numbers.
Frank Keenan,, who has recently been
star and manager at the Berkeley Lyceum,
Theatre in Manhattan, is to appear this
week at the Opheum Theatre in one OF
the most successful Of the little plays he
produoed here II is called THE System
OF DR.. Starr" and an artistic little piece IL
is As an extra attraction the vaudeville
favorites. Eva Williams and Jac Tucker.
will put on their newest sketch, -Driftwood,
Other contributors are George Wilson, the
minstrel; Cushman, Holcomb and Webb,
a singing trio; the Four Brothers Bard,
athletes and acrobats; the Wiora Trio,
Hungarian singers and dancers; Techow's
Cats, and Aurie Dagwell.
Lew Dockstsder and his MINISTRIES are
AZ the Majestic this week. They sing the
old time melodies and refrains, but these
are ceverly intermngled with scenes pictur-
ing the South. The staging and costuming
arc noteworthy features Of the production.
Among the MINISTRIES are Neil O'Brien.
Harry Ellis, Manuel Roman, Carroll John
son. W. II. Hsllett Matt Keefe, John King,
William Mcdonald and Leighton and
Leighton. Next week Williams and Walker
and their company arc to be seen at the
Majestic,
At HYDE 4 Behman's Theatre this week
Charles j. Ross and Mabel Fenton will pro-
duce for the tirst time in Brooklyn their
NAV. Just Like Woman I'm which they
were 20 successful in Manhattan. Barney
Pagan and Henrietta Byron will be seen
IN their song and dance idle Fancy
showing original electrical effects and hand
some costumes. other performers will he
the Siberian Dancers, the Rappo Sisters,
Sadl Afarabi, a European equilibrist
the Dollar troupe Of Rymnasts, Elizabeth
M Murray Coincidence; the Misses Del
more, vocalists and instrumentalists, and
the Exposition -Four.
William A. Brady and Joseph Grismer's
revival Of the famous BARLEY Campbell
plav. SIBERIA with the cast and produc-
ton seen at the Academy OF Music. will be
the attraction at the Folly this week. The
play presents scenes which might we'll have
been taken from the present turbulent con-
citions In Russia. The Kishlneh massacre
is reproduction In which 200 people appear.
In addition there arc many special features
such ~ a troupe Of Russian dancers and a
military FIFE and drum corps.
The Grand Opera House next week has
an unusual attraction In q star captured