New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

actor who has played at the Theatre des
Varieties and at the Theatre de Ia Renaissance,
and who is teaching dramatic dtction In
New-York Last year he coached the French
play at Columbia, and he will do so again this
year. There will be three performances Of tho
play, two in Cambridge, on December II and IA,
and one in Boston December is. Julian Tier
sot, librarian of the Conservatory of Music at
Paris giving series of lectures at the AL
lance Francaise in Boston, has brought to the
Cercle Francais from the Paris archives the
original ballet music. written by Lulli for the
first presentation of the AIoliere play before
Louis XIV in 1868
James Hazen Hyde president Of the Cercle
FTancais in 1898, established trust fund Of
$4,000, the income Of which is annually applied
to bringing distinguished of letters from
France to lecture before Harvard University
under the auspices of the Cercle FTancais. Dur
ing February, 1906 NJ. Anatole le BreZ will de-
liver series of nine lectures on Celtic subjects.
Miss Viola Allen viii succeed Miss Edna May
at Days Theatre on November 81, appearing
Betty Singleton, in Clyde Fftch's play THE
Toast of the Town" The supporting company
will include Isabel Irving, Mrs. Fanny Addison
Pitt Robert Drouet Ferdinand Gottschalk Har-
rison Hunter and Hassard Short.
oliver Twist" will continue another week at
Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre. ]. E. Dodson
gives admirable performance as Fagin.
On Thursday, December IA David Warfeld
and THE Music Master will enter upon the
fifth century of their in New-York City and
in honor of this unparalleled record a special
matinee will be given.
The first metropolitan engagement of 1.-THE
College Widow" following its run Of thirty
four weeks at the Garden Theatre last sea-
son. will be filed this week at the Harlem
Opera House. All the character parts are in
the hands of their creators but there is a new
widow, Miss Frances Ring, and new half
back, Thomas Meighan. Miss Gertrude Quin-
Ian as Flora Virgins. Edwin Holt as Hiram
Bolton and Frederick Burton as Freshman
Hicks are stin prominent in the cast But one
matinee Saturday will be given 'The
Widow" has been warmly welcomed wherever
she has been this fall-and deservedIy so.
Checkers viii play its fourteenth engage
nnent in Greater New-York, at the West End
Theatre this week. The company is substan-
TALLY the same as seen in New-York at its first
performance three seasons ago, the only change
being that Hans Robert plays the title role
formerly acted by Thomas Ross Miss Kath-
Dave Braham, jr., as Push Miller the Tout
Charles Willard, Wallace Worsley, Joseph
Wilkes W. H. Clark, Lydia Dickson and Claude !
Cooper will also be seen, together with the dane
ing pickaninnies
Henry E Dixey's engagement at the Madison
Square Theatre win end Saturday night Jan
uary 6, Mr. Dixey is now in his seventh week |
in THE Man the Box" and has yet seven |
weeks more In this play. Walter N. Lawrence |
regards a season of fourteen weeks satisfac- |
tory run for any play and while it was his in |
tention to produce another comedy with Mr.. |
Dixey in the leading part during this engage
ment. the continued success Of ''The Man on the |
Box would seem TO preclude this. Mr.. Law
renee has arranged, beginning January s. to !
present at the Madison Square Theatre Henri
de Vries in the drama, "a Case of Arson in .
which he is appearing at the Waldorf Theatre.
Vriess season will consist OF double bill 1t .
win begin with the English comedy, Lucky /
Miss Dean" which is being played at the Hay
market Theatre, London. by Charles Hawtrey /
Ethel Irving and Others Mr. de Vries has
been appearing in London almost continuously /
since last February He opened at the ROYALTY /
Theatre and later moved into the Haymarket /
Theatre. where he remained for many weeks, I
going & short tour of the English !
provinces. returning recently to London for a |
limited engagement at the Waldorf Theatre.
He will sail fer New-York about the middle Of !
December.
Added interest will be given to the perform
ances OF 1.-THE Prince Chap" company at Joe
Weber's Theatre this week by the appearance Of
Charlotte Walker the eighteen-year- old Clau-
dia in the last act. Miss Walker will make her
first appearance Monday night. Cyril Scott has
settled down as an actor OF Legitimate" parts
and says that musical comedy will never again |
tempt him. It is so easy for actor to be-
come identified with one kind OF performance |
lndt the puDnc is inclined TO forget him for his
past good work Mr.. Scott up to the time he
plunged into "Florodora" was a recognized
leading man, but the few years he spent in nu-
sical comedy almost Obliterated his record for
legitimate acting.
Next Wednesday afternoon the American
Academy Of Dramatic Arts will give the first of
this seasons public matinees at the Empire
Theatre. Four one-act plays viii be produced.
The Pipers Pay" by Margaret Cameron; I'm
ages of the Mind" by Frederick Solger: Tho
Best Man Wins, by Anna Wynne, and "Tidings
from Yorktown" bv Stacey Hutchings.
William Collier. who is the way back
20 New York from London, where he has played
since June will begin a short engagement at
he Criterion Theatre Monday, November 81.
He will appear In Augustus Thomas's comedy
on the Quiet" The same company that sup |
ported him at the Comedy Theatre. London will |
support him here. His leading lady is Miss Ida
Conquest
PLAYS THAT HOLD OVER.
HUDSON-''Man and superman"; character
site Shaw.
NRITFRTON-Miss Elliott sn |