Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-10-28
SOME PLAYERS
AND THEIR PLAYS
HlStriOniC FeaStS Enjoyed In
Gotham During the
Last Week.
MAUOE ADAMS HEADS THE LIST

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would receive on her appearance IN
the first production In America OF n
play that has deiirhted London for
whole season and TANNED night az.
ter night the theator On which ID was
played. That thls was due to the
unhOunded popularity that he frAii
and wlnsome actress Possesses with
the American public and the desire Of
tho latter to see her succeed ia Bar.
ric's latest play rs unquetioned Out.
side OF the won lcrful hit she made In
Rostands "i'Alglon." her greatest
hold upon the pgllc favor has leon
gained IN the winsome. playful char
acters created and brought out IN
Barrlc's The Little Minister" and
Quality Street" In washington.
Tuesday evening, Miss Adams pre-
scented new character and scored
triumph that " only the forerunncf
OF q splendid succession throueho
the country. The play Is the story of
Peter Pan, or the hoy Who Wouldn't
Grow Up To teach that 1t IL some
thing 10 have been child. that there
is not 30 much IN being a grown up
a. we come to learn afterward IL the
lesson Of the play. Il first. and, above
AL things. Is play that beyond rs
entertaining qualities. Is an appeal 10
the child heart 10 look back upon Il.
self lta idea Is fantastic, aud tells
Of Peter Par tMaudc Adams) tho boy
who wouldn't grow az. and who lived
In the Never. Never Land" with the
other lost children. Through the win
dow OF bis nursery he comes flying
IN pursuit Of his shadow. and makes
The acquaintance OF some delightful
earth children" When he likes and
flally teaches 20 ny with him 20 the
"NeVc7, Never Lend" Here Sci
dwell In land Of fairy wonders AZ.
ter while however. they long 10 re-.
turn 20 their nursery and home.
While being escorted on their Journey
they are captured by pirates led by
Hook. the arch enemy OF Peters. and
carried aboard the pirate sloop. Peter
comes 10 the rescue and with his band
defeats the pirates. Then the child,
rem start for home and find the win
dow Just a. they had left II when they
flew away. Their parents are over
ioyed ami the children beg Peter 20
stay, but 80 strong Is the Old desire
% never grow up and TO always be a
boy. that be- goes back to his house
Ia the top Of the trees. where he IL
visited by his old friends once year.
Thus h briefly given the synopsis OF
a play so full OF poetic Imagination
that IN these times when chlldren's
heads are crammed with hard com.
monplace facts the revival OF the
fairies and alfs comes In time to pro.
serve the day dreams Of pure, un-
sullled childhood
Az n contrast nothing could be more |
modern than the timely appearance
AZ the Herald Square In the midst Of
q hot political campaign OF Fritz In |
Tammany Hall" This Is tho first |
time that the Wigwam has been |
transported bodily 20 the stage. and I
having received Tammany's good ma.
tured app ROYAL. Il Is bound 20 please |
everybody, Including those unfof |
tunate thin skinned mortsls who are
thrown into twenty Epasms az the |
mere mention OF the now famous In
dian chief,aln Briefly told. II Ia the I
story OF young aud rather innocent I
German baker (Joseph Cawthornl. |
dwelling on the East side. In order |
TO split the vote OF tue district ne is |
nominated by the machine for alder. /
man. and, 70 the surprise OF everyone. |
Is elected. This incident, together |
known land OF practical politics, and |
his love affair with dashing young |
Irish widow, furnish tie keynote of |
the play. SO faithful Is the roproduc.
ton OF well known East side types. !
the mass meeting az Cooper Union. |
the outing at the Grove and the ball /
AZ Tammany Hall that the New York. /
or who really knOws his city by per /
sOnal observation, Is tempted 20 /
mount the stage and assume the part |
he has often taken In real life. Il II
play replete with uproarious fun |
and bound 10 mako New York laugh /
Ter some time.
Al the Hippodrome, "The Raiders"
the magnificent war spectacle that /
thrilled everyone with lts representa- /
ton OF slglrmish between q north /
ern and southern troop Of cavalry 1
ending In the rout and pursuit OF the /
latter across ford OF real water 4
was succccdeu Tuesday evening by /
The gorgeous scenic spectacle. The 4
Romance of a HlndOn Princess" 4
Twcnty.four elephants, scores ~ hur
sea and hundreds of men and women /
are engaged ia tho spectacle. which 1
culminates In a battle between men, l
horses and elephants. The climax rs /
furnished in the rout Of the elephants, |
their flight up the Wild mountain 4
side pursued by an army Of men on 4
foot and on horseback, and a final |
desperate plunge down mountain side !
and into an East Indian lake. which /
ga this instance Is a huge tank.
With the memories OF The stages I
great loss IN the passing away Of sir
Henry Irving fresh IN mind, Il n IN /
some measure gratifying 20 note that /
American theater gOers are not /
wholly wrought up In musical com
ed!eB and kuOCknhOut farces. In the |
combination OF sothern and julia Mar |
lowe ia shhkoBpearlan productions, I
the hlRh favor Ia which tho Bard OF |
Avon IS held n evidenced by the |
numbers that nightly crowd the |
KnickeFbocker. IN the Tanning Of the |
shrew' Now Workers have had the
opportunity. long awaited, Tor compar-
ing Miss MaFloWe with thar great
favorite Ada Rohan, whose Katherine
has been adiudgcd by every critic
90 b. one Of the incompatible per
Torrance 0i a Snakospcnrian heroine
on tho American stage. Since com.
parisons are 0dioua, ID rs enough 60
say that Miss MnrlOwe has given us
the most delightful shrew seen on the
stage for some time. From scenic
standpoint ihe production ia truly
magnificent. the mornings complete
beautiful ana accurate