The Washington times., 1906-01-14
Stage Gossip From Gotham
By JAMES GRANT THURSTON.

NEW YORK, Jan. l3-The preacher
as playwright is much in evidence in
New York tbs W ek. Two CT the strong.
est attractions OF the week are drama
tizations Of novels written by gentlemen
OF the cloth and apparently both will be
successful 1t can be said that both
deserve success any way. There was
some doubt as TO how ''The CIansman."
Of which the Rev Thomas Dixon is the
author, would be received by a New
York audience IL dealt with the re-
construction days in the South, and
SoutheTners in the audience who lived
through that era Of devastation, which
was more destructive than the war it,
self, were unanimously of the opinion
that not only has Mr.. Dixon not over
drawn the horrors of this period OF his
Tory, but that he might have made 10
sven stronger without violation of the
facts He makes of the Ku-Kiux Khan
a highly patriotic organization which.
while il may shock preconceived ideas
as TO the actions and purposes of the
clan, as held in the North, are never
theIess true a. least so far as the early
history OF that unique organization is
concerned, The play has many strong
characters and moves along without
hitch. At the first performance Mr..
Dixon was called before the curtain and
said he had been confident that the
play would be as we'll liked in the North
as 1t was In the South. as his appeal was
TO the emotions Of the human heart,
The other clerical play which had It's
FIRST New York presentation this week
was The Redemption OF David Cor
son." oy the Rev, Charles Frederick
Cor. Il Is IN four acts and deals with
the fall and redemption OF a talented
young man whose mother brought him
up IN Il Quaker settlement, He becomes
a travelling me dicine falIir. Il gambler
and almost a murderer, The story is
well wrought out and was received with
enthusiasm by q large audience, This
makes three successful plays by clergy
men which have recently appeared on
broadway, and il looks ~ though the
managers might do worse than 10 60
10 the pulpit for their piaywrights,
Another notable first night was the APP
peaPanee of the eminent fistie artist,
James j, C6rbett, as 4 Broadway star,
Mr.. Cerbett used StaRisiaws STANCES
Decentralization of Bernard Shaws Cash
81 Baron's Profession as the vehicle
fsF mis- entrance into stellar ranks. MT.
STANCE certainly mas net impreved
shaws story, and of ME Carbett's act
ing it mas be said without fear of sus-
esssfui contradiction taat had Ae not
been q better prizefighter than he is q
his.ri6h. he never would have been
champion of the weird.
other new plays of the wse:1 we're
Al II Wilson in The German Gypsy"
at the Fourteenth Street Theater; Ame-
Tia Bingham and he- company in "A
Pair Exchange" II Proctor S Fifth AZ
enue, and Alice Fischer and Dan Mac
Avoy in Coming Through the Rye" 4,
the Herald square.
Everything is lovely aad the geese
hangs high at the metropolitan Opera
House. Peace has been declared be-
tween herr Conried and the chorus sing
ers on a basis Of the increase in pay
demanded by the chorus singers union
and without formal recognition of the
union. The operate program for the
week is as follows: Monday, "Tcsea.
with Nine. EaInes, NJ. ScoJti, al. Ros-
81, and MIR. Caruso; Wednesday, La
Boheme," with Nine Sembrich, Mr.
Campanari, Miss Alien, MI Faryis
Mr.. Journet. and Mr. Caruso; Thurs
day. "Parsifal" with Miss Fremstad
Dir. Won ROey, MT. Goritz, Mr. Journet,
and Mr.. Burgstaller: Friday, Faust. 70
with Nine. Games. Miss Jacoby, Miss
Bauermeister, Mr.. Campanari, Mr.. Plan
con, and Mr.. Caruso: Saturday (mati-
nee(. Tristan and Isolde" with Nine
Nordica. Miss Walker. Mr.. Van Rooy,
Mr.. Btass. Mr. MuhImann. Mr.. Reiss.
and Mr.. Knote; evening, ''HaenseI and