New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
DR.4n4TIc RECORD OF 1905.
More Remarkable for 4cbDity than
for Notable 4chieUement.

re J,as beer more remarkable for feyerish
scivitv and toilsome endeavor than for valuable
and splendid achievement, but few worthy pro
auctions have been made and few performances
have occurred OF memorable excellence. On jan
1arv 4 1915 the English actor Edward Terry made
known to 1hls public personauon Of singular
charm moulded and finished in style Of ex-
ouiglts aIt.-appearing. at the Princess Theatre,
a. Dick PhenyIe, IN Mr.. P1nero's play OF 'SWeet
lavender Mr. Te-Ty's company was weak ana
ms season which began on Christmas afternoon
and during which he presented The House OF
Burnside, "Buzfuz'' The Passport" and Love
II Tdleaess as well as Sweet Lavender was
not successful; but that fault OF his Sir
charles Wyndham appeared, January 2. in Re-
tellious Susan and the same night that paltry
actor Mr. Arnold DAILY produced Mr.. Shaw's You
Never Can Tell" On January II Mrs. Leslie Car
e- made the most ambitious effort and the great
es Success Of her career appearing at the Belasco
Theatre. IN David Belascos pictorial tragedy OF
adres On January u new and sprightly
farce BY Augustus Thomas. called Mrs. Letting
wells Boots" was produced, with marked sue
cess Il the Savoy Theatre. On January i Miss
ia Conquest appeared Ct the Lyric Theatre, in
trivial play called The Money Makers, which
expired in frost On January q Mr.. E s. Willard
produced Z clumsy. rnaudln play called "Lucky
Durham which was dismal failure, in spite
&c NJ Wizards vaIorous efforts. ana It was soon
withdrawn Mr.. Robert Edeson, at the Hudson
Theatre appeared, January 50, in play called
.srroagheart' relative to Indians and football
and was received with favor. On February | a
vulgar adaptation from the French, called Fri
ouet.'. was produced st the Savoy Theatre On
February Nine, Rejaae appeared az the Liberty
Theatre in Ma Cousne,' and Mr.. y. n Law
renee -eopened the Madison Square Theatre. with
spTigtuy farce called Mrs Temples 4eIe-
gram ii which Mr. Frank worthing and Nr. VIII
IAN Morris achieved emphatic and well merited
success On February Miss Ada Rehan made her
reentrance here at the Liberty Theatre giving her
brilliant Improvisation Of Katherine, in Shake
sPesre's Tanning Of the ShreT- MI Charles
Richnan played Petruchio and Mr WIfred Clarke
played GrUIio. On the same night Mr.. Willard
produced Tor the nrst time here play called This
Brighter Side-'-a translation by Mr. Louis \.
Parker, Of the french comedy OF La Chatelaine
b. Alfred Capus: and Miss 0Iaude Adams appeared
at the Empire Theatre where she had been acting
II The Little Minister since December o. 1873.
in character sketch called !" 'Op O Me Thumb
MISS Crosnan also acted that night, st the Acad-
eyny OF Music. IN Sweet Kitty Benairs On FED
rusry q Miss Rehen, at the Lyric Theatre, ap-
peared as Lady Teazle. in The School for scan
dal On the same night Mr. Willard, at L"e
Knlckerbocke- Theatre, revived the excellent pay
az The 3Iiddleman" On February 10 MI " l--aiu
acted IN The Professors Love Story. ny D.
Forbes Robertson came to the Knickerbocker on
February =, IL new play, by Mr. Il y EsInoiLu
called Love and the Man On the same n-sI-t
Nj Wright I.orfrrer at the Network Theatre SP
King. On Tie same night also Mr. Ihor1as .
farce of IN. Pipp" was produced at the Liberty
Theatre and was succesfuL-largely by reason u
tbs good acting Of Nj. Dtgby Ben On fSp'O1y
Niss Grace George at the savoy Ihea1te' 49,
IN "A6igall On February y Mr. FRANK
keenan, opeHed the Berkeley Lycelm Theatre.
presenting three short playe On Marcn
Miss Blanche Bates returned to the 6eIssG
Theatre in The Darling Of the Gods III. WI
IAN Gillette appeared at the Empire Iheaue' a.
81 left
a. The New Amsterdam Theatre, in 'Ihe Frince
Consort making a distinctive ana suspicious I'M
preston, as an actress Of talent reIlEeInehl' anu
exceptional taste Miss Amelia Bingham appeal eu
at Wsllacks Theatre the same nlght' II N1ii7
AsInl which didn't please eVerybouy ana "aS
soon laid aside On March b Mr. j. FORBES hoo-
ertson appeared as Hamlet at the hnickeroochet
Theatre. on March Is Miss Mary Ma1lnef1hg cdAie
10 the Criterion Theatre in a bad play calleo
Nancy Stair" based on the novel OF thai laiiie
i wa failure On March 20 the most lfipor eai4t
event Of the year occurred, when MI Mansls4o
began his engagement at The New Amsterdam
Theatre appearing in Beau Bruu1meL" en March
q he acted Shylock and on March z he appeared
as Ivan the Terrible which was a great success
On March % he acted Or. Jekyll and MI. Hyoe
On March o. the Baron Che1isl, III A Ia sian
Romance On April g. at the KnickeTpocheI
Theatre Miss Ellis Jefreys and an ''all star cast
performed in London Assurance" but with no
effect On the same night q tangled. drealy pay
called The School for Husbands was presented
a. WsLacks Theatre with Miss Alice Fischer as
he heroine and foolish connection was shown
~ the Savoy Theatre. under the name of 'trerzled
Finance On April Mrs. LIE Moyne produced
Brovuiug's tragedy. "A Blot the 'Scutcheon'
ne public pulse continued 70 beat calmly. On
April 10 a dramatic event OF exceptional novelty
and suspicious import occurred.-Mr- Mansfield at
The New Amsterdam Theatre, acting IN The MIS-
Antlrope." and thus giving the hrst performance
IN America in the English language, Of Mollere
Inc comedy. This was a remarkable success OF
acting on the part of Ny Mansfield. On Apru =
1T kyrle BeIlew and an all star cast At tNe
rev Amsterdam Thsstre. gave disulally Rsn Es3