New-York tribune., 1906-12-02


have caught on
Wright Lorimer and big company. under the
| management Of William A Brady, will begin
| four week engagement at the Academy of Mu-
| sic Tomorrow evening in Mr.. Lorimer's pro-
duction OF the four act Biblical drama "The
Shepherd King" now In its fourth season
Miss Cecil Spooner in Charles E. Blaneys
musical melodrana. THE Girl Raffles" will be
the attraction at the West End Theatre this
week. beginning with matinee tomorrow.
After seven more performances Joe Weber
Will have "Twiddle- Twaddle" and ~The Squaw
Mans Girl of the Golden West" moved to the
storehouse. Then Weber's Theatre will remain
dark while the stage will be used for the pol
fishing and finishing touches of the produc-
ton by Edgar Smith and Victor Herbert.
At the Academy of Music Tomorrow begin
ming at 1 o'clock testimonial to the Rev.
Thomas James Ducey will be given The even
ing performance of THE Shepherd King will
also be for the benefit of the pastor of St Leos.
The afternoon performance will enlist the
vices OF many stars. Acts of plays song, mono
logues and the like will fill the entire afternoon
Subscriptions have come in from all sides and
the benefit promises to be a success from all
points of view.
A new three act comedy entitled "Jessica" by
Marion Short and Pauline Phelps, will be pro-
duced for the first time on Friday afternoon by
Empire Theatre. Five Hundred Years Ago." IA
dramatization by Charles Henry Meltzer Of Rob
ert Louis Stevensons story, THE Sire de Male
troit's Door," will precede the longer play.
Mr.. Forbes Robertson and Miss Gertrude Eli
oft viii begin the last week in George Bernard
Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra" at the New Am
sterdam Theatre tomorrow evening and will
be followed Monday, December 10, by Rich
ard Carle In ''The Spring Chicken"
At the Broadway Theatre on Tuesday. at $50
.. m, Miss Lillian Russell and Miss Marie
Dressler. Colonel William F. Cody C'Buffalo
BiPO Pete Daley Robert Hilliard, Sam Ber-
nard. Raymond Hitchcock. James T. Powers and
John 7. Brush will offer at public auction the
boxes and seats of the testimonial benefit which
members of the Lambs getting up for Henry
Clay Barnabee and Mrs. William H. Macdonald,
and which is to take place at the Broadway
Theatre on December IL.
David Belasco has made another touchdown.
1.-The Rose of the Rancho" is packing his beauti-
full theatre to the doors at every performance
Tomorrow night will see. at the Irving Place
Theatre, the last performance Of the farce
"Kater Lampe." On Tuesday evening there will
, be a change of bill. The attraction vii: be
Nestroys favorte farce, Der Zerssene." Some
what later in the week will be the second change
when a comedy dealing with German society
and with artistic life Will be presented, for the
first time here, under the title Die Won Hocn-
sattel," by Leo Walter Stein and Ludwig Heller
Will Thaller and leading members of Mr.. Con-
rieds company will appear in Der Zerissene
and die Won Hochsattel."
John Drew will play His House in Order" for
the one hundredth time at the Empire to-mor-
row.
At the Lyric Theatre Mrs. Fiske and the Man.
haitian Theatre company have settled down for
a run in Mr.. Mitchels comedy '"The New York
| Idea"
At the Astor the new Klein play, 1.-The Daugh-
ters of Men," is attracting large houses.
Lew Fields and his big company. at the Her
| aid Square. have taken new hold popular
| patronage since the production Of the burlesQue
'-The Great Decide"
| Miss Rose Stahl will begin the fifth month
| Of "The Chorus Lady" in New York on Mon
| day night at the Hackett Theatre
| Only a few more performances Of Clothes"
| will be given, for in the middle of December
Wilton Lackaye will come to the Manhattan
| Theatre in THE Law and the Man"
Miss May Irwin continues to slaughter the
| blues at the Bjou Theatre
| 1.-THE Lion and the Mouse continues at the
Lyceum Theatre.
THE Three of U.s. is still played at the Madi-
son Square Theatre. with the curious feature OF
| Miss Hall playing Miss Wilson's part at the
Wednesday matinee
/ Mr. Gillette In "Clarice" continues at tho Gar
| rick.
| Hattie Williams and her little cherubs go
| their merry way at the Criterion
| At Wallack's Sam Bernard is enjoying great
popularity.
THE Hypocrites" at the Hudson. continues.
Montgomery and Stone, in Charles Dilling-
hams production of THE Red Mill" continue
| their run at the Knickerbocker
The Tourists viii remain at the Majestic
| Theatre week longer With Richard Golden.
Julia Sanderson, Alfred Hickman William r.
! Carleton, Vera Mchelena and Kate TART this
musical comedy has been drawing crowded
! houses since last August
James L. Powers Private Charlie Taylor.
the Bandmaster OF the Muzzervernugger Band
in 1.-The Blu MOon." the Casino has been