The Washington times., 1906-12-30
THEATRICAL NEWS AND CHAT OF THE WEEK.


she is superb Miss Slbyl Klein plays
charmiRgiy as the daughters combining
simplicity, exceptional naturamess.
Dream City" Joe Weber's new
show which cams to Broadway as
Christmas present. has proved the big
gest sort OF a hit Even the Tribune
eNclaims. Blessings ON Joe NVeber's
head! At his Music Hall last night he
made the town a present of one of the
most entertaining. the most diversified.
and in some ways the most nearly new
shows that the town has had IN many
a day Now the actor or manager who
can make the New York Tribune rise up
and call him blessed has not lived in
vain.
Ar Weber calls il "A dramatic pipe
IA two purfs," ana from the first squeak
Of the nddle 10 the last tOOt of the
neralds trumpet in The Lohengrin"
burlesque. il IS a substantial success
what the patrons of the house would
call "a scream"-a laugh from start to
finish, and for once in a blue moon the
man OF average sanity Will understand
the reason for the laughs. AS the Times
says, with real fun substituted for
silly horse play, it is life or two. high
er than anything of the kind ever at
tempted here"
Another thoroughly desirable Christ
mas git1 IS THE Student King pre-
scented 10 the IHeaUeT going public by
Henry ". Savage. 1t is the new Ran
ken-Stange-De koven comic opera. with
Lima AbarbaneH as the star. Miss
Abarhanel both sings well and acts
cleverly, Harry Coote in the name part
sings better than he acts Alexander
Clark a. the real king Is funny. Eva
FallOn as the princess French maid. is
pretty and dainty, and makes dis
Jmct hit. The minor roles are well
ulled; the male chorus is the best that
New York has heard in many a long
day and the piece was maguiiicently
mounted and 1ostumed, so that on the
whole. its success seems assured.
At the close Of the performance, sixty
children gathered around an immense
Christmas tree on the stage as the
guests OF Miss AbarbancH Each OF
The twelve children who appear in The
Student King had been allowed 10 in-
vite four others 90 the celebration. and
the youngsters had a royal good time
At q number of the theaters there
were Christmas parties on the stage
after the performance on Monday night.
MI BeIasco gave one ia honor OF Miss
Frances Starr. the young actress. whc
has made such q hit in The Rose Of
the Rancho" There was one at the
Empire, where MaIde Adams has re-
turned with Peter Pan But probably
the best OF them all, was good old Tony
Pastors annual party fer the children
& a.
day. First. he provided an entertain
mept for them In his theater. and Chen
he took them TO supper and a Christmas
Tree in Tammany Han It was the
twenty-hfth OF Uncle Touvs Christmas
parties. they having been an annual
feature Of the good, generous old man =
benefactiOns since 1881.
First, the entertainment was given
in the theateT. II consisted of four
teen numbers. all OF the performers
being little actors and actresses under
twelve years old. At the conclusion OF
the concert the little ones. marched
10 the basement of Tammany Hail,
where luncheon was served. and
after that thev again formed in
line, and marched 10 the main hall
in the Tammaay Building, where three
Christmas trees were laden. with pres
ents. There were nearly 200 children
There. and all were connected with the
theatrical profession in one way or an
other. In the lasl twenty-five years
more than $4,000 worth Of presents
have been distributed at these festivals,
and many Of the children who partici-
pated in the entertainments years ago
We're there last night with their own
children. The festival was inaugurated
by Mrs +. /. Fernandez Aunt Louise
EldTidge. and AIEs. Tony Pastor. and
has since been sustained by women in
the theatrical profession, and many out
side OF e..
The mermaids Of "Neptune's Daugh-
tiers" at the HippOdrome. by the way.
enjoyed their first submarine dinner on
Christmas Day and it was q regular
turkey dinner. with all trimmings, and
plum rudding besides. served under
water. The unique dinner was paid for
by Joseph l. Rhinock. Representative
from Rentucky who visited the Hippo
drome to see the performance and asked
some questions as TO whether the rner-
maids were not in danger under water
Lee Shubert assu ed him as to the
safety OF the mermaids, and said they
were So comfortable under water that
they could eat their Chris ~las dinner
beneath the surface if they " ned 10.
Then. by George, they shall" said
Mr.. Rhiuock and he forthwith ordered
turkey dinner, with the necessary