The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30


the opposite and finally the old man takes
a different View and becomes a fine old
Sport.
Charles Frcilman, following his presenta-
ton of "The Dairynnaids, win produce
two more musical plays this season. The
hrst one will be Miss Hook of Holland"
which is the reigning London success. ana
the second is Fluffy Ruffies,' with Hat
tie Williams. clyde Fitch is writing the
book of the latter.
Charles Frohman produced at the Gar
rick Theatre. New York, on Monday. THE
Toymaker of Nuremberg 1t is the work
of Austin, Strong, who wrote the tender
playlet. ."The Little Father Of the Wilder
ness i'm which Francis Wilson was seen.
Mr.. Strong is said to- have written a
human and wondercusly interesting play
in this his latest work. the central figure.
an old toymaker, being a fine blending
OF comedy and pathos. The part of the
toymaker is played by W. j. Ferguson.
In presenting THE Auto Race and The
Four Seasons at the New York Hippo
drome, Wednesday evening. November 20
Messrs. Shubert and Anderson made their
second annual production at the worlds
greatest playhouse. They have e~ndeavored
in every way to surpassI all previous rec
ords for magnitude, brilliancy and splen-
dor. The central idea of 1.-THE Auto Race
is based upon a mechanical novelty. Three
racing automobiles COME head-on toward
the audience at a speed of sixty miles an
hour, and are brought abruptly to a stop
within two feet of the curtain line. This
effect can only be produced on the NAM
moth stage of the Hippodrome. for no other
stage in the world offers the space neces-
sary to permit these machines to attain
their full momentum.
The Auto Race Is a musical extraya-
ganza and spectacle in three acts. arranged
and staged by Edward P. Temple, with
music and lyrics by Manuel Klein, and
scenery by Arthur Voegtlin. The first act
shows a vista of a part of Long Island,
with a hotel and roadhouse on one side OF
the stage and the judges stand for the
starting of a great automobile race on the
other side. In the distance the hills of
Long Island fade away into a beautiful
country view. Automobile enthusiasts,
country folk, peddlers. flower girls and
others have assembled for the start of the
great amateur auto race for a gold cup
given by Mrs. Cay spanker, called by her
friends Lady Cay
The second act represents the grounds
Of Mrs. Gay Spanker's country home on
Long Island. In honor of ''The Auto Race
Lady Gay gives a costume garden party.
This scene is one of the most beautiful
pictures ever shown in the Hoppodrome.
During this act a novelty, circus of i'm
ported European acts, of thd kind indelibly
associated with the Hippodrome, is intro
duced. At the conclusion of the circus
there is d grand ensemble number, entitled
Starlight Maid"
The third act represents a secluded part
of the estate of Lady Gay" on the edge
of a lake. In this the great water tank of
the Hippodrome is utilized once more in an
unusual manner. Here occurs the great
spectacle of 'The -Four Seasons a Won
derful transformation scene with a ballet
of 500 people, in which all previous ballets
at the Hippodrome are outdone. The first
tableau shows Spring aud then before
the eyes of the audience the scene changes
into glorious Summer" Once more there
is a change, and the rich and beautifully
colored tints of Autumn" are presented.
Again there is a change, and this time
winter is typihed upon the stage, with
the great tank of the Hippodrome appa-
rently frozen over. with snow and ice on
every hand, the whole concluding with a
winter ice carnival of unequalled splendor.