The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-21
New York
Season Closing
The Winters
Record in
Grand Opera.
Many Stars
Going to Europe
Actors Fund
Fair.
New York.,ApriI 20.


>" Hat the theatrical season
is drawing TO a close IL
evidenced Ky the smaH
number Of first nights for
the week. They were jusb
three in number. and all of them
were old plays With which New
York theatergoers are thoroughly
familiar. The list follows; Mondays
WaIlack's Theater, Miss Gracs
George in Miss Margaret, Mayo's ver-s
sion of Sardou-s ..DNoroons; Lyric
, Theater. Mics Minnie Dupree in
THE Road TO Yesterday a fantas-
tical drama by Anna Creenleaf Su4h-
erland and Beulah NJ Dix; Majestic
( Theater. Cyril Scott in THE Primes
: Chap" a play by Edward Peple-
There is, however, no diminutioH
in the interest excited by the old
favorites. They are playing to-
crowded houses, practically all OF
them. and the season of 19O6-O7 viii
go into theatrical history as a rec
ord-breaker for long runs. Most OF
these already have been pointed, out
in this column.
! II things are rather slack in the dTa--
matte line IL may be said that the week
was a notable one in grand opera tt
was the last week Of the.season and Mr.
Hammerstein provided an opera. for
every evening and matinee for Satur-
day. Nine. Csive was heard three times,
twice in the role Of Carmen and once -
Anita in la Navarraise." and there
we're no end Of fa-eweIIs for the other
artists Some interesting figures have
been complied in connection with the
I season. II is said thai while COnried
lost something like $1,000 Hammer
stein is something Ike $4,000 to the
good. The Metropolitan record gives
these indicative figures; la Boheme''
was sung several times; Ia Tosca."
SIX; Aida" six; Romeo five. Butts
terfly.' FIVE; Fedora" four: -'P1agliac-
G." four. In all OF these Caruso was
the attraction either by promise OF by
\ appearance-by promise. because for a
time Carus0 did good deal OF disap-
lpointing- This largely proves that the
Metropolitan company was a CarusO-
company. Outside Of these the note
worthy repedhons are "Hansei and
ICsreteI.- eight: 'sTaunhauser.'' five;
'.Lohengrin," I'VE; "Siegfried." four
and Tristan" four. If this mems any
thing. 81 means ;nat the Metropolitan
caters 20 the German mUsic-loving ellen
teIe.
An etireIy different class of repetitions
marks the Manhattan season. Here the
. figures showing the number OF times
I 81.
follows; Carmen nineteen. Aida
twelve; "Rigoletto," eleven: 'Pagliacci.'F
r ten: Faust and ''CavslIeria,' eight;
Lucia seven: "Tr0vatore" and Hug
uenots." FIVE: Don Giovanni" Ira
jviata," La Boheme.' Fra DiavoIo,'-
and Marta. four: The Elixir of
Z Love- ''Sonuambula.' 'NngnOn~ and
"Puritani," three. These figures mean
e two things. first that Mr.. Hamnerstein
s catered to the meIody-loving people. and
n second that this company was no one
0 man company. no one woman company
This may account in some measure for
n the different financial results at the tVho
L / houses
el The Actors Fund Fair soon viii he
here. and il will be the biggest eve 7,
e unless all signs fail. Among the dor a.
d tions already received are an autoF 40
= bile, hanson cab, a horse, a nap tha.
Q launch. a sailboat. and a canoe. The
p fair Is to be held at the Metropo' titan
d Opera House the week commencing Nav
e 6. and preparations of all kinds az e be-
$ ing hurried forward. In charge OF tbs
flower booth viii be Mines. James
Il Speyer. Herman Oelrichs. Sidney, Dillon
; Ripley. Harry Peters. and Glen Collins,
d and the Misses Mollie Hare. c. vendolyn
5 Burden. Ada De Acosta, Janet Fish. and
y Rosamond Street. The Lambg Club. the
d Rainy Day Club. the Green J Room Club.
I. the Professional Women's .eague, and
other organizations, are tr ing to OUT
: strip one another in making the fair a
: success.
That The Man OF the Hour is in for
" an exceedingly long rur. was evidenced
by the signing Of papeUs whereby Brady
= & GTismer renewed Z or another year
: with Frank Mckee = heir lease on the
J, Savoy Theater, prov lding for the con-
: tinued presentation of their production
. in this playhouse. As a result of the
: new arrangement it now is possible 10
reserve seats for any performance for
+ the balance OF this season.
Y ms was inc lAsl week u the long
e engagement OF KIaw & Erlanger's big
r production Of ben Hur-" This great
3 spectacle bag been witnessed by thou
& sands of I'M crested p1aygoers and its
IL run has been unusually prosperous. IL
n is definitely stated that it viii not be
\, seen again in New York for FIVE years,
=. as the organization has been booked in
2 other parts Of this country for the next
le four seasons. It Will open at the James
d town Exposition and play all the prin-
cipal cities Of the South and Southwest