The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-07

Iviiies" and Leah Reschna. with the
Manhattan Company. covering cities in
which she had not been. seen 10 years. aud
in which these plays were new. has played
to very large audiences everywhere, and
in southern and western cities established
records in attendance for the season. Mrs.
Fiske at the termination of this tour win
return to New York and rehearse a new
play.
THE Top o Tn World" the shuberts'
musical extravaganza and toy show,
which is in the midst ofaa prosperous run
at the Majestic Theatre, New York, Is
becoming more popular every day as. tile
Christmaseholidays approach, and the de-
mand for seats is so heavy tina the
management a decided to start daily
matinees. beginning wednesday, December
is. in order to give ample opportunity to
the hundreds. who desire to witness this
most entertaining production which takes
its auditors to. the top Of the world where
Kris Kringle has his workshop. THE Top
o. Til World" Is a toy show, a stip-top
show to take the children to see. The
fun and frolics of George Monroe, Bailey
and Austin, as "the candy kid and Jack
in the box n dainty Anna Laughlin
as a little Eskimo belle, have won indi-
vidual successes in the piece.
CiSdSliC luOIlpSOn mas competed the
cast for Polly of the Circus a new
play BY Margaret Mayo, intended for his
wife, Mabel Taiaferro's' starring tour. 1t
will inclnde Malcolm Williams, John Find
lay. Joseph Brennan and others. The
first performance win take place at the
National Theatre, Washington. next Tues
day, and the play will follow Chauncey
Olcott at the Liberty Theatre, New York,
on the following Monday.
-
Cyril Scott, THE Prince. Chap" is likely
TO appear in a new play by the De Mile
brothers called THE Trail" next. ,Febru-
airy. 1t deals with life in the Canadian
1t gives Mr.. Scott the part Of a young
Irishman.
Miss Marie. Tempest appeared at the
Comedy Theatre, In London, this week a
new farcial comedy in three acts, called
Angela the work of her husband,
cosmo Gordon-Lennox, and George Duvai.
A younger sister of Margaret Anglin,
Eileen Anglin, appears in THE Lancers,''
the new musical entertainment in which
Lawrence D'orsay and Cecilia LOTUS are
playing at Days, New York.
The old world continues to hold its popu-
larity as the background for the pictures
Of make-believe land. Every one of the
fou musical comedy successes which
Charles Dillingham; is managing this year
has its. scenes laid outside America.
FRITZ Scheni beats her drum merrily In
that dear Paree where Mile. Modesto
displays her wares; Montgomery and
Stone are supposed to do ttieir cavorting
amid Hollandese surroundings, where the
"Red Mill'' Is appropriate; Frank Daniels,
as 1.-THE Tattooed Man." lives in Persia
for stage purposes and remarks In his own
choice Khayamesuue tones, Are We down
hearted? MOI" ant Elsie Janis. THE Hoy
den, youngest. OF the Dillingham; stars,
romps nightly. through the groves of, Nor
mandy.
That the entire theatregoing public of
New York and its. environs. are not abjeet
slaves TO the modern musical comedy
habit" is nightly attested at the 'Aster
Theatre, where Henry W. Savage's pro-
duction Of the, English comic opera sue
cess, TON JONES' is the attraction, and
the order OF each matinee and night
is house full" Nothing more exquisite
unsteady has been heard In New York
in years than this musical adaptation OF
Fielding's novel. Edward German has
made q name for himself which will live
for years, for he has captured and he
holds all the real old atmosphere of Eng
land when the mother country was
Merle England" indeed. Not only has
Mr.. German written beautiful music, but
Mr.. Savage has given him "a really brill
liant cast to interpret the opera. Louise
Cunning is unquestionably one. Of, the most
magnetic singers in light opera today, GER
tainly. her voice is beautiful, and Van
Rensselaer, Wheeler, William Norris, Ger
trude Quinlan and Joh Bunny. are i'm
portant assistants. The comedy contributed
by Messrs. Norris and Bunny is no small
factor in the, OPERAS most gratifying sue
cess.
Maude Adams made her first appearance
on the stage in Salt Lake City at the age
Of nine months in the title role OF. THE
Lost Child Her FIRST speaking part was
with j. K. Emmett in one of his ''Fritz'
plays in San Francisco in 1877. when sl.e
was five years old. Her first appearance
as a star was In washington as Lady Bah
bic in Barrie's The Little Minister with
Robert Edison playing the title role. She
has since starred rs Juliet, in Rostand's
'L'Aiglon." in Barrie's Quality Street,
in the dramstization Of Mrs. Burnett's
THE Pretty Sister of Jose" and in Peter
Pan She was last seen In Newark In
May, 1905, in THE Little Minister" and a
one-aet play called "'Opo' MY Thumb"