The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS
IN N Y / TAN
Burlesquc and Musical Comedy
Predominant Among the New
Productions.
NEW COMEDIAN MAKES BOW
George Gravers Wins Favor-Jef-
as farco,, Ia Arra1;. 9th
NEW COMEDIAN MAKES BOW.
George Gravers Wins Favor-Jef-
ferson De Angels in The.
Girl and the Governor"
BY FRANKLIN FYLEs.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The drama Of
dignity makes no competition with the
four shows OF frivolity that are brought
into Broadway this week. The least de-
serving OF these is Tim Sullivans
Chowder." But it Is so singular that.
newsmonger that am. I give 1t place
at the top of the column. Timothy D.
Sullivan, formerly Congressman, now
NeXt-to-Boss Of Tammany, and always
tho Big Tim of dominance in the politics
OF the Bowery section, owns three thea
tres in New York. One Is devoted to legi-
innate drama, and there The Man of the
Hour" with its theme OF graft in politics,
and witt Big Tim depicted as an enemy
to Boss Murphy and friend TO Mayor
7 Mcclellan, is holding the stage. His two
other theatres are given over to burlesque,
and betwe:a them lie divides a fortnight.
OF Tim Sulivans Chowder." The title
is self-eXplanatory to New Workers. Big
Tim reaches tho hearts Of his voters
through their stomachs. One Of his Sc
| veral annual blow-outs is u chowder ex-
cursion for Bowery families to Coney
Island. when lie fills thousands Of men
and women with clans and beef. How
can they beat him? They don't try to-.
However, being Very practical pollti-
| clan, he endoavors to turn his purchases
Of CLAIMS and beer into the utmost poss-
| bic amount Of popularity. Hence the
play Of Tim sullivan's Chowder."
| l was curious to see whether Big Tim
| would yield to vanity, and have himself
| portrayed as the handsome man that he
| is. No. The Tim Sullivan, politician"
in the play is fat, squat grotesque
| Irishmnn, who, within five minutes after
the curtain Is UP, spits colloquially into
| the face Of Guggenhcimer. his German
| political opponent and Is spit at with
equal Auency by Guggenheimer You and
] may think 1t nothing but nauseous when
stage daloguists, in the excitement OF
saliviac speech, make squlrtguns of their
] mouths; but what are We against the
rnbbles which laugh In this case--for
/ Big Tim is astute, mind you. and doesnt
IN his Irish enthusiasm forget that Gelt
mans vote abundantly In the Bowery
neutrality-suspicious. Is as effectunl IL
spatterer as Sullivan, and the contest Is
u draw.
An unusual thing in Big Tins show is
1 that the girls grin. In burlesques of this
grade, as you may not know, the dental
smile OF the balet-chorus on the upper
levels, Is not ordinarily seen. The bur-
lesuuers may be holding quiescent cuds
of gum, and don't want to lose them
but they look as though they We're biting
unamiable nails with grouchy teeth. II
Is ( lUerenl WIN IolR lin biiiS' AINl'
IDENTIFY they have stuck their gum on thu
seamy side OF the scenery, or poked thcll
nails into crcvices in order to operate {
genial grin upon the audience, ] wonder
If the stage bulletin board bears an orde
for open-moutled welcome to member!
OF Sullivan clubs The front rows wer,
filed the night ] was there, by hundred
bright, brisk, Sullvunish fellows AM
every ono might readily have believes
that one or another OF the girls had pick
ed him ont to dote on. kissing babies Il
an old campaign device, Googoins voters
hy the alluring proxy OF show girls !
new,
Graves as Comedian.
OF the three polite musical plays, "rh
Rose OF the Alhambra,' and THE Gil
and The Governor" Gre of America
make, and "The Little Mlchns" corr
from Paris by the way of London. llo
easy play-writing seems when sue
cessful example IS i'll mind; and thu
is true especially of THE Lit
Michus," because the stuff Of 1t Is pift
z and twaddle. Two girls are supposed
twins. but really one only is the chi
of the apparent parents, the othe
having been baby -farned out to the
by her army general father. 1t wou
seem that when Gilbert made 30 mus