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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-16
ELITA PROCTOR OTIS
IN PROCTOR VAUDEVILLE.

Another strong and well balanced vaude-
Vile bill is promised for Proctor's Thea
tire in Park place, for the week of Novem-
Der II. in which comedy will predominant,
and music and novelty will also be pre-
scented. The dramatic end Of the perform
anoe will be taken care of by Blita Proc
tor. Otis, the w%ell-known leading woman.
who has appeared in the best productions,
musical and otherwise, in the leading
theatres of the country. The vehicle used
by Miss Otis In this vaudeville aier is a
story OF the West, written by Walter s.
Howard. and entitled "1he Wooing OF a
Wolf" She will be assisted by George
Backus.
Fun-making Will be the endeayor Of
that philosophic comedian, Edward Clark,
and his six winning widows, in a minia-
ture musical comedy. In two scenes.
Jesse l.. Lusky's musical organization.
."rhe Fourteen Black Hussars," will be
seen for the first time in this city after
a tour of Europe. during which they ap-
peared for eight consecutive weeks at the
London Hippodrome. The feature of their
performance is the Bass Drum Trust.
Aneilotti, and his mind-reading dog,
Pilu, will give what promises to be a
novel entertainment. San Williams in his
pianologue and witty sayings; Maddox
and Melvin in their funny skit. The Mes
senger Boy and the Actress" Max Duffek,
a%crohatic musician, In his original act;
the four Rianos in grotesque makeup.
In an acrobatlc scramble, and a new series
of humorous animated pictures will also
contribute to the entertainment.
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WAY DOWN EAST" WITH
THE OLD CAST AT THE NEWARK

Way Down East" next to "The Old
Homestead the most familiar of all New
England pastoral plays. will be at the
Newark Theatre Monday evening, and,
judging from the inquiry regarding the
sale of seats, will be popular as ever. Sell
dom indeed do plays achieve the success
of this homely old melodrama, which for
eight years has been presented in all the
larger cities throughout the length and
breadth Of the land. 1t has been pre-
sented $50 times. with practically few
changes In the original cast. The eight
years have demonstrated that It has been
one of the greatest money-makers In the
annals of theatredom. having cleared
nearly a million dollars in that time.
This years production has been elabo-
rated by Joseph r.. Grismer, we are In
formed, and is bigger and better than
ever The scenic equipment is new, and
new features have been added.
With the exception OF two, there have
been no changes in the cast in the entire
eight years. Miss Phoebe Davies, whose
splendid work in the leading role Of Anna
Moore is well remembered. again heads
the cast, John e. Brennan is still tho
I'll Holler, and Ella Hugh Wood the
village gossip. M8cM. Barnes portrays
Squire Amasa Bartlett, and Uric Collins
is the David. Others in the cast are Caro-
line Won Bulow. Frank Currier, Mary
Davenport and Charles Burke.
The village choir renders several new
selections at every performance, and the
snowstorm scene is realistic as ever. The
play depicts life ON n New England farm
and it's homely. honest characters auo
blended pathos and comedy make a whole
some, hearty atmosphere.
A popular-priced matinee will be given
on Wednesday.
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CHILD OF THE REGIMENT"
NEXT ON BLANEY's LIST.

At Blaney's next week Charles II.
Blaney, who lias brought out as many
stars in the melodramatic line as Froh-
man has ia 5le legitimate drama, will
introduce Miss Nivian Prescott and Wal
ter Wilson, Ia his latest military drama.
written by h@iuseif. entitled, "A Child OF
the Regiment Tie piece is a story Of
Western life 10 the oldon days, the action
taking place mt g frontier fort in North
Dakota duriue The indian treahles.
Wild Nell. WHO 5 iaown as Little Major.
Is the adopted child OF the regiment, and
she rules her subjects with an iron land.
She is under the guardianship Of a young
soldier who Is known throughout the army
as a had lot. The child's influence keeps
him straight, however, and, although he
is accused Of murder, she win not believe
it. and helps him to escape.
The colonel of the regiment is the real
murderer, but to shield the colonel and
saw his daughter. with whom he is in
love, from the shame Of her fathers
crime. the young soldier takes It upon his
own shoulders. At the lasts moment the
colonel exonofates the boy.
There are Two specially stirring
il is announced, one representing a Dakota
blizzard and the other an Indian attack
on Che fort and the rescue Of the defenders
by a band Of cowboys.
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VARIED ATTRACTIONS AT
sHEPARD's ARCADE.

Today's moving picture bill at Stewards
Arcade contains TWO dramatic subjects.
THE Prodigal Son" is a modern conception
of the Biblical parable OF the same name
The other depicts life upon the ocean, and
Is entitled "The Seaman's Widow Cona-
edy is contained in Quick. I'm on Fire"
1.-THE Piker's Dream" and a household af-
fair. based upon the servant girl problem.
Jane IS Furious" To all these is added a
mystifying trick Photographic subject,
THE Cigar Boxes"
John MacCune, James Whitehead and
Masters Joe and Eddie Dougherty We're
prize winners amateur night, Wednesday
last. A Photographic novelty Is to be in
trodueed this week at the Arcade. A pic
ture will be made of the audience assem-
bled at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. This
photograph will be reproduced in stereop-
tican picture during the different perfor-
mances on the following Friday night, and
the features. win be encircled by a ring.
If the persons thus designated are present
Friday evening sone man and woman will
receive a cash prize.
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EDNA AUG AND BILLY
B. VAN AT THE sHURERT.

T.aus.- -. a.. 49,
S"osins " ~ huNhnee announreilenls
y peopie "no 10 70 the eaupert lneatIe
meeh mes eNpect 70 " sNcsllentiS
,ntettaineu, luna aug anu SHY Is. van
are tne topllners.
hunu aug II u most popular actress she
Teceh'y prayed at the telles Bergere IN
Iaris, where she scored a success MISS
Aue nas gone rapluly 70 me Top OF the
tnea'rleal prolessloh IN America. She
nlaue n1r ilrsl MT Wheh she appeared IN
enuueNlle N cnaraeter changes appearing
nFs. as = farlslah souoretie, ana IN a Few
SECONDS Iatef IN the role OF a scrub woman.
blliE =, van Is one OF the most popular
piacK-lseeh eohealans on the vaudeville
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plays the violin The others In the COM
pany include Mr.. Bevanini. hasso soloist
Florence Quinn, Caroline Puglianni, Cosira
Meretti and Flora Tileri, sopranos: Alicia
Desmond, Pearla Nelmo. contraltos; Mer-
cello Resimini and Samuelo Gilletti, tenors;
Carlo Carbone and Ettore Campana, BARI
tones.
The Gautschmidts, European comedy ac-
robats, win be seen with their trained dogs,
who, it is said, can do everything but talk.
The acrobats appear as typical clowns,
with powdered faces. etc. Animated pic
lures, with new subjects, viii be shown.
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at the Columbia Theatre next week. be-
ginning with a Monday matinee. Lang
don Mccormick has written many sue
~cessful melodramas in the last few years,
but this latest creation is said to eclipse
al HE past efforts IN the mclodramatic
field.
The play works out the careers of the
class of people such as are found in the
smaller country Villages. unfolding a
wholesome story, Il IS said, and telling it
In FOUR acts and seven scenes. with elabo-
rate scenlo effects. and a specially Sc
leeted cast. Ihe AIittenthal Brothers
Amusement Company are the producers.
The boat explosion scene in the third
Is the particular sensation of the play.
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DOWN EAST"NEXT
New England MelOdrama to Follow Rogers Bros. at the
Newark More Good Vaudeville.

f the many places to which the Rogers Brothers have paid their
"a III respects in their musical comedy career non has proved so pleas
anuy fesive as Panama. After the banal NcNany farcesw which have
put them under a handicap these many seasons, 1.-THE Rogers Brothers in
Panama" shines brilliantly. Never have re two buresquers had such good,
sound, fun-making material to work o n; never have their efforts been backed
by a more successful company If entertainers; never have they appeared
in a show in which pretty melodies and dainty dances have played so enu
inely pleasing a part; never in Newark have they played to anger or more
delighted audiences. To those to whom the frivdty Of musical comedy 1t
all appeMs-and they are the major part of playgoers-no better advice car
be given thar to seize the last opportunity of seeing the Rogers Brothers
tonight at the Newark Theatre.
On Monday Louie Bai Parkers familiar rural melodrama, WAY Down
East" which has become almost a s much of al institution among a certain
class of playgoers IS 1.-THE Old Homestead" will revisit the Newark on
the sanedayE nta Proctor Otis and a select number of other vaudevnHans will
begin the weeks work at Proctors Theatre and Billy B.. Van, the backface
comedian. and Edna Aug clever character comedienne, will head the vaude-
vile lists at the Shubet. Charles +. Blaneys "A Child of the Regi-
ment" will o o BIaneyts Theatre. and "The Convict and the Gr' will
be at the Columbia. The Partisan Widows are booked 1t Waldnanns.
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PARTISAN WIDOWS IN
BURLESQUE AT WALDMANN's.

Weber and Rush's .'ParisIan Widows
are to be the attraction at Waldmann's
Theatre next week. They are said to give
a well balanced entertainment with good
singing and dancing, a chorus of shapely
and gaudily appareled fe%mininity. and a
variety of scenery.
Fields and Wooley are the two principal
comedians Of the company. They are as
sisted by Mort Fox, James DAILY, Herman
I. crystal and Ralph Edwards.
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concert to be given TO Theodore S. Nor
relli an old-time organist here, at st.
Pauls NJ. E, Church next Wednesday,
night, are the following well-known citI-
John Franklin Fort, Michael T. Bar
rett, James L. Hays, William A. Halsey,
James NJ, REILLY, the Rev. Louis Shreve
Osborne, the Rec. William T. Upton,
George X. Gray, Joseph Riker, George w.
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SKATING AT OLYMPIC PARK.

The winners in the series of roller skat-
ing races for amateurs which nave been
held this week on the Olympic Park rink
will contest for final honors tomorrow
night. The men finishing first, second and
third tomorrow will be given handsome
Olympic Park medals. Much interest has
been taken in the races during the week
and some fast time has been made by the
skaters.
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poaton SYMPHONY orchestra.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, with
DR.. Karl Muck as conductor. at Its concert
at the Kruger Auditorium. Monday even
ing, December 8, will have as assisting solo
artist Olga Samaroff, a brilliant pianist.
This concert viii be, without a doubt, a
great musical treat. The auditorium should
be crowded to the doors. and probably will
be. as the famous orchestra has never
before played here.
One of the most interesting criticisms of
Nine. Samaroff's playing comes from the
pen of Philip Hale, of the Boston Herald.
who is one of the leading critics Of the
country. It was published on November
"A, 1905, after Nine. Samaroff's first Boston
recital. He said of her:
Nine. Samaroh has the elemental
qualities of a distinguished pianist. She
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NOTE AND COMMENT
OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

The dramatic novelty in New York
theatres next week will be w. J. Locke's
dramatization, The Morals Of Marcus"
of his own novel, The Morals of Marcus
ordeyne," a book which has gained wlde
circulation in this country and England,
the authors home. The play made a fav-
orable impression upon the critics of
Boston. where 1t has just concluded u
run of several weeks duration. But, more
than with the play. the critics were
pleased with the star, Miss Marie Doro,
whose engaging personality and ingratia-
ting ways are indeed bound to be success
full with an audience. Miss Doro was last
seen with William Gillette in his last
seasons play, "Clarice." Her present play
is light comedy. the opportunity it gives
for the exercise of the stars peculiarly
feminine fascinations being its principal
claim upon popular attention.
Nine. ALA Nazimoya is to revive Ibsen's
Dolls House" at the Bijou Theatre,
New York. next week. Dodson Mitchell,
who was in Newark lust week with Lulu
CHASER il 'Lola from Berlin is to re
join Nine. Nazimova's company to play
Helmer, Nora's husband. to the stars
Nora. In the latter character, one Of the
most difficult to inearnate with truth in
all modern drama, the exotic Russian last
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has unusual strength, and this she at
times abuses, although in stormy pas
age the chords are, as a rule, both mas
sive and sonorous, and there is little sug-
gestion of crushing metal. She has a fine
sense of rhythm. She sings a melody, and
does not poke 1t and thump it. Her melody
has a charming background, and it is. en-
wrapped in appropriate atmosphere. She
has a continuous legato in song passages
Her bravura is clean and crisp, and it has
a peculiar elegance; it is warm; 1t does
notsremind one of hard polish on parlor
furniture, bought merely for display aad
not for use This elegance seems Inherent
and no. Iaboriously acquired. Further
more, the best Of all. there is a pro-
nounced Individuality in her interpreta-
ton, which is now serene and noble, now
dreamy or sensuous or passionate, accord
Ing to the mood OF the composer
Mail orders are now being received by
r.. N. Sommer 794 Broad street.
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Rose Sydells London Bellies will spend
Thanksgiving week at Waldmann's.

The Rowland and Clifford Amusement
Company, Chicago theatrical producers,
will offer their musical melodramatic SEN
sation. The Phantom Detective the
week beginning Monday, November %, at
the Columbia Theatre. The melodrama
has four acts and half a dozen scenes. A
cast Of thirty people, q large chorus,
vaudeville entertainers and the American
Newsboys' Quartet have prominent places
in it Daily matinees will be given dur
ing Thanksgiving week.
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Thc paaereusl.i rccItaI.

Psderewshi. who is to give q recital ut
the Kruger Auditorium on Tuesday even
ng, December Il, Will probably be greeted
by a Very lsrge audience. This IS said to
be guaranteed by the fact chat the demand
FOR seats is Erenter than at any time be-
fore after the first announcement has been
made.
What is the secret Of Paderewskfs
power over audiences composed Of
musicians. lovers of music, the naturafiv
indifferent men and women who will hear
no other p~ianist2 No doubt the personality
of the pianist has much to do With It. for
that alone is unusual. Writer'S have ak
hausted comparisons in trying to portray
him in words. Tall, thin, with eyes TINT
seem TO shed no light. with prominent
cheekhones, 2 ninbus OF hair. win a bear
ing that is feline in strength and grace.
he excites curiosity. Sixteen wears a., he
first played IN this country. ana TODAY Is
conceded 20 be greater than ever.
Paaefe~ski IS q man Of magnetIc force
But were there no Enfe ana SUBSTANTIAL
qualities behind this gift. the charm n,leht
quickly be dispeiied: Tor Tho musIeaf nsh-
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BLANCHE WALSH COMING
WITH TWO PLAYS.

1t has been decided that Miss Walsh's
engagement ut the Newark Theatre, begin
ring November %, will be divided between
presentations of THE Straight Road
Clyde Fitch's melodrama Of the East Side,
in which she was seen at the Astor The
atre last spring, and THE Kreutzer Son
alta, the tragic drama of ghetto life from
the pen OF jacob Gordin, IN which Miss
Walsh played In New York and the prin-
cipak cities of the Eastern States last sea
son and the season before that. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights and the
Wednesday matinee Will be devoted 10
THE Straight Road while at the remain
ing performances Miss Welsh win revive
"The Kreutzer Sonata"
The new play for VIII II. Vedder is a
sensational melodrama by Charles T..
Blaney, entitled Kidnapped for Revenge
It's appearance here will mark it's first
presentation in this city. This win occur
the week of November % at B~laney's. Tie
play was written especially to fit the tall
ents of Mr.. Vedder, and is an original
melodrama in four acts and ten scenes.
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THE CONVICT AND THE GIRL"
AT THE COLUMBIA THEATRE

4The Convict and the Girl" a new AID
original melodrarna, will be the oaerihg
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Wiedenmayer, Wa V. Snyder, Alexander
Lelong, Joseph M. Byrne, e. d. Farms
worth, Eugene Unger. Joseph coult,
James E.. Howell, Charles c. Champenois,
w. I. Cooper, John H. Hines, Henry c..
Hines, Wilbur Doremus, A. Van Wrinkle.
Andrew Watson Bray. E.. w. Whitehead,
j., II. b. Conger and G.. r.. Bennett.
The musical committee having the mat
ter in charge consist Of Frederic c. Bau-
man, Frank E. Drake, Louis A. Russell,
C. Wenham Smith, Frank l.. Sealy, w.
r.. williams, L. Carroll Beckel, II. Fl.
Duneklee, George ]. Kirwan, DR., Il. T..
Walhauser, D. e. Hervey. Louis Miner,
NJ. II. Gruett. Charles f. Eichhorn, e. w.
Whitehead, c.. r. Bennett H.. b.. Cook, of
the Union National Bank, is acting as
treasurer
Those who will take part in the program
will be Miss Jean Cierihew, sopranos; Mrs.
Louise Oliver, contralto; Miss Katherine
lyman, p%laniste; Miss Ethel Smith, Vio-
linist; Miss Karl, mezzo-soprano; c. Wen
ham Smith, organist; William r. Will
Jams. tenor, Clarence W. Williams, bass;
f.. e. Drake, a%ccompanist
The recipient of the concert, Mr.. Nor
rell. has beer identified with the musical
lllltIbSlE Il TIE WY iuI int ldoA AtdA 1ttA
fury, having been president and vice.
president of several of the older societies,
such as the old Harmonic, and furnishing
valuable assistance to DIR. Dainroseh and
afterward to his SON., Walter Damrosch,
who succeeded his father as director. For
twenty-three years Mr.. Morrell was the
leader of the choir at St. Paurs M. r..
Church, besides being active in all the
leading musical events of the times, such
as the benefit concerts given for various
public charities.
This concert is projected as a reeog-
| milton of his past services and bids. fair q
be a musical and financial success.
The program viii be:
Organ. theme and variations, A fiat.
Mrs. Louise Oliver.
ca Walt in minor. Chopin
Miss Katherine lyman.
For So Hath The Lord Himself Conf
manued Instrumentation. MendelssOhn
W. r. Williams aud q. W. wills
(a) ave Maria .sehubert-wmheljm
(b) zigennerweisent ......... 81. sarasate
Miss Ethel Smith.
Ffih'en'pS Miss lem ,eribeey, Leo Stern
(a) Canzoaa in y minor....... Schumann
CD Fanfare De Shelly
Aria from "Robert le Dlable" .Meyerbeer
Miss Karl.
Marehe Nlgnone. ................ Poldinia
Fantasia Polanaise Run
Miss Katherine lyman.
Honor and Arms" ,.,...... ....... Handel
G.. w. Williams.
Trio. RE sol Quest Anima' Verdi
Miss Clerihew W. n. and c. W.
WiliamA
F. L. Drake, aceonpaaist.
rs
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MUSIC in NEWARK AND THE SUBURBS

lie of this country is not the public which
CAPPED over left-handea pianists and ne
elected R%ubinstein and Won Bulow. With
Paderewsli the personal charm is enlarged
and fastened and riYeted by the great
qualities of his art
Mail orders are now being received by f.
N. Sommer, 1874 Broad street.
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Miss Katherine Eymen to &.
Miss Katherine Eyman, pupil of Frederic
c.. Baumann, will give her second piano
recital in this city In Wallace Hall Tues
day night, assisted by Hans Kronold,
c%ellist, Of New York. The program will
be as follows:
Sonata for piano and cello. -. Beethoven
Miss Eyman and Mr.. Kronold.
Gavotte Bach
Variations on a Russian me~lody...;.
"Aufschwung'' C"soaring' ,. 49,. .schumann
Katherine lyman.
Grand Valse, OPP. 2.......".....r. Chopin
Spinning Song Wagner-Liszt
Kan
Katherine Eyman.
Romance. Frederic c. Baumann
mDevotion E;s Ppo oLpr
Hans Kronold.
Hungarian Rhapsodle, No. S.........L List
Katherine Eyman.
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New Orchestra's Program.
The program for the first concert to be
given by the Mendelssohn Orchestra, a
new orchestral body started by Simon L.
Hebron. of this city. to be given at Wal
lace Hall next Wednesday night, is as
follows:
Symphony No. 2, D major.......J Haydn
Allegro, Andante, Menuett, Finale.
Concerto for piano and orchestra, G.
minor :. ...............C Saint-5aens
Flora Karp Heilbron.
Selection for string orchestra,
(a) Last Dream Of the Virgln".....
Massenett
Cb) 1.-THE ill"............. ......... Raft
Piano solos
(a) Nocturne, e fiat. ............ Chopin
(b) Polonafse .Liszt
Flora Karp Heilbron.
Overture. "sCalif Won Bagdad" -. Boildieu
The tickets are at p. G. Gunther's store,
15 Halsey street.
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Soloists for the first concert to be given
this season b. the Schubert 0ratorio So
city at Krueger's Auditorium Monday
night. November IS, when Bizet's Car
men, viii be sung IN concert form. to-
gether with a. Goring Thonas's The
swan and the Si5ylark. are: Mrs. shanna
Cumming. soprano, as Miehaela. Mrs.
Isabel Bouton, contralta, rs Carmea; Cecil
James tenor. as Don jose, and Frederick
Wheeler bass, as Escamilip.
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year achieved her most distinguished sue
cess. Ibsen's herolnes-and none more
than Nora-have the complexity of the
human soul itself, and may not be acted
according to histrionic conventions as one
would act an ingenue or adventures. It
Is In their absolutely distinct entity that
their difficulty of PRESERVATION lies, and
1t is in her triumph over this difficulty that
Nine. Nazimova has so firmly secured her
artistic reputation.
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This is Mcintyre and Heath's last season
In 1.-THE Ham Tree" Klaw & Erlanger
will present them in a new musical play
next year.
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Eliza Proctor Otis. who is tbe next
weeks headliner at Proctor's Theatre, is
the niece of ex-Mayor Charles A. Otis, Of
GleYeland, who was a partner of Mark
Hanna. She IS also connected with the
family Of Senator Redheld Proctor. of Ver-
mont. Miss Otis first won popularity in
The Crust of Society" after which she
starred IN a number of comedy roles. in-
Guiding Lady Gay Spanker, in London
assurance, ana Lady Teazle In Pie
School for Scandal" Subsequently she
played the leading feminine roles ia
Charles Frohman's productions OF Adelphi
melodramas, scoring particularly in sport
ing Life She starred as Nancy Sizes in
her own version of "Oiver Twist and
created the leading hole in Wine and
omen. She has appeared frequently in
NaudIeyille sketches aud for a time was
stock star u. Pfoetor's Fifth Avenue Com
'The Two ORPHANS" and last season WINS
with. Lew Fields in the New York pro-
duction Of About Town.n