The Washington times., 1907-10-13
FLRP.AWCY
RULES DAY
IN GOTHAM
By A. H. BALLARD.

New York. oct. p
~ OR week or 50 the city has
~ turned TO thoughts Of mirth. The
gloom. disappointment, feeling OF
disaster. that was rampant IN
consequence Of The Struggle Everlast-
I ing and The Evangelist''-those COR
geous failures from which so much was
! eXPected-has given place 10 a violent
/ reaction.
a severe attack Of frivoIs has seized
Broadway. and Lew Fields is the center
Of his new spasm. His The Girl Be
hind the Counter In reality worked
quite a miracle IN its way. The secret
IS Cnat the big bunch Of hildrity and
run Is genuine and somehow reaches
TsghI into the intimate experience 81
every audience. X is Eirly. finished.
essentially comic. musical, active in the
extreme, and whizZes you through some
excessively agreeable moments The
ouF!esques are excellent. the sDeciaIties
up % the minute
Great White Way" Disappoints.
After Fields stunning hit with his
present presentations we all looked Tor
ward 70 something perhaps a peg higher
and more brilliant In the Casino opening
OF Monday. The Cay White WAY" buc
that proved only huge Instead Of par
. ucuiarly superb Blanche Ring. genial.
melioT-vciced, comely IN appearance
and talented 20 a degree IN mimic work.
was the most acceptable Of the three
] stars offered-Aiiss Ring. jefferson De-
Angels, and Alexander Carr. DeAnEeUS
proved again, as most people remarked
laat ne is Industrious and particularly
Iunny, bus not a suDerlativc comedian
Carr Contributed a few notes OF sweet
baritone and initiated David WarFeld
Well Miss Ring. who has 4 very l7rya
popularity here worked Ike 4 busy bee
~ many changes Of costume, various
uletIogue. plenty Of songs. and some I'm
presentations TO save the night The
aIIalr was IN the main tiresOme. how
ever, Tor there was little originality in
80 mes Jests. business, or plan.
4 MS was the first time that the admired
blanche Ring had ever appeared n
/ LBnIS. and the entrance ACCOMPLISHING
lhat feat precipitated a mild sensation.
Tor she Is poem IA silk ines.
/ believe that this ''White Wav' char
acteristic Casino endea~or Of the SIu-
I oertS, is the most costly show that has
ever been produced az that theatcr.
New York Seeks the Frivolous.
Aside from the call OF ..rbe Thief q,
John Drew. at the Empire. and Sor.e
or those firmly established drawing
cards among the more Prominent
houses, the majority Of regular theatcr-
, gcers ana the floating population mas
I gone, en- masse. TO the shows Of t,Ifr,
nppancy and frOlic- Thus II mas been
q great week for the caterers 10 fbe
Hgnt-hearted. Marie Lloyd improved
relic OF former days. has won tie ma
irons or the Colonial and received MO
tGies ana print galore. as wen as
piauqits that she deserves. Hctty Eiu..
another English importation at TIE
| New York, has danced and acted her-
SER into a celebrity ranging on an ac-
| knGweldsed plane with che yaIier.
" nat are we coming 10, when, in the
/ vide panoply Of things theatrical. there
/ IS little new 20 tell except to record the
I tact that the town is extravuganza and
! srecialty Inad-and glad of il. ii IS INC
I fault primarily. of the large producing
managers, who have unlOadtd. among Il
| failures on the metropolitan boards thus
I far this season
! The flooded fountain OF the press
/ agents offices. in the aggregate an.
| nouncing the wild activity OF each ard
! every heavysVC ight manag preparine
| Tor near-future productions on the
I grandest scale ever known, keeps up III
I amazing fury. II means mat there never
! was a time like the present when inc
J forces OF these managers mao 10 ne
/ stir themselves nightly for attractions
4 that VIII attract Never was the cen
! trial figure OF the great booking offices
4 more busy Shifting dates and entering
| new ones) than now. Never was the
] throne room Of the mighty DrOd1ccr-
/ r-.ore strenuOusIy engaged in serious
4 scheming for advantages and pOssfbfif-
1 ties IN the thick OF q theatrical season
Nhen an important production fails,
6 lot of unfortCnates are dumped on the
Geld shores OF BroadWay's sidewalks
| and they must seek other jobs. These
! are hers now in increasing numbers
SIN. the public is omniverOu and
! there Is the Omnlpresent opportunity
right under your nose, FOR any good
piPy 10 have an enormous success. The
| sea son is young, and we look for
! CcStatc Nominations yet.
/ Joe Weber brought IN his Hip Hin
1 Eooray'' piece here, and opened his
pretty little Weber Music Hall Thurs
/ day. You have seen the affair h,
/ Washington. He added another scene
and some extra specialJies for New
/ York consumption. Perhaps that was
wise