The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-21

Dormant, win be changed to Prince
Charming" for the production here. The
play is by Jean Riehepin and Henri Cain.
with music by NJ Francis Thome. and is
In fourteen tableaux.
The two thousand three hundredth per-
formarce of Miss Rose Stahl, in "Rh9
Chorus Lady" was commemorated last
Monday by the giving out Of handsome
gun metal match boxes to the men in the
audience a the Hudson Theatre, New
York
The revival of peter PAN in London
this week. though inferior in quality to
the American production of the play, was
attended by scenes OF the greatest en-
thusasm.
Charles Frohman has secured for Amer
lean and London production a new play
BY Henri Bernstein. author Of inc
Thief" II is called Samson" and is
described by Paris journals as at once
satirical picture of modern society and q
serious drama.
Charles Frohman's musical play, Miss
Hook of Holland will be given its frs
presentation in America on December %
at the Columbia Theatre, Washington
Miss Hook of Holland is the musical
product of Paul Rubens
Charles Frohman has Just presented j.
NJ. T:arrie, the author of Peter Pam
privately printed volume of the fifty best
poems written by the newspapers and
magazine writer's Of America in praise Of
Mr.. Barries Peter Pan" The volume Is
rare specimen of fine book binding and
contains poems by j. Clarence Harvey
Edmund Clarence Stedman H. I. Parker,
Theodosia Garrison and many Others.
Robert Edeson has been giving special
performances OF 'The Sinner" a play by
George Middleton and Leondas Wester-
welt, in addition to his regular performances
in Classmates"
Miss Viola Allen is to give the first per-
Torrance of Irene Wycherly' at Baiti-
more a week from Monday. Grant stew
art, JONI Glendenning and EoWin Arden
are in her support
Dallas Wexford of Mr.. Hopkinson"
fame, is to appear at the Savoy Theatre;
New York. on January 20. in farce called
Twenty Days in the Shade" This means
that the long run of "'rhe Man OF the
Hour at the Savoy is soon to end.
Manager Jacobs, of the Columbia The.
atre. has been resting from the labors OF
theatrical management at Atlantic City
this week.
''Ile 11tLle AlIdlf| at lue bOtuS thS
title Of william Gillette's new farce which
will open in Philadelphia early in January.
The spirit of happiness and good cheer
which the holiday season brings mas no
greater and more popular playground than
the New York Hippodrome, with It's un-
ending array of amusement features ana
continuous parade of novelties. In inc
brilliant history of the Hippodromc, no
more entertaining bill has been presented
than the latest effect, THE Auto Race,
with its picturesque surroundings ana us
exciting realism. Added to tins, are the
glittering and rainbow -colored ballets OF
THE -Four Seasons" and the circus 1ea-
lures. in which ten new European sarenic
acts are introduced. The Hippodrome,s
famous fun-producer Marceline, the Droll;
Hagenbeck's elephants, twelve in number,
in an act that is new and diverting; I1odg-
ini's eduestrians in graceful bareback ld-
ing. and the Mrza Golem troupe in feats or
pole balancing are all fine circus acts. Be
tween these acts a score of clowns make
merry on the lawn. The moon goes down
and the stars come out Hundreds OF peo-
pie in costumes of myriad hues dance out
and sing the song that has already become
popular MY Starlight Maid. The spark
ling spectacle of the seasons is the closing
wonder of this bill. over 500 people appear
in ballets. Each ballet AND its changing
scene seems to have geaeldesd- the acme o{---
scenic gorgeousftess. Summer Spring ana
red autumn are typifed. Then comes the
most striking tableau of them all-the
winter carniyal--where hundreds dance
upon the ice-covered tank, which has mys-
teriously frozen in full view of the au-
dience sleighs, skaters and snowballers
glide across the CLASSY surface, which Is
as hard and unyielding as If the Ice King
had frozen it himself.
Anthony johnson, treasurer of the Co
lumbia Theatre, tells this story:
Mr.. Levi and Mr. Goldstein. who are In
business together, were taking a stroll
down Broad street one bright morning.
While they were convorsing Mr.. Levi kept
his gaze directed straight before him. On
the other hand Mr.. Goldstein kept looking
trying to find something. Suddenly Mr..
Goldstein did see something on the ground
which attracted his attention. and he sur
prised Mr.. Levi by making dive to pick It
up
Mr. Levi noticing Mr. Goldsteins move
asked him what he had picked up, Mr:
Golds.ein looked at him in disgust and
murmured, "Nuding." Mr.. Levi surprised
me what you picked up" Mr.. Goldstcin
answered sullenly, .Nuding." Mr.. Levi
somewhat dumfounded, persisted: Cold
stein, we've been friends for twenty years
and partners for ten years. You ought to
have confidence in me. Now tell me what
You picked up M: GoIdsteiii again
repeated his request for information, and
Mr.. Goldstein, getting tired of the argn-
ment, finally delivered himself Levi,
Lick up nuding. but if l ketch hold Or
his head for him.
AS a special Christmas production,
Charles E. Blaney's extravaganza and
pantomime, 1.-The Bay Boy and His Teddy
Bears will be produced at the Lincoln
Square Theatre next Monday. Among
its many unique features win be
the utilizing of a horde Of Teddy Bears
as funmakers. In the climax of the
first act, when the Bad Boy toots his
horn, bears of every conceivable shape,
size and color come tunbling down the
mountain. and in the confusion. Alice, the
hotekeeper's daughter, who has been in
durance vile from parental objection to
the man she loves, effects her escape with
her lover The second act shows the homo
of the Teddy Bears, In a nicely fur
nished cave under the side of the noun
tain. In this scene there is wealth OF
excellent pantomime. mama and papa and
Teddy and F'lossie Bear picturing gro
tesquely the home life of the bear-pecked
husband, silly and nagging housewife
and two mischievous and prankful kids
Act three shows festivities in a country
barn and many vaudeville acts are woven
into the story. The book is by Charles
e. Blaney, the music by Ted Coleman
the lyrics by Frank Dupree and the
production under the direction of Mr.
Blaney.