The Washington times., 1907-07-28
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1t deserted army post, When he fires
the cannon ne expects to see the girl
hurled TO destruction-but not so. The
hero is up tree, and the gun is aimed
in his direction The villain does not
know the hiding place of the hero, so
with a devilish "Ha! har' he applies the
match. The girl goes shooting up
Through the air. and the hero reaches
out through the tree and catches her
and there you are.
The society columns tell us that
Everybody IS out Of town. This is
hardly true-a visit to the roof gardens,
or the nearby beaches. viii convince one
that the-c are several thousand people
still lingering with US. and who appear
to be enjoying themselves The roof
'and seaside managers " senson began
late, but now tney have nothing 70
complain of. They have given US fairly
good attractions and have been reward
ed with good reports from the box Of
fee On one OF the roofs this week. a
Hindoo gentleman cooks an omelet on
the head Of his devoted wife. while or
,another roof five women pose as golden
statues. They are gilded like picture
drames. and their work is quite artistic.
! Having sprung into sudden nOtOricty
gIiy a man deserving ner. with whom she
had fed from her happy home" Flor
-ence Schenck, the Virginia girl. who
went to London TO drive Alfred Van
.derbilts horses. appears In The Maid
and the Millionaire at the Madison
Square Roof Garden. She does art
poses. and gives a recitation
/ One OF the recruits from legitimate
ho vaudeville is likely to be John West
ley, who played the elder of the broth
rers in the Three of U.s. with Miss
sCarlotta NiHson last season. Since the
play closed its road tour. Mr. Wesley
has been back in town busy with a
typewriter. The result is a sketch for
three people. II is now under negotia-
IIon in the vaudeville field.
Recently Mr.. De Koven and Oscar
Hammerstein had a discussion, and as
n result the composer has commenced
work upon a lyric opera. which may be
heard in the Manhattan Opera House
hhe season after next. There Is reason
to think that the book Of the opera is
Icomplete-some Of the themes have al
ready been developed, and part Of the
lscore has been written.
More than ever before has the public
d1splayed this season its liking for those
shows at COney Island, which are Of
"a religious or semI-religious nature
The thrillers and illusions still have
their following, but a large part of the
attendance turns in TO see the shows
that pretend TO deal with stories
of simple faith. Among those that
stand forth il %HrhQ Feast TQaI-
6haZzar" that tells in vivid
cOlorful pageant the Old Testament tale
of overweeDinS egotism effecting its own
downfall. Studying religious subjects
at COney Island is something new, but
Coney has been transformed. The days
of the fat woman and glaSs-cater has
gone forever
of the plays that remain there are
only six. 1t requires a pretty robust
imagination to realize that some OF
them are plays One real drama, four
musical comedies, and one review. Here
dhey are: The HoneymOonerS," Fas-
cinating Flora" " THE Orchard - Fol
lies OF 1907 and THE Maid and the
millionaire
James K Hackett has secured the
I American rights of Maesterlinck' Blue
Bird" but the expenses of production
are said 20 be so heavy that it Is by
no means certain that the play will
be seen here after all Perhaps il is
reasonable 10 doubt the dramatic value
OF a play that is so largely dependent
upon costly stage accessories.
Otis Skinner is to be seen next season
in a version of La Rabouileuse," which
made a success at tne Paris Odeon in
1903. and has lately had run OF sew
eral months at the Theatre Antonine
X Is romantic piece, the hero being
an adventurer In the Napoleo1ic cam
paigns. who becomes entangled in a
variety OF exciting intrigues. The char
ncter IS expected to- give excellent op-
portunities TO Mr.. Skinner. one of the
very few players experienced in the
ways of romantic drama.
The promised appearance in a Broad
way theater, in a English play, of the
favorite Yiddish actor, David Kessler,
long idol of the East Side will be a
dramatic event Of more than common
interest For many years he had ex-
Hted enthusiasm on the East Side by