The sun., 1908-12-06


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sfs crSsilns addsa lntersss Is sbe bIa
| amusement pIacs, Thoro sFs ia nsp
European aFsnlo acts which have besn tbc
cause Of comment on ACCOUNT Of their
novelty, daring and ol0yerneas. Bchmef-
gel's nusioal elephants trained and pre-
sented by SiRnof Alfredo Roeei. have been
who have Witnessed their remarkable
work. Another aot u that Of ALI Loyal.
equestrian. and his riding dog. These
are the diversion Of intermissions between
sporting Days. the gorgeous Ballet
OF Blrdland" and the -Battle In the Skies.
EThe wintsrfsast.' the picturesque
Ioelandio drama bY the author Of THE
ServEnt In the House. Ia attracting
attention at the Savoy Theatre. This
Is one Of the most aItistic productions
Associate Players are doing some notable
acting. Since the opening performance
the "The Winteffeast" has been acoel-
| Grated so that now IL Ii finished In two
and three-quarters hours. IS
William Hodge In "The Man from Home"
al the Astor Theatre is repeating the
success he gained when the play was
first produced In Chicago. Every one
! likes. the Indiana. lawyer, Pike, for as
| Mr.. Hodge represents him he's man OF
rare dry humor.
| Blanche Bates is seen 10 advantage
In "The Fighting Hope at the Belasoo
stuyvesant. The play deals with modern
conditions In thoroughly interesting
way and appeals especially 70 women
through the conflicting loves which CON-
front the heroine.
At the Lyceum Theatre Miss Billie
Burke continues to be as charming as
ever In aLove Watches Miss Burke's
success is waiting her merrily along
toward the i5oth performance.
| lin n short time Miss Ethel Barrymore
will complete the second month Of her
present New York season in Lady Fred
lferick" at the Hudson Theatre. The
most emphatic success OF her career
! and play more enjoyable than any other
she has ever had. Lady Frederick Is
another reminder of the truth Of the say
ing "the play is the thing Its vogue
! in London Is still as great rs in New York
At the Empire Theatre the style OF
comeiy characteristic OF W. Somerset
Maugham, the author Of Jack Straw.
has proved to be 80 suitable for John
Drew that Charles Frohman has already
completed arrangements for another
| Mauqham comedy for Mr. Drew next
seahon. This W Ill be done In conjunction
with special Shakespearian performances
probably of much Ado About Nothing
and ~The Tanning OF the Shrew, with
! Mr.. Drew in his old roles OF Bensd,ck ano
Petruchio. The longest tour he has ever
undertaken as a star lies before him AT
| the oompletiop OF his New York season.
William Collier in @The Patriot a
farce written, acted and staged by him
self. Is drawing crowds to the Garrick
| Theatre. It's crisp dialogue, emphaa-
cally Colliereaque, has made Ihe fa-
| trlot' the equal OF any play In which ne
has appeared. The comedy will be here q
long time.
Little Memo in the last Ave perform
ances of Thanksgiving week broke all
records in attendance and receipts at the
New Amsterdam Theatre. The play
seems to grow in popularity as the hoii-
days approach. The three comeaisimn,s, pin,.,
B. Van. seem to work more harmoniously
and grow funnier at each performance.
Mrs. Fiske with salvation Nell has
once more brought a novelty to the stage
and in spite Of conflicting first night opin-
ions has won a popular success: The
pIay gives a vivid and totally untheatric
glimpse Of a phase Of life unfamiliar TO
the theatregoey save in eSaggerated or
meloiramatio form.
William Faversham Is now In his sixth
week at palys In "The World and His
Wife. He has other plays OF his reper-
toire ready. but none - likely, to Be seen
for several weeks. The audiences now
seen at Daly's are reminders OF the old
days Uhen Augustin DAILY and his famous
cornpanyh eli the bosrds OF that popular
playhouse.
"A Gentleman from Mississippi runs
into its fourth month at the Bijou Theatre
with interest unabate1, The release
Of Douglas Fairbanks from All for a Girl
was a lucky incident Of the beginning OF
the theatrical season, inasmuch as II
gave Thomas A. Wise as star OF the play
an admirable COW orker and furnished
him as author with a first class player
for the role OF Bud Hdines, character
perfectly eontrasted with Mr.. Wise's own,
Senator Ldngdon.
THE Travelling Salesman comedy
full Of laughs and good feeling. remains
at the Gaiety with no announcement OF
departure. Frank Mcintyre has added
much TO his reputation through his i'm
personation Of a breezy, hkable drummer.
They say at the Liberty Theatre that
there are always at least ten curtain calls
after the yacht scene in the third act Of
via Wireless Edwin Arden, Vera
McCord and Georgia Drew Mendum are
all well cast. The play Is the biggest
thing Frederic Thompson has yet done.
Julian Edwsrds's opera 4The Gay
Musician' will be at the West End
Theatre this week. The book and IL
bretto by Edward siedle and Charles j.
Campbell are in keeping with the dig
nifty Of the music by Mr.. Edwards and are
absolutely free from vulgarity or horse
play. 30 common in modern productions.
Stone, Joseph c. Miron. Templar SAKE.
Lottie Kendall and many others.
The opening OF De Wolf Hopper in
'The Pied Piper by Austin Strong and
r.. H. Burnside, with music by Manuel
Klein, proved that the popularity OF the
big comedian is still unchanged. Mar
euerite Clark, who plays the leading
feminine part and 10 to star individually
later. was also received with further
evidence Of regard, The musical comedy
tells the story Of how the Pied Piper OF