The sun., 1908-02-16


performances Of Iessings -Minna Won
BaTnhelm.' The Harvard and Brown
students will be present.
The American Academy of Dramatic
Arts will give for its eighth matinee Of the
season on Thursday afternoon in the En-
pire Theatre the following plays, "A
Gauntlet, a drama in two acts by BIorn-
stjerne BjornRon; The Ladies' Battle a
comedy in two acts by Augustin Eugene
Scribe and Captain WalriIs," comedy
drama in one act by Alexander II. Laid
law, Jr.
At the Yorkville Theatre for one wcek
commanding with to-morrow's matinee
p. f. Forester will present the comedians
Yorke and Adams in the musical comedy
Playing the Ponies. book by Aaron Hon-
man. music by Theodore Morse. lyrics by
Edward Madden. author Of Rogers Brothers
In Panama" and staged by Frank SMITH
ron. stage director for Shubert Bros.
-Strongheart." the comedy drama Of
college life, will be the coming weeks
attraction az the Metropolis Theatre, with
Edgar Selwyn in the stellar role.
Since Nellio Went Away" announced to
open at the Thalia Theatre on Monday.
tells OF the trials certain to obstruct the
course OF true love.
Dolly Kemper will be the attraction at the
American this wcek. starting Monday
matinee in her romantic comedy drama
Sweet Molly o."
u is sunrise in the Klondike when the
curtain rises on "A Race Across the Con-
tinent,' the latest A. II. Woods melodrama.
which will be the attraction At the New star
this week.
The fourth act Of His Last Dollar
which comes to the West End this week.
represents an actual racing scene. How
ever. this one act is not the only bid the
play makes to the emotions. David Hig-
gins, coauthor OF the piece and the creator
OF the leading role, again heads the COM
pany.
Considerable interest is being evinced
land at Hurtig a Seamon's Music Hall
this week.
Three big new features will be added
TO the HippOdrome Circus beginning with
this weeks performance. These will in
clude the Bedinis. novelty equestrian act.
with riding dog. two lady riders and woman
ringmaster the Teddy Trio. acTobats ex-
traordinary and wire walkers, and the Car
men troupe Of aCrobats. All OF the other
circus favorites are retained. Preceding
the circus is the sensational war spectacle
of "The Battle Of Port Arthur" with its
stirring scenes and colossally cycloramio
view of the great battle Of Metre Hill fought
by cavalry. infantry and artillery in a
pouring rainstorm. Lady Gays Garden
Party introduces pleasing musical
melange with dainty dances. The conclud-
ing portion OF the bill presents the glittering
groupings of The Four Seasons ballet and
the Winter Carnival. changing from ice
and snow to q crystal cascade beneath
which the Drowning Ballet gives another
Hippodrome sensation.
At Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre Of
Varieties this week the programme will be
headed by Fred Karnos English comedy
company. introducing "A Night in the
Slums OF London" depicting life in an
English odging house, Belle Blanche in
limitations OF well known stage celebrities:
Clayton White and Marie Stuart in a one
act comedy by George V. Hobart, entitled
"Cherie"; Lily Lena, the English come
dienne; Vasco. the musician. who plays
upon twenty-eight different Instruments;
Joe Hart's ten Electric Crickets with
Catherine Bum and William Cripps
Kennedy and Rooney in a singing and
dancing skit. entitled The Happy Medium;
Kitamuras ten marvellous Japs; Alex
new vitagraph views complete the bill.
A week Of unusual jollity and general
merriment can be expected at the Murray
Hill Theatre, where the Golden Crook EK-
travaganEa Company will be the attraction.
The star feature OF the show Is the four
round bout OF the celebrated old time pugi-
Iistic antagonists, John L. Sullivan and Jake
Kilrain. The company comprises fifty
people mostly young women.
Kolb and Dill, the Pacific coast comedians
who made such a big hit in Lonesome
Town" at the New Circle Theatre, will have
a California night on Tuesday evening.
The theatre will be- appropriately decorated
for the occasion. and many new features to
suit will bo introduced.
Tho Yankee Doodle Girls Company will
doubtless prove a great drawing card at
the Dewey Theatre, whore this company
will be housed for the week.
Among the many shows which have created
interest in burlesque circles 10 Taylor's Pa
risian Bellies, which will be the attraction
at the Gotham Theatre An entirely new
musical comedy will be offered, which 10
styled "A Pair Of Plumbs.'
At Keith and Proctor's Fifth Avenue
Theatre the expensive experiment Of Offer
ing the public bill composed entirely OF
headlners 10 being tried. One Of the fea-
lures Of the big show this week will be Min
ME Seligman and William Bramwell in a
sketch, "A Dakota Widow Another at
traction will be Joe Welch in Ellis Island"
Ella Snyder and her West Points cadets will
give a little musical play, while X. q.
Knowles, the English entertainer, will be
another strong drawing card. Others are
Grace Hazard, Avery and Hart, the Heras
Family and RAffin's Monks.
At Keith and Proctor's Union Square
Theatre Clifton Crawford monologist, is
billed. ~hile Whiting and the Melnotts
Twins, in their ARTISTIC Nonsense the
Max Tourbillion troupe Of biCyclists, Nick
Long and IdRlene Cotton, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Trussdale in sketch, Two Men and
a Bottle, make up a se1tet Of big features
at this house.
Murphy and Nichols in From zaza to
Uncle Tom.' sketch that is one Of the
most successful laughmakers in vaudeville.