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of the piscs there; Besldss thk pfihqlpaii
dancing aS1 H and shoS sfri" and dtssSty %SsiGsI
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."The Man From Hone,T with William
Hodge In the title role, 10 proving more
OF surprise than any one connected with
II had reckoned upon. for incontradiction
to the usual Christmas Isiumps that 10
counted upon In the theatres ibis Tarking-
comedy has given evidence
OF an increase OF life during the ahopping
season. ''p 80 fY 9tt. H..
Blanche Bates in aThe Fighting Hope"
at the, Belasoo Stuyvesant continues to
give finished performance In a play
which has some big. gripping scenes.
"The Queen Of tho Moulin Rouge
with Carter De Haven. dainty Flora
Parker, Edward M. Favor and Richard
Carroll In the cast, remains at the Circle.
II seems to appeal ton certasn class OF
theateg oers. .~,,.. 49,. ~.
Monday night marks the return to, New
York of 'The warrens Of Virginia. the
Belasco produo uotion of the domestic side
lotte Walker will again be ,seen ct the
Academy Of Music inI the ro|easo sue
cessfully played by them for an entire
season at the Belasco THEATRE The ample
stage Of the Academy will permit the
staging of the wonderful scenes. Of this
Belasco work in all their rezoellence,
The engagement is limited 70 Two weeks
At the orpheum, Third avenue and
Thirteenth. street, "The Merry Widow
is sung in German.
Thomas w. Ross will be seen in SeWell
Collins's latest successful slsit Awake at
tho Switch at the Colonial this week, .Eni-
met CorriRan and company Will present
His Last Performance a one act play.
Joseph Hart's newest novelty The Bath
ing Girls" introducing numbef df young
women in dancing and singing. numbers,
is a lively feature Of the bill. That Quar-
tet is among the headliners and Jock
Mckay, "the Scotcbman from Scotland, ,
viii make his first appearance In America.
Johnny Stanley and Mabel Russell win
offer their singing and dancing .skit. The
Novelties will do their circus act and the
Three Leightons contribute their sing
ing and dancing specially. ase
At the Alhambra Marcel's Art Studies
in reproductions OF celebrated paintings
and groups Of bronze and marble statu-
ary will be seen. Ruth Allen and her
London Johnnies. John T. Kelly thd COM
Preston. "the Glasgow Lassie," In her
Scotch songs and dances; Carson and
Willard In their German comedy skit
-The Dutch in Egypt the Expedition
Four, Avery and Hart, colofed comedi-
ans; Fox and Foxie. introducing Little
Princess the tiniest horse in the world,
and the Patty Frank troupe OF acrobats
are the other attractions. y
At the American Music Hall vesta VIC
toria leads the entertainers for a second
week. Following the innovation fhausu-
rated on election night. there will be a
matinee on New Years eye.,
when the third performance OF that day
will commence Immediately after the reg
ular evening show. Some Of the good
things in store are New York's new
Irishmau, Walter Leroy, who with bis
own company will appear In George N.
Cohan's sketch Hogan of the Hanson /.
John Larkins. singing bis own coon songs;
Goodwin, comedian; Willard 8 Temple Of
Music and the Eve temple of milstc girls.
Madge Maitland In songs and stories; the
four Stewart sisters, Introducing their
statue dance, "The War OF the Rose:
James and Elsie Finney. swimmers:
Mabel Mckinley Cliff Gordon and a
troupe OF eight Arabian acro5ats.
SEVERN. the mimic and pantomimist.
enters upon the second week Of his Jeu,
gagement at Blaney's Lincoln, Square
on the weeks bill are newcomers no IN In
honse Considerable interest attaches to
the first appearance here OF WiIlie Hoppe.
champion hilliardisf Emma CarnS will
sing 1--we Got Harry lauder on, the
Brain; Prcbst will whistle and initiate
birds and animals. the Harry. Wateon
company, seven In Number, will
depict life in The Two Flats: the Mi,
rabis band OF Guatemalan indian boys
hay the only act OF its kind on the stage:
the original Quaker Citv Quartet will
revive old melodies and Blake's shetland
pony circus. which ALSO includes ms it's
@Maude.' the original Hee
Hsw Mule. all contribute TO the enter
tainmeut.
At Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre
the programme will be headed by Nat
NJ. Wills, the tramp comedian. The
Felix and Barry company will appear
in a playlet and the Avon Comedy -Four
offer their farce entitled ATbe New
Teacher" The Joe sph Adelman Quar-
tet, Grill, assisted by George; Alcide
Capitaine. the perfect gymnaai; Josephine
Davis in songs and dances. thu Fitzgibbon
Mccoy Trio in a one act comedy skit and
Hubert De veau. the cartoonist. ara
others on the bill
Al Keith d Proctor's 'Fifth Avenue
Theatre William Rock and MAude Fulton
propose 10 do the Apache dance as Mr.
Rock saw II done in a cafe chantant In the
under world OF Paris. Annette Keller
mann. the diving gir.. continues Her
has been indefinitely ex-
tended. Al Leach, accompanied BY hle
4" "Rosebuds,' has arranged practically
n new act The Majestic Musical -Four
will get melody out OF various ibstru-
sin ging soubrette, has prominent place
on the bill.
Villa Holt Wakefield. whose piano.
logues have created name for her in
has a prominent place on the
bill at Keith 4 Proctor'e i20th Street
Theatre. Holcomb's Rube Band, a ropu-
lar Western act. is the feature Of the pro-
gramme, The Gibson Girls wfll pre-
sent snimberfrom 4The Belle OF Mayfair. '
several songs. Edgar Allen and company
will be seen in "A Fortune Hunters Mis-
fort me-" John B. Hymes heads large
COMPANY presenting a burlesque sketch.
'Tom Walker and the Devil"
Fun in the Subway and "A Day at
sheepshead Bay" are the titles o. the
two burles1ues which will be pro 3uced
this week at the Olympic by the Rialto
Rounders Sam Howe is the principal