The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20
Ninety and Nine. will be Q % to-mor'
row at the Yorkville.

Ninety anu NIu6 Will 10 bO0h ONAnot
row at the Yorkville.
The prospectus issued by the directors
Of the German Theatre seems 10 ofier
an enjoyable series Of performances
Even more than during last season the
management 10 endeayorins to please
tragedy. comedy and drama, French,
Scandinavian and German plays all
will have a hearing this season. at the
New German Theatre at Fifty ninth street
and Madison avenue. There will be no
stars. but a regular stock company. Wnioh
will comprise forty-two. members. Two
favorites are Hedwig Reicher n Eugene
Burg.
The New German Theatre will be opened
October 1 with Wildenbruch's Die Rabep-
steinerin," a play which will also be played
In English during this season under the
has been designed by Carl Hassmann
and executed by H. Meixner. the two
artists who Furnished the beautiful seen
cry for the 'G6tz Won Berlichingen"
during the last season
At the Hippodrome this evening will be
given the annual entertainment OF the
Turf Benevolent Association. and "a is
customary a strong and attractive pro-
gramme has been.arranged by the manage
tn @e New 9 YoIR a Sa sas so's T hss Eight light Eng
lish Gems make their first appearance IN
this country tonight. Nat NJ. Wills. who
will present some specialties for the occa-
sion; the Six Musical Cuttys. who have re-
Gently returned from Europe. Maurice
Levy and his star band. and the Six
American Dancer are the hesdiipsrs.
The music will be supplied by the New
York Theatre orchestra under The direc-
ton OF Max Schmidt.
Hundreds turned away at each per-
Torrance Is the record at the Hippo
drome. whore its new productions have
proved to be tho greatest drawing cards
In the history Of the big playhouse. With
the great crowds now visiting the Hippo
drome the management advises every
to buy seats In advance and avoid
the rush at the box offices at the time Of
performances. The Hippodrome bill J!
the largest 1t has ever presented. q
surely, y Is not possible to crowd mors
evening. Sporting Days the opening
spectacle. 10 illustrative Of the nstiou's
sports. The Birdland ballet 10 the most
gorgeous ballet this country has ever pro-
duoed. The riot Of colors showing the
various songsters, harmonizod In the
graceful grouping. and dance diysrsas ss
picture. 'rhe Battle In tho Skies u
hlled with novelties and has Q real thrill.
The closing scone with It's Golden Gardens.
the flag made Of girls and the mermaids
rising from b water, are still more nov
elites. In the CIRCUS arc ten European
acts.
At the Alhambra Theatre for the en-
suing week Percy Williams has ar
ranged q programme in which many
headlinsrs vie for precedence. First Of
all. THE Naked Truth will be told by
Phyllis Rankin and Harry Davenport.
whose hit In the clever skit Is q matter Of
record now. Clayton White and Marie
Stuart in their sketch Cherry; the En-
pire City Quartet, an act 80 well known
that 1t needs no description De Biere, the
illusionist, who will show some nov feat
lures fn presttdigttattou; the first appear
the carioaturist; Jack Norw orth with his
budget Of smart and breezy talk; q new
spectacular military number, introducing
q number OF young women known as the
Czaress Life Guards: Marseilles In on
tortiou acts, and q number Of others all out
the remainder Of the programme
Eva Tanguay continues as chief head
liner Of the bill offered by Percy q. Will
Jams at the Colonial for the coming week.
This Is Miss Tanguay's farewell week
In her vision Of Salome' at the Colonial.
Next week she will move the daughter
OF Herodias to the Orpheum In Brooklyn;
meanwhile she continues to attract ca
pacity houses. Next in point Of interest
and an extra feature OF the programme
Ia the first presentation In vaudeville
OF -The Van byck,' Coemo Gordon Len
no:,'s one act play, which was produced
by Arnold DAILY at the Berkeley Lyoeum
In the role formerly played by Mr.. DAILY.
Other acts on the bill are Karno's COM
pany in their amusing might in an Eng
iish Music Hall; LYMAN Meyer, who
has been engaged specially to present
his amusing symphonic .skit The Man
at the Piano':E Merian,s kennel OF canine
players, who have fallen In line with
popular demand and will be SEEN for the
iirst time In a new dog drama. .The, Elope-
ment OF Salome." Another special feature
IL the engagement Of Charles and Fannie
Van, who will be seen for the first time
at the Colonial, presenting "A Case Of
Work and Over In their
COMEDY dcTODdtlC dCts Milt VOOuf III nl0
dancing speciality M o vitagraph
pictures fill out the remainder Of the
Ezra Kendall, the well known comedian.
will head the bill at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. Violet Black and company
in a comedy sketch. -In the Subway
will be the added attraction. Fred
Walton in his amusing pentomimic toy
land sketch will be a third feature. A
one act tragedy, AL Rivers Meet at Sea.'
will be given by Edwards Davis and
Others on tho bill will be
Selma Bratz, the European juggler;
Quinlan and Mack in The Travelling
Dentist; the Hawaii Trio In q singing
and dancing act and Alexis and Shall.
dancers.
Frank Gotoh. the famous wrestler. win
be the headline attraction at the 12sth
Street Theatre. La sylphe will begin the
second week Of her return engagement
a g an added feature. George Reno and
company, comedians; Ellie Fay. Tho
coincidence, and Lew Sully,s blaokfaoe
will supply the bills comedy.
Others will be the Adelmann Quartet
In a scenic and musical novelty, Murphy
and Francis, colored comedians. and
Howell and SCOTT, the Hebrew comedians.
For the current week. at the Lincoln
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