The sun., 1908-12-06
ANOTHER HEEMBSTClLPLEY'
s0UEEN or THE MOULIN
ROUGE" AT THE CIRCLE.

4 Edul M. Potter's Wnrk II said 70 picture
Paris BY NlEht.SIudiy-The Sicilians
10 Another Tragedy New German
Piay TO Appear Tuesday EEcnins'
btill the musical plays come Another
Il announced for tomorrow night at the
,flfole Theatre. This is Thon,aA w.
ksyley's production. The Queen OF -tlss
&oulir Rouge; the play by, Paul M.
4 Potter, music by John T. Hall and lyrics
by Vincent Bryan. Mr.. Potter shows
hlght life OF Paris by narrating the ad-
b6ntures of iSdchd, the young king OF
OFcania, and hib bride-elect, the Princess
MSrots. which nook place or. the night
OF The famous Quat'z Arts ball. The
parade OF carnival floats. each containing
re prettiest model Of the studio, Is shown
ssS The jewellers cifSle around the oele-
bFated Moulin Roage and fhe peculiar
eolies and dances OF the occasion are
4 PRODUCED. Then are disclosed the odd
resorts to which the dancers betake
thSuaseIves when the ball Is over, Twenty
four musical numbers have been inter-
nolated, and these are said 70 be OF the
teet John T. Hall has written. Also
ihsfe are several specialties, one at least
al (which is predicted to be a sensation.
MI. Ryley has brought from France one
6f its celebrated dancers. Nile, Odette
Aubsr. who won fame there in her dances
peculiar TO the type OF the Moulin Rouge.
Among the principals are Flora Parker,
Carter De Haven, Richard z. Carroll.
Inward NJ. Favor, Fletcher, Norton.
Fred Rivenhal, veola Adams, Juliette
Dika, Berta Mills and Louise Alexander
The Sicilians' wills offer another of
fi.oir plays, alternating it with "Malia, :
fiIia week. The new bin will be the three
act tragedy, -Scungurui.' by Giovanni.
and in this Nine. Aguglia will play the
bfincipae part, as in "hiala.' II is doubt
(. fuI II any foreign theatrical company
has attracted such widespread attention
{ and such favorable comment as the
& Sioilians. The repertoire. Tor the week
viii be: Monday. Wednesday, Friday and
saturday nights and Wednesday matt
n6S, "Scungurui- Tuesday and Thurs
(,ny nights and Saturday matinee, Malta :
Hcungurui- is of the present time and it's
sdebes are OF peasant life.
The annual benefit for the Actors Fund
svilI be held in the Broadway Theatre on
friday. John Drew. will be seen in q
Sf,S act play with Thomas Wise and Geor-
fiR Drew Mendum. In addition many
dfhsr stars will appear, including Ethel
Bafrynore Billie Burke, Blanche Bates,
Bruce McRas, Julie Opp and William T.
Hodge. -. II
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FRITZ Scheif has settled down for a
long run in "The Prima Donna" at the
Wnickerbocker-that is IL it Is possible
!. 70 imagine Miss Schef as settled down.
she Is anything but that in the new comic
opera smade In America" by Henry
Elloesom and Victor Herbert in which
Charles Dillingham; presents her this year.
Nri Blossom has given her his most spark :
+ ling lines and Mr. Herbert has reserved for
sThs Prima Donna the best Of his music
for the season. In each OF the acts there
are long dresses and short dresses for
THE Prima Donna" and the judgment
of Paris--as represented by the cafe fire.
dnsnters-is that Mlle- Athen&e is equally
adorable in either. d, r.. ...ss -t
Miss Innocence in which Anna Held
h Atarring at the New York. ie apparently
( m 4for prosperotA run. II i. full OF
jlnkIy music, light enough for anybody;
ard the costuming and scenic effects are
tIs,nsualIy elaborate AID pretty. A bigger
or better looking chorus has never been
eeon here. II reminds One OF the cd
Weberfields aggregations. and suffers IN
nizelow. Emma Janrier and Lawrance
p'orsay contribute much to the fun OF
the piece. - .4's
THE Boys and Betty, with Marie Cahill,
nt Wallack's is Cd prosperous that Miss
CzAill plans to omit the usual matinee
0n Christmas Day to allow the company
to celebrate. The musical play in which
Ehe appears is decided novelty,
The receptions accorded Clyde .Fitch's
mt play of the year. "The Blue Mouse"
: ~ s Us Lyric Theatre more than justified
nnticipations. Mabel Barrison in the
iltge role of the new farce comedy DEM
onstrated that she is a real addition 10
the ranks OF the e'legitimate comediennes.
Harry Conor as the fatnous old railroad,
president and Jameson Lee Finney as
the young husband whose plot 10 gain
ndEancement in business caused all the
suction scene showing the sale OF the
personal effects Of "The Blue Mouse"
Who Is q professional Salome dancer,
has occasioned much amusement.
Lulu Chaser in mile. Mischief will
remain at the Casino Theatre for only two
more weeks. This piece has been popular.
hut Miss Chaser is obliged to leave to make
way for other Shubert attractions. She
will be followed at the Casino by Eddie
Tby 10 Mr. Hamlet Of Broadway open
znf Christmas week.
I The 20oth performances Of the musical
comedy ~Thnee Twins will take place at
the Herald Square Theatre Wednesday
night, December O. Clifton Crawford
NJ doing an imitation of Harry Lauder,
ne BxtfaorIiinary Scotch comedian, that
h,& bo0crne one Of the most popular bits
+, n M fauaotis speciatly in the second act.
9aiA Tho Merry Widow" returns to
Work for brief stay at the Grand
HOME. Charles Meakins and Reba
will bA heard as win be r. E.
Gyem. Fred Frear and William c.
Wo14on, who have been with the piece
continually since the opening performance
in October. 1907. Henry ". Savage will
send the famous English grand opera
orchestra TO assist in the proper interpre-
tatlon Of the alluring melodies with which
:hjs operetta is studded.
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