New-York tribune., 1909-11-02
THEATRICAL NOTES.

THEATRICAL NOTES.
James T. Powers returned TO New York
in Havana" last night playing to crowd
ed house at the West End Theatre. Mr..
Powers was as funny ever, and the play
seemed to hold the interest of the audience
as readily it did at the Casino last sea-
son and this.
Henry ID. Carey and company presented
his Alaskan drama Two Women and That
Man. at the Metropolis Theatre last night
They caught the fancy of the house.
Bertha Galland. in The Return of Eve.
played at the Academy of Music last night.
The play and the players pleased.
Mile. Dazie in pantomime, was the best
performer al Hammersteins Victoria Thea
tire Of Varieties last night She presented
a pantomime called Il Amour de rArtist.
The moving pictures of the Johnson ketch-
el fight were again exhibited. George Mac
Kay and John Cantwell appeared in their
novel satire "On the Great White Way.
Gus Edwards was seen in short comic
opera entitled Graduation Day" The
Dixie Serenaders gave negro songs and
dances.
Yvette Guibert sang dainty English and
French songs at the Alhambra last night.
The rest of the bill included Lottie Will
Jams and company, in a dramatic sketch
by Edmund Day, entitled "On stony
Ground: Raymond and Caverly, German
comedians, in talking skit and burlesque
opera singing; Barrows Lancaster and
company in a humorous sketch called
''Tacticks" and the Carmos. European jug
glers.
George Reban and company in The Sign
Of the Rose was the drawing card at the
Colonial Theatre last night. Others who
entertained were Nella Bergen. in a num-
ber Of songs; Albert Whelan, tho Austria
lian comedian; Peter. the educated monkey,
and Charles and Fannie Van in a comedy
skit called "A Case of Emergency
An excellent programme was provided at
the American Music Hall last night. First
in importance came SEVERN, the French
pantomimist. in "One of the Infantry.
Then came Miss Maude Odell. the $1,000
beauty in living pictures and physical
c,5lture exercises George Fuller Golden.
humorist delivered a monologuc. Sam
Curtis and company were seen in After
School" Rafayette's dogs performed W.
F. WhittIe acted in "NinC p. NJ. at the
White House" Josie Mcintyre sang funny
songs The Ishakawa Japs, gymnasts, per-
formed.
Political partisans saw their mayoralty
candidates In wax at the Eden Musee last
night. And they will find them there all
the week, no matter who is elected
Last night was a banner night at the
Hippodrome. More persons than ever came
TO see the three great spectacles. IN
side the Earth" "A Trip to Japan" and
The Ballet of Jewels
Howard and North amused at Keith Il
: nj
funny sketch. Back in Wellington" and
brought down the house Lester. the ven
rrilouuist performed. and Ray Cox, the
/ Southern come0iennc. Also the Eight Pal
ace Girls, Macart and Bradford, in "A
Legitimate HOld-Cp"; Warren and Ban
chard, in songs and dances; Bert Shep-
pard the Australian whip. and Mareena'
Navarro and Mareena, cquilibrists
Arthur Prince ventriloquist. and Julian
Eltinge, impersonator OF women, we're
clever in their acts at the Plaza Music
Hall last night. Others who did well were
Sophie Tucker, in negro songs; the Marco
Twins: Walter James, in monologue; Mr.
and Mrs Arthur Forbes in a comedy
sketch entitled "A Wild Rose: the three
Rjcbardinis. gy1nnasts; Violinsly, who
plays the violin and piano simultaneously,
and Wood and Lawson, in songs and
dances.
Miss Valeska Suratt will appear at Ham
merstin's Victoria Theatre on November
s il, The Belle of the Boulevard" a new
! niece bv Paul NJ. Potter, with music by
Seymour Furth.
Arthur w Pinero auhor of "Mid-Chan-
mel" in which Miss Ethel Barrymore will
appear later in the season. will come 10
! New York to attend the first dress rehear-
! sal of his play Sir Arthur has drawn
| more emotional character than Miss Barry
more has ever attempted TO portray.
John Drew has given up for the present
| his intention 10 produce a new play this
! season. He will continue indefinitely IN
.Inconstant George" at the Empire.
Dwight L. Flmendorf will give a series of
five lectures AZ Carnegie Hall successive
Sunday evenings and Monday afternoons,
/ beginning on November "a and Il. His sub
iect will be ITO the Gates of the East
/ He will give separate talks on Barbary
Egypt. the Soudan. Sicily and Southern
Norway.
Bert Williams made his first appearance
| before Now York audience as star at
the Majestic Theatre last night. playing
the part of Chester A. Lode in MIR. Lode
! Of Koal." Hitherto his New York engage
uents have been in company with hts
former paTtner of the team OF Williams
md Walker The house was packed with
friends Of the star and admirers OF the
.,ort of entertainment with which his name
/ is Synonymous. j. Shipp and Alex
! uoeers furnished the Dooi and lyrics or
the comedians latest Offering. aud J. Rosa
mond Johnson wrote the music. Mr.. VIII
Jams contributed i~o incidental songs
| .l!cl. were well received, Last night.