New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
MANAGERS SATISFIED.
Despite Recerses They Regard The
atr1cdL Season as PrOftabIp.>

ihea'ricaI managers, especially Charles Frohnan,
the ShUberts, Klaw & Erlanger and Iiebler & co
ceased their activities for a time yesterday and
looked backward. After the review. they were all
Of the opinion that, despite several reverses the
season up 10 the present time had been profit
able one. They recalled the fact that several PLAYS
that had entered the season under auspicous cir
cumstances were still on view, The Travelling
Salesman and The Man from Home" for in
stance.
Representatives Of Mr.. Frohrnan admitted that
The Moilusc" had not set the town anre. and that
Mimi Agugla's season had been disastrous one,
but they said that the business at other play
houses under his management such TO war
rant an official statement. Klaw & Erlanger were
not inclined 10 complain, and Lee Shubert said that
there had been no auction sale this season of COS
tunes used in defunct productions. He said the
SHubeTts were OF the opinion that the present
season has outstripped all others in prosperity"
During this season" said Nj Shubert we have
not only hau pronounced successes for all five
Old theatres-the Lyric, the Casino. Days. the
Herald Square and the Majestic-but We have added
three more theatres to list theatrical hold
ings in greater New York, and have been able to
supply them all with profitable productions. The
three houses newly acquired are the Grand Opera
House. Brooklyn; the West End, Harlem, and
Maxine EIliotts Theatre only recently opened, and
now playing 10 large audiences. Moreover, the new
production at The Hippodrome has been the most
popular Of ali the offerings have presented there
and has done tie largest business done under
AT the Lyric Theatre this season Lulu Gaser in
Nile Mischief made a hit which admitted
both by critics and theatrical TO be the great
est Of her career, not excepting Dolly Warden.
She continued in this piece at The Lyric Theatre
for ten weeks. and then having TO leave that
theatre to make way for The Blue Mouse moved
to the Casino where she remained until literally
forced out the city by the pressure OF incom-
ing attractions The Blue Mouse,' which followed
Mile Mischief the Lyric Theatre. is still run
ming there to the largest business ever done by a
comedy in any Shubert theatre.
Similarly, the Casino, after the close Of the
OF the last summer production. The Mimic World
opened the new season with Louise Cunning in
'HarceIe by Pfxley and Luders. which ran for ten
weeks, was then forced out ana Immediately went
Nile Mischief for a short time, and then Eddie
Foy opened at the Casino in Mr.. Hamlet OF Broad
way which is stin the attraction
The success Of Girls at Days is well known,
and was followed by the highly successful engage
naent Of William Favershan, which still has an in
definite period 10 run AT the Herald Square
Three Twins continued with unabated popularity
until the theatre was slightly damaged by fire and
closed The success of De Wolf Hopper In The Pied
piper' at the Ma jestc has been beyond question.
There can be no greater proof OF the good luck
of the present season than the fact that we are
compelled TO book next production, The YAM
pire' in a theatre We do control Though We
have more New York theatres than any other man
agement we have more successes than we can house
without outside assistance.