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which will stand as the record OF the sea-
, son for women stars. In the role Of Ammo
Dale. stenographer 10 the man she ID
trying to send TO prison In place Of the
father OF her boys whom she thinks guilt
less. Miss Bates offers O convincing por-
trayal OF the true type OF American
woman.
G.. p. Huntley, who Is soon to return
to London. will bring his engagement al
the New Amsterdam Theatre to a Close
next Saturday night. There remains
eight performances OF kitty Grey" In
which Mr.. Huntley Is the chief fun pro-
viding figure with his charmingly silly
talk about -the red stun or his singing
Of the Birthday Ode Robert Mantell
comes to the New Amsterdam next week.
His first Offering will be an elaborate
presentation Of Shakespeare's King
JOHN
New York as New Yorkers Have Not
Seen Il" will be the subject treated by
r. q. Knowles at Daly's Theatre this
evening. Mr.. Knowles has secured
motion pictures Of places Of interest
unknown and not thought OF by the ma
iority Of the residents OF Greater New
York.
Miss Maude Adams and j. NJ. Barrie
are entertaining numerous guests at the
Empire Theatre. 1t is evident that
Miss Adams will continue at the Empire
Theatre for the balance OF the season
and IL Ia announced that she will not be
seen outside Of New York city this season
in What Every Woman knows" '-"ept
! for the single performance who. Ne
| has arranged TO give at Yale in aid OF a
theatre for the students Of the university
William Collier and The Patriot" are
going to London with record of Ameri-
can success such as few comedians have
had for the plays they have taken to the
other side. The crowds at the Garrick
| get full enjoyment out OF evey moment
Of "The Patriot" Mr.. Collier keeps on
adding fun TO his piece at every per-
/ formance and he is now especially In
dustrious In this respect, as he is en-
| ieavoring to make tho play absolutely
| gloomproof for the British playgoer
David warfield will end his New York
season at the Academy OF Music next
Saturday night. Last night Mr.. War
| field temporarily laid aside the sadly
worn cloak of Won BdrniQ. "The Music
Master" which he acted for five seasons
will be seen again as Wes. Biaelor. the
rugged veteran in "A Grand Army Man.
Fanny Ward enters on her last two
weeks at Walaok's Theatre in the jerome
X Jerome comedy. THE New Lady Ban
took On date yet TO be selected Miss
Ward will give a performance Of "In the
Bishops Carriage a comedy by Chan
ming Pollock. Miss Ward was very sue
cessful in London in her Interpretation
Of tho role Of Nance Oider.
Frances Starr is seen in Eugene Wal
ter's powerful play The Easiest Way
at the Belasco Ssuyvesant Theatre. In
the exacting role Of Laura Aurdock the
Belasco star has achieved a personal
triumph and painted for us a finished
picture Of the woman who seeks always
the easy way to live. the woman too weak
to endure the inconveniences Of poverty
after she has once tasted the joys and
pleasures Of the indolent life,
Elsie Janis begins her fifth week at
the Knickerbocker tomorrow night with |
her little army Of college boys and girls |
in ~The Fair Co-Eh." There have been |
so many requests sent to the box Office !
from young ladies schools that 1t has been !
necessary TO establish Wednesday matt |
nees at the knickerbocker beginning |
March S and continuing during the month. !
Records at the Hippodrome show that |
since the opening in September more
than ono million people have visited the
big playhouse. This is the Hippodromss
biggest season. Sporting Days" and
The Battle in the Skies are stirring
spectacles, while the Birdlsnd ballet ia q
gorgeous dance. A new circus of all
European acts IL another feature.
In marked contrast to the mp to date
Japan shown by Burton Holmes last week
The Old Japan of To-day will he this
weeks subject Taking his travellers
from Toxic to kioto Mr.. Holmes will
phases Of the daily life NJ the Japanese
in locality as yet comparatively IN
con ntaminat ted by contact with the world Of
the tourist and the commercial traveller
: The Old Japan ofTo-day" will be given at
Carnegie Hall tonight and repeated on
Monday and Tuesday afternoons at the
Lyceum Theatre.
Edward Howard Griggs lectures AT the
Hudson Theatre on Tuesday afternoon.
His subject will he The Meaning and
Function Of Poetry"
William r. Hodge and the popular
Booth Tarkingto Harry Leon Wilson
The Man From Home cele-
Drated the holiday last Monday night by
giving their 225th performance at the ,
Astor Theatre to an audience whose size
broke the record for that house.
The Lyceum Theatre will continue to ,
,tfer for many months to come Mrs 1
3urnett's THE Dawn Of a Tomorrow
n a sermon preached at the Fifth Avenue
n. Aked expressed himself as wishing
le could preach from the pulpit as great .
lesson as this play teaches" Eleanor
Robson is charming In the leading part.
The Battle.H with Wilton Lackaye an
Is star, runs on at the Savoy Theatre, :
.pparently unaffected by the ever increas-
ng period Of time elspsing between the !
present moment and the date OF Its first .
production. y
W. j. Ferguson will make his first ap- :
'earance tomorrow evening az Col ANDY d
andy in The Girl from Rectors" at Joe ]
yeber's Theatre. The French farce has 6
layed here for five weeks to capacity
uslness and there are no present signs
Z diminution in the demand for seats.
everal songs and dances have been
nterpolated. q
The Managers Association benefit to G
g given at Wallack's Theatre on Friday G.
D behalf Of the widow Of Lester wallack =
to be an entertainment of deoided novel \