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sThe Man OF the Hour by George
Broadhurst, comes TO the Grand Opera
House for the next fortnight. Its theme
Ia municipal graft growing out of
corrupt traction franchise deal. Prob
ably no other American play. has excited
torial columns. II has human love
story and abundant comedy, The cast
includes Cyril Scott, Harry Harwood.
Rapley Holmes, James +. Wilson, William
Deming, Edward LeSaint. Albert Parker.
Charles Stedman, NJ. j. Cody, Alma Pow
ell. Marian Chapman and Kate Lester.
Charles Klein's latest play "The Third
Degree" is at the Hudson Theatre The
interest manifested In this play has as
sumed such proportions that demands
have been made for seats as far In advance
as the first Of July. The unusually fine
acting Of Edmund Breese Helen Ware,
Wallace Eddinger, Ralph Delrnore Grace
Filkins. John Flood, and in fact the en-
tire company, adds much to the perform
ances
In the van Of the comedy productions
Of the season stands James Forbes Q
laugh provok or, ~The Travelling Sales
man. which is rapidly approaching the
25Oth performance mark at the Gaiety
Theatre. The business done by this clean
comedy is source Of qualification to the
author and producer. and IL appears that
nothing can prevent IL from finishing out
the season in New York.
In answer to repeated requests from
patrons of the Liberty Theatre who could
not attend the Mary Garden matinee Of
"Zaza.- Leslie Carter will give second
special performance of the play on Thurs
day. The usual performance Of aKassa,.
tho spectacular play by John Luther Long,
will be given.
Carlotta Nillson appears in This
Woman and This Man at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre. The reception she has met
proves the interest that more thoughtful
! theatregoers take in the problem drama
when 80 ably expounded. Miss Nilson
| is assisted by a capable company and
has established herself more firmly than
ever ss an emotional star.
! Three Twins will start it's seventh
week at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow
| 1t is rimored that at the three hundredth
performance curls from Clifton Craw-
| ford's beard and some OF Frances Ken
venirs. Jack Henderson, who was out
Of the cast for few weeks, Ia again in
his old role Of Ned. ,-..'
Eddie Foy as MIR. Hamlet Of Broadway
will be at the West End Theatre this week
with the company that was seen during
the recent engagement at the Casino.
In the burlcsque Of Hamlet" which Ia
one Of the features Of the production, Foy
appears as the Meidn holy Dane and
Niaude Raymond as Ophttid.
The Blue Mouse" continues merrily at
the Lyric Theatre. where the Clyde Fitch
piece has earned place among the fun
niest farces of the season. Mabel harrison,
Harry Conor and Jameson leo Finney are
responsible for a large amount OF. the
credit for the Success of the piece.
The American Music Hall continues to !
offer an unusually big bill Sydney
Drew, a comedian of fina ability. will |
have the support OF capable company
Of six in the presentation Of the farce |
"Billy's Tombst ones Katie Barry, tho |
diminutive English comcdiennc. will ex- !
pound her ideas on popular topics In jest .
and song Harry Won Iilzer VIII warble 4
Don't Take Me Home and "Tany-
Stella Mayhew. the -Carefree Com
edienne- holds over and Ned Nye and I
Ida Crispi will put forward their Hypnotic /
Dance Two newly imported acts of
gymnastic order, but very different; will
be seen here for the first time.
The bill at Keith Proctor's Fifth
Avenue Theatre is headed by Blanche
Ring. whose first appearance at this the
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duction of several new songs, hut her
.Ay" is retained Leo Dit
and supporting company will
present the actors own comedy sketch
Button. Button. Who's Got the Button7"
The Four Fords will be seen in their ia
nous dancing carnival. Harry Fischer.
late leading comedian with Lew Fields
by Rose Botti. will be seen in
a one act absurdty, A Letter from
Mother" An act Of All extremely sensa-
tonal order will be presented by Prof
Arnoldo and his seven performing leopards
and panthers Hal Merritt. the comedian
has prominent place on the
bill. The Brittons are colored comedians
and hartinetti and sylvester arc comedy
acrobats.
The Irish tenor fiske 'Hsra will make
his first appearance in vaudev lille at the
Colonial Theatre this week In a one act
playlet called Captain Barry George
Mozart 1.-The English comedian. begins his
last week in his droli impersonations.
John b. Hymer and company will be seen
in THE Devil and Tom Walker an elab-
Drate production ca ling for fifteen players.
Charlotte Townsend will present a comedy
sketch, Tho Troubles 81 Two Working
Four. the Otto BrothAs jn a German
1ialect specially, the Dunedin Troupe in
an acrobatic specially and la veele and
Grant in an exhibition Of hand to hand
balancing, |,
Al Hsmmersteins Victoria Theatre ,
the programme will I've headed by Neil |
Burgess and company in "The County
Fair" The emainder OF the programme
will include the following acts: Villa
Holt Wakefield. the drawing room enter !
amer in new song readings; Belle Blanche
n her mpersonations of well known
tage celebrities Howard and North in
heir popular ,,, comedy r skit entitled
'audeville's singing four: Princess Rajah
n The Cleopatra Dance; Sammy Wat
on's Farmysrd, including a donkey. Z
logs. cats, roosters and little pink pig; '
Rae and Brosche, presenting their original Z
omedy A Woman Of Few Words, and
1eander Brothers. comedy cyclists.
At Keith 4 Proctor's 12sth Street 7
'heatre the Boys in Blue will be seen In \
heir military drills and feats OF wall v
ealing "Birdland" is pretentious musi- o
al fantasy in which the principals and a
horus are costumed to represent species y
T the feathered tribe The Felix and Barry
our have hilarious SIX etch in The Boy
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