New-York tribune., 1909-09-07
THEATRICAL NEWS.

Fannie Ward will begin her season in Rochester
early in October in Forrest IIalseys play, Van
Allen 6 Wife
Minnie Dupree late star of The Road 70 Yes
tcrdav." made her first vaudeville appearance in
New York last night at the Colonial Theatre pre-
sonting a comedy skit entitled a Call for Help"
White Whttlesey and Mr.. Racey assisted her in
a satrical treatment of the servant problem.
Others the programme Camille Ober the
Partisan chanteuse; the Great Lester the Eight
Palace Girls, the Sleeds Max Gruber and his ami
mails. Barnes and Crawford Quigley Brothers and
Cherry and Hill
Owing to the retirement of Frank Sheridan from
the cast of Eugene W Presbrey's dramatization of
The Rarrier' w S. Hart has been engaged by
Klaw Erlanger and Joseph Brooks for the part
of Dan Stark.
Adeline Cenee attended yesterday the first re-
hearsal Of her new play, The Silver star by
Harry &. Smith, with music by Robert Hood Bow
crs IN the company with Miss Genee will be
Rckel and Watson Emma Janvier, Marie Dainton
and EIphye Snowden. Twelve English cOryphees
have been brought over from London by hlaw q
ETiauger FOR this production. The season viii open
Atlantic city on October (.
Carrie De Mar appeared Al the Alhambra The
stre in a new repertory of songs and characters.
One Of the new characters is called Dolly Dollikens
and Miss De Mar appears child Of seven years.
The Sicilians made their first appearance In Har-
lem, and Wilfred Clarke presented his new sketch,
How viii II All End Other features were Pat
Rooney s miniature musical comedy, Hotel Laugh
lanj" the Farrell-Taylor Trio. Kamer and Brown,
Gus williams. Cook and Stevens and Wentworth.
Nesta and Teddy
AT the Hippodrome yesterday all seats were sold
for both afternoon and evening performances be
fore tho doors Of the big playhouse were thrown
open The Ballet of Jewels "A Trip TO Japan
and Inside the Earth were thoroughly enjoyed
hv the vast crowd able gain admission. The
tribe OF Maors, with their dances OF war ana Wei
come. were well received.
I,,l4 in
Emerson Brownies play. "A Fool There Was, will
omen their second season under Frederic Ihomp-
sons management at the Montauk Iheaue, brook-
lxn on Monday. In the company are Katherine
Faelred William CourtleiGh, Nanette Comstock'
Emily Wurster, Emma Conroy, >. Is aiker'
George Clare NJ z. Snyder, q Russell Sage
Arthur Row and twenty-five others
At Keith & Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre yes
terday both performances were attended by over
CO. rrovrds The Ancient Order of ForesteTs, now
:; ,-,, yovl- IN annual convention. filled the the
atre II, the evening. The programme was headed
h.. c7sr,nion the so-caled perfect woman Nat
- Willis offered hts portrayal OF mrthtul mono
.ra Maurice Freeman and company presented
TO-, ana the stork" The programme included
z,.r,,a Heron and company, the Iennotte Twins
- .-7sv smith Charles Leonard Fletcher the La
Vine Cinneron Trio and the Carnaos. The klneto-
graph showed pictures Of the recent aFl4uoh con-
tests 81 Rheims
r,.-l,, tn C,cober Percy O. williams will open his
iuh
onaya House at 10th street and Melrose avenue,
one block from the intersection OF the subway ana
,ba rbird Avenue elevated II is fashioned after
rho Grand Opera House I'm Paris and is SAID 10 De
the nearest 10 being absolutely hreproot OF any
theatre in the United States. Among the many
sasae.7,ards Of the new house steel curtain
that works by hydraulic power, a douole system
% enripklers and two immense water tanks on
the roof with capacity of $500 gallons emergency
water supply. The pushing OF lever IN the poA
oeace or back Of the stage Will open every ext
sin,pltsneously. Mr Williams has discarded plush
bairs FOR a material Of birch bark veneer with an
under layer of 1ute
.srbe Ringmaster,' the Wall Street play, moved
90 the YorkviIIe Theatre from Maxine Elliotts
Theatre yesterday. and played to packed houses
. .rternoon and evening A. II. Van Buren assumed
,be leading part, played downtown by Arthur BY
"a, Otherwise the original company lhc4udihs
Taurette Taylor. Oza Waidrop, Alfred HcKihah
ia Edward Emery. remained intact.
charles INrOhman, having already Fnade h'e ne"
odpctious in America and three In London put
into rehearsal yesterday 'Inconstant George John
Treuys new play; The Builder OF Bridges" for
Ir,la Rellew; Your Humble Servant" with Otis
Cltnner. .'The Bachelors Baby" Francis Wilson's
80 comedy; Bernsten's Israel" and The Har-
t Moon a new play by Augustus Thomas
49, Diss Debar, introduced by David Living
=. Afackay made her bow 10 vaudeville audi
80 at HannneTstein's yesterday afternoon and
.,ng Her act has been seen before by patrons
: -. Afaba,u1a Institute. where II was undoubted-
=, Sa,,er received than ny those who Witnessed II
= .,ssv Capacity audiences At poth perform
s.s yreeted her with deTision