New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
WINTER GARDEN OPENS
Continental Variete at 50th
Street and Broadway.

+ The new Winter Garden. at 10Th street
and Broadway opened last night The nov
eltv and interest Of tho performance repaid
the public for submitting patiently TO sew
/ Cral postpOnements Such a combination
Of talent a was exhibited last night IS not
/ 10 he seen usually except at some benefit
performance where the best artists Of all
/ types contribute their services. The quality
/ of the music. the beauty of the costumes.
the daring brillanCy If the color schemes,
+ the skill Of the players and the variety Of
the acts so pleased the large audience that
it found the usual methods of applause in
adequate and expressed its appreciation by
cheers To the critical eye and ear the
artistry Of the performers was delight.
/ T. was a brilliant opening long TO be re-
membered in the annals of New York
amusement.
/ The programme was IN three rarts-a
/ Chinese opera. Bow Sing: tumble
Of iolltv. in two acts and nine scenes.
called La Belle Paree, and Tortaiada and
her dancers. The entertainment IS based
on the Continental idea Of variete and
music hall The opera is dramatic sketch.
I beautifully mounted well sung and well
acted Tie chief parts are taken by MISS
Dorothy Jordan. Leonard Kirtley. Arthur
/ Cunningham, Miss Josephine Jacoby, Fred
erick Gunther, Robert Dore Arthur Grover
and Herbert Frank. La Belle Paree' Is
/ in eleven scenes. all Of which are laid IN
Paris They are a series Of cieveriN
grouped vaudeville sketches. in which the
clever members Of the company have
chance 10 reveal their ait. Miss Kitty
Gordon has TWO or three chances 10 eN-
hibit her beauty and her gowns. She has
+ "a clever little sketch in a modlstes shop
+ with Miss Jane Aylwyn and others, and she
/ has rather d good sketch with Tempest
/ IN which the latter impersonates kinE
/ Manuel Of Portugal and Miss Gordon imi-
/ tates Gaby de Lys. Tempest and sun
shine sang and danced 10 the great enjoy
/ mont Of the audience. Miss Ray Cox was
/ vcrv funny as Susan Brown a Cook tour
dorellct. Yvotte, the violnist. was enthd-
siasticaIv applauded. Miss Jane Aylwin
sang very acceptably one Of her Scotch
SONGS. dressed in kits. The Hess sisters
danced and Nile. Mizzi Hajos took the con-
ductor's baton and led the orchestra IN
fascinating manner Tie second part of
the programme did not b'sn until II
o'clock. and it was long after midnlshl
when the performance ended.
Such an organization as tho Winter Gar
den viii stand or fall on the excellence o.
its COMPANY As long as the present com
rany is kept together II VII succeed ap-
rarentIv. for anybody who has ever seen
the fascinating Kitty Gordon walk across
the stage would 90 20 see her again whef-
eve she might sing. Whoever has heard
Stella Navhew sins coon songs knows
that ehc will be an attraction at the Win
ter Garden The bcwitcEng little Mlzz
Ifaios. from Vienna. has made "a host or
friends since she first acted the part Of the
Hen Pheasant in The Barnyard Romeo
nj tte American Music Hail She has a
pleasing personality. good looks and
beautiful figure. Nile. Dazie always draws
crowds. for who IS there who does not Ike
o. see her dance Arthur Cunningham and
Josephine Jaro5y can really sing, ana they
have their hosts of friends. TheT viii make
more az tho Winter Garden Miss Dorothy
Jardon has always proved a drawing card
wherever she has sung. Those who have