The Washington herald., 1911-04-02
(EW YORK THEATERS

CIV York April I.-At last the New
later has a real manager. His name
Gcorgr <. Tyler, managing director
the firm Of Iiebler e Co. NJ. Tyler
become tn lessee Of the New The
building, on Central Park West, for
t season. He VIII change the name
the house. as the founders or that
citUtion wish 10 preserve that name
their own undertakings The at
4, ,tiOns of Liebler & Co. will be shown
only the most elaborate productions
ie In an interview. Mr.. Tyler had
to say: To my mind the New The
is a splendid house for big pro-
tions. There is an immense audi
i'm and one Of the largest stages
he country. and this proves that the
Theatc- Is Z practical proposition
n = play appropriate to its magniG-
proportions IS presented. Only
productions which Call for the ut
cndeavor in scenic effect and stage
4 viii he given The first produc-
next season Will be The Garden OF
Allah. and for this every available inch
Of the stage will be utilized. When Mr..
Tyler sailed for the desert Of Sahara
last week he was accompanied by Hugh
Ford. general stage director for Lieb-
l"~ K Co. and Edward Morange. the
S"Cni" artist. who has designed all their
important p-ohuctiOns. These gentle
men Will aCIuaint themselves with the
scenes -: tho real garden nf Allah. Rob
ert Ili' hens. alJhrr OF the book. and
Tart author OF the play. will meet NJ.
TNl'" - Eiskra and together will go
over H.. territory rep: oduced in the
dra!"2. The first sc2ne of this play will
th"w '':' exterior - a hotel in BENZ
-do~q, u, which NJ. Hichens has drawn
so vivid = word picture. The second
sc"n" will be the famous garden of An
teoniS where much of the story trans
pires. The third scene will show the
desert, in which will be presented A
startling mechanical effect There are
TWO scenes in the last act: the first
being the outside Of the monastery at
Tunis. and the second the garden of the
second act. The cast which is now
being selected, will include at least
three well-known stars whose names
VIII not be announced for some time to
come
Nine. Simone, who at one time was
Known as Mime. le Bargy, begins her
American tour under the MANAGEMENT OF
Liebler & Co, in October. at one of the
Broadway theaters. and later a supple
mental season will be arranged for her
important production at the latter house
will be RoStand's Lady of Dreams"
which has been adapted into English by
Louis n. Parker. AIme. Smone will play
all her roles in English.
Another attraction to be identified with
the New Theater under Mr.. Tyier's man
aEement will be Miss Bessie Abbot. who
will be seen in a now opera comiduc. the
1ame Of which has not Yet been an
nounCnd.
As no new productions were made
known at the theatcrs Monday night
yours truly strOlled up Broadway and
Down thNatPr alley TO see what was go
ing on at tn" rlayhouscs At the New
Amsterdam The Pink Lady had
large audience. and across the way at
the Republic every seat and box was
sold for 'Rebecca of Sunny brook Farm
Next door 1T the Lyric The Deep Pur-
pie" was being played to L capacity au-
dience, while Christie Macdonald in The
Spring Maid was more than holding her
own at the Liberty. On BROADWAY the
best business was being done by Hol-
brook Blinn at the Astor. The Hen
paCks" At the Broadway Maude Adams
AT the hnickerbocker The Balkan Prin-
cess" at the Casino and "Pomander
Walk" at WaTlack's
John Mason has achieved a triumph
in As a Man Thinks at the Thirty
her is doing nicely at the Comedy. Mr. |
''ollier announces that before the close OF |
his season he will produce several of his |
old successes
Mrs. FiSke, III Becky Sharp" is doing |
\ tremendous business at the Lyceum |
'rheater. where she is turning many peo- |
pie away nightly.
liebler & Co. are SO well satisfied |
With the receipts from "Pomander Walk" ;" |
now running at Wallack's Theater. that |
they have arranged with Manager Charles
Burnham to continue il for the remainder
ot the season. 1t is a long time since
hSo clever and novel a comedy has been |
presented on our stage Moreover, it is
"apitaily acted. and furnishes an enter
talnment worth while. This play ran in
London nearly all last season. and al
though Charles Frohman and other man
uEers saw it, Mr.. George c. Tyler was
the first TO recognize its availability for
this country.
In the short time i has been open. the |
new winter Garden, formerly the Horse
Exchange. at Fiftieth street and Broad
way has become an institution, and is
thronsed at every performance by frc-
quenters OF the lobster palaces and other
sporty resorts Of the Tenderloin Next
10 the Hippodrome the Auditorium is the
largest In the city. The performance a
miscellaneous one, includes grand opera
comic opera, farce, ballet. and song and
dance There are many people on the
stage during the evening and II Is safe
has ever before been seen here. There
are a large number OF handsome girls all
of them lightly clad and displaying more
or less alluring curves The perform
ance begins shortly after O'Clock at |.
night and doesn't end until some time !