New-York tribune., 1912-02-09

keep a clear space from tho curb 10 the
door, and then the lam IN the lobby was
so dense that attaches Of the theatre were
required TO keep a pathway for the lucky
ticket holders But Il was a good natured
crowd, made UP entirely Of admirers of
Joe Weber and Lew Fields and the stare
who go 10 make up the Weber and Fields
Jubilee Company
The old favortes appeared last night In
/ a pot-pourri OF Weber Fields "reminiscences
called Hockey Pokey" and burlesque en-
titled "Bunty Bulls and Strings" If you
were one Of those who attended the auction
last week. when almost $4,000 was realized
for the boxes and the orchestra seats. you
found yourself in a lobby almost bursting
with floral pieces Of every description.
Some Of the flowers we're for Lillian Rus
sell, and several large pieces for girls you
never heard Of before unless you study
the lists Of the chorus. and then YOU saw
dainty slipper Of violets in n big horse
shoe Of roses that some admirer sent TO
Bessie clayton. There were flowers for
frankie Bailey. for Fay Templeton. for
Helana Collier Garrick. and. OF course,
for Weber and Fields
You took your seat and looked around
and saw the boxes flied with mon and
women in evening dress. and all that sat
in the orchestra and balcony might have
dressed for the opera. At s.25 O'Clock the
asbestos curtain rose and the orchestra
played a lively little air. You saw the drop
curtain--a summer pastoral. with a sinking
sun Of pale orange. the inevitable purple
hills. the brown and red trees. green grass,
silver river and flock Of blush pink
sheep being driven DER lea by a dark
red shepherd and in the foreground n little
stream OF milk. out Of which four OF the
largest blush pink sheep drank.
The signal was given 10 ring up the cur
tain and YOU saw chorus girls tripping
across the stage kicking as high as they
dared. and throwing flowers as far as they
could into the orchestra and UP into the
boxes Behind them you saw other chorus
cirls-C1isottes, vivaDdieres. flower girls.
all in fetching costumes, and all singing
something about Ia Belle Parec."
Yes. il was Paris, the Place de rOpcra
and it began 70 I'LL with walters and tour
ists and pretty little cnorus girls dressed
rs silk-topped chappies with shiny high
heeled slippers
The song ends with Hoop La" and
then the audience lets loose, cheering and
applauding. and they are IN the midst Of
their enthusiasm when Frankie Bailey. in
yellow silk tights, with a black hussar =
hat, enters.
She's the mst Of the old Weber Field
crowd 10 appear and the audience goes
wild.
The applause stops, the chorus all edges
I'd m lrft Tip ipl q
another cf the old crowd. Ills portly
paunch decorated with a green vest OF
velvet, and his familiar gray suit, with
the brown top har. no sooner catches the
audience than there are cries all over the
house: That's John Kelly" And It was
none other than old John r. He does n
| few steps and sings something about New
| Yorl, being unable 10 get along without
tho Irish and the Jews.
! To a burst Of merry music entered the
peerless Lillian Russell in a green and
| pink satin dress. fairly weighted down
with diamonds Next 10 the Weber and
| Fields her welcome was warmest of all
Willie Collier Joined her and then ca mo
| George Bcban and Fay Templeton. Weber
and Fields came AT last. both plainly ner-
! vOus They tried 10 start off with their
/ gags at once, but the audience wouldn't
II was after midnight when the crowd
| filed out. In the audience were noticed
! Justice Gerard, Frank Farrell. the baseball
man. Louis HOusman the broker; Andrew
Freedman. the former owner OF the Giants
| George Bauchie u. Sclwyn. Eddie Clark
\. 4 Sloane. Homer Davenport, William
! X. Hearst, Emmett CorrigaD ard every
actress and theatrical manager who could
get off.