The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
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The new season in New York indica ties
4 condition of general good times. The
hTrran in Wall Street, with profits for
the spectators in the war brides and
hl- commissions for the brokers. is part
ly accounta Bile for theatrical prosperity.
EVervthing Ihrivcs in New York when
Wall Street does. but the theaters are
largely dependent also on the number
ri strangers within our gates and their
ability 70 spend money. With business
active the country over, hotels and thea
tiers here reflect that activity promptly.
as they are certainly doing just at
present.
There's a combination Of names to take
us Ia ok TO the palmy days. not that Ed
win Booth and the elder Sothern ever
We're Co-stars. but they were contempo-
rares in good e~a of the American
rheater. That the son OF Sothern should
he playing in the delightful theater
which Mr Winthrop Ames built and
named after the tIagedlan seems an
omen of good import.
More than that. the omen proved large
X true. Some persons liked f H.
S"thern in Shakespearean roles, but his
Conviclngly successful appearances in
Alfred Sutro's The Two Virtues shows
that those who Judged him better We're
right when they insisted that his true
forte was IN polite comedy. His acting
Of the role Of Jeffery Panton in this piece
particularly the scenes with Charlotte
Walker and Haidee Wright. bring back
to us the SotheIn who gained oTr hk
ing in The HIGHEST Bidder" Captain
I.ettrrhlair." and the plays o. that period
il his career
HiPpoGrome New Tack.
Fred Thompson first and the Shuherts
later pretty thoroughly exhausted the
possibilities OF the Hippodrome as an
all-s.aSon circus and acrohetic show. For
years before the big house was built
there were frequent complaints because
New York had nothing to compare with
III" Cirque d'Hiv'r in Paris. the Hippo
Trome n London and similar entertain
nents in other European capitals.
The combination 0f Thompson and
Durdys abilities as showmen with the
money Of N" late John W. Gates, and
mis- associates finally gave New York
winter show Of this kind which went
h~vond those Of Europe both in the
completeness Of lis housing and in thu.
lr0fusI0u Of its stage entertainment. For
ten years the original manag gers have
linSaCked IN" four corners OF the earth
to md new features i'll the way Of cir
Gus and animal acts coupled with mag
nificent specta acl"s. huge scenic effects
and new uses for the big tank that was
lv il became evident that the field of
novelty had been exhausted and that
New York was tiring of its biggest joy.
This led to the change which has brought
the Fippodrome snder the control of Mr..
Charles B. Dillingham;. long a friend and
business associate Of the late Charles
Frohman and for the last few years
manager of the Globe Theater As we'll
as producer of many of the successful
musical shows and buriesques at that
house.
Mr.. Dillingham; has practically elimi-
mated the whole circus idea and makes
no Use al all of the tank in this years
snow. which is called, in default of find
Ing a possible descriptive title Hip, Hip.
fiooray." 1t is much like the entertain
mrnt, at the Winter Garden and Cen
tury. with effects that could not be
shown anywhere except on the stage
of the Hippodr"me, with its tremendous
L.! ght. depth and area. 1t is made Up
mostly Of scenic. ballet and musical
fleets one of the ballets utilizes for
q setting tho Cascades room, at the Eilt-
more Hotel. vastly enlarged. and an |
other a reproduction of the Court "t
Jewels at the San Francisco Exposition. |
S"Tsa and his band supply the music |
for several numbers. and there are sew
nal vaudeville acts. The concluding |
spectacle is a reproduction Of the lake |
1t 81 NorItz in winter. a big company |
IA dazzIin- winter costumes is shown in i
+. winter carnival with snow halling. ski |
a-d other sports. The whole !
front Of tho stage is covered with a thin |
~hccting Of real ice. renewed at every |
r.erforma nee and here some very remark |
z hl,. eXhih.t.nnS II skating are given |
y an imported - .npany of men and |
' omen experts
Herbert and Blossoms Latest.
Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom
ave not achieved triumph i'll their new
omiC operetta which they Christened
The Princess Pat This lonS-estab-
iShed firm. in purveying musical pieces.
las given Us such good times. both in
=Core and hook. tnat perhaps expect
700 much from them. As comic operettas
z". The Princess Pat Is above the aver
. ge in music and story. Victor Herbert |
1evcr wrote ANYTHING bad from the mus
Cianly point of view. but this time he
las produced very LITTLE Of marked orig
nality. and IN the book Mr. Blossom has
-ollowed his example. The work Is