The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-01
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GREAT HOUSE CROWDED


and three rousing cheers besides when
1t came to Sixth avenue last night and
opened the Hippodrome under Charles
Dillingham's management. Never had
a Hippodrome audience waxed 40 enthu-
siastic as did the great throng that saw
the big playhouse come back to its own
again.
1t o all Of Sixth avenue and side
streets to hold the automobiles that
rolled toward the doors from an early
demi-tasse hour on TO curtain time. It
tool double truck pages of a foot high
souvenir" programme to list the won
ders of Mr.. Dillingham's initial Hippo
drome offering. And everybody that
could be packed into a seat. from Fifth
avenue east and Fifth avenue west to
what Big Bill Dev.ry knew as Double
Fifth av'noo. usually called Tenth, was
packed and TANNED into the building.
When. a few seasons ago. II. II. Burn
side stage directed the Hippodrome
either he was just practising with the
big stage or his heart wasn't in his art.
X. H.. better known to Broadway as
Dick. CANE back to write and stage the
Dillingham; offering OF last night. and
admirable az his past work at the Hippo
drome was II was trifing compared to
the production he has achieved in "H!p
Hip Hooray."
Arbitrarily he divided Hip Hip Hoo
ray into two "acts.' with AN intermis-
SION in the second part just before the
skating ballet that brous ut the perform
ance TO a close long after IL o'clock.
Perhaps Mr.. Dillingham's producing
wonder worker split the Hips" in half
because he realized that an audience
must have surcease from LAUGHTER and
glitter and glories but undoubtedly Mr..
Burnside also had in mind that inter-
missions meant fnales and that he could
build up successive displays ts wind up
his acts each more ~astoundingly beauti-
iul than those that had gone before.
Tower Of Jewels shines.
When tie Tower of Jewels shimmered
against "A night sky Htreakcd with
searchlights Of fairy tints and the great
plazas OF the San Francisco Fair
stretched ava swarrling with gay
CARRIED thr0hgs, Mr.. Dillingham;. II would
seem to those who saw the scene unfold,
might have rested satisfied II SO might
have Mr.. Burnside.
But on the plaza amid the glinting
Jewels strung high in air came the
ttItki III ~ 49,
all his masters Of wood winds and drums
n brass. White gloved and fault
lessly unwrinkled and as handsome as
in some frs. nighter's kid days was the
mighty John Philip, and they cheered
him as one they loved. =,
He swung his baton with the old
grace. and down toward the footlights
came the forty-eight United Sisters OF
America, a long line Of pink checked
lassies for each State, from Maine 10
the Pacific. Row on row they danced
onward In shifting. shimmerins beauty,
the great band smashing out Sousi's
THE March Of the states ana the
thousands from pit to dome yelling their
collective heads off in ecstatic approval.
One could scarcely expect more just
at that instant, but one got more ror
an instant later when the curtain went
down on the scene-or up on II, as the
Hippodrome curtain has a habit OF re-
versing things-there was n fresh purst
Of applause and brand new surprise
when skyward along the upper rim OF
the reverse movement curtain started
crates upon crates Of the prettiest OF
the state ~lassies. leaning n~onchaiantly
over the curtain top, which was shutting
their sisters from view.
BEFORE tndt tntre ndu Dttn u nIot ~
"nnale" called THE Land OF Love and
Roses" which had been the last word.
But then along came the "March OF the
States" to show that the last word
hadn't been spoken at all. There was
an hour more or so of performance to
come, so what was Mr.. Burnside TO do
now Hadn't he done everything" lie
hadn't.
For finally along toward II o'clock
he moved Lake St, Moritz at Engandine
right into Sixth avenue and froze II
over with real Ice. Then win
The helm of Ernest Albert, the Alps
moved up into place and a 'bMlet Elk
traordinary," with book by Leo Bar
tuschek and music by Julius Einod-
sbofer. was begun. while Mr.. Burnside
sent out into view men and many
women ice skaters, including the only
Charlotte herself. who flashed across the
ice with a skill and a gracefulness that
was very beautiful to look upon.
An Accomplished Trio.
Az Joint builders OF his "Hip-Hip-
Hooray" Mr.. Dillingham; had selected,
i'm addition to Mr.. Burnside. "A lyricist In
the nerson OF John l.. Golden. with Ray
mond Hubbell, composer III many broad-
way successes, to think musical thoughts
the production and WELD the conduc-
tors baton.
While at their job Of putting together
the hin hips and the hoOrays for Mr..
DillinEhats the Messrs. burnside, Golden
and Hubbell always had In mind a COM
mendable t~hang-they carefully avoided
any semblance of plot which would
require any extensive dialogue. which
may be an important part OF the play
b,dlderS c.rt even In these days OF
movies, but never has been better than
boresome in the vastnesses of the Hip
podrome.
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