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ClnclDUtUni like Mr. PIpp. TUey like Ulgbr Bell, too, and there was much latereat aa to TThat be ironld be like In the GlbsOD-Tliomiis character. The resulta Justlfled the antlcliia- tlon. Dlgby Bell never did as good work io musical comedy as he doea In tbe cartoon play> It was a personal trinmpb, tben. Tbe play pleased, too. There are many clever lines In It. It would be bard to conceive of aDychlng more Intellectually funny than Mr. PIpp'B sollloqa.r after tbe butler at Carony CnBUe has displayed some tacit sympathy for him. "Ifa funny." «ay» Sir. Plpp. "Mr*. - dtttaMoom. aau t sil T a «lie and individual. His pent-up purpose may I have a ready outlet through dramatic I production, or it may not, according to the opinion of tlie one primarily inter- ested. .U.ta* la. oC tha tormer ln«dina- Uon. and baa' Omionstnttea through published volumes that his purpose is true, he may turn to the stage for a bearing'. But others to the contrary nptWiUlStaildillS', do not believe he ^Ver aetDally loses the sense of art in mercenary seeking. "We all want' the good things of life, and If they may be had and art gratlfled at the same time, why not seek the quicker way? The ripp and I never ^ reading public is also the theatregoing 5^ ' ^S|'.> *: public, which goes to demonstrate that .j^l '^i,, tgiui ot tbe vrhoia play, tbe same audience may be had for the "" - ..— . jmblisbed or the played .production. * • • Our attention has Kia-nia of Tickets been called repeat- edly to the misap- propriation of railroad tickets ad- vanced for tbe transportation of those engaged l>y xvire or correspondence. The practice Is one of the most des- picable with which managers have to deal. It also grives the post-office offi- cials much trouble, for it constitutes a usage of the mails for false purposes, and is punishable by imprisonment. On account of tickets not being used for tbe purpose they are Intended, many managers have adopted the rule not to advance ttaem under any cir- cumstances; but this, also, has its in- conveniences, as actors and perform- ers are often loath to incur any per- sonal expense until tbey are satisfied that the engagement has been entered Into with gooa taltb on the part of the managers. Therefore there seems to be ample space for argimient on both sides of the question. Not all per- formers nor all manag^ers aire honest and fair. Tbe fact la zegrettable, but It atandiL-.' Still .<lMi»'<>aiM'to-some wioona of x«mb'rtiv tbe'chance of loss to either party. Why not get together on the issue and adopt a method' by which, through an arrangement with the railroad companies^ transportation may be guaranteed to the right parties, thus lemovtiv^tiM praaant eiMHioe of fraud? ... ■ " •■■ •■ . , *° • • • Saald In a recent interview with a representative Bell baa csuAt the eoaeeptlon ot tbe author admirably. Wiat la' funnier—and more pa- tbetle to dMntereited oo-looken—than tbe con- dUlona of the hen-peeked hwriiand. The plot deala with the nacblnatlooB ot a anddenly enriched matron to marry her daugh- tera into high society. . . Mrs. Plpp (Helen T*acy) Is a second Mrs. Malaprop. Her muti- lation of the French langnase Is Indlcroos. tbougb not always amnslng. Lite the char- acter Itself It Is greatly eiaggerated. Tbe clev- erness of the lines aafTers somewhat In this respect also. For Instance, when Mr. Plpp tells ot his courtship with the present Mrs. Plpp In her father's little shanty on the banks of the Ohio river, he says that be OUI SUU le- member that her back-balr always MDelt of pIne-tar. Tbat doesn't come weO taM a de- voted apaoae wbo soOMs Us wUi to aMir out tbe MlieBi* of his dlJ». Mfc;. j_. i. ^ After Ifr. Tbomas tad viftln two acts be pnbablr eoDcloded tbat ttera wasn't enmgb action to It. an be carted In aooie melndiama tbat might well tarn the plot of a Theodore Kremer play. It seems stniiigely ont of place in a piece where the character dellneatlao has predominated tbrongb tbe two earlier acts. On the whole, tbe attraction ts most pleas- ing. One forgets the last act In remembering the subtlety of 'the homer—the humor whlcb Dlgby Bell brings ont so arUsUcaUy. We can not Imagine what Hr. Plpp would t>e like with- out the present star. W. St. Clalr In the character ot Count Ctaarmarot Is convincing, and looks his part to perfection. Janet Beecher and Adele Iinebrman as the daostaters are Idcel. tipts oC the snaoa Olrl— 10 the adTuee aotlwi tdl ml ..W«L aaytie our taste la tad. Robert Wniing is a better type of Gibson man. aceordlag to oar Judgment, He "acts" well, too. Pwd,. Onartensy as Btrbert Fitigenid is ounventtoaal and stagey. Btgby BCD was caned npon for s speecb tbe nigfat we were there, and. after some hnpor- tnnitlea. be responded. It was a neat little speech, one of tbe best we have heard In fact. Bnt, Ob, tbat nngramatldsm. It Jarred. In relation to tbe conditions of tbe man wbo Is ruled by bla wife. Mr. Bell said that "com- ing from we men" the ati^imsent loot some of tK- wi_H. tT , , Its weight, or somefhlnfr of that sort. There of the daily press. Daniel Frohmanj^^ . mnmur all about us. People sr^ quick It .oaa llHtd tine, it would be great amuse- ment to read all the dramatic reviewers. They say such quaint things occasionally. In f^t, that seems to be their chief qualifi- cation—to Bay quaint things. And bow they do love to Jimip on a show that Calls to meet with their approval. Most Of them do so bil. Indeed, the austere ^ottle is afraid to praise any attrac- Btlott too hlg^ily, lest be seem wanting ■b tbat fine judgment .^v'hlch oomes Hn^om iHda iianaKsinjbaK'.^^iXte' '^>xeiBiiida ^Mtnartf alwajra th&t 'deaid' BlaioIeta'are the only good Hamlets. Joseph Jef- ferson said frequently that the hal- cyon days of the stage were always ]aat one generation back. That is be- cause the ertttCs make it so. No play is ever quite as excellent as some- thing that has been done before—if we talce tbe critic's word for it. Bhrery Individoal comes in for his share of commlseiatton except the manager. The iittbl le-te-lmpo acjl npon, -the .jday- ent" .gieif "HaHMCl iiiiKtirtj^; cairtfc''iBB»l tte ' Mtfe litiiBiAiriias to'-apend']^^ - ble time sitting through a dull per- formance. The manager is blamed for an thIa-TTthe manager who . is really tbe -■oia.'l0MC&''^-'^9te>-'piib]Se-pays'iat- most ' two 'AAlaM'^'t^MiBt;^; Xhe 'produc- tOK manager pots HioaBUMls of doUars into a failure. SnM^.'l£ anyone would -want it to pleaat»''li»'-AMaL ."Why oen- ■--»»- .... . ''^AIl onr -i»opular i novelists are P -: " turning their /to^pbiy-writing;.: Take Caine : aaSiTBaRle ' for instance. TVInston OuinAiin is perhaps the latest recruit tbvttie list. The incentive is obvious. ^"Piay-wrttlng pays more than author- ablp—after success has been gained. ■While tbe unknown playwright may remain tmknown, the author who has achieved some degrree of popularity may readily get a reading when he l>roduce3 a play manuscript. Pub- lishers are far more easily induced to taKe a chance with a first book than are managers with a first play, providing, of course, in the latter case, the author has -not already won popu lEurity in. the literary field. The ar- tlstle p^Bt mt view may vaty wth the discussed, unreservedly, the prevail- ing theatrical conditions in New Tork. He is quoted as follows: Ibe anmber of tenures that have Inanen. rated this seaaoo, wbUe doubtless dlscoorasTng to notice snidi mistakes. That speech needs editing If it IS kept la stock. I« was a sodd bat at the Colombia last week. McMataon's MlDttKl Halds were tbe bead- liners. Tbe act Is sopefUy set. and tbe ipaslc to pndnceia. who might be^dlSSTto^SS v*^"?^"* '27.JS?^S!F- J? S? fault with the pnbu£ stm pi^ that thS •«* *" 5? ?H5.* ^™f.."* taste of tlie patdle ein hs MMy depended SW? perBwrnaijce Uiraashotit the week. Miss upon. The Ikat lay M MhS* andlmM? Edytbe CbappeHe Is the Interloentor, while but with the offerings. I have saU frequently, when asked, that the tastes ot our tbeatre- KolDg community are of a most cosmi>polltaD character: that they are ready to patronize lar^r^'Ij- any form of entertainment which Is p:ood of Its kind, whlcb does not bore—the only crime that an author or manager can per- petrate. Bat the difficulty which managers have to cope with Is the lack of nltable dram- atle matenal. Xhe txanUe with mast manu- scripts Is that; whBe many reveal a knowl- edge of stage wtUlng and construction, there la aa abaeaee of sny special striking or unique qnallty In tbe story to make It profitable. Plays may be mote than merely wen con- structed and well written: they must have Ideas. Individuality, character. The qaestlon Is, Where are they to come from? Bow are many theatres, those now existing and those stm coming, to b« supplied with adequate material? Tbey are qoestlona tbat All the Ulrlam Carson and Rldle Barrette are comedl ennes of the first class In black face. Troba, the Great.' In heavy weight Jnggllng and feats of strength has an act tbat, while It follows along the lines of several others of Its kind, has, at the same time, enough origi- nality to carry It to the top anywhere If Troba would cnt ont the asinine comedy of his assistant, he would add materially to the qual- ity ot bl.s performance. Ethel RoblnsoD baa several new aoogs which she renders In a pleasinB voice tad. Mner. Her Sweet EltHe Chlbhan wlU be aaa oC the popular hits of the season. The Pour Sallys la . Aa I nt e iiuule d Soney- mooa, a one-eet ifeetch. Bite good principally throoKh the IntmdnotloB ot the two bays. Inhn F., Jr., and Billy. Tbe diOOnni are very clever, and aU the good wwk of tbe sketch has been relegated to tbem. Blflr^ Imitation dally life of managen. because tbeir eolation 2?. -gy« g--^?!" S 8-_*»g-'!g - * S^V9.3^ Is to a great extent expedmental. There are ;..SP"f'■■"!!?- XTWp ahg ..^g l ge- no arbltraiy fsSblona In playa beyond the fksb- men*, ■aoe a Bit. n Baa ■■■11 or ns ewB,^ ion of appealing to general bmnan Interest and bmnan emotion. What Is reqalrea here Is a revelation of national life and characteristics. too. Joe Flynn, eccentric monolocne eomedlnn. came on with several new comic songs, and a based npon a proper degree of romance. Clothes monologue that kept tbem langlilag flroffl the start. Tbe Musical Avolos, xylopbooe ' e s pe r t g. pleased the lovers of ftood music. Pat Booney and Marlon Bent In Make Tour- self a-t Rome, a sketch that brlnirs In much ainiring and dancing, were a real feature. Zazpll VemOD & Co. appeared la a comedy acrobatic sketch entitled The Elopement. The Walnut's four weeks of musical comedy gave way to Qalney Adams Sawyer last week and bnslness did not snlTer. As long as tbe ehameters are in the bands of talented playetm Qnlncr Adams SsnTer wm tvmsln one of tbe nw itUige caoMOM. weetb white. Qalocy Adans Siwyer to la Interesting plere ot work well calenlated to regale a cosmopolitan audi- ence. It Is the story of Q. A. Sawyer who , . , very soddeoly drops into Mason's Comers, piomlslDg of aoeeem ate those tnst denlct' Mass.. as quickly arousing tbe cariosity snd hnman Interest, dements of tbe life nroand, envy of tbe cnxslps as well as winning the ns. "heart" playa. pletnres<inel.v told and ade- '■ affections of the feminine portion of the vll- quately and convincingly acted. So far as la^e. James Tbstcher In the leading role was tbe matmger Is concerned, he mnst continue convincing snd nleastng. Mr. Thatcher appears cbange. material condltlona alter, bnt linmsn nature never alms. To Improve conditions the American manager and dramatist mnst ap- peal to the American aodlenc*. The Amerlc|in audience Is a critical andlenee. sad the Amer- ican temperament leans to the realisation ot familiar tblnga oad familiar ebamrtera. Re- cent experiments have shown tbat foreign plays, bnllt for and salted to the tempers ment of a different people, are merely transplanted to ms sq negade before an audience, which, though cosmopolitan Its taste, demands works that savor mere of Its own soil, unless the quality of general human Interest transcends Its ex- otic character. Unfortunatel.v. pln.v8 of fa- miliar hnman interest are not plentKoI. It such works were niorai naioeraas tbe problem of the snccesstUI'llgyiwaald be nlved. bat It may be accepted as. a Cset tbat plars most to f«n or succeed through bis own choice, both for plava and players. No "national theatre" will ever solve the problem. It lies with the taste of the manacer and his Instinct In to have been the one for whom the role was written, so evenly does it fit lilm. Elizabeth G. Meredith. In the role of Alice Pettlnglll, I appealing and nothing more. An tbe beloved lectlne the right plays, and bis appeal to the • beantlfn] and blind girt, her's was an exeel- Intelllgent taste; Ot.- a discriminating public. lent pnrtrsyal. We wonld like to see Miss Tlie cenmMm-.aat^eaBftaBt ns to-day am not Meredith In a "straight" role. We do not new coadltiom^^^JK^ existe d ritote ne Uke to see her anparemly waste her Intense '^T'::^ :^^'^ '^*^^ ^ y ^Vtj upon the role of Alice. Oertrnde Aa> exMt^»o^loag..,ss^«e_;'lB «aii» e—na nea-ip . ^■ ..■aaije.as Samanthy Green, "an sggravatln* the cUet fhetor In tbe smMMiat oC <lie pee- SJt,.; ^| ,^,4 „^ implies. Sa- j annUqr. creates s lot of bnaor snd her ap- As naniel Frohman lasgMierally con- I peanuMe to always wricoiDcd. . ABee Baldwin sldered one of the mo«t artistic of the VlnS'-J?^^ •rt. "* ■•..■^f*fft" S^J'i,aS;5;?'22l ^^^'^ 'S^"Sae'^,.nS!Ltir'e.~?:Jf opinions always tmny aoaMOaraH* m- known types, and wen rather Imitative than tarest and i n flnencft cnative. wm. Bitt* was good la tke Hte of Obadlah Stout, a professor of mnslc^ tax ad- lector, a candidate for postmaster, "an al- mighty selflab critter," and OMire especially Is love with Llndy Patnom. We have seen each character as Obadlab and welnnued the Im- personation. Hiram UaxweD, played by Ployd It. Briggs, was another well drawn cbaiaetm, at least In the laat act. though tbe character might be Improved upon In tbe flrst scenes of the play. We Bbared sorrow with Llndy .Put- nam, tbe ebaracter In which Ada Wadswortb appeared. Miss Wadsworth' did aU that was expected ot her. Juliet liartln, as Bnldy Masoa. was Rood. She scored a bit In her little scene with Zeklel Pettlnglll, and left tbe Impression that she la capable of a more am- bitions role. Zeklel was in tbe hands of Karl |j. Way, and the aeveral little scenes la which be appeared with bis sister, Alice, were choice Mts ot pathos. We greatly sympsthlied with Zeke. and admired bla devotion to bla stricken _ rton Adsns gave a wjrndld . Im- pecsoaattoa-ef a.'good olB-atal te-itoaeaa Ma- son, and O. H- niwston did aet overdo the role of Bob Wood, bass singer and town tmlly. Frances Winiams put much life Into Uandy Skinner and was always lively. Xandy was all right. In the role of the despltcable Mrs, Putnam—"Just pot on alrtb to worry other people"—Sabra De Sbon was convincing ia spite of a fanlty make-up. We expected Mrs. Putnam to look "terrible," bnt lilas De Sbon's Impersonation looked more like she bad Just aulsbcd cleaning a very flltby. stbpeplpe. We wager tbat Mrs. Putnam never cleaned a stove- pipe In her life, especially after she "took tn" Samanthy. We must attribute her ap- pearance to an overdose of grease paint. Bow- ever, In actions, this ctaarader was well drawn. Kathryn Vila, as Mm. Hawkins, boarding- bouse keeper and tIt-bIt retailer, showed ns a cbaneter wtthsat srhieb a village conid not exist. B. A. Toner woo better aa tbe cbam of Mr. Sawyer than as the lovf* ot Ltndr* C. S. SeUenberger was natani aa .tfet.-ngM* ofllee cbap with nothing to do ealM* acTlhi Otst act. It to a very evenly balaawd «Mfc and Jnstlee to done to the parta vMcb the antbor evldentlr bad in mind. Ihi i lnwn at the Walnut was good all week. Last week the Forepangb Stork Oo. St Bob- inson's presented the snccessfol fOCtelT dtsmo. The Charity Ball. Every cfaameter was salt- ably adapted by tbe different membem ot tbe cast. This hi a pisy whteh reqalrca no ex- cessive costumes, the ordlnsry evening dress being worn throDfibnut tbe performance. Ana Cmger. as a New Tork Girl, was ably taken care ot by Miss Lavlnia Shannoit. and Barry Burkhardt as John Van Bum. rector at St. Mildred's, presented this peculiar chamcter In a most agreeable manner. The (ole of Judge Knox taken bx Albert SMhett was csce^ tlooally goet,-wmf Ml».iMt as Mrs. Ca- milla DePeyoler site seseed amiably. Vlas Lanta Plerpont and Walter B. OUbert deserve spedal mention la tbdr langbaMe love-making. Others wbo deserve mention are Henrietta Tsders, WBson Hummel, Mlso Jesole LeBey. and Frederick Forrester. Tbe above atttaetloa played to capacity aB last week. The King of The Opium King made Its snnual appearance In this city at Heuck*s last week, and proved a box-otOce winner. The company, which boasts of some real ChlneM actors, was up to tbe average and pleaMd the patrons ot this hoiwe. A dever aoobatle spe- cialty by three MongoUana, made n bit. At tbe Lyceum last week A Wife's Secret held tbe boards, and proved to be a twrform- ance mncb better than tbe average. The com- pany coostoted of some dever people Indndlng a MM aetiMB who won tbe hearts of the aadtenees. BastneBa ap to the itandaid. v The Merry Maidens, one of tbe best shows on the wbeel, returned to People's last week, and wss witnes se d by heavy bonses through- ont I to engagement. Chevalier De Iiorto cre- ated ma A. talk, with bis wonderful markman- shlp, and proved on excellent drasrtng cord. Lost week the offering at tbe Standard was Rice & Barton's Rose RIU Co.. and this ag- gregstlon came op to tbe ezpeetattons of Ito andlenees. Comedlano, chonm glrla, eoatotaai and oceneiy were all flrot-daso. and the at- tendanea waa big thnogboot the week. CHANGE OF FAIR DATE The San Antonio (Tex.) Pair baa been poet- poned flon Oct- Sl-Nov.. to Mer- 18-a». J. H. Taaee to tk — NO CHANGE IN OATK8 Engine Anderson, aecretarr of tb« Georgia Farmers' Fair, at Macon, writes tbat there to no change ot dates Ibr tbe eveals at llaeon. Aag n sta. OhaikslM - aad TMipa. Thsia to ao flmr te tUi poittaB at tbe.aoolh. Col. P, J. Knndy, ths Hotsd Otoaivsl ]tana«er. Will Operate Big Amnsemeat Sasort In Kansas City. Kaosaa City to to have a new amosement re- sort, tt to to be known ss the HIppadcoBt M^P. g. Ifnady, the weu-fcnewa and ceortU eataivel nan, last Wedncoday. Sept.ST. effected ornncHaMits with the HelnipUtaa Street RsUway finawaaj of Konoaa City, whereby he lecnres eontm of tbeIr large power boose at the earner ot Eighth and Woodlawn, whlcb to now betoe converted Into a big amuae- ment bnlldlng. Tbe street railway company wUl be financially Interested with Mr. Uundy in the exploitation. The locatlun for the Kansas City Hippodrome Is all tbat could be desired. With excellent transportation facilities the resort will be only seven minutes from the center of the city. The building Is ample (138x158) for Mg show purposes, and no expense will be aporod ta make it one of the most attractive pleifg la MIssoarl's moat progressive city. The Handy Shows will elsee the ibnd Mooen Nor. 1. AU ot tbe ahow paraphmaUa trtu ~ to Kansaa dty. OA Kaadar*i is readily tecognlard as one of In the world. The sooioglcal departs ment will be accentnated tac the Kansas City engagement. Hlgb-clasa vsndevlUe WIU hea feature at tbe Illppodranie, aai €M> MBafr wUl totroduee amusement Ininiisltoaa ■allnlf aew to Kaosas Oily people.