The billboard (Oct 1905)

IS Tl\c Billboard OCTOBER 21. 199; SPIRIT OF FUBUC PRESS Tke Ct.TI>E Ca>p 1> « thoronchlj UrestlBE dnmi. It mAn of renins terlalB co mnimi iy » 'i^on Kreamer and T IllPn li/^ Wlwn Bobtrt Looia • ' had fixUBh«d Tbft . to And tlat wtttlt tttT i***,, , ■ ^ES S^^Sf ^aS^TSSri. ramt is wSt th* One is—* nibUaated dime 'bite kud* •( 1'°$*'i' - —- Ik* fgrtne at a Flnslde Jt tr€ts*t Fitch. It u . ttaSIs pcacetol penou — _^ wltk komu p«««lnn« !s Um- : tbty fean dnoond In the SiuhUt ^^raWl. appnrlns In It after rSnata. im»iM»» tbe eu»^ tta- ' Ac Mcntaae and af tetwaa* Hn - r^-t — T - aodetr- [ tt «ut not br denied t&at Tbe ^ tke Ckae U alnarbtnr wblle It Uats. Ton know an the time It is tmpoa- "tliat a reflned woman could erer baTe aBBca thr strmnpet. even In appearance, thoogh ttme to clear iMg tontaad ot a cli«ie of "oTiSuaT the crowded aadtenee at UrTittv'a Theatre Uirt night wa» profoondlT with the "great" acene ot the sUmj, tiie third additlan~to~th«t t WmJWM a»d Ml— Doa- ■tank y— aa tke bvyer for the accused —- "ft too strenaons and he plajed the tole stle key. Hanr Rogers. ,_Cer. was Tery amusing. tan a tlnished etOiIng ot aad Wlillam TraTers as a Tttl tn he le i e tte* that JItoa Walah aioae ts ahendoo her tmlj- great play of The Krentier Sonata for this somewhat tawdrr dramatic dmmo. Bnt DOftodj win deny that The Woman In the Case salts the taste of the ma^irlty better than Jacob Gordin's work of art. nor that It DTObablT salts Miss Walsh's banker — - —-—"Eastman, In the Chleaao TW1>- ABOTHzz. csmcm Clyde Fitch has sncceeded 1& that presents stioos aUbaot miicUBg; Ok s piar _ dan tte part ot xusuet Oe wU*. and Donrtliy Uorr tl>e part mt Oalie Faster, the courtesan. At the close 0f the third act, which U carried on prlnd- ■■IIt tCT these two. there was a demonstration gllfliaii eqoaled In any theatre. The hoose, srm«ht op to the highest pttdt «C excitement •w the scene, iitood np. applaaded. shoo ted. *».it bad the curtain up and the two actresses oat time after time. ^ . Blanche Walsh has neTcr liad a Part wtuen gare her better opportonltles to Asptay l« ^ -as than thia of Xargant BsUe. la tlie act she is sDdi a to f . _ •C kourt asd iB ike mtrntH. la tte •■iaa the aoal of a « HMtae ia the blth ot a mman la tlw man ike lam. And Uien nils woman, who, like Ckeaar*B wife, is ahore reproach, impersonates flDT the sake of the man abe lores a type of woman abe coold oerer become. The genlns •t the actress Is displayed here in that, throsgh her dlsgnlsed beliaTlor shines always Hie gentle woman, pore and imsnni ed. Dorothy DocT gtres a fine performance of C3aliv Foster. She, too. shows through the oloa^ abe wears the Inner self. She dlTlded honors with the star in the principal scene of tte play. UaitlB ilaap haa the part ot JrikB Brtft. Be >s a handsomeb manly actor, wka artttsi tacB tD Mt aor acta too aaCk. ~ miiMiB. wko playa tke part of Mr. la conllr cMTtedas; aad a acne • nt act ketwesB tm Is one eC Uie ■atenl aad Ulcktfal piMsee ot ataxe tt BiKbt the in- aa tte "Jeffer- was sssMi I Illy aa tasltr rale to play. Wbetber Ur. Thomas Jeffcraoa be sarinns to sblne as aa actor, or merely as tke ssb of his father. It Is too early yet la dlcatlon were that he son" note. The actor dM aat sU aa ilf nacttble kis Citkcr physically. He sttiaid to be e rti emeiy oerr. oos—a tact that may be noted to his credit. He came on tmther half.beartedly; l>e acfcnowl. edged tlie ilrst nlgbt applanse with distinct modesty, snd he threw himself at Ills thankless Job withoat wastioK time. Why criticise him'* (I ask chsl t>ecaa«e I'm not obliged to want for the answer, which la obrloos.) Of late years Thomas JeflFerson's fatkcr aeser acted wy Tlsomrir. Ha It good old theatre with aridity, and watebed ISi. Thomas Jeirerun with as mach anxiety as thongh his entire fotare depended upon the saccess or failare of hU performsnce. It would hsTC been a gracefol tblng to let Rip Van Wlolde die with the man wbo had made It famoas. No too could bare done a more graceful thing. However, srtlrli of the late Josepli Je gti a w ihF prncerdloEtt last oljkt, aad It titles are nnchanged when anrtal cell. U la aat Aatfkan. Oct. la. WHAT DeFOE THOfSB OF IT It seemed as Uoasb a (am>as and. as iong as this geoeratloo shall survive, an Indelible prraonality sent back a message last night throogb tfae broken speech of that beloved old vagabond of dramatic literature. Rip Van Winkle. The character was emboilled again kr TboBias Jcffenon. wcond ton at Its lerered r. at WaWatlr^ H wa tia w ^Tke kaai^sras HINES-KI1IBAT.I. TROUPE Mis. Eleanore Cany is anotlier nis cast wbo could not go wtods It i .-AUogether tbe play la excellently ■ " Examiner, Oct 9. TAXTASA AOAXB WTLCOMED The hearty welcome accorded Fan tana on Its return from Its conquest of New Tork, proves that it is stin ss popular as ever with Oiicago andleoees. There is do gainsaying the eaet that the pohllc likes Jefferaoo De Angelis and his band ot merrymakers. The ran of Vantana la clean and bright, and tbe muaXe li not only tuneful, but has the elements of " It. Tohiy daade. The Bneg-Klmhell TToape. the faiuou;' lady thia scasoa wItt tke Oieat TaaAaikarg Omb. : algkt at Wallah Tkoatia w aC tke "dean" of i ttie dlL Tan Wlskle, that tone for his father. WbUe there Is least reason to beliere that becsnse one man la a successful actor, his irfn fall upon Us descendants, a "name" always cotmts, tm- reasocobly. and Thomas Jefferson had a much more reverent hearing Last_nlght than he woold have hod had *" haps, in vnmbered Ics potent. late Mr. Jeffcrsim foood - flax Im- profltable. His Bto Vkft Winkle to pleaae am pcopw Am M fcia . la M It In order that they coold aaj tkat tttr kad area it. Tliomas Jef- ferson was, of eontse. TOfT dUterent. The cose ttat eaasce txom certain recognition was lack- Be »ptike many of the lines ss his father . ttem. bat tlie certain qoallty that we on magnetism was ^alte ahacat. Tke dir- ness, the qnalntness, mt. Ike flsad- aatBa of Joseph JeSenon have set Fet osasd k4a tke work ot his son. Bowevcr. tl»e new Jefferson wss neither awkward nor eonsttalned. Tbe flgnre be' cnt was not ridiculous. If It wss not thrilling. Had he been Thomas Smith we shonid have viewed his performance with suave indiffer- ence aad not have blinked an eyeiaaii. Bat, being Thomas Jefferson, we saw more merit in It. It was the msglc of name. Onr dealre to Bnd quallUee led as to beltere tl»t tbey woold Dot have viewed'-fltf Perhaps be dldat'-ka hot he was. The piece was' veil east lost night Mist Ethel Fuller was particnlariy good as Gretctaen. and the veteran Frank Banga played Derrick Ton Bedcman. Earl Western was Cockles, Rus- sell Bassett Nick Vedder. and the little children were tliere In toll pratUlas force. So were a " wfee woat ta tUa I Oat at tkitir rcattL Bp wore aaala aaaM eld. tattand garments which kaea keaa a part of Ibe tale tliroagh tbotisaada sC ntt' fScmaaecs. There was. alas, the saaae iwdtacsa coopaar. BIp Tan WtaUe plarod kff • ca- pable caat, woaid - nil, «Sb M Ms date, a aBTdtr. If tlie y e uat e i 7eireiaga woe tbe a his fsther was tliere weoU still ke for dissent in his impersonation ot Mp. Kftl/ word, Intonstlon, gesture and aaaaaor ot the elder Jefferson Is inseparalily aaaaciatcd wltt the character. No actor caa ozaetly seacmt the original. Its estcrlsc • ^ the Rip that was nothing that aa restore Its sool. These are ftets' that ore facontr u ta tU Me, and It wonid be f^ to dlsgolae tbem. Nercr- theless. the yoimger Jefferson gare a dae per- formance of the role—becaooe ot Iba Mur training he received from bis father, " perforauaor, pmbablr, tliaa la la tka i • tt ■kylac ftve yea Isatancf'. to Beerttohm Tree's laipcsMaatlM Blp, DDderuken a tew yean ago. AS a corleaUr U was mote tatemtlng ihaa as a work «C art. The preseat actor nn distantly niaillia Ms SalSer la apoeaiaaZ aad pkTrioM. kat fce kas aaatand iSSnTSl " m a niml am The faaUtj to dMeesBt. It a^ a J!^,^ Jjrtwed,* "* lata: It Maud be wimhuLd tbat tte at ttt atlclad Up «... Si Je g a t a o B w k a, kr *• way. has heea the nde ent oC tswa fcr opward3 years—is weakeat In tke dcaatcMt of ite homor and playfnla es a of Kip. He dsca Ml possess his father's propeasltj tar fba. S pathos is ot a sorer qnautr. Tke point M srhlch his Rip dosest spproasbea Ita orlcl^ Is In tbe weird and desolate sceaes amsag^S ghostly crew of tbe Belnrich BadSDnaa S monntala tops. In this scene he forectWfc repeated the bewilderment and desolatlSer Rip after his twentj years' sleep. His eflke- tlve acting was vigorously applauded. Any coniiBeiit of the other roles vronld he to r»*peat on nian.v times told tale- Frank (X BansB appeared again as Derrick. Ethel Puller as tbe starewiBb and termagant Gretc'ien. waa only the faintest reminder ot a ~ ' ~ ' wife. The children osoal. The rema fair to mediocre. AltoKetlipr. the revival waa an Interestlag experiment—partlctilarly to the greybeards wte carry a standard of comparlaon In tlw mcmoiT —New Totk World, Oct. 10. THE COinrTRT TAtSL Oh, tbe city life bas Its joys, do Its steam-beated manslona atid its business deals and Ita antL_ Its theatres, siTvpers and balte Its extravagant tojs snd Ita mi. Its buildings way up In the air But where Is the street that With the old-fashioned Tlien It's hey be! And it's won't jon go And see wtiat the country fsir c»n fhou ? Tlie Plynoath Rocks and tbe Lesborns. too; The browsing sheep for all to vieir; The golden wheat, the yelkrvr com; "nie rn>boos thst everrwhere adorn; Tb.- monster hogs with tie curly tails: The Jersey con-a and the brimming pails; Tbe lusclons pmnpkuis laid io rows: .\nd everything tliat the garden gmn% Tlie mlld-eyed horses, patient, kind; Tlie froUcsome colts that trot behind: Tbe apples, plimis and smelly pears. With sU tbe frtilts the orchard bears, .\iid bowls of berries, blsck snd fed; And then tbe baiid, with martial traid. In silver hrald and scarlet coats. Playing aa If to apUt tlieir thnata— AkI Wkatra an oartt tiMt < Ob. a eUr IMe kaa Ua boaee saaes^ Aad Ms ftnlMii e a made wlille yon watt; Its ftenslcd flaaaee aad lu ctastless dai Raaad tke Goddeaa at GtU and Bale: Its green-goods men sad Ua g s mb l eis^ di Its glesai aad Ita sHttcr aad alaie; Bat what dsca It fcaow «C tta " At tbe old Then m Mr M iwaStxa Mpcaa abaw* Aad Its f Aai see wbat tbe ( The platea ad I The daiat aillB OoiB ererr u And emr eoMClTable kind ot cake. The same aa yoor mother naed to FTuIt cake, pound cake, sponge Twisted and crlmpe- and shaped la I Jelly cake, silver cske, gold cake, tia: Cakes of every kind and bne. Of ererv name and shape and alae. Flanked by half a thousand pies: Sauces and catchups by the score: Jama and preserves from door to door. With quilts and eouoterpooee, stitched and sen-ed. And tidies and Bc&rfs by ttie wagon load. While the Judges with solemn, portentoos face. Go strolling on from place to pisce. And cbat and smile and laugh and roar At every Joke—then eat some more— Ah: what's on earth that can compare Wltb tbe genolnc old-fashioned Onintiv Pair* Oh, a city life bas lU troUer «Mk Its pollcetcen clad In bice; Its electric llghte and Its dassling slithts, . Its church and Its higb-prlced pew; Hot there's many a night when you lie awake. And think of Its trouble and care; And shI If yoQ kne^ wbat was wisest for yaow Toa'd go back to the Ooaotry Faiti . it^ fccr hoi B't Aad yaa eat And focBSt tttt a* And jraa ~ band; Aad yoo meet your trleads, and diake thdr Aad yoa go way op in the big iialloon Tin It looke tike yon'Il drop into Beareo soon: And the sun comes down all goU and red: And tbe last good-nJghts bare aH been said: And tbe crowd has dwindled to Joat a few; And life seems to tiappy and sweet to joo— AkMH^'ano^ogca^w Jim Hcnneasejr closed his iMik wotk and opened on the Crystal drealt, at St. Je- ~^ph. Mo., Oct. le. The Two James opened In vaude- ville. Oct. a, at the Graad Opera House. UU- waokee. Wis. ai5f^T^V?%5f1i5i'iSa>*na