The billboard (May 1911)

MAY 6, 1911. Xtie Billboard OF THE WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY A CERTAIN PARTY In its New Adaptation, is a Pleasing Comedy—Mabel Hite and '*Mike" Donlin Greeted witli Entliusiastic Acclaim and^Many Floral Tributes by Broadwayites NEW ITALIAN OPERA Has New York Premier at Majestic Theatre, and is Kindly Treated by the Scribes—Dialogue is Amusing, and Music Delightful, Especially in First Act. New York. April 28 (Special to The Bill- board).—Wallack's seems to have a Incky charm about It^ or else nTntf ¥omiind«r"mlk*'w«r remoTed from this Broadway place of entertainment, did anothCT hit takes ^*»^P'*^;g aST attractlng^the an^ rencra"at thfs theatre^ and A Ctetain Party the Telilcle—not as we knew It b^o^^ * chanBctt aml adnpted^ »^m,|er*at°tiie Broad..-. s rumored that the New Xork "beforer'bnt -. Mabel and the Broadway . the New Xork A Certain Party xnii... »...'Vr°fy'" 'Mabel Hlte wus the^ certain^ ** ^\s wrncdf^hOT biisbanil.'"MIke DoUlln?''was a „™ ""''rIbnTes* dls- ieTy"'gocid^ s Hite Sho°m'nde'the anm'c"nce"feerthat It w"a8 sharing tlip pleasure with her. ^Jlr. Donlln, Jt^™"^ ^ rS-iirflcid. but would stick It out on the ataRP for her sake. What he may lack la hIsWonJc aWlitj—and _^th_nt ^s^llttle—betakes_np for In 'be quoted thus: "Mabel _ --lay liecause her eyesight >red, appeared as a star on Broad- TUe was "endancei^ Jt* Wal'lRCk's Tl tain Party, and itre. Her otTerlng Is A Cer- 3 mnslcal comedies go. It had raiuer more piui and tangibility to It than the usual mn. "The music Is hr Hood Bowers, who made n reputation In The Vanderbllt Cup years ago. He seems to have largely nucceeded in living up to his reputation, according to the applause last night. A half dozen persons bad a hand The World devotes a considerable amount of space to appreciative approval: "As It stands It Is a lively, hilarious niece, aimed to display the^ vaudeville^ lltn"" ho'seema^o have . Cohan as her model. Bnt she fortunate^as^ Mr. Oohan^ln rld^ speak"pOTt'nnes glibly"" She can sing prettllT when the songs are not dUBealt. Bnt M Hlte must get the noti she can do 'Imitations. e notion ont of her head that „i Alstrlbnted through the tbree acts last nlgbt, and, with a star's prerogative. Miss Hlte tang six of them. The daintiest was Emerald Isle. I Want Another Sit- uation and You're Oolng to Lose Tonr Husband Up and Down Broadway e Rroadway "nieatre. e I and boxes of the I] be given at the N 1 of the entertainment win' embrace i New Theatre until Iti regular opening next sea- ... -n Monday night. May 1. IS Excuse Me. Rupert Bogbes. the author of ■ .farce. Is a prominent member of the fra- "-"Ity. and the occasion Is planned In his honor. ^Is win be the only gathering of the Delta UpsllMl .^--i-i. —^ - — .— For the second Siinda, _. tte New York Chapter of Holfand*' the weSl'^e" Tanged for a Shakespearean ..mi^uiurtai. lu wiu- "emoratlon of the three hnndred and ftirtv-ser- enth birthday of ..e great dramatist. Aprl' — Arrangements bave been made by which "ne Perry will sine the leading role In a under th^ mam'"""w - <»"•■ \»mp«ny. „ > engaged Marian ortelyon Nina' Herbert. Frances S-'2lS-T?li'*'?S, ««n Benton to •nrmrf_Hprt)nt Kelcev and Effle Shannon In The Mdy: from Oklahoma. ) much applauded. Si ced, but In these dlvei ously received when i rot' with Mr.—beg para need only be added tbi (COntlnned on page 4 w York. April 26 (Special to The Bill- 1).—On Monday evening, April 24, the Ma- Clty. Tnnefnl and teeming witu spirit seem to be the only attributes that <!an be aptly applied to the new proddction. VALESKA SURATf. Hattie Williams In New Play Charles Frohmau h: je^WJIllM for next season by Porter umeraoa Browne, au- thor of A Fool Tliere Was and nie Spendthrift. Mr. Browne, who Is now In Ixindoo, tiaa ex- changed contracts with Charles Frohman for a play upon which Mr. Browne la already bard at work, and that will be used as Mlsa Williams', next starring vehicle. The scenes of Mr. iMizzi Hajos in The Spring Maid peering X 1 The Barnyard The Times: "An Italian e opera company a novelty in this town, and tills on* _ - Jnea PaglUecl, LB scene from The BartccM T Trovatore. Bridir. baron, and who flnds It necessary to letT* child in the meantime In tbe care of ■ tntvel ^atrlcal troupe.^ ^The^chUd Is lost for * nam- thing is'aSanged "aatlsfactoriSf. **^" I- itnualng, and a number of — playera ji^rtlclpat* eligbtful: that of the i The dialogue 1 which the at • ce an eiL , of the flrst act is almost ail of It econd is on a somewhat - _ Uttle music ta the third act There are three or four eonga in the piece which stand ont, boweveT, and will itrobably haunt tbe ears of those who beard the piece. Tbe flrsf of these la the Chanson des Saltlmbanqswu sung by^ Pingonln in tbe first act. It bears the same relation to this score that the Sons of tlw 0' At the S of Mie flrst act there is a waits. C'Est rAmoor. which is very catching In its refrain. Thto ]■ beard again In tbe entre acte. A mUltary mardk is the main feature of the second act. and aa- ?s Tery^*pretty°°* Marion In the third act. There arc many atfractlTe dnett, trio*, and sen^taenta'I°*nd'^the'? ba^'f'rm''** In tfcat iJ*'*,*'".^*"* *^ench operetta, bad to be^re^^it' **' *"* a second tlme^oiMthe flrsT^i^aie'^te'^randi^m led tbe band first in tbft ItallaB aaUDUlu. them and tben In Tbe Star Spangled B^mnT I SAMIMBANCHI.—A comic opera In acts, bp I«uls Oanne and Mani%a Otdoi Majestic Theatrew PagUaccIo Binglnin Egisto Mallcome . Ilengonjott . MabdHite _A Scholar ir of A Certain Party, at Wai- all adrertlsing connected witb ber e- It la atoUdy'B contention that ind hereafter. 1. there will be "af - .•"'»"»■ ■» well iiai_ ning performances in the forenoon. I apcaklng of the matter to Mr. ^tn a minntee ago, reminding bim -■ means 'morning.* Mike said, q eany morSS^ •mttmMOtr BENNER A CUTTER DISSOLVE. The Peck's Bad Boy Company will eleae tba season at Wankegan. lU., M« aS. at^wS time Benner tt Cutter wIMfflasSVe parSS ship. WaUaee B. Cotter wiU de^rate iSuon and attention to tbe Orphenm TbStee. cSl- cothe, o.. w*lch be pnrebased AprU 1. Chat. W. Bennei wUI again bave Peck's Bad Bcr «■ g-geaffiour^b ^^nfe kota, Nebratka. Iowa. Misaoari and KaaaaL ' fnodte «IU be mMcnted ^tti iptetat iSSSi