The New York Clipper (January 1906)

1178 THE l^WW YORK CLIPPER. January 6. m:w ToiiK cirv. I'roiTdir'M l'"lfHi .\v«?nuc Tlicnlrc (K. r. I'liiiMiir. iiiiiiHH!''''!.--"•'I<'niiiiii'n" I'* I'lln W'hs rcvlviil, u'llli Amcliii Itlti;;linni tiiiil |giiLi"ll(' lOvi-r^iii (llviilini; lioiiorH In tliu Ulli! roll'. A hiMiillfiil i>i(><1iii'tliin wnit ^Ivn i>ii ■Inn. 1, ami Miiwlnl Honors wri' won li.v Mlai ItiuKhnm, A. 11. Vim Iliii'i'ii, im Mnn- .Antony: ItAliiM'L I'liiiiiiiliiK^, iiH ICi>|>tii'('ii, mill rnino'^i Stiirr. .i-s Uiliivlii. Otlu-rH who wf wi'll i-nsi iviTi': Arlliiir Slinw, .7. ilnnnlM Dnvls, I'.chvlii Ijfiivi', II. IinilU'V llnwipy, (Innlw? Ivlrkliiiiil, 11. I{. .Nelll. Wllllniii .Vortun, Iivno l(nl>ii<'ii, .Miii'Kiirci K(<ninnr<>, lii'o. UowpII, l>«vi'l 'I'luitiipsiin, Allien H. Ilow.ii'n. Ncjt ts'ppU, ".^ K;ili' Kxi'liiinKi'." ■ WoIht'h IIiihIi- iliill (.luo Wclipr, nuMi- ftCfii.—.1(11' Wciti'i- lii'ouKliI lilH llttli^ haml iif iiinUKikPm liiit'l! I') lli'oiiil\Ya.v nn Jnn. 1, In (Usivl R'linli'vr ri*^?!!!!!!!'^ u-rJnltlps fntni Sow Yoi'Ks Yirnw In tin? Inti-Ki miiMlir linll rnnfor- lloK, pnililPil "'rvvUJdlB-TwniUJlf," whicli H Bt.vli'd t ■nu'rrr-go-i'ounil of mlrtl), meludy nml maUiif^s:?, in tu'o goes," dlaloKnc and lrrl<!9 liy I'.d^iii' :milili, luu^lc by Maurice Levi. Tbe mcmbpra of tliB W'cber compaoy wave wel- c'juii'd liDiiK.- like con<iticrlng beroes, aod bc- Dcotb tlic iiplrlt of ppinoiial regard there was mipiiient In (ho npplnuse slnwre exprcsflbna III (li'll;;lit Willi till- new ollcilnc. which Is liPTond ilonlil one of thi> |prl);litesl. priHlur- lliiii-i lli;il .'iiis (!i'ii<rd tills .sinuo. Jt wns ;ilvn lis llrst. iMTformiMici' im nny ntngc nt ilie 1/Vf"'inii Tlii'Hlro, llnclirsler, N. Y., In-c.'.'«. .\ir. t*iiillh« niimi'i'l Ion with lhi> nll'iilr Is creil- linbli* to lilni, for hr Iuih liilii ii llie old sliiry iiC Ihn rniiny ili-rntnii iiinl hU ihiiiKhtiT HtriiKKlIni; to K''i hitii llM' iipiH'r Ki(. giiid hns ijlvfii !i ^iiMi" iii'ft- turns. Miini-ln' Levi's nnisli' Is takt'ii nil In nil, mi a jiiir with llii* bi'si hi' bus rvi'r iiirnwl uiil, nml si'Vi'nil ii( IiIk soiu'h nn* ot distlni'tlvo mi.'ill. There in plcniy of the Hpiirklln); nrtlnn ihfll Iioh eliniiirier' izud the wsl pi'udnrilone nt thin lioiiHe, nnd lli(> Kiiiiie lm'iHlnu'i;8 lu the (jo»tuinlii); nnd Btnirc BcttlncH thnt bits nlwnyH been notice- ul)lc lipif-. jlni'lu UreR^ler, oh nilghl linve been exin'ototj, wnr. tbe brlxbt ntor of the I'olleollon, nnd lii'r eiriTvostlng linmnr wns liK n'ln.Trknlili' ns of yoii'. KveryiliInK nne did wns fiiim.v, nnil ><hi' ((iiiMiri ii-nniln on view loiii: •'niiiiKli I" ."iilt ilii' uiiilleni'i'. ■Im* Welirr »iill«i'il i.s <iillsili'lilUiliHly iim lie nlwiiys (tui>H, niti* .s'-i)i'ril n iliMihli' hll, hinsnini-h ns bi' wns :i «liiile hIikw In liiinsi'lf, nn I, In nddliliMi, i-uiivini'i'il his niiilllnrs llini he I'utilil niii'K 10 ilisllnci- nilvnnliiue v.lthiiiit till' nlil iif II (iernuiM shli' cliiiiiiiliT, fiu" llien: wiiK no dliili'i'l lull' slniiliir li> Ills uwii In till' iiiiir. lliiiMili' .Mucin, not one wlilt lens niinlili' lootril I tin II III iitlii'i' ilnys, loiikeil chiii'iilillK II nil Del I'll <li'vei'ly,KliiKl<ii;inii' '•"">', iln; UI^KrHi hll or the iii'i'i'iirninuri'. In inosL (■iiJoyiilFiL' iimii •. 'I'l-lxli' I'"iIkiiiizii wii.- :i lili-nsbi^' llumi', inid sin- iirqiillli'il linvill Wi'll, U'lilli' I'li'iu'st LniiiliiTl, u ni'Wi'oini'i' l'> I he coinifni'v, \vin> i'.\i'"lli'iii iis nn curl. Cliiirli'X A. MIci'Unv WMM us riiiiiiy ns only he nin In'. nnil Ills i'iiiieiin;;s mill slniiliiK won- riire iW- IlRlils. Kilwni'il ,1. CiiniK'lly anil Sum Mni'liui well' vcrf koimI, nnd -Miiy .Monll'iiril sioii'd II inniki'il Mini'.ss. 'I'lie niHl : l'lillll|i ilrnli- I'elder, Jne Wi'Imt; lllii'iiezi-r Ihiiltji'. Clnirli's A. lllKeliiw ; lili'lini'd .linii'S, Kilwnid .1, l.'ini- jielly; linn. \l)i"nmn I''Ii/.-IIii):bIs, Kini'sl l.nniliiii'l : The i!ninil liiiki' Jiimi'I'. Itnnnlt' .Mnfiin : Ciiiiiiiln Srhnilll, Sinn .Mnrlun ; l^in- lieriir rinnx .li>»i>r, of Aiistrbi, .'<nin .Mnihi'i: .Mr.i. ,lnrk Villi SInilk. Tiixle KrlKun/.n : M:i)i- uii- .Mi'liink, .Miiy .MhiiII'diI : lilnilys IIuiIki', Tli'mlnie I'linlo; t.'oniil I.ikIIsIiis, llilyllie Moyi-r; Clienlii, IMyllie .Moyer; Coiini liii- <lolI', Miiy lli'unl. Mlner'N Iloncry Tlioiitrt' (I'Mwln I). -Miner, innnnffei').—The Kenlinky ItPlles ninile llu'lr liisl -Ni'W Voi'k npiH'iil'iini'e fur the se:i- .son, Miinilii.v, .Inn. 1, before Iwok>i»iI luilblny .'inilleni'i's. The in-ojjriiniiue priived m be uniformly ndrnellve, iiud In |)ri's.enle(l nn iirlKliinlly pill loKether. "Murpli.v'H .Mlnrnkes" I'i ilie Mile of llio hnrlusrine, in llie eoiirso of which wi'i'i' Introiiiii-eil n iiuinliee of spcehil- lles iinil inusli'iil iinnibers In ii nifiiiner thiic unye iliem I be best elfpet. iliick Ilnld pluyeil rnlrli'k Miii'pUy hi exreilent I'oi'in, iind was ably nsnliied liy P'rank Clan-nil, .lames Ilor- ion. .Iiihn Qnlnn. .Ion. Shaw, l''i'ed ilray, llnir.v lli'drix, Homer llowiird, ,ios. Abnims, ,1ns. Miii'i;iin. ICIln lillbei-l, I.lllle Crnwrord, Xellle Oiiiv, l.lzzie Vnn, Ada I'ri'si'oll, .leiinle I'ei-ez, .Miss I!. .Miilley nnii Kildle ibivldson. The I'lioi'iis Ineludi'd: Violet Uel-bi, tiriieo lllirmon. .May Wallon, lUhel MnrKlinll, Win- nie I'.Tnwe. ItoKe llnrns. Knile .IndKe. .May OlbNOn, Irene .\esi>p, l.'lo Mnrshnll, .losle Cj-owp. Irtii (.'niroll, Ollle Carey nud Atmle Knight. Siiine of the MieresHriil Uk numbers WPl'o: "Wonld Von Oirei" by Jiiuh'h llortnii nnd IJizle Vnn, and "Winding of the Ynrn," by MiHM Kerlu niiii the ipnirtetle. Hendricks nnd I'rescolt presented llieir excellent HlnRlnK imd dnneliiE net lo several emoies. The l.'en- tnry I'oinpily l''oiii- entertained eni)llallv wllli their hnroionldiis vornllxnilun, mixed with laiiRlinlile imtlcs; Cirny and (jnibnm, in their tlioraitRlilv Interestliif; niiisU'iil act, in which Jli-. Grny'.s comedy work, especially In llio sketch .'InUb, enlled fnr iierslatent np- pinusp, nnd Ibe Funr llrothers Melvln n|i- penrjd near tbe rluse of ilie nbow In a coinpleK'lv novel ncrobiulc act, in the conrnc of wlilcli'tliev e.rccnie some Rtnrtling tricks, iiotnbly n series of lenpa to hnnds, the clover- liess of which wnn fully r.itpreclnted. Capped l>y tbe roiiKlni,' tln'sli, "Ctrl of the I'. S. A.," enltulily coslnuied and eiilUn.slnsticnIly worked lip, llio Rbow sent evoryliody out In a HQtislleil frnme of mind. ISobert Cordon Is mnnntter for Whallen d Mnilpli. ,Inek II. IteUI, riliiRe manuKi'ri Nell Snlllviin. musical director I II. Sehonberif. ailvaiico vp|>re.s'.MilM- ilve; .liicob Mllli-r, prups. .Next week, the .Mnseoltrs. \'lt'l<irlii 'I'liiMiti't* (f)scnr Itamniersleln, mnliiiMeii.il was n elnse riiii' belwei-n the regular .Mnndny loallnei' pnliniis nf this iiepii- Ikv IniiiHc and llic holldny ciuwd wlileli as- heinlili'il in finni of ilie Ii»i|m>, liefoie lUe itiwis were o|ieiieil, I'nr .siiprenuiey ns to choice of ■:<'ntH nnd |ioliils uf vauince in witness the llrM show of ilie iii'W yenr. This contest, wlileli. Innvever. was condiieli'il In true hoU- dnv spirit, leiinlnnled In ravnr of tbe innii- ngeinenl, and Iho blp niidlence (.I'ltled Itself to enjov llie lino bill iiroReati'il, which cini- tnlliPil the foUnwinit tiptop lealure nets of lilcli cliiss vnndevUle: l,e liomino llonKe, wllii SPVornl nssUlflnls. >;iive n piPlly mini- lier III mirror eireds and llchl illsplav, I ililiii'il wllli Ki'oiip dnnclni: ami iii-il»tlc till' dances by lUe principnl dcnsen.se; iCni- inelt forrlcna .'inil company, In .Mr. Cor- >i(jiiii'« in>w sketcli, wliicli has received f.tvotiiblp mention In these eoliimns: Will Miiriili" nail illanche Mclinls. In llielr screuni- ini; alisni'dlly; McMnhon"s Wnlennelon (llrls iinil .Minsirel .Misses, the best thlnii Mr. .Mc- Mnhon hns conceived for vninlevllle ; Kliile Triinev nnd lier prelly nnlinrtis; Klelds and Ward, wlio rnnU nnionj; the liesi In cross lire inlk ; I'Vnnk illisb, wlio, In Ills pccnllnr nieibod of Hiirk. has pleased nndlenoes inany yens; (■IniHKlno, easily ainonir Hie l'P»t ns n shadow- (traplilsi : the i-:iKht Shellnnds, prelly kIi'I" nnd iihnlilc ilniiceis ns well, anil the vlia- ur.uili. _ tiniilinttiiii Tht'iilrc (nnrrlsnn Crcy J-'L^'ic, i.iiiniiui'ii, -"Iti'loie nnd After". Miul- «'0 lis fonrlli week .Inn. I. llplnNco 'I'lu'iilw O'avid llelasco. nian- nKi'l")— -Itlnnilie ISales enlcicil her elublb week Jan. 1, In "Tbe lllrl of Ibe tiolden West." l.yoeiiiii Tliontr<> tl>anli'l Krolimnn, imlliiini'rl.- "rbe l.loii ami ibe .Mouse" stnrt- 4'i' IN rcvcntli week .liiii. I. i'hhIiio iSnni S. & I.ee !<hi:l>ert inana- (.■erj-i. "'I'he I arl and Ibe l!bl" bcRun lis jilii ■'^^ wii'k Jan 1. <:i'tli*i'loii I'hciiiro (Clmrles I-'rohninn, niiiinicaj"*.--I-tbci Iturrymore opi'ned licr sec- oiiil week .Inn. I. In "Alice Sll-liythe Fire." »«• Vorli 'I'lienlro iKInw & llrliUiKev, mmiiiiiersl.- -Illcbaril I'arle slnrled his tlfib tvi'ck'nnd last forlnlKliI Jim. 1. in "The Mnver of Toklo." I'rortor'H rirty-elwltlh Strcnt TIic- atrv (i'". V. I'roclor, m.iiiaccr).—-.V UroH); bill for till! Iniminiinl week of tlltlli at this resort drew crowdeil liuii.><eH aflerniiua and PVeiilnK. .Monday, Jnn. 1. The o|)eiilnjr nnm- lu'r watt llio niral coimily olTerln« of Ilnrr ntid i:vn»s n-blcli pin ibe niidlonce In n (jood humor. ,Npxl (.iinie Ilnrry 'I'lioinson, "the Mnynr of the flnwi rv," who sncceedeil In plen.slMK. "TlK' l.lfllo lllnek .Mnn," lilileil ns the Hniiillesi niiili nii ciirtli, ciiucilt the lioune III Kreni slinpe; llolln l-'ox, of coinle opern fnm'', sceiiml lo have lost none of I be cbnrni of li'-r per.soniillly or iKiwPr to please; O'Urlen nml llnvcl prosonteil "TIckx nml t'llckK." and, fhoiifili the iiel yinn somewhnt fii miliar, ii served to plcnscd : l-"ieil Iliiv and .liillet «'o«il wi'ie llr^l niter 111.' lnt»rmlM- nlon. tin; ntidlonce cordlnllv welioniliiK tliein in their I wviVt y ml ; 'l'iin< I Ion in. ihoOKli billed an Hip larfcsl lUiiirler on enrlli, cli-ver- !y worked lil» way lijin favor: Avery nnd Hart, colored ooniedlnns. were Kood; Itofhw'.' Pcny t'lrcna cxeinpllbed nnlmnl Intelligence ot n hlffh degtco, the yonnRcr element pren- ent being particnlcrly plettbed with thU act; the motion plctuien, as nsnal, closed the performanc?. The c.neortB 3ncdny, Dei:. 31, drew cimtoinary large honses. Aincrlvan Thentrp (.1. M. AVard, nmni- RPr).—"Mr. Blnrney, of Irolnnd," described ns n innsUnl cornwly dinma, In four nctn, by i;iion. i;. illnnev. In wbleli nslce O'llBrn Is filnrrlni!. was jjiven lis llrsl nietropolltna benrln)! innllnoe of .Inn. 1. It wns llrsi lire- senteil III Klaney's Tlienire. .Sewni'k. .V. .1., ninllni f IW. 2."i. In-ii. Tin- slm-y: Uanli'l liiiii-ney nrrivos In New York, nnd Is rPcplved bj -Mlehni'l Miirjiby. Ills fallier's old friend. .Miitpliy appolnis |i:in siiiicrhilendi'iil uf Ills real eslnle olllec. and liilrodiices lilin In Ids ilHiiKblei', Knli'. wlili the iiipviinljle resnll. lie runs for nlilernuiii, Incurrinu the enmity lit Samncl Dnrker, a discarded suitor of Knte, and alhu ii rival polillcal cnndldnte. Uanlel'H aspirations lulerfere with the political ntn- bitlona of AInrphy, who nspire.s to ft senatoe- shlp, and lie also befriends Sadio Croker, whom yoiiiiB Murfihy lins wronscd. Money is stolen from JIurphy'.s .safe, nnd Dnnlel Is tlie inspect, lie is elected, however, iirovea Sainuel Uarlicr the Ihli't; ynnnit Mnrpliy np- iii'ais will) ,S)ulio as his wife, nnd i'liii raarrles Knie. .Mr. ii'llnrn. Ihoiiuli bnndk'.iiiped by Ibe niiilcrlal :il linnd. iniiile n iiiosi fnvornlilP im- pri'SHloii. I'lirryinit force nnd convirllun a I nil llini'.s. bavins n manly and |ih-iislnx pres- ence, ami ivbinln^' nil l.y his lienrly innnner nnd Kciiiiliii' IniiKhter. In bis Sdiius he was iiiiicli ni ci'se, nml bis Kood I <niir voice iiomIc <eie of Ibc l.tjiycsi bits of lliu tvenjiii;. .1. I". Snlllvnii wns convlnclii;,' IIS Ibe elder llnriiliy. anil llilwln A. Sparks ellclli'd .synipniby ns Hie erring, bnt i'e|ii<iilcnt I'linrles. .Inliii .Mnrllii dill n enpllnl lilt of iiel- lin; ns I'i'IrIck t'roker. W. I-'. »rnleoll. In the pnrl of llai'kcr. -.von much npiiliiiise. Ilow- nril t'rniiipliiii iiinili' an ideal ward heeler. l'!ii$;enU' lln.vilcn wns picnslni; ns ivalc. i'Tossle Itossliind did some of tln» best work ns llie iinforlniinlo Sndle, lieini; qnlel nnd iiprcsscd. and liirrylnt? dlsnilly ibronjjh'nll scenes. .Miii;«li' Wosliai caused lots of iniisbs as' .\iirn. llio boesckccpcr. The pieci? vias well sliijti'ii, rbe cast : Daniel lllnriiev, l''lski' tyilnin; .Mlchiiel .Miirpby, .1. 1*. .'^iilil- vnii; t'barb'.s Minpliy. Kilwin A. Sjierks; Sninnel Itnrker. W. 1'. Wnlcnii; l-nl.'lcli Croker. .Iiiliii .Mariin; .liinnile Hrnke, UenrKC I'oopcr; lliicU Trnhier, llownrd l,"rniiipton; i'oxv Tiliiir, Herbert ,lon<'S; Tliomas Wilson, A. I{. VoIkIii : Henry 'I'h<>ma<i, (.'. \. Wnnl: Felix Walls, W. .1. WnlsU: Is.idiirc tliiheii. .1. .S. Klovil; Jlenry l'"'.isior, <'Inis. T. I'arr: I". II. I»erniiilt, Win. 'rriMii,; .Inines fonly, Allii-rt llolnor; ."■ionif l.'oy, Ili'nry i'"nrweli; i-Jnto Miiriihy, KiiKcnlc iln.vden; Sadlp Croker, Kloreneu Itosslimd ; Xiira Senllen, ^lnKKie Wpslon; l.ltlle Alnry .Mcl'nnn. l.Mieenle .Mnrble; .Mnllle l.'albibiin. Klnnchc .Mnrlde ; .Mabel .lollv, .Nellie Harnard; Mother liulnii, lirnco Miirbb': .len- nle clnelt. 1 tilicrllp; WInuIn 'I'honnis, Olivp t'nrr: Arllne .Mereer, Myrtle Lorliner; Myrlle Wiillon. .Mario Ii. Slunri; Tlllle Daw- Kiin, .Marie Itiainell ; .Mrs. Isndore Cohii, oIkh VVnuner: I-'niinle I'lnrk, .lospphlne t'nrr: .Snlly rnrker. Lnvemler llyei'M; Hie Itnhy, By illin- self. Kxecntlve staff for tbe Ulnney Amuse- ini'iit t.'o.: Al. Mei^enn, inamiKer; W. \V, I>ecker. Iiii.slness njannuer: .lohn Mnrlln, nlnei' nuinni.'pr; C'has. T, I'nrr. nssislnni slave lanniiKcr ; (Isear i.iiekstnne, iniislcni director: i'hncley iilnticliard. cnrpcnler; Iliirr.v llenru, pio|)i'rty luiin; J. nelinore, electrician. .Vext week. ".More lu Ite rilled Tlinn Scorned." JU'fnlil .Sqiinre Tlipiitri' (l.'hnrtes Froh- ninn. innancorl. (iljin Netheisolc begun ber Insi week with a mntlner, .Inn. 1, contlnnlDK "Sniilio" until Wcdnesdnv iiIkIiI. niiii niso pre.senthiK It Sntiinlny mallnee. -'Tlio .'Second -Mrs. Tniiqiierny" •!, ".MftRdn" .', "The l,nbv- ilnth" nlithr of II. Miirrny Hill 'I'lipnlrt> (Will. T. Kengli, innnaser).--"ftky Knnn" returned to the me- tropolis nt llie Xeiv I'onr's luntlnep, nnd wns peen aufl en,|iived by crowdeil houspH. 'flie I'lusaBemeul promises well. The rompauy was nJecinntt.'. P^urteciidi Street Tlienfrc (J. Wciley noKPnoiiejt, tnnnntrer).—Beslniiln); with a New Year's inntliioe, nt wlilch the honse was tested lo Its cniniclty, Kllle I'ny npneiired In "The Hollo of Avonuo A," nnd aBnln scored a pronoitiiccd success. The cast remains pr.ictlcnll.v nn when Been enilicr lu the sea- son nt other hounrs. Doubtless cnpnclty bnsino.ss will rule for the week. Nexr week. Ai, II. YVilson, lu "The Itoi'imm fJlps.v." A.cnileiuy of MunIc (Ollmore & Tomp- kins, mnniiuei'.'n,— ritrllin ibiihind Kiive her dellf.'htl'ul Inui'pretntio'i of the title role in "Sweet Kitty Helbiirs," to npiiroelntivo niidb'iiei's, ,)hii. 1, nnd rciclved pum sitjiport. Till" ptiftiisjeim 111 le for two weeks. IVpm' ^ »rk III|I|mmIi'<iiiii> riTiomp!ion& Uniiily, niniinyersi. ■With the ndvent ot tlie Xew Vi'iir llie liitest s|ieeincle, ".V .^ioelety I'Ircns," cdiitinnes nn Its enrwr of respleii- ileiii triumph, nnd tlu' Iwo perforninncos, .Inn. i, well' merely ropellllons of liie former business lione, viz., i-npnelty. Tlie clrcns acts, wonderful In nil lenpeclB, Include: i?laii'o llellol anil Iter linns: llnrlow's ele- |diiiiils, .MIss .Marquis nml ponlen, Cottreli- I'owell.s. ihe grent ridors: Albert Cnmdill, linrlesiine piine.sirlnn; ilorns Kainlly, ncrn- bnis; Sisters D'Moers, on Hie Hitlir wire; iMarKuerlte and llnnlcy. eiiulllbrlstlc novelty net. and llie l>'i>ur Mnriios, nrrohiltit. MiidlHtiii Siiiinrp 'I'lipntrr (Wnltor N*. iiawreuee. ninnnKcr>.--lletiry I'). IMicy o|iem"<l his foiirlPi'iilh nnd hist week .Inn. i. in "Tbe .Men On Ihe llos." .Ne.xi week. Ilonrl d« Vrles, In ".\ f'nso of Arson." (iartlfn Tlit>ntr(> i Henry VV. Ravflgp, ninii.'iKi'Vl.—"As Ye Sow" slnrled lU Mc- ouil wiM'k .Inn. I. Kiiiliire ThPHtrp (fbnrles Proliinan, man- :iKcr), ' Mnuile .Vdanis bei;ait her ulntU week Jnn. 1. in "I'eler I'nn." I'riiu'eHN 'J'hrnlrp (Henry Miller, man- nc.'ri.- .Mnruaiei Aiicllii. In "Zlfn." Itegnn her slxteenili week ,liin. 1. .Miss AnRlia siill'Meil fi'oiu an atliick of toiisllitis Inst week, tint mipenreil nl all iierforinaiu-i'S. JlnicNltv Tln'iitrc (,foliu S. Khilierl.v, manaRcri.- Marie Cnlilll, In ".Monnsldne. ciiiniueniTil lier secnil and liisl week Jnn. 1 Next week, "The Kcdcinplluu oC liavid Corson." <'lrt'U>'I'licntrv ll'kns. ,\. WHIIninn, innn- ni;crl.--Tlie ci«y I'licle lieM its own, in point of nlleiiiliince, with the niori' preleii- llons cliy llieali'es. mi .New Venr's Dny. be- Klnnhi}! the .vcnr with n mallnee wlilcb com- fortnbly lllUsl the aiidllorlimi. 'I'lie Wine. WiMiieii mill Siiiii; Co. siieeessfully npin-nliil til Hio la.sles nr tbe nudlence, ntitl Jollity relfilied diirlii); the pnlire shew ns ^Iven by lilts capni'lc fiimpaiiy. .Next week IJoblo's Ki'i.tc-'r: V...... tinrriek Thontre (Saiu'I Onnipcrli!, mnn- niter).— lU'urlcitn I'nismnu. in ".Mary, .\lury. tiiilli' I'oiilrnrv." opencil her sfcmid week .Inn. I. "Miidellne, » one act piny, will In* offered 4. I'riM'tor'n T»*«>tily-Thlril .Strict Tlic- nlr«- II". r. rrts'tiir. inanauer).—I'anJ Cln- i|U"'valll, wliiwu lilt luKt week wns ot the utost <iniil)i|tli; kind, reinnins for a second week. IIIh list ot feiits is so great that his performnnce Is nlwnys new. and his efforts on .(on. I were bnt n duplicate, in iioint ot Hucec'Ss, of his opeiihiK day here. The Hlrl cuecessot his c|>eninR dny lien.'. The i;|il in the <'loiii|», a. iuytliolo);lcnl fnntaB.v, Hi'' Ini- iiieRslvencHS of wldcli rpmilieil In ii il"iiilHd lilt ffir tho olferbiit oil N'ew Year's r>ay, wns «lven liy Audrey lvln«:il)iiiy, nnd jiiovir a nov- elty. ClilTo Heri'..ne'si'cninrkiihly fiiniiy .inliiinl act. with Ills wonderfnl ilonkey nnd nonles, kept tlieniii!Ieii('i-inn perfer! npronr, and wns voted liy nil lo be one of the grcnlcst oC Its hlinl. Tko -Nichols SIsIpi'h, always welcome lure, well' <leclded favorites, nnd their net wns thoroHirbly iipKwInle and elever. The MIssiK lieiniore also scored henvlly. nnd A. 0. UnncRD, \i-ho.ie act ot ventrlloqulam Is ns bi'lKht nan new p'n, K»lned plenty of IniiBhs. ItoiilusoQ mill llrnnt were prominent In Ihe npplau.ie gettlnic, nnd Mr. and Mrs. Alllifon also pleased greatly. Oeo. R. Alexander, in his eatertnlnliii; tramp specialty, and Willie liardner, in skntlng noveltle'S, were strong Hddltlona to the bill. The motion pictures continue. Diily'ii Tlientre (Daniel Frohmnn, inana- Rpr).—"The Cros.slng," Hie third oil Winston Chni'clilirs novels to be drnmntlzed, was pro- diiepii nt this theatre at the sppclnl matinee «Iven on -New Yenr's Da.v. It was the llrst presentiitlon of the piny (or. rnllier, romnntlc drninn^ hi -New York, liiivlns lieen (IrsI iiffl- ihiicd hi I'IcvelnMil, <i.. on <>ct. 7 of Insl yenr, at Hie MucUd Aventtp itpetii House, mid since then Inn: been snl'ces^flllly knirlni; tbe West. It I-: In four nets. Tin' iiiidlenre which greel- isl it on jilonday wns uf good size, and in- elliu'd to give Louis-Kvnn Shlpmon, who la responsllilfi for the driimntlzntlon of Mr. ChnrcblU's book, a fair and Renerous verdict according lo lt.^ merits. Mr. Sblpman'.^ story, ivhile of Intense Interest, nt tlme.s lags wo- tnlly In retaliilntr a sustained interest necps- sar/ to si'orc u .suceess. nnd this hns been the outcome of nearly every attempt to bring snci-essfnl stnjie results from a lioofc piny. Tne story doais with nn episode ot early dn.vs in .Sew iirliom>'. when thnt cllv, allhoiiKh lii- liiibllMl liy the Kiencli, was sllll in Spntllsh hand.', and the four acts Inke place in Ihiil I'll.v. The lime Is liild in Ibe elfthleenth (I'nliii'y. al a lime when Ibe .\inerleans wero beiilnnln;; lo take nn interrsl hi the new coniiiry. .\n udvenliirons yonnt; .Ainerlcun. .Nlrliohis Tcnip'o. e.sivllcntly phiycd by Jolin I'.hilr, appeiirs Ml llio scpni while enjOKiil 111 tbe swii'cli of his niotlii'i-. who had de- scried lilm In Ills youth, his life inlsr.lon IrliiKinK lilin to .New OrkiniK at llie pcrliHl the |ihiv lietins. Hero lie not >oily llnds tin; repentant luollier, llvinc with I er parainour, bill also nieets his fnlc in Hie liive of n young girl, n ineinlHT of nn nrlslocrnlii' fninlly, iinil witntil liir (alliec hns lietrotlied !:> tlie nniii who has wrecked lits niolber'n ilf,-. It, of conrsP, naturnlly follows thin he kills the vllbiln, and ilkcwlsi- seciiri's tIip clrl for his own. The piny is exceptionally well enst, iiiid liennlifully slnccd. .Mabel Herl, ns Mrs. Temple: .1. II. tilimour. ns Harry Kid- die : ifalph Iiclmore. ns Huron He I'ui-on- delel : i'llleniie lilrndot. ns AuRii.'tie lip St. Hip, nnd Violet. Honk, a.s .Vntoinelle lip St. Or;, were espei'lally <-apablP la iironi- Itienl roles. Tbe cast In full: .NIclinlns Ti'inpte. John lllnir; Oiivlil Jtll"lilP, Sloki's Sullivan: AiikiisIp IH- St. (ire, i;i'- pnne tilrnrdot; Harry Kiddie (known ns Col. (lllvei, .1. II. (HInionr; llnron He Cnrondeler, llalpti Dpimiire; M. lie .St. tire. -Vrthur l.n,v- t'encp: l.>i'. I'errin, Kdwnrd liannolly: Cn|it. Pe Ci'CsplKiiy. Shelley Hull: LlPitt. .tnu- iimros!, Kdwnrd lionnelly; I'lprre. \V. Wood; Andre, I'', lllchlef: P'ontnine. Shiiiev Mniis- fleld: ricard. .1. IS. Iieinmntcr: Jenn. K. s. i;t)o; Ifenrl, K. .1. .MKJuIre; First Old Mnn, Fred Hardy; .second Old .Mnn, (1. H. Rener- ninn: Sol, Andrew StepluMis; .Mrs. Tenipbi (known .ns .Mndaine D'.\caia), Mnbel Hert; Antlonotte De St. Ore, Violet Honl<; Buron- PBU Ho Onrondelct, hntirn OlemenL: Mine. l)n St. rsrp. J.llllnn Wnrd: Madame noiivct, •Inne Ciordoti. I'.xecitllce slnlt for Mr. Slilp- iimn : Wilfrid Xorlh, roprnHentatlvc; Henry II. .VIeinp.vPr, Imslnctis innnnger;.Shelley linlf, mIiiko innnnger; I'. Illchler, n.ssi.itiinl stii<;c tnnntiKir: ticoiKe KoMer, cnrpenler; Henry Kiilly, iirnjiei-ib's : Wnlter l.owen. eleclrlcbin ; Jlrs. W. Wood, wiirdrolip nilslroKs. Tliiri] .\venup Tiienfre (A. II. Wooilfi, innniiger).—"A llnce for lilfe" Is this week's ntfi'iieilon. Big houses were in evidence .Tan. 1. Tho cast: .ViiRtln Scyinoitr, I':dwln Walter; .ICK.sIe Seymour. 0. Blanche Illce: ,Tohn Iltmter, rrnnk 1". Connelly; Hnvrv nitnler, 3';n»:>?lio Slinkosneare; Alexandria Belmont, Hen lift Ciilliert: Nick IMvis Harry C. Stnlford ; Mniid Allen, Dorothy I,.vons ; Kldelln O'Grndy, Miiy Henderson Tliui'ston; Hop Lee, K. M. Leonard; IHll, ,T,'imes Rentle; Jim, ,Ianie3 Casey; Arthur Shannon, John Luce; ,Iohn Klinbli', Clnrenco Dokes: Torn Tuvlor, Tim Illflce; Jennie White, Jlnude G. "HoiJkins; llrnce Hlggins, IMytlio L. De Witte; Itlll neresford. Chnrlea K. Huhbel; Frank Ster- Hug, Walter Squires. Leigh Morrison is inauagcr; Leou Victor, buslDe8.s manager. Xoxt \veek, "Ii'lamlng Arrow." Tliutlu Tlivnti'e (.Sulllvnn & Woods, managers).—"Secret Service Sam" drew imeked houses Monday nttcrnoon and cven- Ing. The piny nlwunds lu sensational feat- ures. Charles T. Aldrich. ns Sam I'rinocton, Bliowed his clever work In the jiortrnvnl of the title role. Tbe suiiportlng cast Included: Tho.s. A. Clinrlcs. Ilnrry Cnwlev, Clins. H, ■■•rolliis, Rdwnrd Kole.v, Walker Johnson. II. Sweeney, Jnek Tllus, Lloyd JelTrv. I'hns, Collins. \V. J. Itnxter, Mtlipl .Mnrtlii, Kdllli Hrowiilug. ami Addle St. Alvii. A clever (illiRliik' Kiieclnlty was hilrodiiced by Mifs St. Alva ill tlio second net. Next' week, "'I'he Ciir.se ot Drink." Loniloii 'I'lientre (Jnmes 11. (,'urlln, innnapcv).—The New Century dris uro re- jienllnp; on the llowory tliis week, 'i'he ni-n- (rraintue Inelinles: "'The Taking .Mr. Ilnmes," Kdyih Murray, Geo. linrry nnd Maude Wnl- I'ord, Dowen and Llun, comedv bar net: Stnw- ni't and Desmond, In "WntUeil, n Delentive;" llnlley nnd Meehnn, lilnck face comedians, and "In Honth Dakota." Next week, tlie iMerry Makors. Irvlutt I'Inoe Tlientre (Ileinrlch Oon- rled, mnnaiier).—".Hninzelie Xlloticho" was iirnsenlod Tuesday evening. Dec. :;ii, wllh Linn Alierbnnell ns Henlse de P'tiivlguj', snp- liorted by .i cniinble ciitn|>nny. The cast In- cluded: .Miiior (!rnt von Chntonn Hllms. Max llniiselor: t.cleslin, Kdinnnd Lowe; i''crrnnd dc l.'haintilnlreux. Curt Weber: lilo Oberin, Heoi'glne .Neiiendorlt; Lorloi, Karl Kuniick: lin.stiivv, Hermann Cerolii; llnlierl, i<'rnn'<! Krlau: l)er DIreklor, Willy Frev; Der llegls- seiir, Louis Koch : Corlnne. ,l« Ilegvl: flrlm- Iptte. Anun Saudem: I.ydla. Mrna Ih-uhn: Sylvia, Anita Herbert; I'forlneHn. Idna llnnselor: lh-«te I'easloiuirln, Lncle llartel,i; Zwflte. I'cuslonnriii, Jeuay KaHketl; Klu tjoldnt, Arthur llnner. Ilroniliviiy 'I'heutre (A. AV. Dingwall, ninnn«cr>.—"Veronlnue" opened lis teiilh week nnd Inst torlnlKht Jnn. I. AViitlnek'N (.Mrs. Tlien. .Moss, mnnnjjerl. —-M'ln. I'nver.bnni started his olcventb wiTk •Intl. I ill "Tlie Sipinvv .Man." IIiiilsiiii 'I'lienire i Henry 11. Ilnrrls, niunn|;eri.--I!olicrt Loralnc begnii his eigh- teenth week Jnn. I. in "Mnn nnd Suiiertnun," tiriinil Oiiern Hiiuhv (J. U. Springer, ntonngcr).—-fleo. .M. Colinli. In "Llllle Johnny •loiies," redirned lo the West Hide for two weeks, bPEltinIng wllh n New Yenr's inutlnep. tind tudlcnilotis pnlnl to enimellv hoiisc!< for the engageinenf. Ilijiiu 'I'lienirp (tl. M. Sire, nionnger). —David M'.iltleid. Ill "I'lie Mnsic .Mnsler," I'liniiiienced his elijhih week .Tan. 1. I.lhvrtv Tlientre (Klaw & Krlanger, man- ngei'.'!!.—"The Qlagerhrcnd Man" began Its si-eniiil nml Inst week Juu. 1. Xoit week, "The Clansman." Sew -Vmiitorrtiim Theatre (Klaw & Lr- laugcr. nisnngeri*).—Before nn niidlcncc thnt crowded this lilg, bcnullful house.t,o the doors, fvcniiwot Jnn.l, Kay Templetou roturned lo her Xew York friends—and they are legion— In Heo. -M. Cohnn's thrto act piny, wllh music, pnlltled "I'orty-llvo .Minutes from lirondwiiy," which wns then given Ha flrst nietropolltnn product lou. U onme from ii long nnd sncce^sfHl run in Cblcngo, and Brst saw the light nt the Oreat.Sontliern Theatre, ColnmbMS, 0., .S*pl. iT., Jmn. ■ Liko Mr. Cohqn'.s previous successes, ilie piny Is nnl- niated. the action literally gnlloping along, nnd every minute being used lo ndvnntnge In a concociinn thnt was melodrama, comedy, farce and musical comedy oil rolUtl Into one. The comislv proved fresh nnd s)inrkllnR, nnd ilie hitveral munlcni numbers were mclodlons, and i-endered with the odd bits of biislness liir which Mr. Cohnu has won fame, so (he digression Ino well worn nelfls ot invlo- driimnwere readily pardoned. This melo- drninatlc mrn to the story toot tlio.ehar- Bcteis into serious channels, nnd lutro- dnecd them nil at New Kochelle, where the action is laid. It transpires that a missing will permits Tom Bennett, n very worthv young fellow, to tompOritrlly enjoy a fon.ine left by his uncle to Mary Jane, the housemaid. Cut Kid Hurna, a rcn^, but lovable character, pa! of Dennett's, finds the will, ttnd, nfter vnrloiin strtiggles with Jilinseit lietweoii love and duty, fw he !ovps Jlnrv nnd reveres his pnt, Tom, he turns the vabiable pajs'r ever to Mat')', evpntnaily winning her for his own. 'I'bere were more IiiUL'by'lo I'lP minute lu Ihls offering rlian there hns been lo the hour In the majority of the widciv lierahled "comedies" with whicli Mew Vurker's have lieen nlllicted from iime to time, and In the drnwiligof one character, that of Kid Durns, unlettered, slnngy din- mond In the rough, Mr. Cohan has con- tributed n stage Jewel, 'fills part fnr over- shadows that ot the star, nnd Victor Moore, who pla.vs it, gets every last drop of comedy out of it, oepiurliig laughs often where n less clever man would fail. Mr. Moore, well known In vaudeville through one of the brightest nets ever given, keeps the stage In this idny th» grenter nnrt of the time, nnd never once falls to enlist tbe entire sym- i/nlby of the audience. His portrn.ral Is de- lightful In nil Us piiuses, and his ciPverness as tin actor Is »:liotvu by thn facility with which lie pn.ises from comedy to sentiment, and Ills lilrpngtii in Imili. J^'ny 'l'empli.'toit, nitboiigh suli.irillunlcd lo sonic extent, g:ivo ilinse rnro ronehes of comedy to lier lines for which slip Is nolfil, nnd iier serious work was equally well done. She la nn art bit to her linger tl|is, and flie cnii slug ns tew io!ne<lieuiieK nre nbk- lo do. Jiilln Itnlpb wns tapltnl as n (lomineorlng lu'ospccllve mother- In-lnw. and Lois Kwell bioked charming ns the young stnge iM^inily to whom young iSeii- iiett wns eiigii.aed. Douuld ISrlnn loohed ninnly nnd ncleil with force nnd rnn vietion .is ISenuntt. James 11. Man- ning ninde i;n elfecllve "villain." nnd JInrlon Singer coulrilitited n bit thnt wns pxcolk'nf, Tbe cnst: .Mary Jane Jenkins. Fay Tomplctnn: b'lorn Dora Demi, Lois Kwcll ; -Mrs. Iinvid Dcnn. Jiilln Itnlph : Sir.s. I'uril.v, Mnilon Singer: Tom llennei, JJonnId itrain ; Khl Liirns. Victor Jloore; Jiiin<*s Hhike. C'hnrles I'rlnce: Dnnlel Cronln, Jntnes II. .Mnnning: Andy (Jra.v. Louis It. i^ri.iel: HInllon Mnstcr. .Mnurlcp Klllot; Dollcc Ser- ginnl, Floyd 11. i^'raucls; .Messenger Hov, Xal. Itoystor: i'olly i'oiighkeepsie. Jlnliei lOllis; I'nnline I'ceksklll, li'ern Minnrd: Te.ssy 'I'arrylowii, Deslreo Lnznrd ; l''annle l''ordhnm. Hazel Cox; IJo.sle Hyp, .Mndeline 1,0 Boeiif; .Minnie ,Melro.'(e, JInrgucrlle Utne: Terpsa 'J'lick.'iltoe, Xeviidn .Mnvnnrd; Winnie Wnke- lield. .Minrnrcttn .Mflsl: Kiigene .MeOi'p?or, Joe Shnoii, A. Cbiire llenth nnd Alf. Dp Unll. iciiorters; J. S. rionnejly, Nwl Aclinrd, and Krank lienor, policemen. .' K«-Itli*H Theatre (M. F. lingers, resident ntanagpr).— Tlip mnlinee nudlence Jan. 1 crowded Ibis pnpiiinr iiniise to the doors, nnd witnessed nn e.xcellent bill. I'Mlson and Kiroi ncored an ttndenlnble hit in their funny skit, ".V '1 li) on the Derby:" Unlsv Hnrconrt met wllli llie groiitcst' favor lii hei- e.xepptioually clever music holl act; "'".."".. '-'''"*f" ^*'''"' ='K"ln eiicoreil enlhusl- nstlcnlly for his refined femalo impi-rsonn- tlons nnd dancing: Sidssell IJros. and Mack (llrst time here) cnnspd roars of laughter ill ."Scenes in a Cafe." with HiPlr oime<l'v nerobntl': woik; tJiiypr and ili'NelU npiln pifprtd Ihelr knockabout comedy net, whieli begnu nnd ended in laughter; the Otto Dros pleased witli their dialect convprs.ntloii; Jyce .ind Jernion renewed ncilualntnnces witli tl'elr Irish girl nnd comedienne turn, nnd nmde niany new friends. Others who scored were. Ariieson, gymnastie equilibrist: Johnson and Weils, colored singers and dijiieois: Luigl Deli 'Oro, clover musical net; rieliln' Tlientre (Oscar lUmi inniinger).—At this hnin .Inn. J, Irfjuls Mnnu nnd i their'reunlouin tills ell the llrst metropolitan nroauctlon of "ii.ir Hnn-Bon," n four net play, by .MIss i h.'Hl! ■ which had lis llrst presentation on nnv ,,.?' Iter. o(!. at Albnugh's Thenfre, nnlllZVlf;' The Kipry deals with the trlnls of Jmi,. chlH of .Te.in I'otijoi, a Frenchmnn. wlu.Tn' become a victim of drink. Jnlle f"'hu MCss purposes, h,i8 assumed the mmn , Hon-Bon, nnd ns 'Jnlie Bon-Bon" is iiJ „,"' Ml tman ejjd Davis, in "Ills Little fjnine;" Lllllnii Le Roy, smgor, and 1'hree Armstrongs, comed.v 'cycllstH. The kinetograph hnd a fine collpctlon of plctui-es. I'nstijr'H Theatre (Tony Pastor, mnn- ngcr^—The new year started auspiciously i,S Mo^^m^'*^ turnawny houses greeted the holiday ofpering Jan. f. The Itozlnos, with the boimdlno; billiard table, nttractcd tiivor- viM„'i"„^"V°J' ,^"'-"" ^^;i"lama scored a hit. Matleo nnd the Congo Ctris were successful. f;„.^ '^'ir'', '-'"''^'J: ""'• Knlherlne Trnver tnT,.-,i.A r.1. . I. ' S Mltclieils, fhe human tops, the Chnmberllns. lasso experts; Coean nnd Ranerof , Dert fx-nnon. Col. SchuTts' Dogs, Demon o nnd Bell, Prof. Doaar, Pnttl Frederick nnd vltngrnph. ' Dewey Tlientre (Sullivan & Kratia, man- ngersl.-Tlie Hon Ton Hurlesquei?^ 'imd?, nrst New ^ork npiieiirniiee nt this ii.nni,-,. Mondiiv nttemoon. Jpii:-!. The ^^^m^'^ 1 Kiflcted by n crowded bouse, ns was nl". wi„?.? ",•!.'« !V '^y »'">«■ "pons with Hiorln yiJ^^:'^^i^T^1^,^i Sear s ; Janetle de Voii, Jnnette Wwds ; si" r' It i Cnstol, IsnbpIlP IVrfecto. Toinii Ilnn',,', ■ritp oliot'us Jtichidps: Wilted III rg. Lit Monlps 'i'errn-Wnlden. Mnnrlcp HI,, k i,", tiltzn Montaclnn. Mini mil. Ilcleii Mtv'l . , ee(, i;nrrle Dn!e, Louise Wullo i. Vl lleiijainln, ,Mny Winner. May K sher. I^ .'tlfc'- -i'-^" "•«,?"?'" «llo follows wilch I'lndes; 'Iman ilnnbm. lu songs; Ket'lpe Hie ^ntl- llclen May, Helen Ilnllie I-oUle Ich In- ^.!?;:'iiiM'^- '^F^"'^^ "n^^^'^^ b . • I. ",r '" " '*'"," fi" I'hlropeaii nov.'ltv. in which I hey scored heavily ; W'belnn ami Senrlt's. comeillniis. and Lnredo nml Blake conieilj; ncrnbnls. ".Miss Dell'"r/d „'" ctnL nai'v.' n one net comedy, closes ii most en iri!^l-rr,.:x';!::;!;-^Sco^"'"--'' »-■"• n.iber-N .>l„«,.|im (John II. Ander.Hoii. I I Ilk i>«l.•..■.. It. 1. • .. ' i:di«,n luoving p,,,;;,;:; ■•; •,.;."'".„„. Iiess wns e.xec!k.|it in everv dcii rtiu,.„r .\lliiiitle tJnrden (W'. Kr liter's '^ous mnlln«er^i._•|•he Impcrfm '.lip, 1^ ".j..?" "• ot nciiibnti.. Minco and Idnletie, conitvlv S ic d.i.v^!^[;;;-i.^f!!^toi?5;!J,^^^^^ H:;!'n^;;a.?';ii,'-;,^'-^"««^!;^-.^u!^ pflefrcjis or (I fashionable mlUlnerv eMiiiiiri'" ment on rlfth Avenue, .New York l- ' vcnrs she ha.s supported her worthless f„thJf her only recom|)eii,^> bi'lag the dls^mrp ",;'' Kcciuent upon her being the dniiglunr „ ."; worthless n man. NeverthPless iiie "V,.„ Hon-Bon" attrnets the upper ten, nnd inn enjoys grcnt'prosperity. itPtnriiing ir<maZ of iter trips abrond, taken In the Interest 55 Mr business; .Tulle meets and falls !„ LI:' with John V.in Brunt, son of Mrs. S.Xmill yon Brunt, of tjiis fashionable set Yi yoUng man lores her devotedly, and n.sks ut to marry lilm. Sirs. Van Brunt U hotrluej ,, Ibe prospect of marriage hetwecn her .sonann a trades-woman, and sets herself obout^ break oir the mntcU. All ber elTorts are fnii? less, however, and the curtain falls with inti. in the a rms of the man she loves. Miss Linintn has written a play of more than avern"? cl<.r erncss. The characters are consistent Iv'drn&n and the work Is well cnnsirneteil •rt7' events In the piny follow ench ot'her li, proper nnrt nntiirnl serjuence, nnd the slin lions are well led uji to. In the se,.,,,., ■; the drawing room ot a faslibinnble rosidenw" u fashionable mllllnei-y store, and In tbe I'fl},". Liberty, ot.herwls'^ known ns "Little liS, gary," the uiithor hns succeede<l in iire.sentin, life-like nlcturos. and site hns good renson tS bo proud of rids; her maiden effort n? c playwright. lu the title role Miss LInman has given herselt opportunities to iftnliiv her vci*atlliiy, of which she mkes full nif. vantage. Her French dialect wns canltol the fact thnt she never forgot it beino nn' small factor. In her emotl.inal. comedvanil love scenes her work was all ot high stand- ard, nnd doubtless she hns never aiipeartd to better ndrantage Dor made a more distlnrr Indlvlrtnal success. In the role of jpaVi roiijol. r/>uiH -Mi'.nn tmvp one of his clevor cbnraetei'lzntlons. As In the cnsp of .Miss Llinnnii. bis broken Kngllsh wns perfpil.'iild ills work throughout wns one more pnwf nf l.ls'p.veellpncp as annctor. Jean I'onjel is nol a plPftsiiig elm ruder, but plaved ns .Mr Miinn (dn.vs it. It is iv remnrkabl'e one. nnd Is a. Btpoiig nid .In winning yvmnailiv I'w Jnllo. -Antiiony Aslier dbl cniiltaf wi.Vk hi the character lilt ot Mn.\: Schwart-,:. the nm. prletor ot "Xjlttle Hungar.v." Mnggic FIpIiI- ing wns good ns Jlrn. Lnierty, (Jeorge I'aiiniv- fort gave n sood rcndltinu of Jnmes Slevens nn old roue: I>orn (ioldtbwalt dhl goml work ns Mrs. Schuyler Vnn Brunt, nnd James Dnr. Uin wns .sntistrtctory ns her son. John i!av llpverldgc. .-is .Vniie, nnd l';isn I'Vi-giiMin, n's Cnroiine. did pood work In mluiir roles. Tlii. rest ot the compnny lent good aid. The ra.i in full: All's. Scnuyler vnn itriint. Dora Cioldlhwnlt; John Vnn Itnint, Jnmes Durklii' (rrnce Cnrson. Muriel McArlhiir: Mrs. .iolin- son. Mnry Cecil; Jlrs. l.pster. Alexandra Phillips: Ynnin. It. .Sinio; Dan Lnverly, Fil- wnrd I'elrj'c : .Mrs. Lnverly, Mnggle Flo'ldlni; ■ JnmvK Slevens. Heorge I'nuncefort; lir. Bul- ling. M. Thornlon Simpson: Julie Bnnlton Clara LIpninn; Jean I'oiijol, Jsuiis .Mnnn • Charlie Mndlsoa, Alerndllb (i. ilrown; Kred- die Coiirllnndt, flastou Bell: Kddlp Iluilsnn, Wyrlev Blrcli; .\une. liny Beveridge ; I'nm- line. Klpu Ferguson; Arabelln, Amv bessi't: Katie, Beatrice Bcrtrnhd: .Marie. Alire Li(,->. ber; Tlieresp, P^dna Carroll; Soiible. Kinv Barry ;r.ouise, maid to .Tulle. Louise Ijiroiu'; Dan. porter nt .Mnlson.Unu-llon. .Snm'l Wlilte, .Ma.x Schwartz, proprietor Little llunsnrv, Ajutlioily Asher; .\tigus, 1st waiter at JJttl" lliingnry, tills Sheridan; Albrecht. '.'d waiter nt Little llungiiry, Jules Weltlor; Salvation Army r/assie, Katie Ollnnin: Newsboy. Percy Helton; Messenger Bov, Jnmes lleltoo. Metropolitan Opera Ilonse (Ileinrlch Coarled. mnnnger).—The bills for the sijtU week of the season, opening Christmas matinee, were: Dec. 2."i (ntternooul. "Bas Uheingold" (first time this season), with this oast: Fricka, Olive l''remstnJ ; Frehi, Marlon Weed; Erdn, Mme. Josephine Jacob.v; WpgUnde, Lucy Call; Weilguade, Pnula lialph; Plosshlldc, Miss Mulford; Loite, Jir. Burgstaller; -\lberlcli, Mr. Gorit!!; Wo- tan, Mr. Van Iloo.v; Donner, Mr. Franke; Froh. Mr. DIppei; Mime, Mr. Rclss; Fasolt, Mr. Mublmann; Fnfner, .Mr. Blass. Sir. Herta conducted. 'Xlght of 25, "Ilncuscl ami Qretel," cast as before. Dec. 27 (ofternooni, "Die Walkure," cast as before. "L'KllsIr a'Aiuore" Was given nt night, with the same cast as before. Dec. 28 (afternoon), "Sieg- fried," with the same cast ns before, ciceiit thnt Marlon Weed sang "Brunnhllde."lnstf«il of Miss Wolker. Afternoon of 29, "Die Got- tordtemerung," with Alois Bnrgstnllor asSclg- fried. Otherwise the cast was the same as that ot the previous week. Night of lis). "La Fnvorlta," cast as before. Afternoon of 30, "Ixihengrln," with Mmc. Marie Rappold as BIsa, otlierwlsc the cast was the same as be- fore. NIfthtof 30, "Haensel and Gretel," cast as before. tJolitniiil Theatre (Percy 0. Williams, manager).-—A Inrge audience, comiiosed of Manager Willlnms" regulnr Moudnv elineii'le. nnd nugmcntcd by a crowd of holldny pleas- ure Hoi'kers. filled this beitullful ilieane lo the dooi'B nt tbe mallnee of Jan. I. while ihc night audience, In point ot she nnd enlhii- slnsm, eaitseil tlie lionse to nssumi; the iii>- l>enrniice of ii "llrst nl^lit" or the reoiienluB ot a iiopiilnr tlientre. The iilil for ths ifcl- coming of the new year wna one ot Mnnnger Willlnms' best efforlH, auil listed the follow- ing ncl:s, nil of wlioiii are well nnd lavurnbIv known In metropolitnu vnnilevllle: Triilt Shnttuck, at the head of the Prince ot IMI- son Girls, rendered some excellent song num- bers, coupled with lively dancing exerrlses; Felix, Bnrry nnd Bnrrv appeared In tlieir well llkod sketch; Jewell's niannlkln.i jilo'fisert the young nudttors. likewise Ihe grow.'i-iips; It. J. .lose vocalb.ed capitally, ns usual; Car- lln nnd Otto caused much Inughter with their broken Oermnn dialect pnttcr. The loji' Mllons, pqulilbrlstH; Mnllory Bros.. IH'oofci nnd Uallhlny, musical net; Asm. European Juggler; I'rohst, an Imltntor, nnd a new series of films shown by Ihe vltagrapii rounded up thn progrnninie. ..,._. YorkvUle Tuciitre (Meyer II. Wmtien:. innnnifcr).—The r.ew yenr wns nslu'i-cil w here wllh a mntineo of Mdward I'epie s ik;; llghtfiilly human piny. "The Prince t hnii. Riven e.tnclly ns when il closed Its "'",!; It Ilrondwnv thentrp Ibo previous Siiliiriini Jilghl. I'he Inrge aiullencp enjoyed tlie i>ri'ii.> little pbiy. nnild stnlles nnd tents, also nii- plmided ihe n.tcelleiit ncUng ot tlie jii'ln*;- pnls, nnd nnprecloted witnessing a 1*";""; WHy prpducllon, given In Us enllrety, >"'_ week lloury K. Dliev, In "The iliin on '"- l'<"t-"' „ .„ Knickerliocker Tlientre (Al. naymwj & Co., lunungers).—FrIlJil Scheir uouitncneiji her .second week in "Mile. Jlodlste Jo»-„'• Lyric Thentre (Snm 8. & Lee Shiibert. mnilagei'M).—"Tito Babes and the Baron en- tered lis second week Jan. 1. . ,i.,i lllilier'n EUglith Avenue nieatrelM will I>. Miner, mnnnger).—For Xew ifff'; w«ek the Brigadiers nttfnet uoliee, »i>''') J*" wllh n, mntluco. Next week. Kentucky J '"'^ Horieni—At the nnrlem Opera TI>;«'' (Aleit. LicliteiiBteln, mnnnger) "Mrs. l''',"'"?^ well's Boots" Is the nttrnctlon for .Now venr» w^eek. Mill ft Ko6d siced nudlence was in -o tendnnrc nt both performnuces •'»"'.'.•, ' week, VVm. Collier, In "On the Qai<'\- „„„.,. Wnai- p:nd (Oeorge A. Blumentlial, nn"-' get).—Nat M. Wills and company, '' ,','" Diike of Dulutli," made their first Harlem «P