The New York Clipper (October 1907)

mm MSS^lWSM. rjfc •It I*- «*•* *v ,k i*i •* p'uBUJHINGCO.dl^) ormposa. . T 1 bohee, ,. . . EOtTOWAL 1KI) BDHIKrRD MlNiSSR. ■ i i ;■ : ., . '•;'■" » ■ , ,i . ' '^ATtBDAl, OCTOBER 5. 1907. flnWcd Jane 2». 1BTO, «t the Pout Offlce at New York, N. Y., *a second clan matter, anoer tbe act of March !l, 1S7». imi Adverrtaemeiit*-»2.B0 per Inch. ■logte cohjma. advertisements set wllb border, 10 pet et. extra. .',, »i5Bscnii"fioN. -., OnaiyCir, !n advance. 14; al* month*, »: three amnW »l! Foreign poitoge eitra. Simla coplra «IU be netiW uwninilu, on rtXMlpt of, 10 centa. . , Oar Termn ar«- < ,'B»b. THE CLIPPER la Isnuetl every Wednesday awn}- log Tlie lant four (advertising) pages 00 TO l-BtffSl on Saturday at J 1 a.:m.) and the other pages on MONDAY arid TUK8DAY. Tlie I'orma ,CIq««i.« .Promptly, Toea- day nt 10' o'clock A. M. Plciii remit by express, money order, check, P O. order or rctiisterod letter. All caali enclosed vrtth let tar, la -at the rlak of, sender.,.,.. 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I\ C, Nowar|c.—Watch our vainlerllle *Mg r *T k Vh...dol P b.o.-Wrlt. the n'iir;tlPii to wftom you refer for tbo Intorma- .1.' II., New ii»rk.-^l. See answer to W. U. l'. wo hove no nu'iiim of knowing. •• J,. ». K.. WaaUlngUn.—Watch our vaude- ville route Hat each week. , , i .• ■ . <J. n.— tiik < Lii'j'Hti 1'iilumna contain from week.lo- waek, tile advorllaementa of tbe lead- ing moving ulct|ire concern«.. • ; ,S. Hu walllngford.— We have no menna of imowlng whether or not be will appear In New York tblB neanon. - I "£i? : m '•iiintiT On a HoiiNRiioAT." Colonial. l.A (UnDiNtA *m> compamy, -Colonial. Tilt; ItOMANY Tiniiii'w. New York. 'I'm; (lAiuwoiiMiiiTii (reappearance), New York. • llAMHY Von Tilkrii, Victoria. •'XluTO MlRl.." Victoria. \Ymitb anii Stuaiit- (new act), Victoria. Sri.l.l.A MAYIIbW ANIt Hll.l.lK TAYLOHi K. A P, flitd. llundrod imil Twenty-llfth Street. I'dtimi r. Uaii.kv (new act), Alhaiubru, .Iu.ia lUi.i'ii Union Square. ... Ii'iyk l'KiiiHi;<ii-nn, Union Sqoare. tUi'K and CaiiMN. (now act), Union Square. ,li:.\NNKTTK AlHlA'll.l.n, 1'IIHtor'n. Ililll AND Til', I'llHtlir'N. . iij:iiAi.niN'K MpCa.nn (now net), Pastor's, • HllHKHTH KOllHi-l'UHlor'R ,--. ■ ii. . iu....h.m.,. ; i.-.j..j,,.j...i,'.,- — ' ■'< wrst vkitiniNrA. YVlu-elliiir.—At the Court Theatre (Kd- wnril Aloore, tnutinper) flnrah Trunx, In "Tbo Binder'* Web," Sept, 25, plonaed. VoReln SibiMi-elH, 2d.- had good roturna. Albortu Uallntln, In "Judith of the Plains," 27. and Veajt* Victoria. . Celebrating her return to Ihla-alde of tbe big pond with the Introduction of fcome new eongH, Veat.i Vlctorlu, pride of the Kngllnh boll* and, no Idol of one own people, paused aver tbe footllglita of the New York Theatre last week aome of tbe boat afisorted brands of cockney dialect aelecttona, to the accom- paniment of tremendous applause. No one doubts that Minn Victoria Is a big drawing i.inl. but If there ..wore any fears that her popularity was-even ii little, on the Wane, i vbilL to the New York home of "adraucod. vaudeville" last week would have dl*pelled t6cm. ^Ik 1 limr the ciccupnnts of the orchestra clialrn applauding vigorously, and. tbe Irrti- Sreaelble youngsters of the gallery yelling welcome and Joining In with her choruses as heartily aa though then were to receive ' the regular chorus man's-pay for their vocal efforts. All of which Aunt have been grati- fying to her and to the management. With VBIIIy Oreen" as one.of her retained numlicra, she started proceedings wltb a vim, and later sang a song with a special set as a background, durlied somewhat on the or- der of the South Boa Islanders, with ex- nggeratlons of the leafy costume that those children of nature are. popularly supposed to wear, and with a right royal crown of tin, sbe Hindi- a comical picture, and as sbe was the wife of the king ahe hnd every rlgbt to deck herself out In atich regal, splendor. It appears that the Had part or her experience was that she was In reality a native of our dear old Bowery, and a ship that wouldn't hold together won responsible for her pres- ence on tbe Booth Urn. island; and her eleva- tion to the mad whirl of Its court. In "Don't <lct Married Any More, Ma," sbe was the demure little damsel of tender yearn, who lamented because her maternal ancestor would persist In getting tangled up In affairs of the heart and sad experience at tbe altar, and this) was about the most cntchy of the slings' she gave, Then there was an- other .one, In which sbe was the widow Who wns pining for a kiss,. and .wbo would like to know, if any gentleman present would care to Indulge with her .In. this pastime.. All l hose who were so disposed. were to gay "goo, goo," There wore a great many who were evidently very well Impressed by the widow,' and the "goo, gooa" were many, which created quite a little fun, :> i ,, ,,.. . i Miss- Victoria has begun her bookings over the Klnw & Krlanper vaudeville cir- cuit most promisingly, Her last year's suc- cess, "Poor .Irdln, has not been forgotten by tbe public, and'she has to .give It.as. an encore number In order, to satisfy demands fur it. Her net runs about tblrty minutes. i ' .„ <*» ;— "In breaiuliiiid." ■ Emmett lie Voy .brought to this-city last week his latest- vaudeville- offering, - "In Dreamland,".and showed-at the Tweuty-third Street Theatre something quite novel for vaudeville-, with features that; are dot only fiinuv but away from the beaten path. - Mrl lie Voy, lb addition rn playing the lending 1 chorartor.lii theplere has, ihe'credit ofbav- lug wrllten It lilumi.'lf.nml with Ihe assistance of. lUrry l.enuliu rill's' Ulcus In nutting It- on the stage, be bns a very creditable little pro- duction. . There Is Rome good cnrhedy In ihe linos and situations, and the laugh* are gained with such regularity and are so hearty that even at.lt* llrst performance, Monday mati- nee of Inst week, whert there occurred several Utile hitches that are incident to Initial pres- entations, its merits were so pronounced that It made one of the biggest hit* on an uncom- monly good bill. .. Tbe settings show a room In the home of Boh Hammond, Ip New York, Bob una a leading toward'.Rplrltunllam, and because of that he and hi* wife have frequent little disagreements. Bob throws himself, on tbe lounge when his wife leave* hlrn alone In the room, and hoop he linn drifted off Into the realms of dreamland. Ho thinks that a beau- tiful daughter of the star Venus appears be- fore him, nnil when be .attempts to "get gov" with tbo young lady, alia work* her tnuglc wnnd to the "queen * taste,", and, In fact, to everybody'* tasto but. poor Bob's, for ho Is burned by. flashes of tire that leap at hlru from une«pccted places, and Is: thrown nbout by "bewitched" furniture. In fact, lie has anything, hut a pleasant call from the daughter of Von.ni, who 1* aiming to take some of. the Intense conceit out of him, and force him to give more consideration to the happiness of his wife. Hub Is o hard cus- tomer for her to bundle for a while but she plays her trump card' when sho calls up a vision of bis.wife In the arm*.of another man. Thl* floors Bob,, for he. dearly, lovea bis wife, and a* lie regain* his senses and Ihe dream Is still vivid In bis mlod, he calls for. tbo wuiuun who shares hi* good- or III luck, and the curtain dosconds .on a picture of dramatic happiness which promises well for tbe future, ■ . ' . , . Mr. De Voy's excellent acting wns closely seconded by the work of Hermlno Shone, us the daughter of Venus. Mis* Shone is a comely, well formed woman, nnd she ployed with dignity and the proper amount of sever- ity the port ot the vision, who found rather harsh methods the best for her purpose*. Nnwiv Alton Wns creditable, an the wife, and \Vm. Koran,- John Dillon and Geo. Fisher also gave, good aid.- The act usea the full stage, nnd runs twenty-four minutes. 4» » ltlchnrd Carle, In "Tim Spring ■"ilur- 1-H, good return*, ltlchnrd Carle, I Chicken," 2S, hnd large business. Kthcl Bur- rvmnro ' 30. advanced vaudeville Oct Clara Bloodgootl Ii. , liiiAMi oi'iiiiA HotlHK (('has. A. 1'olnlor, mimngur).—"A Desperate Chance." Sept.- 211- •J.V had large return*, followed by "l.otlle, the Poor Saleslady," M-je, which had good returns. Kloreneo Bindley UO-Oct. 2, "At Cripple Creak" !t-fi. YYnNUNItl.ANIi (II. W. lingers, in niuiger |, Hill for Inst work gnvo good vntlsfactlon, to big return*. BUI for week.of Sept. BIV ' Mar- Betllcs, Kartrlll. Kurtelli, at the Union Hqaare, Inst weak, kept his atulivuce on the. alert during every minute of his novelty slack wire not. Ho does some remarkable baud lialiiiclng, juggles things, spin* hoop* on neck, leg analanns while baluncing himself on one foot, rides a bicycle up and dowa the wire, spins back anil forth on a roller arrangement that resembles ii skate, and defies tbe laws of.gravitation to such an extent that one cannot help but marvel at bis performance. His hand stnnd on a blcvt'le, which I* balanced on the wire, is .capital, nnd his riding of .1 single wheel is also a big feature of the offering. Ho was given to understand that those who witnessed I lie act la*t Wednesday mntlneo, realised Ihe illltleully of his f.-ilx, for he got II big reception, and fully deserved It. The net Is given on a full stage, unit runs a lltllo over ten minutes. gnret- Newton and company, tlut Evelyn Watson, Blanche Aldrloh. Ituoil Tiiuatiii: . (Ceo. II. Bhafer, tnuiia- scr).—Bill for week ending 28 was good, and returns were big. Hill tor week of 80 will lie.: Burton, Hughe* and Burton. Rudolph Askolnnd. Allen and Kellev, Vetter Bros.. Hiitolltun, )<c*jle nnd Hamilton, Klmnro and Bortlott. (leu. Austin and company, Hny Wcod, Ray Ogden. nnd- company. — *)«*> AI.AJi.AMA. <<..|niR.--At Ihe Academy of Mualc il.ong i Itees, tunnngersl "The Devil's Auction' iicpt. 2tl, "I*»na Illvers" :U*. Rdgar Selwyn. In "Biroikatirnrt." Oct. 2, Yorke and Adam* :l. "1'he Umpire'' |, Al. XI. Irleld's Minstrels ■".. t'ilNTJiAti At.i'.iA'MA I'aiu will open Oct. IS, nnil continue to 23. A line programme tins been arranged. ■»»» ■eatrln* Llndley. Miss I/ltiiMey, who tnii'le her first Harlem nppearance lust week, at the Alhnmbra. was teennd on the bill, giving a little planologuc. tier first New York appearance was made tit the Colonial recently. She sung snvorat odd numbers, carrying their charm across the footlights by her win- some nmnimr and sweet voice. . Iler stave presence Is most pAen*lng. nnd she lakes the audience so thoroughly and Ingenuously Into her confidence that they like her nt once. ITer song about the small boy. who ate the apples before they Were graduated from the pvcllinhmi'v Into the eatable slate: was a good one, and her Inst number, which cnaceroeil the woman- who really didn't care whether her husband or soon* other fellow kissed her, was -particularly well rendered.- • Mtllfe l.lnrlon. Percy Williams made no mistake when, be booked for America Millie Llndon, an Eng- lish- singer who made her debut In New York nt the Colonial Theatre last week. Miss Lin- don can sing n number sn daintily and pret- tily, and with rufIi charm of mnnner and vocal expression,, that sbe deserves to be the rage with our more refined class of vaude- ville theatregoers, nnil will doubtless be balled as one to supply a long-felt want In this direction. Miss J.lnilnn Is somewhat on the order of the lamented Bessie Itonehill, although her style of work Is-by no means a copy of that popular favorite. lint her singing is so refined and she wears her beautiful courtier's costume with such becoming grace, that: one cannot help recalling Miss Itonehlll's "But- tercups and Daisies'' song. The audience* nt thn Colonial la«t week gave VIIhi Llndon to understand that her trip from England wns not In vain, and her hopes for encouragement were realised to tbe fall. Sho hns a *weet, agreeable voice; ber enunciation la perfect-—which Is something worthy Of praise—and she Is good looking and well formed,' She has also shown very good tnsto In the selection of a costume. Her song about Mnry who kept a dairy, and: who wns as sweet as cream, as smooth as cream, and later Itecamo as rich as.cream, was a good song In Itself,, but she raised It* value a good many notches by the way In.which she rendered it, which Is true of all her se- lections. ... ., ...... i.'l- ller second song was,a remarkably pretty one, with a pleasing rhythm to It, and later she explained charmingly how the rain came patter, patter down. . If England has any more vocalists .like Miss I/lntlnn, our enterprising managers would do well to send out there and get their names to contracts at once. There is.always a demand for singing acts a* clever as hers, and .If. she gets her desert*, she, will he sentenced-to serve a long term In the Ameri- can theatres, .-.. Mr. Williams has retained Miss Llndon for this week at the Colonial. The act runs about eighteen minutes. Albert VewlKiltl anil Annie Carrol. At the New York Theatre last week two Kuropean bar. performer* made their Amer- ican debut, and called special attention-, to their act principally by reason of the fact that they have an unusually elaborate stage setting. A* the curtain goes up Mr. New- hold,'* disclosed, sitting on a little bridge which is supposed to span-a stream, and be Is flailing energetically. Then MIbc Carrol appears, fully equipped for angling. But their combined weight; on the frail; bridge cuuse* It t» collapse, and as It falls both per- formers throw, their arms about the > little handrails which: run parallel with the bridge, nnd which are in reality, the burs on which their acrobatic act Is-performed. Tbe setting I*, very .pretty and the novelty, of It greatly Impressed.the.audience.-'- • . •.. v : . .'. ■ The, various feats they performed were ex- cfedlngly clever and aroused considerable en- tliiisliisiii. . ,Miv. Nowhold does, some particu- larly-fine work. The-net. inns uluiiil eight minutes nnd requires the full stage. .. . v...,*v?..;..... , The Berajere Siatera. . , Dressed exactly alike, and resembling each other, to^ such an extent that the auditor Is completely foaled when first one and then the other of this team comes out and. sings a song, the Bergore Sisters appeared-at the Iluton Square Theatre last week, am) made n decided lilt. . fine of the- sister* 'baa a voice of beauty and sweetness, of considerable power, and well cultivated, and the audience was loath to have her-retire from view. First one girl appears and sings, and upon the conclusion of her number the other takes the encore, thus giving the impression that It Is the same girl all the time.. At the finish of the act both sing, and then It Is seen that they arc very much alike- in feature; and well fitted by nature to Impersonate each-other. The girl with fhe especially fine voice sang "School Days" and other pretty mini, her* as ithey are seldom rendered- on the vaudeville stage. The act la given In one, nnd runs about fifteen mtnutea. -n:< M -t :,'.*■ '-. V-::.» * •■■:>■ -' riOU OtlB OWN.COBUESI'ONDRNT. »-*;V»s;-- K""-:»-:;.... l.irppcr'Boseau, .*. e|J- . 14 Lelecster aUn-pf, Leicester l4»*r«, » London, W. C. . 8m. 21. Marie Lldyd sails for New^ork^oa- Ttiurs- day: Her engagement, made with Percy Will- iams, was originally for. six months, but there he.*" already been talk Of prolongation. Mlns Lloyds- parly will consf»C of ; Miss Lloyd, her sitter, Annie, who Is not in the business; her husband. Alec Hurley, nlso un- der contract In America, and- Mr. Hurley s niece, who figures la bis sketches. Miss Lloyd takes with her n- fine wordrobc, fash- ioned under her own supervision, ami not a little ol It tbo-work of her own hands, .for she 1* a skilled dressmaker. Bhe. has-been specifically requested to retain- many of her estublUhed favorites In her song repertory; bat. she lately ■ acquired a number of new ihannacrlplR. Just now she Is making quite a hit with ft coster song. In which *he de- scribes no East Knd Jollification, with a plessanV chorus: Of late years Marie Lloyd lias shown a disposition toward "obaraoter study," by way of a relief to the tradi- tions I "serlo" song. Her sketch ot n com- mon old woman in "A Thing ol the Past, Old Dear," is an admirable specimen. There was a very full attendance at tbe meeting of the Variety. Artl*ts' Federation on Sunday. I was, of course, merely able to announce It In my last letter. The note of the meeting was restraint, but absolute de- termination to carry put the award of the arbitrator In letter and. In spirit. The.bellPf of the federation is that one very.prominent director, Henfy Torer, dominant influence at the Tlvoll and the Oxford Music. Hall; is formally acquiescing in the award, but actually enrlcavprlng to elude the provision for the ungrudging payment for afternoon performances ah extra to tbe week's work. certain provincial mansgers are also of this disposition. I am assured by a prominent official of the-federation that the effect, of Its later confabulations. Is to declare, another strike imrnentliiltely ngnlnrt the recalcitrant, managers. In the mean time Oswald Stall lias withdrawn from membership of-the As- sociation of Mn»lc Hall.Proprietors,-In.Which the influence of the ayndlcate now having Mr. Toaer for Its llgurehend, has always been dominant. Mr. Sfoll disapproves of the dis- position to elude, the award. Therp hovo.been "living statues" ever since I remember intlslc halls, and there Were liv- ing, statues as far hack as It Is possible to pursue Inquiry. But the arrival of La Milo In this country—she was a chorus- glrr in Australia, ■ at Pansy Montagu—originally gave: new. life to the business. The com- petition of the statues grew In daring., and the London County Council forbade such ex- hibitions. Tbe couDcHb. of. many provincial cities took the same course. Now, the se- verity of this. rule has been relaxed: The statues are tolerated if they limit their dis- robing. La Mllo has accordingly returned to town. She Is showing-at a hall of no-less distinction than, the Alhnmbra. She drapes more liberally than sbe did at tbe London Pavilion. But the hnmm hnuelw of her show Is a .reproduction, In : two tableaux, .of her recent exploit at Coventry,, where she rode through the streets "clothed in chastity." In. Illustration of Ihe logend of Lady (lodlva. The urban.cinematograph Is Ingeniously em- ployed to give-coherence to thn story. I,a .Mljo,got a grtftt reception. t 'Marshal) ■ Moore Ih ..in ,-a .sad way. He took a theatrical company to.Scotland to play "It'ob llov" and other operas, but.could hot Jiuy salaries,. owing to tbe default of Ms Inhndal supporters, To- the company as- Heiubled for rehearsal he wrote:. "I am com- pletely ruined • « • absolutely pennllcsB. To-night I am walking the streets; and to- morrow,• • •" Moore.was at Dniry Lano for a long time, and he-was reckoned by Augustus Harris aad Arthur Collins a very good stitgii manager, under supervision. .He Went to the Coliseum a* stage director, and was: thought to be out of tils depth.. .He 1r|ed to form n HyndlcateJo run.the religious play "Judith." but gradually descended.. to His ejr tV.tt;. ,"• ■ " 1. 1 - ? .f ' ■■ . ■■. Iluiilh nnd Haibl. Thla team wa* the extra attraction last week at. Pautor'* In buriewiue magic, several unexposed. trloks Id legedermaln and some grotesque dancing. Tho team name of Biuitli and Itinlii wos well . koqwa In New York vaudeville year* ago when the stage of Ros- ter A Dial's served' tn Introduce the perform- ers who then bore It, and the act-created mitt* u laughing sensation at that time, nugo Hnnfli died In Russia In 1004. The present. Bunth and Itudd begin pro- ceedings by "stumping each other, as the' boys would say, in odd dancing .steps. Both are weird- dreams In make-up nnd alter the faucy steps are ovor with—and they con- stitute mi unimportant part of the net—the tricks are shown, Wltb ope of. the team per- forming t hem and the other explaining. There is considerable merit In the act, and some fnn In the "lecturer's" talk. What It ueeda Is quickening. It cun easily stand cutting down, for it ran over twenty minutes last week. The full stage is used. ■—; 4'i * '• — '■~^- fda I'-nllrr'. In,provrd Act. Ida Fuller, who was retained for another week at the New York Theatre, has Improved that portion of her dance In which she stands on the crater of a biasing volcano. During ber second week sins elaborated that pArt of the dunce, and made It better by so doing. As sho comes Into view of the audience she carries b' dagger. In her hand, bont upon self- destruction. But an old witch, who is mut- tering near the crater of tho volcano, pro- ven i s the young woman from. stabbing her- self. Then the latter rushes Into tho blaze, and stands there for a moment or two, with the flames leaping uhout Iter, while the old hag, fearful to approach nearer, watches tbe tire consume its victim. Miss Fuller has a groat effect In thla scene, and the living grime, with tho red light* upon it, looks strikingly like leaping tongues of tire. , .... .. > '» - —rn. , Yllionu. and Altna. - At tho Alhnmbra last, week Albiirtua and .AltiiH, in a hoop rolling- arid club Juggling act, opened the bill. The team have some good hoop rolling a* an Introduction,, and their handling of the clubs Is neut and spec- tacular. One works straight, and the other appears in make-up. and although the act Is not enlivened by any great amount of com- edy, the clnb Juggling carries sufficient In- terest to place It well up In the rating. The net runs nine minutes,. In two. ,. .; y. » f...... Preil JnrvU anil Lilly Tudor. . This tenia opened the bill nt the Victoria lant week, in « musical comedy act-, Mr, Jarvls plnys the piano and: sings, and is capably assisted by Ming Tudor. The act opens with a full, stage, and closes In one. It runt about dine minute*. this extremity. There lano new*-of him. . Anna ftoblnson, Countess of, Rqslyn,, Is. shortly to appcaT ori the. r iQndon sruge„I|l a ploy, entitled "The JMucatlon of Elizabeth." It Is the work of floy Hoi'iilinni). the actor, and will replace "The Three.Kisses," which lias, not been quite a success at the Apollo. A flood company Is In process.of formation. ..It noliulcs: Lctttce Fairfax, Marsh Allen, Lau- rence Orossmlth and Maude' Milieu, who sug- gested to I'lnero the . description , of the "civariiv English girl-" Klkabeth Is a.chorus girl, whose education makes for society, but Who. fitlflllh the prophecy, "0»| v revibia toujour*;". "we comet with hearts grown fonder, bacB to the land.".. • -j. i,, I .. Itniirv Miller, has politely refused; Forbes Uoliertsoti- penulsilon to do "The Orejit Di- vide" Id London. He., means to keep, the play In his. own hand*. Charles Frobman «roml*es the production of "The Ranger" ere' ahortiy. First of all, however,.we are to see "Sweet Kitty liollnirs," at the ,Hay- market. . Some, or the parts In. Belnsco's play will he disposed of In this wise: M is- tress. Kitty rtollnirs,'Kva; Moore ; Sir.Jasper stnnillsb, Kllle Norwood: Lieutenant Lord Vertley, Otvcn Roughwood ;. Colonel Fitzger- ald, lienry Neville; Colonel Vllllers, Ixiuln Calvert. "My Wife" would. probably have had a longer rub at the Haymarket had It been possilTlc to keep, the original cast Intact; but several of the players, aad particularly little. .-Marie. Lohr, were wanted .elsewhere. Madge Carr Cook Is doing a.kindly thing. It Occurred to her that there are many over- worked women In London who might look on life more hopefully If they could be. in- fected by the cheery optimism of Mrs. Wlggs. So she has had fifteen hundred such women sorted out, ahd on Oct, IB the,v will see "Mr*. Wlggs of the-.Cabbage. Patch" at the Adel- phl: afterward, take a cup of tea with Mrs. Cook,,. ..... ... Tom Magulrc, who-wrote such songs as "Three Leave* of Shamrock.!' "Spare tbe Old Mud Cabin'' and "The Soldier's Letter," Is blind, and hns been arrested by the Lon- don police for hogging. This, has,drawn at- tention to his cose, and something will be done for him. .... Julio,. Nellson and Frod Tarry have mostly ooncerued themselves with: costume plays: but they are about to produce a comedy of modern, life, entitled "The Popinjay," It Is • he work of Svdnev Hovle inwionco, the brilliant critic of The Standard. ,..,., Whim Sir Charles Wyndnam- shortly pro- duces: "The Mollusc," at tbo Criterion, It will be found that the essential characters num- ber four only. Built with a fortune made out of Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and for a- long: time de- voted exclusively to three performances, the S«vi»v Is now In the hands of Orahvlll* Barker and E. J. Vedvenne. who Wilt con- tinue the partnership, and the policy they begun nt the Court Theatre. They, do not primarily sire' up a play as a commercial proposition. Their aim Is to be Interesting, and perhaps Instructive, and especially to exploit new dramatists. Qeorge Bernard Shaw owes much of his popularity to tbls management. . With o -Sbsw play, accord- ingly. "You Never Can Tell," Vcqvenne & Barker began their campaign nt tho Savoy. Next they will do.a play-called "Joy," by John Oalswormy, whose previous work ha* proved. Impressive nt any rale. Having Achieved ISO performances at the Coaedv, "The Truth" will now be with- drawn. Charles Freshman will next present Marie Tempest here. In a play by Alfred Sutro, called "Tbe Barrier." £hl^>fie,y5M_.'to^ atety drama, two coranula long,- In a morning ncwa- .c nag been..decided to close the.gallerv of the Savoy, temporarily at 'any rate. The stage,of this theatre was planned for spec- tacular production's,. The. Vedvenne-Barker programme Is made up of. more delicate, stuff and It-was decided to diminish the prosceni- um opening.,Willi,the result that tbe gallery no longer commands n. clear -view of th s stage. , Seats of an equal price have been pro- vided here, but there Ik said to be a-seiltl- nientnl quality In. the apparently bad atmos- phere of the gallery, and tbe,"boys" com- plained bitterly at the first night of "You Never Can Tell.":.. "Attlla," the . play by Lawrence Blnyon, which Oscar Asche and Lily Bravtou ore running at His Majesty's Theaitre, has been published- in the forrft of a book.' This, of course, establishes Its literary quality: There have never been such crowds and there ha» never been snch advance booking In lh« history of Drury. Lane aa "Tbe Sins of Booloty". has- Induced. On a single day this week the receipts totaled. X5,000. The stock of ■ the corporation. owning -the. theatra was depreciated. It is now steadily Improv- ing, at.. ■ ' Charles Manners says that his attempt to run: opera In.English at the Lyric Theatre In the Summer cost blm four thousand dol- lars. Yet. his work was well liked, MathCBon ■ Lanft. who linn made such a Buccess as Parson Storm lni'The Christian," at the Lyceum, is the son of a Scotch min- ister. He was -trained for the stage with the Benson Shakespearean company, made lip mostly of young collegians. Cinston Mayer,, who follows his father In the provision of French plays .'or the London public, will run a seaabn at the little Boy- alty Theatre, on-Monday week and-there- after. Sarab Bernhardt Joins htm on Oct. 21 • ^ ' < . '- , Ellen Terry .aad ber husband, James Curew, are playing "Captain Brassbound'a conversion," on a tour of the theatres Just outlying-London. •.. ■ ■ .. ..- , Weedou Orbasmlth Is writing himself an other piny. He:sayg.It is such a.fine thing to be able to bully your author without fear of retort. ;.-.. , ■ • • , George Bernard Shawi.now says he wai not really lost Ih the mountains. He wanted talk. . . v, ;...-.■ •- . -. .All the "Titans,of Leicester Square". are hiisv in the, preparation of. novelties for the Winter season, "Tbe Avalanche" 1b due-at Ilia. Hippodrome on Monday. Tbe sensation |h incidental to the loro story nt an Alpine guide. Next In order Is the Empire ballet. now called "The Belle of tlic Hall," in which Genee is to Impersonate a dozen poimlnr favorites of the lyric, stage. And,, finally, "Lea Cloches de Cornevllle,"at the Alhdmbra. Herein algnor, Itossl. will play Gaspard, not Paul Mnrtlnettl, as the vain prophecy of the parngrapnlsts had It. A new character Is created for Hordln,: the daricer. Arthur Williams, one of. our -best known and best liked'comedians, made his .first ap- pearance In. vaudeville at the Palace The- atre on. Monday, lie a-play, entitled "TKat Hrute, ;Hiinnions," adapted from one of Ar- tbus Morrison's "Talcs of. Mean Streets." Williams figures as en elderly;, henpecked artisan, who- Is released from the bondage of hi* matrimony by. the dramatic return ot an: earlier husband; supposed to he dead. - II. H. Irving Will play, one of 111* father's most famous ports, Louis XI. at the Theatre livyal, [Manchester;, on Thursday. .Sir Squire .Bancroft, has. been taking-the cure at Mnileiibfiil. He Is now in Switzet- latid. .-.-. '...'■ ■; ' ■■■■• i .. Performances moatly In fulfillment of le- gal. requirements have lately been-given In London of "The Smoke nnd the Fire," by CDs mo Gordon Lennox and Clyde Fltfh, and of "A Grand Army-Man," by David Beiasco. . Farren Soutar, a son of the late Nellie Fin roii, la [about to take n musical comedy on the road. fin Friday-, night the first fancy dress ball of the season Is dueat Covent Garden. There-will be a church Rerrlce for actors at. St. Aim'i, Maiichesfor, on Sunday week. Arthur Hourehler will .read the -lessoa*. . . Jack Wilson, of Wilson-, and Waring, has so far iiicovered from an affection ot ihe knee as to resume Work, . Harry Lander took -a formal farewell - of the Tlvoll .audience on the evo of his de- parture'for America. The Strand house Ii the. comedian's stronghold. -.- Walter.. Gibbons has opened another va- I'li-ty liousc, called.the nippodvome, nt Welles- don, in the northwest of Loadoa. Once more tbe-JSattcrsea Music Hall, wblcb Ha*, had many names, but-.ln uow tho Empire, is open. The bom e belongs to "Pony" Moore, the famous old: minstrel. -. A sketch, entitled- "A Wedding Eve,- and described as "An American Transformation.' made quite a hit at the Holbora Empire. It Is a string of dances, by the ColmClanon Octette,- ■ , At) extra, eight: weeks' season- of. Italian opot'n was begun at tho Covent Garden The- atre on Oct.. 3.. •■ .-.:. . 't • . j-- . Two captains of toe Salvation Army, hav- ing .mimical, ability, have later/' repudiated their. Allegiance to -General Booth, and taken to Ulo variety etdge. -. ■ - .- ;■ Will II. Fox, the comedian at the piano, is making quite a hit oa the Moss Empire toqr. • ■ -. ;,.■•• .' - . Barrasrord has postponed the opening of the Alhnmbra, Brussells,,,till November. Clntre Ilellot, the Hon- trainer, bos sold her lions, and said good bye to the business. Radford and' Valentine are popular con- tributors to the Tlvoll progrimme. . II. ff. irclher, who has been, on the conti- nent, returns to London early la next week. Maxlne Elliott Is compelled, to give two af- ternoon performances; of ■ "Under the Green- wood Tree" each weak at the: Lyric Theatre, so great U .the demand, for seat*. Those quaint,, nonsensical creatures, the Follies, are In possession of Terry's Theatre. Mony years ago, when the late .F. C. Hong- ler was the droits king and of aome account, he biillt a series of so-called "permanent' elr cuses, especially one In Oxford Street, not very fa'\ from ; the Princess Theatre. It hns had maoy vlclasltu'iles, but, having been thor- oughly overhauled,-it will shortly he reopened by. M. Dekctof, who ruhs a One circus on tlie continent , Hose K(linger. . the-, opora singer, was charged- In an ICngllsh police court, yester- day, with. attempting to shoot herself. Mile. Et linger bad suffered terribly from neryoiiB strain. No bullet coultl be traced. The lady was placed- In. charge of her friends. -Edna May's husband. Oscar Lewlsobn, was lately lined twenty-flva dollars for over- driving a motor car. He declared he woun appeal, but now he has. assured the courts that he will accept the Judgment. .,_, _ Woedon GroBsmUh U about to take "Tbo Night of the Party" on the road again, lie has. played this piece Just op 2,000 tlm e "' . Henry Nicholson, tho famous flautist, l* dead. lie saw Sim Hooves', debut, and, f" 1 a long time, acted as bis manager. Otto Stuart, who used to be an actor, but now prefers management, has taken tue Court Theatre, nnd means to do some cnar- ncterlBtlc work there. On Wednesday he wi" firoduce "Barry Dovle'e Kest Cute," a comeay in three acta, by W.Gayer MockBy and Ro - ert Clrd, Beatrice Terry will play the lead- "^"'Vlctoritt,. who has iireatly In"™ 9 .'!;* herself In that Reserving charily, .tho Music Hall. Home, was pnblloly- eulogl«ed by Its di- rector* one night. ere.abe.wlle^io^Amejica. Alfred Butt,.of the .Palace Theatre, I» all to (he continent immediately, In search ot n °lltodr'lelne Boss, claiming to-be our tlnl