New York Clipper (Feb 1915)

6 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. Febbtjabt 27 CONTmUED AintACnONS* AflTOR^eorie U. Cobin tnd WUUu» Oel- Ucr, lo ^-Hcllo Untimaj," Dintb WMfe, DDLA8CO—VraocM 8Urr, lo "llul»0<Ut«7^ Orth week. OANDLEB—-Uo Trial," twentr-eUbth week. CUNTUllY—Havluwa and liallet, Aurtli (Dd last week. COHDUY—"Tbc Wliltc Fcatber," tbird week. CAHINO — "Uiperleoce," cigbleeDtli week; 'aeventb at thli house. CORT—"Uoder Cover," tweDty-serenth week, OOIIAN — "It VajB to AdvertlM," Iwent/- nrtb week. BUI>1IIU—Uthel Darrjmore, in "Tb« Hhadow," flftb week. 'Tlic Book of SoDga," tcotb a[MIB> »rB>W YORK CITY a:^H:E>AXRE>S bltinoe; week. KOKTV-KUUiBm. STUKE/r—Bobt. U. Mod- tell. In repcrlolre', {ourth and laat nvcek. KOUTY-IilOIITII STUEBT— "Tile Uw of 'thn Land," wltti Julia Uean, twenty- nrvood week. ri;i/l'<(N—•"IHvlii llcdM," twouly-iilntli wook. HAIKTV—Until flmtterton. In '•Uuddy Long- Li'ga." twciity-Kecoiiu /wcMfk. UU>III::—MontEouiory and .Sluuv, In "Cliln- <.'lilDj" ulnulrenth week. JIAIIUIS—Margurct lUlLgtou, In "TI14 Lie," ninth week. HUM-OUKOMi;—"Winter CIrcUH," Uftn week. ilUI^SO.N— UuurIbh Kalrhaiikg, lo "Tbo Hbow Hhon," ninth week. ICMCKKUIiOCKICIt —Itlcbard Carle' and HarlR Colilll, In "Ninety In tbo Sliade," flftli week. lilTTI/lC—"A fair of Bilk Stockings," Dlne- trenih week., LdUUItTV — OtiB Uklnnor, Id "Tbe Silent Voire," nintli week. LYUIC—"The Only Olrl." KTeDlecotb week; fifteenth at tbis bouae. LVCEUH —Ulale Kerguiion, Id "Outcaat,"' aevenleentb week. LONGACKK —"Inside tbe Uncs," second week, UANUATTAN OPBIU IIOU8B—"Life," elgbtcenth week, NEW AMWTBIIDAM—"Watch Your SItep," with .Mr. nnd Mrn. Vernon Caille and Kraiik TInncv. twelfth week. rilNCII AM) JUDY—"Tbo Clever Onai," flfth week. I'l/AYriOTIBB—"Hlnnero," eighth week. TAJIK—"I'olygnniy," thirteenth week ; Dtntb at thiH liniiHe. KKrUIU^tlC — John Ilarryinorc and Jnnc Hrey. In "Kirk In," nineteenth week; flftrenth at (hia liuime. ailUnEllT—"To-Nlghl'H Ibe Night," tenth •week. TIIIIITY-Nivni HTItMIOT—Mnric Drossier, In'"A Mli-llp," iilnclcwilh week. WINTKIl OAUDIjN — "Maid In America," aeroud week. WALIjACK'H— MUlnn JlrCnrtby tiiirt flrnn- vllle Ilnrker, In "Androi:lcs .ind tbo Mnn" nnil "'Hie Mini Who Married a Dum b Wife." fifth week. RIVERSmL (l.nWIR COHEN, UOB.) RciHced Thnrmlnu criaing, Ffb. /«. An usinnl, the KlvcrHlde 'riiontro wns imrhed to the 'd6ur!> by eight o'oliirk, on tbe above 4ln<t<>, and lliu ijiitmim enjoyed the Mil thur- ouirlily. Tliv MHlllnaroB, eight n^lniitos, In throe. The net (i|iens wl(1i a line <llw|>liiy of fliusclcii nnd iiufluK. A oinn nml n womno furniKh oljrlkt nnnutes of lnti-ri>Ktlng svuiinaBtlc work, 'lliey have ecveral diniruU tricks, nnd bbvir worK IH vi-ry nven. Tbo act Is very good, 'ill roe bowH. •Thi- (ilrl of tile Odlden West." plrtare, took up an boiir anil a bulf, iinj ihomugbly luhiyeil. Thomn.H and Rhnpirn, fifteen mlnntea in one, f.|ie('lal drop. Two <'u|iir'd Uiiyn. put over an eicellenl Hinging, iHlklng and dan- cing act. and were u Mg bit. Tli° act hat somo funny mAlorlal, nnd It in delivered In A first class manunr. 'i^ie danvlng of the (wo toys Is very good. Tbe only popular song sung wan "Ru(<is Johnson's KagtlDe Uend," and It was very well received. Vour bows, Madden end Clogg, bcvcd minutes, ftjil •toge. 'litis lA a very fouil bnllroDm dsnclnc aot that <etu nwiiy from the Htoi'eoiypcil dcnces. The girl Ih pretty, and the mng la nrat. They make 11 wry goud nppaarsBvo together, and arc (traeefui to n lliie |iolnt. Tlie team work Is i>xi-i<llcnt. They danced the monoplane waltz, hypnotic tango, and tbf 4>urk and wing trot. Kour bows. Harry Cutler, twenty in4Dutcii, lu one. Cutler was a riot and stopped tbe show. U« Is one of the best singfug comedians la vaudeville. With a llttlu newer material Cutler HbouUI have no trouble on the tt\g lime. His "(Thryniintliomnm" anng la a big lilt, and Is olie of the funniest clinraotcr Kougs heard In n hini; time. He late'j ke; Kong should bo reiiiiived nnd another' lubulf- tuteil, Tbo Imitation of un Kngllshman uliig- liig AnuTlran ingtlnie has brt>n done to deatb. He Is very clever auil kniiWH the urt of put- ting over the evun. The riwt of hla msaerlnl III (). K. lie rerolvrd hcvou bows and two riiriires. ' "The I''Hninre Jfan," a I/irtiln vomiyiy drninn, as llkeil. "i:veryil>o<Iy," twenty-two mlnulc.i, thrco accnes, special Kettlugs. A nilnlnturc "ex- l<rlenoe" Is "BviTrfiiiily." nnd Hlioiild provo nil excellent heiidiliirr for the lumw Cir- cuit. It Ih admirably neled. nnd It la In- leriv-tlng tbrougliiiiil. Ilicre ar? twelve j eeiilp and three dUT^'rent irenea. The nn- dlmce s;'enic»I lo enlnj- ll very murh. nnd It was one of the lills of the hill, 'llie cbnr- octcrs reiirciented were: Hverybiidv, l.iirk, Advico, ruture, Shirk, riHinure, Iliint«lj, ' Work, flri^t mill simmiiiI fvloiid anil a tiewe- l>o,v. lOveryune In the ensi was oxrelleiit, and Uiero is iiriu'llrallv no fnult tn be fimud with any of thiin. The niiiii who tilnviil Kvcrvbooy Is n clevrr actnr. Blx curliitn ni'llH. "Iinin nnd llu- Vlllhiii l-'ui'lory," u Kaleni cciredy. wiisi very funny. Uui<K>hnrdt ami White, IwrVvo nvlniite!i. in one. 'I'bo boy« ■ttN'iii i>ver tlio *niiic iis tlii-v usually do. Tlu\v wi-rc ii big lilt. 'INie not (^GcniR to be liniirovhig \vit\i nge, iiiiil iiuw can tie rlii<iscd iiiiimii; tilu' li'udorH nf two l>oy piano nnd .sinking leniiiN. 'I'lie^ Kjiiig "tilowest tilrl In Town" "llow Tliirc \Vi>:iiiin I'lin 4"ool;," "Whnt'Il You I>o, riio lU-lls." nml for iin eiiiun- U\r\- reiulercd "Miiriy Uio CIrl ^un lovv'." A iriMiil vole,' nnd n tine i)bi"'> .-.Iiiger will, iiliie out of ti'n tliiu>.i, go over, .Tiid the lioys nri- Imlli vmul slii;;erM nnd (Inc ■liliiiio pl'iycrs. 'l"W(i linwK iiiid nn euriiro. ' J/j/(td. ■ Kolth*H Ilronx—^Tlio stork coinimnT Is nllijietliiK ■ i'ri>wde»l luiuaes. Kor IbU \vi.vk, t'Tlie Voniplre." ' SCENERY DROP CURTAINS Lee Lash Studios 308 to 316 East 48th Street Broadwity Offlooa LONGAORE BUILDING NEW YORE <'HAID IN AHERICL'' winter Oardem (Winter Gardea Con* (•or, D«n.)—Jfafaf In America, an enter- tMiameat In two acts and elerea sMnei Produced by the Winter Oarden Compaay on Tbursdiy night, Feb. 18, wlt^ this cast: IUd« in Ajbvrlca Bong Writer.,Harrj Carroll Kade In America CbonU Girl, Uloerra Comdale Made la America FrcDcb Actress, Belle Aa)il70 Ufldc la America Uan ttam Hwt, John floarka Anerican Made Coat Itoom Boy... Lew Hrlea Undc Id Amortca Cabaret Uot«rtalDer..yv«tte Ignclz, a Walter, Made Jo Aoierlca, Ban iditmi An Aioerlcon Mode DLner 'Will Suutoo Frcdtrlck, an Amerlcau Walter, Jades ClMonu Anolher American Made Diner.. Harold Ilnbe Made In America lingllsh I«rd...I<ert Clatk John Oray, a Jealous llnsbajid Uol l'"orde Anna (iruy. Ills American AVlfe, ... Maud I^mbcrt Ceorgo Ulval, her Former Lover, Cbarlea J. Uois Made hi America Society Ladv, llloBsoB Soeley Aaerlcoji Uade Comedian Marry Tor hetllc, Uelitt c»f "Broadway Knitting Club," Nora Rays American Ucde Vagabond Joe JackeoD Uonidnca, an American Made Dancer, Mile. Da^e Gaby, Uado In America Yansd Dolly Aai otbacs. The DOW Winter QardoD attracUoOj. "Vald In Aoipriea," Is more of an entertAlmoedt than an eitravagauza, for Instead of stvertl dozen sceoea, more or leas beautiful, and * goodly port of ,tbe evening devoted to ddn- cing, toero are many clever sfwcUUira, aokgs and comedy stunts. Of course, there Is dsDrlng of every kiiid, Ineludlng tbe ballot. Tbe iccneiT la msgnlAceot, the one sfaowiug tbe setting at Alexandria, Egypt, la a rare dellgbt lu lb« eye. Another set of ifcal tplendur U Ibc eloslag one, sbowlag UraclHU Surdena, with classic flgurea posed by a own shapely girls. The flrw catberod for tbIs ehow are not only beoutirui. but have YVbst Is best known as "claiiH." Tbev arc all full of lite and work oa tliougb tbey really enjoyed IL There must be over two hundred of tbcm, and all ar,e uoted beauties. Hie lioiine progmm i.i surprisingly frank about the allow. It unbluubiogly states tbo following: " 'Maid In America,' a revuslral iiruluctlou lo two acts and eleven scenes. Bong cues and lyrics by Harold Atterldge.- All kinda of music rc-wrlttcu by Blguuud Itumberg and Hurry Carroll. Coiitum>;3 de- Binned mill borrowed from everybody by Mcl- vlllo Dills." There h really no plot, but a fnlnt biir- lesijuc of "The I'liautom Klral" runs tliroiigb the uleeu, sud "The Hawk" a4B0 comts In (or ntmorouB treatment Tbero la also an amusing frene showing how a play Is pro- duced, rcuiliidlug ouc of "The Show .Shop." The back of n stage Is flccu, with Its stsgo crew, the. singe mamiger and tlie players, 'ilie stage Is creeled ou the middle of the WUiter Uirdcii Kinge, and a drama Is artrd to u "stage audience" <faclng tbe rcgulni,* oudlrnee. it is, of course, a burlesque on uelodrams. A novelty that caught tbe large audience's foncy wan a revolving spiral stalrcsse, forty feet hlgb, on which a bait bundrea girls were riiQDlng. Another scone that vna a genuine novelty vos tlio one Bhowlng Times square, with its crowds around the iSubway entrances and wollLiaf aluuc Lbnt long strUi of boards (built bv tbe Subway rootraetors for walkiug 'While the otreeta were being repaired^, lioowa as tbe boardwalk. The cosiuines are, as la always the caaa •t tbe Winter Qardcn, rich In color and won- derful In dtalfo (for wtalcb IfelTllle UlUs Is rcvponaltle). iMere man cannot describe them and do them justice. The costmucs are for tbe greater part only for etuge luc, but never has New York seen anything mora elaliurate In tbe way of stage olothes. The rauBlc, wblcli is borrowed from tlie popniar nnil grand opera tlelda, la unusually pleoabog tbls year. Nora nnyrs, looking better than she has in yrara, waa given an ovntton when she oiade her llrst entrance, aiie waa lo good oplrlla and ber songa were well dallvereX- Bhe baa one railed "WbUtla and I'U Cone to You" (by Blonche Merrill and Leo Bd- wardi), that bida fair to become oa popular US "TIppcrary." Aaother aong that she "put over" was "Tbe Stolen Melody." A real song hit, rendered in cbaraeCerlstlu style b,v thla clever woman, was 'ITierc's a Little IMt of l<>vervthliu; On Uroadwoy," It was. Iiowevcr, in the Kgyptlan scene, where Mb!9 liayes, ns Cleopatra, surprUed her fuudpst admirers, fur here nhc was o.illed upon to do legitimate acting, nnd MIsa Dsyes 4>r«vcd that this brand of .,8liige xrork wnn oIho ivltbin hor grasp. Miss Hnyca' coftumcH Were Qll marvels of Ibe modiste's art. Her stirrers was eiivniuitle. llnrry Carroll, the young and clever song ■writer, lin.s mil iiiurh to ilii, but ninnngcd to pleuiio with the scsnt mutcrlnl which was hniided bliu by jils Ubrcttlat, Uaroid A(ter- idgo. 'Minerva Covordnle danced cleverly and snug well Hi-venil sunKS, the best of .vhlch was "lli'ie's n lliilc of Cotton for I'oii," In 'whicb CDtton bale.i. each containing it girl, wore brviigbt on the stage. Maude Lnmbert, stntue.iqiic and clever, unJ one of the real song lijts of the show, called "I'm Louklug lur iiunieonu's Heart." Hers Is A plensnnt voire (u listen to. In her song Khe Is aided li\ pretly glrlH wiilkliig up and duwo the (umous Winter (Jurdeu ruuwoy ond the (hi::itre .ilslea. holding snmll elcotrio ll).'lilK. luiikinu for snuiu innn to lore. Hlossiiui Scelry (Mrs. Itiiki> Munpiurd) Is nlso cnn^iilouiiUH aiiinng the nuuiy prlnrlpnls. i<he Ih nlwiiyK on the go. She dnncivi and Mngs UoltiT Ihnn ever. Hlie linn a great nuiu- her closing tlie llrst nrl. nml (the brought (luwn the liiiu^e Mltli her vigorous diuiciiig. Tliat woiidrrruUv elivrr Joe JnckDon, one of ilir fuiinlesl niiMi (-n the Kinge—a man vho iliHs not ili'pciKl rii llue.s to get lniigl;8, for lie does not siiv.-.k n word—«'oii1rlhiited hl.s funny blrycle :ut. iiiul be was a riot of loiithlor. lie oi-rii|iles ilie stntv niono. <'liiirlr.<i 'i. llosi fi-oied lii-iivVlv, ns he «l- wny.K (h)i'.i III iiii.v vole llinl he plnyn. lie ni.nilr a dlKnUliil Miro Aniniiy, and h-> wns einiRll.v rlrvi-r lu his iiiake iip ns l.co Dulilrh- ttMn nnd l>iivhl Itdnsro. ludeiHl, bis Uc- ln*o iiiiikr-iip wns pi-rfoot. Hello Ashlyn Is railed upon to Ao monv lilin;.s hi this show, nnd dues them all well. The lirsi thing she doiw, liowever, Is n hur- lomliie nil Mio noted l^'rciidi nrlresis, .\llle. (liilirlrlli- PorHHt, In '"I'lie Unwk." Not only Ih MIks .\shlyii n clever ronieilleniie, hut she proved tluit she rnn phiv an emoLlonnl role, ilf-rt Chirk (furuierly Chirk and llaiuil- loii), n geiiiilnoly funny enniMllau, Is given fow o|i|iortiinllli>H for fuu-nuiklng. Ills oue i-hniiiv riiiiies ns Cnesnr, and liu tttkea full lultiinlngi' nf II. Ilnrrv Fox nnd 'N'nnsel Dullv. favorites nt 111!' Wliiior (l.ivileii. sroivd lienvlly Mr, K>i Is II rlever ■■oinedlnii, and Miss Dollv ii'.ikeii 111) In dnnrln; whM ihr hicks In .<dng- Ini:. Willi l.TO- Ilrlif (n hrutlier of Knuiiv I rlre> riii' of Ilie clrvere.ir dniirers we know, Ihiv :>.|i|ir:ircd ns Mr. niid .Mvs. Vernon f'nstle niKl's, ui i il heiivlly. In iunke.u|> ihev riosriv rosi'irilil.'.! I ho orlirliinls. Hi lee Is 'a conic- '1- wi ll ns :i diKiiOr. Hal I'onir .loorod ns nohir and slni:or. He IKWi'ssi's a rloh ImiJtimu voice, nud It tnhs a real antral treat 'to- hear hhn «ir« "It I* All KoT You." He also Wnpcrsonatcd William I'avcrsbam. In aMiurlesque on "Tbe Hoiwk," nnd he made up^^st successfulljy ae that actor. He also song a duft with Mmc. MAr- guerlta BerlEa, a irraod ofwra prlmn donna. A decided favorite wse 3411c Dscle, irbosc clever hallti darning has often been praised In Tub Ci.ippbii. wltfa that famous Russian dancer, Tiicodorc Kosloff, she danced "Ttic Ballet at <Mor and Uotion" bo the doUght of the bare aodicnce, Aaslsting Dazle and tuMloR were I^ I'ernlkoft, Uabet Hill, Dot Uoselle, MarguerUo (>innen and Mabel Orcte, YTctte, whose violin ptoiylng In vaudeville in well kU'Avn to patrons of that cntcrtaln- iseot, la also lo the nroduction, Slie scores with her mnidc. and aiao dancen cleverly. The dancing Ut of the nlcht, however, was scored by James Clemens (formerly of (Jlcniona and I'ean). lie fumirtied, at the very end of the nbow, an vaoeBtrtc ifox trot tbat le now tho ta'k of the town. It Is a wonderfully exc- cutod dance, and Mr. Clemons csn rest as- sured that his act ii safe from oopylsts. Few nun can dJnce hotter than be. Sr.n Adoins, a new comer to the Winter Oarden, mnde on excellent bnwesslon wMh Ills menods of fuo making. He sings tbe "Old Oaken Bucket" with a mudcal lau»h tba^ If langb provoking. The rest nf the people concerned In the production did their iForli well. Tfio ctagtng of Vr. HutTman (who ap- oesred as a stage hand In tbe atage srenei If excttleat, and the mutlcal numbers aro fall of OaHb. Ibey were staged by that asaater of Ms art, ;aclc Mason. The pmnlne kalfc win, of roorae, tc usiid, bnt tbe show (or the moat part v a splendid aotertaln- tnent, Bamuel L. Jtehmid, |h« well known first Slighter. Jibed It so wdl ths op><ning night that he attended tbe re«oad perform- JEFFERSON* An Interesting bIH drow well last wceb. iLa Vensre's Ulod«4s presented a series ot marble pOiiCK, with a sbowy drop and two marble columns. Vbey Include .pnc fully d»- velopol wjuian and one young girl. 'Marie La Varrc, a bright and protty elrl, .tracUvoly gowned, aaag "Ut Taago (Jftl." Let Ue See," "Cotae Back tu uc" and "Itufe aneo. KtUry. HIDSUnHER mOET'S DREAR." WsllMk'a (Charles Bumb'am, mgr.)— A MUiummer Might'* Dream. Froduoed by OwvUle Barker. DeooraJtlons by Nonnsn Wllkloson. Bneolal mufilc and dances com- posed by Cecil Sbofp. Cast: ThefiCUB Eric Blind TMppolyta Mary Barton l*^eu« Edgar Kent Ilrrmla tive. Lconanl'Boyne l^.Honder AValter Crelgbton Helena MMah KcCarthy Dometrlu.s Ion MVictarea I'bilostralu WNgbt Kramer Oulnce .0. P. Hecgle fcr.UK Qtoree Cnrr Bottom Elrnest Cossnrt 'Klutc.. .'. ■ Oerald Ilamcr Rtnrvellnff Arnold Lucy Oheron Horace nraham Tltiiola I.qnbel Jeans ruok Cootl OameroQ A Fairy EkVward noberts IVas'Blossom Audrey nidcewcll Oobwob ■. Valerie Cosanrt >fodi lArbhur Oppenhehn Mu.stnrd-Seed Bentha KIrstoln /Batore a special audience (•Rtnge Snrlcty uemliera), on Sunday nigbt, Kelt. 14, nnd on Tuesday niglit, Feb. 1(1. when occurred the first performance for tbe public. Grsnvlllo Darker presented his interesting but' curloiin £reduction of "A Midsummer Night's Team"—curious, because of Sir. Barker's Dew method of producing filmkespeare In regard to stage trcalrocnc nnd decoration. Nothing like It hofl over been seen In New York.' It inay In truth be called a pnit- laj)r<B8lonist's experiment with Shakespeare. Of eoorse, the text of the Bard Is not changed. Wonderfnlly colored draperies, wUb shpple and onlone designs, compose tbe stcoery. which, for toe greater part, is beau- tiful. Nothing qnltc so pretty as the forest •rene baa graced a New iTork stage In years It was raggnted by baautlful green curtains, whlcb surrounded the mound where Tltania ■leepa and makes love to Bottom. Hanging hlgp above them le a huge wreath of blue and purple flowers. "The scene Is really one of rare beauty, and It was loudly applauded «o Tuesday nlkht. Itieaeas' pafiice was an Imposing and a heavy set, rather Oriental In appearance, •nd it Is liere that Bottom and his players girt tbelr ploy, "Pyramus and TUibc." As already noted in 'the (TLirpiR'n review of Ifr.'Barker'a other prod'ictlon, "AndToclc<i and the I.loa." there are no fottllghts, and tho bozet oearctt the stage had been torn out, and the apron of tbe atqge extended out over tbo ordiestm pit. "ThcseuB nnd his aucslB tiken become part of tho audience, for couches are placed'^on the apron on which (he AQicnlan women recline while the men atand around. As tho players appear on an elevated stage everyone and everything la In full vl'w or the regular audience. ' A eirtklog noveHy of the performance Is the costuming of the talricq (with the excep- tion of Puck). Al arc In gold, costume*, fttcea, hair and hands. Puck la played by a man, Cecil Cameron, cabbed in red with a shock of yellow hair, fic wus a merrv sprlfc, leaping and bounding every mlmute that he was on the stage. ICrneat Cosaart ^-na a capital Bottom. In- deed, wo cannot think of ony actor who can pliiy the role better. Llllali McCnrthy (Mrs. Barker) gave a noteworthy iporforninncc as Helena. Bhe Is a genulno artlat. llcrmla was-acted by Eva Leonard Boync, and she waa-excellent. Her w6rk In tho quarrel scene merited tbs ap- plause given it. Horace Drahnm, ns Oborop, nnJ Isabel Jenna, as Tltonla, eontrlliutcd excellent act- ing. Moat of the iioefry In the niny falls to them, and they spoke their lines clearly. Kric Blind, na Theseus, nnd Mnv Barton, as lUpnolyta, gave good arcouuts of themsclvea. 0. P. llegEic was amusing as ()ulncc. The roles of tho Athenian lovers were handled b.v Wolter Crclghtun (ns Lysunder) and Ion Mnelnren (as Demetrius), but neither of them dlstlngnlahed thnmcelves. The work of the others did not cnll (or npeclal mention. This prodiicllou of the "Dream," with Its decorations, its peculiar costumes and stago cirorts, should be seen by all, for It Is a gcni'.luc novelty of the tlioutre. Kclcci/. "THE DICKY BIRD/' "The Dicky Bird," by Harvey O'Olgglns nnd Harriet Ford, authors of "Puiygauiv," wns presented as a curtain raiser to thnt drama ot the Park Theatre on Kridny nfler- r.oou, Ki)l>. 11). The playlet pr«ve<l to be n very nmubing aKnIr. having for Its tlieine tho Huppnvued husband. It will be used here- after ns n curtain rnlfcr lo "Polygamy." Itlebnrd P. UoyAip, called "Dicky Bird" by hiB wife, who, d6inilte thnt endearlug term, is always "bossing hini, decides, after sco- Ing n performauep ot Ibscu's "A Doll's Uoiujc," 10 leave her. The wife divorces him and 110 'marries a (oud young girl, Whllo looking for an apartment they stumblo across tbe Hat of the flrst wlfp. Ilerc tbe doting young wife learna nil of his past lite, and the young wife decides to begin exactly the same snrl of treatment as nractlceil by the first wife. Mary Shhw, one of the best of our act- rosKos, plnyi<d the rolo of the llrst wife nud inndc 11 nu Intercslliig chHraeter. Cliryslal Home, r.lwuyB ldentUled''nith drnnintle roles, did excellent comedy work ns tbe slllv Mrs. llowen, tbe Rccond. Htepheo Wright wos well rant db (he husband, aud Mnrlo Hudson hnd the part ot n Qcnnatr nuld and plycd It acceptohlr. Jobnsona Harmony Band," In clever fashion Cbss. A. Loder, tbo "well Irnovn comedian Asd star of comedies .and farces, played a Oerman souse, who gota Into the wrong house nnd passes hlmsctf oH as the doctor, and had a nuuiber of funny sayings. His dunce Is a fn>od bit, and the comedy points, in which be la well assisted by a woman and a man, are nicely brought out, and got laughs. The Venetian Trio of singers and tnstrii- nentall^ls did well In Italian solos and trios, llic tcuor Impersonated Caruso la "Pagllaccl" . and wns encored for tbe singing. '^Bborus ol Italy" olso went over Anc. nice and France, a natly couple, came on >wlrh a bobsled and cracked Jokes and ex- changed brlgbt conversation. A conversa- tion song, for which they wrote characters on a "frosted" window pane, was novel. The young lady also sang singly. Knx and Stewart, tbo well known bor- Icsqucrs, bad an assortment ot bright Hay- ings ahuiit iMvorre lawyers and divorces, ond tliclr p.irodles concluded tbelr part ot the entertolnment. I<uring Parquelte and Girls had a huv- lesqne tabloid, without a plot. The |rai}Inx couple sang well "Garden of Lore" and "Night Time In Bursundy." The nuiii played airtight end comedy coniblned, and had tho six glrlB singing a chorus earh of "She Bells >Sea Shells" In regular hurla*que fashion. Q'fae lending lady looked attractive and sang well. Burlesque manngeri tab this eotfplel The Duquesne Comedy Four had a dope liaiso nnd a second tenor, who made up like Chaplin and acted like Dave Marliin with the crushing of the hdt, the "suci<or'' biisl- Aess and all. Good singing marked their fthow, with "Linger Longer Lou" and "At tbo Bnll.'^ Unrguerlts and Hanley, tbe star acrobatic couple, cloiicd the show, holding all to tbe flnlah of thtlr act in which Ml«a Marguerite acted the part of the iinderitandor far tho hand balances in real manlike fashion. For the one handed tKilances she stood like a rock ; also for the dllTercnt psrch acts Mr. Ilanle.v also did good tecih work In support- ing rlie rope on which the Indv hal.mcert and did the lightning whirl for a flnlsb. A good Oct 1 ir(t, DALPS im STREET. A bit of vaudeville, a bit of pictures and A bit of drama has continued to draw them "In" here pretty regularly, with no opuo- sltlon up to this week, when ou Monony II. S, Mo<i3 opened the Kcgent, on the corner of One Hundred and Sixteenth Street and Seventh Avenue. Dale's sbow drawlni; powers will now be testeil. Tbe Hackott-Morgun company hns nlways had successfully plensout cDgngomenls at. Dnic's, and their present one appears to he like former stays. Their ofterlag for Fob. 18-20 was "On tbo Farm," well presented to usual good results. Vauacvllle had Inncss and Uynn running way out llrst for npplauso honors and laughs, with "dapper" Clinrllc Inncss taking good care nt the sieging end of the turn and "dippy" Maude Ityun doing the "nut" stuff and exhibiting dressmaker'a wonders in championship form. Vera Seblna, aaslaled by Mr. Bronner wcro solid favorltce also. In a clever turn' that features Hies Sablna's clover dancing to a nicety. "A Tom of a Page" held the sketch po- cttlou. It Is scinl-dramatle sketch with four neopic, cast as a wild and rich young bachelor, a faithful valet, a crook end a girl whom the crook Is robbing hotises for In order to keep ber on llic "straight- and narrow" thing, etc. The straight mon ibache- lor) sang "Over the Hills to Mary ' In tho early part ot K nil. In a voice good enough to warront his doing things "on Btlll another liage than this only fair sketch thnt has one good (pldj situation, with himself held nt the point of a- Ave shooter by tbe "rood eamarttan" bui-gter, but with a flnisU to It %at?"' ■■them" (wondering what iwaa John F. Clark waa refreshment in follow- ing npot, with hid comic monologue nnd niost ot his material was digested as tliougb Ihey "got" It. Btannan and Buckley, the black foce mu- sical comedians, wcro on No. 2. Tbelr patter neisis bolstering up-to-date bndly—but the Daleltc! laughed hard nt tbe old stuff—ond Sl ^'}^ „'*■ ^ ™u»ic from brass helped a lot. The 'cello and piccolo doesn't hit like a. good duet contblnatlon. ' Kaiser's foxy fox terriers opened the show quietly, and the list of Dims wns well picked ' IrvlDB Place (Rudolf Christians, mgr.) —Immcr tat druff ("Go to It. BojeT, a mixture of comedy and musical comedy, by Hermann Hal er and WUIl Wolf, with fflusic ,S ""its' presented at tbe Irvhig J'lntc Theatre with the following cast: Pro- fessor Olleudorf, Ernst UoIzdooA ; Adetheld, Illchard Feist; Kurt, ItD ISngol; Marie Ollen: dorf, Hoinz' wife, Marcarete Christians; Andree Bavlgnoc. Hans Unterklrcher; Pen- zel l owldcl, hair dresser, ChrlsUan Kab; Monsieur Labourdette, Ernst Bobert; Uu- dabie Labourdettc, Asta Lange: Mister 1 rown, Carl Doruberg ; Snblnc, French mold, l^nniy N cklass; Moll. Cenzi Goetzer; .Max Schllcpbake, Janitor. Budl Italic: Mliinaj hla y Ife. (.rete Meyer ; Braumuller student, ftaus Hnnscn : iniemchen, reservist and cook, Helu- r cb Mnttbacs; Jenn, valet, I'inll Grcder The phiv In Itself Is, be.voud a doubt the prize winner of the scnsoii, having monv praiacwortiiy .points. Whllo being a war piny, everything repulsive or sentimental baa been avoided, nnd the result Is a play full of laijsnitcr, cleverly worked out elUmtlona and a iarcc number of pleosing songs. Much to tho success of the olferlag must be credited to the gploudid ncllug. Furemnst In this ulrM'tlou Is I rl. Emmy Xlcklass. tho fomoas Ilerlln miniature uoubrcttc, a now acn.ialn- tancc to New Yorkers. Tlio young indy, who Is not even live feet high, has a knatk ot bringing out the pulnltj ot r song that Is wonderful: she is a splendid and graocful dancer, nnd evcrytliing she does aud snys Is cute. She was the rcelplcot ot tin.- ovcr- whelmlug part ot uucndlag applause, her only dlsoppolntlng feature being the fact that she refused to accede to any cucorcB A goodly share of tlie comedy success hi duo iTl. Meyer; who, as .the resolute and domi- neering Mrs, Schllopliako, presented us with another proof ot her ability as a character rnmedlennn. 8hc found a good pnrtanr in Horr Ilohc, wlio at the same time proved a clever comedian. Hcrr Felet looked well as leutenaut In one ot the now field uniforms, though be looked Fomcwhat too old for hlit f-"' In the llrst act Christian Hub wax splendid In the part of tho suave .lenrt- breakei ot a barber, who (Inallv is dnilchted with his capture by the little French maid. •rl. Goetser delighted In the first act with her yoilllDg. KrI. Christians did weil as yoiing Mrs. Oilondorf. Tlie rest of thn cast took nood care of' the smaller parts en- trusted to them. Bcrollna. llDrtlR * Sennion'H (Louis llurllg, rocr.l—f^ast week's business with tbo Social Mnlda came near a house record. For this week, Oamay (jerard'a FoKlc* of ttic Dav. LOEWS SEVEITIH AVENUE. (Rmtewti eve»int Fet. t».) ^Leat beld no sway with tbe audience of the Haveotb Avenue Theatre, far by scvei thirty tbe^ hoose was pack«) and pMrons' were standing In the rear of the thcat-o The bill waa very good. As the special nim feature. Mrs. Leello Carter. In "Dii Itnrn'"- WBs prescated, and Ibe picture was thornuth ly enjoyed. The acts were run one after an- other Instead ot having pictures between on account ot the length ot the feature. Freddy James, ten minutes. In one. Frcddv James, who la billed tbe worst Juggler In tbe world, has been reviewed when he was it the American. He has some new lines aid some nut stuff that Is very funny. He was on a little early, but nevertbelesa was a blc bit. Foor b(TWB, * Bulllvan, Keough and company, flftceDmln- ntes. In three. Interior. This political sketch is very well acted by two men and a woman It tells the story of a woman's cleverncsM lii blocking the pai<slng of an Important hlli The story Is Interesting and It held the at- tention of the audience. Four curtain calls 1)111 Foster, twelve minutes. In one. .Vi t opens with man singing. Mnslc goes wron- and .he llgbts with the drummer. Ou? word leads to another and tbo drummer goes upon tbe stage. He Is of the boob type ami Is a good comedian. They go through some good talk. The Imitation of a chicken slni;-. fng "Michigan," was liked. For an. em oro they sang "Red, Bed Rose" and "Tlppera/y" at the same time, aud the counter carmony fwaa^ pleasing. _Four_ bowe and an encore. jnlh- Walsh, Lynch and company, twenty jnli Qtcs, full stag^ special set. '^Hucklns Run,' probaUy one of the oldeat vaudeville sketobe "rtsteace, has been resnrrected nnd 1. more being played. The sketch just tie big small tlm« and Is a big bit. The of the ploylet Is of ao old rnbe who is In exlsteace, has been resnrrected nnd Is once more being " " fits the I Btory _ . _ , , robbing his ward ot her iaherltance, and n city chap, who saves and marries her, tnd re- covers the stolen inheritance, Tbe acting Is very good and the sketch more than made good. Three bows. Haydn, Burton and Haydn, twelve nln- ntos, In one. The act was reviewed by Tios CLin-BB when they, played the American. They wore undoubtedly the hit of the bill, Uie clever basebaU talk going over like a' Hiiot. Tbe piano and accordion playing nt Haydn was liked. The singing and the nut Bluff by Miss Burton was a hit. Pour bows and an encore. Ray Thompson's horses, twelve minutes, full stage, 'rberc ebould be a law passed that all hor.qe acts shou)d have a guard rail round their arena. One of the horses became unruly and bached off to the footllghta and nearly caused a panic.. The only dnmnge doue wns the breaking ot about a dozen elec- tric light bulbs. The horses are beautiful and, with the exception of the unruly one, ore well trained. Two men and two women, in a cavalier's costume, rode the animals. Iho latoBt dances Introduced by the horses were good. Three curtain calls. "Du Bnrr.v" took up an hour and forty minutes ot tbe sbow. It was liked and the audience sat very patiently through the whole of it. Uyiti. BONSTELLE STOCK CO. (Rtviewed matinee, Feb. to.) West End.—It one could have bad (he atmosnhcre ot a Broadway bouse, he easily could have Imagined be was sitting and look- ing at a Broadway company acMng. The Bonstellc Stock Company Is one nt the best ever presented In New York City, and the residents ot II:,rlem should support It. Tlie West End is suitable -for stock companies, for It draws a neighborhood trade. Every member ot the company Is excellent, and "Kitty Mn'^Kny" wns played for the week of Feb. IR without a single hitch. ' Jessie Uou- Btelle remarked that toe reasoa her company la so aiicceeoful is that she has no star In her company, and every member Is willing to jump In and take any part, no matter how small or large It Is, The buBlnees ot tbe bonss has Inxproved and the prospects are bright. The subscrip- tion list 1b now large and Is growing every day. Miss Bonstelle does all tbe work ber- self. Bhe selects the attractions, stages tbem and sees to all necessary detalia. Miss Bonstelle plaved tbe role of Kitty MacKay perfectly. Bnc waa entirely natiirnl, and her personrlity charmed tbe audlciir'!. Bhe took the h^avy dramati'.- moments and the light comedy moments with equal ease, and waa a hit thrjubgout, Corliss Giles, as the young lt<>iitmant of tbe Cold Stream Guards, made a very line appearance. He Is a very good actor, and- handled his altaatlons bi a first c!o!is man- ner. He la a typical matinee idol type, and there Is no doubt tbat be will become one with the Ilarlcm patrons. Kathleen Comegys^aa tbe chum of KItt.v, was extremely cicveff She made q perfert Mng, and her acotrb dialect sounued very natural. Vhe- U a good looking girl, and makes an excellent Ingenue, i Uobert Adams portrayed the <4iaracter ot an eld Scotchman, and was very enjoyable. He ls,ji clover character actor. Hugo Dlllmon made an excfllcot juvenile. H» was liked very much. Mabel- Mortimer was Indeed very cweet as the sister of Lord Ingelbnrt, Sh.i has a '^banning mauner, and should become 'very popular. Joseph Law- rence niude a very fine heavy. He will be a very Inportaot msmbcr and a good deal is exnpctcd from falni, Lgia Stuart U a character woman of note, «ad gave a llsver perOarmancc. Her Scotch Jlnlect was good. Llvla Nyo wns liked as the gossip. Charles Kennedy made go.id ns the echemlng guardian' of Kitty, and played hl8 rolo to pertei.'tlon. Busle Van Viwr was good as tho daiigbtcr of the McNiibs. Uardla Itlckman was liked as the butler. I'bo company deserves to become n (Ixturc Jo Harlem, as U la a credit to tlie rlly. iliilce. Colonial (Al. Darling, mgr.)—The bill for Washington's Birthday week here Is headlined by l<Vinny Ward and her cimipiiny, £resenting "A Table and Two Chairs." Will- im Uorrls and company Is presenting "Mrs. Tcmnle'8 Telegram." (llolb will be rcvlewoil In New Arts next week.) Frank Fognrly, "The Dublin Minstrel," Ls hero also, "cnn- Tnlesclng from the festivities" over lilin In Brooklyu lust week. Also: Bonnie Uinss (New Acts, next week), B, L. Goldberg, tin; funniest cnrtoonlsti Lasky'a "Tbe licnulles, musical comedy; tho Miasm Campbell (Now Acts, next Week). Burns and Lynn, the Toyo Troupe, and Ford and Ucwctt. Proptor*ii One Hf^ndred and Twenly- flfth Street (Grant Lnffcrty, mgr.)—I'he bill llrst hnlf of the current week: "Ihe Bachelor Girls," "Behind tho Fodtlleii";. All Rajah company. Stoddnrd and lIvnCB, Scnmp and Scamp, Mlnola Hurst and Mhlcet. Marline and Valerlo. Ray Fern, Cordrn, ^el•il Hall ond Jnlla Edwards. For 2B-2T; Dnvo Ross and companv. Walton and Ix>vern. La Salle and Raymond, Morton and Hart, Jolly Brothers, I.*o Beers, Grace Camp. Wli.soii Rogers, Maderla and Chase, and Uoey auu Mozart Girls. Praetor'* Twcntr-thiril Street (Wro. A. Matthews, mgr.)—Bill Feb. 22-114: (Joldlo Wnlince, "A -Tenement Flirtation." U?''" Trio, Itci'a marlonebtes, Frank MauBlleW, Dnvid Ross and company, Morton and Hb,V> and Blva Larson Troupe. For 2B-28: Julia Edwards. Al. Rrnnamnn, Btoddard nnd Hyncs. '•The Bachelor Girls,'' Clara Hllg, George Rnndnll and company, Mlnola llurat ana Midget, and Scamp and Scamp. , „ „, Stnnilnrd (llijrrv L. Cort, mgr.)—Sam Bernard hns n week's engngemcnt here in The neUo uf UomI Btred. Next Reck, 'TTbc Story ot the Hoaary."