Show Tales of the Stage In Leah Mrs r Fiske anti the Manhattan company at the Man theatre New Yok York undoubtedly illustrate the mgt pronounced drama tc tie success seen in that cit city in yer years The New York critics seldom unanimity in prise praise of anything of offered offered in that dt city but a as to thi this play Mis FIskes acting in it and th the work pay of the splendid company gathered ill iii support there has been n no dIssenting word while the enthusiasm m t that t In Informs Informs forms most of the the writing abut about th event suggests something out of tile the ordinary run of offerings at atthe atthe the head bead centre of drama in 10 America What strengthens and verifies critical verdict is seen n i in the popular r response to thi this late latest o offering riO I 1st whid Mrs Fiske is the central figure Th The Manhattan is thronged nightly by el en enthusiastic playgoers who at ls last ha have found something worth orth while h In hi th tile form of drama and in acting I It j it freely predicted that Leak Leah wi will run the season out ut at th the Manha tan to an overflowing patronage and aiti that in i it Mrs Ir Fiske his has fo on one of cr the bet best vehicles i if not the ver very he best t vehicle of her hel career a re r not oly only for th the honor she will i win in i it but also I be cat of the sterling value o of Ute the ph play which at a bund bound Mr r c I 1 IS S iS as a maser master t tand and t that bi wise wis a artIstic fore foresight ht hk i her with th the b boot corn OD patty of actors seen n in New ew York 1 what i is called aie the days Taken f day altogether It seems to be sem an atit artisti it triumph not only 01 on the highest In hines but complete in al Is Its detail details And th the response to it shows that that aside front from Its artistic appal appeal Leah Klel Kles kast aJ a represented at the theatre wHit commend a phenomenal popular ers new policy i In tho the ff of the Ne New Yo py ter theatre pr presenting big productions at bi the sl scale ranging fron rosa 25 cents to 1 wU wilt b be inaugurated a at the Christmas lay a Ti This departure wl will make the New York the only popular prk hUff house on Broay Broadway the gret cap capacity ty of the theat theatre render lug this pan plan S The firSt wU will b be JOl Brook Brooks pro production of C T Lisy neW pla play Hie Home Folks which was as given its pr premiere at the Walnut the theatre In Philadelphia on the mat insL and made a hit bit Staged at th the Ne e York it wi will be the larg largest production ever prent presented l at popular prices Tho company numera eighty people thirty of whom ar are or of unusual abU abil abilIty Iy Ity As a dramatic organization it wil wilt equal any ever s seen n on Broadway Mr r Brooks and utne th the Ma stage 9 director making making I e most le ton for tor every part Among the prin principal principal cipal players are William William S Hart Ute tile original Kelwin in Ben Hur Thomas A Wise VIse who made a hit in Are You a Man Mason Jule Julie and nd Crystal Herne daughter daughters of of the late James A lerne Ierne Samuel Reed Red the noted character acor actor Chare Charles Se Sted nian Artur Arthur Waiter Ton Thomas Chale Charles Lamb IAm ad and Charles Mason Mr Dae Dazey has as founded his new play playon aY on the theme it Jamet Whitcomb RI RIleys leys heys poem Home Folks He He chose choso for his locale f success in illinois two wo years after the civi civil war I It is sted In tour four act acts and nd five sene scenes The dr Ing is n re remarkably 1 well done one and the t types are interestingly contrasted The stor story js is mainly com comedy Y but yet there is a is strong underlying dramatic t tone rn run fling through the acton action The Piece is isone isone one that both te the old and nd the tho young In he te apple seele the incident of the swimming ho hole a of by boys ar are shown bathing in aim a ninie c river of re redi water water and amI in the scene In l i t act the best of juvenile dr dram dramatic work se sea on the stage in at Ue stai in 1 many a a aday day Is Sh shown own In the d development t of oe the play Mr Ir ha has stive to tomake tomake make i It and d to give to each c charat a t sr r perfection In I 14 stage mimicry tt hat creates a an a hera o Gt b baut ut I It The Is that on one s 8 sing Home Hom Folks does nol no Im tIke like seeing a a are aU alt o G natural r |