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Show : " " In PSayjiooses of New York j ' '- XEW YORK, Jan. 2. The feature, of theatricals this week was. of course, the opening on Wednesday evening of Miss Maxlne Elliott's new ami luxurious playhouse play-house on West Thirty-ninth street, between be-tween Broadway and Sixth avenue. The structure was put up In a surprisingly shore time. but. nevertheless, it Is said to be built in the best possible fashion, the materials being- marblo, steel mid concrete. It Is practically Impervious to fire, there bolng nothing combustible in It except rh wood of the stage proper and In the framework of tho seats. Special Spe-cial arrangements havo boon made for the comfort of the public, Including seats of more than common width. Tho capacity ca-pacity of the house is about 900, nnd there Is an uninterrupted view of the stage from all points, owing to the absence of supporting sup-porting columns. Moreover, It Is claimed that the system of ventilation is peculiarly efficacious. Tho front of the house and the inner walls are of while marble and the Interior decorations are in old Ivory, old gold, and mouso color. The opening play. "The Chaperon," was by Marlon Fairfax and deals with the adventures of an American girl, who is seeking a divorce di-vorce from tho objectionable foreign count whom she has foolishly marrlod. While acting the part of chaperon with some girl friends she Is surprised by her husband, and. In the effort to avoid him, Innocently Involves herself In a somewhat some-what compromising situation. Everything, of course, is straightened out satisfactorily satisfac-torily In tho end. Miss Elliott scored a great personal success. The theater was filled with her friends. It is expected that Julia Marlowe. Mine. Nazimova and Mary Mannerlng will act in this houso when Miss Elliott is engaged elsewhere. Pew dramas of the civil war period are more moving than "The Warrens of Virginia." and this fact was attested by the size of the audiences at the Academy Acad-emy of Music this week, where David I3e-I I3e-I lasco is presenting the drama for two woeks. The company returned to this city after a. successful road tour lasting nearly a year. New York last saw the play. In which Charlotte Walker and Frank Kcenan are co-stars, during its long run at tho Stuyvesant, aud few changes have been nmde. Miss Annie Russell has finished her engagement en-gagement at Weber's theater In "The Stronger Sex." On Monday evening George Broadhurst's new comedy. "An In-tennatlonal In-tennatlonal Marriage," will be presented at that house, with Dlgby Bell In the lending part. The play is of the light comedy order. u Eddio Foy as Hamlet in "Mr. Hamlet of Broadway" still suceeds In transforming the tragic into ihe mirthful at tho Casino. A great deal more responsibility than usual falls on Mr. Foy's shoulders In this farce. He seems to realize what Is quite tho truth, namely, that he Is the life and soul of the piece. Edgar Smith's Imagination must have been suffering from dry rot when he conceived the plot of this piece, but Foy and a. smart company com-pany put some life into It Mr. Foy will make his first, and possibly his only, 'legitimate" appearance as the Melafi- choly Dane at the Casino on the after- J.. noon of January 1"), the Aate whiili I has set for tho professional matinee 01 I "Mr. Hamlet of Broadway.". "Stor Lew Fields camo back to New York 9 for a week at. the Grand opera-house -Vj with "Tho Girl Behind tho Counter." and m scored as usual. fc y Scverln continues at the Lincoln Scpiart 1 1 theater and is likely to continue In New f 'York for Gome time, us the French pan- tomJmist Is proving himself a very popu- lar attraction. Ills silent little drama. , bj 'Conscience." Is as understandable- as If the actors were speaking Instead of pan- i'1 tomlmlng a pari. Willie Moppc, the boy , w billlardlst champion, made his first ap- I ti pcarance at this house and was wol- i coined. Emma Cams rendered her catchy & songs, with two new numbers added. The engagement of William Collier in fkCf "The Patriot." at the Garrick theater vim has been Indefinitely extended into tho new year. flu" Mis Tho Messra. Shubert announce that. wee- owing to the hit scored by Clyde Fitch's W2 new farce comedy. "The Blue Mouse." at ' tik the Lyric theater, the engagement of 1 Uf the pleco has been extended for the re- ' Err malnder of the theatrical season. m. Owing to tho success of Do Wolf Mop- (y;f per in "The Pied Piper." at the Majestic j theater, his engagement has been pro- longed for an Indefinite period. Mr. I fop- 1 fli per announces his Intention of abandon- 1 JMr Ing the comic musical field and appearing t mi In straight comedy after the present sea- j jfl, Frltzl Schorr Is singing Victor Her- J j&i bert's music In "Tho Prima Donna." a t J ii?r the Knickerbocker theater, to well-filled Jia. houses. I K fc lm Miss Bllllo Burke will give the 150th j tal performance of "Love Watches" at the iff) Lyceum theater on Monday evening, when wSfl. souvenirs, consisting of photographs of &r Miss Burke in antique frames, will be ' ii1?1 distributed. jjur " v Jiriic Cleveland Moffet's new play. "The Bat- ' pi tic." In which Wilton Lack-aye stars, Me I seems destined to provea success. Jfme It Is announced that Harrison Grev vt'r Fiske has acquired the American rights It t of "ITannelo" from Gcrhardt Hauptmann j4iut ' for Mrs. Flske. Ho proposes to produce. J?no the piece next season. It has achieved a-Ja,c1o great success In Europe. ' 5offi " " i Viola Allen Is to be seen shortly In a lrkci new play by Marlon Crawford. "Tho c White Sister." "soi rsi Channlng Pollock has written a plav 1: called "Such a Little Queen," which wlil 1 fenfl be produced next season. i M b' M " &mm Oscar Hammorsteln announces the il hie opening special performance at the Man- ' HiifV hattan opera-house of Richard Straus's iS. 1 "Salome" on either a Tuesday or a r 2LJ Thursday evening In tho latter part of . r January. |