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Show fto Playhouses of New York Mwrw YORK. Doc. u The theatrical "NlTnre looking as bright as the inan-HS'cJu inan-HS'cJu d nsle for. With the jlay-imuB jlay-imuB holding out such solid induce-kr induce-kr .IS hotSvor. it is easy to account Crtithe box offico results, and even rU three new offerings on the boards Gmti'wcolc and the same number last U k all the old favorites and some ItuLy' 'so old are doinjj vrell. ;t the Criterion, William Gillette in -4 Snson" is in his seventh week, with 'demand for scats still unsatisfied. IWlfli it the Hackott, Mrs. Fiakp in "Sal WW ion NeH" is in her third-week, with iUifcy indication that it will bo a long Ujjtoft boforo the public will bo satisfied ot her go away. v rilliam Favcrsham at Daly's is a A ft t attraction to those who enjoy fl Q " comedy and good acting while . tho Stuyvesant Blanche Bates has $ mi her 100th porformanco of. "Tho Mine Hope," and outers, confidently ' 585 second century. At tho Betas-i Betas-i theater Georjio Arhss in "Tho Dov- 'J - continues to attract houses that fK re tho box offico folk nothinR to H fat. At the Bijoii '.'A Gentleman lid g Mississippi ' iB fillinp the house. 1 v it Weber's. Anna Russell in "Tho I' onecr Sex," is in the full tide of ess. and it begins to look as it in Full" may have a rival m l-matter of lone runs at that house-Uiam house-Uiam Collier, m "The Patriot," at tGarrick. has a congenial rolo and to and pleased audiences arc made d; ue of this fact jiifrfitly. i yfeantime Ethel Barrymorc has com-J com-J ted the first month of her run in ady Frederick," at tho Hudson, , I her audiences are more appreciate? apprecia-te? II nichth-. That charming comedy, ? Wtcnes,". with dainty Bi lie J irEo as the star, is the lodestonc that ! fii e the Lyceum nightly, and thero's no Hi line when tho public will be satisfied. aI are's no need of saying much about 'Vi bn Drew in "Jack Straw." at tho M nire. All that's uoccssary is m cked houses." Further up Broad-i Broad-i itfhn Traveling Salesman." at 7 i Gaiety, is still exhibiting a lino ot em imatic good? that attracts buyers to 05 txy performance in such numbers 'J. it there are no "empties" in the use. ""via Wireless," at the Lib- ' j, is ticking off the word "success" "CO 'overv performance, and tho audi-&f audi-&f ifis loavo thrilled and satisfied. Up !s Astor "'Tho Man from Homo' ht at home, and large audiences fho quaint mannerisms and Tn-patfaos Tn-patfaos of William Hodge. "Three Twins" at the Herald e -just can't help being so genu-funnv genu-funnv that it is easy to account beir )ong slay, which shows no of boing ended. At tho New Am m, "Littlo Nemo" has firmly cs-icd cs-icd himself as a formidable cou-t cou-t in the popularity Marathon, i sprinting along well toward the of the line, m at Wallack's', jolly Marie Ca-; Ca-; making "The Bos and Bet-no Bet-no of tho features of the season, be demand at the ticket window attesting sign. "The Bed Mill," Montgomery Ss Stone, is making all sit up at the Acadomy, and it :e than duplicating its Broadway s downtown. Over at the Opera -Lillian P.ussell, in "Wildfire," k in town after a successful Ncw nd tour, and the packed houses ridence that both the play and re popular. Sot in years has a musical comedy i 6e first night gave more promise of a ri ord-hreakiue run bCGn staged in this y thau "Miss Innocence." which . .f do its premier Monday night at tho ,$ :w York theater, with Miss Anna a dd in the principal role. Tt is a i piedy that has boen lavishly staged 4 produced in a manner that insures 3 'sntcccs. Miss Held is supported by 3 excellent cast, including Charles A. 1 1 dow and Lawrence d'Orsay, botli j Vnom receive many encores and cur- n call.s. The chorus work is good, j , 1 tho music of tho swinging, catchy jfi jl that will be whistled by tho i Tibout towu. Tho play is by Har-j Har-j !d. Smith and Ludwig Englandcr, - -a l:has just enough plot to cany the 1 ion. ' it the Lyric- theater Monday night i. ' raudicucy v.-as in a galo of laughtor 'ore the first ten minutes of tho new play. "The Blue Mouse," and that rapid mirth provoking tempo which marked the start of Clyde Fitch's, adaptation from tho German was maintained main-tained until the fiual curtain. "The Blue Mouse" is a lively littlo thing, scampering about in many places where wisdom aud expedience might well advise ad-vise caution. fc5he is a Salomo dancer of certain charm, but uncertain morals, and her adventures aro those that have figured in farco thifi many a day. How she consouted to appear as tho wifo of one man, who ulrcady had a wife of his own, and tho subsequent complications complica-tions form the basis for tho fun of the piece. Mr. Fitch is said to havo toned down the nluy to ?uit American audiences, audi-ences, butHf so, his work is not strikingly strik-ingly apparent. In its present form it is lively and full of laugh provoking opportunities, which the capable cast of players make the most of. Harry Conor and Charles Dickson aro tho leading spirits in a company which also includes Miss Mabel Ma-bel Barrison as tho lively little Blue Mouse, and Miss Zelda Sears as a Lady from Cohoes, a familiar figure of tho Fitch plays. "The Winter Feast," by Charles Bann Kennedy, first presented hero on Monday afternoon at tho Savoy theater, thea-ter, proved to be a play of unusual dramatic dra-matic and literary quality, suffused with tragic intensity." Its story is set in Iceland in tho eleventh century, and tells how Thorkel, an old Tiking, set sail for Yineland aud returnod alone of all the brave spirits who set out with him: how he told his kinsfolk a grievous griev-ous lie concerning his foster son, whom he loft alive behind among savages, but reported dead, and the consequences conse-quences of that lie working out through two succeeding generations and culminating cul-minating in expiation through bitter tragedv. The play is unduly long. The 'cast gathered for its interpretation interpreta-tion was ouo of unusual distinction, including in-cluding Edith Wynne Matheson, Walter Wal-ter Hampden, Frank Mills, Arthur Lewis, Lew-is, Robert Cummings and Miss Gladys Wynne, all of whom were not only impressive im-pressive as actors, but spoke their lines with exquisite diction. Tho single stage setting was one of remarkable beauty. Charles Dillingham's annual presentation presen-tation to Nov.- York of Fritzi Schcff in comic opera was given at tho Knickerbocker Knicker-bocker theater with a two-act Blossom-Herbert Blossom-Herbert piece, "Tho Prima Donna." Mr. Herbert has written elightcen musical mu-sical numbers for the new comedy, and it goes with much dash and spirit. . De Wolf Hopper resumed his starring season under tne management of tho Shubcrts at the Majestic theater on Thursday evening. "Tho Pied Piper," a musical play by Austin Strong and B. II. Burnside, with music by Manuel Klein, is the vehicle. I Lulu Glaser in "Mile. Mischief." moved to tho Casino on Monday. The opening at the Casino marked tho 100th porformanco of this piece in Now York Citv. Its run will bo continued at tho Casino for only threo weeks. Tho Hippodrome has an entirely new circus. No change has been made in the old bill except in this regard, bej. under tho tent which is erected in view of the audience us a part of tho "Sporting Davs" sp.cclaclo ten arcuic acts entirely new to America and im ported especially for the Hippodrome, are now presented. At Ilammcrstein's Victoria, theater this week the programme was headed bv William .lerome aud Jean Schwartz, who made their debut on tho stage. Thev aro the authors of over 500 pop- , ular'sungs, including "Bedelia," "Mr. . Doolcy" and "Rip Van Winkle Vas a Lucky Man." Harry Lauder keeps on overworking the ticket man at the newly christened Amorican Music. Hall on Wost Forty-second Forty-second street. This is the, third of his four weeks' engagemeut which will mark his goodby to New York. Maude Odcll, "The Perfect Woman," is billed to remain another v!ck at Blanov's Lincoln Square theater. Sharing Shar-ing big tvpc honors with her is Ycsta Victoria.' w u At the Alhambra theater the vaudeville vaude-ville porformers included W. O. Kelly, Lily Lena. William Haw trey and his compauy, iu the new sketch, "Compromised.' |