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Show gyjTln Piayfwoses , of New York SmP V0R1C' ST)1- II.- A most do-'wNKjiitful do-'wNKjiitful entertainment oamo Jo t-lie 'HKnicIcr)i)fker theater this week in -5hjTlic Dollar Princess." Tho projrramnii: 'QflJfillcd (ho piece :i niiisieal ttumwly, but PljjJHbcrclta would define ii, more aeeurntc-''iCrMj', aeeurntc-''iCrMj', because its musical score is olabo-SjfNWito, olabo-SjfNWito, and it is free 1'roni the tedious l4jMkuffooner,v which is generally asso-fNK'ntrd asso-fNK'ntrd wit" musical comedy. In adapt-' adapt-' Ki' the book of the German authors for wKio (American Hiage. George Gold.Mtiith. 'Iljj mr,f has done a most creditable piece, oL rLvK-ork, foi" lt'xt is stoiulilv bright' mnd interesting. When to a good Ji-'0)( Ji-'0)( ljjmrctto is added Ihe tuneful, exhilarating oSKutsic of Ijo I'aW, it is easv to see -5!Mint the result must be something to ,&nlifrlil all lovers of light opera. Tho Mlot of "The Dollar Princess" lfinges -oRn a peculiarity of John Cowdci. jWlc president of the coal trust. This Kxtremelv wealthy gentleman 1ms a ifcK;cucIiant for employing titled foreign-fnBrs foreign-fnBrs in -subordinate positions in his of-I of-I lKcc and household. One of the Cowdor 1 IjBfootnit'ii is Lord Herbert Kit z-.f ones, iWrnd the head groom' is 1 lie Marquis de SWoltfontaine. Thus John V. C'owder -wrat'f"-'5 at 0,100 llis fo" : t ru I v ,'Hiristocraiie entourage, and his desire to' ;,'Kiztiro as a practical philanthropist. y'BSjnCo Cowdor has ..also a charming daughter and a charming niece, it is Kbvjous that the possibilities of the situ-' 'Etion uro numerous. Thev .are further .-'fcomplicatcd by the arrival on .the scene IBof a Russian adventuress a Countess ' ;'-Koica who is engaged as housekeeper -iKvir Mr. Cowder, and would surely win 2$)BM,n fr a ',,ls,)niul did no' -"rh out . Whnt. she has previously wedded a lion WjKamer. Miss Adrieune Augarde. whose 'KjDging in "The Duchess of Dantx.ig" "mi's well remembered here, achieved a jjEicrsonnl success. 'Reminiscences," -Wtvhieh she sung with F. Pope Stamper, . rBwlio played the part of the Marquis do jfMTolifontnine, was one of tho prettiest. WOWtorigs of the opera. Miss Yalli Valli, -Mrrlio last season appeared in ' 'Kilty Nlfcrey." had a part admirably adapted Mto hor abilities, and placd it well. ! tl.ro.ighot.t (he country, appeared as r'; -' l vo"-", .w. whose Kii Vor,! victims of one of the im? "WMsnoros. Ho comes to thisi i nii.tiy and becomes an ardent Auter-"-ni. He :(lso undertakes the self-chosen self-chosen nns.s.o,, f am:ilKaiiiatiiip the hoterogdneous nationalities and races and makmg them all Americans. Amur-!(J Amur-!(J 110 'I'aractori.es as the great melting melt-ing pot, God s crucible, in which all the races are melted' and reformed-Jews id. Kussians, Germans and Frenchmen, VVr. -. ,A,"JVriC!in. with one ideal. Mr. hiteMde. the new star, has the opportunity oppor-tunity in several long speeches to loll o. I m; ineal and aim. The home thai ho shares in Slnion Island with his un-de. un-de. Aendel Quixano, and the hitter's mother. I-ran CJifixnno, presents a model' or palnolism. Over the door are draped 1 1,0 Klrs -''iid stripes, and on the walls are portraits of Washington. Lincoln and (olttiulnis. And David, inspired by lus surroundings, expresses his ideas in' I'hijiuidinous AnieVicanisms. I hi young man is a violinist, and Muis meets Vera Kev.endal (Miss Chrvs lal Heme), who is engaged in fettle ment work, llis love for tin girl, who is also it Jinssia.ii. but a Gentile, causes the orthodox uncle to evict, him from tiiur home. David's mind is continually continu-ally mstmbed by tho picture of the iiia.'sacr- :n which, his mother and orh ors of l's family were sacrificed, and boloro his eyes comes the phantom portrait por-trait of Ihe man who directed the slaughter, lie later meets this person face to -face, and he proved to be Baron Itevendal. the father of his liancce. The young Russian thereupon casts aside the young woman and returns to hi? people, lint the old love is renewed. Mii. Whiteside played his pathetic part with vigor, and Miss Herne was a svm- pat hoik'-if reactionary Vera. t - ' - "The Revellers," a new modern comedy by Charles Richman. in which Mr. Richiuaii himself appears as the star, opened at Maxine Elliott's theater the-ater for the three weeks' engagement, beginning on Tuesday night. V John Drew made his rc-cn trance on If mm wM ! I L- :' "' '"" ' "l jjn SCfllNE FfeOM "TTSXAS," jjy k At the Colonial Theater, Starting Sunday, September 12. mc jponahl Rrian, as the leading man. was also well received. Israel Zangwill's play, ''The Melting. J'ot," based on the Jewish problem, received re-ceived its first New Vork jiresentajion at ,tlic new Coined v theater. It is a rZnngwiII story staged rather than (tlraiiialr.cd. Walker Whiteside, wlio originated the char.-uter in Washington -';gjfo:iyt ear. and has been playing it the metropolitan stage at the Fmpiro theater in the highly amusing comedy of "Jack Straw," in which he acted last season. " "An American Widow," which Henry B. ..Harris produced at. the Hudson Hud-son theater, is as uiuisuid a play as the woman portrayed in the title role is unusual. The type of woman that Kel-let Kel-let Chambers has made his heroine in the comedv which i ok its audience bv storm is verv se'dom met in real lite, and to many will appear as intensely unreal, as it is to bo hoped she. is. Hut "An American Widow-! is tc be judged bv comedy .-taudard-, an i for purposes of entertainmeiii. she fills every want, (trace Klkins has the title role. i At tho Gaietv theater AVinchell Smith's new American comedy, "The Fortune Hunter." had its Broadway premiere, witTi John liarrymoro in tho title part. ri'enrv P.. Harris's prodticiion. "Such a hit tie Queen. ''.is attracting theatergoers' theater-goers' attention to tho JlaOkett theater. the-ater. 4 Frances Starr opened her second year in "The Easiest Way.'' by Kugeuo Waltci at the Bolaseo-Stpyvcsant theater. the-ater. "Is Matrimony a Failure? " Leo Dit-richstin's Dit-richstin's merry comedy, which tho David Helasco eompairy is playing at the lielasco theater, is drawing packed housci. "Arscne Lupin,'' 'I he deleetivf thief llny, contiuiuis its run at the Lyceum thenier. Plays at popular houses this week included in-cluded George M. Cohan and his family ill "The Yankee Prince" at the Grand opera house. '.'The Mine Mouse" at the West End. "The Jiingmasler" at the YorkviUo, "The Witching Hour" at the Metropolis and "The Iiialto Itoundcrs" at tho Murray Hill. At the vaudeville houses the head-liners head-liners were: Colonial Miss Minnie Du-pree; Du-pree; Miss Camillo Obcr. ehant.nuse. Hamniersloin 's Victori:i Mine. Anna Hiss De Bar. American music hall loc Welch, the Divine Myrina. New Brighton theater Julia Jting and company com-pany and "The Night. Birds." Al-hauibra Al-hauibra Miss Carrie Do Mar, the Sicilians. Si-cilians. . t New features at the Hippodrome are "The Ballet of Jewels." "A Trip to Japan" and "Inside Hie Earth." |
