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Show Magnif,Cnt Playhouse Is Opened j 1:, Nov. in.-rho now pencil its initial season hern and Julia Marlowo 's "Antony and Clc-s Clc-s first production to bo ,ov playhouse. Of the tor in which this play v praise can be spoken ho hnve practically cn-with cn-with a monumental in-bids in-bids fair to rival the theaters of Europe. n n.hicb ifi the most corn-it corn-it is tho most beautiful this country, tho-audi-1 irod to witness tho first c of tho most distin-Joupht distin-Joupht tocolhcr. That ,d i Co difficulties to be ,e production of a y ay as Shnkcspcaro ' An-,atra." An-,atra." was evident in and in their unlimited is natural that two such ,ld appeal to tho uinbi-Aen uinbi-Aen and Miss Marlowe, of Hie performances are in the latter s favor. Miss M-arlowo's.ccntlcr implusivo ernciousncss n queen. Tho subtlety easily encompasses the ftlv chancin- humors, i fury in Cleopatra rs onate ancor, as, for m-scono m-scono with, (ho mosscn-, mosscn-, and she Represents the ;d in tho practice of a as in tho moments when assertions of her lov-iro. lov-iro. Hero is a wonder-mite wonder-mite pcrformanco, which time will take rank t Shakespearean unper-ch unper-ch loss can bo said ot Mnru Antony. TIis possesses few of the ndinc qualities of the r and pfcncr.il. Ho is an ancc, passive presence His physical and toiu-lipmcnt toiu-lipmcnt does not meet t requirements. So he iy Um dominating pcr-towerful pcr-towerful military leader qualities which whet f Cloppatra's passion, ounds the pathetic note self-accusinpf croatiiess. ic moments of Antony's tho frenzied sceno after on hearinc MaYdian's Mcojmtra's death, ho is sontial dramatic power, no in tho Monument, n appcnlinp: pat lios and he final estimate of his rly every instance the satisfactorily filled, iroduction at tho New 1 tho company from an nit pojnl of view. The liven on Thursday nighi. jinublock's comedy, "A Air. ,; was presented. its MiSs Rose Coglilan and Mrs. Sol ii'.b in important roles. I , i ;' -A comedy full of pood music and f0A wh humor was introduced by Frank HVVt kiiflj at Daly's theater this week, it it was spoiled 1)3' a mass of vul jj irity such as has, not appeared on :ii mint? this season. Tho play is M "Tho Hello of "Brittany."" H J HTTilt"n by Lecdham Hantock and 1 3, Bsrrow. with music by Howard ftit'and Marie Horne, and lyrics' by fy Grconbank. There was little or j htory; there seldom is in a play of jt iwt. The scene was laid in Brit-J Brit-J in the eighteenth century. Frank "Wi vms the impecunious" Marquis i i SI. Gautier. with a woman valet, '.nil' , (Mii3 13,ssl .y"). Ho want-flDI1 want-flDI1 Inrtw Rnymond to marry the nmr-t! nmr-t! w. stilted hut wealthy ward, Mile, ij HiMdclaVirc. Tho sou saw thincs 1 flMMtly. nnd woood Babetle. I he I mkt of Poqiielin, a miller, who ; W her cnixajremont to Bapti.it e JJ Rnllon, a l'aris chef, on the dav sol 1YV niarrinto. , Mr. Daniels "was J. as he always is. His makeup u Mmicnl in the 'extreme; ho wore W Hjthine. as he said, but tho kitchen Iff Misk KBa Ryan, as Toinetlo. i hfi thc principal personality alio did hor work to the satisfaction of the audience. au-dience. Sho did. also, soino irraccful dancing. John Mason appeared nt tho Aeadcmv of Music in Aucustus Thomas's "The Witching Hour.'' He and his associates associ-ates uro no strangers to Now York in this play, for they were nt the Hackett thoatcr moro than a year. Thev received re-ceived a cordial welcome. Mr. Mason was tho same forceful nnd interesting Jack Brookfield, the Louisville gambler, gam-bler, that ho was last season. His support sup-port was effective. Tho opera seasou opened at the Manhattan Man-hattan Opera houso with the "Herodi-ado," "Herodi-ado," of-Jules Massenet, a work new but entirely wclcomo to Now York. It was interpreted with a cast, a conduct or and scenic display worthv hi taste and munificence .both of ' Hcrodiade" iiself and of an occasion in which New York, intellectual, artistic and social, has always shown genuine and eager interest. The story of "Herodiado" is no, to bo confounded with certain familiar incidents in biblical Jiistory, nor yet with that "Salome" to which Oscnr Wilde anil Richard Strauss devoted de-voted the creativo energies of their peculiar genius Tho authors of the literary text of "Hcrodiudc" have made use of the names of certain, peo- ,plc prominent; in court life, in politics and in religious circles in Judea at the beginning of tho Christian era. They have also borrowed ono or two incidents inci-dents authentic in hislorv, but in the I main they have made a drama, of their own, based vague! upon a piece of fiction by Flaubert. Tho music is in the usual Massenet vein, but it is not remarkable. 4' Idols," Roy .Ilorui ma mi's dramatization dramati-zation of W. J. Locke's celebrated novel of tho. same name, is entering its third wcok at the Bijou theater. The production of "Tho" Silver Star" 'at tho New Amsterdam theater, is one of the most brilliant spectacular stage pictures ever devised. Bort Williams, of the famous team of Williams and Walker, is mcctin with success in "Mr. Lode of Koal," at tho Maicstic theater. ' "T.'ie Harvest Moon" is in the second sec-ond month of its career at the Gar-rick Gar-rick theater. With a substantial triumph to its credit nnd a surety of continued sue- MISS TEXAS GUINAN, Prima Donna with "Tho Gay Musician" company at the New Sclmbort thcator Wednesday ovening. cess in store for its future, "Tho Dollar Dol-lar Princess" has begun tho eleventh consecutive week of its season nt tho Knickerbocker theater. "Arsene Lupin," as acted by William Wil-liam Conrtenay, Miss Doris 'Kounjo, 'harlcs Harbufy and Miss Virginia Hammond at tho Lycouin theater, continues con-tinues to attract largo audiences. HI John Drew will continue his season of indefinito length in "Inconstant George," at tho Kmpiro thcator. Kyrlo Rellow appears in Alfred Snt-ro's Snt-ro's production, "Tho Builder of GEORGE M. COHAN, AMERICA'S FAVORITE COMEDIAN, As He Appears in His Big Musical Comedy, "The Yankee Prince," at tha Salt Lake Thoater, Next Thursday, r riday and Saturday. Bridges," which ib playing at the Hudson Hud-son theater. Margaret Anglin plays "Helena ilich-io" ilich-io" to good houses at tho Savoy theater. the-ater. "Tho Climax',' continues on its long run at Weber's theater. 'The Man from Home" concluded his long-run at tho Astor theater on Monday night, and on Tuesday the first performance of "Seven Days" was given. Other popular plays are doing well. At Hnmmerstem 's Yictorin theater this week, Valcski Suratt, in- an original orig-inal one-act play entitled "Tho Belle of the Houlcvarll," was lite hcndlincr. . lien Franklin, the comedienne, was llie star attraction at the ('olonial this week. .Tames J. .TpfTrics was at the I'laza Music hall, Miss Carrio DeMar at the Fifth Avenue, Willa Holt Wakefield Wake-field at the American Music hall, and Taylor Granville- at tho Alhainbra. i William Faversham will rclurn to tho Lyric theater for a special engagement en-gagement in "Herod" later in tho season. sea-son. On account of the brovily of his 'present engagement, Mr. Faversham was compelled to arrange for Wednesday Wednes-day matinees this week and next. Mario Drossier will soon appear in a now musical plav by Fdgar Smith and A. Buldwin Slono called "Tillio's Nightmare." Miss Drossier is designing design-ing her own costumes for the production. produc-tion. Andrew Mack will tako tho lcndinc part in "Tho Prince of Bohemia, which began rehearsals this week. ReheurBals have been begun of Charles Klein's new play, "Next of Kin." |
