Show Two Big Dates For Eor Playgoers Two gala events on the local stage have been booked for Kingsbury hall hail for the near future William Gillette in Sherlock Holmes and Maude Adams and Otis Skinner in their great production of The Merchant of Venice Mr Gillette comes for one evening January 25 He lIe is on his farewell tour In his long career on the American Amer American ican stage perhaps nothing gained him the th lasting fame he enjoys so 60 much as his Interpretation of Conan Doyles Doyle's great detective Of this pIa play Bo Booth th said I would rather see you play Sherlock Holmes' Holmes than be a c child ild again on Christmas morning With Secret Service it takes rank as one of ot the greatest characterizations of oC the great actor in the of the speaking stage Maude Adams' Adams presentation of The Merchant of Venice brings her in inthe inthe inthe the character of Portia and opposite her as Shylock the usurer is Mr Skinner The dates are set for April 1 and 2 Miss Adams Is yet to be seen in New York The announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment of her intention to return to the stage after ater her long retirement has been the occasion for much interesting interesting in in- comment throughout the thel countr country Her production is the more more notable in that she employs in m her production of the great Shakespearean ean can tragedy her own development in stage lighting which is said to be effects effects ef effects ef- ef and brings many revolutionary hitherto impossible to achieve on the thc stage |