Show Wf I v v v Letter J Correspondence orr New Nell York De Mrs langtry speaks with fervid cn thulium of at America and ami Ameri Americans cans In general theros therna an expression of at more than passing thoughtfulness In her eyes when wilen aho has haH occasion to tor r refer ter to C I where she Iho encountered an Instructive experience IL a While ago It during the tho engagement In hr the tho chief Ohio city that the announcement t or of Daniel marriage carne to her hor an and with charac promptness she Bho conceived the tho Idea or of sending IL a wedding present to the bride and groom Business Man nger was ins dispatched In search cf t n a suitable gift ho was nas told talc to hlo it II sent to Mrs lira apartment is In the hot hotel I lie Ho visited II a novelty shop shall kept by 1 a man named and picked out two or three articles pay paying lar ing a deposit or of fifty dollars upon them end and dire ti ng that they bo be d to 10 the Jersey Lily In order that she might make makl her choice of at them As none ot of tho tha lot struck her fancy they sere ere all returned to the tho shopkeeper began what turned out to tobe tobe be a Wild 1111 and fruitless scramble for forthe the return ot of his money The ople eople at first merely demurred but Lily fial footed that they give back bael the cash on any account und and that the tho best Kiraly could da 40 would bo be to take talo to the ot of Ida his deposit The Tho the tho tier ateI management added Its In the Iho business managers behalf but It Wa aaa all In vain and before the tho com Zany fany left leCt town was obliged to fut tut hIs claim In the han hands or of n I law flan firm which at last accounts had hSI been unable to squeeze the tho do deg lash out ot of the tho hands or of time the leather soap small potatoes It seems to tone tome ne me On light Nat C Goodwin passed up e for the tho time being belag lit at Inot and on Monday even In t made his first appearance in III lid sin In n farcical comedy tailed M WIC Vitas II husbands Speak In Ing ot of the th matt matter r with a 11 jocosity he haps 5 not entirely heartfelt tall fall to 10 tor food hye Shakespeare Why Iv broke Booth I ought to have thought oI 01 that before I 1 him S i t Liebi r f to o have added to limo tho per orman ot tho tone at tho of t th the theater one ir n ono one net plays ever seen Oll Ollen en It II Is entitled The rho So or Judas anel Is from the tho ten Ole n at pt ot Louis fl In the tho lending has Bellew taU round n lIft on once co s er his uncommon force If 1 a versatility born or of long stage tA C 0 In every I ot of the the tho Aun altur eur ro ra Is ono OliO ot of the c successes or of lie tho Ilea season son In whim lIh so n a nR ur Jud II fA r Dt r Is that Mr Ilene Bellew v i Pan ny itch lIel and and the tho con co C IS In wll lit tho Iuster S SS t Calland In Vernon Hall has her p a nett tok nt tho NelV without any II un n 1 degree or of eJ Item lIt nt along slant This gill 11 I hate but ul seems ms unfortunate hr time Iho choice chalco of at material for tor Its I Dorthy orth Vernon of oC flail Is dull when It aw and Insipid when It unreal It wll be sent to the tho discard as 09 soon lIoon liS as something better can bo be found to take tako Its I 1 A Girl from DIxie time tho latest or of the fecund Hurry flurry II D Smiths works pro at the thu Madison on Theatre this w week k will remind spectators or of Tho Liberty Belles by thin tho same RU au authur thur thoro It resemble that happy conceit lit In theme themo or but It ItIs Itis Is In the tho same light airy and pleasing vela vein Miss Irene Bentley has the tho load lead leadIng InK Ing part and plays It with charm and freshness In ha fact the tho whole enter is worthy of at commendation and although Its no easy task to draw people over to the tho Madison Square front from Broadway A Girl from will doubtless have haQ Its share of at patronage for to I some soma time to come 1 It Is II a sweeping success s that David Belasco bun hila recorded It at time the theater with lure Sweet The opening performance over until after 12 at night but the curtain now conies down by 20 minutes past 11 and time the audience emerges fairly saturated with wIlh time spirit ot of tiro tho play Henrietta has ho he come all 1111 at once time the greatest kind of at n II favorite with metropolitan audiences and Edwin Stevens through time tho con contribution or of n a singularly vivid and forceful portrayal I of at 1 a character role rolo is 19 sharing with Miss Crosman the tho trIumph of at the tho hour Mr Staten that he wilt will not crake mako any more marl productions pro this season Henson ns as Indeed theres no reason whY ho should for or this one OM wilt will occupy his stage enough until u tIl hot weather comes I The verdict nA as to the tho suc success cess or of 1 Eleanor In Israel wills Merel Ann to bo unanimous and the of at this gracious young actress nt Lit the tho Garden Gardell theater beginning Del Dec 29 is III awaited with Ith deep deel interest by theatergoers whoso whose appetite for tor entertain went mont Is thus fur tur unappeased It wale WIlS Chicago that first gave to Merely Mary Ann the critics lavish lavishIng lavishIng Ing such Ruch praise upon play mind players that It eastern managers to alt olt up and take notice In turn Cleveland Cincinnati and other lither cities shullar approval until now note there thero little doubt that In Mere Merely ly Mary 1 II r Ann Co have found another Tho Christian 1 William revival ot of Lord Lorel q nIl Lady Algy AISY lit at the tho Criterion theater is III bringing out n a series of at ohl time limo Empire theater audiences This piny or of II H C l lurton is III remembered us pretty prell nearly It if not quite the Iho best beet of the lute J comedies and It Is III a I dog de delight light In III every overy particular Mr Faver shams portrayal of at time Iho rather horsey hut but lovable young rung lord III ono one of his finest and It will ho be nH as associated with his nil as an actor long utter litter hu ha has hils abandoned the stage The Tho musical novelty of at the tho season was an Monday evening hy by Ted D lit at Carnegie huh con can consisting of at the tho orchestra ot of girt girl and planets The Tho embraced tram from the most CI fag moue grand operas unit time the effect pro produced was WIS 1 n combination ot of mellow tress m ml real power Some Soma of at time tho girls mire 1110 wry very pretty and all of at thorn o or of time the In hm they play impost Mme Can and her associates will visit all the 1111 cities before the tho en end II of at tho season returning to In n the tho spring to fulfill enta alreadY I ol d 1 George Ado lads hns b been on In ton lawn for some toys In with Gustav Luders who Is composing the tho score ot of the tho flew Ado Ludern comedY Time Sho Gun which Is to go Into rehearsal in III the course courle of oC the next v V w wr wf lit O a s i iI 1 y s sS I S r n r a 1 i e t t s st MV ra I t a T r rr rY f A r wi r i ir ie s ee s f I IJ e a sl I If J f F P r a I iU i pl 1 r h I II II It 1 la i wt Tf t t n 19 o ti a af I I f r ry L 1 y t ta tr tL ts r r a I s dt L rr r 4 z r rI rt I t 1 N od a r r t I Ir r VOICES IN CIU ui PI AISE tow few weeks The Tho scene or of Time TIle Shoo Rho Gun aun Is loll laid In Coren Corca the titular character Is supposed to to hold n a tu to lint ot of tin tho In Japan Time rhe Is to 10 bo be produced like nil all ot of Mr Ados previous works by henry W S y ge Batts in III of at atthe the Gods hUll been lending 11 her I competitors In In tho volume volum ot of box hox receipts It looks as though thin Japa t might ron eon test for curr nt ut of oven een sO an Mrs V Carter In DurIng Mrs Carters Harlem melli hy by the tho by the downtown scale ot of places was exacted at the West WI t I theater hut but In spite ot of this assault 1 W upon the tho onomy ot of th the house hous was to the very err doors t c I nt at each performance A Imperishable dra drama mil ma of rural life lICe WI Down 1 Is In Now New York once Moro at the Academy of at MusIc where Phoebe 1 Da Davies 11 vies und and her are evidently In for tor n a holiday season or of largo pro proportions h portions In III time tho matter or of crowded houses Vay Down fast seems to prosper In measure with In III 1 I crease of at Its years S Charles Is id at work ark upon two now new Thomas t The Tho Other Girl which comes to the i Tuesday Del Dee P D amid J M lt Little Mary Mury which Is to d succeed lit ut the Monday Jan Jail f 1 Upon the tho lust men I Honed date duto Miss will take up t her tour or of the tho large cities In Tho Pretty Sister of Jot Jose which has en enjoyed toyed joyed great groa t success here 1 It II is III an Interesting as well M as 1 a daring that is 18 to be made 1 At the tho I land nd theater In Harlem next week when Mr Savages Eng llah grand opera company will begin n a I Ilive live weeks presenting th the full tull repertoire ot of works In this class at prices price ranging room 1160 down don to fifty t cents Heretofore n we week ok has halt I Ia been th the limit at the tho West End but butIr I J Ir dr Savage expects by giving two operas In each Ich week welk to tn supply lum dent novelty to keep up the Interest i 1 This company compan hue hils complete sots J ot of principals and n very verr large laHre chorus exclusively lely compos composed d or of American voices i I II I rt l Frederick Thompson of the firm of oe Thompson Dundy the tho builders and t operators or of Park by nil all odds I Ithe the tho biggest enterprise In 9 leaves next week for India I I 1 Ito to h be gone Iono nt at least two months Mr tJ t k Thompson expects to tn brInK bring back with 41 him II a big hiI or of natives together r with the trappings anti it 1 I to ho he used In III a or of th tho r 4 of lr which all the tho world i talked lit at the time of nr its occurrence j p 11 rime will be participated Ira In k t 1 by no less lesl than sixty elephants and t than thin n ono one f I J U mm 8 I fd i |