| Show 0 I M r J 1 1 Leander Richardsons Letter leter l lin u in n Ul u u u u u u u u u u u Special Sp Correspondence w YOUK YOH Feb are arc NEW NI changes of ot bill 1111 hi In iii plenty plent this week the Now ow York thea then theaters toys tors the most Important of them occurring nt at the th New York Vork ork and Knickerbocker houses In the Iho es ts establishment first mentioned Raymond Hitchcock has hns renewed his hll acquaint acquaintance most fa favorable 1 a ance anee with this public imbibe upon a 1 mos basis through tho the medium of ot n a musical comedy of rent real merit called ml The Yankee Consul Tho The book Is by Henry Hel Tle M iI Blossom Bossom tho the author of ot Checkers Checker and tho hue score Is the tho com eoin composition position of Alfred rell 0 Cl There Is Isreal isreal real music In this of the tight tuneful and catchy order but of ot very considerably better beter quality than wo Swe usually u como Come COlt In Iti n ments monts of at this description The libretto tells llIs of tho the adventures amatory and otherwIse of ot n a I young i American who vho has hUl hlen been sent as eon 11 I Ito with tue tho ho Idea to n a I southern republic wih that the tho experience may tn tend to 10 re no him bini nut Hut In II his hil hub new nw surroundings ho he manages mr to get Kel Into Int new IW troublesome which although very ry to tons h Isol are Intensely ludicrous It In Inthe the tho ryes aes of ot tho the spectator There la is b laugh after laugh In The Yankee Con Consul Consil sul stil sil and any nn of applause as no aswell nowell well The Tue Individual performances of or Raymond wI Hitchcock Flora Florl Zabele Rose Hope Sally anti others otherA In inthe HOle tho the cast ore are Sol of ot the most Is a new newcomer Otis ous description de Miss 1 OiS corner comer who gives promise of quickly lles snakIng a n solid reputation for tor herself She IB Is exceptionally pretty with a n flue fine prel sInging voice and acting talent of ot the nel most indisputable Tile llio Yankee will undoubtedly run ruin on 01 at nt the wi until fur tic Into tho thio spring a a a Reports from the Ite west are to tho ef feet that Weber Fields have met with simply amazing success nt at the tho Sail Pan Francisco I beginning of ot their trans traM transcontinental continental tour Their receipts tot for tho Iho first week wore acre oro n a little more than 29 for Cor or the HIP lie second a n lIttle under thither 00 bringing As s a they th tIle rented the tho theater outright their margin of oC profit must have hn vo been remarkably satisfactory t a 0 Charles Frohlan has hns been elected vice Iet president t of the newly founded Sheepdog club Mr Frohman I H Hown took nil kinds own animal of oC this breed ni of oC prizes nt at lt the recent dog loS show anti the owner Is II naturally oven even moro more en el than heretofore regarding his kennels The rho English sheepdog doesn t with Ith radiant and rosento beauty He lie Is In n a blocky blacky lock tong long legged animal without le any tall lil anti and ho he has hns n a hug fleecy leecy wavy Iy coating of oC drab hue hur In II general outline he lie looks like a 0 four our Hut Bitt the tho legged bench honch with hair on It I Hit line has an nn extraordinary degree of mentality l Is I loyal and lovable his moral tone lone bring brine the blush of or to 10 thin the tle fairest cheek check Associated with wih Mr Ir Frohman In iii the tue new nW club are Howard multi Gould 11 William 0 C lusts J W V Morgan anti other oilier oth 1111 I gentlemen of prominence In III 11 their walks of ot life Ufa Ifo leanor Robson begun began the th third month of nf her hel engagement In Now New York ork orkin I In Merely Mary Ann with a I Wash birthday matinee nt cut lt Ion lon which literally that thoa thea tor tr to the lie walls The train tho the Garden theater to 10 the Criterion han ban been blen a it most ost profitable ono one for o this thin at itt attraction lt traction the tho mIter latter house being mulch much more morl to the theater going public anti much more popular In con than thail the tho Garden A change In II the till cast was made 1110 during the tho week when Laura Hope Crows Crews was wan replaced In the rolo role of oC by b Prances Frances I Stevens who performance of tho the part hart received well wel merited applause Merely Mary Tary MaryAnn Ann Alln seems to 10 grow In II favor with each ench succeeding eek and there IH I no lon ion cr os any n doubt that MIM will wil to hl I one ole of a the thie most moil popular attractions Broadway until tho the on vory sory of ot the season seasonS S 4 S a The Tue Tenderfoot a 1 musical mu comedy written by b Richard Conic Carle arl with wih by b H 11 I L Ti I let I 1 made n a highly hl hl sue suc successful ur bid for tor popular favor nt ot thu ti New York ork theater on Monday with wih the th librettist In the principal comedy COIl rule role rue Tho piece was as produced In Iii Chicago last season find I nil has played In 11 several of the tha cIties cloi before letot coming to thin city the praise It won von on on tho the road roo 11 ban been beon putted to In no Ut mal measure by hy bytho bythe tho the have seen It I at lt tho the New York Yok during the tho week The Ten Tenderfoot that rarIty in Iii ml l cal comedy n a reel real plot 1 Tin rIte IrIC siro laid In the tho auth th the rh chief f char character acter uter U Is I a n ss Yankee tutor played by ly y Carlo Carle who Is speedily spotted na R a tenderfoot anti mantle made to amid the popping of ot and to 10 do 10 In Iii stunts regarded J as na humorous Titers There Is II nn au ni Interesting lOse 10 story MIO run hung through the tho piece anti Innumerable melodies that will wi undoubtedly he hs h for Cor or Oe time to come Of at th 1111 these se probably tho the host bOil 1 is My IY Alamo hive sung by Mr Carlo Curie anti Ald a n chorus of ot pretty It girls In hI the Ihl act Tim Tho lh cast rut Includes such well wel known 11 n 11 its Henry Henr hear Norman WIIO Rd JI F I I nil Stanley nI 1 1 IM II IMwin win linker Helena Mar Mac Sayre yr Paul 1111 Julia John son pon POl and the tho 1181 accompanIment of oC pretty chorus girls a as nt An As A Was would undoubtedly bo be a fL Bood Iol tion of ho the impressive InIes lo anti highly hl hl In Interesting production of oC Twelfth Night which Frohman I pre presented seated nt sit the theater th Ill the w ok tast 11 I It I Is II nn an effort to present tho the comedy rOlly In n a manner m M ni 10 In to II thu tho original nn ns ni Is III In thieve thre days The Pus manuscript IK is II retain retained ed ell practically without cuts auto and there w w w w w w wIs Is n a lack Inck of ot scenery and stage singe car carpentering pent that seems scorns decidedly to the tue modern theatergoers Miss l s J Wynne on no ao 0 Viola bola gave u a 1 most Interesting performance and amid 1111 added materially to 10 the tho success which she hind had hoe already won wal In this city elt In 1 and As Al You It I She Sho Is the thu fortunate or of ot ofa ota ofa a most inot lo t remarkably melodious voicu mid and her rending reading of ot tho the lines of ot Viola 8 music to 10 the ear car lieu Ben Del Greet OrI who ito possesses IIO C an enviable reputation In both York and as nn nfl actor of ot classic roles gives n it new ne light on ott the thu I hu hurole role lobe of ot that shows shiow tho the result of ot much study and research res Some of ot the quaint customs of Elizabeths time that were revived for Cor or the production were utere ere the tho beef b 1 enters caters who were eta sta stationed In II thy the lobby hobby until the tho curtain arose iro e when they took tok their places on Oil 01 ither lher side Ride of the tho stage amid the tho em employment em of ot a IL choir of ut singers Instead of or the tho usual usuRI orchestra These hes singers rendered n a number of ot Shakespearian ballads Including Oh Mistress Mine and Come COmae Away Awn Death Another nother striking feature of at thin the performance was the lack lad of DC Intermissions there th re being butone buhn of ot a n few tew seconds In lit tho the middle of ot tho play playa a a a aThi Tho Thi engagement of ot T by ly David DIhl for tor a B term of live I 0 h Is I a 1 matter flintier that has hns been looked upon pOI aa nn fl n a 1 foregone conclusion by hy a n number of at the friends of Mr Ir and alit Mrs Leslie Carter artor for tor or onie 1010 time although the contracts were Ivere signed but buta a few Cew dyt ngo ago Mr Ir who Is a ayoung 1 young actor of ot splendid stage singe presence IC nd much Ilch versatility has hns been n a n pro Itro tege teko of Mrs Irl Carter for seVeral seasons that highly talented actress having marked him him as rue n a I gifted young oung man during luring n a season lealon when ho lie played a n minor milor part In one ana of oC her ht productions She culled caUM Mr attention to I him ld upward climb In the profession hue hns hu been watched by lIy them thetis bath holh with wih much luch Interest over ever since I Tynan Is in not lot only a n clever ce r actor but hit ho hI Is I a n playwright of much ability llIel sonic some i of which he le has hall starred In wih con considerable success In tIme the future he ho will wi collaborate with Mr anti they th are at It present putting tuttIng tho the finish finishing lug ing II touches to n a I drama for tor or tho the use of ot David Ir Ic Ir which that will classes 1 portray nn aim al Italian of ot tho lie poorer Jrr a a That Shakespeare peare pays thIs season even cen In Harlem Is I proven pwen by I tho the en engagement of Ada ia and Otis OtIa OUI Skin Skinner nor ner nt at It the tho Harlem Opera during tho the week Their phenomenally profit profitable able Ihlo engagement at nt tho the theater theler furnished 1 ono one of the surprises of ot tho the year but the tho a they th have hlo done dono lon In Harlem during the tho week weel lion has been ben oven even more intro n The Tho Taming of a the Tho The Merchant of ot Yen en enIce Ice anti Tho Visa School for tor Scandal comprised their offerings for or the tho week tIle the house being b practically sold out for tor each performance I t a t a Luna luark that marvelous pleasure ground which line baa practically brought about the reconstruction of ot Coney Cone bl Island Island and presents a 1 1 picture of ot Industry these days Ins that Is somewhat astound astounding lug ing Ilg Drones Dron have no part In the tho hive hlo governed by Thompson Dundy Iundy the promoters of this enterprise anti and tilt the workmen nt ut present pre ent employed there present a cosmopolitan picture that could hardly bo ho b equalled anywhere else tise In the world The Tho buildings ore aro aroni nil ni reconstructed for tor the tM corn com coming ing II season In addition to the tha now RW structures are lre being erected In Inthe the tho newly newl added ground for tor tho time Dur Durbar Durbar bar hor anti and the tho City ClY Ity As An nat must as no lB notile tile the natives from India ArabIa and the theother theother other oriental countries el that to contribute to the tho features of tho the Durbar arrive they are oro put ut to work vork on 01 salary In consequence ono one can cams tutu find Arabs Sikhs RIhl Path mm filM ns J Irish Italians Ocr finIte an almost every nationality on I I I earths earth Mr h laboring In time the park Luna Lunn Prok IrA will open In May MayS In InThis S IS This has hau been heen n a particularly fortun fortunate torta ate nto Benson seMon for Cor or Charles Frohman rohman I three throe of whose will 11 run rums the sea sen son Lois tn out In Now New I York City CI are The Tho Other Girl Orl The Tue GIrl 01 From Prom laye J anti and 1111 William Gillette In The Tho Admirable Crichton Tho Tue last two were produced early In 11 tho the season Tho The TheOther Other Orl un produced Dec Dee 29 nt ot tho the Criterion Is 18 now practically running to the tho capacity of at tho the a as Henrietta Crosman who lion has been boen taxing time tho capacity of ot tho the theater SIIM e her opening there theto Ii I Sweet Kitty wili I wi go to lo London tinning during the tho sus months arrangements between JI 31 t anti and an aiu al English l manager la to lathe I the tho presentation of at the Iho play In tha th city having 1111 been I practically 55 The Tho mernal City returns to 10 Chi Chicago Ci hi cago Monday for Cor Its Is SK ond visit tin I U season with E C J Morgan as Darn D rf hood 1 and Sarah Truax as home noma Ill It I previous engagement M WB wa a played playe at Illinois theater to something over om l li 00 In two to weeks seeks This time It ll |
