| Show ann iru i t I Letter I ruu Special Correspondence Corre EV YORK YO March C Tho most NEW N notable event of the week In ito I theatrical circles 11 tho In Introduction reduction to American AnH theater patrons of f Miss dIss II nt itt t the theNe New Ne Amsterdam theater on Monday night There Il 0 re are arc taw women on Oi th today tOny the social and professional proe history that be belongs belongs longs to this title beautiful young oung woman anti and the lot which gao iv George Tyler of o Co nn flit 11 opportunity to tn bring brinK her hor to thin aide eld eid of ot the water Is It Itono Isono ono Otto for tor or the public owes thanks Miss Jeffreys of o oIn an In old Irish family of ot high and an until her divorce three thre 1 years ago ngo was vat the wife wie of o the tho brother of ot I Howe tarot lord chamberlain to Queen Alex Alexandra anoInt andra liar Her ler little Ito eon son a n good chance of ot succeeding to the titles tind e of o Karl 1 Howe flowe 1011 there being 1111 but the hoe sickly ROD soto of I lint I Howe between n the boy and them theno Her leI career has haa been one ono lone inner Iani march of triumph Originally she sloe studied for tor forthe I tho the stage anti and was prominent In Inthe Inthe inthe the London productions of ot lIne ilio don on dollers Mme 1 and Ind Ini A 0 Cl CI CIgale In Ito all of ot tholo sloe sho gale ni won success and flasHy finally turned turm to the Held lel shot In n this branch brandl shoe hm bunt hal been beta loading leading woman tot for Sir Charles liars Hare lure und Knot ere Alexander the hoe three leading actor manager of ot Lun tun For I or orIme some nome Ime time she sh was wan WIS leading IRling woman conato with wih Cyril Cyri at nl the theater In London where here sloe she remarkably In plays by Henry Arthur Arlhur Jones Jone Sydney broody Mar Marshall Marshall shall and Davies Davlos For her American Liebler Loebler Co Cc accepted fur for hot her h le Prince Consort a n trans translation tattoo lation from the French by b Cosmo Cocoon Ion lor lordon or lIon don J Lennox Min x and William Doosey lol The company engaged for tor her support Is la practically an mo ni all 11 star out east anti and not a n word In comment of ot this the piny or on players was wa heard on Monday Mondoy night hut hoot that was commendatory In the tho extreme Thi Play 1 la deals with the love iova story stor of ot u m queen lueen foul Rul Is II highly romantic but not fantastically no toe Th Te plot U Is I drawn the hoe climaxes intensely Interest InterestIng lag Ing lK and the dialogue The play pillY li Is I In three acts and the action all takes taken place In the th tb pula e cf or r an 81 Imaginary land hanoi Miss 11 Jeffreys as ns Sonia was wan royal in her be moments I of ot power womanly tender sweet I In II her love virile Irle In her dna dra dramatic tuttle matic passages and beautiful at nt nil all ni times Sloe has his tho the POU soul of nn an In artist anti and the tIle understanding that Hint pennies hn hr 11 to I g Iet et t the greatest worth unit 1111 of ot the tho ho moot moat trilling situation Hur were the iota envy of ot every over oten woman who islo beheld them I Her Ir coronation robes were modelled up upon lP on those worn by hy Queen Alexandra unit the sartorial display Is ia enough to war warrant warrant rant rani full lul houses hou os of ot the tho fair sex ox regard regardless less lena of o f the dramatic value of tho Ih i lay Itself In her hoer support Are aro such ouch sterling players as its Hen Hel Kale Rato Philips ps I 1 Lillian IHan long InK among nion the tho contingent nitI Henry E It Eo W H II I Thompson Wll WI hind Ord North Basil West Margoret Hob Itoh Inson loonies Charles Howser owner anti and Felice Mon Mor Morris IrIe ris Ie In ito II the American fold old Success o and aM emphatic was oven IU tho general verdict on un the opening night anti the big crowds that have taxed the capacity of this thin Ihl largo large house at nt overy every since Inee contribute tho the boost mo reliable opla opinions lone ions as a to the merits at o f both Loth star trod meris a Play pia 1 hay Never er was wan WI there therA a R more inure popular hero heroo of o fiction than Sherlock Holmes the tho creation of o Sir Conan Doyle l v 1 boo tha Old Sleuth anti Dick the tha th Boy Hoy Detec Deto tive of o our childhood tIny when wo stole stoic off nIT of to the th woodshed woh tn to read r ad thor the latest Intent dime 1100 thriller never loor had the tho hold holdon holdon on the tine Imaginations of ot tho too grownup youths youth a of 01 the world that Hoi Holmes HolmeR mon tha tho thaman ho titan man of o mystery has all ni of o which ac uc accounts counts for tor the tho rousing lousIng welcome that was wa as given 1101 Wi William 11 1 Gillette Olette at tho the Km I I loire theater on Oi Monday night when Ion ho revived relod his hIl dramatization of ot tho the Doyle stories under tho th title tile of ot Sherlock Holmes Gillette and Sir hUn Conan Doyle DI have a 1 i strong trong booth bond of or sympathy l he be e tween IWen them Dr Dolc wrote tures turps of o his hlA hero booro until hl his brain whirl whirled ed nj with the strain then he ceased en Hut nul the tho public havo have It I So Sn from tInt thu chasm In the th Alps ho he hl hats had to rca res resurrect re the detectIve Another noth r series serl load had to b bi be written antI and even today tho the de do demand dalan mand lan for to morn mora Holmes tul Is I con constant constant stant The Te panic name with Gillette Time Tinte after time he has hns attempted to shelve helve his hIl dramatisation of ot the wonderful sleuth leuth but the tho lie public ever demands hi hil lois revival Both Doyle antI and 1 IMS be hose leo Holmes n a Frankenstein but a n highly remunerative tle one on HI III Jl prattle tion ten this year Is as ns adequate unit and antis tie to as an n when the piece pl e wits vote WI present presented nt ed five lye ago Several members of ot the original MSt east are with wih him In 11 eluding Delmore Sidney SidnAy Herbert Herbrt and ani Julius O In the tho thoi I i my nine ure 1111 Frnnk Andrews George O orge W Vt rl Harold HOllon Hurry Harry McArdle Jane Laurel Hilda Campbell Campbel and Maude 00 Another new offering of ot tIne the th week but Lut butone one which loots has In not nol as I yet yot caused any wild stampede on art the of ot the tho pub lie lla 10 wards wino was WI Amelia Ing hams hanos production of ot Mademoiselle by Henri Dummy Dumay DUlny Tho TIno IC piece Is la decidedly so O In toll all 11 that the term Implies The fh plot 1 lot deals with the tho tholo love lovo lo story of ot Moral MarnI a n Paris Panic ParisIan Ian actress who Is in the tha Illegitimate daughter of ot Haron St thorn Them ThemIs Is lii n a I young lieutenant who Is lI engaged to marry the legitimate daughter of ot tho thou Haron 11 II but lie Inc meets meeta falls fails In II love with her hoer Ild thorp there you ou are lre It H ItIn Hta In ta to not loot a 11 plot that float would meet with wih the approval rOul of ot a I Sunday school colonel teach teacher er or by b any cony an moans but bolt It gives Rive Ml Mils Miss a 11 a chance to be bt a 1 hold bold dashing adventuress I and nood ni that loot Is la all al that lout Is A spade Is called a I spittle In tho the production and verbal titian attar of o rel Is II not loot It sprInkled over the thu Intense scenes The Tho lo production 1 Is ha lay Inv halo ish almost as ns much so 80 us as ni woos Wil that of o Miss lamentable hlo Olympe Her 1 of o course gorgeous numerous and tins tin 11 obey fancy In thin reject Is II well pleased While the tho vehicles selected for MIss Mlis ISA stellar st lal ambitions tony may mn not always bo ho exactly In accordance with the than public taste Logic yet t the Iho loo spares IU no oto expense In surrounding herself with adequate sup Slip and 1111 her hoer present company Includes do ole Y lolo Henry Henr Kolker Coulter Max Freeman Hurst HUtt lloro 1010 Davidson Jumes Harrows Sylvia Linden lInker loker Amy Anoy Lesser 1 Mile Mie Antoinette Antoinete ul and anda a n bevy h of ot chorus girls of at more tonoro than thun usual beauty bout Under the th direction of o Maurice Camp loch bell bol three Ilo special m were given nt at the tho Knickerbocker theater on Tues Toes Tuesday luel tIny day 11 Thursday and Friday afternoons of ot this thin week of o When Wo Wo Dell Awake U It was vote the tho first Ont production thou tion In English In this tiola country c of o the tho piece nod the general opinion of o tho tine audience on al Tuesday afternoon seemed to be he Oh Obo go g way and ld attn let us UI sleep sleepS S S 0 Blanche Hates Batea with wih tine the same superb production as ns to scenery cener costumes costumeR anti and Ind elaborate that marked tho tini long lOl run of o the tue tl piece ploce at It theater took the Academy of ot usla 1101 Its Il packed audience by storm Morton on OI Monday hole inlay night In I n Tho rho Darling Do oiling nf ot the Is II undoubtedly the tho most tomcat stupendous production ever brought to too lot academy 18 em Mr having taken advantage of ot the Ile extra stage room nt tit that house hous to to enlarge the production In Ito directions Tho The strange talo tale nf of o old Japan In tho ho days of o the lie men has hos lost none nono of o ita Il powers of ot fascination last hoist seen hero boero rond Ind th tho h dramatic story replete with wih Intense tomato human Interest seems still to to reach out Olt over oyer the footlights and 1011 1111 grasp the he hearts minds ot of the nu Just Joist ns its l It 1 did when fist first pro pie Plo nt at t the hoe TIne The record of at o this piece has ms been heen a ti remarkable one Following I Its ls 12 months montha run rota nt at tho hoc 0 It sins taken to Co 0 London and PI by IW Tree Treo at nt UN Jib JI Majesty ty theater running there thero Mr Ir Tree was tas OR so Af a II Its It I success that ho he or organized two companies on one OM for or tha th hoc 0 and another for or Australia During DurinA th tha St Louis Imposition J Mr tho the Imperial theater In tn that city and Ml MII Miss n Dates Batea played to crowded houses es for tor perform Since leaving loa Ing St Bt Louts luts oho cite has Ionic made a n triumphal tour of ot tho the Pu Pa coast coalt aunt and the hot Northwest Her leI engagement at ot the Academy of ot Music In thin olty will wi be w her farewell In New York In II the tho ns itS lS she die aie will wil next season In a 1 new piece which David IB is 0 now writing for tor her ben herr Mrs r Hoots foote by Au Augustus u gustus Thomai I began tho the third month of rl Its run un nt at the tho New NeY Lyceum en on 01 Monday night Its Is popularity scents to increase with each fuch week and 1111 there thoro U Is I no I of oC an 11 end nd of ot Its ItH on in II tight sight Francis nought his long antI successful runt run In Cousin Hilly Ily to a n close nt at lt tho the Criterion this loin week seek Mary wil will follow tallow Wilson Wison at It the Criterion a 1 n lew fleW w play piny by hy Paul Potter Poter founded on the successful nover nOer Nancy Stair C S Slot In lot II preparation for lor their great exhibition thin tion to be bo given ihen at It the Hippodrome they loey th Y havo built buit at lt Sixbo avenue and Forty third street Thompson and Dundy gao nave a LI most Interesting exhibition of ot feminine of o and Ind animal nets Acts at OIL Luna Lunn park lark on le day last before a n host of o Invited friends The he s consisted of o now flew 1101 stunts with u IL 1 herd hell of o performing elephants wild wid horse hoarse breaking n ci f plunge of o GO 60 fO thorough bretts from tom various heights Into II a lake of at water looter and equestrienne ballot ballet of 21 girls mounted on perfectly matched thoroughbred Adele Adelo delo Champions great broncho busting bunting act Agnes Omena In bet hor slide for or life le Mona Monn Cork In a I marvelous l I p front from tho the top tOil of ot tine the tower to a I net hot ne tO feet tet below anti and the tho turning leap of Nile Mile Mie Antonio from the top to of ot the boo tower auer Thou Tho tea fea features tOl tunes tures were Intensely exciting anti and will wi be he the tio that boat will wi ho bo shown hown nt tot the tho Hippodrome which opens tide ti week ieok Mr r IS J I H 5 WIllard Wila has baa hn BO so 8 identified himself with wih the thou characters of 01 old ohl men Onen In III 11 his American tours tOUt that tomcat most of tot 0 his hili In iii this title country COl II tr believe him to bo be well w 1 along In lit 11 years As All n a matter of ot fact act Mr Mi h Is lit II Just In inthe tho the prime of o life If a 1 feet fact which very vory much astonished a n young lady Indy who met pact him hll In ito Hoston week Mr happened to a bo ho lilting dining at the tho with wih friends and 1111 Woe IO young younK lady Ild lad who Joined the tho party late hate was Introduced to him hll Mr Ir I thought jou 01 oti were iero much older aIrIer she sho exclaimed In lit years yeRn I mn non Im not not so very ery old ohl arid and In iii my boy lY heart henrt I shall hoover nover be le over 21 I replied Hood bOoti nature has always been beon the tIne most rosl important feature of at Lew Lw Dock make Ilko up top 1 which accounts for or lois his willingness to give nn an extra mat matinee mot inee Irnee nt at the tIne Opera House on Tuesday last hoist for far the benefit of o tho the 01 members of ot MItts Bills Elis Jeffreys coon com company om patty pany l tho Iho Duchess of ot and Forbes orbO orben companies It I was WM the chance chalice the I h players had liati of show seeing n a 1 real American minstrel hol holA 00 A Gentleman Indiana had hotti hlLl nn non advance sale snob of ot In Indianapolis showing tho thin of ot tho the Hoosiers to their scribes The Tho piece Is hi 1 pronounced an non ni emphatic success by who havo hn seen Icen H it It RICHARDSON |
