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Show VI - f k 1 I 1 it ii i i-- New Dramatic York spoinlent-- -. j Hl'TTKRKLY." tlie latest musical offering "f (liucumo Fuerml, tile ltul-rmnpiiM r, uinl Henry American maii-mkV. g:; :igc. tli acli Inis won bright honors at the Uuiim Hunter. "Madam Buttt-- ily" in Iik ivm'Iii form in u grand ( pera of The music. Ilie merit. pronouni-esinging. the noting. The play' llsolf, the settings. costuming and stage niuinigv-niri- n are such ax New York always up. j'luud. Anl Neve York lias applauded Inm Hutterfly" with genuine apple, idtlun and evident good u ill. ADAM 1 , j A Favorite Abroad. "Madam Jiulicrfiy" has enjoyed (treat fiver in Italy, won line recognition at liudapcxt. ami in Ixiiidon has (.roved the best liked oh-iof recent yearn. The "1 tut tcrlly" fever Iiiin also spread to IwIm and win re it will he sung this winter. Tlie text is an operatic adaptation Three Prime Oonnee. of John I.ot hoi Isold's (.alhetlc Japa-iii1 lie management linn al ive made hy the Italian may lie until tu Tlie Live xiipi.lleil the company with a librettists. llllca and liincnssu. i IT M.-id prime donnuK. While appeal of l lie opera xiinugs us milch wii ile KUi Fxainosy. the Hungarian prime from tlie libretto an from t!o- music on the uieiiing night, trilli which lui'rini lias sought to inilniiiiu. a young tensify It. The ; In ii h iul; lias liecn i n hi hem- - Rena Vivienne, Anii'i'i' Un singer. uill of Victor Mau-- i rciKi-rinlo Fni'llsli by it. II. Klkius foe Mr. Savage's iroducii"n Fusion of the of Ism-Ioel. and Florence of the work In tills country. Thole ai o Kngllsh Oiaira comaliernate in singing the title live singe settings. both Japanese, and panyrule, t hut of i'Iio Clin Sail, the lieauti-fu- l the atiuospliei'e of life In the flowery isle is maintained fa the costumes and Ilule Japanese Hiiltertiy. i Him iiieinlicnt of the ciiiiiiinny are decoration ns well us in the dramatic F. Sheehan and Francis Mac-nclioll of tlie story. iiai'ii, who were tenors In Mr. Snv nge' Kneltsli liranil Opera company a "Deliberately Japanese." Much of Hn- first act music In deyear hko: Winifred Hull. Wallace Kent etc. Robert Darker. reunion, liberately Japanese. There is a preFr.iii Sxaniusy. a native of liudapest, lude of it few measures of Japanese mum fur the prinui ilunna'a rule melody (riven entirely to the stiinfrpd instrument . with here uml there the hy In.- - iiii liiniseir. nlm haM long admired her i xrcllent lierfoinisnces sounding of the Ira Kir tlieute. The iila 'tad In the most difllrull grand curtain rises on s scries of tableau w chestra. and the curtain rises on the last net. Tim dawn finds ilullerdv still ntolniiless at tlie window.' sdie li tires for rest , and Ilie false Inver. Hie real wife and the consul enter. Tim officer tiers HI Ihe geisha's awaloultig Tite wife slays and HMaks. Ilutlerily understands mid In ainiple words submits. Vjuielly she shills Hie house. Flo' puts the child tu play, lining to the shrine, sin- lakes the dagger of her samuriil hither, on which is Inscribed. "To die with honor when one can no longer live with honor." Flic Indulges in a Iuhi and rapture of maternal limn ret hvs Iwliimi Hm screen. Uic bests the dagger fall, then sloggers out and lrois by Iter clillil as ptnkerioti mnl Ihe consul rush in. The story brent Inn s rli.irtn sml gives a supremely lieuiitlfiil pidurs of - 1 i Hut-ieit- I Moody-Manne- i It- incn-of-w- In Athens last summer the games, and they Olympic during I.TF':p.XATIDNALi then agreed on file provisions of the mi ainunre Athletic alliance which was recently pul into union of (lie I'nileil States mid the effect. French athletic body has This la the first oIHcIhI alliance ever been made wllh a foreign athletic body by lb'.'ciii ainioumvnient that aurh an the Amateur Athletic union, and it illi.t in had Is'i n coiisunimated groua-w- t means a great dial for the furtherance of inter, itillonul sport. wfdi'spiejJ comment, and congratulations tmn i authorities and.i'luba In Home of the leading lienefits coniv.-tstate In the Villon poured In on ferred hy tills treaty will be uunual .l.i'-iK. Sullivan, the new president iHleniiiliiinal contests, unlfernilty In i'f 'i;,. .v a. V., who was primarily the codification of records und profor tlie new coalition. An visions regulating the uppi aranccs of '.Ii' fid Hio'.y lias boon and of French athletes in Atm-ricsigned by lu fuof tlie A. A. U liy American athletes In France, las snci'i'Ksor, James K. tiulllvan, and ture no American athletes of tho by Hie secretary general and Arthur Inilfvy type will be sblc to suciro.'MiHv of Ihe VnHiti dea Hwlctes ceed in so culled "jiil hunting" exI'niiic.-ilscrde Fpoi-t- s Athletiues. Mr. peditions In France. aiillivan and Then there Is atuilhiy advantage in Pierre Roy of the Fri-iih organixiitlon had several this alliance. It Is the first step to and. field a decided i de--li- i Aini-ricii- . m . l s. . , ftci-ti'd- . ' Mai-cali- . i WHO FORMED THE . a g'lM-riiin- MEN plslituil to iy Hit-har- I THE l.u.1 ld iii -- France and America Form Athletic Alliance k Miiii-lii- Npear - 1. on Mr. in Various of the Well known of Ids repertory, after playing week or two of "IVer liyut." was so brisk, lew ever, that for lie I'uiiHiiucd his' "I'ecr liynl" Ml III for I h rue weeks. greater swelled the demand, und hla. tonrih wnek of the play was announced, and, to crown the sliuntlmi, lm wan curtains, illustrative of the tragic tinkling lolls, until the strangely tnisl. Hutsukl, Hie iiiaiil. ilouhls and ciinitsi'ed to devote (its filth and lust wavers. The in.irriuKe iiroker tilings Hand of the dramatic ntiislcul ivcii.il. assoricil pair tne nutilc one Tlifii f lweek lu I'ldcngo lo "Peer lynt alan. ithe u a mill feast lit tin or. As these i uss away there is disclosed low llohe xcoined. sail princely only tilling It sot-- is lo hr tilat this denouement a gay luiiiiscnpc with a view of Nuga-- I Japanese ways on su lt meur ms. Titc The I'liiled Stales consul conies Willi Is unprecedented in stage history In saki uml its harbor. The panorama gay scene is suddenl) inti erupted by a Icller that Is In piviaire Kill tcrlly for Aim'i-li-aI'eimlly an uclur unnouncea tlie I'.oiim. Hie retain of her rrciviiMl lover with ranges from the f ramie III tic wistaria the di'iiojni'llig priest tite :i pl iy f.ir, say, five weeks an I ia embower'd lmntlioo liou-- c to the roads wtio ciiiwM iiutlcrtly fot hei rcniini'lu-tio- n Hm "Alurrlriiil wife.'' lefoi lie call f i need to withdraw it ct tin end of uf file buy. cuvcri'il with of Iter f.iilli and pco.le. A lu rut Mumble through It. lUitteilly answers nil. Mr. Mansfield nimounei'd "Peer with Ihe cldiil, and Its has not the heart and crufi of all kinds. and ct infusion follow, Pinkerton Ilie land of Nippon. ilyiii for one Mlxk mid Imd to keep it j The curtain rises on Hie grily thriixi.--i the perturbi-- party fot Hi. to lintsii its cl. tel contents. I'Tiidihf I'll five. naval olficcr discussing Ids wediliiig Tulilvtil falls, uml linn- follows tlie tlie exphip.i'.l'Hl lniinsslhle, lie ileHtl1s 'I' ho Ir'iiinph ..f "IVr ilynt" lx anMwntfiald's Triumph In "Pear Gynt." Willi tioiii, piiluivs'iue uiamaKe long love d'lct, t (lowcrful number, Just us the Insuaiiig of M es the urriinl of Ihe lover's slili in "I'e- - r other imllca':'in :b:it Mr, Mansflclii's ieoe looker. With the ofllcer the ulTair is Willi tv lilt'll tho iu-- eniis. "Mil ii i l.i iM.i?' : jo.'1, !dl ly p' reIluttei-in iiIn In III a tin diversion runs Ihe liuilior. and sees Is in Ids The tin none and otm if fact, only oar:i Clllc.igo, ads, tlyiil. hy Ilisen, l i io.il.. ;'h(i;,.'S and I" i a 111 tic liiler. with the consul :isl two p is.s within tile walls of flu' joices. si rawing Ihe abode with IIomith. the rilling drunmilc (oph s of Hm dr.' I s IlnM 'l' '" pro- he drinks to ills "leal iii.iri'lagc" with iiitic cottage, wiili a glimpse ,,f the hnr-IhThen at tlie scti on, strung in her fuiili. mane hour. Thai In ibis nnusiuil pirn-Mr- p lit lit. d-''. Munrlh-htlie mass f.t i an American wife. Then comes the trees stands Matching with liar pretty lias si'o,e. mm of rluM and faithful Smtiiki through the in fab bloom. The Atari trail lias sailentriince of Ihilterfly ainl her bi'hlcs-maldsiii'i'essos of Ills highly ."ti follow cd by the entrance of the ed away with llm filppaut promise to long night. This closes tlm second cessful earti'i there is no iloulil. It native ollli inis. Patient are duly draw n return "when Hie I.dnus nest lignin." act. The I'ltlcugo critics losl lle-l,:'i j An Intern, er.tcu is played by the or and signed, amlil the chanting and l tie Jiiitteriiy walls and wails in undaunted mu, I compldcly, one might read II j f ed Irn-- ph-n-- - HpH-Hre- & lavished the1 most extravagant prxlN mi Mr. Mims field and his production of Him tire Ills. Home of the reviews werp two ami three rdmmis long, and In these columns wciv as Yu) ns huiisvy actorw In niiilwiulcr. lirigtiinlly. for his I'ltlcag'i eugugn-iiieti- i. ward wliat will probably lieroine uti International alhuuce In the bnwlret aensi that is. Knglund. ('ieriunny, Italy, (ireiwe and oflu-- Fumiieun nations will be encouraged by France's example also lo comlilne with the Vnlleil Htatea, Now that France has these other started the ball nations will probably not ilelHy long in "lying up" with the Amateur Athletic r union. Vnlfiirmlty In rules throughout tlie entire athletic world will do a vast service In promoting the best Interests of sport For one thing, a universally accepted definition of an nniHteur would result, uml tltiis tunny unf'irlu-nut- e controversies won Id be avoided. A man who is un amal.oi'r In America would be an amateur ipiulilied to compete In uny other country In the alliance. A man' lienrlng Credentials from any other cnunlry In the alliance could ATHLETIC FRENCH-AMERICA- N not he' barred from amateur contests in this country. !' Mr. dulliinn ami u Valuable service in (erroi-iuei- l effecting the alliance with Franie. un ullhiiicn that Is valuable also as a precedent und as to tho possibilities It opens up. Another men announcement of Interna Mona I Inti re t whs that Hie next series of Olympic gtitne.i at Athens will be held in I'.iia. Hiillivnn of the Amateur Athletic union, who was appointed American coiniuisshiiicr to Athens Inst yesr by President IbsisevrH, will ugsln in Hie same cupacity. serve Ihe It It: generally Impel. In 1911). He recently received the following letter from Millludi'S Negropontes, geiy-m- i eeerelury of the Olympic commission: Dear glr In resismse to your recent favor I linve the being to Inform you . A Football v iTA i vv. V' Mac-call- t- ' A ' i ALLIANCE. r- - In. FULLBACK STARTING ON PLUNGE THROUGH tENTER, QUARTERBACK HOLDING BALL READY. A tlinl our eoninniMee has bi'id, it lo defer to ynn eornpletety for all that eenei-reour Anierle.in eomnilMlon. We are fully In preonl with ye-- i that a snuill einriinlt-l- 'i , havlw He- powi-- lo may lie loim-'li.'IIHeh to llseir oilier meiiibera. . W'e irav you, to picas, eonsllluta this eomndsslon ami iiariiniinii ate lo us the nam e of tlie inemls rs in order that we mav is able in rut them He lr nominations. . our rules. w In this, wl'leh etmei-rnre ..1m i nmph t'l) in :ie.''id wllh you: That this work joey Is- roiai'iitmtiil In this cunnnitlee tbit you will lomi. and that woik may ) dlrcttiil ly this In the manner it the best. In expressing tn ynn. sir. sml also Mr. Whitney, ,sir grateful thinks, ws pray you to :noept the a saram-c of our distinguish'd (nn-h- e ration. tho f Hy order royal liighm-scrown 1,1111'. fluke of Hparta. p resident of tha i imur.lttis' i,r the Olvinplr games. Hio Vnlverslty of The vM'iry Mlunesntii eleven over ('iuch Kisgg's much praised 1TiJverlty of Chiesigo team wax one or the big football of re ent years In the middle a colored hoy who west. Anil It defeated the MotO'ins too. Ma r!:Hll's (dare kick sent the ovoid squat ely the g'Kil posts anil made the a vociferous Minnesota for the nil idle west ehamplom-hip- . s r tle-ii- v I .Yiar-- - - I r a? S 7 I v. s rm -- :f : ( 'AMES E. SUILIVA5, WHO WAS HEpENTLY OF THE AMATEUB ATHLETIC -- ) 'r : v . lx-- tieen so marked In re-f- or ip-ve- JC3EFH B. MACCABE, yBIOJT. I! lust "lous that he tn continue that play and Is not to be sen in the stage version of "The Junjt'e," a r( ,. time in Austria, waa at first intended. rtld lo have met with tha William Archer, the noted dram.-H- e i.y i; '' "i ih ct pii s. critic iff London. In summing u the promises to equal dramatic season in the Ixmiior. Trib' Hon n on actor liy Ills abll- - une and In mentioning pIci-risl-.irefers to Krnept Denny, Hie . the "new Miserables." under the who wnite tlie play, as on-fie tj,,,- nn, dram... In forces" JCngllsh ha thp jjun'': : h has ben A copyright performance and Mr. Lae- e.s jt.n vulieaii has given In Ixndon of a new play. "The Wat Ten's Iternaid Hh: Rsituand theater-.Vienn- a, t, PBES-IDEN- T TOPICS. DRAMATIC , ELECTED I s O'Hagan." by Justin OF THE A. A. V. Hunt-le- y The piece la founded McCarthy. on a novel bearing that title, which is soon to be published. The action (asses in Paris and Germany, toward the end of the seventeenth century, and the heroes, for there are , are of Irish origin. Among the new play In preparation by Charles Dillingham for presentation af'er the holiday sre The story of s Cictn'.ry Town." a character comedy by Henry Rlnssonv, "The Tt,.y of Com;, icy R." a millltary cnnedy by Rt-Johnson Young: a new play ,y tw-o- Chambers not yet named, and "Artie." George Adi-'- s m-- j.lay. t That Wyi In rly In Rayet d Veilb'Fs protean play. "In Hdf jn--- , fenso." has cnjoye-- a verlmlde triumph In nl! the rhlef cities the west, hiving been toasted, will'd, dined. Interviewed and chees'd in a wry that Mil) turn green with make Srr.ih envy? Frank D.itiieis" musical fart:e, "sr-gesDrue" will be '.vlthdiawn from he h'MirH in the spring and lu replace' by s Pei'-iii"ura entitl'd, which ch-lOmar," Dillingham, Haddui Mni-gart- l ' nt has secured. on tti" lays of 'the tent maker of I'liajynNi. The music is l,y Victor Hr i t ' and Hie honk Fowby Rutty I. Hrnitlt and A. N. ler: t i Ix'ftus, who hrt the Hurries. In Frntli.nd. ret timed to two new New York recently. plays, July." i,v Mrs. Rurnett, mil I Hi ft. ill',' by Richurd l'rh's and Frelerlck F nn. For li!s coni'iig 'iiB:iRf"nent ut tbs filjoll theater, in Nw Yoik. I Ini'l do Vries, a Holland proiean avior. bis se MP. rnsnager. ' plrie l Dani'-I- The new , Cc'-llh- ly Flagg eounteil on the great Kckersall lo win ihe game, hut even the speedy quarterlMiek's .'Xiilion.il kicking could not stave off defeat. iTih ago'a lonely IWpoints, score-- ly means of a safety. were small comfort to the chagrined Htagg, who had been Inclined to lioaal about ills team early Mi-xli- In the rmson. lias gone "ilnffy" over base-ha- ll this winter Tile nnnouticeil visit of the tlilesgo Aincrhams, world's champions, has set the land of Manana and the huk wrapped tamale all The Mexicans are fond of laseUall anyway. The gams has been played In many (daces In lhg turbulent republic by visiting Americans, In the flty .of Mexico there am several regularly organised teams, muds up mostly of natives, and they actually have a hague. The winter schedule opened a couple of Huntleys ago, Htid four learns are struggling for the leadership. V.'hlle the gums Is. compared wllh the American game, whs! a lagn'rreoty Is to a Vandyke gortruit. yet It is exciting. Frequently Ihe games break up In fights, as Hie Mexico no are not as stolid .and nnexdtablu as the Spaniards or the Italians. That great shortstop, Alejandro To lected a new play hy an American author. It Is entitled The Huufiic Lile." It In said lo differ materially from A Fuse of Arson." in whl'di Mr. I n-- Vile played all nf tl, seven characters at the Millon Squnie thenl'T, New York, last winter. Charles Klein, nuthor of The Lion and the Mouse." is one of tlie few: playwrights who has been eqmtfiy In 'In writing of both ilm mu and librettos. H- - furnished the honk f r De Wolf Hopier' KJ t'aiiilan." and for Jefferson De Angelis he wrote "A Royal Rogue." Stanislaus Flange iil maso Rodrigues. Is ca plain of one of the McxIchii nines, known us tlm Juhii Iedro Kulx Delgado Is 'Mptutn of another league team. How would tin tc tin ines look on Him of (he Fit 1st. urg l'iratis? liN'ilng : would slick in 'h Names like throats of Ancriruii hh'aclierllea and Stiiingl; them to lUsth If they got excited. HARRY GRANT. . tli'-Hi- CLEVER Kddle I'li, iik. EDDIE H- i- PLANK. ever south paw of t'onide Md'-k'l!illadeldila A'lnrhun hum, has n most t ominemlahle record. In eighteen games last seamm firteen of them resulted in victories. In tivo of the g.itmoi he did not allow Ins ops, he l.ua twirled ponents to seme. In one tw, two three and four five hit games. This Is c record In the modern stylf of ball playing that could hardly lu Improved upon. 1ii'sident Pulliam rtaien Hint In his opinion Plan! was tho host handed pitcher that ever ,tit n a unifo'm. "I lor" White, ana' li r l ti hander, has the same percentage as Plunk, although he has not plxyrd v ilhin six games as is ten out of many. H'ill While's Re.-ide- t rcc-m- twelve. also uheriLib.'s successfully in the ftlds of comic iX'ta and regular dramatic writ lug. Herman Fm.crmnnn's latest play. "Die Hlttni' nboot." whicti was produced In London, h.u.i lni-aiinuxt nnant-i.iottsroitdcinneil by Ihe critics as ly tfiKgiiNtiiigiy iuiMloral. I: Is pciihsible that Boston will havn the first t'pKUti tioii of the new Bclasco r);iv W'l'.lch Is lo succeed Hlm-'IlDates In "Tlie Girl of the Holden whin she hick her et the Bekm-- Wef nn llie.iter to fulfill contracts for her in 'rtlier I'iitcx. rn -V Ltd X . X. el |