Show Theatrical I New Xe York New 1 York March 5 It G.-It It takes a atenor atenor tenor to stir up things In grand opera Even the prima donna onna is compelled lIed to take lake second place when one of these I with a voice gets going Signor Signer Bond Bonel of oC Mr 11 Hammerstein's I force Is 11 the latest example In point The Tho small station with a largo ano voice 1 I force has forsaken the Conned for and nUll gone Jone over u to lo Herr next season and tho the reason for It all so the story stor goes Is that Mr 11 Ham Ham- suggested to him him that ho he roles for next sea sea- take tolo up a H. few new son This insult was wa too much for the Bonci t type pe of or artistic temperament and he ho decided to quit I And Ana the end cad cn is not Hot yet et Hammerstein Hammerstein Hammer Hammer- stein it Is said has a two year option on Bond Bonci and should the Iho tenor undertake undertake undertake under under- take to lo sing at the rival ival house the time courts may have a chance to see se him himIn himIn In action first and more moro than that thai one Caruso Is reported to lo take the time en engagement engage engage- ago ago- ment of or his rival as us a reflection on oil Herr Jon him In addition to lo Bond Bonci the time may fIn find that he lie hits has made madea with much varied trouble a contract tc to not seem does The wiley Oscar ol of the defection greatly greally over worry has ham his star He announces that he lie engaged for 01 next season tho the great greal tIme the toner lonor who is said by friends buds of the Manhattan and Bonci Bon Bon- of Caruso far tar ahead to bo be so in the music hal ci cl as to lo place them p Dalmores h he and class and with Bassi an will v have a irlo which can not be ap arm approached aIl l the world over house both opera In the meantime mettle and New ew on their arc on music lovers ers get the benefit I S S S dramatic world time the the even e tn the time first importance of or cc th the I was tho presentation by y Richard Mansfield l and the company of or lion lion- ilk t-Ik Ibsen's Ib cn's play t Poor Peer Whim lo 1 have never hover fallen a a. victim to the ibSen Ib Iben Ibsen Ib- Ib sen en fever it IL may be said tho lie Peer Pcr is a 0 worthy example of or that I masters master's genius and it is li always al a s 's a keen pleasure to witness the finished hell hellI art of Mansfield lam l He lIe is so uniform uniformly I excellent c that It 11 Is hardly worth while saying that in this play he is at his host best Peer Is to hold the boards I for Cor two weeks now when Mr 11 Mansfield Mansfield Mans Mans- field HeM will give Ive a 0 week on single performances per per- closing his New York enga en en- ga ement n I It Is New Yorks York's loss that Mansfield Mans Mans- Mansfield fiel field is able ahle to give gl the city cily so little of his time lime S S S Other new plays of or the week are are ame Monday Monda Grand Opera house hou Michel o Michel Michel- man and amid Pollocks In the Bishops Bishop's C Carriage with Miss Jessie 1 uOn On Parole with Miss Chariotte Chari otto Walker Keith I Proctors Proctor's Fifth Firth Avenue Tb Theatre Theatre Theatre-Belasco I Longs Long's v The rho The Time Darling of the Gods with tho the new stock company compan There has been an unusual list lIsl of long iong runs at al the time Now New York theatres this season rime Tho managers teem cem to be he reachIng out for plays which will furnish out the season and amid have havo been remarkably successful In finding them thorn If JC this tendency continues it will bo be difficult after a while f. f a new play to secure a hearing in New ew York Fourteen plays antI and five fv musical comedies comedies come come- dies dlos have enjoyed unusually long runs this sea season on Most of th these se are still sUIi con continuing t In u I ng I In n u nd I in I n I sh cd favor Cavor First on th the list of the tho fourteen plays stands The Lion Ilon and The Time Mouse which undoubtedly will iiii roun round out this season in the time new Lyceum The rime new Lyceum already has Imas been closed to than new productions for more eighteen months The rho Hypocrites is only now vacating the Hudson after an engagement of six siz months The rime Great Divide e seems cems to be settled Inthe in inthe inthe the Princess for or the rest of or the time season eason Three of The same is true of The UThe Us The Tho ho Crothers comedy In the theMa Ma Madison lson Square theatre Mrs Fiske Now le York three months In The Tile Road noad to Idea IrIen in the Lyric The YesterdayS Yesterday'S has become a genuine success in the Iho Herald Square John JohnDrew JohnDrew Drew could CoUil have ha remained indefinitely in the Empire in Piner's play pIny His HI there thero al almost almost almost al- al He was In ln Order went vent on most four tour months and only exigency tour because of or business proved pro so Hour has The Man Ian of The Hou popular in the Savoy that it has for time the early presenta presentation pa ed the way comedies from froni the pen Per tion of three Broadhurst of Geor George the New way at has to lo give Millions 1 to Richard Mansfield but Amsterdam The Rose Ro RoseI e eThe it is 18 a valuable property one orela of or become I of The Rancho nancho has and andI successes sc enduring sU I Belasco's ela cos co's has found a popular I Eleanor Robson Hobson in Jim the medium in Sa Salomy Jane i Liberty ly theatre the time Manhattan stage lag Clothes thes held CI and thero there are ure months for foi several m running to other plays with lengthY credit lt their cre five months J In iii Inthe Williams was Hattie Hattle Little Cherub The the Criterion llon in for Sam Bernard BernardI Is good reason or of There time the I that I to entertain the find hope him In Wal- Wal I the he eaOn ea On Rich filch Mi- Mi I leit- leit lacks lack's In Time has been Tile The TheL It forced out of will be 10 beI benot not hOt at I Red I CU L thet yeUt for a l I the tue Knickerbocker V f Sl i 1 optimistic least leant and anti tho the same samo prophecy has imas boon been mado rC r Belle Belie of or The Parisian Model The Time Mayfair in Dalys Daly's is another popular piece and Dream City and the Magic Magin Knight will n indefinitely 1 in This ita isa is it Joe Webers Weber's little playhouse a pretty good record Pre President ident Roosevelt IHL has sent hit his photograph with his hh autographed sentiment Best nest Wishes to lo the tho Actor lund Fund Fair to be he disposed of at ut the th fair fall to be given in the Metropolitan Opera house th time the week oncel of or Mn May iray C. C The fhe agreed to open theale the theall President has also button bullon In fair all by pres pressing mg an electric Washington Lincoln Square theatre passe The mont two weeks from rein management mana into new when James Durkin the Ute former today of It the endowed plaYhouse play plaY- playhouse leading man called culled the New house hous of ot Chicago will Vii take tale possession Mr I theatre has secured the p Pt Durkin 1 a zi of The rhe Wire iro Tapp rights Just finished by Owen O dramatization Stringers Stringer's novel This Davis ls of oC Arthur production at the Lincoln Lin Lin- will be the first p Mr Ill Durkins Durkin's management man man- under ue Square coIn coln Lewis is now and St. St John engaged in building the production tI the tue Dickens will unit be bo dramatized for tor theatre theatre- of German speaking benefit Irving Place theatre bythe by bythe bythe In the there on Tuesday the presentation Mr Mi- Franz version erslon by of stage night o a 0 of Little Dorril Dorrit Klein acts there Mounted In three Dorrit be bo depicted the thc experiences of are uro to Dorrit family and amid others in the tho the Marshalsea prison the tho final scene seene taking takIng takIng tak tak- Inn at in tho the old ol Ship ing place with Brighton The play ends happily the time of ot Little Dorrit to Arthur Aithur circles It was reported l In theatrical that thai Mr Ir William A. A Brady yesterday arranged with Mr Conned Conried to present pi Mr irr Robert Hobort B. B Mantell in the tho Metropolitan Metro Metro- politan Opera house spring iu lii Shakes s. s for fOl a ao brief engagement f le pearlan rIan plays pinY's r It fL v. v 0 r |