Show II Plays and JJ Prod l Frear who organized In Now Kow York ork the role of oC Mr air NIh with Tho rho Merry Widow has been keen transferred to the Chicago company compan at the Colonial Colo Cob nial flab theatre Ills rolo role has lias been filled In the New York company lJ by harry Hairy S S S Two lea leading n- n artists In Now Kow York Yore have havo asked Henry Honry W V. Savage for Cor or permission to copy the groups in the comic opera Tom Jones n a as subjects for tor old Eng Bag Ush hish pictures The Tho scenes In the tho comic opera have o won much admiration for tor their heir accurate rc representation of ot English life one hundred and years ago S S To secure Tho The Merry Widow as the tho opening attraction at his hile new now Lyric theatre In Rome nome N N. N Y Yf Frederick Leuscher paid to Henry W. W Sa Savage 1800 1200 tho the biggest cst guarantee on ott theatrIcal theatrical theat theat- neal record for a one night stand The was paid for tho thit Chicago c company which Is now playing at the Colonial theatre S S S SOwing Owing to the determined Insistence of or d George Marion Marlon the well known AmerIcan Amor- Amor lean Ican stage taKe director upon a perfect first night performance tho the French premiere pro pro- micro or of r Henry W W. Savages Savage's production of oC The Prince of ot at the phi pla Paris has been postponed Mr Marion decided that the company compan composed com corn posed of or French English and Amerl Amen can players was not In proper shape shap to open and so ho lie demanded demander that the tho premiere should be bo deferred But Bu t exclaimed tho the French manager man man- agor alor wo we can cnn rehearse after atter tho open open- I In a Cant be done said MarionI Marlon Marion I always do clo It in Paris I never ne do It In New York Well Wol have ha a 0 perfect performance or stone none and Marion Marlon had his way S S S Professional musicians as well as music lovers generally have become enthusiastic over Tom Jones Jonos which Is one of oC the few tow comic operas New NewYork NewYork York has heard for a long bong time Music Music Mu Mu- Iu- Iu sic teachers and the heads of ot leading musical institutes are recommending this comic cornie opera to their pupils as In Instructive Instructive Instructive In- In as well as interesting from Its faithful representation of or the tho old olt school of or English melody It Is held to be accurate accurately Illustrative of ot the musIc music music mu mu- sic of England and musical Instructors are arc sending pupils to hear It and are arranging slashes for forthe the tho performances Henry W V Savage I Is operating co-operating In this direction as os he believes Tom Jones has decided cd educational l qualities s. s Every loa loading leading mu musician clan In New York Is sounding Bounding tho praises of or this musical offering and attending the performances Walter niter Damrosch has alrea already y had three box parties to hear Tom Torn Jones Jonea |