Show Weekly Theatrical Leter I I liv 1 J T I TO Now York Nov o J 17 The Tue The shade ha of or John BUJan would certainly have havo o ha groaned in iii In spirit la hind had It I been able to attend the performances j at nt the thc liberty theater r this week Miss Henrietta Crosman under Iller the time title of The Tue i Christian 11 Pilgrim rl produced a dramatization of nun Bunyan's Pilgrims Pilgrim's Progress one of the must most widely I Ica read books next to tile the Itself in th the Christian world Tilt The sturdy old Puritan tinker regarded tIme the theater a ss s the I very vely door dool f if the lie pit lIt itself nn and that hl his wonder wonderful ful Cui UI portrayal al of the ICI life the tue trials the til i tL and tile the triumphs of thin tw Christian should h have th the tue sport of f pin phil play actors certainly would have lel Ieta ici-i ici Tar regarded IJ by him him I as pen perilously bushy phone loHl to sacrilege e. e The production at athe atthe he the liberty Is lino as a u spectacle and amid alil an un attempt Is ma made o to tv Ilet preserve ne th of or Bunyan's wonderful story Those however who have hao followed the lory stoy as US toi told loid IJ hi by the 11 man who suffered for his faith can not see I It t without h being ln Impressed b by the tile in- in ru I of if the tIme whole thing I. I II ins at least lt 1 one of or the cr very last hooks to 0 furnish a subject for fOI the tho arlI art arl I of th the tito dramatist a 0 0 S In lii 11 different lino Iino Is the comic opera Tom Tiui Jones at the tho Astor Robert nobert A. A M. M Thompson Charles Charlr- I ii II I. I Taylor un und and E Edward war German Germani have hae in so Si HI expurgated Henry 7 nl mt i t as to make it i fit ft for twentieth century production ll may hay bo be le said ald Incidentally that the they have lave presented a comic opera open dish which Is a as much luh II like ro the tho original Tom I Jons ons a as skim milk mik I is like An Amid Is just about a as captivating to the musical nn and dramatic taste It I Is refreshing to turn tuni from flom UtO lons like these to lo plays 8 like The Tho Girl of if the ti Golden West e l The Merry UC 1 or Ol Tho Grand Army rJ Man fan S S I Other pro productions for the week tollow fol- fol ohI I low ow ow Monday Monday Lyric Ion uy Lyric theater Mrs Patrick Campbell In 11 Phelo The Tho Second Mrs Irs la Tuesday and anti Thul Thursday Thursday- uy- uy Magda a. a Vc Wednesday nes n afternoon nn and veiling evening o le a G Gabba Friday Priday and Y Cen evenings Tho The Tho Notorious Irs s. 18 o theater theater Miss isN Miss Banche Bates In i Mr II David Delasco's The Girl of the Gol olden Golden en West West u day Tutt-day Garden u Garden en theater Miss May Ma- In In The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mar dramatization u of Anne Warners Warner's tory story tor by bythe time author Thursday Veles Weber's Webers Music tlc t lc Hull huh Hal Mr TOR Joseph ph Weber iber el rind and Cne company compan in A t Grand Orand R. 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R Man an a burlesque b by Mr Ir hd ar Smith Fr Friday Friday aY Irving Place theater heater stock co I IU I In iii Duchess des C olics Jer- Jer gore gere a play b by Mr 11 Geor o FC eau u adapted apte b by Mr 1 Bonito Benno JaC Jacobs Jacobson on o 0 5 5 At t t the lie Manhattan imera era cra House blouse there thereas was vas an al unusually good program to for foi I the hit he week weel 1 and 1 despite the money stringency l genc Impresario 1 tell has las l' l reason to be both with ith the artistic an and financial results The follows follot's Monday Aida on AIda l a. a with wih Mine In o de tie Cis neros all and 1 Mr Ir iy I u I n a. a with wIh Mine Mote Mme de do C Mine lc Gt Mr Ir Z filth and Mr Mi 1 neona Friday Les I Ies s Conte dI mann I First linac In iii thi tills this hou house with Mme Mine ll do bo Mine Mimic Mr Ir I and Mr lr Ir Saturday La L L a Gioconda with wih Y Wednesdays Wednesday's a- a ca cast t e evening Carmen with wih Mme Mine I Mr lr Dalmores nn and Mr Ir Crabbe t. t S S The flue stringency nc has hit hIlt hit Broadway Y hard har In iii more than thull one i lion tion 1 un understand el that the pay par v of actors ator's ha has b been cn subjected to a Q radical cut One plu play which has hus just gone Jonc Into rehearsal will 1 have h a U salary list lu to 1 per lor cent cent below what it would JUl liar hav been la lust last t In titian other lines bOll year ur lues too lao there Is a taking In iii II of sail Bull At tt ILa least JeaM a ii I score of pretentious announced 1 mOi month th ago aJo as us attractions which vuu would III i L be In our 1111 l before the tiit tH hot holida holi- holi hul da ln thas tha's s 's s ha have 1 been sheh shelved ll ln tel U umi I I will trill not nut be Ic acen tillS this season eason TI Th i owners are art afraid to tu tithe take ulc I 11 the Ie rl risk l h losing busing valuable properties at a Q ti HIl when theater values arc are at the this lows si possible ebb Two large al' al spectacles an 1 nO for or about abou t Christ Christmas mas tune time ar are among the pieces h will wi b be Ill lIvid held over O an and beside them I mi 11 the the- the shelves shelves will wH be laid new plays l hi h almost every cry prominent t America i dramatist Managers have ha c cut cUl i expenses s us as far tar as possible S S While somo of or the tiL most music hall hal hal I performers from Lumi ilon are winning American plaudits 1 und dollars it I Is pleasant to think that an American heu has set audiences U ugo agog OA with an American act CI There ThI Is nothing In Iii London at al IH present pres tnt cut so sensational a as Marie talle Drossler hit hilt at the tIle Palace said Bald Hahl a u Just over o from London She hie hc comes on and sings A Great Groat at Bi Big Girl Lik Me Te just Lit as- at she sIte used 1 to al at Weber's Webers and the English au audience I Is convulsed cd Thun Then follows a serious l' l recitation tha laton-tha that t I ancient one about tile tho glove glo e which IIla n ti la lady throws Into the lions lions' enclosure to test h hint hor lovers lover's 1 willingness to In dir die for or her bier Mis ls Dressier recites recite It tt In Inthe inthe the manner o of th the lie conventional cont dra draw drawing r wIn w- w v In ing room with sh shy little touches of burlesque The TIle fairly fall fail off their hel seats seals in their amusement t. t Then follows oh lows low's a another itt thor 10 song I g. g and amid lx Dlo Dressier retires fr m man an au audience lonco that ts is mal monthly madly I enthusiastic As 5 a n result resul that mammoth American comedienne has hitS been buen summoned to tu alIel appear ap al'- ap- ap pear ear Iel the king all anti and queen u al Windsor sor Not ot ba bad for or little Marie larl ehi eh r S S SMargaret Margaret n ln and Ind Henry Mule because of contracts made last which they Y have ha e been male unable to cancel can cau eel cel will wil be lie COI compelled 11 ell to go o ii 11 n lOl tour ton with The rule he Great heat lle DI Divide three week hence Tho Thio last Int performance of Ir LI tin tin- tl I record breaking William Vaughn Moody loo drama will wil be le given n I in Dalys Daly's th theatt theat at on Saturday atur ny e evening November Xo elbel 30 W. II H I will wl be bc succeeded c I by hy Mr Mi I Millers Miller's production pro pie of The Lancers which orl originally l. l nally was sch scheduled ul 1 for October 1 J. J but bin bil j which has haM been kept on the thia th road lODI II h the tile continued success of or The Great Gren Divide DI The Tho latter play pla which OPe opened opened open open- e ed at Dalys Daly's late Inte in iii u August was to tJ have havo o ha remained only three weeks hut but the engagement lIftS has lengthened beyond three months Mn Mr Millet Miller tel having ha succeeded suc sue In cancelling contracts or shifting dates ates in a number of or cities hon The Tuo Great Greut DI Dl leaves it I will wi have havo been played h In New ew York lolk tunes times l S S I S Miss May lav Irwin 11 is 14 to Join Mr Ir Joe 10 Weber's Webers compon company at Ht Lt Webers Weber's mu inutile lc hull haUl hul if Ir she aho can cancel the vaudeville lo aude tour sho silo Is playing In the West cst She he has already y refused many offers rC'S tt to start this season saying SIlO she hc prefers tho the allurements of or vau vaudeville vaude-ihle lle c to lo a long roa road tour in comedy In la which vh she has played plan c St so SI ton long bug While In Minneapolis Mr Ir Weber wired wire bier hor asking if It sh sill wn was wasat wasat 11 at t liberty to accept an engagement with wih his c company for COI the tho rest of ol t the e sc season son In Iii answer to this tele telegram ram Miss Irwin wired she hc would do o everything every cry thing thing- in III II her bier power r to Jak make it po possible possible gl- gl ble blo to join tho thin Weber ber forces an and during dur lug InK the tho last few days s 's th tile the nl negotiations ha have ha c progressed so o fur far u that there I Is little doubt that Miss Irwin will trill wil soon nOI see sec her name In huge hUgI electric letters In lii II front of Webers Weber's music hal hall |