Show r II Plays and Player People II 11 I The Gingerbread Gln cr Man Ian Is 18 said to tobe tobe tobe be be ben a n. ir f fairy spectacle and musical C cr tri well worth seeing b and lyrics of tl tic the play were sere ele written bj a Fr Frederic the tho music compos com com- pos d by b A. A Baldwin Bal Slot Sloane ne The Th scenes of f the tho stOr story are laid lold In I Fi Fairland Fair land The Tho first act actS in Santa Claus Glaus count country th tho second act net on the borderland borderland bor bor- derland between n the realms of or King iCing Dunn an and King Sugar Sug-ar Plum Both realms are are g o enough to cat eat an anth anti and th the difference Is made of ot good rich r ii strawberry crr shortcake Otis Otla Skinners Skinner's s 's performance of ot Philippe In The of tie Family at ne tho the Hudson theat theater r has l as been hailed by the critics of or New Nw York as the Ute finest exhibition bf Of I histrionic art sinco the best of Richard Mansfields Mansfield's performances This opinion I Is but an echo a confirmation of ot the Verdict expressed wherever Mr Skinner Skinner Skin Skin- ner has acted this tills part port sot Not even Mansfield at his beet beat ever approached so so near histrionic perfection said tho the Telegraph lan Ian Dale declares Mr Skinner to be one of or the best of tho the really reaH tow few good actors on the American Amen Ameri c can m stage Not to admire this Colonel Colonel Col Col- onel- onel of or Otis Skinner is not to admire wit Is IB not to admire romance l Amerl-l Is not to admire life Ute writes A Ashton Stevens In fn the Evening Journal tel yo you a t if little le story atory Which which has tho the merit of or truth as well as unusual unusual- ness Miss Maude Adams was acting In Peter Pan and ond rehearsing for the revival of Quality Street The Jesters' Jesters was In full rehearsal by other members of the cast Miss Adams's part being read until she could ta take It up At last she sho came to to her first rehearsal In the third act there thero Is a scene In which many monr Jesters have to Improvise a a. poem Cin on Sun Tho no Tf ThA rt t ett if th tho trim trim- pan pany panas was as Spat pat In this scOne scene and the tho stage tage tn e was filled with old old actors playIng play- play InS hug the various parts Then Miss Ad- Ad runs's Sins's turn came to speak the verses erses of or Tho Breeze She Sho recites them without without without with with- out acting When she ha had finished 4 there was a long pause no one went wenton 1 on with the thc pIa play time the cues wore not taken talen up the stalls asking what wn was wap the tho matter Everyone Every Every- one was wash still and and silent tor Tor some mo mo- meats ments At At last Frederick Tyler an nn English actor mo me We couldn't we simply couldn't ho he said The They had bad all aU been en so so moved that the they could coul not speak The effect on tho audience Is the tho same There Is a n. hush of omo some moments before they recover themselves sufficiently to to bo able to applaud And then you should hear the applause Chares Charles Frohman In the tho London evening E Standard 1 The sec second nd play put on by players play rs a the Savoy thea theater r. r The Thc Rising of or tho the Moon Is Isa is a comedy- comedy drama ml of ot the Feni Fenian Fenlin n period In In Irish history history- Written by b Lady LadY- Lad Lad-Gr Gregory Gr gory gory a 3 i prominent tl figure r In the establishment of th tb National N Tim The rile nl Rising of or the the- Moon Moon- lias has has' for Its single s scone scene ne a n setting r representing the side of r a rt quay In lri a 8 seaport aport town to For this performance Mr Ir Frohman Is sending send scud ing lug lver 9 other er members o of the Irish National Th Theater h ater ty The Tho reception accor accorded ed tho the Irish players In New NewYork York is very gratifying to the players themselves and to to Charles Frohman Discerning play recognize tho the new nest comers as an representatives of aCl a a- avery Cl very fine CIne natural style stylo of ot acting and andas as ag exponents of ofa a th thoughtful if subtle type of or racy drama No o. o true Irishman Irishman Irishman Irish Irish- man and no true lover loer of v villI miss making a n tr trip p to the tho Savoy said the Sun An Aan Dale Dalo com commended coni- coni mended A A Pot o ot of Broth as a n play excellently acted and ond distinctly worth v orth seeing Although Sh th this the original of or tho the cowboy cowboy cow cow- boy o hero n a ed well deserved y deserved dis distinction dis- dis ls- ls in The rhe VI VIr rein Ian It ll must be beon on ed ll that the work of his lits successor sue sue- cessor W W. S S. Hatt la equally lly r rem m uk able abl He lie iS' iS an actor or In Intelli Intelligence gence an and Is Is' Is sure t to m meet ct with the highest hest success suc Frank C Campeau Is Isan Isau au an essential and ht r factor In Inthe inthe the success of of the tho production as Trampas E cn q Item Il Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia hia Pa Pl S' S Sept pt 24 1907 Shiny Is a in darky In the employ of ot Mrs Newton the the mother of or tho heroine Kate In Cupid at Vassar When Kate returns to to Vassar Vassal for her last la t year y r Shiny bc taken be-taken back with her a and Kato K hl eventually fin finds a place for him in In tho sacred of or his be beloved beloved be- be loved n of Large worda are arc used Sed In the most approved fashion and in the time most mot unapproved connection When Whon fen he Is corrected for lor his Ms awkwardness and nd told not to drop the spoons ns down don tho the backs of tho the guests when they are eating caUn their heir Ice Ice- cream he corrects his betters by calmly baying In Jim de tie bess' bess society sich as ah nh hopes bopes to mingle wid h here re Ice ice- cream am ant et wId a Spoons am considered tred a e. sign ob Later Late when told old tp tp to make a a. bluff with th the s girls girls' spread ad ho he Observes bs that first depressions cobber a multitude ob p |