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Show - . The New Black Crook. W-- ' Seldom If ever In the past forty H ' years li.is ilierc been a production, H either musical,. dramatis orspectacu- H, lar, that has continued to Interest the Hr average thcatrc-Kocr as much as the H" famous "Ulack Crook," which is an- Hf nounccd to appear at tlie Thatcher H't opera house, April 2.1 When the first Hr production of this spectacle was pre- H' scnted at Kioto's garden In New York H City back In the Ws It created a ver- H itablc furore. No such extraordinary B, production has ever been attempted, H and old New Yorkers, even today, H claim It still sjrpasses latter day ex- f travananzaf, but for some reasons It H was shelved and It remained for H Messrs Miller mid t'ldlin to reproduce B and brlntf It before this public as an Hi entirely now attraction The comedy HJ vein which runs through tho play Is HJ p'casing and entertaining not only to HJ. the staid old timers, but to the little HI folks who enjoy Immensely the souks, BBk dances, acrobatic acts and comical an- BBj tics of Grcppo, the low comedian B Amonn the Ruropeon acts may be B mentioned the world's greatest aero H bats, "Tho Donazetta Family" who BW introduce some of tho most startling BV and daring acts ever attempted behind the glare of the footlights, Pierce and BBj llosiyn, presenting a quick change BR costume and slrjglng act that Js the BBj talk of the world, iiessle Drowning In BK her novelty singing and dancing act, H also doing Imitations of Eddie Foy, BM! Anna Held and many other Broadway BA favorites, and Hazel tho girl who has a BBjj volco that Is wonderful. |