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Miss (ieorgia uaine is matting a hit
as Peggy In George Ade's new opera,
"Peggy from Paris." Miss Calne has
a new French dance which won for
her eight encores on her first night.
"Peggy from Paris" is now playing
In Chicago and after a run in Boston
and New York will be seen in many
cities.
Eorope. Miss Helen Bertram, who has
the prima donna part, has not sung in
New Tork since the original production
of "Foxy Qulller." Since then the prima
donna has spent two years in study
abroad, devoting her time both to dram
atic art and voice culture. Miss Bertram
has developed Into a charming singing
comedienne and has an excellent oppor
tunity to display her' versatile talent In
the Pixley & Luder's opera. Composer
Gustave Luder acts as orchestra director
and will lead his own opera during its
metropolitan run.
The leading comedy role in "The Prince
of Pllsen" is taken by John Ransome,
who was formerly a well-known deline
ator of character on the vaudeville stage.
Mr. Ransome was the originator of the
Richard Croker vaudeville sketch that
attracted no little attention In New York
when the Tammany boss took charge of
democratic politics in Gotham.
Miss Annie Russell Is proving to be a
strong attraction to a new feature In
social life known at "Lenten Theatre
Parties." Numerous large blocks of
seats have been taken by these parties
to see Miss Russell In "Mice and Men"
which Is undoubtedly the best play in
which she has appeared since becoming
a star. The big business at the Garrlck
continues uninterruptedly at both mat
inee and night performances.
The Empire Theatre company Is ap
proaching its one-hundredth perform
ance at the Empire theatre, where "The
Unforeseen" still holds all records for
business for this organization. Robert
Marshall has written numerous plays
that are well-known to theatre-goers
but he has never done anything better
than the piece in which the Empire
company is making such an all-season
triumph.
The old fifteenth century morality play,
"Everyman," which Charles Frohman
presented at Mendelssohn Hall early In
the season, is to return to New York. Its
engagement will open at the Garden
theatre March 30th. Since leaving New
York the play has been most successful
on tour and In addition to performances
in all the larger cities It has attracted
much attention by its special presenta
tions at leading universities and schools.
At the Madison Square theatre we
have Elsie de Wolf back to town in
"Cynthia," succeeding "The Earl of
Pawtucket," which after a rest of. two
weeks will succeed "The Bishop's Move"
at the Manhattan.
"Nancy Brown" at the Bijou still re
mains one of the standing and strongest
attractions among the musical comedies.
So great has been its popularity that
Mr. D. V. Arthur has received an offer
from the management of the Shaftes
bury in London to take Miss Cahlll
across the water for the summer season,
the offer including the risk of all ex
penses on the venture. Since that Mr.
Arthur has had a cable from Williamson,
the Australian Frohman, for the Anti
podean rights of the play. Mr. William
son desires to star his wife Flora Moore,
formerly an American actress. In the
play.
"Mr. Blue Beard" still fills the Knick
erbocker nightly. Up to this time 104,
S00 people, in round numbers, have seen
the piece and every one of . them has
proved an ardent advertiser of lts"great
merit, commending It to his or her
neighbors as an entertainment that no
one should fall to see. Klaw & Erlang
er, through their enterprise and vast re
sources, have come to be among the most
important factors in theatrical life in
America. Their New Amsterdam thea
tre, now being built on Forty-second
street near Broadway, will be the finest
theatre in America and will cost, ex
clusive of the land, $1,200,000.
NEW YORK, March 2S. It is difficult
to find, even in the heart of Lent, where
in its observance can affect the seating
capacity of a New York playhouse to a
perceptible extent. The fact Is that we
have none too many theatres and even
with the new ones building will not be
overdone.
The novelty of the week is the appear
ance of Grace George in "Pretty Peggy"
at the Herald Square theatre, succeeding
De Wolff Hopper In "Mr. Pickwick."
Bookings in Louisville, St. Louis and
other western cities were cancelled to
admit of this metropolitan engagement.
Miss George's supporting company In
trudes Robert Loraine, Annie Ward
Tiffany and Nora Lamison. The play
was very favorably received here after
its prolonged success on the road. The
scenery and costumes are far above the
average, whilst Miss George's acting up
holds its usual high standard in fact
she has never been seen in a play to
greater advantage than in "Pretty Peg
gy." On Monday, March 23d, an organiza
tion known as the Royal Liliputlans be
gan a three weeks' engagement at the
Fourteenth Street theatre in a new musi
cal comedy called "In Posterland," which
includes all the characters known to
poster work. The company contains
several miniature comedians, including
Major James Doyle, Louis Merkel, James
.Rosen, George Liable, Howard Knowles.
Inez Lewis, Annie Nelson and the "col
ossal" giants, Kelly and Church. "In
Posterland"' is a spectacular musical ex
travaganza. Everything is In a hustle at the Madi
son Square garden, and why should It
not be is not the "greatest show on
earth" back to its native land after a
five-year march of triumph through
foreign lands? The old folks and the
young folks all Americans, are pushing
arid jamming themselves almost Into a
pulp, to secure their places In line to the
box-office in order to get tickets for ad
mission to that one and only one show
on earth the Barnum-Balley for It is
here, with all Its splendor, larger and
grander than ever. To tell of all that it
contains would fill a book, and one of the
most Interesting books ever written.
"The Trlnce of Pilsen" at the Broad;
way has proved once again that New
York can take to its heart something .
that-neUher had its premiere here nor Jn t
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Elsie De Wolfe, always pleasing, is pronounced eminently so In her latest
comedy, "Cynthia," now being produced at New York. The play is clean
cut and full of bright epigram and although It has the handicap of Lent to
contend with Is already a great success.
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One of the most weird productions
that ever went on tour Is "Ghosts,"
by Ibsen, in which Mary Shaw has
been making such a big hit in New
York under the management of the
Fawcett-Brennan combination. The
clever actress will accompany the
show on the road.. Her interpreta
tion is remarkably powerful.
"The Billionaire" Is the most popular
and successful comic, musical attraction
. presented in New York this season and
will continue at Daly's for several weeks
longer. In May Klaw & Erlanger will
present another notable attraction at
this house Dan Daly In George V. Ho
bart and Edward E. Rose's dramatic
version of the former's comic stories,
"John Henry."
At the close of Williams & Walker's
engagement at the New York theatre,
the house will be completely remodeled
at a cost of $150,000 and will re-open in
September with a great revival of "Ben
Hur," in which four chariots and sixteen
horees will be seen In the chariot race
scene.
"Gha.ts" leaves Mrs. Osborne's play
house, where It mede a decided hit, for
a tour on the road under the manage
ment of George H. Brennan and George
Fawcett, extending as far as Portland
east and St. Paul west. It is one of the
most weird productions ever staged and
before It was put on at Mrs. Osborne's
was never staged in daylight on this
side. Of course Mary Shaw will have
the stellar role. The piece will undoubt
edly make a big hit, for it is very clever.
At tne Princess, Miss Bingham is still
playing to one of the most appreciate
audiences she has yet had, as "The
Frisky Mrs. Johnson." When she leaves
New York Miss Bingham's tour will ex
tend through the east and later Cali
fornia. "The School for Scandal" was cleverly
played by the stock company at the
Columbia theatre, Brooklyn, last week.
Miss Wainwright will remain four
weeks and during that time she will pro
duce "Shall We Forgive Her?" "More
Than Queen" and "Camllle." Her special
engagement promises to be one of the
events of the season. Special scenery,
effects and gorgeous costuming will be
attractive features of her engagement
At Keith's theatre there is a strong bill
this week, Tom Nawn & Co. head the
list of fun makers jln their laughable
come-Iy sketch, "One Touch of Nature."
HERBERT E. CLAMP.
