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T HEATRES I
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Among the first
things to be mentioned In my reference
to matters theatrical is the coming de
parture of Mrs. Leslie Carter from the
Belasco theatre, whose record In New
Tork has been a phenomenal one. Her
experience has broken all previous rec
ords for a consecutive run, but it Is ab
solutely necessary for Mrs. Carter to
carry out her positive engagements In
this country. She must positively ap
pear this season In Brooklyn, Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago. It is possible,
however, .that this charming stage idol
may return to New Tork later this sea
son. It Is also probable that John Drew,
who has been so successful in "The
Mummy and the Humming Bird" at the
Empire theatre, will return there for a
later engagement before the season ends.
During his present engagement there
the Empire has been crowded by the
most fashionable of audiences and there
has been no diminution of admiration
lor Mr. Drew's acting. The early ver
dict of theatre-goers, that Mr. Drew
never had a more suitable or delightful
part than that of Lord Lumley, has
been amply borne out at every perform
ance of the play.
Wm. Faversbam began his second
starring tour at the Empire in a new
comedy by H. V. Esmund, entitled '1m
pradence" which was produced at the
Empire on November 17.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, after a success
ful run at the Garden theatre. New
Tork, has left to continue a tour of the
principal cities. Mrs. Campbell will con
tinue appearing In her presentation of
the "Joy of Living," In which play she
won distinct favors with the principal
audiences. Her genius for intense por
trayal of character has been again, fully
demonstrated in this work. Many of
Mrs. Campbell's admirers think that the
play shows her In the best role she has
ever attempted.
At the Princess's theatre, In his farce,
"The Night of the Party," Weedon
Grossmlth has proved a very permanent
success in one of the most successful
comedies ever written.
Tate new playhouse, under the auspices
of the Shubert Bros., has been crowded
since the opening night, and many good
patrons turned away, owing to the
crowd of fashionable men and women
who have followed each performance.
Mr. Grossmlth has long been favorably
known as a good parlor entertainer and
wHl probably make one of the best rec
ords any actor has ever established on
this side.
The reappearance of Mary Mannerlng
at the Garrlck In "The Stubbornness of
Geraldlne," a play written by Clyde
Fitch, has been one of the most Inter
esting features of the season. It has
been written especially for her by Clyde
Fitch and presented under the auspices
of Frank McKee. In this play Miss
Mannerlng Impersonates an American
girl whose hand Is sought by a Hun
garian nobleman. It Is a New Tork
play, all the more Important characters,
with the exception of an English peer,
the Hungarian lover, and a girl from
Batte. Montana, being people whom it
would be easy to duplicate within a half
niBe of the Waldorf-Astoria.
iThe play is In four acts and it Is the
nrst that Mr. Fltch has written since his
recent Illness. He has probably given
mere attention to this comedy than any
other from his pen Inasmuch as he has
personally rehearsed It for the past five
weeks and the staging of the play is en
tirely his own individual work. Mr. Mc
Kee has given It a handsome mounting,
ana in view of the fact that it is so com
pletely a Clyde Fitch production and
that Miss Mannering's recent suc
cesses in "Janice Meredith" and
"The Lady of Lyons" have stamped her
as an actress of the first rank, there
was unusual interest in the first per
formance of "The Stubbornness of
Geraldlne" Monday evening. Like all
the Fltch comedies it deals with the so
cial world 'and depicts the men and
women and manners which are part of
this society.
Miss Henrietta Crosman's popularity
with women has been strikingly mani
fested at Wallack's theatre, New Tork.
At two successive Saturday matinees of
"The Sword of the King" the big audi
ences of women have insisted on a
speech from Miss Crosman. Speech
making from the stage on special oc
casions, such as first nights. Is not un
common, but for the audiences to de
mand it at ordinary performances, and
matinees at that, is extraordinary. It
show3 the great admiration in which
Miss Crosman Is held by her own sex.
In both of her speeches Miss Crosman
asserted that she liked to play to women.
Monday evening, Nov. 10th, Mrs. Le
Moyne began an engagement at the
Garden theatre, presenting for the first
time In New Tork a new and original
comedy In four acts, entitled "Among
Those Present," by Glen MacDonough.
Manager Brennan has surrounded Mrs.
Le Moyne with an exceedingly strong
company, which Includes Harold Russell,
William Hazletlnc, George Douglas Par
ker, Algernon Tassln, Olga Fllnk, George
Gaston, Maria Leonard, Cornelia Hunter,
Marion Ashworth, Mary Blythe and Wil
liam Claggett.
"The Children of Kings," which Mr.
Martin Harvey produces at the Herald
Square, is, to all Intents and purposes, a
novelty In New Tork. Five years ago
Sorma and Christian played Von Ros
mers "Die Konigskinder," of which the
Harvey play Is an adaptation, at the Irv
ing Place theatre. The English version
Is the work of Frederick Langbridge and
A. H. Ferro. "The Children of Kings"
is a fairy tale in its original German
form, closely akin in nature to Hansel
and GreteL For this Humperdinck, the
composer of Hcnsel and Gretel, has writ
ten some delightful entr'acte and inci
dental music, which Is performed by an
enlarged orchestra.
"The Sliver Slipper" has been put Into
good shape at the Broadway, and Is
making a most Interesting addition to
Metropolitan amusements. The latest
work of Leslie Stewart and his confrere
of "Florodora" fame Is a symphony in
songs and maidens, produced under the
management of John C, Fisher.
Weber and Fields presented their first
burlesque of the season. It was given
in addition to "Twlrly-Whlrly," which
was slightly cut to admit of Its produc
tion. At the Fourteenth Street theatre
Chauncey Olcott, In "Old Limerick
Town," his clever new play, continues
to attract large audiences. Nothing bet
ter has been seen at this theatre in a
long time than this sprightly Irish play.
The new play at the American theatre,
performed by the Greenwall stock com
pany, Is entitled "Man's Enemy." Like
most of the plays produced by this
strong aggregation of talent it Is ex
cellently acted.
Late comers at the Knickerbocker
theatre have to stand until the end of
the first act during - Mr. Gillette's en
gagement In "Sherlock Holmes." The
actor-author Insists on protecting the
comfort of his audience, and In allowing
those who are in their seats on time an
opportunity to understand the opening
scenes of "Sherlock Holmes" without
having their attention distracted by be
ing obliged to get up to allow people to
pass to their seats. The play is proving
one of the most popular attractions pre
sented at this charming theatre.
Mr. Keith has been smashing all rec
ords with the good shows he has been
putting on of late, and the patronage of
the Union Square would have increased
greatly, if it were possible. However,
they have been doing capacity business
there for a long time past, and the beau
tiful little theatre will accommodate no
more than It did formerly. Charles T.
Ellis and his wife will provide the only
dramatic sketch on next week's bill. All
the remainder of the entertainment falls
under the technical classification of
"straight vaudeville."
HERBERT E. CLAMP.
The Paafae of the Hotel Grafter
A row of men sat in front of one of
the hotels near the entrance, and a dozen
or more sat in the lobby smoking and
chatting. The bell boys were asleep and
the clerk was the only one who seemed
to be alive.
"There is nothing new," he said to a
Courier representative. "What will you
have?"
"A beat," he responded, which in
newspaper circles means an exclusive
story.
"Well, if we had a beat we would give
It to the police. We don't have any more
hotel beats. A great many people think
we do, but they are mistaken. The only
beats the .hotels have nowadays are the
men who have no money, and then they
try to beat the proprietor, but they don't
bother us very much. The professional
beats' are nearly all dead. How do they
work? They never work. Tou might
see a hobo work before you would see
a hotel grafter get busy. They would
come in, engage a room, feed for a week
or so. All one of them needed was a
trunk or a satchel and a bundle of bricks
to put in It. After a week or so he
would canter off capriciously, after mak
ing a bluff at coming back. It was al
ways a case of good-bye, Willie, though.
So when they didn't come back, we
would take up- the brick collection.
Beat! well I guess. After leaving our
hotel, they would go to another city an
do the same thing over again. They
wore swell clothes and put up a good
talk, so they always got away."
"Do many beats come to Lincoln?"
"No," he replied. '
"Why don't they?"
"I don't know. Maybe It's because,
I'm here. Strangers can't beat hotels,
any way. They don't trust them. They
can't get a room or a meal on credit:
They have to pay or stay out. Some of
these grafters won't let the bell boys
touch their grips, they're too precious,,
and others ask them to carry their bag
gage. Both games are a bluff. The fel
lows who want you to carry, their grips
want you to see how heavy and valu
able they are, and the ones that don't
want you to touch them want to work
the game on you. One day a swell look
ing fellow came up to the desk. 'I want
the best room In the house.' 'Take your
bag,' said a bell boy. 'No you won't,' he
returned, and set it down by him. Well
when he turned to register, the boy ex
amined it, and found there was abso
lutely nothing in it. He gave me a wink.
and I told the fellow to pay In advance.
'Tou've Insulted me,' he called out as he
walked away. It was an old racket, so
old that I laughed outright"
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