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Tolstoi's famous masterpiece, "The Resurrection," has been dramatized,
and Is to be produced in this country in magnificent style. Blanche Walsh
has the leading: role of Maslova. She will appear' first in New York, after
ward touring: the country-
NEW YORK, Feb. 14. The dramatic
season In town Is keeping up splendidly
and other treats are promised.
Not the least interesting feature of It
is the presence of many pretty and clever
female stars at the leading theaters.
Under the management of Charles
Prohman Annie Russell has returned to
the Garrick, -the scene of her first tri
umph, in a new play "Mice and Men,"
from the pen of Mrs. Madelien Ryley. It
Is a quaint, a dainty, a pretty play, and
In it Miss Russell Is all that she has been
heretofore to theater-goers, and besides
that she Is something new. Her Peggy
Is an exquisite .creation, perhaps more
roguishly humorous and fuller of human
Jollity than any of her previous roles,
but as true to life, as sweet and win
some and sympathy-compelling, and as
strong emotionally as Miss Hobbs or
Princess Ellelallne, or any other of the
types of the attractive womanhood she
has given us. There is an exquisite
blending of the best that has gone before
with the charming phases of the present
character, and every admirer of Hiss
Rassell will declare it a most winsome
addition to her successes. Mrs. Gilbert,
as great a New York favorite as ever,
has a role that gives scope to her well
known comedy abilities. Orrin Johnson
aad John Mason, as the two lovers of
Peggy, contribute notably to the Interest
and merit of the performance.
The Empire Theater company In "The
Unforeseen" begins the sixth week of its
greatest triumph Monday evening. This
is positively the biggest success which"
the Empire theater has had. The rtm of
the play began with overwhelming as
surance that It was to be a record-breaker,
and Its history up to date confirms
this prediction. Charles RIchman, as the
blind vicar who .weds a girl whose face
he does not see until science has re
stored his sight, and Margaret Anglln as
that remarkably winsome heroine, sound
every human and artistic note of their
roles with such sweetness, strength and
sfcsosrtty, that it is Impossible to fall to
be tsssressed and charmed.
BtocSe Bates' fine and powerful per
formance of Yo-San in David Belasco
and John Luther Long's Japanese drama
"The Darling of the Gods," Is still at
tracting tremendous audiences to the
Belasco theater. It is the artistic and
sensational hit of the year. Mr. Belasco
again pleads with his patrons to remem
ber that the evening curtain rises at 8
o'clock.
"Mr. Blue Beard" .at the Knicker
bocker is proving Just as enormous a
success as was prophesied for it and
we have to thank Klaw & Erlanger for
one of the most amazing spectacular
presentations ever made in any country.
."Mr. Blue Beard" is staged in fifteen
massive scenes. In one of them seven
complete changes are made in presenting
the gorgeous ballet, "The Triumph of
the Magic Fan." In "The Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" there was but
one ballet. The Four Seasons," which
was the talk of New York. In "Mr. Blue
Beard" there are two great ballets, "The
Land of Ferns," at the finale of the first
act, and "The Triumph of the Magic
Fan" In the second act In each of these
ballets two hundred and fifty people ap
pear. Blanche Walsh will succeed Viola Al
len at the Victoria on Febuary 16 In "The
Resurrection."
Mr. Hammersteln at first selected Ada
Rehan to play the part of Maslova, but
the Idea was abandoned as Maslova Is
almost a child in the first act. William
-Faversham then wanted to play the lead
ing role If Julie Opp would be Maslova.
This might possibly have been done, but
unfortunately Mr. Faversham could not
close his season in time for the spring
production.
At the Academy of Music "cetH netC
succeeds "Ninetyand Nine" for a run
of four weeks, after which the latter will
again return to the Academy for a year.
The popularity of this play has not
waned any. "but the booking of "Floro
dora" could not be changed.
The "Silver Slipper," by the authors
of the latter, remains a great attraction
at the Broadway, where it is booked for
a long run.
Jim Bludso" remains at the Four
teenth Street theater, where it has
proved as strong an attraction as any
thing seen there this season.
As so often occurs in real life a woman
is at the bottom of the trouble in the
other play. She is Jim's erring wife un
til she Is obliging enough to die and
leave him to marry pretty, well pre
sented Kate Taggart, whom he courts
with all the enterprise of a Clyde Fitch
character while Mr Jim Is still alive
and kicking. "Jim," of course, is so
good and honorable that he can do this
without seeming the least bit wrong.
Thlng3 happen with melodramatic
recklessness throughout four acts, but
the crudeness of the story is frequently
forgotten in the wholesome picturesque
ness of the types presented.
Robert Hilliard again proves his versa
tility and actual cleverness by trans
ferring himself to the genuinely rough
character of the hero "Jim." Elizabeth
Tyree continues to charm large audi
ences In "Gretna Green" at the Madison
Square theater during the last week of
here engagement there.
"The Billionaire" at Daly's . continues
to fill the theater nightly. Although
comic Interest predominates the piece,
there Is so much in it that is a response
to the artistic, especially In the scenery
and costumes and In several of the more
Important musical numbers. Klaw &
Erlanger display a very happy faculty
for getting together a comic show that
is artistic in the highest sense and hu
morous without resort to horseplay and
low buffoonery. Their great success in
. this line of productions Is unquestionably
due to the fact that they appeal to re
fined people and present such attractions
in a manner acceptable to them.
Julia Marlowe can stay only three
weeks longer at the Criterion theater.
She will take the "Cavalier" on a tour
of the ten principal cities, closing In Chi
cago In May. Her season In New York
has been eminently successful In fact
the most successful she has ever played.
Louis -Mann. U. making a- great success
In his new comedy, "The Consul," at the
Princess theater. The play Is of an
original character and contains a num
ber of new and clever ideas excellently
represented by the Shubert Bros. ,
The Herald Square theater is crowded
nightly to see De Wolf Hopper in his
successful attempt to portray "Mr. Pick
wick.' The transition of Mr. Hooper
from comic opera to real comedy Is an
Interesting one and his role fits him ex
cellently. Digby Bell portrays the Sam Weller
of the Papers in an excellently accurate
way.
Mr. Hopper is really a study In good
comedy and carries out his part with an
entire freedom from bombast or exag
gerated methods. Louise Gunning is a
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Robert Hilliard, as "Jim Bludso,"
has scored a pronounced success In
New York, which seems to point to
the fact that the melodrama still re
tains Its old-time popularity. Hll
liard's acting, however, it may he
said, is largely responsible for the
success of the production.
pretty and charming Arabella. She has
a voice so pure in quality and sings so
well that it Is a genuine pleasure to
listen to her.
The presentation is another Shubert
success.
At the Manhattan Mrs. Fiske con
tinues to lure by her magnificent acting.
"For Home and Honor," a new comedy
drama by Lem. B. Parker, is the attrac
tion at the American Theater stock com
pany at the American. It is an excep
tionally interesting play that deals with
a tortured woman who falls under,, the
wiles of a particularly despicable villain,
who marries her, and deceives her into
believing the marriage is not legal.
Heading the most attractive bill which
Mr. Keith has offered In a long time Is
Papinta Papinta, with new and Improved
light effects and -with yet more gorgeous
costumes. Papinta, absent so long as to
be almost a stranger In New York, re
turning to produce an even greater sen
sation than was won on her first ap
pearance. Papinta, who has won the
plaudits of the world and of whom Frank
L Stanton of the Atlanta Constitution
wrote:
ZTZ " This way she danced,
That way she danced.
And when her twinkling footsteps glanced
The soul of music seemed entranced
And rosy May met Winter;
And at the fallinc of her feet
A chorus chimed. In music sweet.
'Papinta ! ' still Papinta '.'"
HERBERT E. CLAMP.
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Btfa thtta PI
Beta Theta Phi Is one of the oldest
college fraternities, having been founded
at Miami university, Ohio, In 1839. It is
one of the progressive fraternities, and
has had a steady growth from the time
or Its Toundatlon. It now has sixty-five
active chapters, scattered throughout
twenty-eight states, with a membership
of 12.727, placing It second In numbers
in this country.
The Alpha Tau chapter of Beta Theta
Pi was established In the University of
Nebraska In 1888, there being only two
fraternities located here at that time.
The fraternity has had a very prosper
ous existence while here and is now
pleasantly located at 1630 G street A
move Is on foot to build a chapter house
somewhere near the campus, and the
chapter expects to be in a house of their
own in the near future.
The following Is the active member
ship: Frank A. Buckstaff, L H. McKll
lup, Jeff. H. Broady, J. H. Bell, O. T.
Swan, Clark E. Bell, Jesse Culbertson.
Gray Norval, W. L Green, Ben P. Bally,
Guy Tinkum. Roy Q. Hazen. Fred Salis
bury, Henry Eames, Ned Huchlns. G. E.
Carpenter, W. L Mudra, C E. Taylor,
Frank Dayton. Pledged: Bruce Mont
gomery and R. J. Abbott
The members of the L. M. H. gave a
bowling party Thursday evening. Eight
couples were present Punch and wafers
were served. The club will meet with
Miss Herminghaus, 412 South Tenth
street, on Thursday, February twenty-sixth.
Church Do you believe that misery
loves company?
Gotham Well, I believe It loves the
New York Elevated Railroad Company.
Insurance Agent Now that you have a
wife, don't you think you ought to take
out a life policy?
Newwed Oh, I guess not I don't
think she Is going to prove dangerous.
Jane Charley Snow a dangerous char
acter? Why, he wouldn't look at a wom
an? Lydia Not in the street-car, if he had
a seat and she didn't have one.
A minister said to a policeman, "What
a number of burglars there are about'
Why don't you constables arrest them'"
The policeman regarded the minister sol
emnly, "Sir." he replied, "there are thou
sands of people going to hell every day
Why don't you ministers stop them'"
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