The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1901, Page 3

xe BEL Vv THE WORLD: TUESDAY SVENING DECEMBER 31, 1901. LEW STREWS THE STAGE WITH PERFORATED SUPERNUMERARIES. In “A Gentleman of France” at Wallack’s, Kate Carew Says, the Never-Smiling Actor Gives a Remarkable Display of Swords- manship. In the course of an excellent imitation of Sir Henry Irving, Mr. Kyrle Bellew Strewod the stage of Wallack's Theatre last nignt with the skilfully perforated remains of Gaston de Marsac's enemies, There were seventeen them—four marquises in velvet cloaks, six vicomtes in slashed doublets, three servants jn scarlet liveries, and four bravos in leather Jerkins—anc they were all rip- ping swordsmen. The set-ty occurred on a staircase, and the staircas: was in the centre of the stage, and Mr. Bellew was on top of the staircase. and eo was the business end of the Iime-Ifght ray. Mr. Bellew had climbed up to rescue the imprisoned marchtoness on the first floor rear, and the lime-light had fol- jlowed him. Whea he saw his twenty- six enemtes on the trall of the Ime- (Ught, Mr. Bellew gracefully threw off ihis cloak and revealed his slender figure ,in the too dreadéully cunning millinery fof @ snow-white, fluffy Mnen shirt, Slashed trunks, red tghts, high boots. jlarge spurs and a calmly courageous glare. ‘ Never a Smile t-om Bellew. Not a smile, mind. Mr. Bellow never @miles. It isn't part of tho p se. It did not daunt him to defend that hrinking little patch of dluish-green Uime-ieht against thirty-three blood- thirsty foes. Swift as a Igntning flash ‘he whipped out his trusty blade and awalted the onslaught. The eleven marquises in velvet cloaks, faking the precedence of their rank, “were the first to rush at him up the ptairs. Mr. Bellew splitted three of them on nis rapler at one thrust and ,tossed them carelessly to the footlights, where they dled. Meanwhile, nine of the vicomtes in slashed doublets, all experienced seoond-story men, had clambere@ to the gallery over the rall- ing with the ald of thelr hook-and- Indder, and fatlen upon him from the rear. Mr. Bellew diverted his attention from the remaining twelve marquises in vel- vet cloaks long enough to fill seven of ‘the vicomtes in slashed doublets with Punctures, disarm five, and mortally ‘wound the remainder. One of the mor- tally wounded vicomtes was a trained contortionist, and he executed a series of remarkable handsprings down the stairs and had convulsions in the centre of the stage, One Whisk of Hin sword. It took Mr. Bellew but a fow whisks of his sword to finish off the remaining fourteen marquisea in velvet cloaks, and then he was at Hberty to toy with the elghteen servants In scarlet liveries KYRLE BELLEW, AND HIS HEAPS OF SLAIN. AND THE PERSECUTED HEROINE. Miss Elsie Leslie as Glory Quayle were received on thelr merits. The fact that one of them had appeared uptusn and brought theatrical New York to tts knees, and that the other was making her first metropolitan appearance in the role selected for her was a matter of no moment. | Theatre O'Neill. Sweet indeed more than twent. winsome Hittle body who used to us laugh theough our tears. Mr, man was very kind to win her Jast evening, for Miss Annie she much same make ts and not and Just the The great theatre was mainly filled |zhe footlichts, with those who care not for reputations, but to pans their Judgment unblased by other than their ‘emotions of the mo- ment. them as easily as the hero and heroine of any tank drama ever did, Of Mr. Morgan's John Storm there 1s nothing to be sald beyond what already been written. The splendid forca and fire of his impersonation of the young religious fanatic stirred the hear! of his hearers in the Academy with eve «reater intensity than it did his uptown audiences, and with reason, for they were mofe nearly in sympainy and in \e and the forty-two bravos in leather Jerkini : It Is Imporstble to follow the combat in detail, Let tt suffice that Mr. Bellew Killed every man Jack-of them, some of thom with horrible tortures, and that if there were such a thing as a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Super- numerarles he might find himself in se- rlous trouble to-day, Rut the most magnificent thing about the performance was the Imperturbable gra with which Mr, Bellow stood among his heaps of slain and bowed his acknowleagments to the audience for {ts thunder and hall of laughter and appiause, The venicle of his revisitation after an absence of many years was “A Gentle- man of France,” a so-called dramatiza- tion of Stanley Weyman's romance ot that name, and no play—if it can be called a play—could be better suited to Mr. Bellew's pe nods. Nellew Has Lion's Shure, There ts nothing to distract attention from the hero's individual exploits. As , it might as well who Is never ene, could be por- frayed very etficiently by a large wax 0 There are no less than two kings— Henry o nd Henry TIT, France—but they no. particu Durpose beyond suggesting the character of Sixth avenue walters. ‘There are sev- eral Villoing, but all they do Is to run upon the polnt of Mr, Bellew's sword, Why the heroine was locked up, why Mr. Hellew ran a ladder up to her cham- der wirdow and rescued her, why any- Body should have objected, to the pro: ceeding. why the patr of Ikines should have been f{nterested, why the knaves should haye tempted an’ awful fate— these questions it 1s impossible to solve by seeing the play. But you can sit hack in contentmeat ond not grow tired of Mr. Bellew's chiselled features and poetical deport- smile at the Ment, and. while you may childishness of It all and the Irvingesque mannerisms, you may still spare a sigh to think you ‘are no longer sixteen and able to enjoy {t all as Intensely ax Mr. Dellew seems to, KATE CAREW, NEW STAR OPENS. In spite of the opera and half a dozen first nights on Brondway a great many of the old atrical guard found thelr way into Haslem to assist Manager Wille fam T, Keogh at the opening of his new btar Theatre. The playhouse ts at One Hundred and Seventh street and Lexing- ton avenue, on the site of the old Lenox Athietic Club. Mr, Keogh has trans- formed We place into one of the most touch with the passions he so powerfully depicted. Surely this actor must som day have few, ifany, peers in auch roles. Miss cesile'x work Inevitably forces comparison with that of Viola Allen, one of America's most positive and forceful actresses, and that comparison ts by no means unfavorable to her who once won the playgolng public when but a child with her Litde Lord Fauntleroy. ‘There were Umes In the earlier scence when there were lacking the strength, the versatility to properly unfold the real character of the herolne's sacrifice for her pleat love, but in that mad scene where she pleaded with Storm to recall in the singer of the concert hall the Iit- te Manx girl of their associated child hood she touched the deeper chonis and gave promise of higher things. Certainly, her work was pleasing In Its entirety to her audience, and they were more than enerous in their heavy-handed, heavy- foated ‘applause. ‘The company was adequate to the re: ulrements, Edward Emory as Lord bert Ure and E. L. Davenport as Drake being worthy of especial com- mendatton. TRIUMPH FOR CALVE. Again Calve triumphant. Am!4 scenes of splendid enthusiasm the only Carmen held the boards again at the Metropoll- tan Opera-House last night. Multitud!- nous curtain calls, storma of applaus volleys of “Bravos! and showers flowers from the boxes marked the re- turn of society's favorite artiste, The return of Carmen marked the real opening of the opera season. The audl- ence was enormous. Society was out in force. Standing room was at a pre- mium. The foyer was packed with men oid and young. It was a Calve audi- ence. It had come in search of a sensa- tlon which, through the diva's whim- siculities, had been denied tt for a year and a half, For once the house was all attention to the music drama and its interpreters. Calve was her ofa self. She came on garbed in green, flouting an enormous fan. The old deviltry was in her eyes. She sang to Don Jose and her voice, poft as velvet, dripped with caresses. She writhed with undulant einuosity, She was the Spanish gypsy incarnate—a creature of blood and passion. Perhaps the hunger of absence made keener the appreciation of her art. At any rate the thousand little excellencies that make for the perfection of her Interpretation seemed accentuated. Maybe her art has reached ite full wer. Her voice was cortainly fresher, No one could rejnember her havin, sung with greater ease and clarity an spirit. Her moods were too varfed to admit of analysis, Her Carmen was the same as of yore, only last night It was given with unusual vocal felicity and Utter abandon of spirit. attractive and comfortable playhouses in| tow’ “ene decorations are In rose tint! with white stenell trimmings, and the| Doxes and ba:cony fronts are In white) and gold on a blue background, As Mr, Keogh will have a big Hentelo Re mado the seating capacity of his | Rouse 3,100, an laat evens | ing. Hanlon's was the open-| ing attraction, Enaries and Dan Frohman, Al May. man, Gus fill, Tony Pastor and. many Ments of the theatrical word called to congratulate Manazer Keogh duming the evening, NEW HIT FOR “THE CHRISTIA “The Christian’ came back to town last night and went among tho simpler | folk. ‘The crucifix was more potent in| its Influence and the play of emotions wider at the Academy of Music than at| the Republic. ‘Approval, springing from hearta more eeply touched, was made manifest us much with the feet a» with the hands, but it was as slrcere as It was gencrous, There was nec need of any claque, nor ‘was there one. 4 GAward Morgan as Joby Btorm ang The performance wax enhanced by M. Alvarez's unexpected strength as Don Jose, Vocally, he was superb. He con- quered his aif ity with pits and in the dramatic passages he literally car- ried his audience off itn fect. The ova- tlon accorded him at the conclusion of the third act was remarkable. The con- cluding scene was given with unusual dramatic force. Michaela is a favorite role with) young sopranos, but Miss Fritz! Scheff must be accorded pratse for unusual winsomene: vocal ability. E: " Beott! was not noteworthy, but he re- decmed himeelf when his toreador song, was encored by repeating it In perfect mitch, which was more than he had done at hla first essay. ‘The flaws in the production were the lack of spirit shown by the chorus and the awkwardness of the supernumer- . It ts a pity that a production of last night's artistic calibre should be marred by the absence of proper sta. Management. Wednesday night “' Nozze d! Figaro” will be given. “SWEET AND TWENTY." - Basil Hood, author of “Sweet and Twenty.” is an Engilshman; otherwiee we would be. tempted to say that he had written and named his comedy, seen for tha Oret time at the Medison ee Mr. Morgan and Miss Leslie won| same girl “Sweet and Twenty" tella a conven- tlonal story. Two brothers love the One is a navy officer, brave and a good fellow, The other Is a min- ister, crafty and unscrupulous. The has| minister makes it uncomfortable for hie rival for quite a long while. Then he | Kets his deserts and the brave lad gets the giel W. H. Thompson and Mr. and Mra. Sidney Drew were able assistants to [Miss O'Neill, and a precocious lad named Donald Gallagher very nearly walked off with the honors of the per- formance. CURRENT ATTRACTIONS. Miss Adams is in her last week at the Knickerbocker, “The Wilderzess" is doing a good holiday business at the Empire, Mrs, Lesile Carter's “Du Barry" ts packing the Criterion. Miss Annie Russell <inesd KAY gives matinees and Saturday at Miss Harned continues to attract big houses to the ‘den Theatre, Mr. Miller seems to have scored a genuin “D'Arcy of the Guards Mr, Frohman has cancelled all out-of- town dates for Mr. Hawtrey, and “A Message from Mars’ will continue at the Garrick until the end of March. Weber and Fields are putting the fin- ishing touches at rehearsals on their new burlesque, “The Curl. and the Judge," which will be produced ‘Thura- lay. “The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch" 1s get- ting a big share of the holiday business at the Manhattan, “The Messenger Boy" closes a long and successful run at Daly's this week. “Arizona, the. original production ecen last year at the Academy of Music, la back for a week at the Grand Oper House, Grace George £1 « pecial New Year's matinee of “Under fouteern Skies” at the Theatre Repubilc. James K. Hackett brought “Don Caesar's Return’ to the Harlem Opera- House last evening. Held and her “Little Duchess” company opened to another week of big Dusiness at the Casino, ‘The coon songs—old and new. sung by Miss Irwin are filling the Bijou nightly. “Florodora” continues to draw big houses to the New York. “The Supper Club,’ which tm the at- traction at the New York Winter Gar- den, has been whipped Into shape and la now a snappy entertainment. “The Sleeping Beauty and the Beaat’ fs playing to capacity houses at the Broadway. “Up York State” In nearing its fiftieth performance at the Fourteenth Street ‘Theatre. The Four Cohans, with “Tho Gov- ernor's Son,” are at the Metropolis. “Romeo and Juliet’ was splendidly produced by the American Theatre stock company. Mr. Mansfeld houses ‘to the capacity Square Theatre. continues draw Herald to the A special holiday pantomime ia pro- vided for the patrons of the Eden Musee. A long list of vaudeville attractions wy bringing heavy holiday patronege to ith’s. Dorothy Morton and Lillian Burk- headliners at Hurtig & - Mon's Harlem Susie Halle & Bea “Der Teufel Ist Los" ts the fie the new farce to be given at P| Germania Theatre to-night. f fips Sauna, Hox‘ 1 Brass “Roxana's Claim” ta thy weok’s th: agjthe Third Avenue Theatres |? ja Mars ta she week" revival by the Murray Hill Thea- tre stock company. ‘Ton: Pastor's New Year's week bill ts full of Interesting novelties. The Bowery Burlegquers are furnish- ing amusement at the Dewey. Continuous vaudeville Is provided for trons of Proctor's Twenty-third Street “The Still Alarm” Is the dra- ffering at the Fifth Avenue. > comedy “The Last Word” is the Fifty-eighth Street attraction, and the laugh-making “Bachelor's Honeymoon" Js on at the One Hundred and Twenty- fitth Stroet place, FLYNN APPOINTED WARDEN OF TOMBS, LANTRY BELIEVES OFFICE WILL HOLD OVER. Because Name of Hagan’s Successor Was Taken from the Civil- jervice Lisi Commissioner of Corrections Lantry to-day appointed Wtltam Flynn as War- den of the Tombs. Flynn has been Acting Warden since the removal of Warden Hagan. As Flynn's name was taken from the head of the clvil-service list Commis- sioner Lantry says his appointment will hold over under the Incoming ad- ministration. The new Warten has served six years in the Tombs, and prior to that was a keeper mm the penitentiary. He Is fa- millar with prison routine, HOLIDAY QUIET IN STOCK MARKET DEALING VERY LIGHT AND LIT-| TLE INTEREST DISPLAYED. Prices Remain at About the Same} Figures as at Yeaterday’s | Closing. The stock market opened to-day with | to went off fractionally. Th was a re- action later, however, and prices re- mained at avout the opening. The total sales of stocks to-day were 666,100 shares. The Cloatn Amat or Ww: Am Car & Foundry jpul Am. Car & Pound, pf ar of chic a Lake Southern Southern Ma Soun” Rall SL & 8. ront taking. SL as, The ope St. Toute sw 92 to 7.44; February, ss. Ww 8.05; Tenn. Coal & Tron June, B14 to BAS: Texas Pacific Third Avenue .. e prices at 2 P. re atte ‘Weat sat ays 8 Tol, St. L. & W. pr. ig Fein Guy it Union adine Union don’t fail to try a copy of the New York Commercial All Newsstands, One Cent to match, aod double bed sizes. B. Altman ¢ Go. | Commencing Thursday, January 2d, will offer at special prices, a complete stock of HOUSEHOLD LINENS, 1 comprising very fine, medium and pooular j grades of Plain and Decorative Linens, | Inciuding Table Cloths and Napkins, Hand Em- ! broidered Linen Bed Coverings, Hand Embroldered i and Hemstitched Linen Sheets with Pillow Cases | Marsetiles and Satin Fintsh Spreads, Embroidered and Drawn Work Towels, Hemstliched Towels; Lace | Trimmed Tea Cloths, Centre Pieces, etc. Reductions have been made in the prices of Satin, Silk and Sateen Down Filled Quilts, Silk and Silkoline | Wool Filled Quilts, also California Blankets, single Eighteenth $t., Nineteenth $t., Sixth Avenue, New York, ON LAST DAY IN OFFICE VAN WYCK TALKS OF PLANS | | Won't Waste a Minute $ 5 Getting Practice." Mayor Van Wyek will begin the prac- | tice of law on Jan, 2, after he retires from office There were a half-dozen persons, among them a Salvation Army laste, waiting feo him tn holiday quiet trading was little room when he arrived at his office t | The | above t nominal, T were a num-| morning soon after 10 o'clock. The are ber of transactions but tn smail lots, Mayor did not keep nts visitors walting Mayor-el re he anked ‘T dtd ement lett: the vit G er," g. | lemen are through with Mayor Van e Evening World, but sald se ie Abraham Gruber was aue-) Wyck will take his departures pata co % a tween the houra of an 2.9 o'el not care to make any formal| ‘rhe Mayor laughed. . Mayor will receive in his office “Oh, yes, | shall have a great many ds of departments and other vise Won't Waste a Minute. rood netghbor he sald. donot out 12.30 the Mayor wil administer “AML T care to say.’ yok, “ty that after tweive year offat any rate.” lic serice to-morrow I shall retire tol” “you will probably make more) 43m! Ho CE Bats lh te bei ldle T] money,” sald one of the visttors. [have rented a suit of oMfces at No. 149 Thanke Newapaper Men: In the mean roadway and shall begin the practise e first day after New Year's. “Well, [don't know about that, That law on Back to Law ou, every oO) losing no time The las | win the general r ption- The opening prices were generally at| long. He came from his private office w about the closing figures of yesterday. |emiling and received all cordially. He There was a general tendency to sag] An Evening World reporter MAYOR VAN WYCKE. 2 shortly after the opening, aa the list |i¢ he cared to make any aaa . ate know how well I shall do, Tam hoping that {t will be well, [ shall work hard, mud Mayor Van re the Ly. tpt I shali not waste a moment's time, There | Temains to be seen,” was never Was a lazy bone In my bedy, and | "But before [go out Townat to thank nerhora he Ae prevent L never could bear to be fdie.* the newspaper men. f want to say to] Me “ILL you a law oo em al hall be glad to hem] “Sheriff-elect O'Brien will meet his dej WHHL you form a law partnership them ail that [shall be glad t t <j - Tait & Onto ope Gf x ‘ A law office: . L shall] ves at noon, and they will be admin- Balt, @ Ohto No; T shall practiae alone. T shall be]in my law offices at any tm them | istered. the oath of ofMce by County: Brooklyn Kap. Tr near to the offices of Corporation Coun-|be able to talk more free to, them | Clerk Sonmer. r Chea. & Ohio el Wh We shall bec there than I ever have been able According to the custom in: Rhee |act Whalen. shall be conventent to City Hail, And T want to say thin" | by the last administration all efty” off Cle. GL Weet rach other, but we shall not form a I h ed_"It any | Cals who have not tendered thelr resigy Chie, Ind. & Low 6 partnership and the Mayor's eyes twinkled—"If any| ations to Mayor Low by noon toomor Chie. at ioe Z es “You will also be In the same build-'of you get into trouble and need al row will be dismissed at once. ente z i 1A ay 8. BG s fg ks 8 x Water Routhera Wabash pf Col, South. ler pf.. West Union! Tel = Wie” contra Co toa vat Weningbouee Boo Col. & Hock. Val. pf —$———$$$ ‘ Consolidated Ice 2 The Wheat Market De & Mateos ne ‘ Den. & Rio G. pf. 96 The wheat market opened quiet to- | Detroit South 14 }day, with prices below last night's clos- Diatiing Co. fay Hirm"caties cauted'a ‘slighe gene: |TAKES $16.20 OF LIBERTY Mling Co. py The bulls were also nelped dy back, & Wert smail northwest Tecelpts SOCIETY’S FUNDS. Forelgn houses were at the start. Corn opened steady ana later advanced on ty rink, a ri 4 7 New rk’s_ opening prices were: | youngsters Have Ifim Arrested ani Avheat May. st 1-8; July, M 7-8. Corn, Me Agrees to Pay in In- Who “Cl opening prices were: Wheat, atalinents. Towa Central 1-8; July, Sl 3-4. Corn, May, Kan. & Mich ; July, @ to 1 an ke Tex December. 71-4; January, 71-4; May, {lem schoolboys, were in Harlem Court|in the arrest Mlasourt "Pecioe s[a2'ia bid: July, Sat; August.’ 803-45] to-aay to prosecute the absconding ee Be TAMU: | treasurer, Seymour Katz, The boys 5 contributed three cents a day to pay the The Cotton Market. The local cotton market opsned steady to-day with prices unchanged to 6 points he opening there Was a rally due to August, 8.01 to 802; September, Tow ‘i 87 3-4; May, rn—May. 7 Jcago's closing prices were Whea ne prices were: ‘April, 8.08 to 800; May. 813 to B14 July, &23; August, 8.10, ————__- Woman Died from Scalds. (Special to The Evening World.) HORDES | Catharine Gray, who was t oly polling water, died from her injuries dly ‘scalded about head and stubbing her toe while carry-; make the BOY TREASURER moderate sellers uotations were: osing: 87 bid; July Members of the Liberty Literary So- etety, an organization of elghteen Har- 0 July, 67 rent of a clubroom at No. 241 East One- Hundred and Fourth street, where they met to settle the questions of the day. The soclety adjourned over the sum- few days ago se se eee ley Ma tates | mer and on reassembling in October| the last few months, port receipts, Pr ue ee ey Treasurer Katz did not show up. As) ? Bed eee Oo det gaat. The nestish news | he held $16.20, according to the books, | Po 164] Read an antoading of March unt Junu-|his absence caused much pain. The club members tracked him down and found him working for $2.00 a week. He promised, the boys say, to turn Into the nociety every week one-half of his salary to make up his deficit. He kept his word for a few weeks and thea hin famty moved and the now treasurer lost track of him. A few days ago he was found again and he was haled to court. Magistrate Crane took great In- teresi in the case, and when Katz mitted his guilt the M. b that at heart an Alvord or Chipp or th who atole thousands The boy's fath boy pa of his wages and missed. y. Shortly “after January, 98; March, 8.04 to old. July 5.16 to 8 been Travis. found a quantity M. were hold articles. ta criminal N. J. Dee. 3— big defaulters wife of Charles Gray. been obtained, promised he would a doliar a week out the case was dis- nvi Low was formall F he paid a visit to Mayor Van and Was shown every courtesy. was shown about the building and luced to the different department “When the formalities between the two athe of office to his rir deputtes and other city of save time it has been decided to er the oath to all appointees ‘Then all will subscribe to the oath in the book prepared for that put time Jacob President-elect of the Borough of hat iL call at noon on his prede- President Coogan.’ at the office Hi nd will recelve his sub- CALL HIM LAST OF ROBBER GANG. POLICE ARREST MATTHEW TRAVIS AND FIND LOOT. Believe Prisoner Was One of Trio indered Many Queens County Homes. Long Island City police to-day made what they say is an {mportant capture at his home to-day of Matthew Travis, thirty-nine years old, ‘of No. 294 Railroad avenue, Brooklyn. | He 4s belleved to be a companion of the two men captured at Richmond Hill a on suspicion of being concerned in the many have been committed in Queens County District-Attorney Merrill says that the © found about $2,000 worth of ale leged plunder in Travis's house, The men previously Willlam Watson, thirty-eight years old, - and George Deyo, twenty-seven years A thin! man who was with them and who escaped is belleved to have On Watson and Deyo were napkin rings, and forks and other house- Some of these have been identified by thelr owners. The police say they also found on the men pawn- tickets for dlamonds on which $2200 vis Is sald by the ls said he sentences in prison, one 41 the other of one year, Will Get Right Down to Work on Jan. 2, but Will Have No Partner. r, call on me and [ shall be I go from the City connected with it the good fortune.” caller that Mayor Van Wyck ve at City Hall will be Mayors » who will pay an official a few minutes before noon to-morrow. ng and the retiring officials acquainted. Soon after declared appointees, ‘eers. In A. & robberies that arrested were of silver spoons, lice to be an served two ten years Clothing Sale January Is Clearing Month Here. It's our intention to make a quick, clean sweep of every dollar's worth of Men's and Boys’ High Class Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Furnishings, etc., in these stores. We're prepared to face big losses to carry out this plan rapidly. Such an upsetting of prices was never heard of. We've had a most successful season. We've carried better and larger stocks than ever before, and whatever is left must go quickly, no matter what the sacrifice. On Thursday The Sale Begins SEE DETAILS IN TO-MORROW MORNING'S PAPERS, lor Clalhing (0 TeWART BUILULNG, Broadway, cor. Chambers St.