The evening world. Newspaper, March 21, 1903, Page 9

“UN-AMERICANISMS,” “TAME CATS” AND OTHER PLAYHOUSE TOPICS. Cynthia Is Not an American, but a Product of Mayfair, and Her Impersonator Is to Millinery What Montesquiou Is to Liter- ature—Gustav Luders a Strenuous Gonductor. ‘7 Hubert Henry Devts only lives ap to the promige of “Cynthia” after he has moulted his dramatio pin<esthera, he will a@4 to the gayety of Broadway with @ strain of gentle comedy thmit’s not to ba anessed et in these Fitchiend datitudes. “Cynthia” soothes. Indeed tt does, ‘yhe hand of the apprentice 1e-visible here and there, but the comedy soothes gost the eame. It eurgles ehong—trickies- would te a better word—modestly end neturally. {fhe dialogue te delightfully free from “smart” things, and yet all of points that @vll tm-the acting. But what imperile-tt fot ‘Amertosn aud! ences -(e the fact that Cynthia te an Young Mr. Davis, who te-evidently an Engtishman, probably pelted himself @ Cynktta es-en Amertcan,:but-the-poor ledy is as un-American es ehe can (premibiy be. Vor en \Englishwoman not trknow what 6) per cant. means, and to be quite fqnorant of the fact that borrowed money aust be paid tack some day, is prima facie evitence that he's as “reel a tyiy es ever rode-in “er own tloomin’ ker- ridge,” but for en Amerioen woman to bvtray'those amisble eocentricities ts con- clusive proof that she t stark, staring maf. “Cynthia” te a detightial comedy character {f;you make vp your mini to forget that her dnnocemt-creatoc hes tagged her: mith the tegned: “This fe an American lady.” Otherwine she wilt Oe @ much misunderstoodtety, for the band of the doliar will repudiate her with: contumaly, a a s rd 2 OREOVER, although (fr. Davfe-expicitethe tame cat as em american tn- stitution, i tent. F's tmported trom Doglen4, ‘The eoclety wornsn’s tame cat, es-postauyed ty Gir. Amos Daly, in- fests Mayfair in far greater numbere then Fifth eavenve, and {ts dreditional) affinity for clever married women reaches @ mush qnore elaborate pitch thera, Not that every New Yor: wommn woultn't/ ife to hive @ ¢ame cat in addition to a footman and a maid, Dut<wherenp'the social infant and eligiile tame cat of London doesn’t work for @ ttving, hie tte Wew York cousin holds down « seat in the Stock Exchange, or manages @ trancts of pa’s-trust, end doesn't become free for tabby duty Um efteroiicehours, s * es es s T seems to de « focal-trasfition that Miss Eiste De Wolfe's gowns ehouli have J rreosance, nut 1 prefer to mention her esting fat, becanse ft proved to be very happy, and graceful, and clever, and keyed pretty mear the true comedy pitch, ‘Witch, mhen you come to diink af ft, és @ good deal to be echteved by an actress who must after ef] exheust much gray matter on the frock protien. Miss De Wolfe's frocks grow on one. No, I don't mean that they took es if! ‘ey grew on hes, or anything so trite, but that fike olives they tle possession ‘df the faculties by degrees, There exe other Jocel actresses, notably Miles Anglin, who wear pretty @& refined ttapte, but Mies De Wolfe ims something more than taste. I think it ust be gentus. There to something exotic about her dreases—e last and eurprising expression ef-aesthetics tr the dresemaker’s art. Ani abwayy they emphasize in some subtle may end become a pant of the personality they embellish—the tong, angular figure, the narrow @lack eyes ‘and the apex of outlanditvhly black halr, Mew De Wolfe and her dreswes are to mfliinery what Mfontesquiou és to Iftera- cure. . Or, -more ascurately, what Beardsley was ito art. All of which ts a roundabout way of eaying of her what Broadway can ex- Dreas in three worde—thet she’ "Acad swell dremser,'? a a s s a O qe the most interesting eight et the first performance of “The Prince of Pilson” was the composer, Gustav Laudery, of Chicago, who conducted. Buch « picture of tappy, perepiring enthusiasm was enough to warm the heart of the Toe Trust, He conducted with every nerve and musdie, and yet found time to throw many @ proud eldelong smile at sympathetic fnienis in « wtage box as the rising de of encores rolied up the good man's Broadway success. The Heidelberg aong, eung by @ beautifully trained etudents’ chorus, he con- ‘ducted fram his place tn the orchewtre pit~teaning over the footlights and pro- Jeoting electric heartthrobs at the singers with every wave of the baton. ‘The gong “caught on.’ Enoore succeeded encore Laxiers dripped with per- spiretion and delight. He threw down his baton end clapped with che reet, calling’ warm, grateful words of pratey to the chorus, which had done exquisitely. And then the fine! test came—the final repetition by voloes without accompanl- ment. ‘The musician sank into # low eset, elmost out of vight, and mopped a mingled #xeam of moisture trom his tace-for thie time ¢he dears had come and would jot be denied, even though he continued ¢o emile as he tistened to the voices, It was a drama in itself, & s a a * “Pretty Peggy,” with Grace George Qs its star, will be Broadway's one new Play next week. The piece, which hes been played since November in the larger Cities of the West, will have its New ‘York premier at the Herald Square Theatre Monday evenin, Frances Aymar Mathews is the author, Woffington is introduced nineteen, just before her entrance into London and at the time of her first meeting with David eGrrick. The play opens in a oirous tent’ of Mme, Violante’s in Dublin, where Peggy, a Gancer, fe wooed by Garrick. Peggy ao companies him to London, where she {s shown es the merriest of the gay crowd in the greenroom of Covent Gar- den. On the day of her wedding with Garrick, whom she loves sincerely and believes in {mplicitly, her eyes are opened by a visit from her rival, Eva Borel. Peggy drives Garrick from the gonation of 14, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1905. HOME will not begin until 9 o'clock, while the hour for the Wednesdey end Saturday matinees will be 0.15. B. H. Sothern mill Gevote his last week at the Garden Theatre to ‘Hamiet.” with the exception that on Tuésday afternoon he will appear in “If I Were King.” Stuart Robson will appear at the Har- lem Opera-House in his «nim!table char- acterization of the Dromio of Syracuse in Ghakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors. “Ben Toy," the dainty Chinese-English mustoal comedy which had such a long run et Daly's, will be the attraction at the Grand Opera-House. Among the members of the original cast with the organization are George K. Fortescue, who enacts Yen How, the mendarin with the ‘‘eix Mttle wives,"" and Samuel Col- ins, remembered for his clever imper- Miss Ipabe!l Hall will eet “Couldn't we keep the luxuries and go without the necessities?” “Luxuries are ju as much necessities as necessities are.” —' “Cynthia.” house then falls heart-broken on a@ trunk in which she has just packed the garments for her honeymoon. In the last act, Peggy faces and puts down |@ demonstration against her during « performance of “As You Like It,” and immediately afterward, stricken by paralysis, falls into the arms of her lover, This riot, taking place virtually in the midst of the real audience, is the sensation of the piece. Robert Lor- raino will play David Garrick and Annie Ward Tiffany will fill the role of Mra, Woffington, ee “The Suburban,” a racing melodrama with the famous annual turf event at Sheepshead Bay as its chief incident, will be presented for the first time in New York at the Academy of Music Monday night, The play was written by C, T. Dazey and |s staged on an elaborate scale by Jacob Litt, There are several striking scenes and over 20 people and a string of horses will be eee have the title role, and other principals bert and Joseph Cauto, The Royal Liltputians, in the quaint conceit, ‘In Posterland,” will fill the stage of the Fourteenth Gtreet Theatre. ‘The Collbris Ofidgets have been added to the company of diminuttve perform- ers, “The Sorrows of Satan,” @ dramatizea- tion of Marte Corelli's novel. will be thi offering of the Donnelly stock company’ at the Murray Hill Theat Augumented by the Sie Hass Ben All ‘Tribe of Arabs, the American Theatre Company wit! present the exciting melo- drama, “Lost in the Desert.” ‘The Pike Theatre Company, a capable stock organization, appear at the West End Theatre in "The Christian.” “MoFadden's Row of Flats,"” with its yellow kids, trained goat, educated pig and other stars, will move to the Star Theatre. oe “What branch of the Wagner family do you belong to—sleepers or music?” “Id must be moosic, for I'm in politics, and dere's no sleepers in dot game.”’—"The Prince of Pilson.” yee employed in the presentation, The run- ming of the Suburban 1s said to be shown in realistic manner, The cast Includes J, H. Gilmour, W, 6. Hart, Charles F, Gotthold, Fanchon Campbeli, Jessie Izett and Annie Mack Berle!n, eee ‘The Earl of Pawtucket,” Augustus ‘Thomas's successful play. in which La rence D'Oreay has made a pronounced hit, wii continue at the Manhattan Tho- etre Monday evening the run recently | lasegrantes at the Madison Square. “The Bishop's Move,” with W. H, and the company aor eup- $ ‘The sensational ‘Road to Ruin,” at the Third Avenue, will ehow the Broad, Way subway in full operation, and in other ways etrive to get ahead of Tae umes. “At the Old Cross Roads," seen ‘eat season at the Grand Opera-House, will be the offering at the Metropolis The- - | autre Foxy Grandpa," with Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar, will cut capers at Proctor's Filty-elghth Street Theatre, Fred Irwin's Big Spow will crowd it- Waeatcroft Dramatic School will be given at the Madison Square Theatre Tuesday afternoon. VAUDEVILLE BILLS. Robert Hilliard, in the touching Van statesman.” eonanaanananans wananannaanenaned “You know vat is it, an alderman? Vell, an alderman is a false alaarm —‘The Prince of Pilson.” eee Avenue, with Minnie Seligman in the role of Ester. The Countess Olga Van Hatofeldt, with jockey Club” sing- img and dancing giris, will be the prin- olpal feature of the vaudeville bil) at the Twenty-third street house. “Blue & i Bibber sketch, “The Littlest Girl; Cal- Jahan and Mack and the Rossow Mid- gets will be among the attractions at Keith's. Tony Pastor, who on Monday will cel- ebrate his thirty-elghth year as manager of ‘bis own theatre in New York, will present @ dig bill, headed by Tom Lewis and Sam Ryan in “The Two Actors. Proctor’s Theatres; ‘A Coat of Many Colors," the comedy in which Herbert Keléey and EmMe Shannon formerly ap~ peared, will be the play at the Fifth Jeans.’ with Ned Howard Fowler as the hero and Virginia Warren as June, will be the play at the One Hundred and Twenty-fMfth street house. Le Roy, Talma and Bosco, magicians, will head the dill at the Newark house. Piccolo's Midgets, from the Winter Gurdon, Berlin, will be the special stars at the Circle. Charlie Grapewin and company, in “Above the Limit," will head an excel- lent bill at Hurtig & Seamon’ De Kolta continues his illusions at the -FoR STORAGE. B. Atmon & Co, receive Furs for Storage, are prepared to under the usual guarantees for safe-keeping. Fur Repairing. Advantages can be se- cured by having contemplated repairs made during the Spring and Summer. 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Worth, Bon- nie Waltman, Corton & Aarons, Edleon Pietures, Sacred Con- cert Sunday, UYOBUM, 7th Ave. and 57th 3 py el THE BIBLE CARN@GIE DRAMATIC READINGS according to Chicago C Miss Cax roll Eyes," Savoy, last week; re olfe, in “Cynthia,” Madison Squares James T. Powers, in “The Jewel of Criterion Theatre, last week; ue Beard,” Knickerbocker Thea- Eden Musee and new pictures are shown | by the cinematograph. Mme. Valencita’s troupe of performing | Hons, panthers and leopards will be the) Asia,” principal attraction at Huder’s Museum. | ‘Mr, Sunday night concerts will be given| tre; at vaudeville houses and other theatres.| Little Princesa,” “The Wizard of O: ESTABLISHED ATTRACTIONS. Williams and Walker, in “In Dahomey,” Continuing at leading theatres will be: New York; Blanche Bates, in “The Darling of the Gods,” Belasco's Theme “The Prince of “The Sultan of tre; Marie Cahill, in “Nancy Brown,’ Jerome Sykes, in “The Billto Bijou. 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