The evening world. Newspaper, April 11, 1903, Page 9

‘ “Everyman’’ Is an Ideal Pro- ht the Gotham Play-Goer Ac+ cepts It with Ardor. VERYMAN” has _betaken 66 . himself and his troubles to the Garden Theatre, and as a Holy Week show I don't think New “York ever had quite such a close fit. There’s something queer about the Wocal playgoer. I don’t believe his critics have ever done him justice. “The ardor with which he has taken “Everyman” to his bosom encourages wild hopes that some day he may be weaned from the tinkle of musical farce and the frumious doings of Fitchland and Davisland. “Everyman” has punched a hole in the venerable tradition that Ameri- cans go to the theatre to laugh and “nothing more. There isn't the ghost of a laugh in the old morality play, and if you do * filcker an involuntary smile at the fakish halo of the angel in red, you , feel horribly guilty about it and hope that nobody witnessed your misde- +, Meanor. e * something to do with it, and so ha “the feeling that every one “ought to |’ It 1s much more than a success of curiosity. Of course, curlosity has Sue able-to say” that he has seen be be able to say” * power, and “Everyman” ‘thas, “Everyman,” * But mere curiosity and “ought to I think the first secret of its suc- cess is that it is real drama, It holds you. It is an affair of life and death and heaven, with heaven ai winner. » The second is that all these simple ; concelts of the fifteenth century imagination carry one back to child- hood — Sunday school childhood, , They are so like the dreams of a “Hired totlet after an old--fashioned yfunday “tea!” ‘And the third is that Miss Mat- »thhison’s acting is a joy. oo must be a trying part, There is Just one moment of gayety—when Everyman makes his firet en- trance with song and lute, And Miss Matthison does it eo winningly thet her approaching performance of Rosalind in the open air will be Jooed forward to eagerly by all lovers of good acting. After that one moment comes the interview with Death. (I wonder did fifteenth century audiences take their “Dethe,” with his drum and his fur boa, as solemnly as New York audiences do!) and then @ prolonged anguish of fear, disil- lusionment, parting, penance and purification, to the bitter end. ‘To’ say that not one leading act- 4 tress in a hundred could throw so much of the archaic atmosphere in- to the performance, cobld be at the same time so human and so spirit- ual, could: impart such a -seise of beauty and. express an agony so @cute and yet 80 ethereal, is only to interpret what every “Every- man’’ audience feels as it drifts si- Make the {{duction for Holy Week and} haven't staying! Men of Co-Day Who INTERVIEWS WITH FAMOUS HUMORISTS. Gritten by the Mirth-Making MeGardel! and Illustrated by the Garieaturist, Gene Cary. lently out of the theatre. Silence, by the way, is one of the charms of “Everyman.” No orches- tra see-saws your ear-drums, and the calloused palms of the ushers en- joy a well-earned rest. Miss Matthison’s volce is music enough, tones. A ’cello has not lovelier KATE CAREW. A spring revival in theatricals.-will ) bring forward three new plays next week, “The Starbucks'' is the name of onc which will be produced at Daly's Mon- day niet. Opfe Read in writing it ts sald to have relied largely upon dialogue and character drawing. All but three of the fourteen characters are Ten- nesseeans of the primitive type, who lve in the mountains far from rail- roads and are consequently quaint in manner and speech. Jasper Starbuck, who makes “moonshine whiskey for private consumption, is betrayed by an enemy and arrested. Before the Fed- “Does your father abuse you?” “Well, he gives me lesson in physical culture once in a while,"—' Outcast.” RRR RR RR ARRAS eral Judge at Nashville he wins hie, dismissal by an eloquent plea and by re- minding the Judge that they were bota civil war veterans, A couple of love affairs are incidents of the play. Theo- dore\ Roberts will play Startiuck and the aupport will include Thomas Coleman, Edward Mackay, William Evarts, Carl- ton Macy, William Dills, Col. William Lightfoot Visscher, Mary Ryan, Loutse Rial, Lawra Nelson Hall and Kate Bruce, comedy by George H. Broadhurst, will have its first performance on any stage at the Madison Gquare Theatre Tuesday night. The fool in the das the won of a rich, self-made man. The father comes home to find him playing rou- lette with a party of wild friends. _ verses Brown.”—"The Starbucks.” ‘When the son js urbraided and told that ‘he ‘would starve in the gutter if left to his own resources he leaves home deter- mined to disprove his parent's estimate of his worth. He succeeds in making @ man of himself, Out in so doling gets inte @ number of interesting adventures, ‘The son, Percy Merrill, will be played ‘by Jameson Lee Finney, and other parts taken by Arnold Daly, Sidney Herbert, Adolph Jackson, Earle Browne, Harry Gibbs, John 8. Robertson, Charles An- drews, Miss Anita Bridger, Miss Mabol Dixey, Miss Brandon Douglass, Mijas Helen Mar Wilcox, Miss Grace Hull, World Laugh. “| reckon them verses ain't much like some verses I had not long ago. Had a law-suit before a Justice of the Peace and they called it Starbuck THREE: NEW PLAYS NEXT WEEK. | Misd Harriet Hurst, Migs May Vokes and Mra. B. A. Eberie. ‘Another Tuesday evening event will de the appearance at Mrs. Osborn's Playhouse of Edith Elis’ Baker in her own play, “The Point of View.” The pity 1s q modern comedy-drama. It deal principally with an old family ® plenitude of ancestral pride, but woeful lack of business ability. The daughter, in order to help her family, marries a wealthy Westerner, but io the end learns to love him. As the ttle implies, the different characters have their own viewpoints, The scenes are laid in New York and near Irving- e “A Little ton-on-the-Hudson, In the cast will be Alphonse thier, Edward M, Ellis, George Probert, Bertram Yost, Harmon MacGregor, Robert C. Turner, Fannie Cannon, Ann Warrington, Ruth Baker, Mamie Wheeler, Jessie Stevens, Mary Blessing, Kate Bruce and Agnes J, Porter. On Monday afternoon at the Casino ed a series of “Little! matinees. An excel- tent cast has been secured for this re- vival of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Harry Wright, pretty and talented chil-| dren, will alternate in the role of the) Little Lord, while Chrystal Herne, daughter of the late James A, Herne, ‘will play Dearest. James E, Wilson, ‘® Norman Conniers, J. H, Bradbury, Jo- seph Totten, Dortohy Rossmore, Emily! Wakeman and others will compose the Under of the cast. ‘Alphonse and Gaston," musical comedy, teenth Street theatre for a week, Joseph Doner amd Ben I. Grinell play the two excessively polite principals, and the company embraces a number of “spe- claity” people and a bunch of chorus giris. “A Wite's Peril," a Sardou play, will | be presented by the Donnelly Stock | Company at the Murray Hill, with Elita Prootor Otlk in the role of the heroine Stuart Robson will appear at tho Grand Opera House in ts inimitable characterisation of Bertie, the Lamb, in “The Henrietta.” Primrose é& Dockstader's Big Ameri- can Minstrels will rattle the bones and tinkle the tasnbourlne at the Harlem Opera-House, For the first time their history, Weber and Fields and their ‘all-star’ stock company will appear in @ New York theatre other (han thelr music hall, Thoy will move up to thelr late acquisition, the West Bnd Theatre Mor day night, remaining there for a week @ spectacular in before beginnig their regular spring four, “Pwirly-Whirly’ and ne Big Little Princess” will compose the bill, "| ranged for the Clara Morris benefit per- Burp{ nett's pretty play. Vivian Martin and | wil be at the FPour-|, visit to the Metropolis Theatre. The Brigadiers Big Burlesque Com- pany will lead the way at the Dewey. ‘The following programme hes been ar- formanoe at the Broadway Theatre Tues- day afternoon: Agnes Booth and Boyd Putnam in “Old Love Lette: Minna Gale Haynes and Creston Clarke In the} (trial scene from "The Merchant of Ventce,"” Joseph Haworth and Gertrude} Tidba)l in “A Man of Forty,” J, E. Dod-) son and Annie Inish in “A Kiss in the) Dark," Henry Miller and company in “Frederick Lemaitre,” and Edward Harrigan in the balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet," Weber and Fields in one of their earier sitits, William Collier and Louise Alien in a sketch, Blanche Ring in ‘her popular Annie Yeamans| { songs, Lew Dockstader in a black face Specialty, amd Peter F. Dailey 2 coon OngS, ted bythe Se eae chy is from Weber & FYelds’s) Ing to the length of the Peace bes curtain will be ralsed at 1.0, “Jasper, anybody to hear you talk (XV the Metropolis, will be tendered testi- monial performances at the respective theatres to-morrow evening. Vaudeville concerts mill be given else- Where as usual, and ‘Teddy Marks will spread himself on a big bill at the would think you didn't know nothin’.” “Well, that’s the way to find out a man don't know nothin'—by heerin’ him talk. Feller over the mountains had a son that was deef and dumb for twenty-odd year. Everybody ‘lowed family. Finally a doctor learned him was a darn fool."—‘The Starbucks.” “The Christian’ will be presented by the stock company at the American, Manager Harry 8. Sanderson, of Tony Pastor's, and Treasurer William Orr, of that he was the smartest one in the to talk, and then they found out he af Metropolitan Opera-Hougs, VAUDEVILLE OFFERINGS. The Florodora Soxtette has proved 89 popular at Keith's that It will be re- Century Mr, and Mrs, Chauncey Molen, who weigh 954 pounds, will hold @own Be seat of the mighty at Huber's, ATTRACTIONS THAT REMAIN,” Continuing at leading theatres will be “The Prince of Pilsen," Broad) “The Sultan of ‘Sulu,’ Wallack's; Grass George in “Pretty Peggy,’ Square ‘A Chinese Honeymoon,” sino; Bh ches Walsh in ‘Resurrection,’ Victori: ‘The igard of Oz,"' Mi “The burbaa’ Acade. lemy of “The Earl of Pawtucket," Blanche Bates in are Maris ag en Th ‘Marie. Style) Annie Russell tn Mise and Kk; Charles Hawtrey in "A from Mars,” Criterion; Henry “The ‘Taming of Helen." Savoy; Wynne Mathison in “Everyman tien; “Mr. Blue Beant, Barnum and Bailey’ Square Garden. BROOKLYN THEATRES. circan Viola Allen in “The y’’ will play a week's at the Montauk, Howard Kyle " Ha! at the ‘columtne Theatre’ tained as the star feature another week. Bailey and Madison, grotesque eccen- trics, will lead a big bill at Pastor's. ‘The Ten Ichi Troupe of Royal Japan- ese Magicians, introducing their flusion, “The Magic Fountain,” will be one of the attractions at the Circie. Bugene O'Rourke and company in “Parlor A’ will be the headliner at Hurtig & Seamon's. Proctors theatres: ‘The Face in the Moonlight," q@ romantic drama once played by Robert Manteil, will be pre- sented at the Fifth Avenue, with Witl- lam Bramwell in the dual role of Vic- tor and Jacques Ferrand, ami Minnie Seligman as Lucille. Joba and Emma Ray in a new sketch, "Casey, the Fire- man," and Kathryn Osterman and com- pany in "*To-Morrow at 12," will divide honors at the ‘Dwenty-third street house, “The Cherry Pickers," a melo- drama with startling situations, will be the play at the Harlem house, with Ned ‘Howard Fow‘%er and Lillian Kemble 1: the leading parts. “In Old Kentucky" will be presented at the Fifty-elghth street house. Una Abell Brinker, in “A Husband in Clover,” wii head the bill over in Newark, De Kolta will continue his illusions at the Eden Musee. Amusements. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, Afternoon at 2 and Brening at 8 o'clock. Dears: von th ‘hott taper it as slew. sh toe ‘ Sties, ‘Warabipe, Freaks, Prodigies, te, ‘Thin! Week of the Short Beason. ‘The woman condemned to a city boarding-house in the summer and who yearns for a bit of garden need not be deprived of all the sweetness and light that green growing things give. She may have a window box of blooms if her room has a sunny exposure, or one of ferns if she has only @ dark, cool window. : Ong of the most charming Window boxes can be devised from a lenin of |firewood, Preserve the bark, by ail means; Gaye the tnterior dug out, small holes bored in the bottom for drainage, and a slice taken off one side 60 the log may rest firmly. ‘Then fil! with a dime's worth of soll from a florist, and buy small potted |plants if you can afford it, If you | Mke bettersto seo the flowers through For this have trailing over the edge of your box white alyssum and fill over the ground the dear, hardy little vine with crinkly round leaves, tiny purple flowers and pungent odor, that can be found growing in many waste places about the city, Hellotropes pinched back to make them strong and blossomy, sweet sul- tanas for old times’ sake, and a stalk) or two of white tubero: or gladioll, will make a.charming, fragrant garden, of white and purple tones. For a red and yellow acheme there are coxcombs and prince's feather, the hardy portu- Jaca, with its silken petals, marigolds, yellow daisies and geraniums, all cheap! und strong, says the Philadelphia North American, If you wish to have a screen for your from start to finish, and have patience, mixed with common sense, you van ralse your wee garden from seeds, By all means preserve some color scheme, Lavender and white ts a charming combination, cool and resttitl window that will shut out the glare and nrake your room cool and restful, fasten matting tacks along the edge of your box and at the top of your window urame. Fasten stout strings upand down ving {t tautly, FLOWER GARDENS FOR CITY HOMES, ‘Then sow in your box the seeds of Japa- nese morning glories. They grow rap- idly and bloom early, and are not 80 shy of the sun as are our own variety. See| then if you do not agree with another | woman situated like yourself who sald: “For that gon't care feeling and for homesickness take a window box care- fully prepared by yourself." The man who owns a thriving hedge of the Catlfornta privet should never throw away the prunings. If he is he should clear a little patch In the gar- den and stick the best of the cuttings in the ground, hey thrive amazingly and can readily be sold. If the owner of the hedg» Is generous and likes to see his neighborhood improved, he will do well to save the cuttings and give them away with directions for use. Suburbanites who find it difficult to keep their terraces attractive might try Planting roses there at Intervals. To do this lousen a piece of sod and put the rose In the pooket, either tn @ pot or in the usual way, Take a chair outside a busy cafe in Calro, near the market-place and tram centre, and watch street life, There are no hungry, men, no ving, pinched child faces, no finger h mothers, for 1s @ land of plenty, und the peo- ple’s wants are few and simp ue suns! ‘and laughter spray a welcome | fragrance over the novelty and romance of the gay city's stree:s | Here is @ otreet melodist twanglng a/ monsirous one-stringed ‘something’ | and accompanied by a nose-ringed girl, |who taps deftly on a species of tam-! Sourine, while bystanders ejacwate “Allah! Allah!"=the Arable word for applause. If mot quite in accord with your prejudices concerning music, wall maalalsh (never mind), it ts not n + 60 distracting as a street cornet at ser and they will go wway if you tell them to. Tho baboon, the donkey and boy are in evidence, with a score of per: | forming tricks that are very original | and certainly funny, and you console | yourself with the hope of a minimum of cruelty in the training, says the Phil- adelphia North American. A frult seller, basket on head, with lusclous grapes and figs, sauntens by | singing in a quaint minor: 'O grapes, O | #weet grapes, that aré langer than doves ekws and @weeler than new cream! angels’ food, “delichous figs, ore ‘Thomas B. Shea and company will ap- bry? Star Theatre in "The Price of Honor, Charles MoCarthy, in "One of the Bravest," will be the attraction at the! ‘Theatre. Phind A\ “Seppy ae SRE with oney, restorers of health! There is a drink-setler, bent under the weight of the odd-shaped jar alung over $0 shauitet, ae lene 08 See pralteing a a Si ee WORSE THAN GOTHAM NOISES. making the edr resound with the rhyth- mical clapping of two brazen saucers: "QO refreshment of the wear, quencher of parched Nps! O blessing of heaven!" Anouner street cry which may be heard jn the main street of Abagssieh, urd, containa,the foviowsng entic! houncement; 'Lo-morrow, QO people, I am yoing to kill a camel. The doctor says it ts young and health Oh, ite flesh will be tender as the quatl and Jiwecy as lamb. lis price ts but one and | one-hact plasters (seven cents) a pound. | Do you love the sweet flesh of the camel? Taen come early and be sat- isfed, Amusements. RP fds? MUSIC | wovay & doth Be Mobee & a Fd opted Lee rie AURCRINTT 4 new burlesque The Big Litwe Prt HERALD GRACE @ ae 810. Male T's aWet GE to PRETTY Prac ‘CABO FatsaNles Se AChinese ve UME od Ai in don ay, i seats reserved y | BRST SHOW 1 KAT AC Tow. ro i BALSAM HENRY MILLER, PARKER'S HAIR Promotes the growth of the hair and gives It tho lustre andsilitness of youth. When the balr is gray or faded it BRINGS BACK THE YOUTHFUL Co.OR, It prevents Dandruff and hafr falling and keeps the scalp clean and healthy, MA wereetecet tetas en: Amusements. EMPIRE THBATRE. —— Broadway & 40th ot Evgw, 820. Mate. To-dey & Wednesday, 2.15 Waies?} THE UNFORESEEN | gar cK THEATRE, Mats, To-day & Wed ANNIE RUSSELL in MICE AND MEN CRITERION THEATRE Bway and 44th a, Ere., Mats, To-day @ Wednesday. 2 CHARLES HAWTREY. AHPAGE — PROM MARS New SAVOV THEATRE, Shih at. @ Bway, Byes, $40. Mais, To-dey & Wednestay, 2.15. HE TAMING OF HE) an ot, To-day & Wi EVERYPIAN GARDEN THEATRE, Kves, $00. Mats THE 197 CBNTURY _ MORALITY PLAY. thrifty and enjoys making extra dollars) | BROADWA\ Amusements. | Where To ? 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