The evening world. Newspaper, October 13, 1903, Page 5

! x ‘MANSFIELD GIVES BEST ‘HEIDELBERG’ B. Actor and Stage Manager He Fairly Outdoes Himself, Besides Surpassing Fore- runners. ACTOR AT -HIS VERY BEST. Performance, by Its Excellence, Bringe Up"’Memories of Baron Chevrial—Whole Audience Likes Play, That Ia Worthy of Long Run. Brom Chauncey M. Depew in a box fe the humblest god in the gallery @very one at the Lyric Theatre last Bight sensed success, This atmosphere was “tmistakably there—in the handsome new, commod- fous house which Reginald De Koven built, and which the Shuberts will manage; in the rustle of gowns of the most brillant audience of the sear gon: and in every moment of* Richard Mansfield’s fine’ production of Heldelberg.” New York may h thought ft knew the Heidelberg play—for the Irv- ing Place company had give it credit- able oresentation and Aubrey Bouci- @ault had dabbled in it at the Prin- cess—but Mr. Mansficld showed New York it had been mistaken. What may heretofore have been viewed as a sentimental sketch was Presented as a complete, impressive and scenically splendid drama. Every ect disclosed a stage picture which mo other word than ‘perfect’ would @eom to fit Mansfeld’s mastery of etal left nothing to be desired. The sombre hall in the castle at Karlsburg, where-liveriea tunkies stood Uke so many ues, was truly the prison of a prince; the garden at Ruder’s Inn was riotous with the spirit ‘and color of the student corps, 0 Barshly contrasted to the gentle beauty ef the landscape; the sitting room at Ruder's fairly spake the care-{ree life ef the dwellers; and the Prince's cabl- net, which found him duck again at Karlsburg, was a veritable tcmb of eourt dignity and human mirthleasness. “qual to Chevrial. Blanding in this grim, lofty chamber @f stale Mr. Mansfield gave a plece ef acting that carrled one back to the days of hix Chevrlul !n “A Paris an Ro- mance.” i When, with his heart full of Helidel- berg and the toast to the dear, dead @octor on his Mps,ethe Prince dashed the glass to the floor and gave vent to Ais pent-up emotions, Mr. Mansfield all hut held the big,-breathless audience in the palm of his magical hand, which @ minute before had pointed; a finger @traight at you. One forgot’ the bri fom Brutus of. last year, the posing Beaucaire of another season, and re- Membered oniy the Mansfeld of old. ‘And that first scene of the students, Bow 4 did send the blood rushing| through the veitis and make the heart glad! li was a sight to see the mob of Justy young fellows, dragging dasch- Burds vuildogs, Coach uogs and all manner of dogs after them, pile on the @tuge, scarred, scrambling and singing. aud then, shouting their rampant loy- Bity, raise Kathig, decked in their corps oolors, high apove their heads and bear ber off in trium, Here you has lansileld the stage manager; in chel mie of the siatteres toast you had Mansileld the actor. For that matier, there wagn't an in- etant when Mansiield was noc supreme fm voth respects. It was a rejuvenated Mansfield one @aw. in the first scene he was every finch the shy, shut-in Prince, He was fiiffidence personified. Every thought hesitated on his lips, every impulse was Btopped at the threshold of action, e looked slirprisingly youthful in his erluped, golden wig and hie short, as: Diring mustaches. Ana he caugat th brit of youth delignifuliy wnen the rinua got to Huideverg and clapped yes on Kathie and discovered the orlous truth that he was really young. Touch of Manhood. But withal, Mansfield gave to the part touch of manhood which made It all @ stronger and none the less roman- His loving of Kathie was the able- Ned love of a man, not tae mere timental fancy of a boy, And when took Hathie in hig arma and kissed you knew that Kathie was being ased and you knew that she knew it. ‘ou were scarcely prepared for the sud- lenness of the affection, but, like thle, you accepted It without prot ton. Tt was too genuine to be qu joned. ) There was another comforting phaeo Mansfield’s playing of the ince. He n't flood the nice, new theat e with gone Occasionally he reached ue OW left breast pocket and push» n his heart, and once or ed. “But one handkerchief lasted throughout the play. Mansfeld can it more pathos into the silence ef a Ive attitude than most actors can t into a dozen handkerchief ithelm Meyer-Forster's oFiginal play Ks presented in Its enifrety, with a few Mansfeld embellishme:.ts, and, though there are five acts, the performance Reyer became tiresome. ‘The supporting company was excel- nt. A. G. Andrews enderred himself the audience by his lovable vo trayal Of old Dootor Jutiner, the faithful tuto~ ind follower of the Prince, and Lesile €9299S00O0000009S9O800000500000S40000 $OSESOS HOSS PEDIHPGHEHGOGEHH99OHHOHS-9G000OGD 3 a THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1903. § we PERPETUA RESCUED FROM THE HAREM. $OO90S090060009-9-6000900000406+ NOTIZES PERPETUA. CHARACTERS IN ONE NEW AND ONE OLD PLAY AS THEY APPEARED TO AN EVENING WORLD CART ROBERT H OONIST 3 g ; ; $ aoe j Mary Hall as Lycabetta. POPDOGOD — ©9VDOGF-090499961-95069-99993098099800990000000000 All Have Hobbies in “Old Het- delberg.” DELO IEOHOODOHDHOHOY OHCHGOHEHOHH0OHHOHOOOOOHOHOD THE WALWARD SOW GETS EASY MONE Produced and There Are Peo- ple Who Pay to See It. Don't take a gun with vou if you go to see ‘The Wayward Son” at the Grand Opera-House, for if you do there 1s every chanse that you will be arrested for as many murders as you can com- mit by shooting hard and with good alm be tempted to spare one off the cast—the secret servics woman—but when you consider her envifonment In politics, you will clinch your fists and hiss: “She, too, must to the tumbril.’” Tt used to be decreed so that “Wise Willte, the Boss of the Office Boys.” would attend to such stuff as “The ‘Wayward Son" is made of and a funny Httle yarn would appear about {t in the newspaperr at which we sll used to laugh, but when the thing assumes the shape of that appearing in Eighth ave- nite It goes bevond the joke stage and becomes a menace to the peace of homes, to the minds of men. It needs some- thing to suppress it, and that something can't come too quick at Twenty-third ntreet,and Eighth avenue. Perhaps & raid by Capt. Burfeind, tn which he would gather in the author and the cast, might be effective. Why Do They Do Itt Why the good rersons who live and thrive west of Broadway and south of the theatrical settlement that stretches from Thirty-fifth to Forty-sixth street should have imposed vpon them this Oskaloosa one-nighter le a mystery to one who knows New York, for really the best New Yorkets and the bybt Americans live west of the Broadway belt, Yet oddly enough there !s pre- sented in this fine old playhouse the that was ever enyon was almort a copv of the tra- Sen a! Mansfeld as the priggish valet Luts, Miss Grace Elliston made a retry and sympathetic. though a bit too womanly. Kathte. The shy, wist‘ul pathos which Minnie Dupree gave to the gir) was missing. “Old Heldelberg” will leave the Lyric a month. It is worthv of remaining re all season. cD. —_——. OPENINGS ELSEWHERE, ‘Mrs. Fiske made her frst appears, hb Hai iem, playing in “Mary of Mag- @ala" before a large audience at the West End Theatre. On Thursday after- Boon “Hedda Gabler’ will be plaveu "The Silver Slipper" \d the capac of the Harlem Opera-Hour ain of domes Oe mesiic drama wai ‘opolis, ‘The Child Wife” See “Wedded and Parteds: ie ive tar, For Her Chil oclor's Fitiy-cigaih Biteey Thatent Clark's Runawa. ed on off at the Dewey, ant rton's Burlesquels made things tv ly Miner's Bighth Avenue Thor, - Seynlant will be “Amateur Night? ac BROOKLYN THEATRES. “Vivian's Papas.” with John C. Ricg thd Thomas A. Wise in the leading ractecs, was | vi ca,,0as tne offering at the most Un-horny rant pasted toxether—for composed the thing never was, Imagine the person responsible for this production getting a scissors and a bottle of gum and selzing a comic week- ly,-a dime novel and a War Cry and aiicing gut extracts which are then placed ‘a a regged sort of continuity ‘and you bave the dole dubbed “Fhe Way- ward Son." But perhaps those people of the west side Ike such stuff—at times. Surely they didn’t last night, for when it wa niffle they lawfed and the: y lawfed, und what they lawfed at everbody with eyes suw. All the QJd Characters There. There was tne uged parent, wicewlse the gray-nalred weeplng mother, also tke strong hike of a wayward sun, und the bad viviwer and Tovlish coon servant and the tougi any-vu-tang al the little Chauncey Olcott girl witn corn-tossel locks an—the villaia, way. wus, of al things on earth, a chief of police! Now. the only sponianeous yell that was heard tn that house last ngnt was when somebody caught the chier of police by the throat und made him “take It back.’ Gee! how the gallery cheered and whistled! But what tho ehief took back 1s yet sately bottled up in his bussum, f ‘There were hisses for the woman bad one, “LAillan Hollins, wh) loves money, * as ‘tie programme ‘suid. ‘That. mignt make one bel Aas the addience aps Iny, but It Over on Eighth Avenue There Is! a Piece of That Name Being: from 8.15 to 11.39 by the clock. You may | as they say! [7 "Peggy from Pe because of her disastrous “make-up.” Twas evidently put on by a white. rings. The’ foolish” coon could make @ fair Stagger at his part. ‘The Wayward Son" don't look anything Ike what he might be until he wore the Inevital topboots in the last act. Martha Bar- nard, the “Secret Service Woman,” was always @_ female Johnnyon-the-Spot. She was fair to look upon. The hit of the plece was to be a locomotive that was to rescue the hero nen tt was backed Into a freight yand the same: Martha. It backed up all right and tootpd like the very deuce, but it, stayed there, for the tage han had evidently gove over to Zimmerman’ and forgot the play. ‘The locomotive may be on the stage yet. It is a shame to take the money. wet “— BROADWAY. Fay Templeton and ‘The Runaways” began their final week at the Casino, W. H. Crane continues in “The Spend- ers" at the Savoy, and William Collier Is sticking to “Are You My Father?’ at the Bijou. Edna Bronson shines’ with all the brightness of a start In “Tho Fisher iden" at the Victoria. Orrin Johnson makes a handsome hero in romantic “Hearts Courageous” at the Broadway. On Nov. 16 “Three Little Maids" will give way to “A Japanese Nightingale’ at Daly's. ‘Ulysses’ is nearing the end of its stay at the Garden Theatre. Advertised like a political campaig Harrigan's “Under Cover’ is doing well at the Murray Hin, Josie Sadler causes most of the laughs at Wallack's This {s the last week of Charles War- ner in “Drink,” at the Academy of Music. Those ‘who have not done so should see this ramarkable performance, Charles Hawtrey, at the Oriterion. is makin, 3 with “The Man from Blankley’ he dia with “A Message from Mars One of the most conspicuot of the season {s that of Maxine Elliott Her Own Way” at the Garrick Grace Georse's charming performance in “Pretty Peggy’ abtracting many of her admirers to the Medison Square Theatre. “The Earl of Pawtucket" began its final fortnimht at the Princess. Andrew Mack. mulying ‘Arrah-na- Pogue.” at the Fourteenth Street The- atre, will bid farewell to Irish drama Oct.’ 1, when he will go into musical comedy under the mnagement of Charles Frohman. “Checkers.” with Thomas W. Ross In the Utle role, is proving a winner at the American Those #ightiy productions, "The Dar- ling "at Belasco’s Theatre, at the New York, con- and tinue to attract crowds. Weber & felds’s, has grown Into general popu- successes _|"Whoop-Dee-Doo,” at Brothers in London" Rogers the Knickerbocker a at ne will remain month longer. VAUDEVILLE BILLS, Hilfe Fay, Charlis R. Sweet and Henry Lee figure prominently in an excellent bill at the Circle. Ned Wayburn's Minstrel Misses began the second wees of thelr big hit at Keith's, Laura Comstock and company tn “A Day in the Suvth" furnish the feature at Pastor's, Marshall P. Wilder offers a new monologue at Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre, ‘Phe stock company at the Fifth Avenue Theatre Is appearing in “Pudd'nhead Wiison.” At the One Hundred and Twenty-tirth Street The- atre "The Two Orphans” ts presented. Among tna good things at Hurtig: & Stamon # are vyaia Younan Titus, the Grand Ogera ‘Trio and Kyan and Rich- field Th “Mag Haggerty’s Father.” New. waxwork groups and, pictures have been! placed on exhibitiqn at the Eden Musee, dies, is fa aku Mile. Hortense, in living art ¥1 the new attraction at was] seum. Rete et Rater VANDERBILT FENCE ADEERDEATH-TRAP Animals Frequently Caught Be- tween the Pickets of the Idle Hour Inclosure When Fleeing from Men and Dogs. (Special to The Evening World.) SAYVILLE, L Oct. 13—A doe Woighing 200 pounds, in attempting to run through the openings of the fron fence fronting {dle Hour, the home of W. K. Vanderbilt, to-day, became jammed between the pickets. It strug- gled for an hour to free herself, break Ing one of her legs, Idie Hour employoes discovered the doe's plight and with fence rails tried to berate the imprisoned animal by prying apart the Iron pickets, but did not succeed, As a humane act the men killed the deer. This Idle Hour fence slaughters from twenty-five to fifty dec: ¢lse Mr. Vanderbilt for not. carrying out his promise made a year ago to pro- vide some kind of protection. The best plan proposed was to run a strong cluse- fateh wire netting along one mide of the The deer in running from R man and foes try to ain retige within the Idle Hour inclosure. When they hap- en to ee Lhe open gaten they escape, ut when they hit’ this death- and attempt to force an entrance hee fieen the ron pickete they are usually Mr. Vanderbilt will arriv: ee an at [dle Hour HEBREWS HONOR DELMOUR. WIM Have Former Tammany Lead er Their Guest at Theatre Party. The synagogues were crowded this morning with children who walked around with fags and received presents from thetr relatives, It was the last of the series of Hebrew holidays and to- day and to-morrow there will be cele- rations, ‘The big event to-morrow. wi the entertainment. ind. reeeptiad which will be tendered to Larry mour, better” know “Ww Larry.” the for Delmour 4s a large property owner. in the upper section or the city, and during the Hebrew holidays had peraitte Hebrews in the worship’ in the tree of charge, rens. : Keth Israel Hikur & remation one of the wealthlest In. the take Mr. Delmour as thelr gue row evening to Weber & which there will be Arena. | Former Katz is chi arrangements the 8 to d by him tengment distri property own THE FOREIGN LEGION, The Foreign Begion of army, whose function is colonial wars and coi yes fs made up entirely of N adveniu ers, who are admftted to its ranks Ife and without any asked, The other day attired in mutti, app! recrulting office ‘for corps. le declined to sons which bad led him the F veing ottiver, | the wea nto th in thi lea i German army, but after having through all the formalities usual in such cages, he enlisted in the First Regiment of the legiop. Such desertions on the part of private so.diers are said to be by no means rare, but It is not often that an officer takes such a step, reception | “PROUD PRINCE” STILL SUGGESTIVE Poetic Story of King Robert of Sicily in Stage Form Present- ed by E. H. Sothern at the Herald Square. MISS LOFTUS THE HEROINE. Conflict Taken from Legen” In Which Cross Is . sed as Weapon for Fence Ing Not Acceptable to All—Soene Objected To Not Expurgated. In the finale of the third act of “The Prom Prince,” produced last night at the Herald Square, Mr. BE. H. Sothern resorted to a plece of theatrical ex- pediency that was, to say the least, in taste approaching the abominable. So far as our experience extends no actor or manager has used the crucifix as a weapon of offense or defense in physical combat on the stage. Mr. Sothern does) this thing, and to the minds of many who witnessed the innovation ft ap- proached sacrilege. ‘We have heart much of “The Proud Prince," by Justin Huntly MoCarthy. ‘We have heard of how the Mayor of Detrott compelled Mr. Sothern to cuf| out numerous Mnes in a ecene of the play, which, !f shown off Broadway, would be pronounced suggestive. We have read Mr. Sothern’s defense of his piece in which'he spurned the instmuation that the suggestive lines were put in for advertising purposes. Here is a sltetoh| of the production in betef, and the read- ers may judge !f Mfr, Sothern has not brought to bear eudience-drawing de- vices, The show !e descrtbed on the pro- gramme as a “mirecle play,” and it certainly 1s, ‘The period is the latter part of the thirteenth century, and the scene is laid in Btolly. A Tough Robert. Robert of Sicily—and a tough Rob- ert he is—roams through the country seeking maidens whom he may fascl- nate. In the gulse of am humble hunter he stumbles upon the home of ‘Theron, the executioner, whose beaut!- ful daughter meets him. Of course, it 4s all off with the beautiful daughter. Now comes Diogenes, the court fool, driven out of Byracuse—not N. Y.—for springing a real joke. He is under sentence of death. There is a scene with Perpetua, the executioners daugh- ter, Ghe hides the executioner im the rose garden. ‘The King com Across the street from Theron's home is © chapel. Eber orating the front it is of an. archangel (si armor, Robert tries to force the gy-url to fly with him, She escapes. A thunder storm arises and Robert gives vent to words that bring the archangel to life, Down from his pedestal slides the archangel, ‘and, turning on the electric light in his sword, he changes Robert into eem- blance of the crippled fool. In the next act is shown the place where Robert keeps his women. He bas a lot of them, and a shameless lot. If the Mayor of Detroit really cut down the dialogue in this scene he must be a man of most Uberal mind. At the close of the act the King, ohanged to the ertppled fool, rescues the heroine from the gorgeous surrounding of sin. Church Then Follows. With the perfume of this scene in the nostrils of the audience the curtain rises upon the representation of a chureh, Candles burn on the altar. Statues abound. The King, still as a cripple, is there garbed as a monk. He is repentant. The inhabitants of Syra- cuse, driven out by the Archangel, who {s masquerading as King, come to the church to their devotions. A priest gives them benediotion In Latin, making the sign of the cross with his right hand. ‘There is much else in the scene, not the least of which is the incense that Is burned, and the scent, floating out over the audience, drives away the sickening perfume of the preceding act. Without dramatic reason the King— as a cripple—and the villain—a sigantie man—fight a duel. The villain uses @ sword as big as a lamp-post, The re- pentant King seizes a big iron crucifix, fences with it, and finally puts the vil- Jain out of the play by hitting him on the head with one of the crosa-arms of Md 1s beautiful, but not con: Mary Hall, an actress of ie" miscast. She ‘ood actor, Eeciita Loftus vincing. Miss and fore character, lays part that cannot be criticised. er scenes with Miss Loftus belong to her. In conetusion, we must say that Mr. Sothern has the funn! lot of 8 that ever happened on Broadway. Since seeing them Wwe are constrained to leve the report that the Hodcarrie! Union is on strike with an empty treasury. —————_— “HEART OF A HERO” PLEASES Many breasts rose and fell sympa- thetically with “The Heart of a Hero," that thumped energetically beneath the jacket of J. R, Armstrong at the Third ‘Avenue Theatre last night. A typical east side melodrama 4s this latest crea- tion, and It pleased the people for whom it was written, Through four with double the number of scenes, the Third! Avenue ‘irst-nighters ved and breathed with ihe pale heroine, with the dark rings linder here eyes, They wept with her turoughout her long conanement in prison, Inuded the braver the hero (nd his ponderous heart, and hounted ie villain with storms of hisses, just revive Weeks, y le pecullar in that the hero ‘s love With the fair woman who is kamprisuned for murcor. 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