The evening world. Newspaper, October 14, 1903, Page 4

New Musical and Spectacular Extravaganza Should Stay ‘at the Majestic a Year, So ‘Pleasing Is It. Splendid Scenic Effects Equalled in Succe:s by Herbert's Catchy Airs! —Clever Principals and Chorus a Wonder. What a rejuvenating week in the theatres this has turned out to he- "Old Heldelberg’’ one night and ‘Baber in Toyland” the next! One can’t help growing young again. But there {s this apprehension to be felt concerning “Babes in Toyland:” Tt, may bring on a war of invasion at the Majestic Theatre between young- Sters and grown-ups, for children the way from two to elghty-two years old will doubtless struggle for a chance to see this atest Hamlin and Mitchell aganza, jat_ magical man of poor hearing ut the best of colorful eyesight, Julian Mitchell, has in this instance given tre-goers, young and old, the most Novel toy of the season. He has taken ‘a small army of performers and made 8 of them all. By some (we're not Saying. by whom) the chorus girl has been regarded as a toy. But Mr. itchell has idealized her, He has de her, as Millie James might say, really and truly" toy, Where is a parade of toy folk In Ae scene. Tike so many wooden auto- tons they march across a bridge of blocks in Toyland, and go through a @rill which recalls those warlike days the nursery. There are belted sol- Glers with bic hats and wooden guns, drummers who stiM@y thump awa Jerky-jointed cymbal-players, musicians with tiny violl: quaint peasants in Wooden shoes, and many other animated toys marching and manoeuvring as Tom, Dick and Harry and Sallie and Susie never saw them march and Manoeuvre before, Hear the Toyn. Then there is a glimpre Into a toy Fhop—traasure-house of childish mya- terice—where one sees toys being mado And hears toy dogs bark, toy roosters erow and toy ducks quack in dn expert- mental kind of way, so that their mak- ra may know when they are in perfect Working order and rendy to be sent out Into the world as good, guaranteed toys. There in also a serins of bewildering end beautiful mechanical and sce fects In the contrivance and ca out of whi Mr. Mitchell sends a mes: fege across the rea to Drury Lana, for long though Drury Lane may be tere has A shiy miding in weird, \stormy weture, 1 st with huge wplders crawilng about and doing stunts On the boughs of trees, gives you an f-want-to-go-home sen: jon, Bul you breathe easier whew brown bear, would do the after a hugging match whi eredit to Richard Mansfeld, flops the Wicked spider on its back and bites his initials in the sprawling thing's throat. third striking scene Is ihe eruption the lurid but commemdabiy quiet voleano and the destru of Toyland an earthquake, all because te mus- toymaker was naughty and put bad, @ean spirits in his toys, This went un't on A charming ecene was a country fete fm Contrary Mary's garden, which Brought the chorus on tn the prettiest @nd most fanciful of costumes and in- something new and very nici fm the shape of embroidered tights. Bhape and embroidery make an exce: fmgly attractive combination. Mr. Mitohell hes done a great deal for the ehorus, and the chorus—which has good looks, grace and volce—does a great for Mr. Mitchell. ly, ly and musica: bumorously, “Babes in shines “The Wizard of Oz Seore Is Superior, All the ay be, Mabe: ‘wall, ts y_vclever. 49 inevitable the the town will son “Put down a! Foul ment ae htt Til your rainy ae Rk Aad think I don't tare what tee a We can't do this sum.) “*7% disome Bessie W yr, el te ining eee has two oe case pretty songs, one, “Toyland y Fiost tuneful in the piece ation fe seen in another of those. boy rote whioh her ts 80 Well, and, as uugnal, she dresses stunningly’ “"% 9 Amy Ricard, remembered’ tor her broesy, bit as “the wir) trom Butte’ i @ SKubbornness of Geraldimes’, !" gang and looked well in the tole Contrary Mary, though she Atyf0l fo have become whally accwett seem her new surroundings. ie Nelile Daly, a corkscrew: ture, bounced about in th 4a if she had swallowed ction springs, wit the toymakers \ipnr an acrobatic, fe that even a toymaker it too funny without euffering the ‘oyland though not " oute and carry fs hard ‘to. o;¢¥o— Who carrjes Y Uttle crea. 1 e uyor Se engaged lemolishing $a Wonde : broken bones, Sellity appre furniture in dance which wa; nd defiance of b Willam Norris, who was t and the capitai-letiere a red PRooxra Bye, Bab; eral well-deserved €on made th st. His 'y" eong won ve encores, "Dore Daxid. er toymaker a chat. In the emalier ale Mae Naudain ‘wa Cane & haunting alr | Sidlence was hungry for more, nat the ‘ bes in Toyland” will probably be year or more older before moving. from EXPRESS TRAIN KILLED TWO. POUGHKDHEPSIE, N. Y., Oct. 14.—The north bound killed Halsey, twenty-seven years old, f | Peter Pisano, fifty years old, and of seven who ° main ee 29p of | The ee Yeutorday. ARS sbenire "I two massive golden pillars and a balus- ed! nowing with graceful Mr, Fron: ned the new house with Ji was the first of his stars. Mr as played all of -|his engagements of the past ten years yjat the Empire, and was to have Opened it In September, but the labor @ third man in the freight yar i'this city to-day, ‘Tho men were in » were tramping the track, 200 feet from a A gwitch engine working in the n them from hearing the | 19. OO8-0.D9.O-04 THE 256 WM. NORRIS AND MABEL BARRISON AS ALAN AND JANE. PLPPDLLADDD®9ODOOOGDE ODDO 49OHODEGDEODIDDODOHODHDOD SOMF OF OUR OLD NURSERY FRIENDS WHO HAVE COME TO LIFE IN THE “BABES IN TOYLAND.” i? g THE NEW EMPIRE THEATRE OPEN, It Is One of the Most Beautiful | Playhouses in the World. and Charles Frohman May Well) Be Proud of It. Charles Frohman haa every reason to be proud of the playhouse beautiful | which he opened to the public Inst night. His New Emptre Theatre—new In every sense except as to the stone walls—is certainly an enchanting cre- and red and gray are the ation, Gold dominant colors in Sts decorative scheme, which 1s of the Louts XIV. period, and artietio panellings, shining pillars and brilliant Mght clusters unite with graceful lines to mae a combination that dazzles the eye and suffusee the other senses with {ts opulent splendore, From the door-sill at the Broadway entrance clear through to the back of the stage everything Is new and every thing is marvellously beautiful, — 7 entrance 1s In Caen stone, the spacioue lobby ls In white marble; the foyer, where the auditorium decorations be- gin with soft brocaded reds and slender gold, to gradually swell into the be- wildering and lavish aureous embellish- ment of the stage-boxes and pro- soenium, parated from the lobby by trade balcony of gold. Large art pieces, Gsplaying allegorical ecenes and ove female figure are set under and in the oalling of the lobby, and tn the celling of the theatre {teelf, as well as In the proscenium arch. ‘These mural paintings are the work of the famous artist Willlam De 1. Doda Everything in the house ‘harmonizes, and all phases of the work indicate that charles Frohman has spent well the 000 which the New Empire ts said to have cost him, The draperies and curtains are in tones of red relieved by gold embroideries, and the chairs re of red with tapestry subjects, The chairs have round backs, and are the firet of their kind ever used in A playhouse. If there 1s a more beautiful theatre in any part of the world it ts to be heand from; indeed, Jt may Ye sald that the New Empire is the most beautiful playhouse in existence anywhere at the present tine, or troubles made it impossible to inaugu- rate the New Dmplre until last night As it was, the workmen were busy in Gil parts of the theatre until about a half hour before the doors were opened. IL was in readiness, however, at 7.80, Au, YR Gurtain went. upon, “Captain Dieppe’ At exactly 8.9, only a few Mnutes after the advertised time. It Was like witnessing a new play, to see John Drew In "Captain Dieppe" amid his new surroundings, He had already won faver for the comedy during a five Weeks’ stay at the Herald Square ‘The- fire, but in his old home—or rather the ew one—with the Anthony Hope ro- nance framed by ‘the gorgeous glis- tening proscentum of the New Empire, the performance took on a flavor of absolute novelty and achieved « fresh ‘Absolite novelty and achieved a fresh. success, "There was an en- thusiastic call for Mr. Drew at the end of the second 4 made speech thanking ey Own bebalf and In that of Mr. Froaman, who, he explained, was at that mo: trent in Syracuse directing the final re- hearsal of Miss Maude Adams's new Miss Adams, struck, and @| true.’* Believed to Be Reaso Now teeth will the show girl gnash her and tho leading soubrette wail with woe. The stage door Johnny will disappear and the leading woman lick and double-lock her Jewel chest each night before retiring, for the Do Beers diamond syndicate again has raised the price of diamonds, The De Beers syndicate handles the entire output of the De, Beers Company, of which the late Cecil Rhodes was one of the organizers and chief atockiolders, than 9 per cent. of the diamond output of the world. The present advance Is WOE IN STAGELAND, PRICE OF DIAMONDS AGAIN SOARS | Diminishing Product of the De Beers Mines The De Beers Company produces mure! n for Latest Advance. the third made since February, and in two years the increased price on small stones hus been 20 per cent. and on large ones 2% per cent. It long believed that the De Beers Company had barrela of diamonds stored away in South Africa, the ma- Jority of the stones taken ‘from the inines at Kimberley being held back to keep the prices up, ‘This is now be- leved to be false, it being accepted a ja fact that the Boer war reduced the! |in prices 1s due to product of the mines. the diminishing Some of the mines have already played oyt, and it is thought to be a matter ot a few vears before all the } mines in the Kimberley district’ will | have been worked out NO MYSTERY I GRAHAM'S DEATH Man Who Took Him to Bellevue Hospital Declares Dead Man Fell in a Fit and Received His Injuries. What the Gellevue Hospital authori- tles at first thought was a murder mys- ery Ss, Judging from developments to- day, probably nothing more than a case of death by accident. John Graham was taken to Bellevue shortly before midnight on Monday last by a man who gave his name as An- thony Holtz, of No. %3 East One Hun- dred and Twenty-fifth atreet. From his actions it was at first thought that Graham was under the influence of alcohol and he was taken to Ward 32 To the nurses there he said he had been sandbagged and robbed. He was then taken to Ward 2 the surgical ward, where an examination was made and it wax discovered that his skull had been fractured. Graham became unconscious shortly. after being taken to the surgical ward and remained in that condition until he dled yesterday morning. ‘As soon as hin story of the sandbng- wing was learned and the discovery of the fracture in his ekull was made, the ai thoes ae at the hospital notified the ee. rAngiony Holtz was seen to-day and said: NOraham was subject to Mts, and he had a very severe attack last Friday ey 5 ing with me at One Hundre an nue, Before I could catch him he fell the aidewalk and bum) I aid not broken, though, “On Sunday asked for whiskey. | I wanted, and Monday wh; for work he was in a bad state. him he ought to we went to the Harlem Hospital Bellevue. toe far as the assault and rob put of hin mind when he made it. fever suid at yening to te about 1 T don’ ————__—— TO ARBITRATE AFTER RIOT. PARIS, Oct, 14.—A proposition to ar- Ww at in a few weeks. Mr, and “Captal) a8 Well aa the aplendors - o Or a mean: le keep crowded, ih Armentieres has been of icked see 'wenty-sixth street and Park ave- his head © hard think his gieull was he camo to my house and ave him all he an he appeared I told 0 to the hospital, and ‘They said they had no room there, so we went stor goes, T think he must hays been ‘bain, think the story {s bitrate the strike of linen weavers at mitted to a atatiactat Er batts as ag | by an army, The ry. Bray, population is BIG MAN HELD UP BY LITTLE ONE Peter Minach Did Not Hesitate to Obey When a 90-Pounder Ordered Him to “Throw Up His Hands.” Peter (Minach, who 4s more than sx feet In height and who weighs more than two hundred pounds, wae on his ay home, at No, 209 Bedford avenue, Williamsburg ‘before daylight to-day when he was @topped at North Fifth and Berny streeta by a thin Ittle one- legged man who could not have weighed more than ninety pounds, “Throw up your hands, you big duffer,”’ seid the little man, “or I'll knook your block off." He had his crutch up in the alr and Minach stood on his tip-toes to get his surplus, and that the present advance | ¢ WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14,1903. MME, FRITZI SCHEFF, WHO WILL TOUR AMERICA IN COMIC OPERA. FRITZI SCHEFF IN COMIC OPERA NOW The Prima Donna Arrives from Europe Enthusiastic Over Her New Departure and Eager to Appear in “Babette.” ILL FROM ROUGH STREETS. Wasn't Seasick Coming Over, but Short Ride Uptown Over Torn- Up Pavements Accomplished Wheat Old Neptune Failed .n. “What do you think of the little Aus- trian singing in English at the head of her own company? Isn't !t a Uttle— what you call ‘fresh'?” The epeaker was Mme, Fritz! Scheff, rand-opera comedienne, who arrived on the Kaiser Wilhelm IT. yesterday, ready to make her first venture as a comic opera prima donna under Charles B. Dillingham's management Mme. Scheff is stopping at the Marl- borough, where she saw a regprter from The Evening World to-day and talked with har usual charming vivacity. “It is usually the other way, 4s It not—first comic and then grand opera? But I—with me it was different. During the five years I have been on the stage I have stung only ‘in grand opera. My three vears’ experience under Mr. Grau'a management was exceedingly pleasant. I wan never for a moment dissatisfied; but when the opportunity came for this ‘ttle grand opera’ engagement I was glad to accept it. Suited for tAght Opera. “You see my temperament and per- sonality are suited to the light operas. My volce yes, was all right for grand opera, but in other ways I think this new move is better for me. You sec, now I am at the head of my company and have music and costumes made ex- pressly to sult me instead of waiting, waiting until an opera Js given to which I am adapted. Oh, yes. I am quite satisfied that this move {8 a wise one. After my three years contract with Mr. Dillingham {!s ended—who knows? I mi hen want to go back to grand oper: Mme. Scheff speaks English with the greatest fluency and only an occasional accent or turn of expression betrays he» foreign birth, “I am delighted to be here." she went on. “No, I was not at all il in coming over, but would you believe it. In driv- ing up here In the carriage, your streets are 80 rough at present that I became quite ill, New York streets aid for me what old Ocean was unable to do. But [am ail right now. Up in American Slang, “Ah, those foolish stories that I was {1 at' Homburg! ‘That 1s all in sorie- body's eye,” laughag. Fritzl Scheff, evi- dently quite please Swith her mastery of American slang: . “Do L look sick? No?’ And indeed the prima donna appears in Dust health and looked most charming jn a pale blue crepe de onine negiigee,: all accordion plaits and filmy lace. “L went to see Maxine Iiliott last night in ‘Her Own. Way,’ she con- tinued. “What a wonder that woman in is an old friend of but I had never before seen her act. Bhe 1s great, I cannot find words ‘for my admtration—such finesse, intelligence, grace, talent and Beauty! And all In one woman!” sighed Mime. Soheff admiring! “T'went to her dressing-room to bee her. And do you know Sport, her bull- ig! Goodwi mine, you know, 2 sa hands ‘high enough to please the high- waymag. Then while standing on his one leg the footpad went through his vidtim's pockets and found a gold watch and $8 in money which he wanted. When Minach described the highway- man to the police they went out and arrested Thomas MoGloin, at No 16 Berry street Four yeors ago MoGloin held up « man in Willlamsburg, the police say, was chased Into a tenement and fn out o} ird-story window hie leg and it waa acy Tho Judge sald be had crime by loal 8 him. Minach Tdentin who held him up. Take Off Your him as the man Hat. | 15¢ | It feeds the hair, cleanses the ip ir soft, it or the halr grow. the hat ean got it for you 4 REAL STRwLT AO. terrier, Knew me at once, Sport was here, of course, trying to find the most te gown to le upon. ? It a Beautiful Opera. y part? Oh, I like tt. “Babette’ Is a beautiful opera, We open Nov. 9 in Washington and then a week later come to New York to the Broadway Theatre. “We rehearse here in my rooms this morning. Just then a knock at the door and one of Mme. Scheff's two maids announced Mr. Charles Dillingham, A sneeze, not over-successfully stified, was the manager's first utterance. “Ah, ha!” ne, Scheff, with mock pw. behold, I am_ the To Mr. Dillingham: , “You ¥, You have a cold? You navel not a cold. You must sing to-night “Hut, after all,’ laughed Mme. Scheff, “T think I prefer to let you stay man? ager and myself to remain singer, for you see"'—breaking into song and taking ’) couple of saucy dancing steps—“every= ‘ody ly awfully good to me." 0. MILLS’S HOME ENTERED. Man Arrested for Breaking Inte Newport House of Millionaire. NEWPORT, R, I, Oct. 14.—The sum- mer residence of Ogden Mills, of New York, haa been entered, but until the return of Mr, Mills, who had closed the house for the season, it’ will not be known what goods have been taken, At 8 o'clook this morning the alleged burglar, Frank Vayro, son 6f a former police officer, was captured in the Mills stable, a light in the cupola attracting an officer's attention. ‘rom appear: ‘ances Vayro had evidently taken up his lence In the stable for the winter, —_ SEMBRICH SAILS, PARIS, Oct. 14—Gailing from Cher- bourg to-day on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Withelm der Grosse are Mr. and Mrs. 1. H. D, Petree, Mme, Sembrich, Mr. Mrs. and Miss C: A. Sprockies, 'Mr.’and Mrs. Poter Gooper Hewitt and Charles Conrad. \ A Metal Polish A AM A Glass Cleaper Hasn’t scratched yet!!! Bon . ‘The Finest Cleaper, Wade Qigtrsrenchow'k't,) \ Will quickly restore Fema health. They promptly remove tion of irregularity of the Weak Stomach, Impaired Digestion, Disordered Liver, they act Ike magic—a few dosea will worle yvondera upon the Vital Organs; Strengthen- ing the muscular System, restoring the long- Tost ringiog back the keen rouring with the RB whole ) jt jeal energy of the human frame. There are “tacts admitted by thowsanis; in all lasses and one of the Gntces ‘to the “Nervous and’ Debilitated 1s that BEECHAM’S PILLS have the je of an: tent Heecham’s Pills have been before the public for half a century and are the most pop: , eine, No testinion be hed, as Beech RECOMMEND THEMSELVES. Prepared only by Thomas Beecham St. Helens, England. gold everywhoro in Boxes 10¢. 25. Over the Telephone “Hello, Central: “4,000 John, please. “Is this The World? “Well, please stop that ad. of mine. I've only got one flat-house to let, and l’ye already had over fifty anpit- cations for it—— “Results! I should say so. ‘| HARD FALL DIDN'T SHAKE HEA NERVE Mrs. Thos. Hitchcock, Jr., Who} Was Thrown Over Horse’s Head, Remounted and Fin- ished Foxchaser U BARRF, Mass., Oct. 14.—Mrs, Thomas Hitchcock, jr., of New York, who was thrown from her Horse early in the Derby fox hunt, is under the care of a physician, although her condition {s not serious by any means. The pratse be- stowed on her by all who saw her plucky rife and nervy exhibition has done much to soothe the pain of her bruised head and body, Before te riders had gonestar Mrs Hitchoock’s mount balked at a high stone wull and '‘thréw ler over its head. Her head was. painfully cut and her shoulder bruised, but she refused to return to the club-house. handkerchiet about her head she leaped into the saddle, and forcing her horse over the wall, continued in the chase until it was called off on account of the weather. Mrs. Hite k rode astride, as she ork, Where she moves in Her father was the George Hustis, and the daughter or Morton. does in New Y exclusive society late Chief Justice her brother married former Goy, Levi P. RECOVERS HIS JEWELS. n Porter In a Prisoner, Ace cused of Stealing Them, George R. Webb, of Baltimore, Presi- dent of the Maryland Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company, appeared before Magistrate Mayo, in the Jefferson Mar- ket Court, to-day as complainant against Lincoln ‘Foreman, a colored porter, on one of the Pullman cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad, He charged the negro with the theft of a pearl searf-pin and a diamond stud, valued at $900. Mr, Webb said he lost the Jewelry last December. ‘Detective-Sergeants Boyle and Charl- on. found the stud in a downtown pawn- Mouera this week, and yesterday arrested Foreman when he tried to re- deem the diamond. They say they found the scarf-pin in his possessions Foreman said the scarf-pin was given him three years ago by a white woman and denied all knowledge of the pawn ticket tor the diamond stud. He was het. SSeS CLEVELAND IN CHICAGO. Will Make an Addreas To- ‘ht on American Good Citizenship, CHICAGO, Oct. 14. —Ex-Prestdent Cleveland arrived here to-day to be the est of the Commercial Club for two vi. He was accompanied by his phy- brs an and friend, Dr, Joseph Bryant, of Nomrtin “A. Ryerson, President of the becndr ai Clob, James H. Pok- and i ine the, Currency, ex-Comptroller of escorted the visitor to the Audi Annex he was met by eoutlve Cleveland will inner to 80 given t ‘Club a dim m tom! his ‘aublest being “American izenght Good Cit- { | | following departments :— B.Altmans Go. HIGH-CLASS TABLE LINENS, comprising exceptionally choice Decorative and Plain Reception, Dinner and Afternoon Tea Cloths, Centre Pieces and Doylies, of fine linen, mounted with Duchesse, Italien Filet, Point Venise, Point de Flandres, Cluny and, Renaiss§nce laces, are now marked as follow: if 5 Reception Cloths, $60, $125, $225 each, & upwards, Centre Pieces, 50,. 75, 90 « « “ ‘ Doylies, 25, 60, , 120 Per dozen, and upwards, being about GQNE-THIRD LESS than forme? prices. (First Floor.) Bandaoging a! NEW and EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS in FINE DOMESTIC UNDERWEAR. Petticoats, Underbodies and Night Robes of Linen, trimmed with Teneriffe lace. Circular Under bodies and Short Petticoats combined. Many pretty effects in Gretchen Night Robes. Dressing Sacques, of Chiffon-Velvet, Brocade, Bengaline. etc THE NEW YOKE PETTICOAT. Bridal Sets, trimmed with Teneriffe lace, Cluny medalliéns, and Bruges with Valenciennes lace. TROUSSEAUX made to order on the premises. Initials, Monograms and Crests embroidered. Eighteenth Street, Nineteenth Street and Sixth Ave A tractive Novelties of Imported and Domestic make, read for inspection in Underwear, Silk Petticoats, ‘Infants’ Wear, Corsets, Negligées and Matinées, Lord & Taylor Broadway-and' Twentieth:Street, and Fifth Avenue,’ Kildskin, r Afternoon and Evéning. wear, also offCape, Castor, Reindeer, silk lined, for Driving and MEN'S GLOVES of Glace and Suede emda Castor Walking. GMINTLAT GLOVES ,of~ Buckskin and Gage for Automobiling. .