The evening world. Newspaper, March 2, 1904, Page 5

MANSFIELD'S WAN | A STRONG PICTURE Deserves an Honored Place in Gallery of His Stage Por- traits, but Is Too Long and Trifle Tedious. ympathy for Jepan was quickeged tet the New Amsterdam Theatre last aight by Richard Mansfield, who took ‘thig erttical moment to shame All the Rusalas by trotting out “Ivan the Ter- wible.” By cpmparison Ivan makes the Terr!- fle Turk look like a good Samaritan, | end the chances are that if you could have your way about it he wouldn't (ve until it was so near midnight that you hardly knew whether to go to sup- Per or straight home. \ To get a proper grasp on “Ivan the Terrible” {9 not only apt to keep you Up but to keep you busy. First of all, you must read the pro- gramme. You are apprised to start with that the play is ‘a tragedy in five acts, written by Count Alexis Tolsto!l (in “caps'') and translated by Mme. 8. R. de Meissner (in “‘small caps"), and per- formed for the first time in English by Richard Mans! (in large letters), “and a company” (in small letters After smiling at the Mansfeldian modesty which has prompted ‘and a company," you look for the cast, but find instead ‘Introductory Remarks.” You are st a lo#s to understand why “Introductory Remarks” take precedenc: to the cast until you see the signature “Richard Mansfeld.” ~ | Then you plod studiously on through! “the arrangement of scenes and at! last come to the “‘dramatis persona If you have any strength left you may Krope your way through the “‘pro- gramme of music,” which is entirely in darkest Russian, | ‘These preliminarles over, you sit back with a sigh and walt for Mansfield. | He doesn't romp right in, and when) he does come you wouldn't know him | were {t not for his voice. Ivan dawned on last night's audience | as a triumph of the Mansfeld art of “make-up " It was hard to believe that this senile sovereign was the same actor who played the young prince in “Old Heidelberg’ across the street a few months ago. Remarkable, indeed, was the trans- figuration, Sallow, sickly and stooped, with scant hair and only here and there a tuft of beard, eyes shrunk to’ slits | through which craftiness and cunning gleamed, lega which balked at their , arms which trembled even with pport of a staff, and only a volce which was strong and echoed with the merci! ring of a hard heart—this was the Mansfield picture of the tottering It was a pieture which de- ‘es a prominent place in the galiery of the characters this fine actor has created: And he kept in the picture by .Byeadfasily declining to come before the curtain. i But the truth about the play is that it is rather tedious. Cold as the coun- try in which Its scenes are laid, It 1s naver thawed by the warmth of sym- a . although the work of the! mmpany ix generally excellent, expeciaj- that of Arthur Forrest, ‘Ida Con- 1 (despite her rather monotonous of speech), Olive Oliver, and at Warde. fel! to the lot of Mr. Forrest to have the “laugh? on Mr. Manatield when Ivan died, after a hard struggie to prove that. the unhappy astrologers didn't Know a star when they saw one. his rare privilege of Mr. Forrest's was doubtless secretly envied: by his fasoclate members of "a company.” who had to content themselves vw cringing and kotowing before the rible, who, If we gre to believe all we hear and read, shot a Czar in name only, One wohdsred whom they stood inegreater fear of—lvan or Richard, The audience found relief In laugiter at the self-sufficient, superstitious slaughterer, who mingled a prayer with ai order of death, and who raised him- sel? ty command while he humbly Im- | plored forgiveness for his countless gins, | The play was splendidly staged, the throne room being an especially’ rich setting; when one r ". Manse big son there is reason for added praise. Granting all this, however, and re- memberiug the mob we must confess that Mr. Brady's mob on the opposite side of Forty-second xtreet makes Mr. Mansfield's mob scem like # Sunday ‘al pien Caps CONRIED CANCELS | GAUSS CONTRACT Prima Donna Deolines to Give) Trial Performances to Prove; _Her Ability to Appear in Role| of Brunnhilde. i stees Mme. Johanna Gadski's n the Hat of operatic sta tively wid net sirg under rir y direction nas season. urider contract to him for ihe but a clause in the contyact left it aitiiin the power of either of them tw | sancel the agreement before March 1 af the present » ne weparture for Chicago Ter notified Mme. Gadekt tht care (0 renew the conect Mme. Gadski, when svc matter, sati 2Mr.'Conried had agreed to rai ealary considerably next seasvr sang the Brunnhildes this sedson. When | it came time to talk of next season he refused to make the promised tner of salary until after I had sung Bri hilde In ‘Gotterdaemmer' 6 would know then whether I could the role or not. I asked him wno ide, and he replied tt t he ‘L have? been singing in for more than seven years and already his sewson have sung iwo ot | runnhiides, I think 1 have been reco: med m artist too long to be forced | Fial performances for any ma ed. her contract was cancelled | thad an offer from. Henty » WhO. wants her to an enna (3 ction oi belioved Profitable Buying for You in This Umbrella Sale! Great purchasing on our part makes unusual value-giving come your way—with quality in the lead and 1s one where your umbrella investments as ‘way down, this event ing double returns. There are over 25,000 umbrellas in the assortment, and every one is of excellent quality—the greatest care and thought having been expended in the choosing. English Gloria Umbrellas, gobdd quality, with neat han- dies; 24, 26 and 28 in. sizes, for men, women and boys; not more than two to a cus- tomer; special sale price. Union Taffeta Silk Umbri las, made of piece-dyed Union silk taffeta, with case and tassel to match; a fine as- sortment of wood, Dresden, pearl and other fancy han- dies; 22, 24, 26 and 28 inch sizes, foP men, women and children; special sale price... “Ironclad’’ Umbrellas, made of Union silk taffeta, with tape edge, case and tassel; they roll tightly on Paragon frames; 26 and 28 in, sizes, for men and women; every one guaranteed for one year; they'll outlast any $5 pure silk umbrel 29¢ 1 Pi dyed Taffeta Umbrel- , firmly and substantially made, with a beautiful as- sortment of pearl, sterling, Dresden, horn and gun-metal handles; 26 and 28 in, sizes; special sale price sevee. $169 Pure Silk’ Umbrellas, splen- did quality, with a large va- riety of fancy handles; 26 and 28 inch sizes, for men and women; special sale | rice. seneee ne SLBS The “Hercules ’’ Umbrella, | made of English twilled mer- cerized gloria; guaranteed for two years; they're neat and tight rolling, on Para- gon frames, with Steel rods and case; a beautiful assort- Never Too Many Linens, ment of handles, including pearl, silver-plated, horn, vine and boxwood, 26 and 28 inch sizes, for men and women; sold throughout the | United States as a “special feature” at $1; sale price Main Floor, 59th Especially at These Drices. r our linen closet is, you ought to fill it to overflowing with snowy-white linens these days—for price is on the No matter how large move upward every lay—though the Bloomingdale price-schedule hasn’t moved one iota except as bargains like these come in to put price down. juoted_also. ‘able Damask—Fine bieached mercerized linen, 63 inches wide; value 60c., special, yd.. Union Dice Napkins—Sizes 18x18; the best restaurant napkin ever offered; worth $1 dozen; special, dozen... . Table Cloths, fringed, with colored borders, sizes 8-4; have been selling at $1; spe- cial, each..... Crash Towelling, all linen, in plain white; 10c. grade; spe- rd 35c. Grade Madras, 12%c. Yd. The chance of the season is here to get excellent uality madras at a rare bargain-figure—brought about through a spl ingdale trade-turn. 39c 69¢ 59c 74 A few items (special, of course,) in “domestics” are | Feather Pillows, 3 \bs. of | live geese; covered with best \ A CA ticking; have sold at | i | | Mills; cheaper es to-day— Sheets. Pillow Cases, | 54x90, 42c 42 x 36, 12% | 63 x90, 48 45 x 36, 15c 72 x90, 85c 50 x 36, 16¢ 81x90, 60¢ | 54 x 36, 18¢ 90 x 90, 65¢ Main Floor, Near Rotunda. lendid Bloom- 32 inches wide—in various new and handsome designs and stri effects—an ideal fabric for tailored shirt waists. gn triped The Noted Housewares Section Offers Splendid Spring Values! March here, and, incidentally, housecleaning and moving time near! Bloomingdales’ is ready with everything for the best-appointed house, from the cellar to the garret, not omitting kitchen and bathroom. Gray Ename! Bread Ralser— Gray Enamel Covered Sauce. Mrs.Potts' Polishing Main Floor, near Rotunda. First quality; double coating, | with enamel cover; 10-qt. size. 69¢ Gray Enamel! Lipped Sauce- | pan-—First quality; double 2-qt. size...... Honcncs jamel Covered Sauce. Pp First quality; double coated; Berlin shape; 3-qt. size, 10 +196 pans—4-qt. size; Berlin shape, 25¢ | &-qt. size, 34c. Irons. 59c. To-Morrow for Women’s ‘Black Nearsilk Petticoats. Petticoats evolved mainly for utility, plenty of style at that. These at 59c. are made with Two.other good values are: every-day all-around wear—but with full bias flounce at bottom, finished with one ruffle and folds of nearsilk above—for a prettier or a more sensible petticoat you'll travel a long way to match this absurdly little price. 98c, tor Sateen Petticoats. Of plain black or black and white striped or polka-dotted sateen; made with one or two ruffles at bottom, finished with cat-stitching. to $3.98 for Sateen); $1.39 “po coats. Extra wide—made in all the new- est styles, including pleatings, ruf- fles and sectional flounces, Second Floor. 59th St, Section In To-Morrow’s Sale, 48c. | Buys a Wade & Butcher Razor. An investment which you'll always congratulate yourself over, you men who shave yourselves. ‘These well-known and deservedly popular razors are superior to many “$2.50 and $3.50 razors” being advertised by other concerns. Every razor we sell we guarantee. To-morrow, besides the Wade & Bute splendid_razor values. ade § Butcher. $1.25 Hoilow Ground. $1.50 Hollow Ground. Hollow Ground. . Rogers Razors. $1.50 Genuine English Hollow Ground Herbrand Razors. Finely tempered: steel, $1.25 Hollow Ground ay 6c. a Pair for 1 2c. Hosiery. Age : s razors, we're offering other Korten Razors. $1.50 Bell: Steel 8c $1.75 Bell 78c¢ $2.00 Bell . . 98¢ Wostenholm Razors, Sheflield Steel $1.25 Hollow Ground $1.50 Hollow Ground. . $1.75 Hollow Ground... Main Floor. 30th views a SBC. 58c. Bt. Section. © A purchase of ten thousand pairs pushed price down to half. And you may profit to-morrow by this Bloomingdale trade-turn. This lot consists of men’s and women’s good quality black two- thread cotton hosiery in medium and heavy weights. 1 sizes’ No sail orders filled, Maln. Fidor, 5th St. Section, ers See Sale of Women’s Suits & Coats! The Tower of London— Over 325 titles in this renowned } wo ¢ pind 6 | ; TAEAHIGAy publ Sey ak books are bound in silk cloth, with 4 cloths, camel’s hair and smart mixed materials in black and the newest spring colorings. All beau- tifully tailored and perfect fitting. The linings are of finest taffeta and satin; sizes 32 to 46 bust measure. For two hours only, to-morrow, for $8.98. The Newest of Embroideries Values of Special Interest — from the Great Book Sale! Never was a book sale better patronized than this—and rightly’ For never were villues so extraordinary or so plentiful. } Still thousands of books for selection—all sorts and kinds of lite eral temptingly arrayed—a regular “Treasure Island”. tor real pook-lovers. These few pricings barely give an idea of what's to be had in they hargain line, but they must serve. “Gilt-Top” Library, 6c. _ 30. Books in Sets—ClothBound. | $2.00; our clearing sale price, gold stampings; printed from fine, j per set 2 vols..... .. 88c clear, large type on excellent quality Cooper’s Leather Stocking paper; all with gold tops, They wer i Tales — Fine edition, cloth formerly sold as high as 75c. binding, 5 volumes; publish- ard. Oliver Optic. mY ed at $3.00; our clearing sal "Tales H PHO ee cess e neers SEED i Josephus'’s Works — Nice ouny Briar Bush, Maclaren, edition, 3 volumes, illus- ‘Dumas. arments e trated, cloth binding; pub- aril, Henty. lished’ at $3.00; our clearing a Southworth, ’ sale price: per set... $139 Ket‘on the'varth: Dicketia. To-morrow morning (for two hours only), Nias ene al al ede | and Son. ‘Dickens, between 10 and 12 o'clock, we offer two of the clearing sale price, per set... $2.95 | 1 guiwer Lytton. \ greatest values of the year in women's garments, Shakespeare’s Complete » Bastlett: Note— Works—13 volumes, cloth | ooiheralll. ‘ . ; binding, gilt tops; cle ing | Nore Dame, Hugo, Rain Coats strictly waterproof; made with sale price, per set ... $2.75 | tt single or double capes, with very full side box- Edgar A. Poe's Works— of Pompell. Bulwer Lytton plaited effect; man-tailored throughout and ex- A corauery tales So Bocas, | (Praga pertly finished; sizes 32 to 50 bust measure. 4240; Gur clearing ule price | 9 a Sarkoalty tnop Dickens, ret P : Vanity Fair. Thackeray. Suits made of cheviot, canvas and etamine PEE SEt. veerssseeserersees oy 19) Main Floor, 50th St. Section. q Undermuslins and Corsets—. Spring Sorts Underpriced. In the first place each garment is thoroughly well made, good ‘| and full, and spotlessly clean—that's fhe rule for everything that enters our undermuslin stock—‘special” or “regulay.” Then note: prices— Q Corset Covers —of cambric high and V necks, all well made, with felled seams; Second Floor, 50th St. Seetion. Gowns—of muslin, withtucked yokes trimmed with cam- bric ruffle; special sale price 256, e e special sale price........... 5¢ | Gowns —Low neck style 2 Skirts—of muslin, with cam- | + z ° J ' | trimmed with embroidered 5 WE clal'sale price. . 49c | eas Piet cee eesoeees 4905) A worthy-instance, this, of the sort of values to be found at Bloomingdales’. @ Pramers of cmon (tit food quality taper Antibed We relieved one of St. Gall’s largest embroidery makers of a stock of about and embroidered ruffle; spe- 59 with ribbon bow at top; spe- is 5 ° r cli The cial sale price. 8 7,500 yards of the prettiest sorts of nainsook and Swiss edgings (from three to ten bia haaael ei orders: filed onrane orth effective embroideries, Gold Dust Washing Powder —4-Ib. package » 4c Stove or Scrubb = Good quality. 6c Silexo Scouring x cakes for 10c Umbrella Stan rated tin,....... seeeeeee Bread Boxes—Of japannedtin; extra well made and neatly stencilled.... 19c, 24c and 29¢ Japanned Tin Stencilled “Sugar, “Flour”. eco 29¢ tre; pins one inch apart.. 89 Barement, BOth St, Section, To-morrow, Maids’ Neat House Dresses for 98c. Bright, pretty patterns in checks and. stripes— well-made and carefully cut—at once neat and trim looking. 1 The fronts are full and are efféctively trimmed with good braid. Dre: i such a ridiculously little price. ie for Gingham $1.29 Brereseee veer |$1.49 House Dress: In pretty striped designs; made with yoke tucked front, good, wide In polka- dotted and! striped effects; made with | fitted backs; pleated fronts; standing coliars | with pretty turnovers of | embroidery. | 24 Floor $1 Secures a Graphophone in This Special Opening Sale. | We've greit'y eplarged the graphophone department clusive worth a visit just to se of these wonderful machines. Columbia Graphophones reproduce the human voice with utmost fidelity. And every new song “hit,” as well every xt band or or- chestral composition, whether pop- ular or classical, is reproduced on the Columbia records—the firest, strongest, clearest, loydest records in the world. erent = ~ inches wide, with insertions to match), paying Thus, again, does our merchandising mean rare bai r i Right in time, too, for the Spring sewing, comes this splendid collection of Prices run as follows : 25c. Sorts for 12%c.a Yard. 35c. Sorts for 18c. a Yard. 50c. Sorts for 25c.a Yard. that you'll not duplicate elsewhere for tom with deep hem, auth this department as it’s now arranged and listen to the marvellous performances All Cars Transicr to Bloomingdales’. iii a aii i ia ‘Second items. Floor, Near Rotunda. 30c. Yard for 50c. Etamine. In the first place it's all-wool, every thread of it! And only in’ such colors as are most, demanded, such as biscuit, castor, royal anid - navy blue, reseda, cream and the staple black. pe “So you had better be on hand pretty early, for the lot isn’t overly large. Main Floor, near Rotunda, him less than half regular price. rgain-getting for you. 75c. Sorts for 35c. a Yard, Main Floor, 80th St. Section. $12 Buys This Drop-Head, Dust-Proof J 7. Dall-Bearing Sewing Machine. ; & It is the star value of our special spring sale of sewing ma- chines, and you will concede it to be the greatest value of its kind ever offered when you give the machine a thorough inspection. Identical machines are being sold daily by agents for $35 each, They are manufactured by one of the most prominent sewing-machine makers in the world—every machine bearing the name stamping it the recognized leader of high-grade machines. Every machine is equipped with all the latest aleaclinene, including patent needle'threader; is ball-bearing, which makes ii light-running and perfectly noiseless, and is guaranteed for five years by the manufacturer as well as by ourselves. We advise an early selection, for the demand for these $35 ma- chines at $12 we are sure will be tremendous. A very important point to remember regarding tris machine is that if any from now, you can very easily secure a duplicate to take its place, Instructions free to all purchasers. '~~This Table or Tabovrel, 35c. 35c.t An absurdly little price, eh? Yes, but the Bloomingdale mer- chandising is accountable for many queer tHings in a “low price” way. This is one Of them. The Tables are of solid golden oak,-with 16 inch top, lower shelf and turned legs. The Tabovrets are of solid oak in weathered or golden finish—with 0 inc! Ops. 10 neh 1OPS: C, O. D. orders filled. Fourth Floor. part of-it is lost, even in fifty. years » ‘Main Floor. G#th St. Section. 10c. For the “Brilliant” Incandescent Gas Mantle. A chance out of the ordinary to se- cure some good, strong gas mantles—it Will pay you to heed it! These mantles are all complete, capped and wired, so simple that a child can attach them to any lamp or fixture, They produce a soft, bright, mellow light and are great gas-savers. 20c has been the usual selling price, Venetian tron Table Lamps, with Lamps, all: com | tinted shade and base plete with brackets, Dainty Snow-FlaKe Curtains, ‘$1 a Pair---Worth $1.50! So great was the demand for the last lot of snow-flake curtaige’ that we’ve been on the lookout for-a chance to offer another bargain of like quality. Here tis! The same sort of pretty snow-flake curtains—three yards long, regular width, with heavy fringe—that won more comment ; for the Bloomingdale way. About 500 pairs in the lot. Grenadine Snow-Flake Curtains, worth $1.60 pair, $1.15. All-Over Snow-Flake Curtains, sold regularly at $1.75 per pair, $1.35. S. Third ‘Floor, 60th St. Section. $7.98 for Slip Covers for back, He = | in pink and blue, full skirt, finished at bot BUGLE VR Brace do pink and bite, cial to-morrow 98c to-morrow + Street Section, oor, Bt Five, Six-or Seven Picces. Don’t wait till the rush begins, but get your furniture measured now for covering—you'll save money and be sure of being attended to promptly. We will make slip covers for a suite of five, six or soven pieces of furniture, of good striped Belgian damask, allowing 20 yards, tor $7.98, A postal card will bring our representative, who'll estimate and give sample. ‘Third Floor, Goth St, Section, * $8.95 Buys a “Hercules” . Fireproof Safe To-Morrow. And it will be $8.95 well spent in the feeling of safety and security from theft or fire that the possession of one of these safes, fitted tp a large special room for the ex- and Cylinder records and suppies. It’s of the celebrated Columbia Graphophone, Disc Onc Dollar Gets It. The Columbia Dise and C der Graphophones range in from $3.50 to $100. Sold on easy pasmnent plan--tirst payment one dollar, in- Columbia Gold Moulded Rec- oe or ach instance of their reliability. we hive on. exhibition in, Qu ‘ol STSiEstl RAE! 50. stationery store a No. 3 “Hercules” Fireproof Safe which was remov. Columbia Disc Records, 50°. Jt yt nine of the United States Storage House, where the flames raged furiously and $1.00 each, Shout it for a long time, and it had fallen from the second floor to the $0De) Exvert repairing done. cellar. When the combination was finally opened the bonds, books, ‘ThInt Floor. f91n Bt money, etc, which it contained were found unharmed and fi Could any further guarantee be offered as regards their reliability Other “Hercules” safes according to size at $15.95 and $22.95. ‘Main Kloor, 6th’ ‘