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WITHOUT MUSIC His Old honing bi Self in “Cousin Billy,” Though He Hasn’t a ‘Chorus Girl to Chuck Under the Chin. COMEDIAN’S TRUSTY LEGS BARED FOR THE FRAY. Surprise of This Clyde Fitoh Play Is a Physical Culture Lady Whe “Spreads Her System” on the Stage. There really wasn’t any reason for that sllly tug-of-war between Mr, Fran, cle Wilson and Mr, Clyde Fitch at the Oriterion Theatre last night. They might have taken thelr honors more easily and more gracefully, They might have sald--wishing you a happy new year, of course—that they were iy thoir old selves, and thet they @lad you Ilked “Cousin Billy.” 14 was, not feared that Mr, Wilson without music would be a sad story. ‘The fact that Wilson was not to sing last night may have accounted for the presence of Mme, Sembrich in the audi- ence, Had Wilson warbled she might Dave wept, As it was, sho laughed, She was not original in this, for that waa what most of the audience did most of the time, Bven Fitch can't atop Wilson the French put together. Wilson ts ‘Wilson—that's all!—and ¢his without reference to that illuminated sign near Broadway and Forty-second atreet ‘which reminds you that the minutes are alipping and the bartender waiting. You may feel it Is something of a hafdship on Wilson not to have a chorus «itl or two to chuck under the obin, but You will confess that he bears his | lerfully well, His trusty legs still true to Posy ‘and lest you forget gives you @ half-portion of them au In Hin Old Familiar Way. hes about in his old, familiar nd aplushes his speech with a f to the Fiench plot of La- ) making a cousin out of a father and changing bourgeois types ove ae oe of the Ainerican tourist ali ‘those he brought out in ae Giri the Green Byes.” goes abroad without even a tulde-booky knowledge of whet he ts ving at, but who is determined to be ae, conductor of his widowed in not only through Europe, but rough |'fe, The endeavors of two young Americans to win the daughter Of the widow give variety to the trip. Clever Dit of Work. ai the bya? cesourcetul of tine rivals, joubaaly ‘Abel lea PPP od LR a a pet al) bit or hard, 3, kngliat, Zalda, oard a physical sen teacher i read her eystem’ ool icotigh the play, Wey fis the ping down ihe stage. Her sudden bide d to demonstrate her method the ares ie whioh Mr, Pitch Us usually 0 perpetrat May Robson aay gs make ag much et the widow as might have been expec ed, and Edith Barker kept about same pane as the (a oer Rosa Gooks ‘Was funny ag an Iris! Kk. While “Cousin Billy” sutta Me, Wilson very veils it will foie | Levene moadily hel ing. Fateh brow brow. cb, OPENINGS ELSEWHERE, Robert T, Haines niide his first ap- pearance in “Once Upon a Time,” a new play by Genevieve G, Haines, at the Berkeley Lyceum. The perform- fnce will he reviewed in Wednesday's Bvening World, The Majestic Theatre came into its own again with “Babes in Toyland,” which will remain there three weeks, ‘The charming extravaganza was heart- fly welcomed back and old favorites ven individual tl. V; wre sat sion, “May do. 8 Peau ey 1 Guyor and Gus Pixley are etil in the east, and the only important chango alnce inst year ig that Ignacio Martinett ghd ites oe li Glaser, in “A Madcap Pri We payee to two big audi ences at tho Tepes ee ceac cee, yr) W, after @ to Nay ge got bere a, town with “Ration ‘8 any Paneer ae eStart Se era"’ entered upon ite second Inet week at P clahtn ‘Street Theatre, -ocors Pitty: ‘Shadows on the Hearth" by Becond week at the American Tt tells @ piceuresiue BLOrY. of Iite ty in @nd near a New Jersey if uring the olvil rer and James roph' ha gored a good-atved htt In tie a Rice's "Merry Shop ‘Hrs pew year on is Hhaphs: way. at tae yet John nnd ‘imme Ray mad gis! trfpa "Down ny Pike "ap iat Metropol ‘Thomas HE, Shea began a week of repertoire at the Star CRAY, by Ap. pearing in nan eae By, the King, in made @ hearts of mph Anus settled @ Child Wife” triumphed over an MICHAELS BROS, Filth Av. & 9th St, B’klyn, CREDIT Freely Extended to All, CLOTHING For the Entire Family, $1Down & 50c, Per Week On Purchases of $10 Worth, Furniture and Everything for House- keeping. 7 “ihe: ‘que was muni, is ite trom being funny. Not even Fitch and | wor, way, free ton; Mr. Ffich has added his superticial | NY, beervation ith iy" Mi eee Billy ts 9 crude, clownish orea. cHoRus WHICH SANG 70 ¢ CZAR’S DOWNFALL, - - ANDO EARNED PLAUDITS vanes AUDIENCE, ACT ME OP" S1bE rE 4, Wife's Husbands’ was. pl tauk by mppeating in ‘Much Ado About etock t ithe ven | | News Theat par i aa Ke Rene mono- ‘vauderiiie House the pill re, and eoney'a loetat, headed tho Naudevitle contingent, Included Corse eerie and Grave Pox, ae the Twelve Marie Corelli's rlsy, ‘The Vendetta,” Dancers 'wenty-fifta Sirect atre, Vapt, 5 foe Alten in “rg Woon trained srala were ‘dmvong the {and Cuttier. Seboiclgtolidin avalanche of vicissitudes et the Wind- The Bon-Ton Burlesquers were at Dewey and the ‘Jolly Grasg Witows’ pete Minn Winter Dal ie Terry 4 ithe Princess, Kkerbocker: Hdward | vaudevils attractions, Pete ar at ‘the Circle, ‘Theatre were R. G:| moaring Woh stive A i Fritet gohere | Ae” nuutary Hercules!" Howard | “Oh, Hussla! the gay will come when ‘Patinit: a” Broadwa; | ee ey eatery roules , Husata! 1) y gel in fe oe meen patie ae aot ‘Thur: ob lus Llualontsts dain, Homa: H.| your eine will be ‘on you!” Newport, an others ents A Coming on the day of Port Arthur’s ie Della wes o erat 4 - Petia steet conan Kaas, Sat cine gebturetcars tan |sutrenden,| ts rake ated, eclary in "Leah Kl ke Myatlo “Cauldron,” Dolan and Lenharr tre; James lees Hackett in “Taking Chances,” R. J. Jose, the| the epot-lght-aa he stood on the ruins tunes of the ii ‘Week: Welkom contra-ténor. and the Hous| of the stage Kishineff at the Academy Athel Rerirmorg in aon: | Bau Er ak the cannonball. jug: oy last night produced a marked hc A wa | glen, was the headliner at Hurtig &/°™ Ot Cs notes “siberia,” brought z Geamon's, Among others were Kath- t dat ith the Kishinett’ >| yn Osterman and company In, "Em. | UD to date w apun hae, bs mee ma's Dilemma," the Avon Comedy | Made @ tremendous and wi the Four, oon and Farnum and Harris shoe aon Wd annus Aud Con ot voreph Gr who evised t ‘te piece @cene in the big Miho fae the Yorkville ten em- Her Pres ‘Divorce Gave by fe | Brady re ‘< tHe, Pa Wiloox ae ‘snarionottes, | ay, renal red Neate oul N 4 luge mot far across eo re “Brother Jacques,” ok, Inst week ree Wien the. tho, Silly’ Family, Mor: in the big act, and when tho hunted mame oftered fuaithrya Pesbes, for shelter there VAUDEVILLE OFFERINGS, maion In the audien the moat stril re of the pro- duction is the mo 2 ®, H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe be- et ‘attl,” were features ie mae ia My gan & week's engagement at the Mon- Twenty-third Strect Theatre, ‘My The Equitable Life Assurance Society Of the United States. HENRY ®, HYDE, Fourpan. 120 Broadway, New York. Preliminary Statement, Jan, 1st, 1905. OutstandingAssurance, $1,500,000,000 Increase during 1904, $90,000,000. Income,- = = = = 78,000,000 Increase during 1904, $4,000,000, Assets, = = = = ° 4.10,000,000 Increase during 1904, $29,000,000, Assurance Fund anc : all other liabilities, 332,000,000 Surplu,- - = = + 78,000,000 Increase during 1904, $5,000,000, Paid to Policyholders, 3,7000,000 Increase during 1904, $2,000,000. The Amount paid in Dividends to Policyholders was larger than during any previous year in the Society’s history. James W. Alexander, President. James H. Hyde, Vice-President. Splendid opportunities for men of energy and character to act as representatives Write to GAGE E. TARBELL, and Vice-President. 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