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J| RAMATIC r'^rPWPBIBfF? W j O -vjgfr-- Ow.>■■ I --'Q ; Jg THE STAGE IN GOTHAM Artfar Cmoin's BikM of Gowip From the Theatricaf Hetroo olii of America #i l |i - • n*«) n-i h■■ i t Ml WMMiy f^'iwWP . i jl'/i.•>*%/;iTX \Wj w 7 ' 'MfrfJ,// s'- f WjMmtfßmsi - w -/. ■ IP? ILI " //ft -*7s* /,.*.rmb%L. - - / ' " ■->J"-2 , -itf % MW|'|i|||A>ST SCENE FROM "THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN." to which he uri-nifd better adapted than Mias Morton's "Brother John" and '"A Fool of Fortune.” Mr. Crane Is now playing his annual engagement in this city at the Knicker bocker theater. The play Is a comedy In four acts, entitled "Worth a Mil lion.” by Eugene W. Presbrey. the hus band of Annie Russell. At the begin ning It may be as well to state that this comedy Is not worth a million or anything like it. It is, In fact, a very sloppily constructed piece, with a plot ns diaphanous as the drapery of a skirt dancer. The role allotted to Mr. Crane is that of Colonel Amory West, a retired Chi cago millionaire, with a predilection for globe trotting. When the play opens, Colonel West has Just returned from a trip around the world. He Informs hie friends that he hss had consigned to his care 1100.000 worth of diamonds, which are a sort of cfns ience fund to be applied to the support of Miss Phyllis Gregg, whose father, it appears, had been wronged by th-> man who had confided the Jew el ■* to the care of Colonel West. An ex ion Vet. John Gregg by name, is taken Into the employ of a hank through the influence of Colonel West, and he is, of course, the father of Phyllis Gregg, who is known as Phyllis Gray. A por tion of the plot dealing- with heart af fairs make., him the susceptible victim of a woman who had Jilted him In hie youth, and who In the meantime has married three husbands, but who still is, so the author evidently intends us to believe, heart true to the colonel. Taka this little thread of a story, with the inevitable s de issues which the most r.- experlenced playwright could Interject, shake them well together and throw them Indiscriminately on to the stage, declare that It is worth a million, and it will be "Worth a Million." If Mr. Crane's play is worth a mil lion, -Whaf. shall be said of "Trelawny of (he Well;-. ' which is tin- reigning At traction at the Lyceum theater in this city? If Mr. Cranes play is worth a million, "Trelawny of the Wells” ia I easily worth enough to buy the Philip- j pines and the- Carolines ami pay oil th.» national debt besides. In other wards, while both are comedies, there is absolutely no comparison between the tty 4 -plays - One is- an example. of how imte-i* is necessav” to put hit-- a stellar f *01"} MigfMuM ijrjs* |i M»# m#mm mnm ilensatlon of the story. It Is one of those Play* In which the greatest charm lie* in the many little turns given to an otherwise commonplace story. Most of the dramatis persona- are people of the ■ stage connected with the "Bagnlgg Wells, Royal Olympic and Pantheon j theaters In London." The first act deals with the farewell | dinner tendered to Rose Trelawny. the | leading lady of the "Wells," by the oth- | er members of the company. Phe la about to pay a visit to the house of Vice Chancellor Sir William Gower, to : whose grandson. Arthur Gower, she has ( become engaged to be married. It Is , really to he a sort of probationary term j for the young actress. who Is Inclined j to be a bit wild and unconventional in her manner and whose urt. as is de veloped later, is of that class in which the ability to rani Is considered con clusive evidence of perfection. In the second act Miss Trelawny is -it the mansion of the "swell people," as she calls them, and ther- she Is a con stant sonn-e of Irritation to the testy old .vice chancellor and his Impossible sister, Miss Trafalgar Gower. The girl torn from her more familiar and more congenial surroundings and transplant ed Into an exotic atmosphere. Is miser ably unhappy, and when some of her former eompanlons call to Inform her of the marriage of two of their num ber she Instructs the butler to admit them, despite the fact that the rest of the fam !y have retlr -d. The p aye! folk do notseemto be at all awed by their un usual surroundings, and the male mem bers proceed to take off their coats, r ut their feet on theohairs and tables, smoke pipes and otherwise to make them selves thoroughly at home. A quarr -i ensues between two of them, the family is alarmed, and the aristocratic vice : chancellor almost goes into an apoplec tic fit when he discovers the actors in his silting room. It all ends with -Ulss Trelawny declaring that she will go back to her old Ufa, which she done. In the third act it develops that | things have not gone well with Miss Trelawny. In fact, she is. very poor. Alter her return from the vice eiian ce;lor"9 It was discovered at the ' Wells” theater that she was no longer able to act with the dash and hurrah which had made her such a favorite with the . management and clientele in the old day- .' 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WltlMM OWllM** Ham T»#a C Howl*** Aa|*iiM * niM«r* ... rr ,»M. » ». .11-t (law Tnaani Mar* M.m.tin* A rani* Maaa KlWaMifc Tm* r ‘ HfcNRY {r^ U \l woodruff Mrs. Teller Mrs. Charles Wsieoi Imogen Parrott .Hilda fipong MONTH BATRICAL FOLK. Vies Chancellor Sir William Gower. lit Charles Waleot Arthur (lower Henry Woodruff Miss Trafalgar Gower Ethel Hornlck Without any desire to appear In vidious where the acting of nearly ev ery member of the cast left nothing to be desired It would be unjust to Ignore the magnificent work done by Eliza beth Tyree (who, by the way. used to be called Bessie) as Avonla Bunn. Her role I* that of a soubrettish sort of a creature, and It Is as true to life as anything that has been seen In Mow York for years. Miss Hilda Spong, the much heralded beauty, Is probably very handsome, but no one can discover whether she Is or not. owing to the pe culiar costume and hcaddresslng in vogue at the time of the play ill the early sixties. Edward Morgan Is, as al ways, dignified and gives an excellent performance of Tom Wrench, the gen eral utility man, but it seems almost a shame that an actor of such transcend ent ability should be wasted In such a comparatively worthless role. If Mr. F. F. Proctor and his general manager, Mr. J. Austin Fynes, keep on as they have started there Is no telling what possibilities the continuous per formance houses may b< demonstrated to contain. Mr. Proctor, as Is well known, owns the Twenty-third street theater and the Pleasure Palace in this city, and the Leland Opera House in Al bany. It is rumored that he is to have houses in Philadelphia, Washington, Providence and Boston, though of that I know nothing. At any rate. It is a fact that he is a very large, important and straightforward theatrical opera tor, and he and Mr. Fynes have long been on the lookout for anythin* which would tend to lift vaudeville from the rut into which it had fallen. Finally Mr. Fynes hit upon the plan of reproducing tie charge of our troops up San Juan hill back of Santiago. Mr. Proctor fell In with the Idea at once, and the pro duction has been made with a great deal of success. The old- palm garden at the Pleasure Palace has been removed and all of the space formerly devoted to that has been given up to the hill, so" »»lt i#*##-* I* W « 4<rnt «M* TM*## ~g vt>tr | f „ «| r* ( IN *#* «f llxi P#t* tMMM *•* = %!,««?• I*l <m tot *#4 W?mm mv* *« r>*J -f»# At vHI rUMfllt H«H I<at9i A Rli»4 llbMlf. Whr« n«» trail 14 ?#MfM Ml »Kc, Jam## rarrta Hamiltm* »mi of a mtatour at OraM Uam4# i* «t hh Hr an arrMN'fit H* «m( to «M# MkHlftß fy M«*ol For til# Hliiul «fi4 ftiduaH aiih M*>«*r*. *a»ly p**^»«nt on (lie piano. Then he went to Europe, paying his expenses by tuning pianos. In which hi- was wonderfully proficient. He learned the languages of Germany and France. After going through Al bion college he entered the University of Michigan and graduated well up In hi-- class In |w In mirrlc! a bright intelli gent. young woman, and the h-tppy couple left soon for atudv in Italy and Ore-••• Hi* reception there was re nt n i tble specially In Gr« ee e the blind are expected to In g f‘-r a liv ing Nothing more than this was Im agined of Mr. Hamilton, but. on the contrary, he van a worker and needed no donations. He soon became the sub ject of extensive articles in the vari ous Grecian pup rs. mid large crowds flocked around him wherever he went, so that soon the attention or the no- j blllly was attracted. Mr. Hamilton is not only a scholar, h lecturer and a piano tuner combined, but a musician of exceptional m>-rit, having medals and testimonials from leading conservatories of America and the old world. His execution on the piano is marvelously sweet and pathetic in Its shading and expression. if has th" usual wonderful power of memory which often. If not always, characterizes the blind, and he is able to give the entire lecture of any man from notes taken during the delivery, provided the lecture Is not over an hour In length. When writing, he use* the Brail system of perforating the paper, so that It Is read on the reverse side, and he writes from TO to SO words a minute. A surprising feature of his life is the fact that, he holds seven medals for wrestling catch as catch can and has never been beaten unless he wandered out of his class. He won the champion ship medal, and honors at the Intercol legiate meet when It was held at Ypsi lanti. Mim Hamilton is ambitious, ac tive and never content at being Idle. He has prepared a lecture, "What a Blind Man Saw In Europe." It is unique. In teresting find bright, and has been de livered many times. When the new school for the blind is completed in Greece. Mr. Hamilton is to have the same In Charge, at tho request of her Jnitj'-siy t.h'- queen of Greece. REVIVAL Of ROLLER POLO Mr. Jacob C flor*c. Presl- Jem of (be National Asso ciation. Writes of lb: Game anJ PreJlcb Great Popularly For IL im | TM### i* a art*iiNMNP'fal t ##lMM! f v *'*|r’ ulifir m tM of f* 'Jw M' *>'• ?*i ( at #m? #m# i»w%* lad* at**a jim r*o*«xl iQitt<s« »a IM# afwtei la I art#tml ctl*#* mo ami #%f»**M#t## rtote* - | hair# H*f n Mttlll < •p* »*» s lot M»# IM I ill# WH«rv*« a •* # y#ar« an# ! extra! lottijo «f (Ht Mot* fr.n*.ai.4 i »t*t*# It M#» no« t* t«4 a otf* * # l«#l* j Hold la aatrrai otMr part# as IM# •»?*•*• | i if?* TM# fart tMat N#m Tori fit* Ma* tali *» ur IM# aam# with ar#al oothi»*ra*m : iml Mai «atvr«4 a tram in IM# muih ipraat In flame# le bmmia# «M# *l«rt j Ttir fkrat eonitfMt in tit »*» j rorrfitl? pl*)rd in Um fH*o*#«*r« .4 atwat %m» prop*#. wlo wrro wildly onlMuai i **u. osTf (M fl«r fMitnto «f th# gam* | »>|(d Mr Jacob C Mw. 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I rntkr pole l« wiw I* }«•*<* 014 Anton* dun that tint lock tl up arc N**a- I ppd, j,, J,, ti.l U a*U. -Mas* The game v.tf heat plaved with wi n***n <>n each skip. hut this number »a* afl- , erwai I reduced to Civ, the present num* i When the *aine *« Bret play ed the ccdtte*! w«a far the beet thr>-e real* <*ut r>r be*, but It «u found that | ruth a plan made the *ame» of too 1 .hurt dilution, and a time limit naa | made as two halvee of IS minute* each. 1 and this *g.la %en* aubaenuently chanii | ,d *•* that three period# of U mlnut.-a , . *ch were played The reme «ul klv took root when first | introduced and lea*ue» were numrr- , I ou* ea*t or. 1 weal, but in a few year* I the »i>or! campletelv died out In all ret tl,,na ryerpt New En»tand Hf« the Inter.*! \va» krpt alive New ftedford. Brockton Salem and Ibiaton * ere old , ' atandbya of the name. The Int 'real In I'oat on began to wane when o rh»n*a j i war made In the location of the rink Thia was flrat ottunt.d In the Back Hay I 1 illatrlet. an admirable apot Society | people flocked to are the eonteat* The j ! lant attempt to revive Intereat In th< K ime In Itoaton was made two aeaaon* i ago. The aport war loot to Hrm-kton on nr eouut of the deatruction of the rink by | | lire In New Bedford aupport Of the ' | game *la< kened an'l laat aeaaon the I manager. Ft«d Doe had to give up the 1 battle. The well known bualneaa man ager of the Cincinnati Baaebal! elub Frank Bancroft van for many year* manager of the New Beiford team Sa lem war very much In the game until a.iiW n.( in . I.«W w. t 4 | ##«#i9H‘»ll M *'•«••? PM* MM* 9M# i ft#*' -’ *'*f IM# 'iP# I# **'■ ' ; affSttM fltipMs tf*C |M# * * !**?*• tc-i#*' I llmVmlmV's ! MiTTV* rVhrs r<M»«r«l F*f byry Ft* j lW iMßif*r Hf 9M* Wit r* iUffi l*«P UiioM 9M# Mil tfil if S*~W Mtitß. «Hn »«* «Pr# * MiMfw t ';#*#*. 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In that ! case there I* little doubt the gam* ' would ones more spread Into the west. Boston. _________ t uraell to Bolld Shell*. An Innovation In the college navy *ya* j tem i» to be tried at Cornell during th* i nilng aeaaon Thl* ronaiat* *>f the ad dition of u boatbuilding establishment, Th> ptevprrlive auceeaa of this scheme i* expect' d to be so emphatic that It le already being predicted bv the Cor n. Ilian* that In the future all the Cor nell shell* will be built at Itha. a The veteran rowing coach of the institution, Courtney. I* to have eliarge of the work. «* he I* an expert builder of shells The outcome of the plan Will be wst. hed with Interest, particularly by rowing college*, for if It Is found that a shell can lie so adapted to ihe rowing system in vogue at Cornell a* to Increase the epeeil of the crews we can expect all the college* to add a boatbuilding de partment to their navy. JACOB G MOPSE. CHRISTMAS ArtONG THE PLAYER FOLK. 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Th »*• f ( , r , || sf liny rjf j V |f ititß'Hf IM# .lay* la regard, d hr th* p--*ptr of Hi* •> age with a calm equanimity, oml Hi her prraeed In enjoy It a* nearly HIM otter folk* as their p., altar and dr. ismcilM Mmiwunrat will peruMU Th*r* t* in almost every r»«4" o>m|»* ay a rhrtatuuia tree the right before the hol.day Thia Is prepared tu ad* i v , n , ,„( nmrse. and after th* v< nlttg p rformance it is pushed out to the * **n• icr of th* stage, and the fun ImflMl Th*re are present* foe every one, ln i eluding the stage hands, fur "flw* pew* pm are aa it ii«-r<>u* a* they are im« I*evident, and Hint member of the ; puny who repair* to th« hotgl at the , .mcluslon of the festlvltteo with lesu 1 ih.n half a d'.gen gifts most be a very unpur itsr individual with his fellows. Kttntai ha* tteen known to no u' gg i ih.-ne Thespian juittflcatlung, and tlpltu I is usually a good deal more of Ibrln'g iban of the egg In the beverage " fclch : in aei ved under the old fatnlllnr tltK i Th* landlord of th* hotel or I j houae at which th* •'troupe' happen* to ! oe stopping always "lays himself out** to provide a fine Chrlatmas dinner for ! the actors, t ’miai Iy. too. he succeeds, for actor* are *o used to poor fare on the mad that any sort of break Iron* the dull routine la welcomed gleefully. It la not uiiuaun! for the bonlface to let It be known to the towgapwopta that tha players will have their Chrlstmaa din ner nt a certain hour, no that those of the young men of the place who usplre to bring considered blase and well post* ed u* to the affulr* of the stage may have mi opportunity-to Invest their half dollurs, or dollar*, as the c.J*e may be, in a repast with real actors. After dinner, which on the road lg usually partaken of about midday, -there la a great hustle for Ihe theater *o that the player* may have time to dress for the matinee pmformance. After that the hotel furnlsl.vs a good supper. It is usually made up of what Is left from the midday meal, but It la such an Immense Improvement upon what la generally served that the actor*' pleasure Is manifested by "Jollying - ' the landlord Into the belief that he ia about the best fellow in the whole wld* world. Sometime* there are proaentg from home for the players, hut It is seldom that the express companies are ainbar raased by the volume of bualnesa In lhut line. Some theatrical organiza tion* with liberal managements fare extremely well ut Christmas time If they should not liapncn to be "laying off" for the week, as is too frequently the case, but of all "road" companies ■ those who find Christmas most pleas ant are ihe repertory people. They re.- muiti in the very small towns not leas i thnn a week at a time, and as they go back year after year they make ac quaintances in the different places vis ited, and an invitation to dinner on Christmas from a resident la not at all uncommon. It may be added that It Is almost always accepted. To the credit of the actor folk be It said that any child member of a com pany I* always well provided for at > Christmas time. All W the performers make it a point to give some present to th* little one, thereby demonstrating what is so generally known to those who arc closely alllllated with the the atr r. that, whatever actor* are not. They arc g«*nerotif» in the extreme. Yankee Ice Artist* Going Abroad. There are strong' probabilities that an amateur International contest in figure skating will take place in Europe This Winter with American cracks among the competitors. Germany. Austria. Norway and England are agitating Win Idea. A number or American cracks w.II attend and participate. Not since I*. '. when Joseph Donaghue represented .tv old Manhattan Athletic club as an ama teur with a spotless reputation, ia' the amateurs of Europe had the pleas ure of witnessing the gyrations of i an it«e iw artisu, and Dozmghutf competed : only in tha apeed events. Back ia the seventies and eighties American cham pions had no dlffloxlty in "eating the tost of Europeans, and it IS predicted that thoee of the present day will b* able t<> make as good a record.