NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1905.

CAROLYN ELBERTS.

In "The Lion and the Mouse," atthe Lyceum.

ALICE LONNON".E, S. Willard's leading woman

at the New-Amsterdam.

EDNA JEANS.In "The Earl and »he Girl." at the Casino.

MARIE CAHILL.At the Harlem Opera House this

waek.

ROSE LA HARTE.New leading woman at the

Hippodrome.

KATHERINE BELL.In "Babes in Toyland," at the Academy.

thi: coming week.

Four headline acts distinguish the Colonial'snew programme, beginning Monday afternoon,when Colonel Gaston Bordeverry, marksman;

A new picture on the cinematograph at the

Eden Musee entitled "Black and White" depicts

the result of a nurye maid's flirtation with apoliceman in Prospect Park. The white baby'scarriage accidentally runs down a slope intothe tushes. Acolored baby in a carriage near byis taken home by the nurse, while the colorednurse gets the white baby and carriage. TheBudapest Hungarian Orchestra, in the afternoonand evening concerts, and the World in Wax areother attractions.

MUSICAL PIECES THAT REMAIN.BROADWAY

— "Voronique"; tuneful and

pretty; musically above all present competitors.

CASINO— "The Karl and the Girl."MAJESTlC— "Wonderland"; last week.ACADEMY—"Babes in Toylmd"; last two

weeks.NEW-YORK—"The Mayor of Tokio."

IN VAUDEVILLE."Raglan's Way," written by Edwin Arden, and

In which he had faith enough to star a. decadeago. will be presented at Proctor's One Hundredand Twenty-fifth Street Theatre this week.

"The Archbishop of Paris, Monsignor Slbour,

A Reminiscence of Bernhardt'sYouth by the Xoted Actress.

Inher forthcoming autobiography Sarah Bern-

hardt tells of her first appearance upon any

stage. She was then a child receiving her edu-

cation at the Grand Champ Convent at Ver-

sailles.

SARAH'S FIRST PART.v

An up to date programme will be presentedat Pastor's Theatre this week. The headllnerwill bo Charles Hnrriw. assisted by Miss EdnaHarris. They will be seen in a new act whichH said to be much better than anything they

have attempted before. Any way. this couple canbe depended upon to keep the audience in good

humor for any length of time: the AmphionFour, a brand new act, will show what fourcomedians can do In a comedy skit entitled,

"The Debutante": Adamini and Taylor, after atrip to Europe, will make their first appearancehere since; returning to this country.

Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre thisweek.

MISS HENRIETTA CROSMAN.In "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary," at the Qarrick on Christmas Day.

Sarah Bemhardt'a last week In New-York will be marked by her appearance at theT.vrl' Theatre in two plays which were notp pea during the first week of her engagement.These dramas are "Magda," which willbe actedon Tuesday night, and "La Tngr-a," which will

-ted on Wednesday. Mme. Bernhardt's\u25a0 lete repertory -for the coming week is

as follows: Monday, "Adrienne Lecouvreur";1 \u25a0ejiay. "Magda"; Wednesday matinee, "Ca-

• : Wednesday night. "La Tosca"; Thurs-"Papho": Friday. "Phedre"; Saturday

cc. "Fedora," and Saturday night, "LaSur<~!»r<

'

In Mme. Bernhardt appears to-morrow afternoon|» no Theatre at a benefit given for the

Jewish sufferers in Russia. This benefit isgTreo with the sanction of Jacob H. Schiff andhis committee. Itis a curious fact that the only

dramatic performance ever* given at thewas offered by Mme. Bernhardt.

who appeared there more than ten years agounder the au.vpice.« of a. French society. HerhV.\ to-morrow afternoon will be a new one-actplay, entitled "L'Kscarpoleite." This is the onlypi<-<-<> in Mme. Bernhardt's repertory which waswritten by an American author. V,. ConstantLounsbury. the author, sold the piece to Mine.Berphardt in Paris. Tnt subject was suggestedby a celebrated Fragonard panel at the Herbertlection in London. Miss Lounsbury refusesto divulge the story in advance, but she re-marks:

"'L'Escßrpolette' is the old French

word for swing, and the play belongs completelyto the lighteighteenth century genre. . . . theairiiosphere of Watteau fans and Bnueber land-scipes." Mme. Bernhardt will be supported bySi vera! members of her company, among themM. de Max.

rgaret Anglin. In the third act of "Zira";Miller, in "Frederick Le Maltre." and

rill also appear.

Mme. Bernhardt and Mr. Wlllard continue tofurnish the novelties this week, as last, though

r>er:ihardt's plays are hardly novelties, either.

Ph«» revives "Tosca" and "Magda." Mr. "Will-ard to-morrow night will be seen, for the first

time anywhere, at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

in Grundy's adaptation, "APair of Spectacles,"

*nd in a stage version of Kipling's story. "TheMar, Who Was." "APair of Spectacles' is al-

ready familiar, through the productions by the

oil Palmer stock company and later by John

Hare. The other plar is new; to this country.

The play begins In the bright, vivacious mood

of a regimental mess, the officers of the White

Hussars celebrating the twentieth anniversary

of a day in the Crimean War when the regiment

distinguished Itself. It happens that Colonelrjirkovitch, who was a commanding officer on

the Russian side in the Crimea, Is a guest at

the dinner, which Is given at one of the hillstations in India. Inthe early scene itis shown

th.Bt years ago Dirkovltch was In love with

MiUicent Llmrnason, but had been rejected by

her. though he now again proffers his suit. Atth© time of his first proposal Austin Limmasonwas a lieutenant and one of the most brilliantyoung officers of the White Hussars. In thesubsequent war Lieutenant Limmason, after aparticularly daring exploit in the rescue of theregimental colors, was taken prisoner by theRussians and fell under the vengeful authorityof Colonel Dlrkovitch. What was done withLimmason was unknown, and in time, as hewas not among ths exchanged prisoners of war,his comrades came to the conclusion that hemu?t have been among the killed. In the midstof a scene, after the dinner, between Millicentand Dirkovitch, shots are heard, and it is as-sumed that the guards have fired on Pathanstrying to steal carbines from the compound.But a little later a ragged, miserable creature

ambles into the room and fails to muttering inan inarticulate way. This eventually proves tofa

- Ummaaon, escaped from the mines ofLiberia, where he had been confined for the* enty years and where he has almost entirelylost the use of speech. The scene in which it isdiscovered that the supposed Pa than is a whiteman, and in which Limmasiin gradually makesIt clear that he was once in the White Hussarsand the hero of the flag-saving exploit, is the••Umax of the drama. The double bill will bethe attraction Throughout the week, evening andmatinee performances.

No Social Gaiictif for Her in theBusy Season.

Public report so often narrates social func-

tions having stage folk as central figures that

the impression is general that the footlight guild

plunges deeply into the vortex of gayety. Not

always is this true. Xot a few persons promi-

nent in the dramatic profession regulate their

lives on lines exactly opposite to social enjoy-

ment, and durlrfe their working season are as

strict and rigorous in routine as the veriestanchorite. Of this class Is Miss Henrietta Cros-

man. • In the course of her professional season—during her working weeks— she follows a rule

Of conduct which gives all her time to the the-

atre iind her home. This rule is based on

experience and conscientiousness and courtesy.

She contends that she cannot give time to so-ciety and do justice to her work in the theatre

and to the public. Hence. .--: she Is U enthusiastin her art and Just In her attitude to patrons ofthe play, she centres her energies upon work.

On the road she adheres more closely to thispolicy than when «he is in New- York, and it Isa fixed principle of hers never to accept over-night hospitality at any private house. Timewas when nhe visited friends in the < nurse of herprofessional travels, but she- soon found it un-wise. She reasoned in the first place that, be-cause of her necessarily unseasonable hours, sheupset all domestic arrangements. She felt thatshe was keeping the family up late, waiting forher When Ithe came from the theatre, and that

MISS CROSMAX'S CUSTOM.

She was ten years old, and Iliked her very

much. She wan my special friend. 'How sillyyou are" Isaid to her. 'IfIwere In your placeIshould not be at all nervous. Listen! ThisIs how Ishould say it" and, standing infront of her. Iwent through her part, and shethen repeated itmuch better after mo. But thenext day. at the final rehearsal in the largeroom which we used on holidays, she was seizedwith such a trembling- fit that she could notutter a single word. "We were all there together,and Mother Sainte-Appoline was drillingus inher own way. She imitated Monsignor Sibour,who was to be present at the performance, andshe said. 'When he does like this you must allclap'; and when she clapped her long, delicatehands together it sounded as though there werecotton-wool between them.Ishould have enjoyed all this immensely ifI

had not been furious. Iknew all the roles andhad not a single v ord to say. Most of the girlawere beaming wltn pride; Louise Bugnet alonewas crying and sobbing. Ithought her verystupid."

"That child will never get through her part!"exclaimed the Mother Superior.

"'Oh. no, Ican't; Iam sure Ican't"' sobbedmy poor little friend.

"There was a general uproar, and all at onceIfelt my childish heart leap with the wildestjoy. The blood seemed to boil in my veins, andrushing from the platform Ijumped on to aform. 'Mother! Mother!' Iexclaimed, 'I knowthe role. Would you like me to take It?'

"Everybody was looking at me. Iwas trem-bling, but Ifelt quite brave, Iknew the partand was sure of myself.

"Mother Sainte-Sophle, the Superior of theconvent, an adorable creature (one of the happymemories of my childhood), answered:"

'Well, my dear, let me hear you.'"Itossed back my refractory hair, and. bold

and panting, proceeded to recite the role of thoguiding angel."

'There!' Iexclaimed, when Icame to theend.

"My schoolfellows laughed, the Sisters smiled,

but. very much encouraged. Imounted on tothe little platform and the rehearsal commenced."

'It will be all right,' every one said, and Ifelt very proud, but stillIwas afraid lest Ishould not get through well enough.

"Atlast the monsignor arrived and it becametime for the play. The stage was representedby a plank of wood, which prevented our pass-Ing the limits of range. A wooden bench, atable and two stools constituted the scenery.

"Ifelt paralyzed, and a shudder ran throughme from the back of my neck to my feet. Ifancy that Imissed tha right moment for ap-pearing on the scene, as one of the girls pushed

me forward. Just as my professor. M. M.Provost, had to do some years later when Imade my debut in 'Iphigenia' at the ComedleFrangaise. My entrance was a success, for Ihad a sudden fit of self-assurance, although Iwas really half delirious with fright, and Iwent through my part very well, adding wholephrases to it. Iscarcely knew what Iwas say-Ing, but Icontinued, nevertheless.

"When the piece was over the 'guiding angel'

was sent for by the monsignor. Iwas perfectly

triumphant.'What's your name, my child?' asked the

monsignor."'Sarah,' Ireplied."'That name must be changed,* he said, smil-

ing."'Yes,' answered the Superior; 'her father

\u25a0wants her to be baptized and to be called Hen-riette; the ceremony Is to take place in a month.'" 'Well, Sarah or Henrietta,' said the mon-signor, 'here is a medal that you must alwayswear, and the next time Icome here you mustrecite some poetry, "Esther's Prayer." for me.'

"Her success in this children's play was really

responsible for Mme. Bernhardt's decision togo on the stage, and she was sent by her parents

to the Conservatoire. There she made excellentprogress, but in the final examinations shefailed utterly in the contest for the prizes Intragedy, and succeeded only in capturing a sec-ond prize in comedy. Tt is rather a curious com-ment on the value of these things that the first i

prize for tragedy was on this occasion awardedto Marie Lloyd." who afterward devoted herselfentirely to comic opera and the music halls.

The Pangs of Preparation for the GreatSpectacle.

Ijiuft Monday night, about 11 o'clock. Th»-Young

-Man

-who-hns-to-see-all-the-shows ethos*

who don't know call him "T.urky fellow" andthose who do call him "The Slave") dropped Jntathe Hippodrome, where a dress rehearsal of "ASociety Circus" was in full blast "Th» Slav*"(he might as well be called that, for It is shorterthan his full name printed above, and mean* th«»same thing) has seen' many dress rehearsal", amihe was prepared to be rattier bored. It alwaysbores him when anybody except himself— is crot*

and snappish, and he knew that stage manager*

are usually cross and snappish after reeks ofdaily rehearsals, while the company, if they har*enough gumption left, are cross and snappish, toe.They are made to do the samp things over an<lover again, till their actions, even if they seemedsensible in the first sight, become absolutely absurdand unutterably tireanm". Besides. The Sla-rewanted to go 'home and go to bed. Bat hecouldn't, because he i.« a slave.

The lobby of the Hippodrome as= inky dark.But through the swinging doors that guard the

centre aisle came a chink of light and th* soundof music. He pushed the door 3open, and bilnkrlhts eyes in the glare that came from the stas».The scene was set for the ballet, air! he w»«having his first taste of what the Hippodrome c*»

do when it sets out to raise tinsel glory to thenth power. Down in the orchestra pit, at tfv»

conductor's stand, was Manuel Klein, in hi? shir,

sleeves and sweating profusely. Just behind him,

in the aisle, stood Ed. Temple, the stage man-ager, shouting at somebody who couldn't be seen,

and who, so far as Th? Slave could observe fromresults, was deaf. At tha right and left, on plat-forms built over the seats, were huge camerasaimed at the stage and flashlight pans. Scat-tered throughout the orchestra was the strangest

audience ever beheld In a theatre, and though itwas only a handful in the Hippodrome, it wouldhave seemed a good house at the Oarrick. Therjwere water nymphs and cupids and par.si'S anapoppies and sunflowers and clowns and cuplda andpress agents and gypsies and stage hands. Sos»of the water nymphs were chastely clad In B»uv

robes a sartorial innovation made almost neces-sary by the chill air of the auditorium. Others,

less afraid of the cold, were giving an imltat.crnof a Monday night In the horse-show boxes at in*

Opera House. Their bare shoulders rose aDOT»the seats, and "jewels"— looked well »r.auf!sfrom a distance, as every one can testify who na*

seen the new show— flashed from their mops oryellow hair or the wonderful, tinsel headgears ta«

towered up like butterflies wings. Only when oneof these nymphs stood up did her Imitation ceaseto convince, for It then became evident that Her-

skirt was like an Irishman's excuse-easily _w*£through-and when she walked she gathered itcompletely up and hung It over her arm, lest en*

tear tta delicate fibre.forget that he was going t.

The Slave began to forget that he was goiaj wb

Thercupld3 were little tot?, with very pink tight*

confining very fat legs. They ran about £*"«&or else sat with drowsy lids their headshalfegIns into tho laps of the kindly disposed l w««rnymphs The ballet was not yet rehearsed, ana"heir turn would not come till the final i?«u*That promised to be very late. Oh. dear. wMti

long day it had been, and how tired they WSBM

This being a cupid is not what tt s cracked up «o

t"- one of them confessed it to The Saw. „,"Now, what do you think a cupid really WT >»

a3The' little tot blinked sleepily "It's aonwtMnrthat lives in a shell." she replied.

\u0084„..„_ »t"Live on the half-shell." he laughed, glam, f>•

the water nymph who was mothering tbe^cWJ.That damsel shrugged her bare shoulder?, "-*ltime Is it?" she said. , _..hh«d

The Slave told her. and she r^ ''T.^j-J^J^some make-up off her cheek. The* Lo'^ ***

Ju«t thennEd. "Temple shouted something in-

Ju«t then Ed. Temple shouted scmetnlng »articulate, and ail over the house panel a-^popples leaped to their feet and scurried Io

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stage. The ballet master appeared. The ccatlw*Klein rapped on his stand, the music began. *£»before the astonished eyes of Th« Store tna^highly seasoned feast of brilliant color . wa»evolved, with repetitions and retrials. bu* *"?*•"tbroken cheerfulness and good nature

.eDO.eDO,u>

w*

this Hippodrome rehearsal, though the hour***

late and the day of the production almost ••'hand, lost his or her temper, nobody was cr«"«

snappish. You can't snap at a girl,anyway, wnwj-there are 200 of them whirlingon a ft***"•?„.,»*as two ordinary theatres; at least, not without amegaphone adri loss of dignity. The ver> J^-fness of the task to whip into shape a P*rtarl^»that requires -WO performers and 100 stage ™"lessens, or so it seemed to The Slave, th« cr;aal

Afor personal contact, and so for baa temper, •»

commander doesn't get cross with an army-ti(-«ti(-«

When the ballet rehearsal was over the '^-!f^stage hands, in rubber boots, set the s< a£* }\u0084the final water tableau, th© nymphs and \u25a01*""took their places, the stage was lowered, ana i'>»

water set a-spoutlng. As the lights graauao^came on. and the gorgeous picture shone \u25a0\u25a0Jai> irsSlave discovered the Spirit of the snow rnrw.Thompson, standing at the rear. He was '"i.u-i

softly, "Tired?" said The Slave. \u0084-irit"I guess so; I'm not sure." answer t'lo."^!

of the Show. "I've not had ttm« to."",._.Uke it?" He jerked his thumb toward the atifo.

•It'll do," said The Slave. . for"'I hope so," said Mr. Thompson, and >»\u25a0\u25a0

" •

more blue light in the starboard fountain. hl_

vThe last thing The Slave saw. an the tarn»»

broke up and the stage rose out of the .ax * r̂the nymphs put on their rubbers, was a -

j>»*,hand lifting down his copld from her tin*. ';.\u25a0„„Before the stage hand got her to lot wins* \u25a0

'lad fallen fast asleep.

A HIPPODROME REHEARSAL

she was interfering with their hour* for meal*.Also, she knew that she ought to grr» a certainamount of time to her hosts, which frequent!--kept her from needed rest or rehearsals. Inshort, she could riot visit and do justice to herwork. Consequently, her policy i?? n»ver to ac-cept hospitality on the road.

Her friends understand her attitude, bo tber*is no 111 feeling. Indeed, she goes bo far at notto pay any calls when she is travelling. 'This,also, is due to lack of time. She has found thatshe cannot make the rounds of all her friend*,and if she looks up Home and not others then*is a likelihood of giving offence. Hence It ha*become a custom for her friends to call on h»-at her hotel, but to expect no return visit*.

Bliss Crosman does her entertaining Jn th*summer. Then at her country horn* she enter-tains one house party after another. She \* *charming hostess and her guests include marryarmy people and men and women who ar*known in art, literature and the prof^ssiort.-v

OPERA GLASSESWe have undoubtedly the most extensive exhibit of imported < >t"r'KAGLASSES that has ever been seen in New York.These make tasteful and acceptable Holiday Gifts.

Flammarion, Colmont and Lemairo Opera Glasses In Pearl and Leather Mounting*

with Aluminum or Gilt trimmings $4.00 and upward.

Opera Glaes Handles, attachable to any stylo glass.

Ladies' Opera Sets, including besides sMasse.i. card-case, salts bc;ilr, powder puff.pencil and mirror.Folding and Pocket Opera Glasses and Lorgnette's. Many ot'.ier beautiful articlesattractive as Holiday articles*.•

—4^ i^% JJ •/\u25a0* 104 E. 234 St.. Rear »it A\t(jf?7£tt/^£^/'l><rMri^Ztl^ «25 W. 416 St.. bet. Bun & (jth. A\c.

•j V. f* 650' Madison Aye.. km. oot!i M.ol*™IAV 3 Rue rJb< Pariv

cliff Berzac and his ponies and unridable don-keys are <n>p at the headline features in Proc-tor's Fifty-eighth Btreel Theatre this week. Theact is one of the latest European sensation*, and1« of interest alike to young und old, and par-ticularly to tl|nan who hove a fondness for

Mi. and Mrs. i-'idnf-y Drew will btj an-other feature of Importance <n, tin sum MJI,offering their latest comedy, "The YellowDragon"; Ueitn and Richards will furnish thehigh class acrobatic numi>. r. This will be fol-Iciww] i,v the Xi< hu!;i« sisif-rs, in their droll andoriginal singing and dancing act, "The Kentucky

Keith's bill for the week before Christmas is

a proper appetizer for the approaching holidays.

Heading the bill is "The Sunny South," a big

colored festival of Dixie Land, introducing char-acteristic scenes, singing and dancing by atroupe of "fast black" Afrr-Americana. Secondon the. list are the Elinore sisters, charactercomediennes, seen here for the first time in fouryears. Frank and Jennie Latona, musical speci-alists, who come with a reputation from theWest, will be seen for the first time here, aswill also the four Londona, aerial acrobats.Others prominent on the bill are Sydney Grant,

with his songs, stories and recitations; Ed. F.Reynard, ventriloquist, with his patent mechani-cal* figures; Arthur Borani and Annie Nevarro,in their original comedy skit entitled, "WearyWaggles" and Milt Wood, wooden shoo dancer.

Harlem gets Ned Wayburn's aggregation ofjolly minstrel misses at the Alhambra, begin-

ning Monday afternoon. The extra feature ofthe new Alhambra programme is Clayton Whiteand Marie Stuart in their new one act comedy,"Paris." 1 a sequel to their famous "Dickey."

Other items announced include Alcide Capitaine,gymnast; the Three Meers, comedy acrobats;Mathews and Ashley. Hebrew impersonators;

James B. Donovan and Rena Arnold in "Twenty

Minutes on Broadway"; Binns and Blnns, mu-sical comedian?, and the Italion Trio, operatic

vocalists. New pictures will be shown on thevitagraph.

Lee Harrison, monologist; the WalkowskyTroupe of Twelve Dancing Russians, and thedramatic company headed by Hal Davis andInez Macauley will be companion attractions."Pals." a tabloid melodrama, will be the offer-Ing of the Davis-Macauley combination. TheWalkowskys will present Russian folk dancesand songs. Other members of the new billin-clude Trovollo, ventriloquist: Potter and Han-well,equilibrists; Leo Nino, European grotesque,with his talking violin, and Carlisle's dogs andponies. New pictures willbe shown on the vita-graph.

"The girls who had roles were wild withdelight. They had had committee meetings, atwhich they discussed the quality of the piece,

and Imay add that it was unanimously pro-nounced perfectly wonderful. All around me Iheard nothing but exclamations of joy and ad-miration, and Ialon.e was wretched, absolutelywretched, for Ihad 10 role. What misery Iendured in the midst of all this Joy: My dearmother— as we called the elder girls who lookedafter never thought of trying to comfort manor yet to reason with me; she was too muchtaken up herself with the great event. Icould,therefore, weep and fume to my heart's content.Iknew all the roles by heart, and Ithought thatmost of the girls rev'ted their parts very badly.FinallyIundertook to coach Louise Uugnet Inher role. She was to play tho part of the guid-ing nnif"l, and s£s*j£ould not manage it at u>>

was to honor the convent by paying a sacer-dotal visit," she says.

"The whole convent was in a state of greatexcitement when the good news was received,and Imust own that there was more enthusiasmthan solemnity visible during the time that pre-ceded the visit. The chapel was decorated withall its most special ornaments for this moat spe-cial reception. The whole house was filled withflowers, and what particularly delighted me andseveral of my companions was that a play takenfrom a Biblical subject was rehearsed for thebenefit of the monsignor. Ishould not like to

affirm tiiat the privileged ones who were chosento take part in this play had no vanity on theirconscience on that particular day. It was nosmall glory to appear before a public, limitedcertainly in number, but so wonderfully select."Iwas only a fragile child at that time. In-

teresting rather than pretty, in spite of my rosecolored lips, my "heavenly eyes," as the nunscalled them, and my ligrht gold hair. It is fromthat far back time that my earliest theatricalsouvenirs date. It was St. Catherine's Day, ageneral holiday in aJI the convents for girls,

but with us this year it was a very great day.Much more attention than usual had been given

to the rehearsals of the play that was to bsperformed. The subject of the pifce had beentaken from the Bible. It was the journey ofyoung Tobias, and had been written by SisterTherfise.

"Tbe Girl with Ihe Red Domino'1 vnii b« at

At Daly's Theatre next Tuesday and Friday

afternoons Burr Mclntosh will give two lecturescalled "With Secretary Taft in the Orient." Mr.Mclntosh, who has deserted the stage for pho-tography, was the official photographer of theparty. His lecture? will be illustrated with400 colored views. Mr. Mclntosh was a com-edian on the stage. Perhaps his faculty trill not

desert him on the lecture platform.

PLAYS THAT HOLD OVER.HUDSON.— and Superman"; character-

istic Shaw.Warfield. in "The Music Master"; a

New-York institution.PRINCESS

—"Zira." with Miss Anglin. whose

acting* is fillingthe theatre.SAVOY -"The Walls of Jericho," an interest-

ing, virile play.

MADISON SQUARE—

"The Man on the Box";light but excellently played; and "David Gar-rick," a one-act piece of slight worth.

JOB WEBER'S—

"The Prince Chap"; asworth while as the mild and sentimental usuallyIs; last two weeks.

GAKRTCK— 'The. Marriage of William Ashe";a playmade from a poor novel; last week.

LYCEUM—"The Lion and tho Mouse"; a sin-cere attempt to deal with modern Americanproblems.

WALLACK'S—'

The Squaw Man"; good melo-drama.

EMPIRE—Miss Adams, in "Peter Pan." Go, Ifyou still believe in fairies, or want to again.

HERALD SQUARE-Miss Nethersole, in"Carmen."

KNICKERBOCKER— Harn»d, In "LaBelle Marseillaise"; last week.

DALY'S—Miss Allen. in "The Toast of. the

Town."CRITERION

—In "On the Quiet"; last

week.BEXJISCO— **T|ke Girl of the Golden West,"

with Miss B»tea; a big success.LIBERTY—"A. Fair Exchange'!; last wreck.MANHATTAN--"lWore and After"; a farce.

"The Club Friend." a comedy In four acts, by

Sydney Rosenfeld. will be given by tbe Amer-

ican Academy of Dramatic Arts at its thirdpublic matinee of the season, at the EmpireTheatre. Thursday afternoon.

Charles K.Grapewin will appear at the We«s

End Theatre to-morrow night in a George V.Hobart American comedy, with music, called."It's rp to You, John Henry." SupportingGrapewin are Miss Anna Chance, the St. Ce-colia Quartet and a company of singers andcomedians.

The Garden Theatre will be dark this week,

being given over to William A. Brady andJoseph R. Grismer. who are to exhibit "As Ye

Sow" there on Christmas Day. The play hasalready been given InBoston and Chicago. Thecompany to be seen at the Garden includesCharlotte Walker. Frank Gillmore, Douglas

Fairbanks. Franklin Roberts, Marian Chapman,

Ernest Hastings and others. The production Issaid to be elaborate. "As Ye, Sow" is knownas "the minister's play." It was written by

the Rev. John Snyder, and concerns the pict-uresque people of Cape Cod.

On Christmas evening Fritzi Scheff will begin

her annual Xew-York engagement, under the

management of Charles Dillingham, at theKnickerbocker Theatre in the new operetta,'Mile. Modiste." by Victor Herbert and Henry

Blossom. An unusually heavy demand for seatsfor the opening night (which includes severallarge Christmas theatre parties) has induced themanagement of the Knickerbocker to announcethe opening of the seat sale on Tuesday next, in-stead of on Thursday.

David Belasco's "The Heart of Maryland" willbe the offering at the Yorkville. Theatre on 86th-st.. beginning on Monday and continuing

throughout the week. For the revival of this

war drama, in which Mrs. Leslie Carter won her

first distinct success, Mr. Belasco has provideda special cast, including Odette Tyler, EdnaWallace Hopper (whose part is now temporarilyfilled by Inez Plummeri, Orrin Johnson, R. D.MarLean, John E. Kellerd and Wallace Eddin-ger. New scenery and accessories have beenprovided for this revival, and the performanceis said to equal the original production ten yearsago.

Fritz Williams. Thomas A. Wise, L«o IMt-richstein, George C. Boniface, jr.. and the

Misses Katherine Florence. Georgie Lawrence,

Kenyon Bishop and Jean Newcombe, principalsIn the cast of "Before and After" at the n-hattan Theatre, have made up a purse cf §&n*for the purchase of toys and confectionery forthe children of destitute actors. The gifts will

be distributed on Christmas Kve.

Miss Amelia Bingham will be seen in a new

version of "East Lynne." made by Laurence

Marsten. at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre thisweek. "East Lynne" aa a play seems to be ratherlike "Charlotte Temple" as a novel. Itgoes right

on appealing to substrata of society as ifIbsen

had never grown whiskers:

By way of change from the light musi.-aland comedy programmes which of late have

been dominant nt the Irving -Place Theatre,

Mr. Conrled announces for the coming week theproduction of two new plays by playwrights of

proved excellence. The first of these two works,

entitled "Kettenglieder" {"Linksin the Chain"),

la described by its author, H. Heyermanns, jr..

as "a cheerful play on the domestic hearth,"

in four act3. It deals with contemporary lifein Holland, and the interpretation will be in-

trusted to the best actors in the German com-pany. Including (iertrud Arnold and Harry

"VVal'den. "Kettenglteder" will I"3 performed to-morrow and on Tuesday and AYednesdayevenings.

On Thursday. Friday and Saturday evening*

the attraction will be a new "serious comedy,'in three acts, by Meyer-Forater, author of "AltHeidelberg." entitled "Der VielgepruefW ("The

Man of Many Trials"). The characters in thflr.lay live and move in the higher middle classworld of Germany. Harry Walden will inter-pret one of the most prominent parts, and in

the cast will be found most of the Irving Place

favorites.In honor of the Christmas festival, on Satur-

day afternoon next and every afternoon during

the week following, except Saturday. December80 Mr Conried will give children's matineesat' reduced prices. A fairy comedy in sevenscenes by C. A. Goerner. entitled "Der kleineDaeumling und der Menschenfresser" ("Tom

Thumb and the Ogre"), will be the attraction.

at the Opera Comique In August. 18S3, andwas received with immense enthusiasm.

Umost coincident with Mi** olga Nether-GOte'a revival of '•Carmen," at the Herald SquareTheatre, comes the news from Paris of the deathof M;i;e. Hi-Marie, who was the first womanto sing "Carmen" in the operatic form. No onehas \u25a0or played the dramatic version of"Carmen" •; Paris, although Miss Nethersolo.v.-il! do bo next spring. Mine. Celestlne Galli-Msrio died a few days ago at Cannes, in hers::ct;. -fifth year. She was one of the most pop-ular etncers IIher day. and universal regret

was <\\iTcyS''6 when fine had to retire from theIv'rx stage In 1888 She reappeared, the shadow&her former self, at th? Bernhardt Theatre in

iber, 1890. tor the performance organizedby the director of the "Gaulois" to raise funds ifer-KisH's monument. She sang- in "i'annen" i

with M. Jean de Resxke, M Lassalle, and Mme.". .• but broke down In the second act andbad to leave the «tag*>. Mm*-. Galll-Marle wasborn in Paris in IM°. and studied under her

fa 'her. the t^uor, Marie de I'lsle, who alsotrained her sister-. Irma and Paola. She was<«nlv rightLfn when she first made her appear-sfict' before the public in the Grand Theatre ofStra*burgr- Thence she went to Toulouse, Lis-borr and Rouen. At the latter place she scored<-:;rly triumphs in the Italian repertory, andparticularly InDonizetti's "Favorite." She. wasalso much applauded in Balfe's "Bohemian<-'irl.'r presented in French as "La Bohemienne,"*tnd in th<s year 1801.' appeared at the ParisOpera Comique as Zerllne in Pergolesi's -'Ser-vant BAaltresse." A great triumph was \u25a0coredby Galli-Marie in the year 1808, when she sang

Jn the "Mignon" of Atnbroise Thomas. Twoyears later she, left the Opera Comique to goon tour, returning; for the rehearsals of Bizet's"Carmen." In this she appeared on the memor-able evening of March £ IST.'t. The OperaOomlqu" was then managed by Camilla deL.ocie. nephew of Emile Perrin. predecessor ofM. Jules Claretie at the Corned io Frajicaise.

Just In The same way -as did Gounod's undying•'Faust," Bizet's now favorite and profitable"Carmen"' fell nat on the first night. TheTitles Saugticd at it and derided it as mereschoolboy work. Aurelien Scholl, the wit ofTnrto'ii's afternoon gatherings, made one of

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his biting "mots" about the author. Three'months after that Bizet died, and ii lock theParis public eight years to make up their minds*.bout "Carmen." The opera had In tin; mean-time been played with success nearly every-

where except in Paris. It was again prevented

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