Life — February 13, 1902 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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8 Robin Hood in the Holy Land. 3. SMITILT Axo De KOVEN bid fair todo with Robin Hood as the Rev. J. 8. C. Abbot did with the mented Zollo of our youthful days. We had Rollo at work, Kolo at play, Rollo in school, Kollo in Frai Ziotlo in Italy, and Roto served up in every way which oc- curred to the prolific Abbot. ‘The present authors guve us a long session with Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest, and now they nsferred him a lad nds bodily to P eras have proved so successful that expect to have the present one fol- lowed by “ Robin Hood in the Klondike,” “ Robin Hood in the PY ® iT food in Tammany Haul,” ‘Robin Mood in the Soup,” and Robin Hood in all the places to be found in the gazeteer. “Maid Marian” is the title of the present section of the series and it has been very aged and costumed by The ation has also strengthened its singing capacity. Mr. Barnabee, the Joseph Jefferson of the comic opera stage, is seen again as The Sheriff of Nottingham, with a new equipment of fun. Mr. MacDonald is as handsome a Little John as ever and his voice is in excellent cond . Our old friend, Friar Tuck Frothingham, is the same unctuous, en- gaging rascal he has ever been. Of the new members of the organization, Grace Van Studdiford is stately in the title part and her well-trained voice does full justice to the material provided for her. Adele Rafter, the new Alan-a-Dale, has a sweet voice, a sweet fi and a figure which meets all the requirements of the rile—which is saying a good deal, Belle Harper, as Lady Vieian, is chic in person and sings prettily. y, ‘Maid Marian” is not likely so popular as * Robin Hood,” whose lines it lows closely, At the same time it has many attractive numbers and in its entirety is very much above the average of such productions, It is well worth hearing. ° e ° M*: I K K AN as John +! Grigsby, at the Manhattan,was a dis- tinct and agreeable surpi He came here an unknown quantity, and proves to he -LIFE- a sincere, strong and competent actor. The character he portrays is evidently based on individuality of Abraham Lincoln in n the slavery question was the iain political issue in Illinois, Mr. Klein's play comes very near being a great one in its class. As it is, it is written on a high ¢, and accomplishes its delicate pur- se of making a familiar personage in recent history seem plausible on the stag It shows that there is plenty of dran into those who see it. And s that so good an actor as Mr n has not been seen before in York. In explanation of which mys- tery, it should be remembered that theatricals in New York are run by a Trust and it isa Trust's business to get dollars out of the public—not to discover or develop talent. LER AND COMPANY deserve the thanks of theatre-goers for the excellent sample performance of “The School for Scandal” given by them with Mr. Kyrle Vellew and an excellent cast. As a matter of education Wallack’s Theatre should have been filled on this oc- GRACE VAN STUDDIPORD AS ** MAID MANTAN.” casion with our younger actors and actresses. There are certain traditions of acting which belong to and cling about these old comedies and which have survived the long period of charlesfrohmanism to which the American stage has been subjected. ° ° ° HE enforcement of the standing-room law by Fire Commissioner Sturgis seems in the case of the Metropol itan Opera House to work a hardship, but there can be no doubt that in many other cases the violation of the law imperilled the lives of many persons, and the violations were Ucliberately winked at by those in author: Of course maledictions are bound to be hurled at Commissioner Sturgis’s head by greedy managers who want the money of the public without regard to the safety of human life; but itis bis sworn duty to en- e the law, which is a good one, even if, case mentioned, there may be reason to believe it unnece And the new administration was put in oftice by the people of New York to remedy just such abuses and corrupt negligence on the part of the authorities. Metca LIFES CONFIDENTIAL GUIDE TO THE THEATRES. Academy of Muste.—Paul Potter's dramatiza- tion of Oulda's * Under Two Flags.” Spectacu- lar and thrilling, Bijou, — Amelta Bingham and company tn “Lady Margaret." Notice later. Broadway.—Falry spectacle, “The Beauty and the Beast."”” Gorgeous and amusing. Criterion.—" Da Barry.” Mra. Lesite Carter, Interesting and impressive, “ Frocks and Frills." Frivolous bat Empire —Stock company tn “The Wilderness."* Soctety comedy well acted. Garrick.—Charies Hawtrey and English com- pany in ‘A Message from Mars.” Unique and worth seeing. Herald Square.—Lulu Glaser tn * Dolly Var- den.” Comlc opera, rather better than the aver- age. Knickerbocker.— Comic opera, The Toreador.” Rather worse than the average. Lyceurm.—Annte Russell in “The Girl and the Judge.” “Amusing and well acted. Manhattan.—Mr. Frank Keenan in “ Hon. Joho Grigsby.” See above Madison Square.—" Sweet and Twenty" and curtain raiser, “ Romanesques." Pretty alim en- tertainment. Remubiie.—Henrletta Crosman tn “Joan of the Shoals." Notice later. Saroy.— “The Way of the World.” Clyde Fitch's amusing society comedy. Victorta,—Primrose and Dockstader's negro minstrels. Wattack"s.—Mr. Kyrie Bellew in “A Gentleman of France.” Melodramatic and exciting. Weber and Fields's Music Hall.—Vaudeville and burlesque, Now that the Fire Commissioner isenforcing the law, {t 18 possible to get to one’s seat without having the ralment torn from one's back, SS comicbooks.com