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But the reason is a simple one. The names are neces- sarily taken from the programme. Ordinarily no titles are given, but it is quite safe to give any man the title of “Mr.” With the ladies of the stage it would be rather a risky proceeding to add either " Miss or “ Mrs.,” without reliable information as to which was correct. When the programmes supply this information, Lire is very glad indeed to accord to actresses the same courtesy it would to women in any other walk of life. Metcalfe. LIFE'S CONFIOENTIAL GUIDE TO THE THEATRES. Academy of Music —“Fiorodora." Not particularly well done. > Baler ue Daritng of the Gods.” Remarkable production of & : very strong play. A Clever Comedy by an American. ‘Bijou.—Marie Cahill in “Nancy Brown." Notice tater, a . 5 . Broadway.—"The Stiver Slipper.” Musical comedy. Handsomely R. AUGUSTUS THOMAS has desisted from drama- mounted." . tizing the States of the Union long enough to write yigieuitag, Te Clinese Honesmoon."” Musical comedy. Reasonably a comedy which contains laughable complications Criterion. —James T. Powers in “The Jewel of Asia" Notice later. | Tee ; “ Daly's.—"The Billionaire. Musical comedy. Coarse. | sufficient to equip a round dozen of French farces. Garden.—Mr. Sothern in’ “If | Were King.” Mr. McCarthy's story | Unlike the French farces which the Theatrical Trust of Franceia Vion. Well staged and well aged, delighted in importing, ‘The Earl of Pawtucket” is done. * absolutely free from indelicacy, and, notwithstand- Herald Square.—““Mr. Pickwick “in musical guise, Better than the ing, keeps its audiences in a continuous peal of laughter. It Knickerbocker.—'"Mr. Blnebeard." Gorgeous and stupid. would be impossible to detail its plot, even if it were fair to our yainhatenr” Last weak bat one of Mary: of Magdais.” ‘Mra. Fisko:ay readers to do so. It concerns itself with the blunders and mis- Princess Ameita Bingham in “The Frisky Mra, Johnson.’ Notice tater. ventures of an English Earl, who, with the laudable intention of —_asrarueonat the Lite Princess Garcia PIES” Well acted, winning an American girl on his own merits and not by the allure- Victoria —Blanche Walsh in * Resurrectiou."” Notice later. ments of his title, assumes to be an American, and unfortunately ype ige’**— Te Sultan of Sulu.” Musteal comedy. The best of borrows the name of the very man whom the object of his Weber and Fields's,—Burlesque and vandevilie. Philanthropic specu- affections had lately divorced. With this as a motive Mr, '*r# WH! part with good seals for # sufficient considerasion. ‘Thomas has managed to load his three acts with more clever lines and more good, clean, wholesome fun than have been scen on a New York stage for a long time. One could wish Mr. Thomas more prolific and that his dramatic output was greater, but perhaps he has chosen the better part in wishing to write good plays rather than many plays. He, his audiences, and his actors are not losers by the fact that he has not joined the school of dramatists who are able to turn out a thousand plays in a thousand hours. “The Earl of Pawtucket” is the means of bringing to more pronounced notice ‘Mr. Lawrance D'Orsay, who will be re- metubered as The King in ‘A Royal Family.” Mr. D'Orsayis a very heavy swell of the dragoon order. His style is im- passive, but finished and deliberate. He has been likened to the late E. A. Sothern, but he possesses none of that great comedian’s vivacity, and, so far as can be judged, none of his versatility. But Mr. D'Orsay’s measure has been carefully taken by Mr. Thomas, and the part of the chivalrous and well-bred but rather stupid Earl fits him perfectly. Elizabeth Tyree plays Harriet Fordyce, the young woman who, from the very start, has penetrated Lord Cardington's flimsy make-believe, and has lots of fun with him and the other characters who are not so clever as she The part suits her personality admirably, and she appears to much better advantage than in any of her recent under- takings. With the exception of Louise Sydmeth, who im- personates Harriet’s strenuous maiden aunt, and Me. Elton as the typical English valet, Witkins, the cast is commonplace “The Earl of Pawtucket” is a most diverting play, and its quiet fun is a most refreshing relief from the horse-play and buffoonery of the musical comedians who have inun- dated the theatres, ° ° . Purtapgiruta, February 6, 1903. ‘© tHe Eprtor or Lire: Will you kindly tell me why your dramatic cri almost always gives the male actors the courtesy of the “‘Mr.,"" and usually speaks of the women of the stage by their first names without any title The Manager: BULLY! WE'LL HAVE REAL HORSES, A REAL BROOK, REAL DENS whatever? Are not actresses entitled to as much respect as AND GEESE, AND REAL War. actors? D. V. The Author; AND WOULD YoU MIND HAVING REAL ACTORS, TOO? comicbooks.com