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20 (Continued from Page Seventeen.) "Tosca," both of which are to be sung in English for the first time in New York. Other works selected include Biset's "Carmen," Gounod's "Faust," and "Tanhau ser," Verdi's "Aida" and "II Trova tore," revivals of two famous old operas dear to all music lovers, "Flow tow's "Martha" and Balfe's "Bohemian Girl." WILL REST. Mrs. Fiske and her company in "Mary of Magdala" will rest the week before Christmas week, prior to unf dertaking a long tour westward to the coast. In the larger cities of her itinerary, where her engagements are long enough to permit it, Mrs.

Fiske will give special performances of 5v have promptly proceeded vindicate her honor ana punisn enemies. It takes four acts and eoroa tn unfold this thrilling Plot. to her six in which one of forced oft the roof and the death of, the disturber or domestic bliss, by a bolt of lightning from sky. THE VILLAGE POSTMASTER. the The remarkable size of the audiences that filled the Fourteenth Street the ater.

New Tork. during the engage ment of 227. nighb there of "The Vil in to Postmaster." proves Deyona nuestion that this latest addition to the not niavs illustrating rural New England life has secured a good hold on noDular favor. It will be presented Mm pyV I With "Paul Revere," at the Lyceum Theater. Ibsen's new play, her acting In which in conjunction with her acting in "Mary of Magdala" has been the historical marvel of, the season wherever she has appeared In both plays.

RURAL PLAY. "The County Chairman," now in its third rousing week at Wallack's theater, New Tork, will probably run on until well into the spring. It is not alone the first rural play to find cordial acceptance on Broadway, but it also holds the record for receipts at Wallack's. one of the longest established and best patronized playhouses on Manhattan Island. Mr.

Ade's quaint comedy is very different from any other entertainment npw before the public, attracting by its novelty no less than the wholesomeness of its unceasing fun and the tenderness of its moving love story laid in surroundings familiar to many of us in our youth, before we trod the pavements of the crowded and hectic city. "The County Chairman" is most graphically acted by Henry W. Savage's capable and carefully chosen company under the stage direction of George F. Marion. AN "IF" IN IT.

Will C. Murphey, the author of "Why Women Sin," has launched a companion play to his much discussed drama, entitled 'If Women Were Men," which under the management of the M. W. Taylor Amusement company, will shortly be seen for the first time in this city. It is given out quietly that this is really a dramatization of the celebrated "violet bride" divorce case, which had society in the North and South by the ears about three years ago.

Whether this is true or not, in the new play there is a. scene very close to being a facsimile of the Incident that was responsible for the divorce of the "violet bride" by her husband of one day. If there is not another incident in the play that resembles the famous case, this one scene give the audience an idea of where Mr. Murphey got the nucleus of his plot. There is no problem attached to "If Women Were Men," but it does show what a beautiful Southern girl did when she was confronted with a situation that required the strength and fortitude of a man in order to secure the object of her love.

It also shows how she retained this man's strength by her strong will power, when her good name was in the balance, and where other women would all at the Broad Street theater on Sat urday, Dec. 26. The complete pro duction will be given during this en gagement, exactly as given during the long run in New Tork, and the run of 125 nights in Chicago, which this now famous play enjoyed during the past season. BROADWAY THEATER, NEW YORK The new queen of comic, opera, Fritzi Scheff, is the idol of the hour in New Tork, with every assurance that her reign will be and prosperous. C.

B. Dillingham is realizing handsomely on his perspicacity in securing the former favorite of the Met ropolitan Grand Opera company for the more popular realm of comic opera. She enthroned herself in a single night and every performanc of "Babette" at the Broadway theater. New Tork, brings new triumph. The opera by Victor Herbert and Harry B.

Smith has been declared an "epoch making production, a rare combination of excellent music and a bright book, with stunning stage settings and Scheff, a thorough artist in song and comedy." "And Scheff!" All the regulation laudatory adjectives have been worked to death in describing her; many obsolete ones have been dragged from old dictmoarieg and some new ones have been invented. Even the least impressionable critic of the town had to carol like this: "She sang something about spring and flowers that you wanted to take home with you and put in water. It was fragrant with melody and from her throat it blossomed like a rose." The attractions of; "Babette" are many. There is something in the entertainment at the Broadway theater for every taste. Lovers of good music are delighted with the popular melodies so well sung by Miss Scheff, Eugene Cowles, Ida Hawley, Josephine Bartlett, Richie Ling and a large and well trained chorus.

And 'there is fun in plenty. Louis Harrison and J. Connolly leading in producing this element The eye, too, is pleased with the beautiful stage pictures. The whole performance and the appreciation of the public make Fritzi Scheff in "Babette" the "hit of the town." NEW COSTUME. Trixie Friganza has received a brand new costume in dead black, spangled with jet prisms hat, sunshade and all, that fairly dazzles "Prince of Pil 4 'Her Sitter's Shame," the Dixie, Dec.

14, 15 and 167 THE SCRAOTON REPUBLICAN. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1903. sen" audiences out West, he wears it only in the "Song of the Cities" scene with the American Girls, and with their background of white and colors Trlxie's jet costume glitters like a deposit of radium.

ISBEN PLAYS. George H. Brennan has opened negotiations with Sigurd Ibsen, son of the famous Norwegian playwright, to visit America next season for the purpose of delivering a course lectures on the Ibsen plays. Dr. Ibsen is a cabinet minister of his majesty King Oscar's Norwegian government He enjoys fame as an orator and is a writer of distinction.

Mr. Bren nan's original plan was to induce the playwright himself to visit this country, but project, was abandoned owing to Ibsen's advanced age and failing health. The popularity of the Ibsen movement in America is attested by the three Ibsen companies now touring this country under Mr. Bren nan's direction, two of them playing "Ghosts," with Mary Shaw and Alberta Gallaln as stars, and the other appearing in "Hejdda Gabler," in which Ellta Proctor Otis is the steflar feature. AT THE SAVOY.

Maxine Elliott is still touring New Tork. She opened in September at the Garrick theater and made such a success In "Her Own Way" that her manager, B. Dillingham, arranged to move her to the New; Amsterdam. The' time available for her at that theater expired with the public still clamoring for seats and laat week she began a month's stay at the Savdy. The experience is unprecedented in New Tork theatricals.

Miss Elliott confesses to an occasional moment of confusion after dinner as to the name of the theater where she is due, but the public follows her faithfully. "KING DODO." Richard Golden, who is starring in "King Dodo," under Henry W. Savage's management reached the forty fourth anniversary of his birth a week ago in Salt Lake City, where the members of the supporting company tendered him a banquet in honor of the occasion. "King Dodo" is drawing immense crowds everywhere. WHY WOMEN SIN.

A large audience assembled at the Cleveland theater yesterday afternoon to see "Why Women Sin." A play with such an alluring title as that Invented by Will C. Murphy is sure to draw well. "Why Women Sin" ft a melodrama of a highly sensational order with an absorbing plot. The story deals with the efforts of a "society" villain to win a "society" young woman from her husband. For four and a half acts the villain has things pret ty much his own way, but finally he is foiled and the young woman and her husband are united.

The most exciting episode of the play is a duel in the fourth act. So as not to be interrupted the combatants extinguish the lights and direct their shots at the lire of their cigars. Cleveland Ploin' SUCCESSFUL. Henry Miller and Margaret Anglm closed their successful western tour under Charles B. Dillingham's management at the Garrick theater; Chicago last week.

In Buffalo Monday night Mr. Miller assumed the management for one week. Next Monday night iu Hamilton, Miss AngHn will become the sole directress. After f. couple of weeks in Canada the tv, stars will return to New Tork nu arrange plans for the remainder the season.

The coast tour has been very prosperous for all concerned. The two stars played in San Francisco iu five weeks to gross receipts of and the profits for the 15 weeks' lour were more than $24,000. This is a remarkable showing, especially for this season and at this time of the year, when most stars are about completing the payment for their MODERN MYSTIC Mile. Felix Faure Goyau, daughter of. the ex French president, and wife of a distinguished litterateur, who Is attracting much attention by her mystl ral works on "Religious Germany" and "Re lgious England." Dur 'ng her father's presidency she was widely known as the lady of, the Elysee palace.

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