The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
what Several Actresses nrc DeinE-Kats
CIaxton IN q New Character.

Kate Claxton is at the Peoples Theatre.
where she gives an unusual interest to her en-
gagement by trying n new role. in Tho
World Against Her." The play Is by Frank
Harvey. and It offers slight material 30 far
as originality Of plot and cleverness OF con-
struction are concerned. The story OF the
dramai IL long familiar to the stage. A noble
woman, truly in love with her husband. wrong
ly thinks him Indifferent to her, and her belief
Is confirmed by one who formerly but unsuc-
cessfully wooed her. In the end suspicion at
taches to her. divorce follows. she leaves her
child. and all her friends turn against her upon
purely circumstantial evidence. Out OF this
familiar difficulty she energies conyentionally
as the, public has. long had good reason to
ent sorrows In. Tho World Against Her" and
the change will be a relief to her and to her
moving actress is lxedly established. Her
present, company: which includes Arthur For
rest and Charles A, Stevenson, is tolerably sat-
isfactory.
Perhaps Kate Claxton is at present exceeded
as u tear producer among actresses only by
Clara Morris, who is preGminent In that respect.
Mr.. F I. Mackay Is mistaken when pc lee.
s ss5inr .hn M aa a 'SoTri Ehe sass. 'f' sr wf IL ns ss y
everything sSs ling ap plaG Y n Blu, !. Is m no PLAY D ! cry ~ tb ! feel ssl
gree necessary to express tho feeling l cannot
do else than cry. An actress must feel what she
says. else-no matter how often she plays her
Initiate grief. Lot q woman play the Countess
de Moray. in Renee and imagine herself the
character she Is. and ninoty;nine out, Of every
hundred will cry Just as really rs do. Miss
Morris's view finds support in the fact that so
technically clever but unsmotional On actress
q nfs; DS ae M ioltaa y, Which, aeis Miss Miss Mo Morris Is rs is
making her principal part for the season.
Mrs. Potter in Philadelphia benefited them
both financially. for the seeming rivalry in
try was the winner Of the larger amount Of
discriminate praise. while Mrs. Potter beat
her in getting far more, Of social attention. The
two actresses were invited to perform, at ar. ar
ternoon benefit of the Order of Elks. Mrs. Pot
ter preferred to play in the balcony SCENE from
try, while making physical inability the excuse
for on-appearance, protfered the services OF
N sams bis1 D0s New in Mis- ahs BRotss IS scene q member trS% the oi
VI! With s soms dinf fSnipbA to the az r5 Sss 81 the I pert maid
rather audacious to put her before an audience
sure to contain 1000 persons to portray J.uliet,s
agonies. But Miss Doree is an actress OF vari-
GUS accomplishments, from Jolly comedy to in
tense tragedy. and It Is limited that Mrs. Lang
try reckoned upon her to follow Mrs. .Pot.er's
stronger juliet passage by a minor player from
the Langtry party. The plan worked well to
ssr,s enae sxtsn II. for pcti %ns; wanIiSsTK,s r1 S%fisi m a
manner that captivated the surprised house;
but Mrs. Potter had changed her selection to
tionaliy or not. escaped Immediate comparison
with the more experienced actress.
Robbins's- Circus closes its season at the
American Institute tomorrow. Tho enter
tainment has been good, and the audiences
turns have not come up to the expectations,
and the management prefers to go out with
ing is rented for March and April. but it is not
known how it will BIO occupied in the interim.
H. R; Jacobs has purchased the lease Of the
take up the management OF the house on Feb.
price thestres;', but there will be matintes
The present lease expires in 1889: but Jacobs
anticipates no trouble in regard to its renewal.
But the transfer Is to DO accompanied by DIM
notified Miner through their attorneys that
prices must be the same as before the property
changed hands. They will not go into a low
rate theatre.
The time In April reserved for the Phillips
Faust" burleslne company will be cancelled
that Fay Templeton will not be With them.
+; ID; Sothern may play the Highest Bid
Boston. before commencing his spring season
at the Lyceum. in this city.
By many people it Is thought, the most pow
alton BY Diane de Beaumont OF her father, the
as the widow OF Paul Kaura,'. a man of the
people. she will return to the sans c~utotes. 1t
Rery seem. o Is i Z S"ElGu on e faetMan ine .hss TINS in
the early, life Of the a~uthor-though few
Of the thousaHn and who 60 to the Stand
career: During Q visit to La ysndfe, made
Mackaye bscame acquainted with a lovely
daughter of an old Vend6ean family, who had
conceived an infatuatioa for one Of tn. peas.
old and dear friend Of Col. Maskays-steele's
kaye was Hospitality received. and made one Of
the family. It was soon evident that It would
kaye into their confidence and besought him to
help them break the love affair up. Then.
fact that a secret marriage had taken place be-
tween the girl-whose name was not DIane, by
pie We're Wild i'd With grief and rage .Ss't and re Pre- o psR-
ed the young woman bitterly and In the presence
Of the household. She was threatened with re-
1t was then that she publicly declared she
would re1ounce her parents instead OF her hns-
Dahu. anu WOulu nencelOrtn lake ner StatlOn
among the. peasants. who were her husbands
friends and equals. This dramatic scene made
a deep impression on Mackaye., and he uses 1t
with great vigor and effect in Paul Kauvar."
"Martha" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company sang
Martha" very sweetly In the Fifth Avenue
Theatre last evening. and with a smoothness
and precision that. was exceedingly s~atisfac-
tory. A feature OF the compapy's performances
is the excellent work done by the orchestra,
and Flotow's musical and harmonious meas
ures were heard with pleasure on this occasion.
Miss Ida Klein sang LADY Harriet acceptably,
and Miss Helen Campbell made a very good
Nancy. The choruses We're fresh, and the cos
tunes were bright and pleasing.
Amusement Notes.
Mr.. Rafael JosefYy will be the soloist at to-
morroW,s Popular, Young Peoples matinee.
The National Opera Company appears this
evening in the new Amphion Academy in
Brooklyn, singing The Queen Of Sheba." At
to-morrow's matinee Aida" will be given.
The popular opera Carmen" will be given
tonight at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, with
Saxon. fhe new baritOna will sinu the Dnrt Of