The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22

son. Its production last week OF Jcssop and 0ill's mi.
Piowter" IL now followed by Kate Ciaxton's coutr,bu-
ton Of "Ths World Against Her." by Frank Harvey, the
BnRlishman who wrote woman Against Woman and
'The Wages of Sim" Miss Claxton performed the piece
for the nrst time in America in Albany, Dec. 81, and the
announcement Ia made that she and her husband.
Charles A. Stevenson, have since made slight altera-
tons In It. Special interest will attach to its Peoples
christening, because 1t Ia q fact that Miss olaxton needs
q new play very badly, and tho success of THE World
Against Her" would be Of great value to her.
"Pste " Is a continued good thing at'Harrisan's and
there 10 no hint Of q change Of BILL
1.-THE Corsair " runs along well enough at the Bijou,
with nothing unusual in sight except souvenir nights.
"A Hoop of Gold, q melodrama thatdhas been known
to tho city stage for tho past three or four seasons, isthe
new bill at Poole's this woek. II IL promised that care
full mounting and a competent company will help to
make the production memorable.
Sadie Martinez once the Casinos queen, has como
back from Europe. and a reporter who interviewed her
last week asserts that 'instead Of appearing tho invalid
the newspapers had pictured her to be, she is even more
buxom than of yore." summedu up, these have been her
experiences on tito continent: Studied Neapolitan life;
looked into the habits and the ways Of the Germans;
paid particular attention TO French; had = slight attack
Of fever; sat tor a marble statue by An Italian image
maker; visited Gounod, who, as some people know,
writes masses (sadie vas charmed with him. and he sang
for her, and gave to her, upon her honor, some very
good advice; ally dog GounodD y; saw any number Of
kiugs and queens; escorted through the Coutsses Of tho
Theatre Francois by CoQuelin cadet; boarded next door
to Millocker, the composer. and otherwise %interfered
with the internal arrangements Of Europe in general
Miss Martinez adds naively ana plnintively, my homo
10 III Vienna, now" This interview Ia calculated to
arouse hilarious enthusiasm among men about town.
Arson D. Ponds military drama, "Her Atonement"
will mako another visit in town this week. 1t will DO At
Jacobss Third Avenue, and this will be Its first perform.
ance at any popular price house In this city. Tho COM
,~.--u. -u.uG.. n.lripaiIv hy Iy.rd.o Ilnk.,o 4
Roberta an illstarred Arm, since disbanded. The play
has good material in Its consistent and interesting story,
some effective climaxes and q deal OF human nature in
Its comedy. Next week the Third Avenue will have =
genuine novelty In tho engagement of ,Corinne Kimball.
the Little Corinne" Of nfew years ago, who will play
Tom Tom, the Pper's Son, in William ellis burlesque
Arcadia for Its failure at tho Bijou last
year, but In Corinnes hands u revised and probably
much improved affair. The occasion will DO somewhat
eventful from the fact that 1t will be Corinne's first New
York appearance as q fullfedged and wholly matursd
woman. She is to be at the Third Avenue two weeka
william A. Mestayer and his assistant farce actors
will continue to play "Check a. at the Star several
will be q radical change Of entertainment for Henry
Irving will return
The course Of The Henrietta" At tho Union Square IL
entirely prosperous and smooth, and there Is no per-
cep,ible reason why 1t shall not continue 80 until Easter,
when Robson and Crane will DO compelled to Ill their
road contracts
The nne representation of Heart OF Hearta " At the
Madison Square. commando considerable favor for q
good but not great play. Mr.. Stoddard and Miss Bur.
rouRhs are at their best In II. How long 1t will last Is as
yet uncertain. Meanwhile. Jim. the %Penmau." with
members of Palmer's homo company In the cast will DO
at Miners Newark Theatre all this week. Charles Cogh.
Ian will play tho title role. while Agnes Booth will re-
peat her fine performance Of Mrs. Ralston Maude Har.
rison, Alexander salvini. aud others OF the original cast
will alsO aDpenr The surDriRe of the seaaon Ia that - In
souris' will be the play to follow Heart Of Hearts, at
the Madison Square This drama, by the author Of 10
Monde on Ion s'Ennuie Tor 'our Society" a. II is known
In English). possesses uniQueness alike in incident in
construction. and in motive. 1t is In three acts and was
first played Nov. IL last at the Coincide FRANCHISE. The
play deals with an intrigue, and the occasion il
laid in Chalet on the river Loire in Tou-
rane. Franco. A single interior scene il all
that Is required in the staging. La SourfS or The Aouse,
is the nickname OF Aarthe the young stepdauRhter Of
the widowed Hme. de HotsduL The Mouse has o habit Of
gliding rather than walking through tho house, appear.
ing suddenly when least expected. and conducting her.
self generally like an i'll. fused child, which, In fact, she
really is. Five women figure In the llsy. and thero Is
only one male throughout 1t all. He il . distinguished
MarquiA one Of the best. known figures Of Partisan club
life, an irresistible man among tho fair sex and now. at
forty. a bachelor resolved to we'd at the height Of his
success. He moves almost ~dashingly through the love
complications that follow. Collide stopsister Of The
Aoase, loves him: so does tho shy Aoue, who has wor.
shipped him from her convent school days; 10, too. do
two c%ontidanu Of Clottlde, who throw themselves at his
feet it all the irtrigues are narrowed down and con-
summated BY his marrying Adrthe. in spite of his earlier
fear that the disparity between their ages was too great
Tho play depends for its success upon the polish Of It's
language, the ingenuity with which its incidents arc
dovetailed. and the force Of Its denouement The Eng
lish adaptation will require considerable skill. and tho
task has been wisely intrusted to Clinton Stuart. who,
collaborating with Mrs Julia G. verplanck. made Our
Society" . brilliant success OF Mr.. Palmer's preceding
season.
Ernst Possart remains tho biggest star of die season At
the ITALIA Tomorrow night he win repeat his I'D.
mirable performance of Shylock.
Tho weekly change of bill at Frank Robbins's Circus
tomorrow will bring back to the city strk and Zeno.
really intrepid aerial performers who won distinction
with Barnum several seasons ago by o dangerous leap
from q dizzy height. Fish, tho graceful rider; the herd
Of educated elephants; Purvis, the clown, and his trick
donkeys: Lowande, the rider, and Others Of the shows
earlier hits are retained. Yesterday was Robbins's nf.
tieth performance. He will keep right on to the ono
hundredth. Next week Ira Paine. tho shooter, Joins
the show.
Adele Belgrade and Robert Hiliard viii, 90 into the
cast of paul Ksuvar" At the Standard tomorrow
night.
sidney woollett will reclte Tenuyson's Elaine" on.
tire tomorrow afternoon at the Madison Square. In.
terest In tho poem is revived by the production of the
poetic drama by Mr.. Palmer.
To night Cromwell will talk about English life At the
Grand. At Pools's Prof. Weston will take for his sub
ject 1000 Miles In 1000 secondH"
Mary Jefreys Lewis. once an admired actress at Wal.
lacks, will make her first appearances In this city in
hve or six seasons at the Windsor tomorrow night. She
is to play La Belle Russo" - Forget me not" and Da-
vid Belascos version of i" Fernando" called ''Clothilde,"
in all Of which she has recently been starring on the
Western circuits. 1t Is Just about fourteen years since
Miss Lewis was introduced to America at the old Lyce.