The sun., 1890-09-21
NEWS or zBh IHE1rnES

Broadway'e only dramatic novelty tomorrow
night will be on tho stage Of the Fiith Avenue
! whore Charles Alfred Byrns's "oogRlea." Rn
! adaptation Of Delacour'a and Dablohe's vener-
able French comedy. Les Petits oiseaux." will
! be acted for the hrst time in this country II
H. 40 generally known by this tlnno that the
| production will forestall Sydney 0rundys play
| "A Pair OF Spectacles" from the same source
that Keen interest has been aroused In ad-
vance. Tho Fifth Avenue will. therefore, con-
tain q wOli-luformed and rather exact
| ing audience. The issue OF literary
| honesty and business equity involved
between Managers Miner and Palmer
| may hest bo loft TO the dispTtHnts, or 10
tho courts, II necessary The incontestable
fAct ia that Les Petits oiseaux," old as 1t is-
and It has been school book for French stu-
dents in this country for u quarter OF cen
tury-had never secured very wide favor on
brilliants version Of il made a sterling success
Ut the London Garrick last February. win
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could not also include safety from other adSp-
cause S erqndy was ahead Of Dyrne. Thi:.
was a risk assumed by him knowingly; ot
American. work. There may beEindeed II
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istnG Is not 50 I" much Of a certainty. The Byrne
adaptable Is made By q. writer who saw the
fSls hyen aSSe s'
Lyon, Horace lewis. Samuel Edwards, Harry
and others Sho HSo HSys sSed
tute capable cast. The venture l. made at
tho risk OF that daring young capitali,st ana
40 nj the Fifth avenue IL made possible By the
sh9rtening Of Cora Tanner,s sngagsemTeSnpt' gsTaS Spt
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clean study OF human nature in Its best as
poets, and its transfer into English calls Tor
the nioest literary skill and the utmost delicacy.
Variety, In its latter-day refinement Of char
acter and novelty OF method, will be the Bijou's
programme for the coming fortnight. The en-
tertainment ought to be brisk and clever, be-
cause it is BY the Howard AthenBum troupe Of
Rich and Harris, who are among the pioneers
TO present vaudeville in the legitimate thea
rest Max sturm. the Harlow Brothers, Bella
Black. and the five Boissetis all stra myers with
English reputations Is pleasure .n to hear
by Bob Slavin, Lizzie Derious DAILY. the Polnski
S esn Spd ETY. c
Directory returns to the bijou In new garo
Oct 6.
dramatic study Of New England life by
Charles Barnard. entitled MARY Lincoln,
Md" will be performed at q special matinee
on Thursday next at Proctor's. The UNDER
standing is that Barnard who wrote The
County Fair" believes in the possible success
OF somewhat similar work devoid Of mechani-
cal and extraneous effect. Manager Turner
Interested in the test to be made on Thursday
Mary Shaw will play the title role; which Is not
study Of city life. and type of highly intelli-
gent and educated woman in retlned society
viii supervise the production.
Two weeks have been added to the time orig
inaly contracted for the run OF All the Com
forts OF Home" at Proctors. The extension is
justified. Proctor's has been we'll filed at ouch
performance OF Gillette's. breezy farce. and
those Of Charles Frohman's actors already seen
have renewed our hope that an admirable
stock company is about to take its place in
local esteem. Curiosity has been aroused by
the appenEnnce IN the cast e., q -. All the Com.
TTurnss the lady in QUESTION; bad been retired
MSnaser sas S Tarner % desire % 10 return 1 to the
The new piece. She enaets Rosa3sag PsHiGone:
and and the end Of tBe pIav she makes d tie sue.
cess that the rolo permits. The prolonRation
Welcome early or late Rehearsais will begin
Who viii thereupon enereeticaly aet every part
In the drama as he usually does IN conveying
COMPANY ny h ms ,arfnr aqeM o now ne wishes the
There is always tumult in east side theatre
going circles when Corinne comes to town.
The jolly and plump little soubrette has o big
circle OF admirers. and her annual engage
ments are as sure to gather her friends as she
is certain OF their plsudita. She will arrive at
Jacobs's Theatre tomorrow for a two
pear her newly organized company.
Besides. there will be interest and novelty
in her play. which is Max Freeman's
arrangement and compilation. from many
sources. OF spectacular burlesque called Car
mon" In this essentially extrayaRant treat
Kerfer. and Puerner while the iibretto Is
GSp4sscat oSp@eacta Spanish dancinS bohs beauty s6s
SPa Sa9 aal1 aBS SnSd
are In the support OF course, there are plenty
Of torpsiohorean and vaudeville interpolations.
and the like. The promise is Of an altogether
lively show. II Carmen 10 liked at Jaeobs's,
ment; M but COrinne % can fall back on Monte
Crsto, .Jr.,' at any time. Her repertory is
gradually enlarRnR, and her cleverness in
creases with her Xears. 1t is long since she
was called Little Corinne.
A Bowery visit Of 30 good an actor as Louis
James stands for audiences of generous size
and manifestations OF honest, earnest up
plause. Once or twice a year James plays at
the Windsor where he Is an unfailing magnet.
because his audiences have learned to expect
careful and digniaed periormances OF the
standard drama; II 10 not likely that they will
be disappointed during yamess engagement
this week, for he is to revive some Of his best
llrst-class PLAYERS. "Rlchelisu" viii be The bin
Heart" At the i've tT9 %stinees t ana o9 Wedpesday
day, and " Macbeth Saturday. Victory Bate
man. q promising young artist, Is the lead
Ing actress In the support which retains the ro-
bust Frod Mos!ey and the reliable Harry Lang
don in important parts. The scenery and cos
tunes arc JaWes.s. 80 they ,Tll probably be
east sdc THIS is the drama which ii. Grattan
Donnelly wrote for Daniel SulIy, who tested IL
At the ParS last season. SINCE then e has been
and the Richardson play has achieved q sue: