The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-01
NEVIS OF THE znEArRza

promise Of throo new plays and OF tho COM
mencement OF stock company's season. then
tho outlook Is surely for u brilliant period Of
birh.class stage entertainment Such week
Is now before the New York playgoer. He will
lind vnriety and food for study in It's pro-
prammes. The FIRST nights do not conflict
BADLY Bernhard will not be ready to appear
a. the Standard until Wednesday. Mise
Hslyett," the new comedy with Audran music,
will not be heard at tho Star until Tuesday. and
thus Di1ey and his new farce have . clear field
for Monday night except for Hoss and Hoss
ut the Park.
Dixeys change Of entertainment will be
mnde on Monday night at Herrmann's. and It
will be observed with keen and hopeful in
t.rcst BY that clover actors friends. It is not
llscly TINT tho waste Of material found In
The Solicitor win hnvo a repetition In The
Man with One Hundred Heads" the new farce.
for tho latter has been highly approved BY
tho Berlin public. which Is generally n safer
guido for New Workers than London in
theatrical fr,volity. At any rate. It will
b. pleasant to see Dixey in . new
rSle Ile may DO rolled upon to impcrsonate Il
tly and carefully. and. rs his popularity
in town is constantly increasing. no will surely
have q warm greeting from C brilliant audi
encc. Tho new piece is By one Of the versatile
Rosenfeld brothcrs. whose exploits In the
American amusement field with tho Lii
putians. tho Meiningen troupe. and the Thalia
hayo astoniShed nntive-born managers Acted
in Berlin some months ago. the farce
has since enjoyed steady success there.
who will have to display al his cinverness as
r psrsSnate a much varied role i the nm is Of
the easy and graceful order. with lust bit OF
WIpht ahiy For tho support MANAGER Charles
Sydney Drew: Lewis . iaks si, r p HiekmRsn.
Daisy Hill. and Gladys Drew. tile daughter OF
Mckee Aanktn and KITTY B!ane s I'd. and n the
return to the stage after an absence OF about
yeas.
Miss HoJett" a comedy with music. from
the French of Maxine BoucLaron. arranged
and rewritten by David Belasco. and produced
under his direction. will be tested for its Amer
lean availability on Tuesday night at the Star.
II has been kong talked Of and 1t is eagerly
awaited. In Paris and in London 1t has already
gained great success. having passed its one
hundreLth night in tho latter city. at the Cri-
terou. while in Paris it has held the stage the
Boutfes- Farisiens continuously since Novem-
Der. 1880 Originally" Miss Helyett" was styled
en- oreretta in its French form. for Edmond
Audran. the composer of Tho Mascot" and
Of La Cigalc." has written about twenty
musical NUMBERS I'd ltS IeAIs III
the process OF adaptation. both By Burnand in
LONDON and by Belasco here. the work has taken
"a the aspect s e musical comedy The dit.
has already exhibited skill IS an -. adspssr
Of Miss Helyett." tho main Incident in
III
pice and lands head first. with her skirts IN
disarray. in q clump Of bushes. and in that en-
Ssinu might she ia bY n fun lowing
Ricturs After that he Eal!ansy resep les, her
looking at him: But aftervard she, concludes
was salacious. The London adaptation is rather
girl a QUAKER. and intensihed her moral
scruples. while at the same time he makes her
e The the w hsys
chsstra will be directed BY ". W. Fnrst. In the
east Mrs Leslie Carter will make her her, appear
artist. an American: Harry Harwood viii inn
the the
iaidef Emerson. J: ". hsrbert EdsaE Ely Gfl
r. ms Barnh a ana Kate Davis. Mrs casters
essay in musical comedy will be watched with
s sns mtdwinssr a. least at tie Star. ". T.
Crane will follow it
Bernhardt's temperance will be made In
Jeanne d'Arc." Jules BARRIERS tragedy.
which is not new here. in French or In Eng
lish. The play is not fau!tless: indeed. 1t
is. in large part. like Cleopatra" conces-
sion by the great actress to the demands of
Joan OF Arc" is essentially spectacular melo-
drama But any play with Bernhardt will be
e"s as even. ~ During Bernhards engage
ment she will revive " Cleopatre."% La Tosca-"
nd she w asS
Dame de Challant"
1t would be difficult to pick out any week in
the metropolitan theatrical season that did not
contain an Offering of q new variety farce
While some men wait for the turn in the tide.
the current sweeps on tireiessly. and the flow
OF the specially play is as profitable as ever.
Tho boosted fckiercss Of the public has not |
been mado good in this respect ct least. For
tunes are still being gained. and q thousand or |
more actors are getting living out of farce |
variety Ct this dS Tie ags snGprss snd
another entecta!nnisGt OF the folly type will be
4 oGy e es aa Si ' ans
losses are both male anal female. Two OF them |
are 'nane.sonated ~ Charles Il Reed who used to
Dsis' company. % 100. Fr9si Day. aali5oy to
made It with scarcely any EiI other than that |
Ehrh :ang :, Inn tihrSnsh mat rat einraftef
OF securing prominence is not exactly the ono
that Obtains ut the Th;ltre franchise but it
is typical Of our American rrosrcss. Mr.. Col
lier. on rho whole. deserves to be encouraged. /
Ho IL o pleasant-faccd young man. with q
sunny smile and q modest disposition. con- |
tracted. no doubt in Days greenroon. Reed |
was q really clover minstrel performer. who |
was Irutns1;Gcsy humorous. and used 10 sing a |
little less violently than most end men. He
got into ono OF Hoyt's farcos in whte
the stars. "Ho4s and IIgss" was written es-
pecially to ,lt Need end Collier. but they
Ono Of them is May Ynl.c,. The brunette
with the phenomenal conts1lto; another Is
isctly safe. t. ASSUME that Mss Allen will re;
yivo tho Kangaroo dance" IN Hoss and |
Hoss." There Is a promise that mo h,ors.-
play nor vulgar Wit will DO ,ryund in iIoss
ard Hoss." The New Park will be crowded to- |
morrow nicnt 10: Reed and Collier belong to |
tho Fiyo AS. Let US hopo that they will not |
be polted with roses.
Everybody will welcome alabama" to Pal