The sun., 1891-05-31
,,rys OF THE 1HEATREs

new.onm ne... soms in with juno to lend interes
ssNp', vseks OF the city theatres. AT TN
tonens,h street Efle Ellsler will max
Rosrse'n.r drama, Miss MauninR:" a
trovn . version Of Mark Twain's Ton
Jseopss Iii be performed for the fret time in
esUM .nd A brand new drama will have
New iv' .r,.l at the Madison Square. Mist
nsnn. ,.n,ure has been anticipated will
pbs.. by her friends hero. She has gath
tseninw,c - corn pany, and the rehcarsals have
sfeo s.s,ul and frequent, so that smooth
Ven CO.. es 1, expected. Miss Manning" was
psuos.J Il. Runnion. and as long ago M
vilNsn sooo m Miss Ellsler gave trial to 1t IN
Hh.' Isst fall she played It in the East.
psnYsI. ..,vsd approval enough to encourage
shdhi -, n would bo liked In New York.
-. sa" .tory Of the play is not complicated. by
.a.,.rms ,s Of her rich fathers Will Ma9o'e Nan,
%, mu,t marry at al: but she cannot wee
n.s 49,, her uncle's sanction. and he Is pound
-, tbs money from reverting to the niece.
n..rrssttipg n.,,r Of his plan and the portrayal OF
.onrss as;ns OF true love constitute tho main In
49,. IN tho play. Miss Ells!ers company
Ns",rs Of course. her husband and leading
CIV Frank Weston. who has light comedy
~ others named in the cast are recalled as
nh,. n.riormers. Miss Ellsler's engage
s.s ssot h for several weeks.
..,.,,h no announcement reveals the
Annv as,s n,me II is believed that Mollie Revsl
sn.o, ~. version OF Tom Sawyer" that will
:. At Jaeobs's this week. MISS heSei Is .
nss.t,s Of long experience. and she starred
lce!Sis n;see flye or six years ago LatteI,y IL
Ais p,o oreyiyed to ft the antics OF Will Il.
g. e.,,cn' young comedian, who impersopntes s
t. Doubtless s. tas sssssed saHd % By tho S same
svelp;s elpths ,hs' BsS RrNBS BoyS Ba; the show Al ia.
sos likely 10 be amusing lor the nanagss sS
y that theatre selects nis pFos1"n'ni's VII"
s.,s most Of the time.
...,. Madison Square on Thursday after
.. n yavsrd NJ. Alfriend's play OF Southern
m,. w.. .Ths Loulsianian." will have first per-
...,.. wv Ths period Of the play ia between
1915 and p1Ess are N tin IN Emnqs
.iSIs TSsI SSI.1sd nsT0 BY Eavard ). Hsnisy. The
xInn,vs W. daughter Of the first American Gov.
srpor Of louisiana Will oe represented Dy
IMy Hampton.
RI. .udispcss are not likely to caro- whether
a, not tho music In The Tar and the Tartar"
~ :. orrinsl In that opera or a bodily transfer
Ann. an earlier work 1t seems that few
20. .eo Composer Itzel with A. X. Fulton.
r,lHmors journalist as collaborator. wrote
:, mara on the subject OF Jack Sheppard"
+, vss liked In Baltimore. but 1t had no season
A t,sysl and Is probably forgotten now. by all
.s,, Itzel and Fulton. But the latter has
h.srd "The Tar and the Tartar" and he Is in
denant because. as he asserts. ltzel has made
ma Of nearly all the good songs In Jack Shop
n,,ds Now. this may not result in legal war.
Int n presents nevertheless an interesting and
,s,bsr novel case for tho consid ideratlon OF per-
anna vho work In musical collaboration. Is
entitled to free reysiSn api
sSS ~ vorE performed by his collaboration at that
os sr sna MSFas sse asSs FSrar not rhsss Sssn
fora hIs own property has not been onct cached
MON. But of course. his libretto Is rendered
null by tho transfer Of the music. Has he re-
ssspns to be division OF expert opinion: Any
Vsy. The Tar and the Tartar" is good show
oi liz kind. 1t presents a series OF enticinR
sCsnt: Il has humorous and rather clever
II told story: and the persons engaged In its
psrormauce work together spiritedly and har-
moniously.
The Union Square, tho Standard. the Bowery
Peopls'a and the New Park closed their doors
aitsrlast nights performances. and at neither
house will there be resumption until early
fall The Park has prospered beyond doubt.
w.M. Dunlsvy. who managed It. was quick to
~ the early signs OF the towns great liking
ise tsrce and hs proflted accordinRly. The
psossI has passed through an average sea-
90, x.th good succession OF the successful
trsvslllng companies Tho Union Square has
Scsa. . The Standard has not done as well.
although some Of the entertainments there
haze prcspered.. The closing Of these theatres
makes the list q dark playhonses much longer
than 1t usually is for the opening week in June
With . continuance OF the recent spell OF cool
weather the few theatres remaining open will
lsueht tproportionately. After all: there is still
business Of this city.
Obituary praise Is not Of much practical
value to An sctresA II Sarah Bernhardt had
talked about Lillian Olcott five years ago as
sas did while In this city last month. Miss Oh
sott might have been rate higher by American
audiences. The words OF the French actress
ss repeated by a Trustworthy hearer They
vsfe part OF conversation concerning Eng
tsh speaking actresses In Bernhardt roles.
J" ny comprehension OF uttered English is by
10 means perfect" Nine. Bernhard said in
sssash. and so miss somo OF the points In
70 English performance. no doubt, Still. can
'udss pretty well OF an impersonat;on OF q
character which have played mvsclf. no mat
tsr whether fully understand the meaning Of
every word or not l have with essed several
london representations OF my roles. and three
IN ths country The ladies had high excellen-
@ss o. their own. you understand. but the
.Na S0lns IN considering is VIII ether tney repro
SSoroa SScaa WIN ndeity my own acting. l am
Som.n .oumu 70 sfJ that Lillian Olcott was the only
S.osei{ ana effectively. OF course" and
~ .nJ ny french trench actress shrugged her shoul-
ousstiou fou paarssd a ner mouth. thus leaving the
vaS a1Snan n.a Oicott was al ambitious amateur.
~ ~ mohoy 10 plenty. She was bound to 70 ON
Ssnt ~ p.n stage. and as star. too. She
sThsot@Uparis sSTShs y Paris in quest Of a play. Sardou's
eaaia. IN tho full tide OF success as the circus
t.m, tus. sofned empress. Miss Olcott at once de-
.ninsd s!n to take Bernhardrs place in an Amer.
Sovntn X. ss.aas .nls drama She paid $4,000 cash
ILL., o. =, ieast ~ bali as much MOI In dupIi-
H. EEIou ~ o. me Paris scenery and COSTUMES,
e. %sistsnt tours OF this country Increased
ior Tb''%dont Tbs dontto 70 an aggregate OF s25.U0O.
ssvsr SNnIs te.lualled the currrnt EXPENSES. Ne
Wnhudnt snh Leeve that she was "A WORTHY
sSS ssSSSsItu.e Y Tor the great French actress,
pared here IN ny Ssw pptil Bernhardt herself ap.
BS,sSa BsvnsSaa i, people understood the fact. which
t,I.an,aa iurther set forth as follows: Miss
Pm .tnsied Stmsnned many of my performances in
serpt sNd t1pyng ;rhg tho part both from the manu-
vSsh sr,in dress rehearsal OF ali the srenes in
srss ssva tHsocora hersef was copc.rnsd Md
ssasa y; 80 did Sardou aud many others.
escn h 1ssouaash sIoad s.6 by her aceqra:e repre-
me- SuS 30 was 80 much like NE az to h. a
iEesysSnning portrait. You say abe lost bar