The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-17
NEWS FROM THE THEATRES.
SINGULAR CHANGES MADE IN "JACE
ROYALo FOR POPULARITY.

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the programme. which stifl bore the announce
ment that the drama was the work Of Andrew
c. Wheeler; but the author Of the rewTittsT
piece IL John A. Stevena He had used q
daring blue pencil on "Nym Crinkle;" he had
also used scissors and paste pot, and
the result was an utterly bombastic
improbable. and badly written drama
Wheeler's original story was faulty. but
Stevens's version is far worse. The people
are educated in melodrama nowadays. and
the quality Of John A. Stevenss work has long
been known to them. The new Jack Royal
retains intact the prologue Of the old play.
which. oddly. was the poorest part Of Wheel
er's work. Wheeler's six acts are reduced to
four: the number Of speaking characters 10
cut down. as purely economic move; the
comedy element is changed entirely: the CON-
| versations are now theatric. where they were
| plausible and In good English: and finally.
there is cheap realism In the Stevens play.
Besides all this, Lacy, has ceased to smoke .
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careful and clever young actor ,Sov who nh has
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much as, they did at Seabrooke. and 4 Sea;
the charaeter q GroSpY recently gently played in e
the
asrsla e he Academy since Tuesday 3IEht
SIaie aa Muslin drop. upon wish the shsdoys q
th hs %aases someSodys oarslessnsss. heavy
the, muslin one. j. The auditorium IVA. was
eheir BEST 1 Feet forward. went through
with their picturesque movements. But not
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stage wait. Finally some Impatient gallery
minat ute ot the Whole ssse@biase was eiappine
y Aea4Tkiie On re dsslksn s s ia sI t6e
taxing the noise for approval went throush
about S to Il the tSrd time ier there
no cessation in the hand elappinR. when MANI
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remarks was happily not Photographed: but
there IVES IN
but this time it was for the benefit Of the
audience.
Blind Tom. the negro musical genius. Is not
au ms s Of TOMS msnager It veryfe-
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time Of the Johnstown food he was falsely said
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drums its charge Of cavalry. and it's thunder
Of cannons. -
k!nson's Widows " form a trio OF Very familiar
for city ~ shs
+ Holland, Em1iiS, BsneEsT. Annie %eSd:
otS s" ios@ias Charles fsoh@sns Gcasdlsns
t. bring out ts snioyablss, nonsense OF course
i has Been received with enthgsiasm. Shaun
Rhue" has been put forth Dy Joseph Murphy
for saespS and W9ee q his
out Of place. ii, Broadway: zig Tag" q
!r. wi which was iirss seted az Tony Pss.opss
few seasons ago. II Is now the property Of
Gea Il o1 + %s
In and SsS this
Taneous vaudeville play. Miss Moore Is
this Week s on tie tie stage Of the Peoples It's
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ors. and the wife, Of her manager. E ]. Abra-
ham. The support Is Of fair merit
Harlem.s changes at the h ! theatres a this week
and Little .p9ok" at the Columbus, In
" Little Puck the Frank Daniels troupe have
himself 70 as droli as ever. Bessie hanson is
still sprghtly figure in his ;suppo S, spd ths
new; AZ variety farce goes. this
Any. Robsart" Marie wainwright has been
cordially welcomed by uptown playgoerA
her long engagement at Palmers. Miss Vain
wright had found profitable play In Halliday's
secured by any other actress.
Eugene Tompkns. the Boston Theatres
manager. tells q an encounter with grand
was worsted. Most grand opera STARS are
grants. according 70 the managers views. and
Eugene Montartof is the, tenor Of the Minnie