The sun., 1891-08-02
vrva OF THE FHEArREa

VIEWS OF The FHEATREA
...v,hestrlcsl season starts with this week.
-. commencement Ia earlier By fortnight
~, has bsen the rule in late years. but that
~. ha regarded rs q sign that there are many
s.,turss 10 be tested. and that there Is conf
80 IN ;hem on the part OF their projectors.
sul, Was certainly dull In rare degree. Au.
~, vlll bs as conspicuous In the opposite d.
.,,o,. Tomorrow night tho campaign will
r.,nsuaurntsd. and tho doors OF three first
3. ,heatres will open for important produc.
ions
probstly Il will be safe to consider the Mad
-. souare's reopening tho event Of chief nots.
s.ssuse thero arc several uncommon features
sssnsoted with It. The play. an English COM
~, called Jane" Is quito new 10 US: the COM
~, has been organized Tor elaborate work In
.ollts comicality; the principal actress has Tor
sL.v time attracted expert and public atten-
~, 10 what may be called her possibilities.
~ nnall,. the production will be memorable
:. tbe last ono at this theatre under tho A.
= palmer management. Jane" however. 10
"a directly venture put forward hy Charles
feSmdn. and 4 Is the flrst OF his many mo enter; r;
" rons ers adapted it from . success IN Paris: 4
a lSns sIs su.rs.i~sd s Hn is likely value in America
IA having purchased It for this country. he
9anized company & 70 devsop as. s 'rGIiefy WiIi ~
vatched with much interest. now that this
rSersiiy captivating young actress has come come
Hxnj p1 siso 30 some concern in the performance
~ Paul Arthur. light comedian. who has
Stayed many par,s exceedingly veil Ire
:5tn m.s sSamnm.rviIie, IN n RcSsrt eo,sen. snd
faibsr,ne Grey are also In the cast Janee"
M dsu ns s..ss MsfSn rSn ssonsh asassTih pSsa
@r II It duplicates In any degree its London
ssoossA
Tho old. familiar and historic Fourteenth
Street, freshensd with bright new frescoing.
ens mirrors, polished braesss. and judicious
sanches hers and there OF gliding. opens Its
doors tomorrow evening for tho regular sea-
an with Henry P. Mawson's military play. "A
Pair Rebel" Lavish scenery. military Co.'S
tunes and equipments are rromised. Fair
hSs s,y yh ar a.t s sss Decsm
bsr. a rear ago. at a trial mantinae. and i has
Since been seen In all the large citiea II Ia a
eonShly va a military story. One Of the impcrtent
Siectsis . revolving scene representing the IN.
terror and exterior S sS{ prison. srs s n.% Tne
is fs to 20 e e., ~ bs,oDs ssSs
inoru @"f from lis ASSOCIATION with Msntell is the
hero: Something Ike iixtY people al told
will be used In tho play. foRl morse. noWNAers:
Sfere drummers. and Rnnpowder arc exrected
10 rouse the auditors enthusiasm. and al this
10 booked for months tenure at the Four
tssnth Street
The Bijou's first Offering OF its new season
- isrcical entertainment called "A High
Roller" Ithas been prepared for most dill
gsntly and deliberately. and with strenuous
assurances on the part Of It's promoters that It
viii b q departure from the worn neld Of
variety farce. It will BE- greeted with warmth.
n Il fulfls all tho promises made in advance Of
~ coming. A smooth performance at the b.
ioa 10 likely. because the piece has been placed
Roller" will introduce Barney FaRan as light
comedian. Pagan II rscognizsd ss perhaps
tho foremost devissr Of picturesque. stage
1snsars viii hardly !. @ % tssn ban
% ssji 1:'e :a: n
stead Of tie unwieldy bodies Of men In the. OK
seHtlon q new and pretty dsne:s. misehes.
Thss a. .S:r. b: .%s snd =
:s % :ns :s ass 'M % tS
HEss 3: hs: II II Il: s:1:ss a:s
sssbrsstcs s : seors. more than ! dozen come.
f.nS: s4d : |a{ge dsnStnG cCFpst John and
bourne. tsvsrdes dilbsrt and .zublin are In
tnis cat The Bi;op,c 9udit3rium ha. been
IN ), MI: n; f. Il:
run.
Lubimoa the Russian acton has for some
time bssn modssty working his way In the
InRlish provineeA Manager Mark Nelford
gave Lubimon aa engagement. but cut this
short with . post card. on which hs described
the Russian actors acting ~ shocking. either
dsssnedly OF from tneapaeity." Lubimon
sS.ls:s Ss q sS's % sors @ 80 % 10 inssrSo'ed Is
kslioitors 70 commences. an, action for libel.
' N NhsF no. d:y ds.nes sn;
fiSS dsmssss: % The judge re@srEins M % that "e de
sbopt aH
The case 10 interesting. As illustrating an Eng
!ish managerial method Of advertising dis
How many American stars own Nance Old
asld." any way7 Rose CoRhlan played 1t last
season. and she was the first to use Charles
6sade's story In . stage form In this country.
Ellen Terry made success as Nance In Lon
don little while after. Now it 10 told that
Margaret Mather has purchased from Nj So
this country. Meanwhile. as fewer persons
have heard. Nat Goodwin has Rone through
tho form OF buying Nance Oldneld" from
Henry Irving. and will cast pretty Mabel Am
oor Tor OLutfe!d. AT least two OF these investors
nave made bad bargain. II. indeed. they haya
paid for anything. Reade's old story is public
property here. and there are doubtless half
dozen various dramatizations Of 1t to
p had for the asking. There is. In
Ills his version that Miss CoHhlsn is using;
put that actress rdicules the assertion as gay
md as airily as she, did the earlier claim
mat she had utilized A Nights Frolio" for
othy.' she says" Is as honestly puroined from
etSrmaa basis a. A. Nights Frolic' WAS and
- IHE Sun explained in each case. But our
author. Leopold Jordan. has derarted entirely
rom tie German translation. and mas written
Almost an original play. Sufficient. though.
Of the original remains to At least
credit the German. dramstiet with the
!oundatton Of tho play. and l haven't OBJ
!scted to that from the start. In my version
ne scene is transferred to England. and deals
viii the tri ials Of o dashing English womAn-R
perfect !.ddu Gay SDanke1'-who is on short
slsit to a friends house in London. The compli-
cations she gets into form the plot. Then there
n, 6arIister will his FIRST case. Lieute n.
Snt o! the Enniskillen Dragons, an orderly
.,m Iom the same regiment the wife OF the NJ. r
Hofe.aid. tho Earl's daughter, and q French
al Iali who Is stage struck. am really Going to
Nus Q no se man fashion In ono OF the scenes
Tue masIuerading episode OF tho comedy