The sun., 1891-06-18
THEATRES IN A HOT WEEK.
,r yTW oPEy PLAYHOUsEs IRE
DOyyU TOLERARLY WELL.

I-.-. for che Charles Frohmsn stocn
C.,,s,r-Tho Nusical Entertainsents
uo,,cn's only theatre open this week ia: the
c.,rmbus. whore thcro has been q revival oi
v.,s.co.s strong play. MAY Blossom" The
..d,onecs have not boen largo, naturally. but
-. has bcen q cordial attention to the Of.
,.sti,e story. which is acted with fair degree
:, still. Tho closing OF the Columbus, next
o.tunIny night, will leave the east side bare
s,d,.m attic entertain ments until early in Au.
s,.t. Only variety shows will try to get audi
s,,es in tho moan while, and Mt these tho sale oi
,..or on commission by the walters Ia the chief
s..,or that Induces continuance OF the senson.
n n Jncobss Theatre In Third avenue has sue
.rmbed to tho weather. It did not open on
Mouday night, although up to Sunday there
hsd boon preparations for performances oil
this wook. The promised play was the Harvey
molodrama, Woman against Woman" but
vhen Monday afternoon came the bills had
psen removed from tho boards and tho white
doors had closed for tho summer. Not many
parsons were disappointed. but nothing is
known OF the fato Of tho actors Meanwhile.
the Broadway theatres that are still open
make ingenious attempts to look cooler than
they are. although air pumps and electric fans
40 keep the temperature down to nearly the
same that 1t Is In tho street. and audiences are
therefore no wGrmor than the people outside.
iSe new cane bottom chairs that have been
ninced In the orchestra Of the broadway give
!Gns .nsc, it's roa temperature. The most striking
thing about It all is that no manager had ever
though, OF the scheme before. The operas at
late. considering tho weather. The numerous
soulteses which the Leading baseball PLAYERS
txeen the Damon and the Pythlas OF
s .so eonesaed sIdGf IN tho saS s anS From al se
SSuss, Ssuss though S they Claim 70 have come oi
cago lean arrived In town Hopper Invited
them, together with the New iorks, to the
Broadway FREQ on SATURDAY. night the best
several se days In ,adyanoe. Thereupon the
GssE sMmo 10 ca Anson Of tSe ohiesgos
scceptei, but tho New Yorks declined. Next.
lalmers manaEer inspired; II was said, BY
Casino and tho Broadway by inviting. the bnse-
ball reope for Friday might; Tho clubs. with
SIpi lad ihe first @ Sst. The Casino got ieii On.
ilrely Tor tho Chicagos concluded at the last
BBr"adway. Blo. II was a rather ridiculous three.
sided bid for a little froe advertising after all.
ting 'ti thor affairs into shape already for next
shSOH s in ciicaro but vii sooa dc. art for Eng.
extent that it viii look like a new auditorium
piece, as already explained in The suS. to
has gone TO tho Pacific coast with his Lyceum
Dsp Msr 1s sS.'e HsS4s 81 hsh s DO G9xs I
moyne. Charles Walcott. Charles Harbury.
usasS9s Cock hEHsene 2FmCWHd,1 Merriam
ssss sssss csSsas Water Mrs s%ST %ss MIS- %Ssn %SSnss
E Bessie MAY fS9ss9n and
his coun,r! home. RIppowam Farn. Stamford.
K Tss ssS SSsSs asS ssP 10
more than half century. MIR. Palmer's plans
{?r transferring hts stock company from the
siSsn s'i in The Sun ~ ai-eaay. commencenent % nee @
Will be made With an enlarged production of
se,soD.
One Of the most significant achievements OF
Nas to Ssve
81 him. Both are striking and Important iiC:
world. Bison is already well known q THIS
snnnlry cent! as the M author Of the origiEa!s Of Mr.;
snd srprs.a 81 spf DeSree
s ponderous man OF about forty three. His
face is heavy. hut kindly in expression: he has
wears spectacIes. which give him the aspect Of
|l!ss susas IN snoodli f residsnee in psrs and
"apns issES HHS lG Mr. %lsnsons SIs1 % wdoSs airees
~ thus obtain ne his ROYALTIES without the in
s the r.s rf. ID 1875 ss He
!s:sa.a IS %fiee 10 % iR Tor !isrsture and
"Vuatre Cours de tonii.' one act vaudeville.
vas produced. since then he has written u
dozen or more comedies. several operettas;
6y American plnygoers ns the author OF Dr.
gilI" He not yet s3. nm Alsatian By birth.
ppopnlar plays. and isn't present manager OF
Paris theatre 81 repute. Frohman's direct
blow To the American and English " adapters."
who have been getting rich on The proceeds OF
their ingenuity.
Three Of our city theatres will be reopened
n 2 August BY Charles Frohman companies.
PATTON; including Johnstone Bennett. to pre-
sent jane. n Iarci III piece which may repeat
on esr0 he which i Is enoyiug IL Lona
mother London piccc OF fun. TO- be given hero
with with a COMPANY selected for that particular
Wdows w haYG it, od %
ol parts. Those Of Manager trohmRn's plans
which relate to his STOCK company have an
important benrtng upon stage art In this coun-
n.y. be- q, 80 he seems determined to maintain
Ormidnbly the stock system In ono OF his en-
20 prises Tao news that he had made con-
ract with Sardou tho eminent French drama
ist. Tor play to Ee acted primarily In this
NY. WAS telegraph0l from Paris. AS to that.
my SI visi. to ssrdou 'Sss Was to
'Somplet9 tho ARRANGEMENTS for the produc-
ecled ut Proctors about Oct J: not by my
tock company but with n special cast: for
Spich have engaged forbes ltobertson, Miss
'lsie De Wolf. and others. But my intention
lso WAS to enlist Sardou's pen for q play to
uit my stock. and the bargain for that work
sas concluded. He said that the next play he
ne write would NOT receiye Its first pres-
ntation In France ! succeeded In interest
nR him In tho nature OF the llny wantod. l
!!ndertook to explain to him the dramatic qual-
yes N Diplomacy and tho comedy elements
y a scrap If PAPER which won for both such
uong success In this country, He tnterro-
ated ms regarding the personnel OF my COM
J, sny on my submitting to him the photographs
comple,e idea of Men and Women md the
uality and extent Il the work Of each Of the
riists In the cast. also. the line that each OF
hem would be able to play well in 'Diplomacy.
Ia own composition. The result OF the con-
erepce was that ! secured the contract. and |
n Zee to say that this good fortune was
holly due to the fact that Sardou had
osltively resolved that his next play should |
ot be first done In France He referred In |
'urm terms to tho favorable manner In which |