The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-16
NEWS OF TIE THEATRKS

..ir companies at home. In two cnsos the
..roc,iysness OF starred comedians renders
On. absence OF the favorite players quite bear
.Sls. +. II. Sothern remains at the Lyceum
with Captain Lettarblair." Tho wit and
huror OF this piece are so bright and plenti.
MI that the lack OF anything like dramatic
towcr Is not felt. The Lycoum's audiences
nrs favorable to such a light. deit. and intel.
l..,nal play. The regular company will come
Iosv carly In November. At Pnlmer's the term
a, ak weeks allotted to Tho Masked Ball"
and 1obn Drew Is one.third done. but the pos
, session Of the house will DO retained for a time
,u.rvnri by ChS<lss Frohrnan. IL association
with Al Hayman. Tor the production OF Bron-
.,r Hazards "Aristocracy.' In the mean
tius NJ. Palmer will keep his comnany trav-
.llirr, and will GET a new play ready Tor use
rr,n their return to the city. MI. Palmer says
tina, he il no. 10 take tho management
OF a Boston theatre to be un''t ior
linn hy ex.Gov. AmeS. and that ne
has no intention OF retiring permanently
f,un New York. lie has turned his theatre
over to rrohman aud ilaYmnr Tor The MASK.
Ell Ball" and "AristGS,a%Y" :, 'fF SSIin h tme
IL" has not given IN tho i,o'~H l2t teIv; INC
Fortunate comedian, a: Vu!neEo M" .ns ~.
c'in. Drew nnd Ho;hnSa, "'t ra mHV =. n mrims
;Wyorit" with III" igi, So. ana tn!s W snnwn ~
the full aud .nr..l' irn!"u'o nsa.lnno au,i.
enccs. it isAi,ea Az ihrt N '.,ncc.ion WIN
thes, in.,aurrs ,i n,r1 wnr-i..p.that the actors
arc very manly te..owsla 'h'i! stage n.7nmp-
tiNna. They are similarly te,oid ~ !nndyism.
sN1tt,tinn. and al mamnnr " mock heroism.
Ia,h Mas Irr9 hy.p.L into tib.ic esteem by
sn honest, %~inrsfe "li,d'a,!hs n1lsiu1aiity
h." h." -iorl s.r,".s',4y IN ~v.aceo u great genius.
ine o,ly IT, 'hea'rs 9.?Iri.I ~ Its 9wn
ZION il ,,un,.nItrd. with Ada liehan as the
iirCSnlt.snmr h'oi-irl. aal James Lewis as Tho
e etS,x ' a'm G",o = y%ti;llar.yi'nig in Philadelphia. Xii.
Ing time Irpslnruu,!y e:ouEh un..l It can get
into the rev Empire.
Perhaps lct,.e Collins should he classed
among the musical things now on our stage.
since her singing OF "Ta.ra-ra.B oom-de.ay"
f. the chief constituent In her whimsical sue
cess. and the violent dancing Is an nccompani-
mcnt. Miss Collins is not elevnting the aver
age Of thoatrica!s. nor IL she lowering It. for
hoi eNtra.aGant performance Is clean: She Is
TO r"main tw" weeks longer at the standard.
4! p,nting between tho second md third acts
oi Jane. That merry farce is In its third
nett renains the dets impersonater Of the tidy
servant turned mistress. hut there are several
other characters in tho rtece auite as Wei
treated 10y the actors to whom they are MS
signed. Long practice has made the company
expert together, an! Jane" a. they give
work. Music. in the form Of eomic opera. is
C. have some novelty this week. The cast Of
f~uritanla. nj the RUN Avenue, Is improved
rate singer and low ome ed AN, in tho rb.e Of
the W,tch-tg'ter Genera. Pauline Hall has
a. the gallant and adventurous young Fart Of
1'"raia"is. and hcr rnvironment OF persons.
fSS,n psrid %nn sSs'S or + fn St taS lest sn 6 st 81! q,
SEsra Teq;s: ,Essip iiSo5, VA Be fsnrs:
which rendered the opera highly acceptable
at the STANDARD last season. and again ut the
changes in the company. and none at ali in
At ~ Broaaway., a, r%ovivai. Of sidney
1siSe be elected by DeWoff Hopper era ana ihhfi III as
s~ociates. This trayesty of Frank H. stock
of it. for it was used only . fey weeks in town
several years ago. 1t is recalled as a deeply
h and 1rpad ID VI, hpIm a';tSds f@r II. 4. s, Nv; Ing to Mr. r.
the now cast Jefferson De Angels will reap
pear in the same, role of n mediTval Grecian
production. Anna o'KeeTe and Marie Willard
will alternate in the role Of the heroine. and
to conseniai tasks. Della ip" FIX :, Viii have the
rart taken before, by Mathilde Cotrelly. and
There will be novelty. at least. In seeing this
friSky impersonatoro Of young masculine char
atter dressed Tor once III skirts.
Two places Of delight for lovers of unques-
tionably legitimate dramatic art are the Star
ami the Garden. where Joseph Jefferson and
Jlci'uh -houItShb w IeSpcCiiNcl1s LII Il
Rip Van Winkle' and King Henry VIII"
The audiences have been alike in an aspect OF
intellectually. as contrastod with the distinct
tnshionablencss seen. Just now at Palmer's.
the Lyceum. and DAYS. Mr.. Jefferson is a
dians. but he is not lett lonesome BY those
Of his earlier admirers still alive. and at
ihs RI sam n most ssm .ma TIM i KGlHi%se acted eSG Mish e il%a
sImmate art. The Star will b" devoted to IL
worthy use after Mr.. Jefrerson,s departure:
comedy. " Diplomacy in an excellent man.
Rrr. Judging Ly the actors she has engaged:
Will" affords The rare opportunity to see a
performance of q Shakespegrean play. seldom
Isrrescnt,d on the stage; Readers 81 Shake a.;
this accomplished actress Is there in the role
OF hdHdrinc Ut dragon.
Tho west side theatres. from Fourteenth
street to Harlem. are provided with familiar.
but attractive. bills for the ensuing week. At
Proctors there will be a continuance of Henry
Guy Cartoons Yc Earle Trouble" the revo-
l~utionary play. in which New York city life and
events Of that period are treated in all inter-
estinG manner, The players are 2 notably Of
nearly, overy. respect praiseworthy: At, the
Fourteenth street the term Of "A Fair Rebel"
foah" has been put aside Tor a TING. "A Fair
A''" JUS w VI lAOilt 10 NV u ny Urst u
that ' rsrsTi SseiH.r NV! Across o. 's the rot"mas." I
lea, intr3dae;ng naval characters and ia.
MT. STnalron;I and this WIN be At
lard at N, heal OF the company. The
Harlan .0pera House will offer, comic
hostonian.. several, changes in west side
th"at. cs are to he made at the end OF the pres
en' season. but. not one Of them vii! result
f:Vni any lack o! prosperity. for some Of these
houses have proved exceedingly profitable en-
tsrp1's;S. When Oscar Hammerstein h,uiltth the
GI"r4 House in Harlem. it was generally pro-
acIcted that he would lose much money before
the %i",ttcnts OF that quarter could lie made
haoitia. visitors at his theatre. This prophecy
I9l4o true, and during the frst season Mr..
Ha4.mecstoin added n considerable sum to
MM4t Which! he had invested in the real, estate.
i%Hrnt!'e tide set his way. and now the Hnr-
lem OIeta House Inns large audiences whom
.rer IN periormnnces deserve them. and gem
eia!y they do. because the best OF travelling
eonpanies 80 there. There will be no altera-
uih 81 qo,iiy there. or at the Fourteenth street.
.Gnr' and where selections from current on;
t~e.la1nment~. with once in a while an original
ifoductlon. will be made as hitherto. Proc.