The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
NEWS OF THE THEATREs


tomorrow night tho Fourteenth Street Thea-
tire Of M Rosenduest will throw back its
doors for another term Of prosperity. Soth-
ern's yearly work on the Lyceum Stage Is gen,
orally important and always interesting. His
plays are artisticnlly staged. his players are
thoroughly competent. and his own per-
formanes Is finished. careful. and admira-
Bile. Last year. at special matinee.
no tested a comedy thon called "Lottar-
blair" the work OF Marguerite Merington OF
this city. Tho result was such as to satisfy
his manager. Daniel Frohman. that tho play
could bo safely added to the young com edians
repertory: and so II will be regularly acted on
Tuesday night for the first time. The title has
boon changed to Capt. Lettarblair" In the
supporting company there will appear Vir-
sinia Harmed. Jenny Dunbar. Kate Pattison.
Norton Selten. Tully Marshall. O. A. Smiley.
and Rowland Blackstone. all OF whom have
been in Sothern's forces several seasons, The
only lew actor in the cast will be c. T. Flockton.
and he Ia by no means stranger here. The
Lyceums stock company will reappear for tho
regular season on Nov. IA. In q new drama The
Fourteenth Streets inaugural play will havo
the advantage Of novelty. 1t Is a mclodra-
matte and spectacular piece called Tho White
Squadron" by Jamos W. Harkins. Jr.. who has
also written " The Midnight Alarm" and sev-
ernl other similarly sensational affairs. This
n6We. Work IL 10 nuV6 q vOEy 6laDOrat0 ana
costly staging. II all tho managerial promises
arc realized. Young. Reid. and schaoffer have
painted many sets OF scenery: there will be
copies Of our white squadron under sail and
steam: roul negroes. real animals. and other
realities will be availed OF in OF the scenes;
the representative music OF several countries
will be heard. and altogether the outlook Is
for a very SNOWY production. Tho recent Con-
Rress OF Nations in Rio Janeiro to protest
against tho briganlage tolerated in Brazil
forms tho basis OF the plot. which uniolds ro-
mantle love interest Tho Grand Plaza. In
Rio. q plllnged monastery In the interior OF
South America. and the harbor In Rio are
among tho PRINCIPAL canvnses. The list Of
actors names Robert c. Htliard. Henry Lee.
Elmer f. Grandin. William Harcourt, Oscar
Eagle. Antoine Butler. Graham Henderson.
Alice Fischer, Mrs. Louisa EldridGe. and Nellie
Yale Nelson.
Three comic operas constitute the towns
Offering Of light music this week. One OF
them. Wang" will be newly aired on the
stage OF the Broadway tomorrow night. and
1t will be regarded with interest, because it
starts the fresh season at that popular and
fortunate playhouse. 1t Is fair to presume
that the libretto has been touched un since
last season. and 1t is certain that tho scenery
h has,. been tTreshsned and the wardrobe replen-
mont any way Its a music s0i ia asreenbe its
humnr is generally inotrensive and the per
Fo1 oS SIX and ee kion. are ex
pert in their TsrS Is promise The.
Which BE- as AN AMI s nel
dent in the revival. Late, on The Lady or
the Broadway during tho summer. A now
chinery for heating aud lighting purposes
New cane 6ottoned chairs nave boon placed
s sssa naIs s IS ns
production, about Jan. l. OF NINETY Days
has ussS w nsns ey y %" gsar, for for
scented at Ni6lo's. but it was shelved again
il Eighty DAYS" as it depicts a nasty journey
hss YsH dsys
Haxed Ahoarn Is sis esn
sossteMa as an asPtsfr With Mr , "!kn Fin
cesses, his only. Wholly orisinnl work thus lar
Frohman and r. Henry French would appear
ssTS ss oa ns u s9rs
tlons are not often worth swing. but in this
oaay the Of Y so5 the does ssr fa s
raised Tho continued light oner;a, success in
Tn d II its N1 t"rm
aiH ns y @ E0y wo a'? Ths e ACES
ngss 81 Camille 1f} saf have
pew lie to Audsan's opera DX ; has orig
sent the seven Ages 81 bancinx and in its
forms Of terpschorean nrt. Ho is an accom-;
plished dancer; and this novelty will be look ed
with ss A. sns GfsnS
not without importance. ~ The opera has only
81 tHs run T Ss b o.
opening Of tho now vaudeville Hntertulnm ents,
sS TSa % &c a
buck Of thy nuditorium VII o6 be mTde very
Verified into u winter garden. after the style oil
the roof garden.
The Booth consecutive performance OF A
Trip to Chinatown" is In sight at Hoyts Madi.
son Square. The date is Aug. 20. and there
will be souvenir in the shape OF q solid-silvel
calendar, q companion piece 70 the silver
T haS svfR Il. wh hs1h
Hogt has sent down two or three new verse,
"st ats i ppe,ty ait little FatPies Who hsJ
Der cr.d old DsMf f %ko hs. SsaR s
STRsha n T a 81 last tic
Squaro's auditorium was kept at o pleasant
Temperature. Hoyts farce has An open torn
before It. and SO long rs the public endorses
1t it will remain on view.
"Sinbad" will celebrate its nftieth perform.
ancs at the Garden Theatre on Wednesday
night next The management will attempt tc
offer no further souvenir OF the event than the
momory OF a pleasant evenings entertain.
msnt The best evidence Of the favor with
which tho general public has received the
SxlravaYanzu IL that within the, past week ar;
fengements have been MADE to extend
limit Of its term. to Oct. ~. The business
has been we'll sustained through the
evidences of the plays popularity. SO thai
both Mr.. Henderson and Mr. French feel
advent .oi favorable weather, Tho brief i'll;
ness 81 Louise Montague and Elsie Chapuy al
undsrstldies opportunities In THO leading
TS s tho ns the o. s
strength Of the cast. Miss Montague was re-