The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-06
NEWS or THE rHEArREs

Thorc are few signs Of the Lenten season in
the current theatrical offerings. Tho now
wook possesses all tho features OF the busiest
rcriod Of tho dramatic term. for 1t has new
plays, distin auishcd players. and excellent
rovivals TO attract and interest tho public. To-
much is expected. %lll mako Us 6Tst appear.
Kind 70 tem THsre Wi R'S Se
and probsbly natablS at the piayhouses a'' 6s
viii Be tested Tor its quality at the same san time
coming forward In play unfamiliar to New
The Augustus Pitou company was organ
lied by tho old actor and manager whose
name It bears, and who planned that hi,
troupe should become fixture iu city tho
atre. This arrangement was not fulfilled 10
s ahouSh tho s hss not f Sss s
cities. prodncnG new plays in uncommon I,ro-
to aoM make * bow
hhst Un9n square AsdS from the
@ Dae,s IN stage s 'f3 %mSns "Iss xs
%sliy q tho s' ESssum xasliSs SUM-
actross Of tho stately old school: ", II. 'Thomp-
sHam. jane SITUATE. George Backas VIVA Groy
George, ". Leslie; and others For the open
Vii on % sss SS Sfsss nss
by L3rimer son "f ill., Il
UnPS stoddSr dnH IS an actor tnrncd
playwright. and this is tho first Now York test
Sro rs % Snd b.o fs IN Tho
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Proctor's Twenty.thtrd Street Theatre will
b. closed tomorrow night for n final re-
hearsal of THE English Ross" In this ro-
mantle English mclodrama. by Sims and
Buchanan. a company organized by Proctor
Turner will on Tuesday T, u niTht, make its
nrstt acted in England several Years ago. and
later ran for flve weeks ut tho Boston Museum.
the leading heroic rolls. With John Gieninnins
as ponitent murderer. and Mervyn Dallas.
bns HsrrS hsWR Fot psss anus
Nellie Lingard In lesser characters. A largo
Sr Of snS s u THek IL es the
son Of Dion Boucieault and Agnes Robert
son. He is m ambitious and nervous young
port Of Stuart Robson. Leaving that comedian
sIddeply ne begHn to arranEe ga starring tour
There 10 IN official promise that the engage
mont Of the Kendals at Palmer will be a fare
well to New York Most playgoers. grown
incredulous through the insincerity of other
I sdsssaf tss orfS
's,rsnuo9sly, 50 that no nobody will be amazed
sHs p hence any rate ehey
% not i in ss S this dr.
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to their order. and In accordance with critical
s an End On %sfn II tie
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Wilt ville !s'''' 70 'Af''''n WI 'af'f "a oaf'ef'
Two Of tho stock companies which New
York is proud Of Quilted town last night, and
It'll oongratulatory fact that they take along
for use two American dramas 80 excellent as to
quite refute the charge that We have no play
wrights equal to the best of the foreign
writer's for the stage. A. NJ Palmer's players
crossed the river to Brooklyn to present
Augustus Thomss's -, " Alabama" in the new Co
~seR to W fssusn In tTo
Psartne H. Th9mas Hs SIaTasizstion ?f Hop
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M|l|s: Men ; sad Women y! a' +. 5ahs5s; and my
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home. Neither Frohman nor Palmer Is likely
pose. but each professes with seeming sin
cerity. to prefer plays American in scenes and
characters.
The two stock companies left to us. Days
and tn Q Lyoeum. will mot change their plays
until two weeks hence. Squire Kate" is
Wit hf R
Of it, first two acts. and the others have been
sIeR q 6sns fPSS:
T asbGyry
lated from the French and Xmericanized to
s9nsderS6ifH, , extent; Adugnstin DAYS come
':s Love WSose ssi
will be the Robin Hood play by Tennyson.
Broadway retains three faroes devoid Of va
riety show features. and Astounding in brisk.
clean. clear comicality. "Gloriana" Is a veri-
table triumph Of broad humor Mt Herrmann's.
where it will remain probably until June. in
stead OF stopping at tho time first fixed upon.
Il is pseGSeded BY I.lF IRE LIE Maitrs with
phreys now playing the old servant. Hum
phreys Is ! Versatile and excellent comedian:
it. 1 sSs ts tho s ss ana d
sSsSsd 3 al as ta % Fl rss
spirit By the eenersiiy clever Lederer com
PaARy e. t6s Rliop. where its preface still is
Only two examples OF tho outright, une1uivo-
cal variety farce are to be with us this week.
tuxedo" will hold the New Parks stage for
tho second time this season. with Thatcher.
Marble. Shepard. Frilmsn., Ida Fitzhugh. and
There is no longer doubt as to the public ac-
ceptance Of tho wedding OF mlnstrelsy and
farce. Tuxedo" which was clearly an ex.
been very successful out Of town. and the pros
pects arc that entertainments Of this character
Of Tuxedo" Will, not DO very long, Charles 4.
Ellis, In "Caspar." will appear at the Park be-
week is Eight Bells" which combines pnnto
mime with musical vaudeville. and is clever in
both respects Downtown audiences have
not hesltated to applaud this merry show. with
its clever Byrne brothers as acrobatlc actors
and its company OF actors and singers. This is
its FIRST Harlem engagement
OF dialect comedians tho week brings J. K
Emmett In 0erman.English and Gus Heege in