The sun., 1892-12-18

| ft each other so well In their methods Of work.
and ench is so well piensed with the other
h rs syesayd snd
s5s for Ss st ssT Vim n ans; :;
inalIy. Tho % land Of f Goid." the piay W to open
The children OF the stnCe. or as many OF
them as are In New York and wish to do So
will celebrate Christmas on Sunday evening
next with n stage entertainment at Tony Pas
many Hall. Louisa Lldridee, Mrs. Fernandez.
Committee com e fu Of mannenrs wives and actresses
In preparing Jolly affair.
A rumor yesterday said that ]. NJ. Hill had
resolved to transfer The Fencing Master"
from the Casino to his own theatre. the Stand
ard. being impelled thereto partly by the nn-
pleasantness between him and Rudolph Aron-
son and partly by the example OF the continu-
ance Of John Drew's success aftor Its removal
ascert"ned % m IH that The Standard future is Sei
Keen spa G hs e Masked
there until Jan. X. when three weeks WI, be
%f!%s9 %e Gunters sanfsy psy. G IN which Mr. ana
Mrs. Robert l. Cutting. Jr. will appear After
that Mr. FrHhman VII take b.n Possession 81 ion OF tne
permanently maintained companies: Les
!osls Sportsnan and short t, piece; zee;
Tie tSsstrssi @ year. Year. E EThs Standard WIN thus s
first rate ,assemblage OF comic PLAYERS and a
supply OF comic matter. The vogue OF the
Drew venture has turned tho standard into II
fashionable house: and there seems to be an
| intention to keep itso.
threo Gic spectacular sa plays ~ to tho placing
OF which there had been some soma nnSerfanty; unpv
l'rodigal Daughters" will be performed at the
GrnnI Opera louss % as soon h as nosssib'ei nsn & ner
%s,The and of Gold" viii be tho opener at Mr.
abSf areS SHI Days Ael
Date" viii he produced at Mr. lrenchs Broad,
| costly affairs in scenic way
! Curious developments are to be noted. once
In a while. on the business side OF amuse-
ments. Theatres in which q performance is
given every hour during the afternoon and
evening were established in Boston and provi.
dence II year or two ago. and similar expert
ments have been made in Philadelphia and
Chicago, Our dime museums provide hourly
curiosites are exhibited. and the only enter
tainment is on the stage. Low prices prevail.
os s' ffas Sss
settled that Proctors. in West Twenty-third
street. VIII become an houry theatre on Jahi w
alternate in the short cheap. but lively anu
popular entertainments.
in several European capitals bmt Ia, later they
Barnum 4 Bailey, show about two months in
Square Garden for next spring. as usual. and
therefore will not build on his own account for
opened a circus intended to continue through
ont tho winter. 1t is said to have been pros
A similar enterprise is to be undertaken in
Chicago by ". e. Coup once associated with
circus. tho once famous Ashley S having, stood
ci9sea doors durns two Nor
formerly. and it is not open all the tmc.
Brooklyn will be able to enjoy this week the
dramatic work OF Belasco and De Mile in
Men and Women" interpreted by Charles
Frohman's stock company at the Columbia
Theatre. This drama is full Of strong situa-
tions enforced by strong, players. Among
those wh2 will 9pnenr are Freerick Dc @ Iiellr.
@ MM ts Mo Ssney 9rr bGss FTs
Tyler. Kate denim Wilson. ana several others.
,rhe i9st raradisso and The !e, SopncIGr' rs
Banaase n erT This Vi1 viii be- the rss time Vf Of the m
inrse audiences. Held in slavery. is
described rs nautical melodrn@a a;I a6s1;nnding
| IN putnttlC scenes anu tIlTllllnE cllHhSeS.
which nre ndded To nv roolstir scenic md
Mechanical m' @ % efieets. The play is described as
popular and interesting.
Although nothing remarkable. and little
that was satisfactory. was accomplished in
the lasco Of the Theatre Of Arts and Letters.
several experiments in the auditorium were
novel. No seats were reserved beforehand.
The doors were opened an hour before the
curtain rose. and each visitor was to take his
| choice OF seat that he found unOCcuDi6u.
retaining mum bered coupon that was pinned
ne Psone foliSTsd 10 TINS bn aId
took of rs many coupons as they pleased.
thus providing themselves. with supplies for
U 'ff the luck of ps
who EXPRESSED an opinion a, As to this method
orchestra. although in imitation OF the Thea
tire Franfaise., was Eenorally construed as
sroEes na very sosos s"ismn r re as e sgnal pa
for the lifting of the curtain. had
to put an audience into syInpathetic mood
scene & grnEe S or gay is n an ala to effect
Of Oh a good rule against millinery on women 5
heads was u commendablo innovation. but it
is to be feared that the eTamps can hardly Ee
At the fremont. in Boston, placards in the
lobbies and an announcement in the udver-
their heads. and few feminine auditors have
done 50; 50; but the reform has made little prog
Inc Theatre OF Arts and Letters are by ticR-
ard Harding Davis. who mas dramatiZed one
Of his short stories for the purpose. and Frank
i: stockton. who has been assisted by Gene
". Presbsy to make a stage version OF THE
Squirrel Tree Iun."
The profits Of the Theatre OF Arts n nd Ietters
Are Are boHnd tist TO 1 ne large. nH matter nov small
usually @ means failure In Tie box oics. "Is Iut il
have. written TO ask II THE suns estimate.
which placed the expenses at halfth receipts.
was not inconsiderate. A Sun reporter niado
inquiry yesterday OF a business manager Of 4
theatre. Your writer WAS too kindly IN his
figures" was the reply. The plays Of Thurs
day were produced In very illlbrra manner.
a, number Of parts were given 10 amate urs.
who received no pay. Of the profess
slonals employed. hall were loaned from
stock companies. and. na they were
were content with weeks wages. or less.
from the Dramatic kinlergarten. or whatever
you call it. l read In THE SUNS criticism that
some OF the scenery was not new. Why. every
scrap OF It. was borrowed for the occasion.
suppose tho use OF the theatre cost them about