The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20
x,ws or THE 7HEATREs


- ia return to its permanent homo. the new
rs,,,rc. and that OF A. VI. Palmer after being
- two weeks. will come back to give US
80 Nv; mol Carter Of Gainesville" on Tuesday
ia, The companies OF Daniel Frohmnn
wi ,mgnstiu DAILY are employed alike in one
.S,o,t-,hey are acting in plays that possess
hordly n trac, Of dramatic quality. Merry
Ga,h,m." AT the Lyceum. and The Forest
~ - NJ DAYS. provo that theatric device. II
s,h.r conditions DO favorable, may be spared
sror nm entertainment appealing successfully
., discrim inmate. congonial. ana intellectual
:rasn,nt The Blum-Toche piece at the
;rooup, IA merely a cnricature OF fashionable
.n,ie.v, misrcpres eating the truth through ex.
..,orotion. yet possessing throughout an
.s,,dancs OF material for satire. Its almost
u,nr lack Of story, and largely OF dramatic form.
Iisrl.,scs some who SEQ 1t. just as the same
s,.,i,ut,,n OF theatrical interest spoils Tenny-
80 NAV for many at Days: but when nine
..a, ivrcum players are put into scenes Of
"noa hnmor well dressed and we'll hammered.
tnov nre bound to delight Il great majority Of
rsitors at that thoatro Nothing more plons-
ine TO thu eye than the farnndole at the climax
n., M%,.s an T' tho whito.eowned ladies' lin.
EsIh,in. w tho play while they ,dance figure OF
ths german. has Doen placed before our public
"iet nniisprint Of for an made THE Sun say
that he forestcrs. as given at Days. was
ts mi, d. Gdsnisnt was that the Tennyson work
vas no, an a 'centnDlo acted play The dit.
yds the S sft Aas # , BRays IS is a rst
iMa s,ia ia and John Drew as Robin Hood it is un:
auacy brilliant KY the care and skill 81
III III III" rainstaking ability OF the management
do not innScot Tcnnyson's composition tol.
cradle Hay for stage use. However. the many
Sy,tinr Tint probably n goudly proportion OF
the Ss audiences 70 away satisfied with the en-.
tertanmcnt which they have enjoyed. Nothing
N, :'s lines Is G III BY seen Ada ehan 'se TIE
vision d fairies Lavish expenditure Of money
s9The ef fSTestsrs to an extreme Of Getoria en-
ricn!n"nt. 1.-THE language OF tho piece falls OF
Gs s fault Ses nes Ia Viii
,r' IN ,ui s M charactorisston and in all the
essentials q the n A. e
are are impossible Of dramatic, delivery, and that
Is why the moderation Of John Drew's method
the more broadly delineatve Miss Rehan SUI:
iers much more palpably from the lack OF
theatro matter
AMouday night novelty will be folly show
Of the prevalent order. "Ths Grab Bag" in
which tho fun will be chiefly furnished by
William A. Mestayer and his wife. Theresa
Vaughn The piece Is from tho pen Of Mes
layer, who is no novice as maker Of farcee.
The theme is the prohibition cause. which. Of
course payadsd BROADLY Me eS4S. pr o.
IN. far Of Yeti End SO he hS ssn hardy b SeS S:
s ss Vaughn INV will bling fof2srd an aS
miribls singer and charming actress.
In the, company are Frank David. q good low
comedian. and a recent star: Jennie Eddy.
In I9uIs vocalist S q note On April msio-
fa aM viii b. acted at the Park for the rst
time in America. II is the property Of Edwin
J. Thorne. who will appear IN the chief role.
Charles Il. Thorne. Jr.. and OF late years has
been an absentee from the Now York stage.
There Is assurance Of lively entertainment
at tho Bjou tomorrow night and for month
following. Nellio McHenry will be tho pro-
vider Of 1t, and it will he found in "A Night at
tho Circus" The piece Is a musical farce
with some elements Of burlesque and some
features OF the circus ring The first scene re-
and the third the dressing tents of q small cir
Sb apEh GTstan R D. Wh9
Sroc and n .ress
Of the current type. His dialogues are usually
clever. and in the portrayal Of odd characters
been removed to admit Of the erection Of the
circus canvass. which is to BIO shown In q
sHHg ss 0n Ths Ssn be-
John Mebster lively Ben Lodge. J. H. Brad
bnry W ', IL Mask and dozen othsrs not to
McFlenry rides in the arena scene.
The pair OF comic operas current on Broad
way The Lion Tanner" and Uncle Celes-
in"-seem to prosper. as they deserve On
Tuesday evening. April 4. the Tooth perform
ance OF The Lion Tanner" will be given at
the Broadway. During that entire week
souvenirs will be distributed to the young
people who my attend Francis Wilson'S merry
Tie lensth Of " Uncle Cslestin's term at the
yet star III thu sot tRa
as Sna il the pictorial
quite sarpasses the original thing a at least IN
employed in this outiandish movoment OBJ.
serve the same forms in the dance: but they
ere an pretty. supple. and earnest and no
william h Crane and his admirable COM
pany are busy. The rehearsals OF Paul NJ.
Potters new American comedy. " The Amer
lean Minister" are In progress every morn
Ing and the Crane troupe seem likely to
Svs smooth performance on April4. the date
iEation. Meanwhile. For Money. the
nreene. Thomas farce. has only fortnight
longer to run. Those playGoers who have not
yet seen Cranes breezy performance Of the
aeo.2nei and the Co,anodore should heed these
ahal nights OF For Money"
Herrmann's has found victory In tho Eng
nSh farce. "Gloriana-" which continues to fill
thls handsome and comfortable little play
mouse night after night Tho fftieth per-
lormance will occur week from next We'd
nesday when crystal paper weights will DO
presented, Frederic Lemaitre" will be con-
anuea as the curtain raiser until next Wednes-
u ,ny nlgnt when q one act comedy. "Chums."
Mn lie performed 1t seems fair In recording
ane success OF this particular Charles Frohman
Soppanyat Herrmunn's to noto that the house
Eas become one Of the well recognized theatres
~ broadway. Its history presents q series Of
oisasters unbroken until Herrmann-who Is
s r III management as in legerdemain-
49, 70 thc house now career. which has been
Sn1irely honorable. and Of late profitable At
TTffJc'or ;. Tho English Rose" continues
t tis ihtlndrama, which is orthodox in all Its
ups anu N al its text, still has the virtue Of
ssWWI1i.ghtlorWard and brisk action. Wcst-side
ccSSuienees have taken worry kindly to 1t, and the
Sa are that 1t will hold its present place
sn mu warm weather. The curtain now ascends
iHs we llrst net nunctually at q: o'clock. and
so s neriormanes ends before H. indicating
making making an improvement "Tarranasue. tho
success as marked as that OF any OF tho other
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