The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17
NEWS OF THE THEATRES.

o, .,n from French material 1t is called
LIT. .' Kate" Robert Buchanan has made
s, and # will be acted at the Lyceum to-
- NIGHT for the first time on any stage.
ns.hsnap. who is generally frank In revealing
Az, sources OF his inspiration. confesses that
.s,nre Kate" is founded upon La Fer
,,isre by Armand DArtois and Henri Pagat
r. which we may add that La Fermiere " was
"a orst in the fall Of 1880. at the Paris Am
siru whose audiences prefer meiodrama
IN rIen,y Of hoodshed to any other kind Of
s,ra,sion ia Frrmiare." however. was a
.,,rr Of rustic life with merely a sug
"ss,ion of murder-a trlhing poisoning
...--,nd AS the play was too quiet for the
I.,h;ou taste it did not last very long. Blu
...nar anusars to have recons tructed the play
s.d,raIlv. for his cast is not so long as the
r.oncb one. and lie has. moreover. transferred
49, scencs to rural England. Georgia Cayvan
III, Ma the title character. and the cast also
Eye sh RniSe H e R NssSy T Y 4
Shariss Had6ury. and Mrs. walcot. In the
hr s.s q, r npSyvnca French life VIVID hail
. urn " and several other scenic rcalisms
Doubtless these will BIO properly presented at
the Lyceum.
Alabama" will be acted for the last time at
p,,mers on Tuesday night. The revival Of
lin the Penman." on Wednesday. will be OF
interest II not Of newness Charles L. YounG's
strons play when first performed here was
ma of the best successes recorded in New
YORK thestricals. The cast will be nearly the
ariuinsl assignment Of characters, save that
Charles l. Hs Sy y ydan Be s shs Se %rs BSets
and Maurice Barrymore Will appear. to the de-
their % fsmsr win test s sydns9
Gr,nsv's drama The Broken Seal" the
t Srune 81 which Is the conviction, OF an limo.
s snI ns@ II from the french the cast Mrs.
k r Bowers and Julia Arthur will make their
arst appearance as members OF the Palmer
company
The permanent companies. other than tho
Lyceum's and Palmer's, will 20 through the
week In their familiar employments. Tho
Lost Paradise" to be in fashion. is nearing
another souvenir night On Feb 2 1t will be
acted at Proctor's Twenty third Street for tho
ono hundredth time There will be gift to
commemorate the substantial success Of tho
Charles Frohman stock company In tho
da-De Mile drama Sydney Armstrong Is
again regularly in the cast Of The Lost Para
disc" her health having improved Of late. At
DAYS. The Cabinet Minister" the new Pinero
farce will last several weeks. Rehearsals will
usss sfst R5 Sas ~
x ST eas gfy 6e snas
duced and then Tennyson's work will be
e issssS' + fhs Il Isss. q tie EoFsnx
r pssSsmanss 8! ar
iuInsss in Braham's new batch of songs.
The we'll. esta blishsd fun that will hold over
1t several theatres Il we'll tried and abundant
For the aftieth performance Of Tho Junior
Partner at Herrmanns. on next Tuesday
night . souvenirs bright porcelain plaque
with handsome and appropriate engraving
= b be presented to every auditor. The merry
comedy will have new actor In the cast to-
morrow night. when Charles B. Welles will
succeed the young Enslishman. Vincent
stsrnroyd. a. Arthur. Still another souvenir
toSHs yhisA yill Isssh its Tooth Rsffo55PgsnSss
sas1 r hon! home an slsSorsss Chinese fan. Hoyts
Si .s ss sn sRaB s a ssh psr SG5 s sas
NIhs BUou THE City DIRECTOR" win have a
th psrtSrp%anSe TEetty soon; but ms, Manager e
or .sndsnee nv VII BE- n tie nature 81 Dovs
re- on B Ii; ssass Han Rs
mont ranf q the fun makers. With the fair and
INTO extra oonsplouousness.
The law against tho employment Of children
- sectors u under hotdtsousslon. The Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children has
compelled the withdrawal Of juvenile dancers
altogether from the city stage. This course is
commended By the moro conscientious theat-
Hioal managers. for tho sight Of little girls he-
uring In ballots 10 pitiful to them. as it Is to
most non-professionsl observers In several
productions this season girls Of 10 to - years
Of age have appeared in the pink tights. brief
Ssuze. painted faces and fixed smiles SO
characteristic Of the adult ballet. Tiny chill:
Aren. scarcely more than todders. in some of
srs These exhibitions are not only
apen &. yoSu Of asr bas
But should there DO a prohibition Of chiidren
seenyf TRs estns !n law posvss
iorbids all manner Of acting on the theatrical
gage by persons under sixteen. Commodore
%s fSs rsht C
complain and prosecute belongs to every per-
sven Ia rom Uncie To9s se CABIN. seSerai
are he' bst se sspee If h
onSe favor such an amendment AS will permit
children to assume speaking parts in decorous
dancers Or acrobsts. Under these circun n.
stances. there will be various division o! in
Au0nco az Albany
Buatier Dc Kolta is to produce tho illusion.
L. Oocon." at the Eden Nus6s The ma
stoisn says that he will have the assistance OF
snumber Of young. comely. and shapely wo-
men In tsbleaux. This series Of live stage pic
lures will tend to show the culture and manu-.
iacture Of silk. the groupings and costumes
being appropriate aud artistic. During the
progress Of the exhibition De Kolta will trans.
iorm COCOON into q beautiful woman. The
e1Ar will be ambitious. requiring nearly an
nour IN Its performance. The illusion has had
vogue IN Paris and In London. and it has been
zen IN this country, though on a much less
$1tensive scale than that contemplated at the
Musee The Hungarian band remains. and
mizard pc kolta is never at q loss for enter
Three musical plays are running along
smoothly At the Standard the auaintest and
most picturesque entertainment Of the season
sVlsiblsi In Miss Helyett." which. in its new
career, has been greeted with increased favor
suggesting that 1t will easily remain until late
next month. Marie Cahill. the dancer. who
became disabled last week. will reappear TO-
borrow night Louise Leslie Carter con
unues to embody the peculiarities o
me Quakeress surrounded by contrasting
mvollty. II seems to be the policy OF the
management to keep Helyen herself strictly
Snhih light comedy limos. and no lapse Into
iarclcAlity la narmitted IN her. hut the ntha,