The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13
,hus or rms THEA TRES.

xrtiI ~ oil IarIlcuIuT bDlelNSt lItDNSh 'l'ii
combination Of novelty and Importance. Two
~ ,,,r, present matter OF American origin.
,r,. and Tor that reason deserve the careful
confederation which they will receive
,n.,., I.y bronson Howard. and n comic opera
-, Harry Il. smith and Reginald de Kovcn. are
.lo two works IN question. The third event
,npraling to curiosity will be the opening Of
~, Manhattan Opera House. aud the dG5ut
,lnrnli, Of Mrs. Ecrrarl-iiccrc. Mr.. llowards
tlty. "AristucrGcy,' will be acted ut falmcrs
rAentrc. This author is u iamously slow AMI
cqrriul worker. lIo has put nothing on
s's stage since "Shcnandoah." and his
uiNst recent composition before that was
"lhe Henrietta" Those pieces. widely
diverse in character, greatly enhanced Mr.
Towards reputation. which had rested inao.
curcly on 1.-The Bankers Daughter" and had
tcen injured by several failures. ilc is now
rirn with tho money and famc of highly
euccc-stul playwright. and he has taken an
abundance OF timo in which to write Ars-
tocracy." rostruning its production for n year
because he did not deem 1t quito ready. ana
finally putting it forth under the hest i"s7lbio
auspices. Tho story Tint "Aristucrary tets
l. that OF u rapidly enriched American fanny
which desires tu get into what assumes l" 90
New Iork's best society," ana. ihdlA-
that it cannot succco hy tho moro eN-
pendituro Of money. SOCKS t. hcrbnn'l7h l's
PURPOSE by acquiring foreign hotl"h"o
thtou- h marriage. There would seem l. be- a
great deal Of distinct and clever "haraft"i'|a-
fion. along with u blending "t c"m'uF' olt'
,sol,g, and dramatic cliWaNes. :" mUrh MS
that may he gathered from tho Washington
rcwsuapcrs' accounts o'the ilrst performance
in that ritv n Few DAYS ago. "Arat'cra"y is
n buetncss venture OF Charles lrohman and
Al liaynian. WIN bought Shcnanduah from
Howard. and who provide for the new r!oroa
cast selected from TIA" two or three hundred
ilayrls constantly in the employ Of Mr.. froh-
man. To those who keep in mind tho abilities
OF nur actors, there is u promise of an uncom-
monty . BOD performance" In the names of Viola
Allen, Frederick Bond. Blanche Walsh. W. H.
Thompson. Wilton Lackayc. Paul Arthur.
IEtlcn Tracy. Josephine Hail. and $. Miller
Kent. so there IS bound to be brilance OF
matter and manner in the performance ut
lulmer's I'm Orrow night.
Tho comic opera new in town will be 1.-THE
Fencing Master" at the Casino. which theatre
will thus DO restored to its former uses under
the fresh direction Of J. NJ Hill. Mr.. Smith
has written the words OF many buresGues
and several light operas. Mr.. de koven is a
composer OF correct and usually m"lodious
music. The idea on which the opera was con-
Btructcd was to place Miss Tempest favorahly.
her the daughter OF a Venetian fencing mas
ter. brought up as Il boy in the days OF the
1gnS OF Tsn Taus S nhs IS n n?Tn in pic
~h an ns e snsns and 1Sa " ac
a ass her. Herbert Wiike. Grace Golden.
and Mrs T., remhcrton Hincks are in the com.
exceedingly we'll from tests in Boston and
ihilauelphia. and there is little uncertainty.
n "A n a ~ ltSh ,..,t
is sumptuous in costumes and scenery. and
tho redomrtion OF the Casino from variety will
IS ever characterized any Of tie comic operas
in that house. There has been n curl ous &c
"uS ha %"SiEe de S RSvcn Stole not nrea
s ss % nni h ID SOf oo :ns ds K Men
writes to THE Sun as follows: :. / hereby chai.
Ience any persons who claim to have written
so. openly and boldly; and il they shall sue
coed in proving that have not written every
published operas am ready to turn over to
them from now on the whole OF my royalties
arising from the production and publication
Of said operas l am also willing to submit
my original score Of any or all of these operas
to any competent musician in proof that
said. said that hat Richard denee. the the weli veil
known Vienese composer, whose pupil have
part par Of the score M Of Kobin Hood lam Viii
ing to wager the sum Of $4,000 and PLACE tho
same IN your hanuS. that Mr. hehee dld not
write or in any way inspire an" part OF any Of
my operas. and will engage to obtain from
him written statement to that effect am
also ready to submit. at any time. to any test
the truth OF my statement
Tho theatre to be made accessible to the
public for the first time tomorrow night is the
Manhattan Opera House. built by Oscar liam
merstein. in Thirty-fourth street. west OF
Broadway. The ediice Is beautiful. outside
and inside. and its erection is evidence OF the
heavy capitalization Of the Theatrical business
already f in use the Manhattan ' OPEN the 't Em
pire to be ready before the end OF the year.
and the American early next spring. New York
Will DO able to show to foreigners. on their
way to the Columbus Fair. four new theatres
remarkable for safety. comfort. and beauty.
haitian will bo given by Mrs. Bernard Beere. a
London actress Of good repute. and Il COMPANY
Eeyerey Gonway o and esV.a
others. Mrs Bernard Deere suggest Sarah
SSernhardt in ri her style Of acting and she
Ssed By her IT the Manhattan viii be a, drama MA:
Glass" under the title OF Lena Dcsparl.7
In tho portrayal OF the unconventional heroine
s s nrsn h
cradle vogue In London. We have had ono
Stage version Of the hook z. the hands
safe to assume that she will enforce
the characteristics Of the subtly wicked lena
With Interesting skill and strong effect. As to
Mr.; tammarsteins invos ment Of large cap;
enterprise and refined tasto. He would like TO
devote tho house to grand opera. and its con-
struction. with numerous boxes and an pie
stage. renders it suitable for that ambitious
purpose After II few weeks Of Mrs. bernard
Besre IN several chanGesof play. comic ,"uera
will be brought in for a tims. the work chosen
for that purpose being The Isle of Cham
payne hy three Americans, Charles Alfred
Byrne. W. W. Furst, and Louis Harrison.
Still later in the season there will be II term OF
grand opera by a company which Nj. liam
merstein Is organizing.
Among the plays in which dependence for
success rests to some extent on intcrpo!at ed
songs and dances must To classcL \ Test
Case" the new piece at Days. for ut three
points In its action resort is had to what the
variety show folks call "srecialt!cs" to make
the fun uproarious. In the second act is u
drunken scene. in which a country physician
reused from thirty years of rural lethargy T.
reminiscent interest in his earlier city day al
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