The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31

stage .,.,dard u the drama IN tnlS cltb ~
sensn ovar before. Cicarlincss Is In
/ hiehT tnaD 49,, nth; tha nrt.aG Is done by
/ Larger rs", Ia anil With no less ability; tho
/ better TT, rsrrcscntatlon arc brought
ais !" >, perfocti1n tho bu7iness practices
pearS canora.y reformed until the Inst OF
baw r.sr.c.cd managers is OF good
tnihos.i IN. o,d-tim1 rrclndico OF circum-
lsG0h o.airs' theatrical entertainment
] iree' '.,h Il stppolrcl \ summary OF the
hs W. h, done n our theatres on Jan. ],
tas, a rero.l in which commcndaSie
~. ,,sd5rlinl'cs 50 heavily as to rejoice
rs" Ia Of those who contend that
ne .,.o Is not degenerate. An old
ne THE Rivals" will DO given at the
em.,aor,h Street with tho Ms. Nd'dproD OF
lou'I 49, Drew as a focus OF the iootligh's.
s,.,,b,bly no; much dulness will be seen
nI nv general Performance. Mrs. Drew dc.
u, tho lavish praise that ia bestowed upon
our only conspicuous old-tashioned
h ~, a, obsoet5 comedy since John Gilbert
~. ~ and nobody who wishes to enjoy the tall
,his venerable actress should fail to see
ny, ,.viyal OF The Rivals" Nevertheless.
W. clad to call attention to the fact that at
w.. ,brse OF the modern comedies to lie re-
80 In this town tomorrow are equal to
srns Rivals" IN quality OF composition, be-
"a, being in accord with our advanced STAGE
..,s and actcl with a uniform excellence un-
avn to the thcntricals OF former times. We
| -. ,siatencs to Tho Councillors WIFE" by
n'nsk Jerome and Eden phillpCts. at the
taI ygirs Where it will be Displaced BY another
-. on Tuesday,; Sweet Lavender by A.
n Snero at tho Lyceum where its successor
ybe proia,edd ,ay week henes ana me r t6c
Es,gsn where L. ), Willard Will soon make
.R.Sss Of play. Here wa have examples OF
someles that are good literature treated In
g. most expert manner Ivy the companies
~ With liberal taste ny the managers. II Us-
az Wides A Woman oi No Importance" be
gsisimm6rality, Il still is polished in its per-
,o,manee at the Fifth Avenue. and must be
MED among tho artistic things oi the day.
French dramatic art will DO illustrated at
Ibbey's By a Partisan company. in which are
tvo distinguished ex-mcmbers OF the Coincide
yr.ncalse. the senior Coquelin and Jane Had
lae and the play chosen for the start o, the
.s,son 1, ylc;oricn Sardou's "Thermidor."
There will be few faults in those perform
.n,ss. according to the French view OF dra-
matt, art. an! the opportunity for instructive
obs.rration should not be neclectcd. A liberal
nugs o, pieces. from com cdy to tragedy. will
ts perform ell during the engagement. AMI NJ.
Coduelin and Nine. Hading Will undertake. to
rrcye that they can enact serious and comic
bound to DO difference OF opinion.
But conceding that they arc among the
hest living opponents OF tho ideas and
u,ages of tho laris stage. We need have no
HESITATION In admirlng at the same time the
distinctly American drama that Is now before
U.s. Nowhere on earth do playwrlghts study
snd reproduce native character more ski!iully,
and nowhere is the acting OF lyrical person
ages more adept shore. Acres at Days:
contains group o, New EnSlanIers so We,
like mmicry. James y. Herne Is frctted 10y
the exposure OF the fact that the story. prln-
epal characters. and chief episodes IN that
pay. the whole authorship OF which no had
claimed. are substantially the Same rs those
Of James T.. Murdorh's Lighthouse Chns."
and his lack OF candor has proved EIis-
fortune to his literary reputation; but his cley-
erness IN eccentric deltneat IN in mis- own rpl 10
and In those acted under his guidance by 9TH
ers, does not fall short OF genius. uld laven..
der" a. HarrigaH's. with all It's. crudity and
eumsness. contains in LnrrT f0'the most artis-
tic character over written and acted by Edward
HsrGan. and ono that we neod not hesitate TO
set up for comparison by tho side OF anything
created by VI. SnrlOu or interpreted by VI.
lcQren. Temperance Town, ct the
religion aud temperance but II IS racy in
Charles II. Huyts richest vein with Vermont
srs.Sho-in the language OF Mr.. HoVts Bowery
and Do such things" as are the truth eXngger-
atsd only with the latitude allowed to II popular
humorist. Mr. Hoyt is iarcical Dickens and
We arc HTOuil VI MS NbEh. - L clupcTantb
Town" has only two more weeks before
plays; and ;" Old, Lavender" too is Very soon
riran works " In ola Kentucky" at The Acad /;
envy Is strong evidence that C. t. Darcy and
Ben Teal know how to write and put on tho
stage drama simple enough TO TO enec-
tive With the gallery and Rt tho same time ire
sistlbly interesting enough to entertain the
par1uet, Here again, We get the American
playwrightS faculty OF Characterization, Tor
several OF the kentuckians are truly typical.
the humor has the scent OF blue grass and the
prankish negro boys are made much OF with
trayal Is strong. TOO. In Clay NJ. Greene and o.
srph GriSmer's Sc Tho New South, already re-
viewed fully in TIVE SuE and nOwt bs given
o. the Peoples in tho Bowery for week.
In the making OF fun on tho stage We Yam
KEGS won't take of our hats to any foreign
folks whomsoever. 1t Is true that we take
comic plays from across the ocean without
pre.udicc, as witness "Charley's Aunt" and
its continued prosperity at the STANDARD: bat
We are the Inventors and Rppreciators OF O
iovial kind u entertainment, the variety farce
which at tho beginning Of 1891 has sono first-
rate examples to speak OF. DO those combina'
tons Of vaudeville and play reflect unfavora'
BIZ upon the condition 81 our theatrica!s? We
think not. They serve without any indecency
demand for thouGhtless entertainment, and
thus occupy with us a field that in London is
.oggy with music hall grCssness aud in Paris
Is nasty with polluting iarces ard boule-
n srd shows. Country sport" at the
sld Ada Lewis to render i. j.. heNaiiy !
Powery dcpictlons. is choke full Of COM
taties, Me progress along this line az
well as others. because instead OF resisting ia,
noyation, We welcome II. The English Will mol
lake their farce. travesty. aud NauGeyille
mixed, but We swallow such concOctiuns with
ssmffek OF the lips when they are as nmnsing
htar We have different inErsdionts mingled
he negro n. lEstge!ay ~ George Thatchsr md
some ~ his coMganiOns Icing the largest
component. blt with sufficient farce. variety
ahd Spectacle TO mako tho show almost doLl
classification. new blont Of m.nstrelsy and
ether Things comes 10 the Harlem! Columbus in
ne form OF Monte Carlo" performed
~ company in which George viii
soh Hud the German brothers. well Known
- u!ackened c"ned!aE7. GuIeRr with clean
.lAteS Monte tAr.J' il said TO have. besides
bg assortment % lau2hable matter. a great
eeal in M Way u scenic llIery and SURPRISES
stti another comic ailal: ths already familiar
heI rho Hustler Is tho weeks present
ment az tue Hranl Opera House. where II
hIustrauoh OF the rapid ways Of an American
Ruomer are sure 10 be taken very Iuerrily'
LFen In German We have n local farce in The
RAINIER = 10 stu. different composite. with q
sAnour6i ballet aud buTlcs Tue over IT, n biz
.auu'f.l4" ehteFtainmsnt embodied in 1t. Il
IIisitspscital tTellment OF the discovery o
auleElch nv wa oL tFRYesty, aud an uncOu,
monty clever lot OF comedians VI the 4Rtlc SOFT
All the comic opera with which We begin the
Tear is % American make. J. Cheeyer Good
wins "Paaiandrum" COOS 20 tho Harlem