The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-28

dams h Rivals" is In revival at the Harlem
Opera House. with q cast including the aged
Mrs. John Drew. Mckee Rankin. Maurice Bar.
r,more, and Mr.. and Mrs- Sidney Drew? The
nlayers mentioned are u sort OF family party,
Ali being related by birth or marriage. They
ACC experts In old comedy, and nobody needs
4, no reminded OF Mrs. Drew-s an,1vallod
Mrs, .Malaprop. 1t IL given out that this will
h, tho aged actresses farewell engagement.
Int tho hopo is that II will not be so. For a
st,lyart American drama We still have THE
Girl I Left Behind Me- at the Empire. with
TIA faithful and accurate depletion OF army
iUfs and Indian warfare on n Northwestern
frontier. This play is rounding out its first
half year at the Empire. and Is ike
ly to remain there well into the sum
mer. Mrs. Berlan-Gibbs. whose advent on
the stage several years ago caused much
comment as being q transfer OF q lady from
society to tho footlights, and who retired after
two seasons OF considerable success. is to re-
snpenr In Tho Girl l Left Behind Mo" to-
morrow. and she will DO tho heroine OF one. of
ter At the new American we have u horse
play without hIts. play; ,IhS arodiGai
are triumphs OF stage renlisin. 1t is an
English turf exhibition. In which the horses.
]i0SSSy nsa ana rq aar.s io are tie Heh n . rns haSs
tcrn invited to tho American to- even
ing. A it Is a horse race play" says Mana
and that + why ]! have Invited thirty
s %si1d "a Tiay. .! ;S snn aaiiepsss WIN not !" Do
without ,nn sons Inaa s" s,s.r l"F h Ssn sissn Il 10 H hiyys
AMI his business partner. Charles W. Thomas.
3 net profit. Of s!.!i9.is0. which is more than
his lisl S"tIe'SS h laF Tsxns s steer is s shh'9 Current t% At
ths bi;om; With ns.o sxngSeratsTbb f. studies apst ss, 81 81
as good. dramntically. as anything, that MMr;
Ioyt over wrote. executing "A Midnight Bell"
and only later in the Glny dGes c9imsny run int
street. Actual residents o, Indiana are to be
iIth.y 80 with evidence thereof. but tho invi-
born in that state only TO quit It, 4 SIN older
peculiar to AMERICA, the often deridcd. yet al.
Hnys respected "uneiS Tens cabin" Is at
scenes may be depended on to interest Bowery
audiences once more, The play at J%nso,s'. is
thu for its hero. and this Is tho nnnl bill Of tho
season at this theatre. which will close on
Saturday night.
Comic opera will get accessions to. morrow
In tho first New York representation OF one
piece and tho reproduction OF another. The
Bostoniaus will perform Tho knickcr-
bockers" at the Garden. They tried 1t In the
West last winter. and its fate Mt that timc
seemed doubtful, but its authors. Smith and
De Koven. have been at 1t again. and rs given
"Robin Hoot" or' "ifhe Fencing Master" It
deals locosely with men and other things on
Manhattan Island IN col"Iinl day.; Al Inc
so they arc sure to deal nbly with the new
n ;bs F NIX A Tss co'h .sT rns'fi Isle to e oi F ekn%i
familiar during its term at the Manhattan. IT
Fiurst. and Louis Harrison. il: has enabled
Thomas =. Seabrooket to place himself IN the
front line Of singing Wa and fi"wninS eGms F1na
Wilson. His l%roolery is 'i.suehabls., except
to those who won't. Or can't, see
Soyfthlns s" @Ths Isle IN o, c I%as saS" is to e,
have Irsshensd scenery and %eostumcs. and q
f fivi. e Gro wni IS retained aasa StesMSt iss IS Gsesori is ann an
italian vocalist. and tomorrow nights np-
pearanee will be her American debut: or those
have three good SKA mnles in LIZ, at Palm:
sstAsdonisH"I al the Casino. De w "fif Hopper and and
Henry E Dixey are as lively rs ever at their
IN the newer show at Pal 10 err 8 is walterJ Zones:
hitherto unsn4wn to the public. but revealed
Sow a. one ne or p, the IN m 2st NJ pim mns, and grotesane
ments is" Trip to Chinatown" the farce
With music and spsclai.iss that keeps its place
Beane. the original actor OF the CAV old bach
slor In this piece. resumes that role after
IN absence with the travelling company.
The men Of mystory are with us to the num-
Dor OF three In rivalry. and each may be count
Cd on to do his best in a strug Gle for superior
IT. In his line OF entertainment. Hermann
will reopen his theatre in Broadway to-mor-
row and give a show Of manual deXterity.
tricks with cards and other things, and several
mechanical illusions. including Tho ESCAPE
from Sin. sing. which has been described in
Tue syn ssnn Illusion to haiie most observ-
his imitstion deytltry: Only one block distant
In d oaiway, nt Days. kellar is continuing u
no mnn I'm ~ tI.t,om; n AN "a ny W. .io S.e !; tw ls pps
spirited. aud there Is little OH which to base n
pIr'"rence OF on" OF those maGicians over, the
other: Hermann excrls In sleight OF hand. his
palIning o. cards AMI other objects being Won
det!ull. deceptive. Kcllar triumphs especially
tive. in s"mo ,in"xDiisaSiis way to let his
can, possibly sec: Kellar.s large iIIusi.ns are
trie' riav reformed by minor members OF
Ahusns'in bays company, Down Mt the Eden
clever in the arts OF mystincation. and. besides
thai. Their" is one OF the best Of the Iairs Of
G ~'Hn so "i"ns witt If III, the o t1sn t II Ssi %ak ans
upA contact anl agreonblO vaudeville pro:
gramme., The automatic checker player still
IKE to le m~ys.ified is the Crystal Maze. in up
~ p.ohuWhJ. WIFI ls NOTION VI VllTTDTb bO
placed as to produce astonishing results.
Tho entertainers OF tho stage have laid their
plans fov next season generally. and are al
really busy with preparation. Stuart Robson
says that the only play no means to use next
season is"Ihe Comedy OF Errors and that
No Will spend $50, 900 to give flno scenery and
costumes to it, Sol Smith Russell will stake
tteputatlon and money on standard COMEDY.
fo1 lor he will revive The Heir at Law'' at
D@,y 2 thus challenging comparison with Jo-
ii e Jsiier.?1 as Dr: Idpgloss. Frederic pauld.
,as ana MAZDA Craigen. in their Joint essay at
earring. VIII use an. almost forgotten classic.
FHrs. Ceuilivre's The Wondor-a Woman
NNs1Ps 9 Secret. which was ~ ~iavorite piece at
.Wthos..' Arthur Wallace may have inherited |
SiSns Of the Wallace ability to act. and
revival n' af o. gI.P y en- the stage IN a
i sU'sd for her divorce and her frustrated in:
ssraon 20 become IN nctress-n long and
Ssse,S attack Of rheumatism disabling her
Xhhef forthcoming marriage to d.. ". II. Bull. |
m fortunes o. Frederic Warde next season
III rest on The Lions Mouth" by Henry
Guy Carleton. and it will be ornateiy given NJ
the Star Jphpgtnpa t''oi ~ |