The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
WORKS ar sRE rHEArRss.

One OF these GOds Is NaturAlism, ana the other
IL Epigram. The former is worshippsd chiefly
in Boston. while the latter has many votarles
In New York. Both images are made OF tinsel,
and are cheap and tawdry to degree. James
A. Herne, one Of the most sdroit stage m nipu-
lators In the country and an admirable charac-
ter actor. has recently shown wonderful skill
in attracting to himself the homage OF those
who would fain burn incense before the
shrine OF Nsturalism. and he has done
it. too. at q very slight cost OF original
matter Mr. Herne has been In his day a
carsful reader of Dickens, and has evil
IDENTITY proHted by the example Of Mr.. Crum-
mels who coniursd the public to visit his
theatre and see the real pump and splendid
tubs" which gave a tone OF realism to his
stage representations Mr.. Herne offers an
actual watering trough. which must have cost
about s1.25. and gray horse that would DO
dear at $12. He also exhibits a practicable
whselbarrow. and fence which can be actual
~ Whitfield In full view Of the people. At the
sight Of all this Naturalism, the pale Brshmins
OF the Eastern coast became delirious with JOY
and went crowdlnR into the house. taking with
them others Of their kind. in order that they
might do homage to their false god Oscar
Wilde meantime. has been paying tributeto
EpiSram with less skill, but not less efrrontery
than Mr.. Hsrns has shown in coquettinE with
Naturalism. and 1t is . fact worth noticing that
tne 1rlen poet mas Deen put W u
expense than his American rival; Mr.. Wilde
gives to US as q substitute for action vitalit
and almost everything heretofore deemed In;
dispensable to drama. Simply EplRram, and
that. too. OF q very cheap, machine-made sort.
Any, competent dramatist possessing Mr..
ali the spisrams 10 " Woman q No ImPor.
ssry 70 the maker Of this sort Of Wit tits 80
Philosophy" and reverse the decisions OF that
famous british philosopher. BY this simple
gram can be turned out. and clouds Of dust
thrown in the eyes Of tho public.
The two stock companies OF the Frohmans
are almost at the point OF changes OF plays
An American Duchess" will be acted only
half the week at the Lycsum. and Sweet
Lavender. ono OF the we'll reme I'm bered come
dies OF this house. will be revived on Thurs
day. II will net fail OF a welcome. At the
same time preparations will 90 on for the early
production OF Our Country Cousins" which
Paul Potter has written for the Lycsum.
In which he is understood to have pictured
phases Of fashionable life at Newport. The
retention Of u" The Councillors Wife" has al
The aitsh psriormance s on II fhuTsdap P last.
had souvenirs consisting OF little clocks set In
graphs OF scenes from the jerome comedy.
They were better keepsakes than thest-
'i iollos the ESpir. " sydn sy
Grundy's sowing The Wind" now in success
Companies is now likely to extend beyond
ths present season as and In the case Of Daly,ss
III luck In London ~ pr. as Tns S School
for Scandal" with Mr.. Farron. whom London
s rate; s6s L% in 1hs role OF %
is more English than American. The Daly
psysrs VII sstarP f0r Wss1s,n tour IN the
for Jan. u in New Blood" at tho Garden but
chang. Of plan .ssms to give that theatre hs
may get place at tho Garden in March
The renewals OF well-known plays are par
ticularly interesting this week. Two OF the
places may be said to have bssn laid away in
Lavender" for good preservation until
needed again. Besides Sweet Lavender" at
the Lyceum. we get old Lavender" at Har-
rigan's with Edward HarriGan in a character
=. which has been commonly ranked for artistic
merit above any other that he has written and
acted. Annie Ysamans. Esther Lyons. John
1T Harry Wright has the part OF Dick he RAJ
i Isrrn; played ~ T hS Hart and another
Gas. ?, !" ps1p.taal notion that farce
4. with us sg AN at the Bitou; With
and emphasize It's fun; Miss Yeamans adds
her original and whimsical manner. always
all that tombstone Bennett did for tho role OF
the cool-as- a-cncumber maid servant;
steam driil and the other ressms Of Quarry i
scene is at the Fourteenth Street, where a re-
n nS drSp IN ths SSsS PG
that M ;bsT John Drew viii revive
Life" is the excitant mslodrams at the Peo.
and IT, sd somc t SSfh %
:s ss sa. R fS:Ef .rccs fun up
Company h.sdsd By ' BESSIE Bonsnii one Of The
most captivating actresses that we have yet
q doPden's Mn e fought IN Maine al and
Gsorgis, at the Grand Opera House with
war drama also shows tho less lively but more
grswsone hsEoIsm Of the prisoners at Ander-
relief to the audiences nerves.
The stars" shine. Henry Irving and Ellen
Terry remain two weeks longer at Abbsy's.
and in that time there will be repetitions OF
Beckett" Henry VIII" and " The Merchant
OF Venice" besides the first New York produc-
ton OF Olivia" in all OF which both Mr.. r.
wing and Miss Terry will appear Miss Terry
will be seen. too, in $ Nance Oldhsli," and Mr..
Irving In Louis NI." and The Bells" Alex
stage for two evenings at the Star, filling out
hts NAL week there with Don Cmsnr de
fnd. a good exponent in the youngsr
sslvint Rose cOEhan is, DISTINGUISH
% Woman of N6 mpostan ss1 at ef ths FIR
Avenue Maurice barrymore no longer re-
QulroB Two pTOmptofb, anu AUOEetnor the
oscar Wilde comedy gets an excellent per-
Torrance, Edward &. Willard will continue in
While oHssP Ssors r s'3 some ,ms u "a tSs
heavier dramas OF his Tsp.rtory. and he may
appear In " Hamlet" too. But his present de:
liRhtful performance as the absent IN inds cd
professor In love unawares Is more generally
enjoyable than anything else he has done
here. aud doubtless preferable to his proposed
essay In shaEespearean tragedy.
The enormous immigration OF Jews from
EuFOna VIII haR haap for
the past decade has had a marked effect on
the east side Of the town and has already re-
suited in the establishment OF three places OF
amusement devoted entirely to dramas given
In that corruption Of the sbrew tongue known
as German liddish. The fact that these the |
AtTss draw their support from a population Of
not more than 10000 souls is but another
proof OF the well-knoWn tact that Jews OF every |
condition are liberal supporters OF the stage !
The principal Hebrew theatres face each