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

his wife firts with the soldicry and other irivo.
,G1s o thinEs &c on until the man gets out OF
Whether, that mart. Of Mix White
but there Is, plenty OF time. Tor the
a.u!hor e amend his WORK before Il cGmest
OF the success ot tho rlece in other respects.
" About Town" mn English version by Harry
fulton n OF The German farce called Inc 0T.
Comedians. whose purposes o. song, dance,
nrd ioolcry It seems 70 have served wclL IL
attic Incidents. and plenty VI suots for vnude-
willie. This. too. is coming to the metropolis.
New Years Day shoull be one Of big audi
enccs ut the theatres and other resorts OF pub
lie amusement. Extra performances will be
given In the afternoon The general attractive
ness OF the entertainments. the absence OF any
great event in outdoor amusements. the lapse
OF tho time practice OF social calls. and.
above all. the growing IN odishness OF going to
the theatre on this holiday. can hardly fail to
result In nled playhouses tomorrow
Sydney Gruniy is lucky in having the week
oil to himself. for he provides the only new
play for the attention OF those In quest OF dra-
mato novelty. lie Is further fortunate in
getting his work on tho stnge OF the Empire.
for there It is sure to be acted finely before
keenly Intelligent audience, This London
dramatists Sowing the Wind" will displace
Tho Councillors Wife" on Tuesday evening.
It has already been judged and accepted In
London as n good achievement in stage lit
erature. The rlaywrights Of that city have
taken to writing with Rvowed moral purposes,
hut at the same time they do not lose sight OF
the fact that to succeed play must enter
on the main chance OF interesting and divertng
his audiences sowing the Wind indicates
by its title that somebody dcservedly ronps
q whirlwind. and the lesson he processes to
teach is that early discretion is apt to lead
hnyO LOT the moral lesson merely underlla his
work. which is devoted mainly to pleasantly
tors, G and U moving domestc story. There Is
sweet, gentle. and honorable girl for Viola
Allen to enact and an unaccustomed ,guise for
man who sowed the wind in his youth and on
counters the resultant storm in his age. That
has a r lie. and so have Cyril scott. W. II. Cromp:
ton. William Li.ayersham. May Robson. and
gained Iondon's verdict OF approval. and
surely 1t will lie presented powerfully to its
New York Jury.
BROOKLYN has contrast between two
American dramas. one being almost wholly
intellectual and tho other as overwhelmingly
materialistic. though both aim to hit the
audiences heart They are Bronson Towards
''Aristocracy." performed as finely at the
Columbia as it was during It's long season Mt
palmers, and l.eander Richardson's Under
the city Lamps, n given by = suitably iorcib,e
the opposition OF American wealth and Euro-
pean breeding are shown in unusual condi-
m ore careful manner. The Richardson work
| is a realistic IN eOdrRma OF the popular calibr".
good in it's class. and an entertainment Tor the
multitude.
Our scenic shows glitter and sparkle in
three theatres. Hardly one of them is homo
product. for even America" though nut to-
gether here ~ Bolossy Kiraty Is largely Eng
lish in its scenery. most OF it's dancers are
imported and It's singers are foreign. 1t illls
the stage Of the Metropolitan Opera House
with resplendcnt sights on the off days OF the
opera. The Voyage OF Suzette" at the Amer
lean is n transfer from tho French, though the
wording were done in this city. IT has va
ri"uo and crowded quantity OF elements con
farce. aud spectacle. q good proportion OF
| which is efTectual as holiday entertainment
the the play S knows what to do with The work OF
| improving the text is going on. The third
speSfa'Ha i Il LANGUAGE az to What
| Il exhibits for 1t consists of The Pupil in
Magic" at Nitlo's by tho Liliputians for this
| week only.
While America is willing to accept theatricals
| from England there Is no tit for tat in the
| matter. and our drama il scorned in London
with contumely. The latest news concerning
| Augustin Daly's theatre in Leicester square Is
| that he will abandon II at once and come home
with his company. The failure OF the DAILY
farce in London caused no surprise among
shrewd observers. but 1t was a surprise to
Thorn when tho Englishmen rejected utterly
or T Ra o'$ Ths f FarsatsFs trSe
that the acting, aside from that which Ada
than Mediocre. but tho em6el lis Inn ent
was Nne and patriotic pride IN ,heir poet
at least go to see the performance. The
reason for tho failure said m expert TO a
fg 9as E RS Yns en .nd
beauty and talent had captured their fancy as
an AmeFican w3ndeE-Iust as Buffalo BIN and
n manager from New York opening perma-
nent theatre in London and proposing 70 es:
Irving. Why. 1t was preposterous, don't you
know! That was tine view taken 81 1t by the
atreSoinG public. They are hids-bound in
conseryatiye preIudieeS over there and DAILY
weii-intormed man said: Il believe 1t was
against Daly,s own will that he went to Lon
lowed Miss kehan to grow bigger than all else
In his business She had been built W in
fashionable popularity at the same, TINE, That
| the rest OF the company had steadily dlmin-
| isaed in value In puUlc regard; James Lewis
ia an extremely good comedian within his
but no o, her memner OF the company Is worth
cent in attractiveHGss. Indeed, the Daiy
company is no longer thought OF as com.
piete organization but merely as support
to Miss kehau. Vol, naturally. she received
manyofers from managers, y ho were WI ing 10
star her. KesEonslhle arties v ere wiin z 10
assure 20 her tho same salary she was recriv-
ing from baly and COOL slice Of tho pros
receive profits besides, Tho example OF the
Recession OF her companion. j I'm Drew. was
before her. SHE was ina POSITION to dictate
terms to Daly, and she DID II, you may lie sure;
| She stipulated ~ London season and tour OF
this country. and the manager had to accels
or let hcr ~. He chose the former alternative,
and so the London venture ensuei. with a
starring tour Of America to follow next
autumn. Tho London part OF thu scheme has
resulted in disaStor. but predict success foI
the American Eart. which 10 to begin about ten
months hence
TUE Sun tol lately OF the ludlerous failure
Of q dramatic scene in Cleveland through the
baking OF a stercopticon employed therein
The play which suffered this accident wac
ElGier l.. Vance's Patont Applied For" but at
produced in New York last week. that very
episode in the drama proved one OF its most
novel features. The theme is the familiar one
which includes a theft OF papers, with for
gerry accompaniment. Its story has progressed
| 10 the Uoint where the validity OF the papers Ia
| question is being determined before nltel