The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29

A combination OF comic opera and vaude-
vile Mt low prices and for ten hours q dav 10
the achievement that Keith is proud OF ut tbs
Union Souars Offenbach's Tho Princess OF
Trebizond" is the musical piece this week.
and II ia performed three times between noon
md II O. clock. with new costumes and scenery.
and fS Sadie fVCh arc IN ~ east Concerned
very actively in the vaudeville section OF the
bill T be A o do an" and
mnstrels in sonEs and dances; L th N and
I hfst'n hSnmorists: the three Alien brothers
gymnasts and enough others to I'LL out sui
ncienty diverse variety show.
Tho season OF tho American Academy
Of the Dramatic Arts was opened at the
berkeley Lyceum on Thursday evening
with two dramatic sketches. one Tho
Intruder" OF Maurice Masterlinck, trans
lated and adapted by Benjamin +. hoe
der and the other Helen Lien. h by Frank 9.
ed in English. and Is familiar to readers. but it
has not invaded the American stage to any
great extent, and tho probabilities are that 1t
is not likely to. for 1t seems to be too gloomy
and creepy thingmtoo mm,I'y thing, we tie;
day Am orleans to regale themselves with alter
dinner. Its several characters are not alto.
full ine horror OF 4. but they do very well
are not likely to miss the jumpy quality under
their rendering The sketch ia curious. though
the the simple form which is. quite like that Of
folk tale. The intruder is DEATH Anod man.
who is blind Its in his arm 81 hIs a. !. might
daughter. who has Just given birth to child.
lies in m adjoining room. The old man Is
less fear. lie complains that they ,nro de:
evnE him regard to y.t the condition
'"1ssnt'"nss%%ilss. stop snsjns and the xa,sss
comes in at the window; omcthng that cam !
not be seen pushes ngainst the door; the lamp
newborn child cries. and the nun who has
in fne Sef bsr hsaS wSH
sirn that nSt the young mother is no more Xii
this is picture of very moving quality. but
Its are nGf s tx 81 the sort that
PLEASANT evening meal; Mr., Duncan Is. Harris.
In the academy cast Rays the old map w,i Fart
Gage Bennett, Mr., Charles A. Goettler. Mas
Emily Wakemsn. Miss LoY Mss MusT2n Miss
s s|aysrs in IN kHslen Mis. cSristIns Ta.ton.
and Miss Nora Mack, received a very crafty |
Ing recognition on Thursday night, This was
the second production OF Mr.. brakes play By |
the Academy pupils. |
By virtue OF certain peculiar customs Of the |
fatherland. which are religiously followed by |
our German managers. two Or three play. |
greater importance than they enjoy in other |
places OF amusement. The ticket seller. for |
example. is a man OF whom much 10 demanded |
by u German manager. and. having ONCE Sc
the longer he remains in the hox office the |
more useful he becomes to his employers. |
He sHSs TO the Of sss .1S
hab!ual guests and he must also also knoT what hat
ns. seat Of s@Gh he be ea
not to sell any OF those seats until a quarter o:
an hour before the rising OF the curtain. which |
gives the habitual occupants an opportunity |
to buy them. German American p!aygoers are
fond Of first nights. and an important nroduc-
the men appearing in evening dress and the
women as u general thing without hornets or
to discuss the new play as well as matters OF
personal interest. while the men repair to the
ireshmont. It would not do for the ticket SELL
or to forget the regular visitors to the house
and 20 for hat 70 pesse It
more than a mere iE !; Of the English
theatre is the call boy. but he is really more
than cal boy and d.x II good many any Of our
manager without fear Of question or rebuke.
H must not only perform. all the ordinary
actors are in the theatre ha il an hour before
the curtain rises, and in the wings two minutes
for ali the prop rope rosts with him He must
zee that the letter REQUIRED in IT., the second act
recovered in the fourth he OF parchment
suitably seasoned, and covered with sufficient
is CHARGED to see that the actors all have their
%as ddf f ZACH msmb.4 h Ct tSs come
pany. He must also see that lapse OF five
or more years 1 is properly recorded de- by new
ers and additional streaks Of gray In the wigs.
The makeup Of an artists face is matter OF
while it undoubtedly adds to the excellence OF
the performance. it Is a bad thing for an actor.
apt to lose his identity. and people may see
him In three or four different roles without
knowing that they are all played by one man.
Tho Algerian" Is lovely as a spectacle. and
leaves in the mind confused memories OF the
yelled beauties OF the harem. OF Eastern archi-
lecture rich in color and delicate tracery. of
men in Oriental costumes with drawn swords
In their hands. and. back OF ALL the deep blue
Of the Mediterranean. The scene OF the third
act is perhaps the most attractive OF all. 1t
shows the garden OF the commandant. and is q
Of army life in Algiers in which certain French
artists have been so successful. In the see
to resemble the pictures in Daudet's book
finds his way into the harem. and numerous
n t tas H
is ws With GGsT, desEnSSh for the
author. that lie does not yield to tho
temptation which seems to he always at
the elbow OF llbrcttists to ruin his work by
the Introduction OF homogeneous diversions.
such as lifting dumb bells with the teeth or
playing tunes on sleigh bells Far better than
such enter,ninments could possibly be is the
prrttiest numbers in the opera. The scheme
Of introducing men into nm Eastern hnrem has
s served tho p1rpHse OF many dram mat ere
RAN are ant to be reminded OF Fresh. the
American" in which the late John 4. Raymond
decade |
was literally saved from disaster on it's first
representation 10y the brill liant comedy acting
OF the gifted Laura Don. who. seeing that the
piece was not awakening uproari0us merri-
ment. conceived The sudden idea of reading
some OF the serious lines allotted I, her in a
shirt OF burlespue heroics. similar to that
with which Agnes Booth played her part in
Engaged" There Is another reminder ~
Laura Don in The Algerian" and that is the
clever work OF her son. Glen McDonough. the