The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09

is the actor. 4 funny piece 10y Sydney Grundy.
that foremost OF English serious dramatists.
njoues the curiosity ~ those who Keep account
Of stage developments. That is the oddtty
offered ut tho Standard in " Arabian Nights
Tbe author has drawn his theme. we believe.
and perhaps some Of its treatment. from n
German original. As the Grundy story goes.a
Young husband reads the tales OF The
Arabian sights and they so excite his inng-
nation that he goes OUT. like IA Haroun el Ras-
child. in quest Of adventure. He Is not disap-
pointed. for he encounters exciting expert
encos through the chance acquaintance OF a
girl acrobat. He becomes involved In a host
Of difficulties that make up tho comicalities
OF a farcical comedy. A noteworthy cle-
ment in tho performance ut tho Stand
Ard will be Mrs. John Drew. that
empress Of American comedy. who has
ioined Frohman's Comedians TO impersonate
n mother-tn. law. \ more fragrant but doubt
less engaging liar will be enacted by Joseph
Holland. and there will bo disappointment IL
Mrs. Drew and he do not make an exceedingly
iaurhable conjunction. Agnes Miller will rlay
the maiden from tho circus. The evening will
begin with Henry Arthur Jones's brief comedy.
"Sweet WILL played by Joseph Humphreys.
Frank Gilmore. Evelyn Campbell. Kate Ran
hin. and Phyllis Rankin. Maid Marian: or.
MacFarren's Dream is n dramatic version by
Molly Elliot Senwell of n magazine story which
has been widely admired. and which may
prove quite rs divcrting on the stage. 1t has
been placed in tho repertory of Rosina Vokes.
and will be performed Mt tomorrow nights
beginning OF tho Nokcs season ut Days. Miss
yokes will enact. and she can hardly do 1t
without fine comic effect. the maid OF honor to
Queen Elizabeth. The bill includes. A Les
son in Love" by Charles s. Choltham. q
niece out Of uso for several years. and
49, ,Ifarad opaidsra hlv tor reprpdupfiop
especially as to tho character assumed by Miss
Vokes. The company las Felix Morris and c.
D. Marius. besides a bevy OF pretty actresses
such as we expect to sec In tho Vokes annual
ssssmb!age. The actor to introduce himself
to (, u wi, M make b Mn dtent g. The II 2 u tTsGea sanars sp IN
efa Mrt @tSe He q is aoe only u known % ni in this heI part of
the country by those VINO recollect him as q
boy elocutionist- Since then he has had some
s MssensH tt viii serve to d ienH,n tr,ss- his s's sb iii:
IN the public mind with the genius Of Booth.
Not all are fools who rush in whore angels
.;sse. to and tTs Who h hnSss that s Mr: %sits,iG Gs n shs
not astonish, US, In the = Hamlet cast are
S StalssoS E aVfio Farry na and F y seRf I. D 5oSh NJ
Two different kinds OF burlesoue have come
suddenly upon the town. and both have been
accepted. One is ~travssty in The Poet and
the Puppets" and tho other Is extravaganza
In "Adonis." Is tho fancy OF the public for
frolic on the stage to turn from variety farce
what tho remarkable success OF The Poet
and the Puppets" ut tho Garden means2 1t is
fa FIX a mad Sf ins g year SSst f,9' sh fas ts!' f t. wss
almost as I0IK ago d that - st Ha aoos sma c ar
to 1T Of "A Celebrated Case Other instances
Of comic maltreatment Of serious plays can be
this particular form Of amusement passed out
shs s' Ssf fsssp sh ss to sn Hat IN an" @fh sst Poet al and + th fs
Puppets we are treated to z renewal Of that
!Ghn is is done is sa quits t%rlumphans. Tom
foolery BY actors whom we have been accus-
IS%sa 70 Just sss as a. n j sEs'e By f . pre az hssDi IN ths
pulpit seems far tunnier than tho Same thing
t aDiI pis s1sTa At Ii int tn Sas sd,Sa from May Wh dFwi %e X ss sHs
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.sanG.time ireauenter Of the theatre, 'hnds
timpossiolet to resist The revival Q" Adonis"
SsniI y those who used to aduiats Henri;
EDiIey absnrdly. and have lost none Of their
:: :sS ! ssss. isi H 81 m sas q than sahfa aif EnS nss 70
women. 3 spectacular, use OF canvas. paints.
= e: oss salsis@ al li &. :a AID the s saSlb,t thine fb ,sss
iSsats resort for the rest Of thss SEASON n
Even the fashionable Lyceum indulges in
'pdng.tins friskiness to the extent Of a can
can dance. and 1t Is done By actors no less
esteemed than Herbert Kelcey. Charles WAL
cot and Fritz Williams as an incident In
The Guardsman." This ~farcical comedy
seems sure to last well into the summer. The
Sloyness OF tho second net on the opening
american girls presentation to Queen Victoria
has become quite as amusing as 1t had been
Ssssiarn a : slo Sc; I resem na sla sps,i to to ,f fS9l sersei
scene 10 The school for Scandal" ,provokes
plays are 10 Be changed, in several Instances
sn.T ds night BESSIE Clayton will present
Madison T ssa ia a and MP it 70 Is od dscises wh b ~ the the
ma. snt: with much warmth Of ON
Hnasls't mat : there are scarcely any move
Miss Clayton cannot execute easily with the
which nature ano h ssa ssdowU %pf her!" rRfs is wi an
G %ssSiperS OF ts Ms Old ~ fight between labor and
.S.Inst the opposition Of May 'Hobson'. me.
Shanical third leg. which has Kicked itself into
i SaScs SO 't to "ns"s fiji m ta ebi IN dangin 3 No
s9uneed yet at the Madison Square: although
b SH %Sro nGSt IN %i ;nar sm IssSS TT9bw s can
Smy Of Music has u foreign dancer. Rose Pom
BRH |s::kt to cr introause Tomorrow night in The
comes with q London and Paris reputation to
..sSommend her. The spectacle retains ali its
-S'u''oneu glitter and variety.
Tho business affairs OF the managers de-
.e'op some readable topics. The Society for
se prevention OF Crus!ty to Children and the
Society Tor tho Protection of Stage Children