The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12


compelled to listen to the Kings story; This
isthat he loved his peasant vile wildly. but
fingered at the manner OF his marriage, he
had on that fatal night accused her oil having
released him from the cords that bound
bosom. Ito then fed in great grief and had
since suffered untold misery from the loss OF
hIs wife and his failure to recover his child;
story OF the. manner OF the daughters death.
announces that he child still lives, and taunts
Whereabouts. The scene ends by tho King.
having PASSED from regal hnnteur to sh,cct
to furious anger at tho singer. ordering him
To- torture and death All this is dramatic
en-, enough surely but the dangerous n9nt Is IN
hy George Fnwcott. is n weak old man. and he
carries n,rudc, harp. lie, does not sing. but re;
between the earlier Owes tho harrist in the or
cheStta strikes f"w weird chords from h Is in
source Of this music and when Re, passes his
hands over tho wires ut his harr it is rs y dra-
actual music further AID more important
incongruty comes in the fac. that song Inns
forward ard tho harp Sounds il would he bold
stranger to this y ay who would ATTEMPT to
n,orhsty GS1Sty whit was =, coming nI sops In
altogether out Of rlnce. yet there Is general
disappoint ment when nothing but recitation
soon dsreiled. however. and Mr.. Fawrett and
Charles y. lIansord are deserving of much
credit for this scene. the foroier on Monday
audience Eoodly part OF which had gathered
10 see hear, and encourage Minnie seligman.
Levity holds good share OF stage srace in
New York Just now. The Standard is n centre
Of laughter by reason OF "Charlcy's Aunt" that
farcicai comedy seeming to have been
copied by the town as the funniest thing pos
sblc In theatricas. No doubt its earlier Lon
don success accounts in some degree for the
favor which fashion bcstows on it hero: yet tho
hilarity is great in tho gallery as in the
pnruuet. and the crowds aro composed of
all sorts OF folks. Lvcn The Councillors
Wife," at tho Umpire, must be rated
q comic play. and an unusual one. in
somuch as 1t contains three female funny
roles. which provide much of the entertain
mept of tho evening. They mako its undoubt-
ed success. May iio5son is surprisingly good
in the part OF an Old woman. aud has added
to her reputation a. Il iunmaker Ut
is also funny but in II different way. She ap-
pears AS the young. viracious. and siauCy vito
a phanthrorist and successiu ae OF bust,
oSeTy respect. Mss tyler is seen to adSan.
shine with Euch greater hri fancy than some
OF the moro famous mentors Of the cast.
Tn y hsl % H IS
is not a broadly humorous characterization
1t is simply u delightfully."- winning portrayal
OF u sympathetic inEenud role. ana 1t would
not be easy 10 ind any actress who could play
it better than Miss Miller does As Tor the old
souuCe. although he is by no means now to the
n, !ern stage. III fact. the dramatic literature
Iioa Allen. who orens the first scene with
la"hrymosc note: continues throughout n
woiul figure. Before Ne curtain has fallen
ecit from tn. greater pat OF her audience
t'y b.,omisinG to marry man whom sho does
a,though she sacrifices herself in order to
Graz lie her brother to pursue his study OF med
"ine. her act IL not freely forgiven and in her
an American audience will not admire man
who shows himself incapabie OF carving out
his own career by his unaided efforts. As for
jhrh. the man who is really loved. the imTres-
sion prevails that he ought to take his love
fairs in his hands in early rart Of tn" lmay
hard to the well-to-do and elderly VI. t"eTg.
Altogether. tn. serious element in the piece is
not the element that has won. The comicnlity.
which is always Mr.. Jcrome's hest vein. is
excellent. and the talk is witty and brilliant
Comic opera holds it's own at several thea
res and no signs Of wane in musical plays
lro discernible. "Erminio" is getting along
oward the end Of its term at the Broadway.
With francis Wilson at the head of its un-
changed cast and with its fine scenery and
costumes not yet showing any traces Of wear.
Oiivette" is the weeks opera at tho MON
Square. constituting. q chief feature in the |
continuous" bill at that theatre. Tho Keith
retains its recently acquired TRINA |
0nhe erbe n' n
no Garden. will have in its harem |
scene to-mo rrow night. for the, first time,
brought here for the purpose. Marie Tempest |
units succession OF nrwsy assertions about
q.
Dut those things do not prevent her from act
nE charm,nRIy, looking WELL AND singing toll
lillian Russell and her company will reopen
he Casino one week hence with Tho Prin,
las written the music and Charles A. Byrne
md Louis Harrison the words Herrmann's
ylll come into light musical use next hurS-
he Misses berry and schiIling. are to alter.
Vii Vii lie the Ig,Ga1. and " M"fnuehIin at the
Jupiter. The Koh-i-noor E" still shines in its
iosssr lla se.tng and IFS rapid aphGr
'pera to be called The North Pole" to be
eady for production in February.
1t seems necessary to correct various mis-
exceptions Ly telling once in while that
lie Sun does not publish matter from the
ress agent OF any actor or manager: yet here
contribution that our cat wouldn't eat:
At one time before his re formation Md Mccoy tho
xburgiar. loved and was loved by girl in Topeka
an. whom he kept ignorant as 20 his occuDntion.
hen she learned that he was craftsman size was
orrihed Nevertheless she told him that II he would
honest she would yet bs his. She granted him
UulG reform, AMI asked her 10 name tho happy
ny The letter misCarr!ed. and ~ he received no
n wer. KID supposed she had changed her mind.
" continued on his ev course. lrars lat h. re-
,rmed AMI went with The htowawAN' Recently
lRt drama was played In Topeka Mccoy met his
,rmrr love. WHO tod him thsk she had moi heard OF
- reformation until after shShad welded a promis.
~ young church deacon. who mad turned ont badly
nj lett her 10 earn her living by taking in sewing
lCh are tho caprtccs Of tate! Kid Intends to nut
is experience INTO story be entitled A BuryarA
owe; Or.The Letter that Went Wrong
The cat has eaten curious communications
'om August in DAILY. Wilson Barrett. and n
iousand other stage folks. but kid" Nc
oy's autobiography Of love was too much for
10 tough little brute to swallow.
Tho dime museums make lively spots In
lGhth avenue and East Fourteenth street
oris has raided tho Midway Plaisanco and
roucht to his show tho hua-hula dancers.
| have lots OF other things for the week." he
lid to Sun reporter. but they are over-I
ladowcd by this tropical dance. which Is far
vny and beyond anyt hing ordinary in n ,,n