The sun., 1893-01-08


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81 out with I'll that scmpany ther places being
Three reproductions In Broadway theatres
will deserve attention to-morrowNnd Tues
day. and doubtless they will yield q great
deal OF enjoyment to the audiences. Minna
Gale-lIaynes will 20 from .shakespearean
and e tSe Ss ns eSs s'aa matss IT
tain that an excellent, performance In time
hSGsd Rssncs ha. played y s sc S s snd
shls s 3 ier siastlsty and power VIII ESsn e,
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renewal OF Ada Rehan's LADY !eass with ~
sp5s beauty OF and
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those who deem her something Of an icono-
cclast. The third play to be brought forward Is
at ty s John
and the company that has been with them OF
as st this swSys dS
diverting representation from these actors.
Harlem is uncommonly we'll off for drama
this week. Two strong plays there are out
fitted with good companies and all the other
things necessary for the kind OF performances
that gave them great success IN town IA last sea.
EmaTndise After hopeess illness compelied
Augustus, ,Pton. did not desIro.to use It again
cessor OF Seaman. At tho beginning OF the
present season MIR fltoa eneaged ChaIncsy
@ tenor oeSn singer TRere re WAS was doubt
that MIR. Olcott could do better with the Sean.
D csn snR 6 sss45 ha s9Rs S
500 sertan that his acting ii e would P' be- aae%sato
him have been fsvoraSls and It seems iiI likely
that. as in the case OF the elder aud younger
yorite comsdian has been taken Ina Hp and con- IN
tinued successfully by another man; At the
raae @ NeW YurE MS %
week is The Lost Paradise" at the Colum-
Of capital and labor. embodied In nm agreeable
love story. has just been produced in London.
tory attention OF the newspapers. De Miles
eonsidssrHGbIy cons is original version OF the e. German
work OF Fnlda, with iocaIiIation 81 the scenes
The company at the Columbus is one OF the
many Frohman travelling. parties constituting
representation is certain.
The variety entertainments were so thor
oughly freshened with new matter last week
that no immediate changes are necessary. and
so the principals remain almost unchanged
on the stage devoted to specialties. Pa
auerette has triumphed decisively Mt Tony
Pastors with her extremely grotesque. yet In
tics, Vesta Victoria is one Of the best examp pies
OF London concert hall talent that we have
very very original droIery. Bonnie Thornton is I. a
spirited topical singer and there are Are others to
Ssr ha Ge
inGly popular singer OF timely ballads. which
she gives In m manner nI so yivaEious as ats to
rette and Cyrene are noteworthy dancers at the
Imperial. and Jessie Giles. an English song
placed nearly aU the familiar specialist on
this stage. Louis verande. a comic comedian.
end Peear and whose fgn s
the bill at the Imperial accompanied by a
new programme OF last week is continued. OF
course. Tor the stage features at this CONCERT
s sR. &c Ss
bo said to lead the company OF entertainers.
amonE whom are Marinell the ne Mc9MntphI,tionist Mih,d
vocal trio. and the French ouadrille dancers.
The current oreIettas are Onenbach,s -, mOI-
RheusS%t condensed and Delibes's Tho Millers
BROOKLYN has two theatrical shows this week
OF pictorial and miscellaneous nature. One
OF them is "Superba." at the Columbia, and
THE Sun had recent occasion to speak we'll Of
1t as given at New York theatre. 1t Is a first
rate ombination OF pantomtme. burlesoue.
81 ts trcks Of and eonsituains
notably diverse evenings q entertainment, with
pothing to offend any BODY and nd much that is
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new version At the Grapd ops;ra
OF gorgeousness. with numerous tallets. gilt
tsrinG scenery. fairies. demons and odd NOR
company has beei, on a tour since summer.
and. therefore. is pcactised up to point OF
proficiency.
A new war drama will be disclosed at the
Union Square tomorrow night 1t is under
stood to be highly melodram attic treatment Of
wartime happenings. with Mason and Dixon's
line dividing the sentiment, evenly. and with o
title. and Margaret Barrett Smith. is the
Tor his brother's wife. and this wooer is the
villain. aided and abetted by pretty octo-
ed: ana thss epsodss 1
bnls He1ioS has s tile roe eA and the
tress who shared in the fiasco OF the Theatre
Of Arts and Letters. but who may may be expected
show her best qualities.
Critical observers OF stage doings are prone
to withhold credit from dramatists for pains
taking care. 1t seems to be q common idea
that plays are written hastily and almost
thoughtlessly. THE New South" at the
Broadway. has faults along with it's melodra-
matio merits. but they do not concern the
probability OF the, story; Upon that point
consider that both Mr.. Grismer and myself
have been unjust!y dealt with in some VI the
criticism. Long long ago. / learned how to
ernge gracefully under the sting OF adverse
that what don't know about, writing q play
would MI a book. But when they attack the
premises upon which base play-premises
which are ,substantiated by fact. study. obseI-
vaton. or knowledge gained by ompetent ad-
vice-I consider 1t unfair. and am only sorry
that The Sun would feel bound tE t. refuse to
In 1891 Mr.. Joseph Grisme er came to me with
the story OF The New South. for me to put
into dramatic form. Neither OF us felt quite sure
regarding the peculiar legal points involved.
tent advice regarding tho possibility OF an