The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-19
NEWS OF THE THEATRES.

night. Brother John" and JOSEPH" One il
American in authorship and the othor is de-
rived from the French. The native Piece Is
Brother john" written by Martha Morton
for William II. Crane. and to be performed for
the first time at the Star. Its disclosure was
expected as early as q month ago. but o
Probation" lasted surprisingly long. Consid-
cradle serious interest Ia indicated by the en-
gaRement OF j. II. Giimour for one OF the roles.
1t is said. too. that Anne O'Neill will have an
opportunity to demonstrate her worth. Lissie
Hudson Collier reioins the company. and A
boys part has been assigned to q son OF Joseph
Wbeelock. OF the character designed for Mr..
Crane nothing definite 10 made known In adj
vance! Tn scenes Of the play shift between a
Connecticut own and Long Branch. Miss
Morton has demonstrated sound original abil-
fly as a dramstist, and 1t may be hopefully OK
pected that she has provided q suita-
bic character for the extremely popular
comedian. Joseph" will be given to
us at the Union Square by Ramsey Morris's
company. which has Elsie Do Wolf for ono Of
its members. The play has had long duration
in Paris. and the English version Is under
stood to stick closely to the original. which
ia a humorous and lightly sentimental affair.
Tho cast includes Mrs. E. J. Phillips. Harry
Gwvnettc. Reub Fax. and Mary Penfeld. There
will be q curiosity to see how much. II at all.
Mo Do " ho NuuSS j e 4 olhte
she went from the amateur to the professional
stage. Miss PenGeld is a young actress of
considerable promise. Joseph" has been In
use throughout tho winter. and so we may
count on a smooth and rapid representation.
Not new to us. but so long out OF sight as to
be somewhat novel. will be "Cordelia's Aspira-
tions" when revived at Harri9an's tomorrow
night. This play was one OF Edward Harri-
0an's early efforts In tho depletion Of actual
H. VII. b. --y atf- ai-A H. l-1 lN-A
since is better in the way Of broad ciaracteri-
Ea.icn or comic Incidents. 1t was In this piece
that AMMO leamans came forward as u de-
lineator Of extravagantly laughable Irish
women. She is placed as before in the re-
newal. and SO. OF course. is Mr.. Harrigan
himself. John Wild is also in the new cast.
and a spirited. Jolly. and withal dramatic
performance may be counted on.
The end OF the regular season at the thea
tres with stock companies is in sight. In the
mean time there will be no changes from the
plays now being acted. The first OF these
houses to close will be Days. on April l. at
which Time Keller. the magician. will take
possession. The respondent representations
Of "Twelfth Night will continue there during
The . intervening aeIyii tWo weeks; The Lyceuma
to Al the time ,prosperously until the end OF
this month. when the PLAYERS engaged in it
cal determination Of tho season will, hsrdiy. 10
realized BY The visitors at this theatre; be-
familiar mem bers ofthe Iyceum forces. along
% NH s' Hsrrisd 5eerp Ma ds See has si s seese se Ssi ioF
ne Termination Of lady winder@ere's Fan"
&i1d fs%e Titt yh "nd t sstI EtissHPr eomeds 6 By 4 As Il!
pntm Mfli Be Sep psr;oym ase II tSe sisf be f5yes' t6 No f 3ther
Ing over OF the house to musical purposes for
the summer, Nor shall we get anything from
c .a1a srb Sso GIpi T f. sieBB ssind n Me !h snt dm n p,1s
autumn. The large and excellent cast re-
auired for this drama remains unimpalred.
lost none OF their first freshness. and fashion
seems to have set its seal on the new theatre.
A curious contention has arisen between
Alexander Salvini and Edward Vroom. the
matter at issue being q device enabling one
actor to play both Rug Bias and Don Cesar de
Bazan In Victor Hugo's famous melodrama.
"Ruy Bias" Although the character of Ray
may have been intended by tho author to be
the more important and conspicuous. that Of
the moro captivating. and In old times he was
HAkksly to BE- ,n the , more = ? o IstM E Edabt eud.sness;
and when. Notwithstanding his triumph.
Il. '3 Hs2sfs saq Edv yiGfqBs oS xHs e ssiasa X Ru AuS T9,h
Lawrence Barrett as the DON Caesar. many
re- sstdi drama ssS; s %si :1S Ss %PiiisS w We'd a v IL %R,t 4,
TIE part Of Don t%sar was omitted. It was
ssS'fEld EDWARD %ssf y soSssG eonea|ved the sn iaea e 81 SO
:ltsri9 r. sf fw6 play I1Is as t S, permit Srndm ONE @es actor c %. to as
Of Alexander Salvini's company. and the idea
9 Of ,doIaS LIN S, tx s., ana u 10. n@sGr has has been MI
Vroom has undertaken to prevent Mr.: Salvini
or anybody else doubling the parts without, his
that he was the first to, make the requisite
s saas e. n In tne Play "a ana dsf that sib the Dr law Will r.,
next Thursday afternoon. at the Fifth
Avenue. he will give a performance Of buy
ths dou IL the s5 r%'p Hs Is form am a hI%ssIt ss, yoans
actor. regarded BY some Of his, friends as a
genius. and no doubt he will make an earnest
Bias" successfully. MEANWHILE. Mr.. salvinii
will be at the Grand Opera House soon. and he
f fHsar q a pes psr 1SasdoSo Of Si EPpsfHf ue 20 ' bay same
AS to the museums this week: The stage at
tho Eden Musee is occupied by a partly new
set OF specialists. They include Walter Leon.
the six-year-old elocutionist: the Rogers sis
tsrs. vocalists; and Lottie Mortimer. who calls
her performance "chorsographic." Those who
remain are Guibal, Greville. and Ando and
3mne. along with Danko Gabor's orchestra;
b. bsI seem sssnt tRaoseh % at %o SfSse MUSEUM E,aSni can and it he
10 the principal object OF interest there. But
e Hth Hifr sSr sisasy' are ar a p1tiintty On I WOOD one r 81 than nIs9.
iui company OF variety entertainers. The er-
hlbtt that commands most attention at DOris's
Museum. in Eighth avenue. IS the Hindu boy
called I.aloo. who came near being Q Siamese
kind Of twin. ne the small but perfectly
formed body OF n girl protrudss from
bis breast. Other wonders at this estab-
lishment are LaIullla, the Japanese female
sword walker and !uggler: Herma an. u eclarsdt to
be the strongest OF the museum strong men,
ank Mile La Mar: the Anime clairyoyant!. The
sist Of "Elvira's Oath" which Ia a melodrama,
Ard Hope and Smith's company in varieties;
l. Boone and his wife. ARE at Huber's Museum
for another week. The beasts are fine speci-
mems. and they have been taught obedience in
num Der Of curious and difficult feats. Other
marvels here are the rooster orchestra: Make,
the man who processes to like nsedles as food:
n1elpore Fritz who plays with IRE; Sailor
the tatooed man. and Prof. Kreiger. the ma
Gicinn. The Play at Huber's Is "A Mountain
lass" ami the variety company Is a fresh as
semblage OF specialists.
A score or moro OF volunteers will give an
Entertainment at the Standard Theatre this
evening for the benefit OF the widow OF Charles