The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
NOTES At THE THEATRES
It seems certain that we shall have a n,


so. Mr. Miner Is to provide n beautiful. and
well-eauippcd theatre. the Fifth Avenue. and
Mr.. Carleton has undertaken the much more
difficult enterprise OF making the plays to be
acted. 1t will BIO easy for the one. with his
wealth and business rating to get together a
competent body OF players and set them out on
his stage 1t will be hard for tho other to
make with his own pen all the plays required.
but 1t Is quite within the bounds of probability
that he will do 1t, for he is prolific as we'll as
able dramatist. and he confesses that some OF
his work will consist OF adaptations from
foreign sources. In any event the venture
will be interesting to oil New Workers who 20
TO theatres, and particularly SO to those who
hold to tho belief that the saving of tho
stage from deterioration depends on tho
maintenance OF permanent organizations in
which actors may be trained to versatility.
Tho brothers Frohman are doing all that Is
being done for us at present through the mo.
dunn OF stock companies A. NJ. Palmer.
yielding to tho temptation OF money has left
his theatre to burlesIue for n year or two and
has sent his own players to san Francisco
whore they will remain during the four months
OF the fur that is to BIO held in that city. We
shall not see them until next March. when
they will DO brought to the Garden. The NOM
bers are Wilton Lackaye. j. II. Stoddart +. NJ
Holland. +. j. Henley. L. NJ. Bell. Frederic
Robinson. Walden Ramsay Julia Arthur. Mrs.
y. =. Bowers. May Brooklyn Mrs. i. j. Phil
lips Virginia Harmed. and Mary Hampton.
When Augustin Days company will return
is uncertain. even in Mr. Days own mind.
to judge by appearances. lie planned
to keep his actors in London at least n year
longer. and there Is no news OF a retreat in
consequence of his bad fortune over there.
The rejection OF his handsome representation
OF Tennysons The Foresters" in the English
capital is curious. in view of our ready accept
ance OF the same poets 'Eecket" at the hands
of Henry Irving. The two pieces are alike
undramatir. and therefore un suitable for stage
artistis and deciIedly more otn ate than Mr.
Irving and he had MIA liehan to Offset Ellen
Terry. or course tho Irving company. headed
by great actor. is incomparahly better than
DAYS; but That advantages should not have
SGuscd tho difference between n success in
tisco and n iasco for the other, cur only
atoek COMPANY at home is Charles Frohman's.
nnmerons pr": Sa evn. The if' 6un
cillors Wife, to highly amused and satisfied
denry Miller. ~ viola SH Alien Frank IaTiHumt,
~. J: Ferguson. udette rylcr. Edna Wal!Nce.
ION. william FavoIsha9. Gyfii scott. james ..
5arrows. Y. 4. Crompton. Agnes Miller. tred-
n nh Bong ,l HGh'ra EfesH Mf phrays
Tie, trunnts, from tho, Lyceum company
Ranll Tr'hma ou VII the
10 with IAN American Duchess" and in the
pean time they spend this week at the Harlem
Dc north end Of lie town are TN" wite" and
THE Charity Ball" famous successes in their
70 draw people from bcyoni iiariem's limit;
e. see Georgia Cayvan. Herrcrt Kclccy. Grace
Within. and others in roles long Identified
9Th them. T.; J. Ratcline and Augustus
Srg:nat seasons OF thes" two dramas. but
they have been good contribu ors to the sue
cess OF tho tour which now ends.
The. most eminent OF American actors now
on the stage. Joseph jefferson. and the Eng
lishman similarly distinguished in his own
country, Henry Irving, are actively before the
New York public this week. Mr.. Jefferson is
still the jovial and engaging tippler in - Rip
Van Wrinkle" at the Star. and Mr.. Irving con-
tinues rs the martyr Archbishop in Beckett"
at Abheys. but on Saturday evening Tho
Bells" will have performance. 1.-THE fine art
OF neither OF these actors is desired by the
a!ksssription is at hand tbs week il
new to tho town. 1t is, war drama entitled
Maine and Georgia. Its author is Howard
Street 1t is an avowed attempt to thrill
promi scuous assembages by u REPRESENTATION
Georgia. has been chosen for the purpose II
ylyit ILLUSTRATION. and much caro- has been
Xnothe act shows the PRISON at Anderson;
yil.e whHre many Lnion soldiers sickenst and
Il has s Pie" HTs"s HHa fns
and two important memhers OF the original
sant T. srt snd Poly St9Gk%e VIII hay ,he
%aEiare may, he. found in "TIc 'Ens'iiGn."
t. ths scenic displays Of Thrh thS V stag Of the
ron" ut the Columbus. where the adventures
Of United States ollrcr in :, nth America are
the east side gets. at Harlem ana IN tn" Bow
cry. two plays OF similar nttra"tivenes"i, 1t
Bottom OF the Sea-" vii! show fight oetweon
devil nsh and diver to reorle who go to
OF the water. and being otherwise suitable to |
the stage OF that popular theatre.
Sol Smith Russell is trying new versions OF |
old pieces at Days. After week OF "A roor
Relation" with n radical change OF its matter.
he now offers "a Tale OF q Coat" under tho |
tito OF April Weather" The tailor OF the |
original play has become an artist. and his
surroundings are very different but the char
acter and story are the same in essence.
April Weather" is unbIushingly announced
as new work by Clydo Fitch: but the ghost
OF Dion Boucicault need not haunt him for
Iiagiarist derived a Tails OF Coat from tho
French. 1t is understood that tho, latest YER
sion gives to Mr.. Russell enhanced Opportuni-
eisctyeiy. Mr., Tich's alaptatlons are per-
s%,ruttiias in SorroMoi isptiSrs; Win SXrrii
original work and the fraud was exposed. Mr..
Fitch explained that the INSTRUMENTATION lay
wholly with tho management and he promised
that he would SEQ TO IL that his fam" was not
again smrchod In that way. stu something
like u half dozen pieces. translated ana altered
by him. are now advertised as his compost
tious. In the case Of IN American Duchess
at tho lyceum, however tho source is not
conceal led and 1t Is further asserted that tho
work Ia his in all save tn" theme. Clinton
Stuart's free TRANSACTIONS Of two foreign pays.
under the titles of Tho Price Of silence and
Commodore Cobra" nrc hraZcnly put forth
rs his own works. Alexandra Salvini and Paul
Hester give their names as authors OF IL new
drama called "Inmar." hut which may turn
out y transfer from tho German. 1t will bo
acted at the star next month. Not long ago
farce entitled Tho Rising Generation" was
produced ns n new work by William Gill, and
now the chief actor in it, William Barry. is en-
Joined against using it on the ground that it
was merely rewritten from an old De Walden
piece which has nm owner 1t seems hardly
worth while to quarrel for the slight honor u
having translated n German drama into mere
ly respectable English, yet Mr.. Frank enstein
and DR. Ottolengui are doing 1t in tho case II
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