The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-12
NEWS OF rHE rnEATnEs.

tive In visiting combinations. The novelty 10
. new curtain raiser written by stanislaus
Strange and entitled The Man About Town"
This will be produced tomorrow evening at
the Harlem Opera House. in conjunstion with
Charles Dickson's "1ncoe." It is to be hoped
that 1t will prove n good piecc OF work, for
strong curtain raisers are not numerous now
adays. and when successful servo we'll as M
petizers for what Is to follow. Thomas W.
Keene's appearance as Richeiiou may reason-
ably DO Chased rs q new attraction. in view OF
the fact that his present engagement is the
most ambitious that he has yet flled in this
city. 1t IL to DO feared that his rendering OF
Bulwer's stiltod Cardinal will not be altogether
satisfactory. as the role Is n tedious one Mt this
day. even In the hands Of the most finished
readers. and Keene Is not q finished
reader. "Richelieu" will DO followed ut tho
Union Square on Tuesday evening by Louis
MI" Wednesday. "Othcllo" will DO given;
Thursday. Hamlet" Friday. "Othello;'
Saturday matinee. Merchant OF Venice" and
Saturday evening. q repetition Of 'Hichard
Ill" This will close the engagement.
Mra Frank Leslie has ut length embarked
In the theatrical businessmen, however, as an
actress. Several years ago she made n version
OF "Ls Monde" and called 1t Tho
Froth Of Society" Tho play has now tnken to
tho road. with joseph Haworth and Emily
Rig In the leading roles. and Mrs. Leslie has
gone along to see that the box office receipts
do not get away. The Garden Theatre has
been secured by Manager Charles Frohman
Tor seven weeks. beginning on Easter Monday.
for tho purpose OF producing His Wedding
Day" and Tho Poet and the Puprcts"-tho
latter q ~travesty on Lady Windormere's
Fan" New Britain. Conn.,. h,s added II hand
some new playhouse to New Engiand's list
and 1t was opened last week by the Eoghlnna
ioee b 1'M So Rsas. 2r DStis' has sf besn p 'Sr e,nS eiI a
Couldock has a capital part in it. An interest
GOODWIN and &ianagarT I. Henry French. SONS
months ago the latter sold Mr. Goodwin the
down on. account OF royalties No late
vas fixed for its production. and Goodwin
BBssc CHI his s 81 t"e'S %Rish G is offered % b rssSass
The point to be decided possibly by the
c~ourts-ts. when must a play he produced In
case OF purchase without u datc being fixed?
Tho present week will witness some very
Interesting changes at the combination thea
tres. while some Of the departing attractions
will be regretted. "A Mad Bargain" gives
way at the Biiou to "Hoss and Hoss." which
has before now amused thousands OF New
Workers. 1t is made up OF clever spoclalties
and fun. and its sob aim is to amuse. Willie
SohAo o Coiupuuy hbS III iutlus anu inc luTC0
has been reconstructed since 1t was last seen
here. One OF the funniest scenes is a court
room scene. with an extraordinary Jury. Tho
Dazzler" succeeds "Niobe " ut the Fourteenth
iaree-comeay is now in its third season:
s!syer "H dan e : a t 81 tie ssnsfHF a! lem OPERA psrs
Dickson is one OF the most capable. eccen-
uric comedians now on the stage; j. X. Muir
r ren,l Ti sseu at Gle a domn.3own th snlSh VIII Wiz me- re:
ne yensTnbls TrSL Nichols Crouch. COMPOSE
siPi Of m .3i. ah.ten;ion, during his stay il
drama Of considerable strength. which has al
ready been seen at two Of the city theatres.
piece Of stage mechanism is the coal breaker.
which Is used With startling sfeet. as a man
rs ms ssf be- ad ipsG t Il ae tie hS T ssme m to p pfsss this Is
part throughout tho week: Lovers Of horse
%Ssf inaso will r 1lsa sea%FH Ss 1a IS tes!F ' .iii s at iHs
from. Brooklyn. after a very successful week.
i is in this Play that some ysTy exciting bur
wrestling bout. At the PARK. sam Devere's
Nh Ss : conesrs o.n!eSf a he SaTk: Ono +
TO a,nuso east siders ntJaeobs' Theatre. Tiiers
T I'll Pc a few CHANCES IN the cast Of The
n S'ssH EF nfsht. Il II. IN Fl. b AStas%S Ss IS s rsp!ns ssi
BY Edward Marble as Pu~fengruntz and field
Ing, tho juERler. and the fonr French dancers
"a "s iasaa" MeSi hsW e"se viii bs seem n%o at tho Ssy Foo:
{bs to and , =" 1T The e Grand IG"rS q HGuSS Across
delight his iiiends. The star will he the sing
ing comedian. Chuuncey Olcott.
The designs and MS. OF Miss Robinson"
the Partisan comic opera success. arrived hero
last week in possession Of W. ". Wilkison. who
has secured tho American rights. 1t will be
remembered that Manager I. Henry French
made nm effort to secure this work. but was
success will te produced is not. yet deter
mined B 20; pnt sesms IT, 70 have Developed some
LAID isaido town 1' s uei.a%s,pn IN c "Gaa"iS 'f E!oo 1as5ss
Duss after her New York encngement. Dur
taT TIN ssG A Rns't 'e soe : p ssyeIs' h p"r.'e Gonna made on Up u
T. reported to rd that :I !3sSI jefferson g : has "rs G0n.
play. for production at the Theatre Of Arts and
Letters; Politics and rIays are rap!dly APP
s%tructor Of ext%ravaganzas. WAS recently elect:
ed a member OF ths Vermont LeGIslatu ~ and
p psSeh Hsn TEsatr s0h in Il f;ni t!SdFsRaSasA has al t bssn
elected to the C?mnrGn Council OF that city;
seats will double before the season ends. Ths
annual benefit tendersd to Ilarry, S. sander
~ A.oAy uStoi. u" oSiiNuuiUu v
Tuesday next. His popularity Is always at
tested on these occasions. Certain. members
Of the Vaudeville Club are unduly vigorous in
their denial q the rumor that the new and
swell organization IL about to fndo from
view. They assert that the report arose
from the fact that tho coming renovation OF
quarters. LOWS Morrison. whose i~orceiul
work has not been forgotten here, is consider
Ing m inyitation to nersonnte Colnm bus in the
Steele Mackays [EHrod4eti9n o. The World
rison accept, he need only consult recent files
Of the New York newspapers to secure an np-
propriate makeup for the part. Nearly n hun
dred different portraits Of the celebrated dis
covernr have been published. and no two rcsem-
BILE each othor in any particular. except dress.
Last night saw tho departure OF Elsonora
Duse. the great and the fascinating. from the
Fifth Avenue Theatre. after n season which
may fairly BIO regarded as educational. Her
work has grown upon the public as her stay
heightened. until she Is at length recognized
as q strong and original genius. commanding
tho sympathy, and admiration 81 the entire
community. She will be followed Tomorrow
pinnt AZ th. Ettth Ayanna Inv tina rouhlana