The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02
RMS WEEK AT the THEATRES.

great deal Of merit in the play and the play
ers will have TO be shown at the Empire to-mor-
row night in order 10 realize the expectations Of
1.-THE Masqueraders." Everybody who keeps
advised OF London thestricals knows. in = gem
eral way. the nature Of Henry Arthur Jones's
latest drama. and that in particular II contains
one intensely engrossing scene. In which n hus-
band and his wife's lover make her the stake in
game Of cards. Such an episode might easily
be futile II the stage use Of II were not
expert, but In this case Il IL said that
the author has led up to II cleverly and
presented 1t powerfully. or course, the
return Of Charles Frohman's stock company
Is sufficient OF itself to make a notable the
atrical occasion and to assemble an audience of
brains and fashion at the modlsh Empire.
Henry Miller. William Faversham, and Viola
Allen are assigned tn the characters Of the
lover. the husband. and the wife. Others named
In the cast Of twenty-five personages are J. +.
Dodson, Joseph Humphreys, Alice Fischer,
Robert Edcson. Elsie Dewolf. William Thoinp-
con, Ida Conquest, W. II. Crompton, Genevleve
Reynolds, and y. Y. Backus. Under all the
circumstances, a duplication Of The Mas
quersders'" foreign success is likely to ensue.
Daniel Frohman's company Is giving point
and polish to "A woman's Silence This
latest Of Sardou's comedies. which had its
original performance at the Lyceum, Is To be
acted at the London Comedy this season, with
winnifred Emory in the role of the persistently
silent heroine. and ut the. Paris Gyinnase, to
place as ~ member OF the Lyceum organization.
and the leading. female role In this play has
a. NJ. Palmer,s company Il, yielding good ser:
vice to The New Woman" at his Broadway
the stage. after years Of illness. has been an as
sistance to sydney Grundy's comedy. The fun
day, written and acted in a f~arcical spirit, ex-
cites laughter, and 1t is as a satire tsat tne
p Rafie Is n %pGeSS e t SiEens seri TO- sRpr ave Miss Russ,lrs
plaintive Irief as the unappreciated wife.
fashion by Ada Reban. retaining James Lewis
from among its former favorites. and with
HH fRFH r R2iiktfS{y as Although 4 roSrdl'' the b f prrsent per- r.
formances are not equal to those Of the past In
comedy with beauties OF scenery and costume is
the same as before. Several OF the American
lied German farces formerly successful in the
Daily repertory are to be revived soon.
" the stars" now visible in our theatrical
sky, one will tomorrow night offer a new
drama. The play is by Mrs. Romualdo Pacheco.
who introduced herself to the stage several
years ago With the farcical "IncoG." and will be
tried at the star to start Rose Coghlan's engage
ment tomorrow night. Tie new work is en-
tilted ITO Nemesis: or. Love and Hate" and its
role for .iiss Coghlan is that Of a Swiss girl wl.1
falls in love with n French nobleman. He break1
his promise OF marriage, whereupon she thinks
tHe llIIpS MN. VI NItn nlN INK uttOlut
wealthy and titled, she reyrnGefully involves
him ~, a duel. she saves his life and weds
with a range from gay pretense to gen9ins
sa,agrry. and Il that be so the actress should d.,
well with IT,. Her successes have been achieved
with scowis or smiles. according to the nature
of the task set for her. IL would seem that there
as ii has been deemed worth while to employ
Frederic lie Bellcvtllr. Efie shannon. Maxine
Russell. Henry Jewett, Mason. Michel. and
John I. sullivan 70 make up the cast. some OF
won on the stars, stage, when W%aiiack was
there. snd we may hope that another vii! nos
William Gillette. in Amcricanizing TOO
Much johnson" from the French, was shrewd
which lie might he very siiectiye as a comediaI.
and a. IL consequence lbs return 20 the Zoo
1 nSanse i s ace. Of fani Tas r P'srs; Si'h mixed iis p; np
In n fresh aud novel complication, gives the bes.
'o Wi If iisn' H nm,':e fan n at TIN! III s' fIsms.. a, the
Biiou, is Of the kind that served many years in
"a Parlor Match" and. to make the similarity
still more marked. his com panlon IN audpcity -
John G.. Rice. a!mpst q duplicate OF his former
partner, ,MMr Eysns; But he pH,r, OF adyrniGr-
ences, the slang and jokes arg ny, to date. and
Mr.: Hoey sings new foggi: besides old Ones
Wilson Barrett is ansiLer sta" who had a
he he" Is N now eSssctims. for he coiiaiorsted With
Hal. Game in dramatizing The Manxman.'
the drama current At the American; The resn!:
quite us well placed as in anything he. has
offered to the Kew York public. Most Of the
member OF his company are strangers here.
rIes Is r-rsise~orthy a. the Manx heroine.
The week brings forth nothing new in the
field OF musical pieces, but comic opera will have
an O.enbach revival In The Grand Duchess"
at Abbey's, on Tuesday evening. The theatre
will be closed tomorrow for n fnal rehearsal,
and that indicates painstaking in the rrepara-
tions. We, have had Lillian Russell before as
the wllm lCil maker OF war and love IN ICTDI-
stan. and II taxes 10 gift OF prophecy TO fore
was in The Queen Of Brilliants.'
Two Whitney companies are now with US in
at the Herald square, Very dainty and artiul
Is Louise Bcaudet Mt the top Of the cast OF ia
Suetsi,h " airs. "T Gon,rastinsly emphatfc are re the h.
comsdiaFs II, ,Htor nia The .Il % bl shs 70 eG bsar
The vogue earned by :" Rob Roy" AZ the Her
aid sau",s' Is Gmraatio; This TSmis opera comes
robin Hood" That Il almost satisfies tho de-
several songs have been added. the comicalities
have been acceutIlated. and the scenic show was
adn:lrabie Ilom the iirst' No!hlig Else Will be
The. Bostonians are doing well with -" Prince
Ananias;" a. the iiroad~Sy; The IGd d c snG
play acting doe. not prove to DO beyond the
limits Of general comprehension. As 10 Tie
ened the performance unduly,, and the piece
hal 10 be cut 10 the extent OF hall an hour n
name goes into the cast Tomorrow. Miss Ham
iiton will alternate with Miss Morgan from week
10 week.
The amateur soldiers in a Milk White Flag
are camped on the stage at Hoyt's for the win
ter. They and the women OF the play have set
tied down 10 a definite line OF conduct for the
amusement al the audiences, as the author
seems TO have stopped altering his work by the
introduction of new things, having built up the
sntrrtaintment Ia n satisfactory degree. A
medley OF songs was the last addition.
An older HOyt play. "A Temperance Town."
containing The authors anti-ADstinence ideas,
forCibly expressed and comically illustrated. Is
now a. the Harlem Important in
the present east are l.. H.. Stockwell, Lee HAr-
rls0n. William II, Curry, and Anna Robinson.
The Vermont village types uf character are As
ludicTously drawn as any that Mr.. Hoyt has
ever male. and their cOnd uct is amusing.
The advertising Of three matinees a week at
the Fourteenth Street Indicates the popularity
of The Brownies with the children, Who are
already we'll acquainted with Palmer CoX's
creatures in prInt. There j. enough ~ ballet,