The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21
,y,yEs or 1HE THEATRES.

W., face his white hands stihcned around
Ifasy, lie lar. and n cassocK serving for
ir,I trouched on rocks and logs are
isg ,., Mind mon and women. most oi them
W., vith age and disease one mum
ts". to,iIe. one almost mute from deaf
W. ,brec murmuring prayers over their
t"s al frirht,ned by the long absence Of
tl. custodian. aud finally shocked by the
W." that ho Ia n corpse among them.
.s 4. Maurice Meeterlinck's play. The
iuIE,res.r whh was given in an English
th".ra.ion at Tho Berkeley Lyceum on Thurs
Wy evening hS pupils OIL we Acaue ;s' n ~ ie
IIaiilla con ccturos oil tho blind ones as
hsn tho PRIEST will roturn. where they are.
pNfr rom tho hospital, and whether they
tovN,i;Mr AL . their way back without a. guide;
ngn8Iv of their various utterances OF terror
80 tbey discover the iiieless priest and.
s.9Hlr vi their compainings. imagininRs.
tliTG;1 ,icoharencies, ms. one by ono. they drop
~ ~ sleep Of exhaustion. There is no iur-
Nv telling Of n story. no delineatton OF char
yer unarabls to Indicate any other purpose
o.O,o excite shuddering horror. During
u ksrt quarter Of an hour, the nrieat and the
pi5I persons are exhibited,he In his nose OF
WIZ b5ssth and they crawling and cropping.
1mbling and chattering. In their helpless
l,,or and then tho welcome curtain shuts
emitted themselves creditablJ. as may
tl'belieyed IRON tho fact that The
N,htlass" chilled ana nweu the audlence YET
..i..oTpany Of experts. able to diilerentiate the
go movements. and speech OF the pittiul
....iy could render the play more fascinating
fepulsivc and 80 y Is to pc aopeT b that i ls
h,s Inference between Naeter inck and lbsen.
'. iujged ny such 81 their works as have been
,siiofmed here The Norwegian exposes I1 re-
al to make sin abhorrcnt, and that may DO
Tented a. q merit. while his SIX III and power
na playwright cannot ne gainsani, me me
..Hsiyinc the singular desire that some folks
81 for hideous sights. The one may lie
W.ped 10 A scientist ut a clinic. whore his eN-
sosGfes are for instruction. and tho other TO
H. Snowman at an anatomical museum. where
KS exhibits are for diversion.
Tina wsek's striking novelties are TO be q
,,y new in English. entitled. Poor Girls" a
i.neh version OF " The Tanning OF the Shrew."
Mr.. John Drew in 80 The Jealous Wife"
md Edward 5. Willard in Hamlet" The am
N,lou Of Mr. Willard to be a Shakespearean
,,,redian will be displayed. and possibly graft
f,d at the Garden. Poor Girls" was
tr,t introduced to New York in Ger
nan ut the Germania last autumn. and
vas then regarded as strongly moving
Illustration Of a collision between cap
Nai and labor. The experiences OF me.
,Haaic's i'm poyerished family during strike.
DE contrastinGly. fair and foul ioyes OF his two
daughters and the heroism OF his son. make
% the action. which Is mainly OF the kind de-
animated meodramatic. II was not as has
teen S ssd to h.He BASED Sne
81 the stories Of that distinguished romancer.
Il deals with subject which is literally MS old
IS the hills. that OF two sisters. one OF whom
fields to temptation. while the other places
honor and virtue above everything else and
remains gool woman. The English version
will be acted at the American tomorrow by u
notably capable company. COMPOSED in part OF
payers borrowed from Charles Frohman's
forces. The Tanning OF the Shrew" in
French should interest and amuse us, firstly.
because we will desire to see what liberties
the French adapter takes with Shakespeare.
who is not reverenced IN France. and second
kdiIdrms by Nine: Hading and noteworthy
prr7irlIO by VI. toquelin. That performance
will take place on Wednesday and Saturday
evenings. Pieces already familiar in the
tie week at Abbeys. The Jealous Wife" one
4 ColmHapps plays, which has h :, lain long in
Drew ard her companions ut the Star. she
viii be tie Nc, Od s. sidney Drew The M;
;Eo .Sf MF sdHey RGsm tes at .hs
Iith Avenue: Charles Coghlan has the Wal
hck part. Ef1le shannon and John T. sullivan
IRE n the east;i i ana Rose Soshian viii OF
Occasicns o. particular interest break the
ronotony Of prosperity once in while at the
hsatres where plays are continued Indefinite
b. Tn. first anniversary OF tho opening OF the
tnyirc will be celebrated on Wednesday night
~ distribution OF souvenirs-uncommonly
lac ones. It is promised-to the audience at
hat performance OF Sowing the Wind"
Orco and dignity in the piece. and almost
l:Ulcss excellence In its representation.
taouat for. tho very great success of
hsrn had been repeatedly aud variouRly
Ieaiei NY contemporaneous dramatists.
mi II was an open question whether
he dircrIness. power. aud cleanliness OF this
,yro, itiCn OF IarentNge without wedlocs over
,sne all quslm' and tho Empires distinctly
being shocked Souvenirs viii commemorate
. lass important and thoughtful play. tho
ridiculous Charley's Aunt" at the Standard;
y money success. this Irresistible farce
tea's, ANYTHING else that has been pro-
hc;c, Il is doing "a we'll in Boston, and Is
\ use n three other countries. 1902" will
lave It's Tooth representation at Ialmer's to-
rouow, when oronze statuettes q Theresa
AuEhn the street singer will be dis
lIhuled. Several parties OF russians will see
Darkest Nussia this week tho Fourteenth
ysJ w@eIs tais eI9dT.mS Is gwen 6S such
scenery as to Lave forced it to tho front among
current plays and /" keep il there very ilrmly.
Performance Of The Corner Grocer OF Avenue
was made memorable by q distribution OF
souvenirs and the speaking OF prologue
written hy Herr Philip This Is tho longest
eolunleEca that any German piece has ever
noycd in New York.
American scenes and characters make tho
lE7s at four Of the central theatres-Hoyt's.
haEsi;sEs, Days. and tho Lyceum. Texas
Nd Washington Municipalities are humor-
tC'l7 illustrated in "A Texas Steer" Maine
h'ners and their households figure IN Shore
acres, Newport eottagers show their fash
Niae.s tol!ies in Our Country Cousins"
which has loon so greatly benefited by the
ehIemittIaS efforts o. Its author manager, aud
, ,'is q the Lyceum "a 10 command tho re-
.:sLt' and to make them laugh at It's pass
az ssr, ~ comedy. Miss Cayyan isto he credited
~ ~ on 81 the best OF all her achieves
Ssu.s N her development and Rdroit treat
W. ~ her role In this eomsdY. llays By A.
Gi,t nero Augustus Thomas. and Edward T..
r ~" ~ ar understood To he futlritios at the
IsIh, ho Leather Patch" not in the
iStIo. LiEsId IiaTTlG.n, will be returned
ms ,t1=e o. hi theatre. Tho cast will he
iog.~ same As years ago at his theatre on
~. IIoAiWay. His own character is that OF
ll,,.se - aA@g, and Il gives to him the Oppor-
H.o snow h.S great versatility. All the
Las written Tor this piece by David
hs,tls. VI! AsGtl Ls heard. and new scenery
tainted Tor this production.
o., 'le theatrical world loves a really divert
Io H. 1Sneef' Nothing that the venerable Mrs.
E.,, LE'W Oh in The Road TO Ruin" de-
-. We SPECTATORS so much as her unex-