The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
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WY, t.hnson," and, besides the matter 70 Be
hu,nSOorn in them, several changes Of bill 81
msae ,Ssstres will bring forward old plays In
centrsl TOO Much Johnson" Is q French
go turned into English oy Wlniam Giilette'
farce once successful 1T = similar Job in the
whoN, n wilkinson's widows" Mr.. Oil
case - =, undertaken this time b shape one of
lete.,.c,ers TO 1T his own acting abilities,
INC ~, ,eturn to the stage, after a long ABB
anu Iii he an Incident in the production Of
senes mich Johnson at the Columbia In Brook
IRE most Of the French comic pieces In
HE., Gears. this one is made mp OF the esca-
"a. ~ a husband with a woman other than his
~. and the entanglements and misunder-
.,.nd,nss caused thereby.
Ter since " Robin Hood" the authors Of that
.m,,tsbly good comic opera have tried In vain
% do as well. Mr.. Smith and Mr.. De Koven
.o,c,ber and In collaboration with other men.
80 failed to duplicate the merits of their first
,o,r, work. Perhaps they have succeeded at
i..t in Rob Roy" We shall know when that
oomposItion is performed at the Herald Square
A. norrow night. Characteristic music, pictur-
..,rs scenery, slightly costumes, and striking
.r,.ode. should be the result of these two clever
msn,. treatment of Bonnie Prince Charities
..he,lion in Scotland. The representation will
no given by the whitney company, an organize
Nan which has been in practice during q tour
AZ four weeks, and so should be In smooth
vortIns order for its New York debut. I'm
nortsnt members are William Pruette, Lizzie
M.cnichol. Juliet Gordon. w. H. Mclaughlin,
Anna o'Keefe, Baron Berthald, Richard r.
CARROLL. Joseph Herbert, and Harry Parker.
The demand for musical plays is urgent II is
20 be hoped that Rob Roy will satisfy the ex-
p~.ctstion aroused In regard to It. A handsome
production may. be counted on.
Olga Nethersole, whom THE SUN has rated as
ageulus, Notwithstanding the general disfavor
bestowed on the only play in which New York
ara have yet seen her, will essay Camille at Pal
mer's tomorrow night. The first thought of
this venture Is that II seems reckless, In view of
the comparisons that are bound 10 he made of
Miss Nethcrsole with Bernhardt, Modjeska,
Duse, and a dozen other great actresses memoir
able in the sam role. On second thought. how
ever, and in view OF this new players peculiar
temperament and methods, it must be conceded
that q triumph for her is possible, and therefore
well worth all the effort and risk involved In the
undertaking. Her originality may win success.
The cast is better than that of Tho Transgres-
sor." although some Of the same names are In
II. Mr.. Hollands CASTOR. Mr.. Barnes's Hhrui.
Irnldni should be excellent, and. indeed. all the
characters are httingly assigned.
Tn, cRHnSs 81 b 6i ,b, a. ins LyTSsspG , n 5s,t9 wss
written by Mr.. Belasco and the late Mr.. De
Mile for the sole purpose II Providing suitable.
comic actor. II fulfilled It's purpose completely,
AMI Mr.. Sothcrn, going into It. with only an
Fiddler. came out Of IL one OF the more popular
light comedians Of this era. 1t possesses genuine
fr'Ss,n., i fGtIg@sr sl %ii T Ss de III ha%oT no aa doubt nt.
TO sec him again as the lordling who is not gilded,
lilo asino brings back It's most pronounced
success within several seasons, The Passing
Show" in which current subjects are fnnnily
tsnes and dance, are given with spirit, and an
avoidance OF indecency Is to be commended. It
t. f., 4 'Di rapid ,n msdisy of l!s iSord GTtySl%u sgy yet nSs
mrnt says that all the good things in the original
tanned. and that the few e%Tcisions make room
for things that are right up to date. Vernona
fGrmsnce, Lucy Daiv and her pickaninnies, re-
main. and none OF the first set Of comedians has
been lost. The Passing show" will occupy the
three weeks prior to the transformation OF the
Casino into a vaudeville theatre
One performance OF n farce in Spanish. q piece
"Faragnets." will DC given by amateurs for the
Circulo, Colon-Cervantes next Saturday night at
the Berkeley Lyceum.
Among the serious dramas that are either
fixed OF ohangable In their places Of perform
ance. one will serve TO reopen Harrigan's to-
morrow night. 9TH Man without a Country"
which was described fully last week, as observed
at the American, will be transferred TO the stage
usually monopolized by Mr.. harrigan's own
works. A mans fall from a church spire and =
child's narrow escape from death in q cotton
mill are the big thrills.
As one of the sober plays must be classed
"The Bauble Shop" although that accustomed
laugh producer, Mr.. Drew, Is It's foremost
actor. and Maud Adams, its leading actress, has
has hitherto provoked more smiles than tears.
II must be said OF the Drew preliminary season
at the Empire. too. that the conduct OF the stage
bears comparison with the productions Of the
winter season and the stock company.
The hero and the heroine in Shenandoah at
the Academy of Music are represented spiritedly
by E. j. Radcliffe and Odette Tyler, aud the whole
acting company is as good as any that the play
has ever enjoyed. Thus the dramatic strength
OF the play is not overwhelmed by the spectacu:
lar presentation Of the scenes illustrative OF
Eheridan's ride. The revival OF this piece has
been one OF the notable things OF the season,
departure from the Fourteenth Street. In the
mean time he will be the singing hero OF the new
melodies recommend him highly To people
fond OF the songs OF Ireland: An ensuing play at
that sardeu's Nine. sans Gene" Which Angus
tus Pitou is. now rehearsing there.
supporters Of melOdrama know already, Is the
escape OF the heroine over a bridge formed by
three men linking themselves together across a
rihcally. and the orchestra considerably. This
play may be seen at the American. Wilson
Barrett is to have a season Of eight weeks at this
house, beginning soon. .
In another column last nights production OF
Napoleon Bonaparte" by Richard Mansfield
and his company at the Herald Square Is re-
viewed. Mr.. Mansfield now goes To the Harlem
Opera House, where this new drama will be-
given on Thursday and Friday evenings. The
rest OF the week viii be devoted TO %geviyals Of
prince Karl. and DR.. JekyiI and Mr.. HYDE
The time Of the civil war and OF early oil
striking Is illustrated in " Struck OIL" the
drama at the Peoples. The %reyiyal Of this
chief roles, has been effected under the direc-
ton Of J. G, Williamson, who, before starting
for his home in Australia yesterday. told a SUN
reporter that the first long use OF it had yielded
him Sl35, 900. "a very large fortune 10 make out
of one play in those days.
NiblO's has The Country Circus" In which
Charles Barnard expended his cleverness at
New England CHARACTERIZATION upon a humor-
Gus story OF village and circus life. II will be
remembered that a genuine arena show under
canvas, given In a realistic fashion, fills one of
the acts. In this part Of the entertainment
Rosa MeeTs will give "A skirt lance On a bare
backed horse, surely that Is - quite irresist-
tble combination OF circus and vaudeville.
Horace Mitchell and his company give "A
Flag OF Truce az Jacobs's. This is a war drama