The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23
rHIs rEEK Ar TEE rHElrnEs.

Of Rebellious Susan" by Henry Arthur Jones,
whose works hitherto have been entirely serious.
As IL IL 30 30 acted At the Lyceum by nine sp-
proved members OF Daniel Frohmsn's company
and two promising recruits, the fun Of Mr..
Jones's work IL bound TO have a good cnsncs TO
reach the audience. Until then THE Amazons"
will be continued.
A silent play, except for its musical accom-
paniment will be performed At the Eden Musee
tomorrow. II IL entitled "A Dresden Shep-
herdsss," and will be acted by Mime. Pillar
NORM. her little son Edmond, Mile. Sererin. NJ.
Pizzarello. and NJ. Williams. Mime. Pilar-Morin
will again be seen as Pierrot. but in an entirely
new pantomime. Vance Thompson and Aime
Lachaume are responsible, respectively, for the
action and accompanying music.
The assignment Of actors to "Esmeralda" by
A. NJ. Palmer at his theatre has been such as to
revive that twelve-year-old comedy entertain
ingly. The piece may belong TO the kinder
gard e stage OF American playwright, but IL
has q charm Of simplicity. humor, and pathoe,
nevertheless. This is the Last week OF IL. The
Fatal Card" is to ensus, with q remarkable
east and doubtless correspondingly good APP
pointments.
A change from "Love on Clutches" will be
made at Days on Thursday, when The Tanning
Of the Shrew" will be revived. The role Of
Katherine may well be regarded AZ best suited
70 Ada Rehan among the hundreds Of parts
which she has acted In her long career. The
notably fine establishment. of the earlier pro.
a9sin' A few 'selterstlons in the old cast will
increase the interest.
The monetary success Of 4 drama Is PROOF only
possesses qualities to be. praised for intrinsic
worth but when Mr.; E5ohmsn gives his word word
far are larger than those of any previous play
At the Empire, q means that the piece is
satisfactory to discriminating audiences be-
cause that theatre derives its support from the
moro exacting sort OF people.
OF tho character OF the entertainment than
Harrigan's. The title now happens to DO
old, yet Mr.. HSrrisan, Mrs: Yesmsns, Mr.. Wild,
and b dozen others are doing there the same
Il must not be inferred, however. That MOTTO.
riety" is . rehash OF previous plays In the Har-
d d,sss s ssd'f Il. B Ga .nn s songs are 'e snt eG'dic fresh iRsii
and original.
ono q tbs many London dramas with British
TO DO brought forward at .Niblo's BY Walter SAN
cast strongly and fitted out with new scenery.
Much is 70 be. made OF the military scenes by
crowdin the big stage with soldiers.
The scarcity Of new theatrical matters this
week does not mean any lack of excellent en-
tertainment, and people seeking amusement for
Christmas need not go far to find 1t exactly to
their tastes. Afternoon performances will DO
klNtu ou NV hOiiuhy. alu ~ u uluV u tho
past week may be expected to give way to
brightness In theatricals.
The play chosen by Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall
for the opening of their season at Abbey's
Ia the late Tom Taylor's Lady Clancarty." 1t
has not been acted In this city within q dozen
years or more, and Is comparatively unknown
TO the rising generation. MIR. and Mrs. Kendall
used to appear in It when they had a theatre in
London. 1t Is q rather brilliant play Of the sew
--a---. a. ..I 49, a
ments Of surprise, suspense, and genuinely hu-
man interest-such as we demand nowadays
than was common to the works which Taylor
brought into English from French and German
sources. The Kendnls have been presenting It
in Chicago. where the critics praised them and
Rose Coghlsn viii, alternate Diplomacy
which Miss Coghlnn has distinguished herself.
and none OF the characters is at all like either
with the requisite preparation. to afford good
support 20 her. scenic renewal OF The Old
A .enewal Of "Ciaudian win be Effected by
Wilson Barrett It the American; That pic
vhh5eT9 seen Rers before. S as a E yery aRbitisas and
rather impressive affair. The role written in IL
for NJ II Barrett brings ont his merits: and leaves
Any other part y which we have s seen n him; The
joyshie spectacle. Rcliearsals of The District
Attorney" have begun at this theatre.
che change at the Harlem Opera House Is to
month. Needless to say. William Hoey goes
along with the farce. So do the comedians.
give a show OF contemporaneous hilarity.
Among oil the stage tramps, none has yet sur
!. p.eco ~ the current vein of melodrsma,
which has been seen Tn. on the VEST side Of the
,ry," and it goes to the Bowery for q week at
tho Peoples. 1t Is not a dramatizatiOn OF DR..
~ a rough distinct ueDiCtiOn of life and auy6n-
lures in Georgia In war times: II contains
several sensational scenes. ,,,. ,r ...,,,,.
a lrdtcrous type ~ active, loquacious irishman
aud the Harlem Columbus has him in a." Sport
McAll!s!er." That is the farce in which no
and nobody can deny that he MAKES them laugh.
The play that changed the late BARLEY Camp;
Was My Partner" with its straightforward,
appealing story Of love, and sacrihce., Louis
Wen Mi"r,l il was hrst s"ncressfuill, and lie Will be again
q. the Grand Opera House. where, 1t is a revival
Comic opera goes from broadway to Brooklyn
IN the shape o. The Grand Duchess" the
] irs .1cTy rIHm A ihns Sslo 90 5Hs 10 eG the ppoa ,nsiSa,
from lillian Russell at the front to the smallest
scrap .of scenery at the rear, The revival ofthis
Orfenbach piece In fine array went far to re-
trieyn Miss itussell's season from the misfortune
of The Queen OF Brilliants."
Christmas week finds the variety shows bris-
Ting with novelties. To Proctor's continuous
show comes an accomplished midget from
abroad. whose age Is given as eighteen, height as
seventeen inches. and weight IS eight and a half
pounds. Susie Rirwin's operstta, Penelope"
adapted from the old farce The Area Belle ~,
is continued. and there will be some new living
pictures. These are the specialists retained;
Mile. CArllni and her performing dogs and mon
keys, Ed Clarence, Brennan and Wheeler. Bo-
CERT and O'Brlen, Mabel Van. Burt and Bennett,
George GAskin, the Paynes, Miller and May.
Kissell. Walter Deaves, ScAnlon and Kilroy.
Helen Conklin. and Cooper and Stewart.
The Finneys' aquatic performances constitutes
the chief speciality in the Union Square All-dAy
programme, and such well-known names As
Bunth and Rudd. Gilmore and Leonard, and
Lester and Williams are also included. These
performers are also employed: Harding and All
Sid. r. NJ. Carroll, Jessie Miller, Osten's Marion
cites. Thorne and Carleton, Oakland and
Thompson, the Collins brothers, LAdel and