The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

There Il no desrth Of new matter on the New
York stage this week One Of the novelties {,
an importation from London. play actors
costumes. scenery. and all that goes 10 make
up what the Londoners call pantomme. but
which is announced here more correctly as a
fairy extravaganza" The piece IL "Cinder-
ella" which has had q success at Henry Irv-
inRs theatre. the Lyceum. and II will be per-
formed at Abbey's to- morrow In the same way
that was approved over there. II IL not proba-
bic that the use made OF the nursery tale will
startle our audiences with much that has not
already been done. but OF course the show Ia
built on and away from the theme OF the
misused maiden by means OF ballets. music.
scenic marvels. and gay burlesauery. The
author OF the play itself is Horace Leon ard.
but the rest Of the entertain m emit 10 regarded
By the management as so much o'ertoppinQ
the work Of Mr.. Leonard that the ADVERTISE
ments say 1t is Oscar Barretts Cinderella"
because Mr. Barrett Is the deviser and pro-
Queer OF the sights. No doubt II will be a re-
splsndent example OF orna n entail travesty in
the EnRllsh manner. The thirty names in the
cast OF speaking characters convey to our
public no Idea OF the company's abilities, be-
cause the members are all strangers, but at
least one ofthem. Elaine Terriss. the Cinderella
10 recommended to us by the fact that shs f. A
daughter Of William Terriss. we'll known hero
as member OF Henry IrvinR's forces. The
promises Of Henry +. Abbey are pledges to he
redeemed. and. as he has warranted his i'm
portatlon OF cinderella" to be the genuine
London article. there is no reas IN at all to ex-
pect anything else.
new drama that has been made ready for
representation at the Fourteenth street is
Irish. by James o. Roach. and bears the title OF
Rory Of the Hills" The outgivings concern
Ing the play indicate that II is essentially
melodramatic one OF the characters being a
mysterious villain called The Mask. on account
OF q disguise he wears. The rollicking peas
ant hero. the hateful landlord. the rascally
agent. the fellow who was shifted from one
cradle to another when baby. the mortgage
that can't be paid. and other things common
to dramas Of old Ireland are in Rory Of the
HIS" The author is the principal actor in the
company formed to test the com position.
farcical play by Charles Klein. entitled
Willie" will be made known at tho Biiou to-
morrow by Charles Dickson. aided by Grace
Filkins. Edward J. Connolly. L. r. Stockwell.
Thomas A. Wise. Virginia Buchanan, and
others whose names stand for competent act
ing Probably Mr.. Klein's aim has been to
provide breezy assertive. audacious char
acter for Mr.. Dickson. for It 10 in such roles
that he has succeeded very we'll as q com edian
The plot presents him In tho guiss OF q chap
who. being seemingly Tilted. VOWS to marry the
first woman who will take him. or course an
unattractive old maid 10 put in his way. and. OF
course again. he no sooner becomes bound to
this one than the other 10 shown to him In tho
light Of an entirely faithful sweetheart 1t Is
calculated that his behavior and experience
during the predicament will make willie"
very lauRhable.
date Fork IL IL
Of all the plays In town save two. though there
are two others that will run out the regular
season. The Lyceum will have no successor
to Tho Amazons" until after the summer va
cation at that house. Tuesdays performance
will be the seventy nth. Shore Acres" IL to
be kept on the stage Of Days until the doors
are shut for the hot weather.
The pieces whose duration seems to be left
altogether with the public to determine are
Utopia. Limited" and Tho Girl Left Be-
hind Me-" Even though "Utopia Limited" 10
not the best Of Gilbert and Sullivan's collabo-
rative works. 1t Is quite as far from being their
poorest, and no prior comic opera from them
has had nearly SO sumptuous o mounting on
our stage Tho music gains favor with repeti-
ton. and most OF the humor In fully apprecI-
ated at the Broadway.
Nobody ct the Academy Of Music seems to
have any idea how much longer Tho Girl
Left Behind Ne" will stay there We are
willing to fight II out on these lines" said
Manager Gilmore to . Sun reporter with
glance at the long professions OF people at the
three ticket Offices. III It takes all summer"
The romantic drama OF military life among
the Indians takes the same kind OF q hold on
the audiences at the Academy that II did up at
the Empire. and the Introduction OF marching
infantry and mounted cavalry is. OF course. a |
very popular addition
In one more week the title OF "Charley's |
Aunt" will at last disappear from the adyertIs-
ing columns OF the newspapers. the blllboards |
Theatre. It is said. however that We shall have |
the farce again next winter. as its drawing !
lie mot psse % prSe o snS pa % will
The season at the Empire has been extended
will be given to Sowing the Wind" and how
much 20 the promised production OF "Gud- !
Sydney Grundy drama is near its close Along
with "Gudgenns." the Boucicault- Teal dra-
matIzation OF Bret Harte's The Luck of Roar
butterflies" John Drew, Magds Adam, Olive
bly, "The Masked Ball. will be revived at sew
The Germania retains The Pawnbroksr OF
the East Side" only TO the end OF the week.
Joseph Jefferson passes into the second and
Te sS the ssr Sh
does not seem to diminish with its second or
third generation Of visitors. Mr.. Jefferson's
Rip suffers no change for the worse
At the Fifth Avenue the production OF
Hannele" has neen POSTPONED again. and
probably will not he given at all, In the mean
line Margaret Fleming" is continued, with
katherine Herne playing the principal part
DleAsingly.
Harrigan's will be reopenpd tomorrow.
when THE Sleep Walker" will be tran sfeired
o its stage from tho Biiou. where its English
arcieai iun has been successful Paul Arthur
md Robert :. billiard have found compatible
'oles in this funny piece. and their perform
Ince will. OF course. suffer no harm BY a
change OF theatre.
Virtue and vice IN politics and in horseracIng
ire illustrated with both dramatic and humnr-
nus potency in Rival Candidates" at Hort's
yhere the trial OF the play has developed its
value sufficient to extend the
ims at first allotted to H. Its well acted
The 30Oth performance Of 1882" will be
marked at the Garden to- morrow By the distrl-
'ution Of statuettes representing the bur
esaue's tmpersonations Of the royal family OF
palm. comic Incidental charac er ia this
how now Is zen. COrep, by Walter Jones. whose
ghimSiealities have all along been an impor-
ant element in the fun.
Lillian Russell will prolong "Girohf- GiroIla"
Trough this week at the Casino where the re-
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