The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-25
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rour MAYS OF at least thres distinctly difsr-
40, binds will have their first performances In
,his CITY tomorrow. A nth new piece will be
o,fsred on wednesda and sixth on Thurs
S.v The authors are J. NJ. Barrie. Lloyd
ptycs. W. G. Hudson. stanlslsus STANCE. Adolf
pbillipp. and Cyril Norman. all American su-
,bors save Mr.. Barrie. The work Of the English
novelist and playwright IL . mainly comic
.nair. entitled walker. London" and II lad
mat old.fashioned and rather bsrshly funny
comedian J. l.. Tools for its principal actor
during ns term in the British capital
The Tools role will be undertaken at
the Park Theatre By James 7. Powers.
Who has made audiences laugh all the way
from vaudeville through comic opera and farce
TO this venture In comedy. Mr.. Powers Is lsud-
ably ambitious to lift himself above song.
dance. and tomioolery. and the wish OF those
who go to see his essay will be for success:
Mr. Barrie's play puts forward barber and
llar who passes himself OF for . celebrated
Arctic explorer. and so figures ss the lion OF
Thames houseboat party during q trip to the
Henley regatta
Lloyd Bryce and Stsnislaus STANCE are the
authors OF Mira Dascot." which will displacs
"A Lady Of Venice. at the Fifth Avenue on
Wednesday. The new plays thsmeb Illicit
love An eminent physician 10 engaged TO
marry suitable girl, but he Is confronted oy
sformer mistress, who asks him to make her sI
ten year. ago. lie refuses, and ,o she
S. S:eR'iq IN r fHSS' hlS. Fhfqsts q. e;
into his pocket. shrieks for help. ana gers
herself saved from Wholly rsiogms her
ways. repents Of the evil she has done and
sets things right BY means OF GUnissson;
tss ffS SHtY a a oi venice there viii 5.
mr. fhiIIipp is the maker oil. two farces. one
o. which is 70 be PERFORMED at the Casino to-
Casino is About Town" transferred into
lnglish, with alteration and amendmsent irGm on,
along season at Mr.. Philiipp's German house
In Eighth street. 1t is piece OF foolery. full
t.r sUNf T6s eonpany is RusseIfs Comedians
changed greatly in membership. yet retaining
ment that have Kept i prosperous most Of the
time since IL began with The CITY pirectory
The sHS aps s, re. sn.G
is mixture. OF farce and travesty. vaudeville
an opportunity to slip Into BIoadw way theatre.
Mr. fhillipp's second play. The Paynbroker
is PR predecessor In German at tn. Germ snis.
Mr.. Norman's play 10 Blue Grass. and as
that he ss nd To- mSu. Ss WORK
with racy humor. and thus to make It more =
comedy than han, me0drnma Though he i does
gets its first New YORK opening at the Peo-
test the i poppi"r merits Of any Entertainment.
MT. Hudson. work I. in the shs vein commonly
Siib matsrisiistie apnsais TO the ponu}aes.
With Its b5syey energetic here S,n all but Killed
siSps villain; NTH os ins sdusd d rsm n,If
sSelled and especially Nth one nsrys.'h AZ
hs; thnugbt q, Sys wri,tse inst such
drama in "A Man Among Men" satisfying ali
the Ss
nsry realism Harlem gets IL ~ the ooiumous'
u.I,, " n c.o,-,, p.,. vu..,
Henri irving NC n O. Goodwin Francis r wi ps
H mm a. h a,x. lion t. !, ,.,s anu
James n herne represent diversity OF TALENT
me- ,.e u WIN >, pr"o.,,n .nS .,.hounh
none comes forward In new role. all are
Interestingly placed In familiar plays Mr..
irving ana MSS ferry return 70 ABBEY ior
FORTNIGHT bringing along the same outnt OF
fnd ~ Tn tns Sa
pieces chosen for revival in the arst week are
Becket.".. olivia %" Charles L. Much Ado
showing Mr. irving and Ellen Terry in round
Of favorite characters.
II.
can under the new policy Of that hAndsoms
theatre, which now becomes for time. what
IL called com bin ation" house with change
OF bill every week. One Of the series Of come
dies associated with the name and fame Of the
first Emmett and enthusiastically presented By
the second IL Fritz In a Madhouse," and that
will be given ut the American with .eIeellsnt
Maggie Cline. NNA'' 'A''N's
Katie Emm cit goes to the Brooklyn Biiou fora
week Of Irish character acting in Killarney"
and dancss "a HeIi Az acts ana who.s AZ
perlence in a variety Of congsnial roles has
been constderable. The play contains the
pathos and humor. -
Francis Wilson also gives q week 10 Brook
I'm. reproducing Erminie" at the Colum bia
In the ornate, melodious and comic manner
which made II 60 again at the broadway last
autumn Aside from the Gilbert and Sullivan
works no comic opera has had the American
success or deserved TO. that has been enjoyed
by Erminie." Mr.. Wilson had large share
In making It's nrst success at the Casino and
now he 10 being amply rewarded.
Mr.. Goodwin goes to the Harlem Opera
House. as the more prosperous OF our actors
will 1ppeAr as the plucky and modest Sheriff
r.. IN MIzzo Nirf Mhich naa long stay IN