The sun., 1894-05-13

Owf etnHo hee nuheTed ecwtety uom -
spring attack Of nastinsss. but ths neral son-
ditien of ths drama With ne r. RsnerallF 80
clean and healthy that most Of the foulness
has been thrown on easily. "Musottsf' ana
" The check Book" one coptasion from the
French and the other caught Indirectly fron
Oscar Wilde. simply made Us sick. but not
seriously i'll They are past and gone They
have dons some harm to the reputation OF
thsatrieals with people who are ready to con-
demn the playhouse indiscriminatsly. but
they have n adt no permanent impression on
thouehtful peopls further than to eonvtncs
them that dull mmorality In . show viii not
please New York audiences. Greater injury to
the welfare Of the drama Was inflicted By
"Hannele." because It shocked and rspsllsd
Christians. It made no difference that the
affair was artistteally sXeslient or that
there may have been no sserileeious intent
for the fact was there that Christ was set
forth as . character among coarse inmates OF
. poorhouse. and was made to hold a dia-
logus with vituperstivs sot. OF course the
publication OF full accounts Of the plaT pre-
vented pious folks from going 70 II. while its
horrible gFswsom snsss made others avoid II,
and so it died Of . lack Of audiences. But
Hannels" IL past and gone. and will soon be
forgotten. Less transitory. and thsrsfors
more hurtfuL Is the disease OF living pic
lures" which broke out frat in "l4e2" and
has spread to 'Adonis" and the music halls
Unfortunately. dsnuncistion OF these shane
less exhibitions Of women serves to advertise
them iavorably to . portion Of the public and
50 hslps to render them prosperous in .
money way but IL Is . duty to tell the truth.
50 that readers may decide for whether they
will beco me spectators OF vicious indsesney.
The prospect is pleasant that the new plays
oithis week will not tend to degrade the good
average OF respsctsbility maiutatnsd at our
theatres II will surely be safe to 20 to the
Empire tomorrow night to see "Gudgeons"
The most important parsonage in the play Is .
svindlsr. OF the kind that We in America call .
confidence man" possessing the looks and
manners Of . gentleman. and operating in pre-
tentious London society. He has good and
sfrsctionate wife. who aids his schemes
upvittinsly. and knowing pal In the keeper
Of an American exchange through whom
some gudgsons from this country are thrown
into his net. The action is farcicei and relates
to the we'll nigh successful attempt to plunder
q millionaire A love affair 10 involved In the
issue "Gudgeons" has been waiting q long
time. and so presumably is fully prepared for
an Empire sort OF representation. Charles
Frohman's stock CON pany provides cast. In
cludins Viola Allen. william Fsversham. Cyril
Scott May Robson. W. H Crompton. Joseph
Humphreys. Kitty Chsathsm. E. Y. Backus. and
Henry Miller. who will be the swinder.
The author Of the piece 10 Louis y. Parker. and
It has had London approvaL The bill 1t the
Empire contains also The Luck Of Roaring
Camp" short dram atizasion BY Dion Bouci-
eault OF the famous story by Bret Harta
melodrama- entitled sister Mary" By
Clement Scott. known in London By reason OF
long use the-s. Is the novelty for to- N orrow af
N--
dueed him self to US in The Prodigsl Daush-
ter at this theatre. will play the part that
was his in the original production. The play
appears to be a strong example OF . familiar
class Of English dramas. in which the hero
docs somsthing wrong at home. or is accu .ed
ofit aud then goes OF to British war to earn
distinction by his bravery and hbsolution for
his sin. II he really has committed one. In
woman. and a drunkard besides Another
woman reforms him. and finally marries him.
Elsie Elsie Dew Ole MAXINE Elliott. Ralph Deim re.
Lee Lamar. and 1. u; Frawlsy are IN what
pfom..a Teca; too tSss Sister MsGy sss ee put
on the stage handsomely as to scenery.
p2asss.S new S e ;: Fsas. 1s s. .ss: M .s:
., its wosds and music ,r. Ms'.rs basnes and
TSoss. q: 't,as sSt: esss soss
comedian OF the Rrotesque type. already popu-
.etoa o. an asS.srs az the chic; cook tor sa.
ern potentate: The monarch has An insatt-
able az petite for psDpery food. The cook buy.
the gourmsnd Il delighted with IL. But how
to get further supply equal 70 the monsreh's
TO that question provides the fuu OF the play,
Mr.. seabrooke has hitherto been lavish. and
aud performance OF similar pieces Among
the reeosni.A9aIs names IN me e9mIpen, APE, Are
fnn
Ts; snsSns aDa f ins s.ansn s:h A,.sqe eq
American trial in Newark last Monday. but .
has been brought into town to take the place
nads a vacant p, the l,y gT,sn .l'hdra.I ,,i of
actress essentially mslodramatic. aud hithsr-
to successful 10 roles re9uirinE the sIpTss.on
of unreDresssd emotions II Lady GladJs"
fail OF . personal triumph:
Ro.s coshlan reytyss Forget. Me Not = Tor
Coghlan is . taeils. and versatile setre.a Her
comedy Part Ia The Check Book which
;hs pertormanes. Vow she returns 70 tn. dspIe-
tion OF an emotional AdNenturess, Kind Of
acting in which, she has no present rival IN
sctsr' ter o On Thursday she viii ,SriSS. forward
actress. When IN. Mallory. BrOthsrs wsrs
mlQAklnR tnis tQeAIre. BAl0 FRANK hcheo
yesterday they planned a r~production OF
Peg Wofnlngton. and engaged Miss coEh-
Ian who Was then finishing her FIRST season at
WalIAek's TO enact Psg. but the famous sue
cess OF Hazel kirke' crowded the other piscs
out. and the actress received salary for
months OF itlsness-
Several OF the seasons famous successes re-
main with Us. The elements Of romantic
drama and lively comedy in " The Girl Left
Me-" allied 10 the spectacular effects Of
marching troops and the cavalry charge. con-
tinus 70 h!l the great sage OF the Academy OF
No date has been announced for Q STOP
aud presumably the season 10 to be @Itsndsd
until hot weather. Two companies have been
formed TO tour with this play nsxt season
The three weeks remaining Ia the season at
the Lycsum will, Of course. be occupied By
rsp4titions OF " The AmAk0us" which Is now
given with all the rattle aud dash rel uistts TO
such q whimsical piece The stock eOnpAnT
will take . vacation from June ? until its ap-
DeAranes In Chicago on Aug l3 there begin |
hing 4 tour that will keep IL away from hone !