The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-25
rms WEEK AT THE THEATRES.

Thanksgiving Day will mako holiday audi.
erccs for Thursday afternoon and evening this
this week. The readers 81 tho following sum
mary of what Il being done Mt the theatres will
realize that. what with tho new experiments
with plays and the time-tricd continuanccs,
they may easily pick ont exactly tho kind Of
amusement they desire to enjoy in close connec-
tinn with their turkey.
Tic ulavs which will have their first New
YORK performances tomorrow include n comedy,
act.nic opera, q serious drama. and two farccs.
TIC comedy is entitled " Too Much Johnson
and Il has farclcal tendencies. The original of
It is French. Probably William Gillette may be
riglt.Llly called its American author rather
than y free translator. because lie has localized
the piece thoroughly. The most distinct trace
OF as Partisan origin Is IN the theme, which is
TIT of u married man going nstray in quest of
porilous though not wicked diversion. The mis-
s.vcntTrcs NJ this man, involving other persons
fuan'G are relied upon to incitc the laughter
which seems to be the highest attn Of the WORK.
Mr.. Gillette enacts the ludicrous hero. and II he
does 1t rs well as lie used to play the somewhat
similar character In THE Private Secretary"
he will lie welcomed rs n new source of innocent
msrrimcnt. The Standard is the theatre where
"Too Much johnson" Is TO be offered, and the
company IL one Of Charles Frohman's.
The musical piece Is "Jacinta; or. the Maid
o: Manzanillo." for which Alfred q. Robyn has
made the notes and William ii. Lapere the
words. The story and characters are Mexican,
and the action is connected with the first cleo
ton held in a State that has hitherto been
moharchical. The performers belong to one of
tho several Whitney companies. and Louise
Beaudet is at its head. with such known players
as John Pcrugini. Edwin Stevens, Jennie Ref
fRrth. Claude ID. Marius, stuart Harold, and
Cecil Kissing In her following. II the "Jacinta"
has anything like the scenic setting that the
same producers gave to Rob Roy the Fifth
Avenue will have good sights, IL nothing else.
The drama in earnest Is 1.-THE Manxman,"a
stage version of one of the several strong novels
which Hall Cainc has written concerning Manx
persons and life. In a play made out OF THE
Dcemster," Mr.. Gaines fiction yielded a play in
which Mr.. Barrett utilized his abilities in this
country with good results, convincing his audi
ences generally that he was an ambitious and
capable actor. not u genius, but capable " per-
forming acceptably most, of the tasks that he
sets for himself. IL is understood that In The
Manxman" the author wrote the story with n
view to Its dramatic use by Mr.. Barrett. A Lon
formanccs at the American. where the scenic
preparations are said q. be extensive. 49,.
be performed at the Biiou. The authors are
Harry and Edward Paulton, father and son.
who wrote the libretto OF "Ermtnie." The
the same theme which they treated in the comic
opera. The two thieves o. Robert Macaire"
this case they are a pair of swindlers figuring as
English noblemen ip America. William Hoey
lasted long and well in " \ Parlor Match" We
may get no novelty in chnracterization from
surroundings will be changed. and he promises
. fresh lot OF songs. John G. Rice will appear in
form, ssociate. Mr. Evans, used 10 present. We
may expect considerable vaudeville element in
Tie other farce is Rush City" by Gus Heece,
ard II will he acted at the Columbus. II cxpcc;
s s"ctet"tT'n'Ip any t Is" broad western Sf n' fun Of fi this pis S,i
Tic gdyeuturcs OF various pioneer residents of a
boom town in 0klahGma makss up the matter,
Chicago woman IN quest of n divorce and a sec
ono husband. = Boston woman OF culture who
Ing. II gambler, II raiainakcr. a politician, and
oih"r fortune hunters are the personages. Spe-
Sialii"s AZ. Ia he, intr"tuccd II! sufficient num-
trr % make m incidental variety show. Ade-
la.dc Randall, Merri Osborue, John Gilrny. DO
no;cl Is Matthews ana Bulger. ARE in -" Rush
Guys COMPANY. y cyclone Is one OF the spec
tacuinr sights.
Our truant stock companies are coming home.
D,n'"l Tr"hmNr's hnl n welcome OF the Lyceum
las, week in "A Woman's Silence" and that
latest of Sardou plays has melted an
amount of discussion which must accrue to its
prosperity. II commands the best efforts of
Miss Cayvan and Mr.. Kelley. it has brought
forward talented new members of the company
in Miss Iiairolles and Mr.. Grattan. ard It is
given altogether in the approved good style of
TIE i.yccum stage.
Augu 'tin u alv's company will return to his
theatre on Tuesday night. after an absence of a
year and Il hall, and begin a short season with a
rSviyul Of Twelfth Night" Ada Rehan has
been IN an American tour of late. and the other
In rurtaut members Of the cid organization on
another. but they will all come home together.
Lewis. Clarke, Gresham. WheatleiGh. Lec.crcq,
Gin crt. and Mrs. Gilbert arc retained, and
Henry L. Dixcy, C!ssy LOTUS. Frank Worthing,
FrrEcis Carlyle, and Lilly Post are added. Half
a dozen comedies from the DAILY repertory will
BE- reproduced, and after that some new pieces
viii, BE- acted.
Charles FrohmNn's company is close by, at the |
Cnirmnia in Brnnklyn, u give the, last weeks
they have made known from Boston to san
Francisco since going away from THE. Empire
will be Mt the Empire n week from now, in readi-
ness To deinc.,strate the reason why The
ALERT N. Planners company continues to
gIlys eXcei!Gnt he~rt3rnaHcss OF "Ihs New
which had to BE- mentioned in the criticisms at
first, has hcrn overcome, OF course, and this con-
Ser,ntional play Il now spoken as glibly as could
not fully divulGcl. but II is certain that one
English and two American dramas are ready for
Walter Sanford's stock company may not have
an uptown vogue, but IL IL Il capable organiza-
suitable to such stalwart dramas ar are liked at
Nibln's. II thirds its time between that house
and two Brooklyn theatres, and this Is one OF its
ally In resuscirations Of .by.gone successes OF q
popular nature, and, ms the bill has 10 be changed
ONE ia three weeks. IL will be seen that Mr., san
ford Il practising the methods Of the paimy
days as no other manager l. now doing. 10
morrow nights drama will be Under tho
.nsh" the characters and scenes OF which have
been localized To New York city.
Adieus will be said to New York next Satur-
aay by William II. Crane and John Drew, two
very different comedians, but alike in the en-
ioyment OF very great personal favor with the
more critical and e~xacting portion Of the pub
lie. Mr.. Crane will present The Pacific Mail"
to the end OF his engagement at the Star. Mr..
Drew will round up his season at the Empire
with The Bauble Shop" Neither OF these
actors will be seen In this city again within a