The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
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aXcantOn 10 MS RUS was 10 keN luAo
..,s,hins like the whimsical vein Of W. s.
suh.rt and Willis In that humor he wrote
Srb. Imazons." In Il are a lord and lady who.
,.e.pss they are Rrievously disappointed in
~, teing parents TO boys, rear their three
s.uch,srs in male attire. aceustom them to
n.sculipe sports. and try in every feasible way
.a,,ts en- manly These girls live secluded
.nr.motc castle and Its grounds. and to them
90 in the absence Of the father and mother.
,h,.s men to WOO them This comedy sur
s,ised and pleased London. and We are to
b.vs at the Lyeeum tomorrow night. 1t is
.Iiehtly sentimentn considerably romantic.
80 largely humorous 1ts scenes are vari-
49,. enough TO include an ideal forest and q
.at.rialistic gymnasium. Georgia Cayvan.
v.,harine Florence, and Bessie Tyree are to
=. tho o rls in imitation OF boys. with nearly
ali the other fayorites OF the Lyceum COM
,.,v in the cast The bill also includes Tom
Tsylors short comedy. "A Wolf in Shecp's
C1othipe" in which Miss Cayvan will be the
assembling wife. Herbert Kelley the hidden
husband. and L J. Radcliffe the fooled lover
Leprious exhibit would be the star" actors
o,tne week standing in row. The extremes
AZ the line might he Comedian John Drew and
Singer James J. Corbett, while between Thorn
,ould be ranged William II. Crane, Kathrine
Clsmmons. J. X Emmett, James A. Herne. Ed
yard Harrigan. and Edward s Willard Two
a, them will revive to- IN orrow plays In which
tbsir success is a matter OF not remote record
NJ. Crane will bring forward Brother John"
Al the star for the last week Of his engage
meat and Mr. Harrgan will finish his season
; his 9Ss b hSm " The ehsrsetsrisation In
both these pieces. all racy and American.
Sssre their actors on con genial terms with
AID Harrigan native comedians -
Kaihrine uemmsns's venture at the Fifth
: :sn Ss" |hS submits her hall sSi-
i Bro "a way theatre The published criticism
has ranged from considerate praise OF such
sssy 10 ssf.S ridieus Of Sor m
il is 81 ar that she made n mistake In ehoos,
Ing an obsolete and drama ina
Ss,ps ndf . s;ady fer %i :.
ACTED to the end Of the week.
Mr. Willard passes into his last week at the
IN New York Tor a year or two. as he has de-
cided 10 retire for q long rest. Before Satur-
Sa5 ai&G 5oh ne NeoaSs% RfD ouele FOo
P'S T fsP SS ssns s .d. sGa n ,s ss
axrceable sentiment Of that comedy By Maud
and in the by Ss ~ SSs
out any Other new pisco for Mr.. Drew this sea:
ssf fst G g.Sr Si 81 .na S
NOT return to displacs MI, Herne this season;
to ( the ~ Feopiss IN the Bowory. shere neither
actor nor play is a stranger. and where beth
h%s.s ssSg.s Smss n The
plays in which his father became rich and
famous. and he gives good companies and
MT. corbett viii exhibit himself and do such
acting as he Is capable OF A. the Harlem
stir up a contention between tho TWO gentle
men. we feel bound to say that Mr.: Corcett is
that ns does not blot his dramatic 'soutcheon
with inebriety on tho stage. His appearance
much as it may be in theory. unless We are to
admit that the imitation Of prize night IN
the the ms si Of tho Corbett display Of a
pugilis'.
II the reader desires to laugh only at the
theatre this week. he will ind no lack in the
number or variety Of merry entertainments.
The everlasting ''Charley's Aunt" at the
Standard. has arrived at q point Of change.
amounting to an Introduction OF fresh conf
calites imported directly from the London
matter falls chiefly to Mr.. Gerardot. the come
dian who represents the bogus old lady from
4 iarcical comedy that has worn wonderfully
wei is jane" piece which. prior to Char.
Money S success in It's eass fsooHiyn gets i
this week at the Columbia. with Jennie Yea
mans TO interpret the aboundlng fun OF the
maid servant. who masquerades as the IN strees
The stay Of The Lawmakers" in Brosdway
where the fsrcical .Jolllty Of MI. Donnelly and
MEGirard. along with a vsrita Bile variety show
ia1os thsn anything else rvsn at that ths"trs
this season. Tho proof seems to be positiye
that yaudevilla-farce. when performed with
sufilciept ability. has not yet lost its grip on
The third month Of" A Country Sport has
sensical show OF extrayagant farce and blithe-
%ar nsss 81 Sny %S fstsr Bay
ami their congenial companions. The tests
and auiPs are kept close up 70 date They are
ana they have 70 be laughed at-unless the
to the Biiou might Kill or cure him.
American farce Of the vaudeville kind with
so~S which onse had fs Year at Ro 70 ana
now is there again, None of the things that
sniiences would feel defraudsd il Mr. Conor
and Miss b BoSd we're not to sing p the B0T-
Ing" The orieInsi cast is in place almost
intact, the reeruits being Marx Smith and
iiiasion U Ssoduced By an inseSions arranee
msnt OF mirrors IL brand new INTERPOLATION ?:
as end ss q e0ns has SSd
ever produced In New York IN German.
Comic opera was at n low ebb last week.
The failure OF The Ogallallas was dismal
At the Broadway, and yet il would have been
far worse II a less able company than the Bos-
tonians had performed It. Their strenuous
Efforts 10 save the piece served at least to
break its fall, lust as they 'ad previously
forced The Maid of Plymouth into mild
degree OF success. To;morrqw revival OF the
Immensely popular " Robin Hood" will he eff
iected and everybody knows how good an en-
lerainment the Rostonians max OF that =,
lNs IS tho finishing week Of Prince KAN"
a. the casino. Although the libretto is one Of
the saddest and sOTriest imaginable, the
music has been improved by amendment and
addition, and Camille DAryille isa delight in
her singing and acting alike. The group Of
comedians is very industrious 100. and
lue"Sutatly successful in efforts to be comic
On their own account The production is
iaehleous In semi-naIsd women. bright COS
lGles, gorgeous scenery. and all the other
embellishments which Mr.. Rice customATily
EiNeI !" tho PLAYS that he takes In hand and
winch pertain o modern burlesque.
lhat other musical and merry entertain-
mebt ~ Eice's one which makes no pTgtencs
20 being anything higher or better than bur
al. MA han