The morning times., 1895-12-08
IEW YORK STAGE GOSSIP
Two New Plays Launched with
Chances of Success.
"HOME SECRETARY" is FLAT

RsDeAfs
fields Newest Is Not Quite Up to
His Observation-Disclosures BENNETT
Plays Minor Role-Notes.
Now York, Dec THE Strange Ad-
yentures of Miss Brown, 'athree-actcoiheoy'
nv Robert Buchanan and Z. hariowe' "us
nrasanted AT the Standard Monday night'
for the first time in this country. Inc
niece made hit in London where IL is no"
approaching lis three hundredth perform
apce. John Rogers saw 1t there anu pelhs
a manager who knows good thihg "heh
he sees it, purchased the American f'ghts'
The story tells Of the many pecuIar au-
ventures OF Captain Courtenay OF Tue
rnalish army. Young lady ward i'll chan
cery. who is also pupil ct fe1nale sem
,narv. falls in love with tic captain ana
they elope together. The BRIDE Is uis-
covered by her guardians VINO ihCaI
ate her in Cicero House Academy. 10 pe
near his lady love the captain dlsguises
sirIssif as a hlushipg damsel with the cog
nonen OF Brown and IN that WI! se"
into the academy.
The complications arising from inns
rsta Of affairs are original and amusing.
John T. Sullivan, Rose Coghlans husoahu,
assumes the role OF the captain. II was
misfortune
with his moustaohe, but by coing SO ne
makes himself q handsome girl mihK
Mr.. sullivan may properly be called u
nov woman" for If / am not mistaken
this is bis first appearance on the hi"se
IN female attire. Ellen Burg Is TIE youns
wife. She is always satisfactory fof she
II always thoroughly natural.
The cast also includes Harry Brown,
Ionis Mann. Jennie satterlee and Clafu
LipmaD-
Atlast Richard Mansfield has new play.
he produced it at the Garrick luesuay
night 1t is The story or Rouioh, the
Student" adapted from the French by
Charles Henry Meltzer. Ii is founded on
Dostoiewsky's famous Russian mover,
"Crime and Punishment" and is sor'
NJ a tragedy. The part of the student,
which Mr. Mansfield assumes, Is cross
between Beau Brummel and MI hyue-
Driven by poverty, he murders Tor money
is haunted by his crime, finally conreSses'
and is banished TO Siberia. In the mean
time an outcast, played by Beatrice Cam
.rop Mansfield, falls iii love with MN
and thereby some love scenes are mixed
with the tragic ones
Mr.. Mansfield's memory appears 10 DC
all right.
After various attempts at starring, much
10 the sorrow OF her managers, john
stone Bennett, young woman who Always
wears closely cropped hair, oerpy he',
mans coat, vest and shirt, ana reat
trouser pockets IN her dress skirt, is WIN
Mansfield playing unlmportant parts' as
abe did several years ago before he caught
the starring fever. Perhaps the young
woman finds consolation In the thought
fbat ait is better to have starred ana
failed than never TO have starred.
The opening of Uammerstein's Olympia
will he a memoralevent TO many, who We're
there for more reasons than one. emery
among the remembrances will be the deco
rstions Of paint which were transferrea
from various portions OF the new structure
to handsome gowns, wraps, ana dfess sul.s'
Little Hammerstein says there were w.
600 persons present on The opening nignt,
and probably nne-haf OF them carried l.1ll' hoihe
a souvenir of the building S frescoile.
Nevertheless, everybody seemed 10 be glau
TO be there. Excelsior, jr," contains
fight. catchy music, not much Wit, pretty
scenery and costumes, strong cast Oh
women of every attractive type under the
Gun.
"The Home Secretary" in which the Ly-
oeum Tbeater Stock Company opened It's
season last week, is not bowling success
The play isillogical and deals with too many
side issues. The main themes are love and
socialism. Herbert Kelcey as the nero Is
phlegmatio. Isabel Irving is pleasing al
though often oyerweighted by her part.
She always dresses beautifully and loohs
pretty. ,,..,,s
j. K. Hackett, who was in Augustus
pttou's Mime. Sans Gene company last
season is a new addition to the Lyceun
forces. He appears in the character OF
an anarchist. The matinee girl Is sure 10
transfer her affections to him, even though
hn1 ma
he is young and handsome, while keloey, the
hitherto idol of the Lyceun audiences, is
decidedly passe. The other characters OF
the piece are unimportant
uThe Sidewalks of New York" a mellow
melodrama of decidedly thrilling climaxes,
a performing bear and diver who can drop
ninety feet headlong into five feet OF
water is making the boys howl at the
Fourteenth Street this week. In one act
picture of Herald Square Is shown ana
many tenderloin types appear. The bear
does his specially here as well as several
other actors.
Olga Nethersole is at the Empire this
week in Dumas "Denise" and "Frou
Frol." Olga always handles her love
scenes without gloves.
Charles II. Hoyt's new play, "A Runa-
way Colt" which he describes as "dal-
bspce with facts, folk and other things
pertaining to the noble game OF baseball,
was produced at the American Monday
night with Capt. Adrian c. Anson OF the
Chicago baseball club as its star. Like
all of Hoyt's satires, the play is entertain
ing. Like all sportsmeD, "Old Anse" was
more satisfactory in his old calling than
fp the new. If the venture is success Mr.
Eoyes play Will be responsible for 1t and
not his star.
"a Bowery Girl who is not tough, made
her first New York appearance at tue Grand
Opera House this week. Ada Lee Bascom
who is responsible for the melodrama OF
that title declares that there are re-
fined Bowery girls as well as tough ones
aud she has chosen one Of The former for
her heroine.
POINTERS.
NJ B. Curtis, who owns the American
rights to "GentlemaD joe" says be will
bet that he plays the title part In this
piece when 1t is produced at the Bijou
IN January.
Neil Burgess has at last acknowledged
defeat. He is to withdraw. The Year One
after the present week, reviving his OLE
play THE County Fair next Monday.
Canary and Lederer are advertising fo
"fifty young ladies and fifty young gentle
men OF rare beauty and social distinction.
They are wanted for the Lady Slavey,'
which is to follow Frank Daniels at The