The sun., 1896-10-18
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.


Tho Bostoninus TO Open the MUIR
ray Hin with "In Mexico - The
whitney Company 20 Produce "Brian
Boru" at the Broadway-"T The Great
Train Robbery" to Thrill the Bowery.
A new theatre and three new phys are at the
command Of people who are after novelty In
atnusements this week. Besides, n drama not
performed here In some years is to be repro
duced by Georgia Cayvan tomorrow night at
Palmer's. Miss Cayvan will turn aside from
the experiment of one business woman In " Mary
Pennington, Spinster," to the certainty OF an
other business woman In Squire Kate" the
heroine of which is also a spinster. but her
affairs OF the heart arc much more interesting.
This admired actress distinguished herself In
Robert Buchanan's rural drama at the Lyceum,
and the piece itself was one of the Lyceum suc.
cesses; 30 II ia sure that those who like Miss
CayvAn's acting will ind IL offectual now MS
displayed at Palmer's.
The theatre to be opened tomorrow night 10
tho Murray Hill. q brand new house In Lexing-
ington avenue, Just below Forty-second street.
The hrst performance will be given by that long.
known company OF musical actors, the Boston,
ians, and they will present new work called
I'm Mexico" a collaboration by Oscar We'll and
Charles 7. Dazey. II Is said 20 be different in
nature lTOlu tne COmlO OpcTho w uocu W
the Bostonians. and to contain melodramatic
matter The action is timed and placed In ls49
Just outside the City OF Mexico. Our invasion
OF Mexico has occurred. and our troops are be-
sieging the capital of that country. Regular
soldiers and lnwless bandits, United States
heroes and Mexican heroines comic Yankees
and funny Greasers are among the characters,
and the girls OF convent school make up the
female chorus There are roles for Mr.. Barna-
bee. Mr.. Mcdonald. Mr. Cowles, Miss Clarke.
and Miss Davis. The freshness of spick and
span costumes and scenery will be an appro-
PIRATE sight on the stage Of a theatre upon its
first occupancy by an audience. The Murray
Hill is the enterprise Of Frank B. Murtha, and
he believes that he has located 1t on the right
spot to secure profitable support.
The title Of Brian Boru" rightly indicates
that the new comic opera which it belongs to is
Irish. 1t is the joint work Of Stanislaus STANCE
and Julian Edwards, who have collaborated In
several instances with favorable results. Their
latest piece will be performed at the Broadway
tomorrow night by the Whitney company. A
perusal or the plot shows the authors intention
to have been romantic AS we'll az humorous.
They have taken one of Ireland's ancient kings
for their hero. and have tried to surround him
with the truths and traditions of his court. Tho
scenes shift between Wicklow Hills and Dublin
Castle. and they are not only peopled by ordi-
nary mortals. but are haunted by fairies eltins,
| COLLINS. and witches. An English princess Is
| there to WOO tho Irish monarch for q while away
| from his colleen, and another thing that figures
| In the story is a magic fiddle. the music of which
| compels every hearer To dance. 1t may be ex-
pected that old Irish airs will be echoed and
| new ones introduced. and II that be so the audi
ence should get plenty Of captivating melody.
The names of Amelia Somerville. Grace Golden,
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cast OF characters.
| The Peoples has new melodrama of the kind
| sometimes called blood and thunder" with
| the engrossing title of The Great Train
| Robbery" That Scott Marble is the author is
another guarantee OF its exciting Qualities
Among the promises made for this piece is that
1t contains a frightful fight with bowie knives.
tribe of eIdsh m indiSns S ssyep" a,d de,1erss
OF q railway train. One of Davis & keoEh's
eompanies Of srageaansr ~ and consdians has
berry" 60 with might and main.
The Menday change Gt e. the
Jones'" that piece OF hilari,y in which May
Irwin is dominant factor. Mr.. Sparks. Mr..
h-lpfully with her last winter are still in thu
company. She says she has several IL new songs
jones'" @ w Is In her her last @ days. as Miss Irwin has
another farce almost ready.
The Grand Opera House offers "A Night at
entertainment The play tells connected
story OF life among circus performers and their
| associates. but the action runs Into vaudeville
| pretty soon after the curtain is up. and there
after the succession of songs. dances. and
| The company seems to have been recruited to
| provide offhand diversion.
| 1t 10 a melodrama that the Columbus geta
this week, an American piece. and ono which
was popuiarly liked last season. IL is called
it depcs ii IS o. over @ money in wall street. Ore Of
its realistic scenes a run on bank, Is recalled
as excellent. and there is also dynamite burg
| larry to excite the beholder. There are other
| things to interest and please an eastern Harlem
| audience.
Among the continued plays only ono is in its
last week. aud that one is Under the Polar
| Star" which is to be displaced at the Academy
| OF Music by Col. Mapleson's opera singers. The
| melodrama OF the Arctic Seas has had big
boost into popularity in this city, and will 60 OF
! on its tour with much momentum. Excepting
that George Marion is now the French scientist
| no change has been made in the cast
| The stay of ;" Secret Service" at the Garrick
| is not to be curtailed in order to let Richord
| Mansfield return to that theatre at the time he
| expected to. Mr.. Frohman says SO positively
and SO 1t is inferred that he has the upper hand
| of the rebellious actor. The new play 1:
admirable in respect Of construction. and is re-
| garded by experts as an extra fine work in .
theatrical sense. 1t is prosperous.
For about month longer AN Enemy OF thu
| King" will continue It's romanticism at th'
Lyceum before giving up that stage to DAME
| Frohman's stock company. Edward Fl. Sctherr
| is undeniably well placed in the Hugnenot play
Judging not only by the general satisfaction O
his ever-ardent admirers but also by the fac
that Mr.. Frohman has contracted with th'
| author to write a piece.
Two weeks make the limit for "A Goot
Thing" at tho Casino. the production o
Jack and the BeRuRtalk " is set down for Nov
Q. Peter +. Daley is we'll furthered In hi
style of fun by the new farce, the very sketch,
characte of the auctioneer fitting him per
fectly, and an abundance of opportunity beini
afforded for his own nonsense. A large ant
generally good variety show Is embodied in thl
| current play at the Bijou.
Fourteen times moro" A Parlor Match" will
| be perform ed at tho Herald Square. and ther
mako place for the production of The Man
| DARN" the new Smith -DeKoven musical play
The renewal of tho old Hoyt farce has proyet
| that the vehicle for a variety show need not 6
| new IL only IL be loaded with attractive special
ties While Mr.. Evans and Mr.: Hoey hav
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