The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
NEW AND OLD MATTER nv TINE
CURRENT ENIERTAINMENTs.

Sydney Researchers "a House OF Cards,
Charles Coz hias's " Madame" Aiezasder
Dumss's T.. Femme de CIauds,' Brander
Matthew's "This Pict--s and That
and I. N. Morris's "Ths Last stroke'-
The American Debut OF Alfred Cbevsiier.
Three new plays will be performed in this city
for the frat time tomorrow, and others later
in the week. "A House Of Cards" which we
shall get ut the Fifth Avenue Theatre, 10 a
comedy by Sydney Rosenfeld. It's theme IL the
vanity Of fashionable society. The illustration
Is the effort OF a pretentlous but not rich family
TO marry OF it's daughter advantageously. The
characters are such types a. the author has
studied Mt Newport, and the experiences which
he gives to them are both humorous and ssnti-
mental. Mr.. Rosenfeld's achievements are such
a. TO raise an expectation of something good
from him In this instance. Such names as Frank
+. Mackay, Maxine Elliott, Henrietta Crossman,
Edgar l.. Davenport, aud Frank worthing are
mentioned in the cast.
Madame which ls tho now piece at Palm
er's, Is from the pen of Charles Coghlan, who
wrote It to afford n suitable character for his
sister. Rose Coghlan, to enact. II Is that OF .
brilliant widow Of q banker. whose business
runs into pawnbrokeraee, aud who becomes In
volved in tho Substitution Of some Imitation
diamonds for some that are extremely valuable.
There Is n blend OF comedy and seriousness In q
plot Of intrigue. 1t Is hoped that Miss Coghlan
may prove to be as happily placed in Madame
as she was long ago in Diplomacy" Barring
ton Reynolds, a stranger from England. will
play the principal masculine part. The re-
hearsals have been directed by Eugene w. Pres
brey, a competent company has been engaged,
and we may look for an excellent production.
Tho Last Stroke" is the third piece TO be
disclosed to q New York audience tomorrow.
It will be performed at the Star. 1t Is q senea-
tional melodrama by I. N. Morris. He wrote It
q year ago, and. upon the breaking out Of the
Cuban rebellion. he located 1t anew in Cuba.
The nature of the scheme permitted of that
being done. Mr.. Morris makes this explanation
in order to correct any surinise that he has
hastily thrown q play together to catch the
popular feeling in favor of the struggling pa
triots. 1t is promised that the representations
OF war episodes shall be graphic. and that the
scenery ahall be as true as the photographs from
which they have been painted. Frederick De
Belleville. John 7. Sullivan, and Ada Dwyer are
leaders In the company.
"Ceserine." an English version by Alice
Kauser OF Alexander Dumas's famous LA
Femme de Claude" will be produced at the
Garden on Tuesday. and the same bill. includes
. new short piece. This Picture and That" by
Brander Matthews. This is the second and last
week in what may be called Minnie Maddern
Fiske's Independent Theatre. II she had been
in control of the Theatre OF Arts and Letters
that enterprise might not have come to . dis
astrous conclusion. She Is both daring and
artistic. as shown by the nature Of the plays she
uses and the quality of her own acting in them.
Nobody else has ever presumed to use l.
Femme de Claude In English; and for other
equally unconventional exploits in stage art this
week she gives to US 1bsen In "A Dolls House"
tragedy. "A Light from 81. Agnes"
Tha nj ~ fhraA nANv ahnrf lava oil M
demonstrated on Thursday afternoon at the
Empire by advanced students OF the Empire
over to the Metropolitan school OF Fine Arts.
The pieces are: "rhs Escts II the Case" BY
BY" by Helen Bogart and Theodore Burt sayre.
and Tactics" by Thomas Frost.
Place will be given to repetiiions Of der
Crosse Comet, the last half having been as
known in Germany. "Die Weber."a Haupt-
mann drama. will Ge produced a week hence:
make his American debut at this theatre.
Albert Chovalier. the best-known entertainer
of London music halls. enters our own music
hall list at Roster & Balls tomorrow evening.
He will choose from his repertory the coster
songs that brought lis services into such de-
mand in London that no was Able TO find em-
ployment nightly In several halls. The ;.tles Of
the ballads are MRS. Emery 'Awkins.""Tho
Coster's Serenade." Tho Nasty Way . Says
It,""The Little Nipper." and "Knock'd EN- in
the Old Kent Road" Most of these have al
ready been sung here by vaudeville imitators OF
Chevalier. and the copying gave promise that
there was no need Of doubt on the part of tho
original singer and arthor as to their being ap-
preciated here. Other specialists in the bill are
CinquevallI, Olschanski. Harriet Vernon. Cora
Caselli. Ida Fuller. and Clothilde Antonio.
The Olympia's list of vaudeville performers 10
substantially the same as that of last week. It
includes Virginia Aragon, Amann. Horace
White, 0 new ventriloquist; the Fredericks,
O'Gust and the Caselli sisters.
At the Imperial. the burlesQue Robber Roy"
that was played here last year. will be again re-
vived. It's characters are assumed by Gil
more and Leonard. Lizzie Derious DAILY. Tom
Hanlon. Gertrude Reynolds. Lille Laurel. and
j. r. Jones. and a stage full of women are on
gagged in dances. 1t will be preceded by special
ties done by Felix and Cain, tho Gotham City
Quartet. and Lucien Tstali. and by some of the
just west Of Sixth avenue. in Twenty-thiTd
street, the Trocaden, the newest addition 70 the
number of music halls, has made a fourishing
start. It's performances are composed in about
equal parts of specialties and b%urletta.
at Miners Eighth Avenue. the other contribu-
tors being Kittie Nelson. cpshmsn and Hol-
iand. davenport and Lorella Fisher and Carroll.
the Irwin brothers. and Howard and Emerson.
Half of the performance at Miners Bowery Is
given over to a burletta called The Spider and
the Fly" and specialties make up the rest
The group of the Eden Musee wax works that
was last rearranRed Ia the one made mp OF rep
resentations OF the worlds greatest musicians.
One room Of the four In Cabaret du Meant at tho
Casino Chambers Is cheerfully decorated, being
hung with properties OF the comic operas given
AT the Casino. i.
The hypnotist Of Huber's Museum started last
Monday to keep Il subject 10 sleep for twenty
one days. The seventh day OF this nap ends TO-
night. A bearded woman, a turtle boy. u pig
circus, an expert at club swinging, and some
trained birds are also on view. The stage enter
Lainment includes spectRlties and "A new farce
by Charlie Frey. The Hindoo Fakirs are at
Huber's Eighth avenue, and are showing with q
counterfeit opium Joint, q strong man, and
some midair gymnastr. The theatre has a va
riety performance.
Vaudeville is not lacking on Sunday nights.
A concert by specialists comes this evening at
the Academy, those employed being Walter
Leon, Raymon Moore, Dolan and Lenhar, Low
Dockstader. the Crawford Brothers, Ola Hay;
den. O'Brien and Wright, Edward Leslie, Al
Reeves, and Maud Raymond.