The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

newly employed Alice Hanson. Van Auksn,
MMsdEe MSltland DIV Will e and Baron ~. Jgn S saImG,
mud Goodrich; Samuel Burt the Sidmans, and
For the beginning Of Tony Pastors thirty
second year OF management to.morrnw the per-
formers at his theatre are the Zantretths, In q
bHyspp9rt brothers, Pearl Andrews, Edwin
Dunbar sisters, Mabel Sisson, Lydia Dreams,
The GSie,y viii have on Monday the FIRST
American appearance OF La Petite Etoile,
placed. Hanipton's circus Of dogs and cats,
RRs eiiii1iy, R%Si aItssT' f Sw,n'TWH r.. Ell MRfhi,tMis %Ft Charles E.'TWs y.
Seaman, Dilks aud Wade. Niiyn and Lingard.
and Lynch and Jewell are the others
The changed bills OF the week are made up.
aside frou, the new plays above described. Of u
wide assortment OF GENERALLY interesting and
d~iverting pieces. The Shaughraun" will be
restored to the stage OF the American, where II
was recently presented, with Aubrey Boucicault
and Sadie Mart!not In the cast. This old Bouci-
cault drama is u master piece In Its way.
A revival OF q comic opera which has had
very long prosperity In town, Rot Roy" is TO
he made at tho Broad way by tho Whitney
Company, which still contains Juliet Gordon.
William pruette, Lizzie McNichol. Anna
O'Keefe. Richard +. Carroll, and William Mo-
BAuKDlln, anu 10 WnlCn JObtpu II. Sueonhun
been added. Thus the Scotch comic opera IL
sure to be acted and sung AS well as ever.
William II. Crane goes to the Montauk to give
THE Governor Of Kentucky" to Brooklyn for
q week. This new American comedy Is an ac-
curate representation Of Kentucky scenes and
characters. with Mr.. Crane In q role of
both manly dignity and efrervesoent humor,
and with a plenty of material for the members
of his excellent company to treat successfully.
49, n,Ny.l L.. ann ,k. l..lInn antrAaa d n tho
Crane organization.
Robert and Julia Marlowe Taber go up to the
Harlem Opera House fresh with the artistic dis
~tinctlon of their engagement in Broadway.
Their bills for the week include Romeo and
Juliet" AT You Like It." Twelfth Night"
Henry w." she Stops to Conquer" and
"Th Lady of Lyons six plays in as many
days. all performed with general excellence, and
QUILTED with hrst-rate costumes, scenery, and
accessories.
Cora Urouhart Potter and Kyrle Bellew will
bring out THE Queens Necklace again at
peare, rs was intended. The Decourcelle drama
OF Queen Antoinette's time affords to Mrs. Pot
ter q congenial role, and one In which her merits
balance her faults. The same mounting which
the play had last year will be shown again. and
Mrs. Potter's costumes are not frayed.
Two impecunious Americans passing them-
selves of as English lords are the comic char.
Ward and Vokes, formerly celebrities in the
yaudevilles, are the actors. This farce 10 at the
1 made up poi Of entertainers aHHsIi sc" Of the light and iroshy
sort desirable in a show composed OF mixed
fo q pai4 and "t ' FadisnoSsiy L aavsntar tGs P #gsasrn
land boomers provide most of the fun In " The
Rainmakers," and they are rerre,ented BY the
unctuous MIR. Donnelly and the Groll Mr.. Girard.
The piece. which not only contains hilarious fun
and vaudeville, after the manner Of its class,
also gives q whirlwind scene in a fashion as
realistic AS any nelodranatic sensation. 1t
may, be enjoyed at the Columbus this week, in
Another farce on the theme of a boom town on
the border is .RTsh CITY" which may he found
n Marion Snal0s and I. .n'' Hef SiaH' as vi the Principal
comedians; A loquaeious liar Of q land agent
ma'am, a stenoRrapher. and other readily rec.
ognized types OF character are involved. and
their doings are interspersed with song. dance,
4 serious drama; With thrill, IN plenty; L a.
Russia" has been big on the billboards Of the
town many times before, but the plays bright
EPISODES Of lie n the esiies OF siberia.
seem to bear repetition successfully. A humor-
Srs a a IaerSable ep Telief to u the tragic nss story. "D'"
The change at the Brooklyn Park is TO Tho
h~U %h hsia's G. chiearo G miiiioyga sTUm a md a e Beriin;
aristocrat come into collision. II had q success
a. a. Dssiy,s: and I'D was > c,m more recently er . ys psr b1 Sysns at
Rosenfeld. the maker Of the English version.
eral who were conspicuous at Days
Among the unchanged bills. " Bohemia" at
the Empire is noteworthy rs a comedy akin to
"Trilby" in depicting life in the Latin Quarter
of Paris. and, although lacking the abnormal
hypnotic element, a distinctly more artistic
play. The Frohman company will use 1t on Its
forthcoming tour. including q term of two
months in San Francisco.
A new negro melody. entitled LA Pas Ma La"
and sung with JUNCTION by Otis Harlan, 10 the
latest Interpolation in "A Black Sheep at
Hoyt's. Mr.. Harlan has worked his way to tho
front Of this Hoyt farce about as conspicuously
as Mr.. Conor did In "A Trip to Chinatown" and
yet Mr.. Dvvere's droll and true impersonation
of the border journalist is unrivalled for char
acteristic American humor.
MAY Irwin's own humor. allied with that of
Mr.. McNally. the author of THE Widow Jones'"
makes about 30 per cent. Of the current enter
tainment at the Bijou. Miss Twins drollery Is
Irresistible. and in the singing Of negro dialect
songs she is unapproachable by anv other
actress now on our stage in either farce or vaude-
Vile. That tragic ballad, The New Bully"
Is given with Giving pictures"
A professional matinee on Thursday next will
punctuate the run OF The Lady Slavey" at the
Casino. and no doubt there will be a full at
tendance by the theatrical companies within
reach. The entertainment Is one to be relished
keenly by stage people. ms II is by other folks
of the mstropolis. Ills A,nericanised LONDON
burlesQue Is performed in "A hurricane manner
The two Il eaires in Olympia are still devoted
to operate ballet in the northern wing and
spectacular novelty of living, pictures. from
which the figures step. out to dance character
istically, Is a kind OF odd thing which New
Workers. are ever ready to take TO-. This is the
last week OF Excelsior" One week later there
Will be u shifting OF entertainments at the
Olympia.
Two weeks are left IN the time allotted 10
Chauucey Olcott at the Fourteenth Street, and
THE Minstrel Of Glare" win be the play TO the
end, when the engagement OF ihls Irish
comedian and vocalist will have lasted about
three months. Next after his departure. the
loug-delayed production OF The Village POST
MASTER New England comedy by Jerome II.
Eddy and Alice 4. Ives, will be made. 1t is now
In rehearsal.
Lillian Russell Is still on view both as n statue
and as a woman in THE Goddess of Truth" at
Abbey's, and IN either .Gulse sh" Is an object of
beauty and interest. She Is singing and acting
with melody and spirit, too. The role fashioned
and fitted Tor her In this comic opera Is serving
its purpose very well. The comedians Rssoci-
ated with her N the company have amplthed