The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
THIS L ON OUR STAGE.
a FARcIcAL COMEDY AND a COM
JCAL OPERA 1RE NEW PA rs.

Ralph Lumiey's "Thoroughsred" u
Frohmnn Productions st che GrrrieE, an,
Klein aud sousa's FL Captain " n, /,
Hopper Enterprise .t the Broadway
Full or the Theatrical R,ii,
Ralph Lumley Is the author OF Aunt Jack.
which was a notable success in broad comIcallt,
years ago. His latest piece, Thoroughbred
was one of last years successes in London. w
are to get II tomorrow night ut the Garricl
Theatre from the hands OF Charles Frohman
who has assigned some OF his cleverest come
dams to the performance. Henry L, Dizzy TIN.
dertakcs the part which J. l.. Toole made much
Of ia England that OF a sedate Mayor and
deacon who, coming into chance possession Of q
fast horse, becomes II secret adhercnt Of the
race course. This old man resembles the one
which Mr.. DiAey once played so we'll In Con
FUSION" and so we may expect diversion from
this iong-absent actor. Another promising
member of the cast is Fritz Williams. who is to
enact a sporting lordling. and Agnes Miller is
another titled turf figure. Robert Edeson,
Joseph Humphreys, Jennie Busley, aud Mrs.
NhiIen arc in good company, too. Tho piece
is a farc.cal comedy.
A new comic opera is "El CAPTAIN" for which
Charles Klein has written the words and John
Philip Sousa the music. 1t will be performed at
the Broadway tomorrow night by De Wolf
Aioppor anu III company. INC scheme OF Inc
p'eee pro'ioes . MI iiopper y roie "hich
"oui" Seeih U NJ hi"' BECAUSE WINE IL may
prove novel in the manner of its treatment by
Mr.. Klein. It still is of a kind with others in
which the comedian has been successful. II Is
that of a man unexpectedly thrust into power
In q foreign land, and rendered amusingly mis-
cradle by his remarkable adventures. This
time, as a viceroy OF Peru, he assumes the name
and guise of rebel leader against his own Gov
eminent ms plight becomes sMn var,ously ana IN
OF course: something excellent in music sex
% DosssS Or OF ,w MF' Sou sIn' c.n ,nGla d ing, q se SaD n1sHs1 8
week in Boston, and it seems to have made a
favorable impression there. The quality of tho
mounting was particularly praised. Edna Wal
lace Hopper. bertha Waltzineer. and Alice
"'o iioppot, D '"tt"''s'', -" NiSo
Hosmer are the leaders of the feminine contin-
gent in the company, and John Parr, Alfred
hie'n' non,A "u,se' Il uniun ''ahie' arc
among Mr.. Hopper's masculine aids.
~ o" ., MOI" ,no Ira,n" pam. pas w.n % u'Vusn'
gu. az IN irHihs race .o-norrow. ~ Is inc
realism has written. 1t is called "Colleee
CHAMPION" and in the New York production
Georg EnCols is to enact the title character.
MIR. Engels will appear on Thursday in q .ibene-
At" performances of "Companions." and On
~ " Companions' nhu on
Thursday FOR a farewell In His Excellency."
He has justified his Berlin reputation.
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olei 'Iomeui.''A verse eh'',iea mo
Kiss" translated from the French by Charles
Renanld. will be performed bv Ed ward yroom
80 nItnni. n,nr.a n, tho ms,inh. h.,.at -,
ihihhie Dupfee az Il "otiheo oehent OF
the French Benevolent Society. on Tuesday, at
the Fifth Avenue, The long and good pro-
80 aIso ,no,rd.. sinoino ro,i,i,o ~,
gramme also ihciuaes Singing recitlng' ana
music by a large number of talented profess
sional artists.
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The changed bills include a return engage
uan, ~ - uoro hr, q lii ,o, - 90 ~
heh'o 'onh iiafe' ! IL NOV oesih NJ Ao-
bey's until Tuesday night, as his scenery could
hardly be brought from Chicago and set nm
-. III. 81. ,r;,, -. % .<S.s.
sooner INC pays VIII 10 Aralr Oh opectl-
cles" and "Old Cronies," comedies In which
Mr.. Hare is delightful. This actor, who was a
80, ~, N--
stranger 10 our audiences until MS American
debut last winter. has quickly become an ex-
treme,v agreeable s,o1e acouaintance
TnS.o cNa..asr -. ~.
Ihomas v. seaorooke appeared at the fitth
Avenue last night in THE Speculator,' q COM
edv NV Gcorve n Rroadhnrst which v..ra-
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