The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08

Mtlloecker, and Won 5uppe. Only one OF these
here this season. That is Audran. with his La
Poupee." But from tho other three living Won
"The Goddess OF Reason" his latest effort. will
be sung here in German. but no arrangements
for the English pro luction have been made: Tho
American market Is content TO depend wholly on
Maybe we heard better music in those days.
but with all that superiority the foreign works
were not entirely congonial to our audiences.
Comic opera as we like II is a somewhat over
success on the wit OF the lines or the spirit Of ITS
marches, and pink bathrooms and, an orchestra;
features. Dainty music, subtle lines, and finely
drawn humor will not do. We may be satisfied
not do in comic opera p IL VIVA want to 30 stunned
t thS A sSm5sssr, liSi Fass .S End t tSs AT PS.Ir
work meets the homo market, Formerly
IT. MsGd to be So Necessary cesar TO- add Sl these
no objection to that so long as the original intent
was not obscured. But tho principle. followed
OF most Of them. Cut out the third act, tho
manager m y use to sa{, and put In an ANm An soa
Of spectacular trimmings could mako up for
such treatment as this. Their own knowledge
Of what was required here, together with the
almost universal decline in the quality OF the
work done by the foreign composers, gave. the
natives almost complete possession Of the field.
that come from Vienna, Paris. or London. Some
OF them which had been numerically torn
o,UGa ' 10 be sss easy y! to t1d desIds BY the 20 experience p%feRs ooff
has really seen iSs day: Whatever the
ers and iibrettisis will DO responsible for
1t. They have nearly everything In their hands
public taste for comic opera. one more season
ought to make that certain. II 10 fair to sax
never be- suppianted By any style Of entertain.
ment whatever. SO II our American compo-
ssrs Will Snp do Il as ,S we'll n,s a. t they on On S Sa r,s SsSa' MSS
they should regard the outlook as uncertain; II
Reginald De Koven writes as well as he did in
the eS Standard hGSp; OF ana "Pr HlSsoF A hsIaGss "k snS F 10
Wizard OF the Mil" they need not fear musical
pose our comic operas for next season makes II
plain how small, tho list is. .Gustave Kerkor
a tione aIe eUmp Ens'a she roster aaf His t! .p thEsf bo %SH;
would put Julian Edwards there II It were not
that the score of " The Wedding Day reduced
his average.
Some of our closed theatres arc Just now the
scenes Of bustling activity. Rehearsals Of plays
that are to have their frat performances toward
the last Of this month are already under way.
but the auditoriums that are in the hands Of the
carpenters and decorators are busier than the
stages. The interior OF wallacks is a network
OF staging and supports, and before this Is taken
down the walls Of tho whole house will have
the painters attention. When finished there
will be nothing but light colors. Tho carpenters
tasks here are light. as the proposed enlarge
ment Of the gallery and balcony has been aban-
doned. but a complete rearrangement OF tho
lighting system will be made. Tho nve-ton
chandelier that hung from the centre Of tho
roof has been lowered for the last time, though
parts Of 1t are used in the smaller lamp brackets
that are scattered about the walls. Two OF tho
huge bronze g%rifins that ornamented 1t have
been taken as gate posts for Theodore Moss's
country home.
Much Of the indoor work Of refurbishing at
the Standard is done. and the Manhattan, as tho
theatre is now named. win be about as near a
new playhouse as 1t can be made without alter
ing the walls Of the building. Tho walls are
freshly painted. soft blues, white and silver pre-
dominating. and all the scenery and machinery
of the stage are new. To mask this a drop cur
tain is being painted by H. l. Reid. and 1t will
bear a picture entitled Tho Spanish Bride" A
complete outfit OF electric lights has replaced
the former system OF gas lighting. and when tho
a thousand lamps. The rebuilding and deoora-
ton Of the lobby. painting the theatre,s tro1t,
and carpeting the floors arc matters that will
George w. and James L. Lederer are to con:
s,ory " 81 m the Harlem h1it m opera raf House. use. z Oscar sce Ham Ham.
merstein. who built this theatre and owned 1t
until mt II recently esM y .I planned NED n this ss hall !, ro5,c speR , usS;
his plan. The stage OF the hall is amply large for
the entertainments OF vaudeville and burlesoue
that are part Of the scheme, and faces l25th
street. II has a gallery and a balcony given
over entirely to boxes. The floor at present 10
a bare score OF times in the last two years
for private theatricals and lodge entertainments,
music hall are not many. The building in which
II Is is separate from the theatre. whose wide
entrsP q. n runs straight dG 18th thr .1Ss b Il !. Fire escapes SC PES
rear. and a stairway to supplement the present
one. which is upon 125th street. will be built
60 -, nA mich IA AAf fRar IL L. t~
tended that this shall harmonic with the thea
tres handsome marble stairway. The floor Of
the hall will be rebuilt to slant from front to
rear. and minor changes will be made in the
gallery.
Olympia Is TO be cut of from the rest OF the
structure and become the Lyric. That means
that the present doorways between the theatre
be provided at tn buildings southwest corner.
Broadway; and a small marble paved and tiled
lobby will extend along the front of the
ira chairs will be- taken out to mako
room for the lobby. but places for them will
be found at The he northern side; The stair
for which Mr.. Hammerstein has as marked a
liking as for brass bands Of women-is to be
NIT mHv Of s SH tt hes n0f head a. w lsF as and d marble mar g a ahd P SiIi
be provided for the lobby. A promenade will be
unfinished room just north OF It and immedi.
ately back OF the present common lobby Of the;
alTc ana music nall. Llko Tue tnohtr0 tnlb VIII
have no doors TO the rest of tho building. An
other change is the removal Of some OF the upper
boxes and the substitution Of individual seats.
By this a slight gain in seating capacity will be
effected.
The Eliznbethan Stage Society of London Il
devoted to the representation OF dramas written
by Shakespeare and other authors Of his period.
Shskespeare's works are acted In what Is sup
posed TO be the exact fashion Of their original
performance. Curious plays Of early English
times are given for the edifcation of the sub
scribers to the society. WeIl-known actors some
times take parts, but talented amateurs are
usually the interpreters. There Is no aim al
monev profit. and the sole purpose is TO CRAFTY
an interest in old works curious In themselves
or in the manner OF their production. The
last OF the performances was of "Arder
Of Faversham." q tragedy supposed to have
been acted first in 1885. 1t consists of one cpl
sode, presented without any accompanying re-
lief or incident. 1t is based on the true story Of
q murder committed about thirty years before
the earliest date set down for the piece. Tht
Mayor Of Fayersham was Thomas Arden. A