The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
.rU pLArSf ~ "THE WEDDING DAY"
,yD "a NAN AND ms WIFE"

p,,ngrlIs In IL Comic Opera Together
,bn,icS rrohnnn's stock Company In n
y,,iucr Triai ur n ComcdS-Othcr Hills.
imlln Russell. bella Fox. and Jefferson
nkr,clis. beautiful singer, snucy soubrette,
I'd ]nrrohatic comedian, will get together on tho
',.,,ofihr Casino on Wednesday night in a mus
,oi pny which has been made for the purpose OF
.s.euh}ing them. The work - providing a
".i,,hle niece has been done by Stanislaus STANCE
and Julian Edwards, who are by no means
Sny,rcs in this sort of theatrical collaboration.
Ths result Of their labor is entitled
aThc Wedding Day" 1t has French war
.ro NJ the seventeenth century for tho
..nbrc background to comical occurrences. The
.h,,a,,er created for Miss Russell Is that OF q
lady Of the royal household. who Is sent on a
,-oaty commission to IA rebel stronghold. Miss
Toy Il assigned 20 the role of n coquettish bride
.ta Partisan caterer, and she figures in the po-
,,,nl negotiations. Mr.. D'Angclis is to be funny
.sa mixer, also concerned in the mission to the
t,s,rgrn's. The promise from the Casino is
,hot "Thc Wedding Day shall be put forth in
,hc best ornate manner OF that house as to cos
,rmcs. scenery, and accessories. The company
contains Lucille Saunders, William Pruetto, All
r Whclnn. Louise Rial, and Il dozen others, be-
sides the ballet and chorus. Richard Barker has
directed the rchcarsHls.
A single performance OF q new comedy will DO
viven u, the Empire on Tuesday afternoon. But
n Twill be no slipshod or haphazard affair. The
assertion is made at the theatre that the pro-
duction will be as complete and careful as
though II were meant to last n year instead of q
d,y. The inference is that this piece was made
,eady before the lasting quality OF Under the
Red Robe became assured. and in tho oxpecta-
,ton that a change OF bill would become neces-
nary before tho close of tho season. The play
thus deferred for regular presentation, but to
c acted by as good Il cast as Charles
Frohman's stock company can afford. is called
"AMan and His Wife" The author is George
Fleming, who elaborated with Frances Hodg-
son Burnett in The First Gentleman OF Eu-
rope" Three personagcs are principally con-
cerned in it. 4 bride of n year, to be enacted by
Viola Allen. aspircs to social distinction, and
seeks literary, artistic, and fashionable people.
The husband. who is to be unprecedented by
William Faversham, is Of a contrary turn of
mind. and he prefers a quiet domestic life. The
third figure in the mix up is a gentleman. whose
qualities are to be expressed by Robert Edcson,
and who is so much like the wife's ideal, while
Do different from her husband, that the newt
able trouble arises. But, after various vicissi.
tudes Of eStrangement, the litter of the two men
survives in the woman love. There are roles
also for Ida Conquest. E. Y. Backus, Mrs. Thomas
Whifen, and others.
Aplay OF Shakespcare's seldom acted is THE
Tempest .Augustin DAILY has been making
son, and now it is ready for next Tuesday night.
There is no question that it will be treated taste
fully and considerately, with a cast tudiciously
outfit of costumes and scenery. The week at
this house will also :1 have rspsti!iiopEs, o of 1.-THE
ter which The Circus Girl"
rs Ad Isieiy n prss to tes nix Brd P5GGRs1. w hit be w hiea
by Olga Nethersole with which to begin her
final week At the Garden. 1t is an English trans
htion of The Wife OF Scarli, the Italian work
OF Giuseppe Giacosa. 1t affords to the actress
the role Of q sinful and repentent wife; and the
ttions, Of Frou Frou, Camille, Carmen"
and " Denise"
The changes of bills tomorrow night will be
more numerous and more interesting than usual.
This is tho final week OF the season at the
Lyceum, and 1t will be devoted mainly to a re-
rival of The First Gentleman Of Europe" with
its original cast from the stock company. One
more performance of THE Mayfiower" will be
given at the Thursday matinee. This theatre
will be closed during holy week, and then re-
opened with The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle."
The shift at the Academy of Music will be to
The Heart OF Maryland,' the well-known
achievement of David Belasco in intensely ner-
vous and cngrossing horid drama. Since it's
whole season in New York il has been taken to
other large cities, and everywhere il seems to
have taken the same grip on the hearts of audi
enccs. or course the thrilling episode OF the bell
In the stecple is in a way eXtraneous, but not
the less impressive for that. Mrs. Carter still
leads the company, which contains Herbert KEEL
Oey. Frank Mordaunt, and others OF the first cast.
Harlem gets at its Opera House an extrava-
eanza, Jack and the Beanstalk." which has
had successes in Boston and Philadelphia that
were really remarkable. because the play reached
% Lprap kaV-DnI thn haItt,nl --- a. -
and drew in people unaccustomed to stage
shows OF that kind. Thus there was the curious
combination OF old and new ~enioyers Of an en-
tertainmcnt mingling song. dance, and elaborate
Spectacle with travestics Of nursery characters,
rhymes, and tales.
The piece to be revived for a short time at
Hoyt's is g Black Sheep" last seasons occu-
pant Of that theatre. 1t is the Hoyt farce in
which rough life in an Arizona town Is repre-
sented With fun and satire. It is in the authors
most rccklessly joCose vein of humorous compO-
tition. such essential members OF the original
conlpany as OTIS Harlan and William Deycre
s aT,c re' zine The ensuing. piece here will be
French by II. a. Du souchct.
The Grand Ogcrn House has a familiar come
wong + i M. Wr f 3 T This I Play c %n n Fc;view wei
tSvor'bly last week in THESuv as possessing
s eepsSnr 81 a 1ishf aef f S6q'sMT r. T Ra1d %n% . Ttth a
role. tr lsadore Hush and other members Of the
Umpetrnt company. The laughter which Is
aiII'F, at in this piece and performance is pro-
voked in much abundance.
The Murray Hill offers melodrama of the
uSong and strenuous kind in Darkest Russia. +"
which has been thoroughly tried with the
F%ujtitude of theatre frcqucntcrS. and never
POUND wanting in clements to excite and amusc.
4 represents the cruel tyranny OF tho Russian
Government and the awful sufferings endured
by those who incur official condemnation. 1t is
hCtef nv a company which has become familiar
with its requirements.
me Columbus will be given over this week TO
S,tr6hc combining farce and vaudeville. Come
pans Gilmore and Leonard will stir IN the fun
ma play called "%IIogan's Alley" in which men,
women, and children ARE violently caricatured,
ehc he happenings run into song and dance
upon ne slightest provocation;. Specialists
sDouhG IN these Rrotcsque proceedings, and tho
spl"aa! Is made directly 10 the taste Of people
Ills that sort.
The Star brings forward "A Texas Steer"
which cannot YET have boon forgotten as In some
nspcrts he best in the IIoyt series OF fnrces. 1t
star,s with an act TINT IS excellent comedy. de-
plctinR Texas persons and incidents without ex-
SGgseratiun. Then IL transfers its characters to
NhshingtOn, ard during the remaining two
ams there is III" mcrricst sort of travosty Of
oMcehnldcrS and Ofliccscckcrs at the capital.
hh" Peoples is ready to amuse the Bowcry