The sun., 1897-02-14
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
.41 LAST OF WINTER BRINGS THB
LAST OF MHNY PLkYs.

,.~,.,. In . Buriesaus-The Biiis That
Arc Changed and That Are Continued.
r,. only dramatic novelty ready for to-mor-
- night aside from an amateur production.
a. ons OF Francois Coppee's works IL will be
..,,ormed At wallack's In an English version.
,aa.r the title OF For Bonnie Prince Charlie"
S,,n the characters and scenes placed In Scot
,.nd Tho free translator. or adapter. Is Joseph
q. Clarke. The producers are Robert Tabor
.,d Julia Marlowe Taber. and IL they have
h..n a, liberal and tasteful as they were Ia
,.ounting Romeo and Juliet" the fault Will
,.vs 10 lie with the play itself In case Of .
,.lure Il Is understood that Mr.. Taber was
an. ,ole director Of that Shskespearesn achieve
mani. which was one Of the finest triumphs
.,.r won In American stageoraft The new
,,.c, mt, forward Charles Edward. the young
.,.,.ndsr to the throne of Scotland, A. an
.morou, prluceling. whose political welfare 10
n.nsced by q scandal. and who 10 saved from
that consea uence Of his misconduct BY the false
sonte.sion Of loving girl that she Is his guilty
.omp.nion In tho affair. This solf.sacrinoing
,,.Id.n /, to be enacted by Mrs. Taber. while to
Mr. Taber Is allotted the pArt Of her grand
s..her. a blind old patriot The characters arc
all Scots, and II Is promised that the Scottish
yisvs costumes. and belongings shall DO truth
ful and attractive.
A burlesQue entltlcu CleopAtfhs py Cihfonoo
q. s.-;ent and A. \. Powers, will be performed
Tomorrow night and through tho week at the
Carnegie Lyceum. This 10 the annual produce
ton OF the Columbia College Musical Society.
an amateur dramatic organization which sue
sred, the strollers. and is moro fully represon-
tstiye OF the undergraduates. Cleopatra" has
b,en rehearsed as.lduously under professional
ruidance and will be presented with costly
se,nery costumes, AMI adiuncts. Whatever
pronts may accrue after the heavy expenses
will bs devoted to the support OF the '97 boat
crew for the ensuing season.
The shift. OF plays between tho theatres give
ssue" to the American. This Is the work Of
Bret Harte. and It transfers to the stage wit h
rare fidelity one OF those Western romances
which the author has so accep'ably put into
newspapers aud books. Annie Russell 10 still
the gentle, guileless aud impressionabio heroine
she was when the piece was In New York be-
fore. "Piney Ridge" Tennessee drama by w.
G. Higgins, is being prepared.
The regular Monday change OF bill At tho
Harlem Opera House will bring back to town
that mixed aud Jolly entertainment, In Gay
New York" The company which Is to perform
Il has made long tour OF the country since
quitting Broadway. Walter Jones. Lucy Daily.
David Warheld aud Lee Harrison are still mcln.
Ser. 1t is said that the only changes In tho
show are such As serve to bring IL up to date In
jes, aud cong.
Bandt OF inas!c. a torchlight procession. and q
display OF fireworks will be some OF the exciting
GrNad Opera House. The Woman In Black"
popular attention. They pertain to the depic-
ton Of New \ ork political Affairs which is giveu
In ths play. Asnes Hsrndon Is the black
garb,d woman mentioned In the title. She 10 .
ruusEg actress.
Rampant fun will dominate the stage at the
sSieS was ala Lately % dsseriSsd D by fHs W sUs % as an
q -edineiy brisk and potent medley OF farce
f yHaasye a'ny Gs' s.Gsy the gIpf
memory OF kentucky's statesman whose name
he bears but leads aud incItss tho songs. dances.
aai various antic. OF . large and generally
Capable company OF specialists.
There will be . hurrAh for crime, and against
nS a.ioSr.ma %eh so.. there S ssd
The Great Train Robbery" and IL means to
depict ytvidly some wild disorders OF the far
West The hold up OF railway train. and the
subsequent adventures OF the robbers and their
parsuers, make up the action. IL 10 the sort Of
story which II printed would DO bound In
Dgbv Bell and Laura Joyce Bell. whom this
gaaic knoss well IN comic % opera have made a 4,
wrote in n serious vein a decade ago. Il has
pin.icslly. and the Bells have acted two OF
Its Character with seemingly excellent effect
on a tour. They bring 1t this week to the
People,,
Aue lAN OF tue winter DrlnRB the lAst OF many
plays. so far q, their terms in this city are con-
cerned. This is the fnal week of "A Contented
Woman" which at Hoyt's has displayed Caro-
lne Mi'sel Hoyt and satirized woman suffrage.
haieih performance. on Friday night will
have souvenirs. MY Friend from India" Is to
be revived At this house.
The time Of Lillian Russell and An Ameri-
can Beauty" at the Casino will expire In two
week'. Their Successors will be q Cowdery and
Dan company and La Folote." . musical
h'ce current in Paris. and to be given hero In
an Americsnized version by Choever Good win.
Curious and brilliant electrical effects are prom
tei.
Ne1. Saturday nights audience at the Acad-
sny OF Music will SEQ the last OF straight
from the Heart" the strenuous and picto-
ral melodrsma Of France and Algiors. Ed
muhd Collier /. new and forceful In the role Of
t.- aero. and blanche Walsh changes her guises
S.tsh between that Of the heroine and the hero
,nes Young brother. In O.d Kentucky" Is
s'n's 20 " rsnroduced az the Academy with some
scyuIhefn n-k-o hings interpolated.
o'Brsn' are announced At tho Broadway. As
r.. M posters, 1t has made special appeal to our
,tr,i,, h ,psop.r. ss'de from II, qualities as .
omit, Th- next occupants Of this stage will
p- M9!t Hopper and his com pany. who will
49,. ~ GAoltan prior to producing . new
"A seco;.h week will be devoted At tho Knioker-
gock-r mainly to "A Pair OF Spectaclex." :"
,hshch John Hare and his com pany have af-
!oIur'i Keen satisfaction. Tho short play In the
.sme I VIII be a new one. called Six Per-
ns Is on some nights. and a Quiet Rubber. Z"
80 Lhsrles CoghlAn In IL. on ntners. while on
snr sa.nr l@y night net. from "A Pair of Specta.
sss and Caste - will b. given. "Spiritismo I"
".n me cast will ensue.
a ehAhge Or bill will be reached at Daly's q
ssE rom Tomorrow. tor which date a revival
ins " nhfrr' has been set down. little
,a'sr Ada Rehan will appear for tho first time
M'g " irH,'S In a new version OF Guy Man
..,,nuy, IN tho meanwhile the present week
~ NDays VIII ne divided b.tween Tho Magis-
ssaate' with cast headed by Miss Rehan, and
Ms.LIss,n MsLs ,nsl'ha, with Virginia Earln and Nancy
seId Of Secret Service" at tho Garrick,
n..sr ~ o-lfg put of several times. II to come at
iA'' 10 three weeks. The l5Oth representation n
on March / will have sonvenirs. This war
u1"MA VIII he brought back to New York In
AZ os"tnnn Tor spectacular production at the
ihg.itmy 4i Music. Tho farce which IL to fol-
EhN th- Garrick Is an adAptation from tho
I,sh' seneh' ana = Frohman company 10 now being
'u'e OF the plays arc running along without
.e' getting within sight OF the end. Ono of
'ne'e Is Tho First Gentleman OF Europs," Z"
N"Ich Is employing tho Lyceum stock company