The sun., 1897-12-26
THIS WEEK on OUR STAGE.
EWElTRI0lE AMUBEMENTs PLENTY
FOE 1s95'g LAST Me HTS.

NNGAIHIOAJ AMUbEABNIS II1NEI
FOR 1928 LAST Me HTS.
vAo Hew Piays Are ''The Teiephsns otFl.v at
che Csdne, "The Hapoy manks,n &c the
Garden. asa ''Sui-s PHILADELPHIA" st the
stsr-ChanEes OF Biiis at the Years Epd.
A play new TO this city and radically changed
from what II was In Paris or London, will be
presented at the Casino tomorrow night Tho
Telephone Girl" originated with Antony Mar
and Maurice Desvalliores. In French. Subse'
auently o translation was used In England. But
ths American version IL largely tho work Of
Hugh Morton, the clever author Of many jocose
pieces that have had their merry times at this
theatre. The music is understood to have been
overhaulod and added TO by Gustavo Kerker 70
make It serve the Morton libretto. The manage
mont olassifles II as q lyrical comedy. II It has
been handled as we'll al Tho Lady Slavey was
BY the samo men. and if George w. Lederer has
Hepeated his expert job of putting 1t tho stage
showily we shall gain big lot of diver
sion. The idea on which the fun is based 10 that
telephone girl overhoars her sweethearts con-
versntion over the wires with vaudeville
actress Jealousy ensuos. So do many compli-
cations Lsat arc carefully concocted to bo anus
inR. The action is Immediately melted by the
hello maidon's visit to the homo of the aotreas.
At the head of the company are Louis Mann and
Clara Lipman, who camo into reputation
through the comic CHARACTERIZATION which they
gave In The Girl from Paris to German
annkeeper and French adVenturess. others In
tho cast are Charles Dickson, Henry Bergman,
Eleanor Elton Sarah Mcvicker. Edward Aboles.
Nicholas Burnham. Rosa Cooke. Anita and Mil
hcent Wilson, James Mcdonald, g. Francioli.
Helyn Whiting, Evelyn Bird, Jane English.
Aoith Sihciair ana Helen dupont. largo
chorus and ballet are promised.
Inc new tarce 10 10 acted at the aarden Thea-
ue 10 Inc Nancy Hanks, oy Frank Tame
null, VINO mas written several serv1ceable pieces
Oh that KIND he ID an actor, ana his humor 10
usually oonnecteo with theatrical lie, which
NO ekpioits anu carlcaturee wiloiy. his princi-
pal pereonases In the present instance are an
snpoouhious teacher OF eiocueioh' VauoeVile
ectress' Two stagestruck eiris' ana their foi-
AoWers An nrant waif' an aged ohaser OF
eouorottea, . bankrupt nooieman. an intru-
eVe onerin' anu te'lo" VINO mas TO wear
@"kuiso Oh women azure arc among tne
Ssures "nicn mr. tanneniii or'nRa into MS run.
Nhe scenee are In tnis ety. Ihere arc ineidental
pones ana ueneeS' marie Jansen VINO is usu-
eny oiVertinR In any cohgeniai foie' is assigned
Win seeming ouitaoiiity 70 the part OF pop
nierpr'ceo Vauaevliie artiste with heart In
Sne Fsnt place. Mr. ianhonll 10 IN the cast
and 80 are B. w. Caldwell. f. Harvey, Clayton
white, Harry Beresford, Emma Dunn. Pauline
The Star will offer Miss Philadelphia"
which has not yet been seen in this city.
eitnousn IL IL practlcahy Verslon OF piece
unea - rur.nof up up nroaawsy ns .aos year IL min
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inoarnated spirit OF William Penn visits tho
places where he dwelt when formerly on earth
Tbs ts. sb ie
foibleg of the time. Among the performers will
be Elvia Croix Seabrooke. ouoenie Vassar, Will
H. West and c. s. Fitzgerald.
Ihe week piay al 'ne hArlem opera houee ID
never Again the farce which Henry Guy
was one of the Frohman productions last year
at the ssrrSk when it had prolonged
"a nroven bv tho retained nomes Of Fr,tz VII.
ams May " RoSso1 oS En- NJ ns. Hollana and % ersos
Kimball. That means good acting.
Aa op'A" tiouso 40 o"uuu W ne.e oA
Old Time" in which tho fun is 90 violent as to
"oep ""a' a,i senois'e oppo'i'ion. IuReE
seiden wrote this farce as means Of transfer
ring the Rays from vaudeville to something like
comnonv ~ oro,esn,. oon,.atans q. -. =,
antics during three laughable hours. 'f' "
The weeks play at the Montauk is "Cumber-
ann e., Pr ~, MnoGm @ IN .muS se.s 70 nEooKtyh very
nance of West Point and the Kentucky Noun
tains. with the war serving only as q back
taut;nu ioE p; ss y. ,ore ~ n con- @
scenery that commanded praise at first. and
which was factor in the success OF the Pitou
pSo ls SUI 81 h;s IeI,hea Tho 1,r,, p,
wolves n return to comic opera in the form Of
1.-THE Model" Suppe work. In which Julie
Mi All omt M thn nase & sne part nlS pay
Tell !" will be given on Tuesday afternoon,
Minna OF Bhrnhelm "ron Thursday afternoon.
Year'a eve enterta inment oh ffiu"s LUZ NC"
The adventures OF Alaskan gold seekers will
pc illustrated at the Columbus this weeE In
has nada its 81 mar ,G rith ,he' n,,itmda mn
town. and therefore should interest east side
asrlemites 1t Is not, 20 has been mistakenly
bat niecn ia b.;nr nrenar.d u fnr e raSPGaI
by Davis 6 Keogh, who say that it bears no
resemblance to the kiondike PIECE
tba feiinre of Wmbp % pS ns az Ny .IH "a op 10
prone to keep dead matter on his stage. He
pieccd out last week with THE Tanning of the