The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29

has lasted the summer through in n Now York
theatre.
Tho week after this wsll open tho Lyceum
with Mr.. Sothcrn in Change Alley" the Fifth
Avenue with "a Southern Romance" Hoyts
with "A Bachelors Honeymoon" and the Bijou
with Roland Reed In Tho Wrong Mr.. Wright"
Fanny Davenport has not yet named the play
which she hus prepared to produce next month,
nor disclosed the name OF the author. The
piece is French in subject. and historical.
Hoyt's now farce, "A Stranger in New York."
was first acted at Saratoga last week. 1t will
DO put through 4 developing process during the
two months before it is brought into town.
George c. Boniface and Mrs. George 8. knight
are going into vaudeville. Rudolph Aronson has
written n Spanish waltz that Willie Collier and
Louise Allen are to dance. Ralph Edmunds,
Jerome Eddy. and Edward Corbett have re-
sumcd their publication Of item sheets, about
actors who are their clients. Frank Williams.
formerly with Ausustia DAILY, has become tho
business manager at the Broad way. Carl ,Rosen.
!iputi"ns. Henry c. Miner has returned from
n ms,S9SS; q e Mr. y: sn,niST nf' t Ans0n p Fond ShH Is V %rit.
Ing ~ play: agnes Miller is going ,S into . comic
i. Root. composer Of many famous war songs,
The version q .Timoa p A,hsls, which
m nde by William Winter.
chAriss comp,o9, who died in EnE liam l sst
ward Compton, a swell English, actor, who
played here many years ago with Adelaide
music hall singer. and his only appearances in
this country were made at the old Imperial beor
a1 Frs sSsf'I Po ssHrs 1 tie young actor and drama.
fist p SaS got e. chinese himself lif tslk SThe "G Firs. 'f Botn:h
tween Greece and Turkey, Thsre are intro;
personaRes as Prince Constantine and Gen.
smolsnsky. The principal scene, indeed. 70
violently upbraids the Grecian Prince for his
weakness in yielding to his infatuation for q
dior. This domestic complication has not yet
S Sesn RESENTED resent BY the Pr Kin p who may nI not
TSe pi eesr pror nSM TO be- in %, Mf; eower'' play
The song which a London critic called "yul-
gar" and was then compelled to pay Lottie Col.
V Which, the "Bpronss So n Blanc 'G made tn so s" debut M'i in
vaudeville. The widows weeds which were the
demure portions Of the SO song, We're kicked into
the air at the chorus. showing q, great deal OF
had written this ballad herself.
Robertson in London, taking Mrs; Patrick
Campbells parts in her absence, has been play
with Herman Vein. unaer whom she Continued
the dramatic studies begun in Paris under Do
Elsie Adalr. the American serpentine dancer
who was taken Ill in Australia, is said to be dy.
ing there. She was known here as one OF Loie
confined 10 the Hpo,heosis Of "Tneie Toms
Cabin" performances. will have a more impor-
George Washington, Benedict Arnold. and
MAJOR Andre arc all to appear during the conf
The stock companies have already brought
about a return to tue old system in which a visit
Marie Wainwright will commence this next week
in philadelphia, where she vii! act with the
a Unequal Match"
"; s Hart. who; after having. gained " repu;
acting roles. has resumed his career as a star
ssfPearins and ID Jul hee M and . T sh Bs,I hson Mask
y Ma ie Loftus's photographs are in the shop
them to suggest that she is the mother Of Cissie
LOTUS; tho mimic, who was here three ye ,rs ago.
Teen seasons ago win an Ens!!sh bsriesquo
Rss ! sau at .h s. sls ssl Rsis T !. 8. T.s ThsF Ss ,ss
his first AmeEican appearance in ths same com.
look almost as young as her DAUGHTERS;
his st trnn sIafs5 S oeyy' Mi Is s de Bsi,s G IsIe'dy viii fnIls ed
sgsmsnt; He Gwps the Eishts of the arundy
tombstone Bennett Is to have anew vaude-
vile sketch written for her by Charles H. Hoyt.
Sophie Worrell, is to play in THE Circus Rider"
which was adapted from the German for Rosfna
pieces. Mrs. knight mas been in retirement Tor
several years.
Another vaudeville resort will be reopened
this week. for on Thursday night Weber g.
Fields's Music Hall will be in use. 1t begins
with q new burlesque, the words written by
Kenneth Lee, the music prepared by John
Stromberg, and called The Glad Hand" "A
conglomeration of amusing incidents" is all
that Is claimed for tbs bur,esque, which will
end with a travesty upon William Gillette'a
war melodrama under the tito Secret Scr
wants." Engaged in this are Joseph Weber
Lou Fields, Peter F. Daley, Mabel Fenton, Sam
Bernard. Lillian Swain. John T. Kelly, Charles
Ross. and Gertrude MansGeld-a company that
certainly stands for diversion. In the specially
bill arc Marie Lotus. Mcintyre and Heath. and
the Demonios.
At Roster q Balls the performances are still
for the music hall. AT present this is being re
furnished, interior decorations and stage fix
abundant in the roof roster. The Painters and
Reno and Richards are directly Of this stripe
OF Deltorelli and Glissando include somt
tlmblinS, h3 pyfeI and L La Ciyei tn,
and Alice arc also listed.
ub NsTs Sssss ,S are m aew Of st , she S olsRHpi snG rGst
I The Arnold Sisters and i'I Hyatt and Si'f PessrI ar,
newly retained vocalists and dancers. and the
others are Williams and Walker, Cook and
Sonora, Quinto. Rice and Elmer. the Emperors
the Scymours. trained dogs. and
the MarblesGues.
May Howard and tho variety troupe with
which she will soon go touring hold the Pleasur,
Palace. Udell and .Pearce,. JaguarinA, Phi
Mills, Nelson X. High. Winnie Henshaw, Bari
and Evans. and Rayo are some Of the special
lists. all of whom Join In two short burlesques
Listed Al. tho st. Nicholas are Williams and
Walker, Odetta, the Leigh sisters, and othel
lesser lights Of the music halls.
A band concert precedes the stage perform
ancc on the Grand Republic, but before the biz
steamboat is far down the bay its two stages
roster takes in George, Fuller Golden, May
, Mooney. Barney Reynolds, Alexander Silyio
George Moore. Katie Armstrong. and Vers
King. Three rours of boat ride go with th'
music and variety show.
An event in the con- lnuous shows Is tho az
pearance at Keith's, of Clara, Morris. wiz
her hu band. F.. G. Harriott. She IL to play
melodranatic sketch entitled Blind Justice.
This Is tho work of Kenneth Lee, who mus
have worked o nights for the past year, to judge
by his output Of dwarfcd plays. A good pro
portion Of them has proved acceptable, and al
Thar ia deserving, in fhia one IL sure, Of effprtiv,