The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

The promised revival OF THE Geisha' has
owing to a profitable retention OF The Circus
Girl" and now the management, has given w
! likely to be made within two or three weeks:
The laSity In The performance on the part OF
some Of the actors. lately notsd in syn: has
gtincd its earlier livelinoss.
ono of those mechanically dramatic plays that
retain q hold on popularity " they are well done
is THE Eicctrician," which may he found this
week at the Third Avenue. As It's name i'm;
electricity. One OF Its sights is nm electrical
lighting plant in operation with a distant view
perl!s OF the hero and heroine arise from a
dynamo.
city. The Sidewalks of New York" is one of
those expositions Of virtue and vice. heroism
t ihs s towsT but Which, never fssii to find Spprscia.
tive audiences when presented In the manner
This piece has stood tho test of one seasons use
already.
The second week in the new season Of tho
6IIs1hi liz eS S9,a 1i.T E1 Friday Tb niS Ell play lay r on FriGas
prima donna Of the musical contingent In Mr.
Sonried's forces, Anna W59d "a has arrived Tan 10 IRON iron
to head the. casts in the comic operas beginning
two weeks hence.
or the star" actors now with us. one 10 going
to make a concession to old.fasbioned roman
| ticism. Edward II. Sothern Is to keep his promise
of devoting Thursday afternoons at the Lyceum
to The Lady Of Lyons" lie will play the
gardeners wooing sentimental son. and his
temperament and methods fofeshadow a surely
interesting performance, and perhaps q great
achievement. Virginia Harmed can hardly fail
TO mako a lovely embodiment Of the Lyons
lady. This Interpolation of the old comedy will
not disturb the run Of Change Alley
n WOLF Hannah will make n week's Walt Mt
the north end Of the town, at the Harlem Opera
House, in the somewhat Falstafian character
OF the reluctantly fighting monarch in "El
| Captain" the comic opera which has furthered
his stage fortunes during the past two years.
Edna Wallace Hopper is still his princip al
| companion in the piece. All the personagos
will appear in new costumes. and tho scenery
has been freshly painted over.
Francis Wilson is the other comic opera como.
dian of marked individuality and a large follow
ing now with us. He is in tho middle OF his
term at the Broadway. with Lulu Chaser help:
ing him vocally and prettily, and with q good
outfit as to company and mounting. Half a
h the end Is Of sni iG p5's sn wSash rs gong Hs fS 'e that MN: !r6 SS
Hisbwayman" viii Be- produced originally at
Mapde Adams has been made a star OF. and no
mistake. THE Little Minister" is q valuable
S Ssr SSt tHr f'c CHARM he and pp seuSired skin Il ifn efreo.
tually. The Empire management declares that
her 3 success So as measured n "a = ,hs h ey dol lar 40 Is W srsntsr
day matinees are to be resumed. Mr., Drews
engagement may have to be transferred to an
Nance oTSeil seems TO have prepared herself
for a round OF tests N standard roles. Thus Tar.
the Murray Hin. she has borne the ordeal with
distinction; She will appear tomorrow night
1 with IG many q t. .hSs f plsysr, %sk sSnR Rsafin
will take up the role Of the lover. in which he
used to distinguish himself in the palmy days
1 n thR old | nlnn III
Sol Smith Russell has placed himself before
the New York theatrical public in an acceptable
attitude. As the preoccupied literary man who
10 transformed into q .blithesome lover in "A
Bachelors Romance" he is improbably eecen-
The audiences at the Garden like Annie Russell
also as the narvely forward girl. and Mr.. Russell
never fails to compliment her in his speeches
James J. Corbett goes to- the centre Of the
thsH principal in 6 DaHa'T role I'm IN The Naval Cadet
q melodrama written for the theatrical exhibit
t tiUn of , the 9sI prize . I1Sh, .r to and sa, in , Msi snd he De,
last winter: He plays q cadet at the Annapolis
Naval Academy and afterward q valiant oftcer
m sketches are now O customary item
in continuous vaudeville bills. That for Keith's
this week is new. by an unnamed American au.
thor. and is entitled Extravaganza" 1t en-
cages Lillian Burkhart and Forrest Flood, two Of
the early and successful seceders to the variety
stage. Among the specialists is one stranger to
most theatregoers, since 1t is nearly ten years
since he appeared here. He Is Serveis lie Roy.
q performer in stage magic. Tho Damms and
the biograph are the only two Of last weeks
features to be continued. In the ~latter's views,
one of the Haverstraw tunnel is recent and
stirring. Other contributors are Schult's Great
Danes, the Emerson quartet Of women. Max
well and Simpson, Master Leik. Evans and vi.
docq. the Maginleys, tho De Moras, the Ameri.
Gus Four, the Reed family, Eddie Koran, and
Ford and West. '
A t Pastors the black-lettered sketch player
IL Pauline Markham. who was well known in
the early days OF The Black Crook" The
names of the sketch's two characters. Sarah
Burncash and Giggles Frontror, furnish a
clue to its nature. Listed hire are Cora Routt,
Garfield and Carleton. Foreman and West, the
Chicks, Lancaster and Collins, Woodville and
Hall. Richard P. Murphy. Lawson and Ward.
Blanche Andrews. May Rhea. tho Gregory
trio, and Donovan and Robertson.
"A Game Of Wits" and will be done by the
Castillians. who make it divcrting. Living
pictures, are TO be revived here tomorrow. their
titles giving no promise OF a return TO decency
and Heath, Williams and Walker. Helene Mora.
Barry. J. X. Emmet. and Wood and Sheppard
are down for to-day's continuous concert.
held over. At Roster & Balls is little change.
Faust" 10 q series OF handsome b~allets, with an
abundance OF SNOWY scenery and costumes. and
It's spells OF pantomine are short, In II Cleo de
Merode 10 still a closely watched participation.
This serves as the ending Of an excellent series OF
specialties. Paala Del Monte is an unusually
artistic vocalist for the music halls. the Grit
fths are new funmakers. and there are also
some extraordinary acrobatics. Marie Lloyd is
soon to he heard here.
Vesta TilIey is chief of specialists at Weber &
Fields's. and II is expected that she has brought
with her from England a budget OF songs that
will show her on to as good advantage as those
she sang on her first appearance several years
ago. ANOTHER new item Is a o%ne-act farce called
Just Like u Woman" written by Charles j.
Ross and played by himself and Mabel Fenton.
Music for it is provided by John Stromheru.
Neither OF these items interferes in the least with
the Jolly progress OF THE Glad Hand an ex.
trsvHganZa that is particularly well outftted in
comedians. A vaudeville concert is given here
this evening.
The dramatic feature in the programme at
Olympia will continue to be The Ont and the
Chcrub." the Chinese tragedy which has aroused
much artistic interest and business controversy.
1t is being performed with care and impressive
ness. and is a genuine novelty In a music hall
entertainment. IL comes at the end Of n vaude
vile bill In which there Is the usual variety OF
acts.
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