The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-14
AFFAIRS OF THE THEATRE.
,yI1 rs BEING DONE BIZ ACTORS
VIZ" 10 An USE SFW YORK..

of Thts Weeks Dramatic BtlIs
vt. on the Irish Musicsi flsy ~ the
,-a.snay-stage Delays ssd People
Ms. John Drew Dat OF Meiedrans-
o,,o bu.lness Of acting has been very prosper
-. a, our theatres since the holidays, and that
"a,oof that the profession OF acting Is also In
"a order. The current bills are generally
ro,,bv Of the support which they are getting.
Th. hnudredth performance Of Secret Service"
=, the Garrick had souvenirs on Monday night.
srss GIrl from Paris had the member Of the
c..rIs F-ancnis de rHsrmonie In Its au-
,'.nc. a, the Herald Square last night. May
u "n,, had Yyette Guilbert as an adver-
Iva r,.,t in a boz FOR "Courted Into
"on,t" a, the Bijou yesterday afternoon.
.ri.uet" At Waliack's now has Juliet
,,t,nson. an ex.champ ion tennis player. a. n
..mL.r NJ It's chorus, and w. H. Sloan will 10
,a,o Ire cas-, tonight. The other co~ntinuances
=. Finder the Red Robe at the Empire.
"Tro Little Migrants" at the Academy, "A
ro,,ented Woman" at Hoyts, "Shamus
o.R,ien " at the Broadway, TIL Hobby
,,o-sc " at the Knickerbotker. An American
pssu,y " Mt the Casino. Captain lmpudsnce"
a, the american. Much Ado About Nothing"
md ., Thc ,ielsha " In alienation ut Days. A
yrrctAuous Husband " at the Fifth Avenue.
,,The cherry Plckers" at the Fourteenth
street. "Dorcas" at the Olympia and The
t.,e MIR. Costello" at the Lyceum, where .
change Of play Is to be made q week from next
Monday. Daniel Frohman has decided on that
night for the production Of the new piece
nv frances HodRson Burnett and George
. yl,mirg. entitled THE First Gentleman
n, Europe" 1t is q story OF love and
,Y.,isS, II, "a The sD esGT .ss. P Psis,es' a. and w n It Mo Ms;
SSsSnsring. Mr. Morris, Mr.. 'walcot, Mr. and
s MlS ""meartsssse " has started Al the Gar.
den, and " Das Einmaleina" Will do so to night
1.-THE Irving Place; Lost. strayed or stolen
ife poiar Star" has WI. Gsmoyne newly In
y, The diversion at the Grand Opera House. With
i Town " is at the Star, and The Power OF the
Press" at the Peoples.
II "shamus O'Brien " fails to attract to the
Broadway audiences as large as II deserves.
there will be but ono reason for such an unde-
, served result. New Workers take their serious
opera at the Metropolitan. their comic opera at
The theatres which we internationally give over
10 4. and anything between these two grades on
Eighth avenue in the springtime. So Shamus
o'Brien Is difficult to put into the usual amuse-
ment scheme of our theatre goers. IL Is widely
diverse from anything that in the prevail
Ing elasticity OF tho term MAJ DO
, elassed as comic opera 1t IL not heroic,
nor Is II either wholly serious or wholly
light In tone. 1t transfers to the operatio
stage an Irish melodrsma Of the class seen here
often before unaccompanied by any more music
than the hero happened 70 contribute II he
were a singer as well ~ an actor. Indeed.
George H. Jessop's libretto might nave been
..,.l d, a ranatie form and haan n fairly ana
oessful piece. provided the incidents were elab-
GRATED aud some greater probability added to
certain scenes OF the play. "ShAmus O'Brien"
10 not a remarkable libretto In any other quail
ties than It's clesrness and simplicity Of action.
led audiences to value these Charactsris,Ics
s ssa t sse' ll, sSp'.df doubt g Of i.'; ss.ir 'Aa ain,. sas;:
Written an admirable MIibr..so. But /, Is to I.
viIisrs stanford. who has supplied the music
iiuiII not appeal 70 audience. shst 80 70 the
Broadway In seArch Of another Eel Captain"
Or-wsng." But It viii win tbs favor Of every
auditor who can be delighted by music so COM
plstsly fresh and charming. so melodic and
original save In tho occasional use Of themes
isPiIy . snousn IN .om n,,' Of t sSs num nnss. 4 SoRs s.
the duet between the informer and the British
soldier. aud the ~lAtter's solo In the second act
Ss he least ssrioS. form Of music:
While there Is scarcely . phrase that, will not
prove q source VI interest 10 tho MUSICIAN. Inc
dramatic Intervention of the hanshee's voice 10
r~enrinely powerful. and unless It's combination
Of iueh a serious element with the rest Of the
should have their due eject anywhere. Mr..
STAFFORD is one of the foremost contemporary
musicians in England, and nothing 50 delight.
come out OF that land OF %oratorio and bal
lads In . long time. Tho opera, oven for
damaged By inappFopri.,s eo@odS. Brian
'.nShi,ous sn ss "sSsmus o sf%s ''s dssesnd:a
opera when It's comedians rot 10 work, and
nat was the artistic blot on STANCE and Ed
.yards's work. There Is no such descent even In
oaim for popularity in the present piece IL
Ia, no such lncongruous elements. Its humor
and rs pathos are equally homogeneous and
Ghtnosn here. because II u 9rite as Unfamiliar
IN England, and "Shamus O'Brien " was just as
sos,Tary 10 the usual run of operas in London as
The performance In Its entirety. rather than
haag particular person. seems responsible for
unusually well. the chorus Is far above tho
sseiage, aud the Characterization. Is up TO .
goo level. The piece Is not acted In the spirit
nor Is IL In the matter of costumes pre-
',seted In any such manner. 1t H. all done
m Hi me me. SS nan regard to realism that
women look Ike possible peasants, and 40
Iu.ne men. but they lose no picturesQueness
iron this treatment. The scenery makes up
.a'ee stage pictures that are a delight TO the
e,ye ~ their mellow color and artistic drawing.
Lue members OF the chorus have been drilled
nlo v.'acity and indlvidu ality In their de-
IeAnor. and every circumstance OF the per-
'sfmahce contributes to It's artistic atmosphere.
AIRS John Drew was convinced by q week of
Seuna In u" The Sporting Duchess " that modern
~s'"arana was not the thing for her. Tho
"o" and elaborate method of this admirable
oa actress. which we all praise when we zee IL
N Inc Rivals" did not prove conducive TO
''he desired effect in tho new play. and so she In
.'Vea upon retiring. Her place has been taken
ey Rose Coghlan.
n,chard Mansfield has suffered an adverse
verdict IN "a snit brought by Mary Sanders for
a'Ary after he had dismissed her. She proved
lA' ny contract he was bound to retain her to
1eehn "' the season. Tho case Is funny In one
keLncplar. Miss sanders. who on the stage Is q
S.nass5 merry soubrette and In private life the
: .usnter'lh'law Of William Winter, had the
dnrI,,o W remain seated In an interview
pr'nntS Nnlch TIE actor stood up. That was his
"W,iP'I c9mplhiht against her.
'vnhmnmSm a BRADY says he will produce n play
been name, no entirely suitable one having
from n mts.i ot, and will then take suggestions
slvncd I'm With which President Cleveland
obt.I We bI. 10 puni-h play pirates has been
lists Cub. W the American DrA""
+. sbsn" I, nSTuleyille theatre Is TO he built by j.
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