The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
THRBH EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN
AUTHORSHIP TO BE TRIED.

THRBH EXAMPLES OF lMERI0AN
\UTHoRsHIP 10 BE TRIED.
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ana nersert,s "leoe.r ana AlrriepaNs
s'Ths MagdsIene "-Naay irwin In q Fresh
Rsie asa HEAVY n. Dixoy ne . Magician.
A farce written by Henry A. Du souchet for
use BY May Irwin will have Its first New York
performance at the Bijou Theatre tomorrow
night. The theme Of the fun is pride and pow
erty In vain conjunction. IN impoverished and
owl French count comes to this country
with his American wife. Each makes an effort,
unknown to the othor, to earn q living. She
opens q millinery shop under an assumed maine,
he goes surreptitiously into the manufacture
Of face powder, and their efforts to conceal
their occupations lead to the comic CON-
plications necessary for q jovisl play. The
incidents will doubtless be found improbable
and the personages may run into caricature, but
extravaganza methods Of hilarity arc wanted
from Miss Irwin. Another demand that audi
ences make upon her 10 for q plenty Of songs.
and she promises seven new ones, with her usual
preference for negro character ballads. Mr.. Du
6ouchet Is the author of several merry farces,
and tho accounts from other cities whore this
one has been tried say that II is of the same sort.
The Irwin company this season contains lgnacio
Martinctti, William Burress. Joseph M. Sparks.
and ten others.
Tho Casino has Q new comic opera to present
tomorrow night. 1t Is called "1ss9." Tho
language 10 by Herman Leo Ensign, and the
music by Edward Hoist. The theme 10 plainly
ridiculous, and Intentionally 90, In an endeavor
to produce fun by means of odd fancies. A
woman devoted to astronomical experiments
communicates with Mars by means Of fash
lights, and in that way carries on q CORE
spondence with the king of that planet. She
brings him to earth, Q sentimental attachment
ensues, and something 10 made Of this ludicrous
conceit. She has two daughters. one sweotly
feminine. and the other inclined to initiate mas
ouline traits. There 10 an adventurous aero
naut, who makes his advent in o balloon,
and seeks fortune by wooing whichever girl ho
believes to be an neiress. The things that hap
pen, 10 Judge by the outline Of tho story. are
about as wild as those which have made Jules
Verne famous. Tho performance is to DO given
by q company that has had practice with the
piece elsewhere, and contains actors Of ex-
perience in that line. Among them are Mathilde
Cottrelly, Tom Ricketts,, Clarisse Agnew, Clara
Alene Jewell. Ben Lodge, Hugh Chilvers. and
Annie Wheatley. A numerous chorus and
SNOWY scenery are promised.
The stock company Of the Murray Hill has up
to this time been devoted to q weekly succession
of old plays, but tomorrow night 1t will bo
uAhou oAu u poiCy lOr tuO bhkO Oh
producing . now work. Further than tho fact
that It Is "a problem play in four acts.' not
much 10 divulged concerning the piece. The
title 10 "The Magdaleno." from which It is O
fair inference that the heroine 10 o repentant
sinner. The author IL Edward M. Alfriend.
who wrote "The Louisianians." and was
Q collaboration with Mr.. Pitou in ACROSS
the Potomac and with Mr.. Wheeler In
"The Great Diamond Robbery" 1t 10 said
that he has placed his newer compo-
sition at the Murray Hill In order to get the
services Of Nance o'Nefl for the portrayal Of
the principal character. There seem to be posi-
bihties in this actress beyond anything that she
has yet done, although she has been praised con-
sidera6ly. and maybe she will prove herself. .
veritahle genius, such a. her more ardent admir-.
Rankin: who YIN play a part.
undertake., to duplicate the tricks and Illusions
and.gone experts used to practice. He 10 known
70 BE- quick and de1terous.s and 1t 10 understood
taHt a 3, s Ssso 1i late ps asEsssa mS NJ d sa%S e 5s The Il
SsSs capable q: s1d & nsy; III kis @Instis
pectation. His songs. REGULATIONS and limitations
w will make ,pD on a RRert M5ic q ths prOsasA m e. The The
and money ls GETTING y tosether. has been &C.
S9 aass1 e NJ ruMssG and d W slHl0% e. employsd, az ALONG sns
With additions, In tho new show. That Mr..
Rs ETA. and perhaps no has at length found his
One Of the plays that has lasted well with No
IL nearing its end. "Cumberland 81 will re-
main only two weeks moro ct the Fourteenth
Street. Hardly any drama In New York this
season has been moro cloverly acted or more
artistically mounted than this romance Of an
American vendetta. From its most idyllio
scenes to tho exciting conlagration In the
forest, 1t is handsome. 1t will 60 on . tour im-
mediately after Its hftieth performance hore.
with none Of its merits slackened.
Nathaniel @. Goodwin 10 getting along 90
prosperously with An American Citizen" that
all the plans Of other productions during his
stay have been abandoned. So. excepting his
appearance at the Actors Fund matinee in an
act of The Rivals We shall see him as moth.
ing else than the serio-comic wooer in the
comedy at tho Knickerbocker. His perform
ance is immensely diverting. and 1t has com
manded Broadway vogue for him.
John Drew in the glossy satin manners and
costumes of q Louis XIV. bachelor of fashion
turned husband of convenience IL q hne figure
on the stage at the Empire. The Grundy YER
sion of the Dumas comedy is q distinctly intel
lectual work. and it 10 presented here in the
%neatest and daintiest style Imaginable; "a
ment, and q welcome change from tho harshel
and more violent forms of tho drama.
Maude Adams, though fragile and exquisite,
from the Empire to the Garrick. OF course. hel
public has followed her and The Little Minis
ter" to the theatre around the corner in Thirty
nth street. But shall we lose her for q whils
by-and.by London wants artistic work
says Clement Scott in the Telegraph. land whaI
London wants she usually gets; so London Il
waiting to hear from MIR. Frohman as to wher
the little artist Will appear here"
Julia Arthur is not al all likely to require any
other play than. "A Lady of Quality" during
the four remaining weeks of her engagement a
WailaGk's. She Is rehearsing Thomas Bale,
tina! is Tor the Actors Fund matinee. Her vivlc
acting in the current piece, the rich mounting
and the special interest in Mrs. Burnett's move
combine, to recommend "A Lady OF Quality
sneGtually. On Dec. - the Klaw & Erlange
been praised by the Philadelphia and Boston re
viewers lot both acting and scenery, will TAX
Frank Daniels's. mingling Of art and anti
makes him funny in The IDOLS Eye" at tn,
BROADWAY. and that in tho achiayap,onf uthtch