The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-17
TOPICS OF THE THEATRE.
Fry As THREE COMEDIANS GIVE II
IN HoYr'S NEW FARCE.

ma. Of he Gle yerest things in "a Stranger In
S.S YORK Is q song that Henry Giton and
-, Two Angeles sisters sing. Mr.. Gilton rep
,s.sg.. very amusingly . Chevrial Of the Hon-
man House. lie is continuously lunchlng with
.hs-us girl. or some chorus girls, as the case
t,.rsa, 70 Be, and the contrast between his
,p,bg.ia,m and his senility Is comIcally de-
rt,-sl. Two young and admirable examples
., -hc chorus GIL tyre dance and sing with Mr..
Gao. in The Gayest Old Sport in Town. and
graceful. dtvertingiy artistic hit they make Of
a.. Erlzgerltion would have spoiledthe humor
of Nr. Glyoa's old rake, but the actor does his
v,-< We. The quaver OF his voice, his la
bored gestures. and his stiff .kneed dance are
~; he qualities needed to make that trio q
s5yd ming. The two Angeles girls are pretty,
ore 81 hem can dance, and there Is not a trick
OF .Ls variety stage manner which they are not
.h.s 70 reproduce perfectly. Mr.. Gilfon never
5-,,. is mask until the last act Even In the
-,u,s.aud.tumbl fun OF the second he Is tn-
,.n.t and selt-cpntatned- George Beane has
2, prrtest and complain Just as he did In "A
T-.2 20 Chinatown" and he does tt as anus
tnsiy. With Harry Conor for a third come
d. here Is bound TO be fun, and 1t came In
scals measure whenever those men were on the
,tazs. Mr.. Coaor's dow Of spirits. his i'm
audience. and his Indifference to the rights OF
everybody but himself are lust as amusing as
s,.y V.ej to be when he was placed IN prac-
:tqL.,v ,he SAME situations before. Whatever
Y3r< is The result OF his own personality,
though some Of his repartee i bright
viav. The action passes partly in the Hoffman
House. and IL strengthens the suspicion thas
the author has viewed American lfe- from that
Standpoint. The second act Is In a tower room
Of he Madison square Garden. and the back OF
the stage Is occupied BY the elevators which
s.E' e as'f ysrs.i%ilt.5 s5s s and he tI 5ss IS
Az W6sa the Boy appears to star. them
dGwawarI. a curtain falls behind the stained
srsassas the Elect Of a Descending car: The
trst AZ. in the hotel. Is a realistic and enecttye
scene N which 70 begin the pspeeedtnssi MI;
t-ula hs own Old material; so there are reminis-
cences OF his earlier work in the present play
s5oas eating $500 worth Of ham, which came
into tais world with "A Brass Monkey and
s ss '9os $ in "A sSraaSer in New YORK
here IS a young woman wh2 sHddeni{ tar3ws
a III, ssF the siV 5See and II Ff Bsatss Gssse aia fi N =,
Black sheep" There are half a dozen Of there
little incidents Of the earlier Hoyt pieces: But
stretched along the distance from = BVncn or
KEYS 20 a Stranger in New YORK. might %
brought forward again with good enecr.
IN 4 ne- tarcical sketch at Keith's Is shown
70 WHAT degree the probabilities may be rAked
ture aud at II only The fun be tren-ted and
the movement quick. "a Bargain Ftend' Is
the title. and a pair Of sketch players who arc
we'll liked IN the variety shOws - employed
in i It caricatures the bargain hunter. and
has l woman leaving her husband 60 return In
= minute Laden with packages that It would
have taken at least = half day TO purchase. Sc
curing al tie money that he has IN his peck
els, shs dashes OF. returning shortly with an
ether Ioad Of bundles and other trips result IN
the same way I'll the stage Is strewn with the
purchases Of three or four minutes In her
selection Of books are . City Directory Of 1854
merce, and other items are fshhooks By the
gross Shakespeare on a cheap bust ciSsrs
sBRsV hasS Band SO s growing ing turtoa. over his eT
animation Of these articles It Ia difficult TO SEQ
srip O a. short as his uifs's and returns leading
rack Q, bones Sf q horss n.as1 NJ. ., cIeH Tzi
come ia handy m using mp the Wholesale sup.
ply Of spawn cure abe has ordered Then the
Two come TO an understanding. the wife con.
embrace down centre 10 as quickly reached a.
!srs the Imaginary shop counters: SOM
Phrase. How handy it VII be TO have then
a the house" vas the way It va PVT In -Las
not haunt the stores whose warss were priced
n odd figures, but ahe attended suction sac:
/ sne sn 9f5sne fsSsr : Ses Be bst VetGst he copy and h
ortxIaaL- The author OF ~Th Toodles' ditnr
AMY Ms name to hi. Srata55 printed w9ra Tr {ssi sss
sistch." According TO he Keith playhil, NJ
STATION being one Of ia playerA
Actors made an sudisucs at the Murray hi
Theatre yesterday afternoon They had beer
invited 20 an extra performance Of Leah tha
Edrsaxsn," In order that they might Judge q
Nance OSeiu IN the role Of the persecuteC
Jewess. Hsr powerful performance was aD
plarted Literally, az it well deserves to be b!
any ~aaaemblaSe that Witnesses it. and there wa
no show Of jealousy because q new light wa
shining brightly in the midst Of these eIper
Observer
Fanny Davenport trcites interest In q new
drama which she Is soon 20 produce IN Boston
by:ant only conceahns the authorship, but ais
By keeping back the title until After the trS
Performance.
The company formed by Elaw q Eriange
for "a Ward OF France" yesterday u
hsar he play read by Eugene W. Presbrey
one OF he authors, and he Will conduct the re
hearsali. l. - a romance OF Louisiana MS
tory At the beginning OF the present Century.
Club are 70 b. guests Of B. q. valentine at th
Etth AT:-Ie Tonight To SEQ his play. -
The Jaw dsat between Augusrin DAILY an,
the JardInes over the right 70 use Tho Geisha'
IN this country outside OF New York Is not re
determined; \ bearing will be had in Octa
Der. The JaEdines are 70 send out the piece
anyway, the dispute being only as 10 DAILY
attitude gc ward 10.
rFLAA-4l H. Sargent says &c Will open n pOt
don d .A- facilities OF the American AcAdsm!
q The dramatic Arts 10 a few talented pupil
unable 70 pay for the regular course. To thl
eG : :-eshG4an or auxiliary class will b
formal -eaL H0lth. The hours OF instruction
VII De- ,-s. The instruction confined 10 aimpl
esasLt.G-, Dad The fees lowered below rhe aC
tal cu-r u the service. Mr.. Sargent pro
Hn7ea LIS 70 do something 70 develop abilI
ties that really seem 20 him 10 oe budding. bu
wan G-ett help 10 a4oOm.
I, = -4i that lArah Bernhard will appea
a. her -Dfl-re, after the performances OF sc
(. EEeL ~E~T.4E have FIlI1 10 An end. In q ne
pay D. M-.Els DOInay called set Free.
al ut. i,ter Al. in The much talked-ot 'Ih
Past ny Fyrtn-Riche. DunnAy ID the autho
OF 'LnT=r,,- IL ..strata-' and la Doio
regae, yl.gh have t-en-successtul, and ar
ltI L. BE- typical OF TIE newest phases q
Fa-t-itn 4ie- II ha- heen said that Nine. Berr
na'G' S-. act the Leading male role, but tina
q regarded as untrust Northy. Hamlet"
70 'a-." @eIL spring. Nine. Bernhardt, VIII
L HDN 90 her vacation at Belle Isle, IL r.
p"r'rf! ~ have slipped down a elf and barrel
es'aIrt -rr40g, injury. she Was rescued by
Hr+i Aag HAPPENED TO be bathing in the BE
Taer ,.e -tarred down The clIf. He seize
Fer I"'0re sic had fallen as far as she nigh
nave 1-r -a-rUrr WA Inc anThDr lf the MAJ