The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21
THIS WEEK ON oUR STAGE.
n DRAMA FROM THE TRENCH AVID
SOME ooMICAL PIEoEs.

in an Engiish Version at the broadway
Theatre-"Rrts Manhattan at waiack's,
I'm Gayest Manhattan at Roster 4
Bial'a, ana mrs. Radicy Bnrton's hall ~
at tho Olympia - Interesting Revivnls.
Tho single serious new play Of the week will
DO Alphonso Daudet's "LArlesienue," which
has been translated into English for q careful,
elaborate. costly. and, no doubt, artistic per
formance at the Broadway Theatre tomorrow
night. It appears to be . well-equipped enter
prise, under the management OF Andrew A. Mo
Cormiok, and the stage direction Of David
Belssco and Eugene W. Presbrey. This work Of
Daudot was FIRST acted In Paris q quarter Of q
century ago. and WINS revived thore q dozen
years later, at which later time 1t enjoyed o long
season Of prosperity. Music by BiZet was then
o highly e,tee u>ed part OF the performances,
and this aid to tho dramatic effects will be
resorted to here, with Anton Soidl as the
associate OF Ernest Meyer In control Of tho or
chestra. Agnes Booth 10 to return TO the stage
after o considerable absence to enact the fore
most character, which IL that of . mother whose
young son loves a wicked woman of Aries"
desperately. and who undertakes to win his
heart away from the siren BY engrossinR him in
. pure maiden. Much curiosity and expecta-
ton has been aroused in this reentrance By Mrs
Booth upon tho practice Of her profession.
Others in the company are Augustus Cooke,
Rosa Rand, May Gallagher, Mary Haines,
Charles NJ. Kent, Walter Craven, Hor ace Lewis,
Florence Thornton, md John Z. Kellerd. The
scenes are in rural southern France at tho pres
emit day, and they arc said to be sood paintings.
Only four weeks arc allotted to "LArlesienne"
ut the Broadway.
A new blend Of farce, music, travesty and bur
iesGue will be performed ct Wallack's on Tues
day night. 1t is called Miss Manhattan" The
authors arc George v. Hobart and f. Push
ringer. Its scheme is to present a founder of
q Knickerbocker family reappearing to his de-
scendant, a young swell of the present day. and
being conducted by him on a round Of the town.
This is done in the semblanco of q dream. Fa-
niIiar places arc visited, typical characters are
introduced, ~fanciful IN cidnnts are enacted, and at
length tho ghostly old ruunder concludes that
the times In Now York Gro too gay and fast to
please him. whereupon he returns 10 the shades
Reuben Fax Is to be the ancient Knickerbocker.
and William Cameron the younger one. Mamie
Gilroy will lead the feminine contingent. Max
Freeman has had charge Of tho preparations.
The intention 10 to make q bright and jovial en-
tertainment.
The usual Thursday night novelty in German
theatricals at the Irving Place this week will DO
4 first American production Of "Gambola,"a
thICO v oht ~. IAtentLt "hiSAA
has had long terms In Berlin and Vienna, and In
said to be an amusing piece. Mr.. Link. Miss
Bender, and others conspicuous as character de-
l~ineators In tho Conried company will have the
leading roles. The hundrodth anniversary Of
King William L. will DO observed tomorrow
night by q performance of q short play. The
Emperor's Birthday" by an address written by
John weimnn, and by tho exhibition Of ten per-
tinent tableaux.
The Actors Fund matinee on Friday next at
the Broadway Theatre will have a programme
peculiarly attractive with actresses. 1t Is true
that John Drew, James X. Hackett, Marshall p.
Wilder, Ferdinand. Gottschalk, and other men
will contribute their services, but the women
Pct @t. ida e" May Irwin viii vii sing negro ballads.
i MHed H kas%i Viii viii have have s.n Es'S ,m IN a tsrse' j Bsn,
tragedy of that poets death. Daniil Froh.
With Wien a HANS Married" u 4 0'-
Positive promises arc made for the first per
formances tomorrow night Of the two music
hall buIlesques which could not Re made ready
for last week. "Gayest Manhattan, or Around
New York in Ninety Minutes" is to DO given at
Roster & Balls. Ludwig Highlander is the COM
poser Of its music, but no one admits authorship
of its words. though Manager w. A. Mcconnell
confesses to having contributed the title. Visit
ors to New York who tsn into rlerry company
furnish a thread o. plot, and view or engage in a
succession of oomical and picturesque incidents.
r A. Roberts has overseen the preparations,
and the conspicuous burles7uers. besides him
self, are Henry E. Dixcy, r. r. Grahrn, Flora
Irwin, Merrie Osborn and Ecttie Lyford. Fan
mic Leslie, Arnoitis, sahare.'s dancers and
Leonidas arc some of the specialists who appear
before the burlesque.
AT the Olympia q weeks delay has served to
polish Mrs. Radlcy Bar:on's Bail IN Greater
New York" so that its first performance to-
Dorrow night should show K to advantage. It's
words and music are by Oscar Hammerstein.
and ita nature Is that Of q ~satirical review of
1ecent events and Of conspicuous persona. Mr..
And Mira. Radley Barton, Rfoo, Prfncess ShO-
may, and Michael angelo are suggestive names
Df Bome of the characters; one act IL placed In the
Rad!ey Barton parlors, another In Long Aero,
Nd E. third In the apartments of tho Princess;
Ind the nature Of whatever story thero is, 10 not
pivulgsd. George W Monroe, hli"a Rose, W. n.
Tredenmick. Sam J. Ryan. and Lccille sturfts
Are come o. the par.icipators. Fredsr! Solomon
has superintendent the rehearssls. Binns and
Binns, Woodward's seals. Augusta van Btene,
and tho Avolcs arc hero AZ spe,.Glists.
What Marie Dressler styles "a one-act spasm-
Is entitled Tess of the Vaudevillos,' and will
be given tomorrow at the Pleasure Palace. In
1t, besides Miss Dressler, arc Fre'ericl; Backus. |
q Angel Food, aha Frederick q Ion. SIS ALer:.
PtouJhtenboths. Marzello and Millay and Bal
lard the bard mold over, and among the other
are u touring vaudeville organize
tion that includes Clifford and HUH. the Rogers
Brothers, and Maud Raymond.
Tomorrow nights novelty at Weber & Fields's
will DO q burlesque of the machines tha5 display
tographs magnihed to life size. tits to be Gale. |
the lobsterscopc. and III figures shown by 1t
will be the real live article. The May Irwin
kiss, q barber shop scene, and a view of the En-
pire State express are some Of the scenes that
are to be caricatured. Sufficient change will be
p.ads in the last act of Under the Red Globe
70 .dmit this fLts4rs being added. Caron and
Herbert, James y. Hoy, Forrest and King, and
IiZz'" y. Ray ere sp-ciolisis here.
, The :nduceIaea.s VI coniinuod- vaudeville |
not &c. lost tn. potency. aRd this weeks
S!eider TO them 70 Patrice, who comes TO
ks;tt,s. An cnlistmon. that is even more Sig
Gilcant OF their effectiveness IA that Ut Maurice
barrymore. who comes 70 this house one week |
rom tomorrow to play huggstus Thonas's one:
iiainPton, PatLies VAL pilaJ d new sketch called
Kendall, Bryan Collins, Muh!umbark's Arabs, |
hiitchell and Love. the Quaker City Quartet, |