The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
THIS WEEK oN(oUR STAGE.
uoRE THEATRES TO BIZ OPENED
IVD SOME NEW PLAYS ACTED.

y SONE VIEW u rs ACTED.
rs. New sea,ou Undcr Way with n esed
un,sr or Rntertaiuments = Twenty-one
,t,u,e, Now IuVite Audiences with Drama
Ar vaudeville. and others Nearly Ready.
Al the opening OF the Fourteenth Street Tho
.,rc tomorrow night a drama which Jacob Lift
oss brought from London will be performed for
N. nr,t umo in America. It is called shall
a.. Forgive Her T. and 10 from the practiced
- Of Frank Harvey, whose plays commonly
nosses. the characteristics OF appealing sentl-
ncpt. hoinely naturalness. and simple force.
Nj. Harvey writes primarily for tho English
masses. but his work Is above tho grade of most
miner %dramatists In tho same class, being
rorthier in a literary sense. and not 90 much
.,ven 10 ciap,rAp and buncombe. He usually
tells the story Of . wronged and suffering
woman, and hsa done 60 again in shall We
Vorvi,c Heri" The heroine In this instance is
arriving, under stress of sorrow and oppression.
10 live Down nsr past misfortune. The scenes
are lad mainly In and near London. and are do
nestle IN their nature. MIR. Lifts productions
hNvo always been adequate. and sometimes
n,tlb.y tine. fIe Is said to have done we'll by
This p!ay. Tho name OF Edwin Arden hoads the
eas,, The Fourteenth Street remains under the
lease and MANAGEMENT OF ]. Wesley Rosenquost.
and It's season 10 planned to include some i'm
por,ant things Charles Frohnan will next
place The Sign OF the Cross" there. and after
that Augustus Pitou will bring out "Cumber-
land 81"
A new play will be acted at the reopening to-
morrow night OF the newly decorated Manhat-
ten Theatre under new management. The
house, hitherto known as tho Standard, has
been leased by A. II. woodruff, who has fresh.
ened It greatly. and will devote 1t to a success.
hon OF plays performed by travelling companies.
The drst piece will be "what Happened to
Jones'" a farce by George H. Broadhurst, who
has como very close to success In previous
efforts. and may fairly be supposed to have
gained in skill as a writer Of comicality for tho
stage. His subject this time is tho familiar one
OF an intruder figuring In a household as the
impersonator Of a quito different man. Tho
false pretender is a book agent, and the visitor
whom he purports to be is u Bishop. This fellow
70 the Jones mentioned in the title as having
things happen to him. The synopsis Of the
treated the theme laughably.. Among tho
actors engaged 10 Intsrprgt the fun are George
George Ober. Anna Belmont, Kathryn Oster.
man, and Pearl Andrews.
night. and then opened again With '"Seoret Ser
vice" the drama distinguished as the trst that
e. son Am Ws had 90 a Hrea{ d Sysr % PFs e ss tSe G Il IHa;
last winter. and our public is very familiar with
It's peculiar merits as an adroiily theatrie war
az in. William Gillette is said to have resained
ss the imperturbabie hero. The cast viii show
several changes hut none for. the worse. Mr..
sion to Maude Adams. John Drew. and the stock
company, each In a new play.
pany Occurred T. at the murray Hi last night.
under the manssement Of Erank b; MurTha
pricaa a r a m no half thQea which rl1a MT tina
Broadway theatres. and the play is to be
changed every week, or %ottensr. The start was
Rankin and Nance o'NeilI in tie cast. The
work OF the company will DO reviewed here
The Herald Square did not require a change of
biz at the outset Of the season last night The
ON! Of warm weather sr and not because u" It's
popularity was exhausted. 1t is resumed with
MS m ssso inP or 70 eom pG.ss S tsabssitu 70 '1 Shsr rHr,
s. Evans has become the sole lessee Of this the.
afro. and the success attained there with musi-
cal farces has decided him to adhere to them.
The doors at Hoyt.s will swing tomorrow
night. a week earlier than had been counted on.
week at this. snug little house in Twenty:
T I2ds' far s.ess run pr seems t to POSSESS q great deai q;
: vitality. It is being acted with genuinely comic
Hoyt'is. and It win have two new Hoyt plays by
The choice of an entertainment with which to
inst night fell upon NJ. Bancroft's tricks and
tRss %.,; so% Gss Of %hish are psss new T and sh b Q and h,i
succession Of attractive dramatic performance
Including. as the hotel landlords put it, the
best that the market affords"
The Third Avenue. after a year of vaudeville.
son OF Oscar Hanimers.ein, and it will be re-
stored by him to dramatic uses. He says that
demands. which is to say that melodrama and
farce with popular qualities will be preferred.
piece somewhat famous for an exciting scene, in
which three athletes bridge q chasm for the
heroine to walk over.
Tho theatres that ere this have begun their
new seasons are Offering strong inducements to
visitors. Tho spectacular play. Nature" fills
the big stage Of the Academy of Music over and
over again with glittering sights, composed Of
transforming views. gay ballets, and curiously
Impressive properties. These things are being
handled quickly and smoothly, and tho perform
ance Is not now OF undue length.
One Round of Pleasure" passes into the SEQ
ond and last week Of it's renewal at the Knicker
booker. 1t has been brought into the desired
condition Of rapid hilarity and resplendent show
iness for a fall and winter tour OF the large cities
ana is the merriest, sightliest sort OF an extrav
aganza. happily free OF the Tenderloin iavol
which too often makes such plays too rank for
refined taste. I'm Town" comes here a weel
hclCt.
The Good Mr.. Best" is better than it was OF
NE opening night at the Garrick. and seems OF
Naly has been working hard at 1t, and so hAl
everybody else concerned. Features that wer,
deemed vulgar have been modified or elimi
mated. The actors are easier at their masks. ant
sonie new things have been given them TO do.
Robin Hood :" will round out the summer sea
son ut Manhattan Beach this week. The Bos
toniNns are performing u with Us much skill
Ahd care as ever and with all their importan
members In the cast. The show OF fireworks
which Is given carly every eyenfn0 eErnpfinl
Sunday and Monday. comprises many spoctac
ulnr features. The sousa concerts are giveI
every day in the week. The season has beer
very successful at Manhattan.
Tn. concerts at the Madison Square GardeI
are popular" in fact as well as In name
and tho second vord in the title of tho Metro
politnn Pc. manent Orchestra Is also truth nj
- the music of this band has earned critica
tseognition. Tho roof season here will last
week longer.
"a Rlick Sheep " is the weeks play at tn,
Granh Opera House. This Hoyt farce still com
mand7 the services OF Mr.. Harlan as tho West
Srn min4r who turns %sportivc. and OF Mr.. D,
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