The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-11
LSCANDAL ON THE STAGE.
CLARA Wards EXPLOITS ENACTED
IN GYPsY BRIDE.n

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version Out or tee American vonaan's
Notor,ous Yrenoh areer-Heuinin Bior-
or. or wind Enstruments ~ Olympia.
The burlosQue which was now at the Terrace
o.rben last night wal unpretcntously, In
49,. with a shade of apology, offered 10 the
.,hlic. and tho wisdom OF this attitude was
..,,ts proved by the production. Tho affairs OF
y,ss Princess Chimay were made the subject Of
~ niece. and Adolf Phillip, the Industrious
a,,.etor Of the Garden this year.. admitted the
-..ponSbnity for the authorship. II 10 doubtful
,,,here is any new treatment that would revive
n. bumor Of this noted esoapade. It has been
,r.tty we'll threshold out In one way and another,
Il n ever did OFFER any theatrical possibility,
stnl. wit and sarcasm might make something
ont Of II.
Neither OF these qualities was present in last
pirht's production. The lines could not oven
draw laugh from the indulgent spectators that
AZ. generally inclined to enthusiasm. When
heal authors atten pit to write German plays,
,h.y evidently believe that the stalest New
yort slang translated into German IL certain
n proye amusing. This is, In particular. Mr..
philup's method. The simple plan 10 to vary
mi, BY the introduction OF such sparkling lines
J IN English as II want o bit of whiskey or
sThc whole shooting match will have
4, get out" Laughter does spring spon-
~tsneously at such suggestion and there was
i nsfs % %Gli IN T iiss r% eisds p 81 R RdEs" IS Welt as
he family Of the Princess, the Prince de Chimay,
sna RlSS were HS Ss S01 Msss the not shs si%sss a as sns
s sst, " islns It. jHSssi sy,asnt b. ~ tho i Ssss
moments were few. Tho music. which was
s ;gSotioSs phases SlWss. contfiSuted 70 the insfiectfve.
s generally a : capable. Angela ,viras is evidently
s ~ with considerable facility. Camille DE
nee was comedy. and the two comedians, Max
b lSsls m ans ssFG opportu lsaat; S allowed Cd Ah But @TS he
Gypsy Bride" as Herr Phillip named his bur
issque, is not a very lively performance.
Eita Proctor Otis, who has stood out strongly
m some Of the casts at the Empire and the
Lyccum, besides doing some starring. Is engaged
for an important role in " A Ward Of France
which Klaw s. Erlanger are to produce at Wal
hck's next season. The play Is described as q
romantic treatment of historic episodes and per-
sonases OF New Orleans in old Creole days, and
Miss Otis will characterize q handsome octoroon
fortune teller and adventures.
Fanny Davenport's production will be that of
ndrams by Margaret Merrington. It Is French
IN scenes and characters. ana Is said to DO Of q
sardoa kind. Marie Shotwell, who found that
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and Mary Mannering comfortably. will have the
conspicuous part Of a royal ~favorite. Harry
Jeuett and Melbourne Mcdowell will be In the
! east
Florence Rockwell, who has been engaged by
Augustus Pitou for the heroine of Cumberland
81" was a pupil Of Rose Eytinge, and has
played the leading juvenile roles q season each
with James O'Neill and Thomas W. Keene. A
comedy part In this piece is to be taken BY w. j.
Julia Marlowe and her husband, Robert Tabor.
will not act together next season. They have
sssips when tnA the enc a sds e 2. RnoMs T tSSts he 4 lovers tsss,
are welded in reality. Miss Mariovs will use Cop
En- En- oHo r s sSaRssP Ps,pss eh somss and aF pe Taspps
vii go out with o new piece by Lorimer Stod-
Duchess" and Ffoiliots Pases will Be sa in TIE cast.
Nathilde Cottrelly will manage q German stock
i fs2p q 5yr IL pniss somnany. f bsiis F sSn Is saiS S, To
hs!s decided not to remain with Lillian Russell
n a. sTh to W plsk IN Pss. pr,a Ss,ls s 1DP IL + f R be I'm.
Z EIf fU'o eiSl o from pa Par Hs 'nf H sisn0f Tr 1Ssps and
Z hsf s sTSshI Heart ylFs q as MiI1 be VIII RIA nF. fs Gafsst
wife Of Frederick Taintor. will go with him from
Society. into vaudeville at tho Pleasure Palace
.Isatel Evesson and Estelle Clayton. who are
listers. Will act together next winter as Puri-
who has arranged several plays for the stage
and viii write the lihretto of an opera.
Juitette Sesvflle and Marie Studholme will
the ourlssaus In Town" There will be SOW
ersl comedians who were heard here with the
tSh companies that followed this first one was
hal; SC clever. and 1t Ia promised that the new
eonsrs will be up to the high standard Of that
organization.
Oscar Hammerstein Is 9 collector of women
who play on wind Instruments. He says that he
does not know how it harpens. Some part Of
tho Olympia Is always provided with one or
more women Who play on comets, trombones, or
Something else equally noisy. He fell a victim to
tecornet habit when he produced Marguerite"
md set eight women to playing that instru-
nent. He had more OF them In one Of his bur
lesques, and then the cornet began to pail on
aim He wanted something noisier still, but
WIN deeper ard more settled tones. He found
IIehd a"laLy from bone player " made her debut
ns week IN the Olympia roof. She was a pleas
tThite silk Mother Hubbard gown, and she
%dL quiet enough as she came on the stage
left hand. When she smiled her express.
Gon betrayed no evil purpose. But when
me put the trombone to her lips tho
tones that set The 's Plass roo, 1 To sS spRitssa T Tbe
Sund descended until it seemed to come from
ssIi,h Amperstein' $ famous Theatre Lbre In the
waliot ne hearers held their ears. The young
noLahs cheeks were inflated, and when she
s III spe S !FSom InPTN from her laiRs her face was
p9uded. and three times more she lot the from
Sae 60. She did it well enough to keep the
T sirer wh entertained, but il was Oscar Hammer:
nv sttention. He was plainly entranced. Tho
ss Sas but What VIII Nj. RiamnsrsiSsiin0 DO