The sun., 1897-08-22
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
THE VIEW DRAMATIC SEASON TAKES
OyAS 4CTIpE ASPECT
Moro Than Hair Of tho Theatres to ne open By
next saturday NiRht-A Lot OF New Plays
uendy 20 iI- offered To Their Ftrst Audit
enre- - Drama and Vaudeville A-plenty.

next saturday NiRht-A Lot or New Plays
llendy TO n~ offered to Their First Audit
snre- - Drama and Vaudeville A-pienty.
Tho iivclincss Of the new theatrical season
will be augmented considerably this week. At
the rcopcning OF several houses new plays will
be presented. and even In tho case OF "Ono
Round Of Pleasure" with which the st1rt Mt tho
KnickcrtoCkcr is to he made tomorrow night,
mach that is changed or frcshCned will be OBJ
served. That extravaganza is now blend OF
work ~ sydney Rnsrnfela. Clay VI. Greene. and
Ludwig Ergl,nder. and should DO in capl
tA order for the tour upon which 1t is
TO be sent after its short stay here. The
co,npany is nearly the same as before and fully
as sc.-i. The piece has been refnshioned into
two acts thus gaining time with no loss OF mat
ter hut with much Interpolation OF song and
!est l. is one OF Klaw Erl myers enterprises
Tho KnlrEcrbocker remains property OF Al
Unvmar, whose business Mt that house is Harry
Mann. The ensuing entertainment will &c I'm
Town" with company brou;h from London
by Mr.. Iaymt and Charles Fruhman.
The & rrck will begin tom orrow night laugh.
nb,y that Is pretty sure, because n new farce by
John J. NcNally will be performed. and none OF
Mr.. NcNnlly's pieces has failed to be comical.
They differ to that in degree only. This lat.
Is, ~ h's nonsensiCal efforts Is called Tho
Good Mr. Best" and It sets forth, with no
ayowa! of any higher purpose than merry
emnscment. the experiences OF the man named
In the title. One OF the several companies OF
fa-ci .ul comedians organized by Rich s. Harris
will perform this play In manner no doubt.
TO realize the fun which the author has put into
IT, His previous works have abounded in hui
uorous characterization and colloquial wit
The Garrrk remains in Charles Frohman's pos
session, through an arrangement with Hoyt &
A..
from Edward Htrri-an. the owner. William
Harris is thc business manager.
The Empire will be reopcned rather hastily
ant unexpectedly tomorrow night because
"Ncvcr Again proves able to draw audiences
longer than the single week allotted to its re-
vival at the GGrricE. Only the present week
can he given 10 it at the Empire, as Secret Ser
vice is 70 come .herc Sept. with the COM
pany that took 1t TO London and won the notable
success for It. Charles Frohman will after that
devote his home theatre. of which Thomas Shea
remains the manager, to the production Of Tho
Little Minister" with Maud Adams shining in IT
as star" to a new play with John Drew, and
to the winter term Of his stock company.
The Olympia Auditorium. heretofore known
as the Music Hall, will come into something
more like dramatic use tomorrow night than it
has enjoyed hitherto. The Parry Comic Opera
Company. which has just completed term at
Manhattan Beach. will come to Mr.. Hammer
stems stage tomorrow night and perform
very Little Faust" The play was described
in The SUM- upon its recent production, an
Amercanized and modernized version OF .' La
Petit Faust" tho French musical travesty OF
the Faust legend. The text has been revised
since then, and the really capable company has
become tactle with the fun. 1t is promised that
further and marked improvements will be shown
In the Olympia representation.
The Murray Hill will start OF with q stock
company next Saturday night. Frank B. Muir.
tina, for whom this theatre was built by the
Goelet estate. remains In control. The stage
Affairs are directed by Mckee Rankin. Tho
intention IL to give different play each week.
and tho drst one is announced as new. II is
called "a Bachelors Baby" and the author.
ship II ascribed to Coyue Fletcher. 1t is de-
scribed as Q humorous comedy, not broadly
farcical, and the theme is o bachelors sacrifice
In assuming the ownership Of an unknown in
FAINT. in order to protect the reputation of his
uncle and aunt. although In doing so he all but
loses the love Of his sweetheart. The company
II headed by Mr.. Rankin and Nance O'Neil.
The Herald Square will resume its we'll known
entertainment OF Tho Girl from Paris" on
Saturday night with much the same company
that employed in 1t when tho theatre
closed for a summer vacation. This piece of ex.
ccllent foolery q remarkable success last
season. starting with small expectations, but
quickly developing. by reason OF merry merits
In matter and performance, entert aiming
value hardly eIcelled by any piece OF the sort
that has been given in New York. new lease
OF the Herald Square has been taken by Hyde s.
Behman, with whom Charles 8. Evans is inter
ested in the management, and W. D. Mann is
the business director. The house will be de-
voted TO musical farCes.
The Harlem Opera House will be opened next
Saturday night under the continued direction OF
George A. Blumenthal, who will devote IL to a
succession OF weekly changes Of entertainment
as heretofore. and the reputation and prosperity
OF the theatre has been such that the manager
is able to pick and choose from the best that is
current Mr. Blumenthal also controls the
Harlem Columbus. The first occupant of the
stage this season at the Opera House will be
Bancroft, the magician, who promises some
marvels not hitherto shown b. any OF the per-
formers in his line, such as the Egyptian oracle,
the miracles of Chunder Hula the mystery of
Mesrour. and the secrets OF Jeypore. That
reads well. and means good diversion, as Ban
croft is clever trickster and an amusing talker.
Nature" the play which the Academy OF
Music will offer on Thursday night under the
eilestablished management OF Gilmore &
Tompkins, will unfold some remarkable spec
taSIeS oeyOtu uOuOt, as the preparations are
known to have involved the expenditure of q
great deal Of time work, and money. The late
William f.. De Verna an ingenious devser
OF stage sights. and he devoted several years OF
his life, clear up to his very recent sudden death,
to the making OF odd things for this big show
1t is understood to be similar to THE Black
Crook in its general purpose Of dazzling the
ayes with gay ba!!ets and gorgeous scenery, but
In material 1t bears no close resemblance to that
famous precursor of long line OF pictorial
dramas. Mr.. De Verna wrote Mature" with some
anonymous assistance. The adventures of n
party OF Arctic explorers are illustrated. They
lose their ship by fire and are left seemingly to
die on deld OF ice. when a good fairy condu ucts
them through strange lands and phenomenal
sIoS-tsncea to final happiness. A company OF
adequate actors is said to have beep engaged.
Dancers and specialists have been brou ght from
E5urooe; Indeed, strenuous and liberal
deavur has heen made TO compel success.
Manhattan Beach offers q change OF enter
tainment in its seaside theatre. The sen son at
hAor tastfh h. na TaIf