The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
rgE NEW PLAY READY FoR MoN-
DIY rs THE WIDOW GoLDSTEIN.n

,..oIled Tho Widow Goldstein," and It is the
work OF Lillian Lewis. the actress. She has I'M
dertaken to Illustrate certain phases of Wall
erect business seriously and comically. Ono Of
the characters which she processes to have
drawn from life Is that OF n wealthy Jowcss. who
cones successfully with men In stock specula-
don, and is a strong type of tho self-reliant wo-
man. Jennie Reiffarth has been engaged for this
mart. Another factor in the action is q shrewd
farmer from Now England. and that role is as
.;Uned to w. ]. Ferguson. The cast includes
laura Burt and others, all said to have boon
chosen for atness. The place of ono act IL q
restaurant In tho Wall street district at the
tbme of luncheon. The Widow Goldstein''
Snl be performed for the first time at the Four
teenth Street Theatre tomorrow night.
Ellen Rowland, q stranger to the New York
public, and practically new to any stage, will
appear at the Knickerbocker next Tuesday
afternoon as Portfd in Tho Merchant of
Venice" Miss Rowland comes from st. Louis,
and her sponsor Is Frank L. Perley, who seems
10 have gathered q competent company to
make a thorough experiment, as It contains
Frederick Wardo, Olive Oliver. Frederick
vroom, Hallett Thompson, and several others
deemed proficient In Shakespearean roles.
This Is the final week Of the Bostonians at the
Knickerbocker. whore they win repeat "The
eerenade" until their departure. Its success
has been positive. The next achievement here
will DO the Klaw & Erlanger production Of the
Rosenfeld and Highlander extravaganza, "a
Round of Pleasure" which has been In active
rehearsal more than q month, and for which
great things are said to have been done in the
way Of sumptuous mounting.
Only this week remains to Miss Russell. Miss
Tox, and Mr.. De Angels at the Casino. "The
wedding Day" has served its purpose well by
providing three conspicuous roles for the three
6gureheads Of the company. Souvenirs will be
distributed next Wednesday night. The ensuing
Casino entertainment will be The Whirl Of the
Town." the work Of Hugh Morton as to the
book, Gustav Kerker as to the music, and
George W. Lederer rs to collaborative direction.
The old and popularity familiar version Of
"Uncle Toms Cabin will DO played at the
Grand Opera House this week, with q full COM
plement Of bloodhounds and donkeys, to say
nothing Of cake walks, voodoo dance ceremonies,
buck dances, and plantation choruses. Besides
the white company of actor. in the dramatic
roles, 1t is said that sixty negroes will be en-
ployed as dancers and singers. In short, the
piece will be given in orthodox style.
But whoever wishes to see o performance Of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" in q new manner, in &C
cordance with the later rules Of stagecraft, may
do so another week at the Star, where the Brad
iey-Harkins dramatization Is in approved use.
OF course. the story as Mrs. Stowe wrote it is ad-
hered to closely, the woes of the old negro slave
are the principal theme. and the pathos Of his
owners little daughters death is all there.
Fun is dominant in the plays that will hold
their own beyond the end of the spring season.
The oldest of them is THE Girl from Paris"
and it bids fair to outlast all the others. Accord
ing to present expectations at the Herald Square,
Il will be performed there far into if not clear
through the summer. At all events, It will stay
on that stage SO long as profitable audiences are
'c The n "s see p pInee Of si much g the the soGa,e desien-that
isto say, a musical farce-is The Circus Girl"
which did not start very we'll at Days, but has
was imported from the Edwardes mandatory
Of that brand Of diversion in London. and had
sessors. The length Of lit its term term here Sa i Is not ete yet
determinable.. Thus far it has attracted due at
fsrces. and in the case Of Never Again" at the
easa1s i we t &c. T. S1,h from mo e FssnsS i aiter1 nns.
lish. Thus there are no such Inconsistencies as
the e~leverest, adapter can hardly avoid in locat-
x. thffs 'G soaSar snaf Sc @Se aaa n akainh e q sasw a aa
Partisan q Il was when performed in the gayer
S capital ! that Ih tb company mp thsr Is beyond q doubt much
The merry piece at Hoyt's. 1.-THE Man from
M oltaiGs is . 2 .Tansf ,sbd from on. the The. French By an an
own ideas into 1t. especially In verbal comicali-
ties: While it is true that some Of the doings
s"Nt Wouil ~ -poooloio IA tolN oIc IN bo III
America. that fact appears to do no damage to
the fun, as nobody demands reasonableness in
an amusing play that Is almost an extravaganza.
Many Who see T Mysterious Mr.. Bugie"
a the Lyceum take 1t to be of French origin.
There Is no reason to believe, hoTeyer. that Il
whose work has had the same characteristics Of
Design and execution. 1t is now said that Annie
The l~aaghable heroine of this farce. Surely that
gentle and refined actress is a piquant novelty
The DAILY stock company. which has visited
xhliadelphia and Boston since quitting the homo
bH s,IaT;, now, returns to toyn for a week at the
oia" s,ar" on the tour, as she did here; and the
casts asst Of T pieces are much q the same that they have
About !ass Mssk .T Pil,s f femPeiste' " .The W Aao
Dr." end The Magistrate, in each Of which
IONS tians Vii Kfhf Se Sall ispPsSsIi; IN s The Or rs;nss,. prOduo-
,,a Iefrace Garden will be opened on Wednesday
GGaSn6 Tor a T summer season OF light operas in
newly decorated eds"' Michael ana o Meum maui nI rem SdGs
he manager, while the entertainment is directed
VIM b. made With The Ward Of the N iieis
with the mounting that has been seen in Broad
and is said to be excellent.
"A comic opera season has begun at the Brook
NM hicade my q Music with a revival of "Er;;
R1Sece , OF It's class. popularity and pecuniarily.
oeen adorned with %verdure. and SO the place has
cool and pleasant aspect. Low prices are
charged 9 ir The company is OF good calibre. and
w. "a. - othBC management. The
Little Duke y will be given next.
The Actors Fund will profit at Roster Balls
to'night through the work of Manager Nc
SSGn9ell In e%nlisting, such volunteers as Adele
Eltchie, Victor Herbert. Mabel Fenton, W. j.
Ssrt; S gohn w. Rasnsone. JACQUES Kruger, and
many mentioned In the programme.
sine matinee of next Thursday at the Herald
sq9are for James w. Collier, the disabled actor
and manager, will bring out a good entertain.
nnent,, no doubt. Manager Rice sends word that
us hard TO make a selection Of matter. SO
FnHeh mat Is, excellent having been offered,
iinlan russell, Della Fox, Jefferson De ANGELS.
sohn y; Kellerd, Mary Shaw, Frank Carlisle,
SSf aee Nash, Maud Harrison, John ii. Stoddart,
ibs Rankin, and Daniel Harkins are among
hhoSt,s will have a Sunday show tonight, the
onenciary being Charles II. WEIGH Of the the
suSs business staff. The performers will be
TSeiknpwn vaudeville actors, and, as each viii
soi NE thing that he considers his best, q plenty
~o'ersion should BIO the result.
\ 0ohspicuous contributors to this weeks con-
anuous vaudeville are Leonidas's cats and dogs,
Nhch are at Keith's. Their accomplishment
ae no remarkable that they will rival Laura
s'ssar and Burt Haverly. who last winter were
STARS in "A Trim TO Chinatown /" and vino