The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
oPEy-AIR ENTERTAINMENT NOW
PUT THEMSELVES FORWARD.

yu.,c. and ..Ei Capitann-vaudsviIie ana
Music Gardens Anoat ana A~shore-Four
plays stiI Hold Places in Our Theatrcs.
Theatrical entertainment has gone outdoors
considerably, as its custom Is at this time Of the
year. Manhattan Beach has three separate and
distinct amusements under way for the snmmer.
Tho latest OF them Is Z" r. CAPTAIN" the comic
opera, performed by Dc Wolf Hopper and about
the same company that was with him last win
ter. 1t is given with its outfit Of scenery and
costumes complete. The concerts by Sousa's
band last from 4 o'clock to 8 every afternoon.
Including Sundays. On other than Sunday
nights the Pain fireworks occupy the hour be.
tween 8 and 8 with a show OF Greco.Turkish
warfare and a pyrotechnical display, ending in
time to permit the spectator to get to "El Capt.
tan before the rise of the curtain.
The steamer Grand Republic now calls itself q
floating roof garden. and rs such will mako its
FIRST trip tomorrow night down the boy to tho
ocean. Two Of Its decks will have vaudeville
shows in simultaneous operation. and n band OF
thirty will make music besides. Moderate
prices will be charged. beor and other bower.
ages will flow, and an effort will be made to rem.
der the vessel q popular resort.
Music by the Metropolitan Permanent Orches-
ira is one OF the inducements to visit the roof OF
the Madison Square Garden these summer
nj .hts, the others being the brcczcs that blow at
be drunk in with the m io1y. Adolf Noneniorf
lead- the band in Programmes ranging through
dignity Of wagner to the jollity Of oienbsch
lnclosei In IL glass ROOT the top story OF
sort OF summer Y. udeville, permitting plenty OF
fresh air OF fine nights. and protection rom rain
still the most extraordinary thing here.
P.llet. burlesque, and vaudeville are still
hGP}f 1aesa t ss t ISSi s o. N ne i SSsinS are Bonnie Thorn.
ton, Shto, the Trenches. and Della Stacey, and
\ s Sonnses. AT Sc! onSsrt p0i Sa ina var% asSini,, h sse n "oi
p1o}sd lo pfG Msssl p hSTc and sps la 2 change ing I. will nn.a be-
1 ei1sn In ring S! !n the s een,r St oi sSa ha siRe'Sis amss
". Ledcrer aud J. Waldcre Kirk. respectively
as manager and capitalist, are weighing this
enterprise, and unless some hitch occurs q start
will DO made on July 5.
Four of our dramatic theatres remain open,
but one OF them, the Knickerbocker. will termi.
nate its season on Saturday night with the sixth
week of A Round Of Pleasure" The new YER
sion has made the success OF that extravaganza
\ sure. and placed it among the important enter
tainments for next season. Clay NJ. Greene's
z humor. as interpreted by such comedians as
Walter Jones and Richard earle. Is potent "a
Round Of Pleasure will 60 to Boston for six
weeks carly in the autumn.
Solid and substantial romance still asserts its
Girl Lett Behind Me" has a drama lasted into
summer in a New York theatre. ami the record
e Se, IN nj n ~ RRi 6gs ss she The E"RRs ss i Ke1e sure in t th Se
respect. The run Of the current piece has
beg IN earlier in the season. The stock company
win resume with it next winter and doubtless
The performance of 1.-THE Girl from Paris at
ne Herald Square tomorrow night will be the
had an equally prolonged term in London. Sill
ysrmonn.ed hand mirrors viii be The souvenirs.
easy 6y the number OF actors engaged for the
two companies that are to travel with the piece
people who have seen it but are able TO enjoy IL
over again.
si ssss 1 1spFss esSs Tan Of .Th n,1 &S Til' o. sr tRs
Town al the Casino, and there will be sou.
yet los. Miss Losing. Mr.. Harrison, Mr.. nalr,
Casino will not. as usual. keep open all summer.
it mas tie same sort OF gay show that has done
well there in the warm season.
When Herman Sudermann wrote "Morfturi'
last winter he created a new style OF play.
Three one-act dramas made up this new-fash.
Toned work. Each treated in widely different
manner the same theme OF human beings in the
face Of death. The first of the episodes gave the
awakening oflove in the heart OF one OF the Gothic
kings. He called his wife to him on the eve OF g
battle in which he was sure to lose his life. The
Interview with the woman leads him to feel fol
the first time that there are in love joys as greal
Is any that conquest brings. This medieval in
eident was succeeded by one Of contemporaneou:
German life. A young soldier involved in ar
soi .bSSs b Il so > Wien III re a d ial1s s &c Ssv OF . hono =
brightest TO him. In the third play real death
was not imminent t. III In this fanttstiG incident hteean
what his his high.born mistress would say about
It. This last Incident was wholly satirical,, ano
gemed almost a ourlesuue on the other two
But The novelty Of the arrangement, as well u.
the clever way in which the ,dramatist had
the play one Of the notably successful works
that the German stage OF late has produced.
q dramatic writing would escape imitation.
The first venture of the same kind was at.
Gansrdes has Secured tho new work for tie
Y English market, it will probably not be long be-
iSs E asT o Hlsm mas , se GiR mRisation 81 70 "M %1,asss I"
o Sia2s NIB !, hears ar ,b sa .sepns nTssIp play = Only tive W,
Vented mode. One is by the Italian critic and
dranati1t Roberto Braceo. and his play il
s realistic t pisys S SbGus Calls hes MoR Richard M5i! Nor O.
mann Is the author Of the second play. which is
eonstn, rk@vs Of a TIE Gsr ln.s5e sna r, inIsIn- Wf,Isl
sion of the triple alliance effect. Both Of these
s ssais' theme, Snlsn as sFf su ID 9ns nft' M Nor wrth a shs
r. r. title should be jus. as appropria,e to then.
..RIso!stto" about i. The leading chsrse:
Piistes, I Is an Al absnd S1~si d Ins li's and d game snr
Sbyea' co who is shG pf e ,oS as a political, aG 1t to-
Italian Parliament. In the mean time the Count
EE is Ssar iss old sR man, n 3 b knHwIsiE sr has w sSdaI h.,
Alher learns this he is suddenly converted intc
soomnaratlvely respectable and virtuous ctti
Yen. The Count reasons with the indignant
parent Nobody will marry your daughter. my
SSear Cdrnso," he. says, because you are hel
EEther. II she will bs my friend without tbs
blessing OF the Church will cherish the little
one ny whole life" After this conversation
mere is an interview between the girl and hel
t"sher TO his questions she answered only: ."
Nv me Count" The old man starts to taxi
ueietter bearing her full consent to the Count
= as ne does puts a revolver into his pocket
naEatlhg thu death will be the reward of hi
HTTyices as the messenger.
Inc German play Is scarcely less depressing
ssa rom = Fallen Angels, Richard Sordmannl
I'upiay acted here, IL was scarcely 10 be expect
Cd THAT her poinl OF view would be- anything bu,
S,s'Hisiic: The piece strongly resembles Her
%h ~sudermann'5 "Fritzchi." as the military
spisoie of his trilogy is Gale /. A young widow I
sSb h. ey her mother into marriage with a MAJ