The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Items or Interest from the Local ana Foreign
Thentres-News OF the Actors.

NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Items or Interest from the Local ana Foreign
Thentres-News OF the Actors.
Ethel Barrymore, who returns this week to
London, will make her first appearance at the
Lyceum Theatre there as Euphrosvne In Henry
IrvinE's play, which has Peter the Great as Its
hero. She acts the part Of the woman who be-
trays Aieris to his father.
Alexandra Viarda, q Polish actress who has
been in this country for several months, will
soon be seen at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. She
will appear In Richard Voss's Alexandra"
which Adele Sandrock acted at tho Academy OF
Music several years ago. The piece has also
been used Ia English. Mmo. Viarda will play
In either French or German and tho actors as
sociated with her will speak English. Perform
ances OF this ~polyglot character have not been
heard here since the elder Salvini acted with an
English company. Nine. Niarda is said to have
a reputation in her own country.
Vaudeville has knocked her. she now sings
with Proctor" as the Manager carols in THE
| Whirl of the Town., is truo with some varia.
lions of Mime. Basta Tavary. Sho is to appear
shortly at Keith's, and in the same theatre Mr..
Guile. who was heard here first with Adelina
Patti. will also be on the programme.
Mabel Love. who danced in Ills Excellency"
at the Broadway Theatre two years ago. will DO
IN monte irlbtO WnCn osCaT 1lanHCrsltln
gives that ballet at the Olympia.
Claire Roman, who will be seen for the first
time in New York with the I'm Town - COM
pany which appears at the knickerbocker
Theatre: Is a dautFhter OF I, rTeddy solomon
His first wife was Edith Blande. an English
actress.
the Academy OF Music will not be affected by
the death Of William de yerna, who was the
| death Mr.. dc NPrna'a interest in the ENTERPRISE
was ASSIGNED to his wife. a..
J.. Mario Barn%m has devised a ballet called
ing represented n statue which comes TO life
and dances in, the moonlight. Is struck by light
trying effort TO be undertaken every night by
was. with J. II. Ryley, one OF the original Dane.
ing Quakers," who were a sensation at the
Gsiety Theatre In London some years ago.
Two journalists have recently written dramas
and christened them with curious !itlcs. One
p Prd BfqSfiI5n %F %Si I farce a c saf cnllsd W writer rNSFv 2ss
named a ~fve.act drama "Dellrium."
Kate Claxton is to play in the vaudeville the
blind girl in "The Two Orphans = SO frequently
other parts, to free herself from the mannerisms
Of that role; It will be interesting TO see II
peeranc in plays OF such short duration as those
she has selected.
Sarah Bernhard was asked in England to
name the two actresses who were. in her opinion,
the greatest in the world. She named Rojane
and Ellen Terry. Nine. Bernhardt is now at
Belle Isle preparing for her performance OF
Hamlet" When Beertohm Tree goes TO her
theatre In Paris. he will appear as Sreng1li,
Hamlet. and Fdistaf. 1t might be iudicious for
Nine. Bernhsrdt TO postpone her debut as Ham.
let until Beerbohm Tree had been seen there in
the role. Some features OF his performance
might prepare the Paris public for Mime. Bern
hardt.
The recent rebellion In Paris against the ex-
cessive distribution of free tickets for the
theatres there is hard to reconcile with the pub
lished receipts during Juno last at the Theatre
Francais. They were diminished below the
figure Of tho preceding year by the unseason-
\ able heat, but amounted for thirty performances
to almost $50, 900. The average receipts for the
revival OF Dumas's 81 'Etrangere'' were 81 900,
and the production of q familiar play like
"Edipo Roi" brought about 81 800. Tho
figures are rather below the average received at
Jean Richcpin. who was on the stage for some
startled Paris the other day by clipping with
somebody else's wife. and his son Is nearly
composer Of the weii.known "PSre la ,victoirc."
and a beauty. The e%lopement appears to have
been very much Up h to date asd RMtG ia. Gnr Oldest 81
| EOn nrcOnDunleu III" III 1uut uIU III
Switzerland. Her husband, who was in Stock
holm at the time. Immediately began proceed.
ings for a divorce. Nine: Richcpin, who has I'M
fore, is said to be indignant over this latest
episode In her husbands career, presumably be-
cause he carried of the son.
One of the curious theatrical enterprises OF
Paris Is the Municipal Theatre. 1t was organ
lied by the Socialists, although the educational
good literature before the poorest classes. The
performance consist of short plays, readings
from the best Of contemporary and past French
and the admission charged 10 10 cents. The per.
formances are held in halls In the parts Of Paris
occupied by the laboring classes. The enter
extent by the political ideas of its promoters.
although the authorities have never found 1t
HrfSs nee s95yb, e 1%nl1 bsye so wit FAR f been a atfsnasd Is
large crowds, and the scheme has been entirely
srefTs ss SIcn of the Cross" is about to be acted
in German. and Tho Daughters Of Babylon
has been translated into Russian. Wilson Bar
rett will spend next year in Australia.
of the old Dumas plays when they make z re
appearance in London at tho SALISBURY Thea
tire. Loie Fuller. who Is at present TO be seer
there, has returned TO acting, and Is the leading
figure in a one-act comedy. -,
Frederick Terry. who acted here last VIII
John Hare iar, viii produce Martha MnItnn M2 Tw ! =; P Nfy
Morton's dramas will be seen there this fall.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell will return to the stag
both roles she will be associated With Forbei
Robertson. who will occupy Sir Henry Irving
theatre for several months.
Bernard Shaw's Candida was lately played
with Janet Achnrch in the part written for her
Courtenay Thorpe acted the role which Richart
Mansfield intended for about two weeks to pla.
the piece impressed the audience most favorably
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