The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
VIEWS OF TIE THEATRES.
Things That Are TO He Found on the New
York stn9e This Week.

Mr.. Willard revived THE Rogue's Comedy
at Wallack's last night. and will divide the re-
mainder OF his final week bet that play
and THE Middleman." Adolf link. who used
to be n companion comedian with Mr.. Ebcrts
in the Liliputians. rcjolned him in THE Fair
in Midgettown" ut the Star last night. Miss
Adams in "Thc Little Minister at the En-
pire and Mr.. Goodwin in American Citi-
zen" at the Knickerbocker are particularly
favored in the size OF their audiences. Two
dramas that are drawing tremendously this
week are the new Cumberland 81" at the
Fourteenth Street and The Old Homestead"
ut the Academy of Music. The First Born"
has George Holland and Katherine Grey in
its fresh cast at the Manhattan. "A Stranger
in New York will celebrate a fifticth per.
formance at the Garrick next Monday. and
What Happened to Jones" its scventy-ffth
on the same date at the Biiou. Mr.. Mansfield
is helping his reputation with THE Devils
Disciple" at he Fifth Avenue, Mr.. Russell
Mr.. sothern with Lord Chumiey'' at the Ly.,
ceum. Anna Held with La Poupec', at the
Lyric, and Mr.. Daniels with The Idols Eye
With US are Tie Belle Of ScW York at Tie
Casino, The Circus Girl' q, Laly's, The
Mud" at the Herald Square.
The theatrical bills that are changed for the
2 general straight aim at regularity: "Mcsor:
ley,s Twins. i funny at the Grand Opera House
and 80 are THE Man from Mexico ~ the Har-
bus, Excitant drama is at the Third Avenue
in ..Mhen London. Sleeps" and al the Peoples
Company is playing "Eas, Lynne" "
At each Of our music halls from three to a
innings there are a, the olympia the grand
opera tablcaux, at the Pleasure Palace two
nrsIcal c9medie,tas, At Weber 4 Fiolds,s The
s SOM" y'1 cost um ne I S,aiisl "Fsyst.% pe eTS %HeH,
announced in he TOP lines of c"nting9ns pro;
own theatre and n;is Ward Tiffany At Pro-:
tors. At lIubcr's Museum are the Klondike
Brides. bicycle riders and educated poodles.
What has been successfully, Dockstader,s,
Hermann as moM s S. the GS SlaIy a am4 s sn; '" ,Rs J iialIH
Theatre, and vcrisCope views or the recent Cor.
bett-Fi zsimInOns unpleasantness are displayed
three times daily.
1t il difficult not 10 praise too highly some ole.
ments in the new German drama at the Irving
Place. II is the work of II young writer, Georg
Hirschfcld. and one OF the Berlin free stages
first presented il two years ago. The theatre
cal conditions In Germany are unlike our own.
and the circumstances of the performance did
not prevent the play from becoming popular sub.
sequently in the regular theatres. The mark OF
the youthful author is written a~ll.ovor the piece.
There Is no Difference TO form or convention.
those are the devices of more matured drama
lists. Mothers" is dominated by a desire to IL
tAHNte ~ AfA'' 1f'= 'S shAA'fA any
especial Hccentuation, Of stage art. Indeed.
thcio Is so little thought Of that Observable that
it seems to have been ignored, The problem
and the characters interested the author 30 that
he concerned himss,f with nothing else. lie
took himself too seriously, in fact, and episodes
OF the story not really extraordinary arc treated
with too much evident elaboration. A young
man OF "A prosperous jewish mercantile family
Guarrelled with his father, left his home 10 be-
come n musician. and took UP with a girl Of tho
people. His father died, and he returned to his
moIhGr's home. The grl followed. believing
that she would only have to tell him she was to
become a mother to bring her lover back to her.
Bur when she learned how much bette II would
he for him to remain with his family she kent
silent and renowned him.
The studies from life are admirably drawn.
and every figure in the play Is human. The
selfish hero. The proud mother, and the uncul-
turcd girl who sacrificed her life for him are
striking types. There is an atmosphere OF grim
poverty and-suterlng in parts Of the play,
and others are di,agrrcable with self repression
and artihciality: but these are true to the sense
OF the play, and in spite Of the complete lack OF
technical skill the whole 10 absorbing. IL is
intcn, ely interesting, even, In its formlessness.
But In this country We got form enough TO make
life and character sometimes an admirable sub
stitute for ii. The play Is almost perfectly
acted, with hardly a false note from beginning
TO end. 1t is in these realistic plays OF contem.
pOrary life that the German actors are beat,
Every part In the play was faultlessly acted.