The times., 1897-11-07
ON THE STAGE
IN GOTHAM TOWN.

Nev York. Nov. 6.-The metropolitan
debut of Miss Julia Arthur as a star vas
easily the event OF the week. She gave
production Of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur.
nett's A Lady of QUALIFY a Wallack's s,
anG tile stage dressing was new from be-
ginning &. end. II VIII be remembered
that Miss Arthur first gave the play in
Detroit last month for thIee nights, and
then a fire, which consumed 100000
worth OF values in its flames, included the
$50 coo worth OF scenery and costumes
which had been prepared FOR the season.
There was $4,000 insurance on the
property, but the company had TO return
70 New York and wait until last Monday
night FOR the new scenes and dresses. Nj
Lewis. who as mana ger for Miss Arthur.
paid tie company half salaries all during
their idleRess.
J.. the novel, Clorinda is young woman
rvho does not hesitate TO call a spade
spade, and she says damn" and has
a choice selection of ether cuss words
which add To the animation of her speech
when stc varies the incidents Of i by no
means TronotoI-ous or idyllicaHy innoc' mt
country life by vigorously belsbor1ng the
CAVES ftl AEi tdAllEA AF-' " ANh a ai'h-AA7
crop. In the play this delectable cpl
sode II the novel is omitted.
Tne action begins with clorinda's fifteenth
birthday when she doffs her tomboy nm
neIs with l,-r boys clothes. Look your
last on my fine shape she says, as she
leaves trc room in the midst OF the festiyi-
ties. You VIII see b1t little or the neither
part OF it when it is hid In farthingaies aud
pettiooats." Then, returning TO tie Tcys-
tering company iH w0nIan's attire she
breaks into one of her stable boy songs To
tile filled and lifted glasses and the ad-
rilrlng innuendoes Of The jolly crowd.
As iu the novel, Clorinda ends her haSon
with John Oxon on her marriage 10 the Earl
OF DurStsi- welfe. But in the las act the
play ydiffersfrom thestory. Inthe book when
Duke or Osmonde marries her after the
Ears death, Of courSe-he does not know
that Size accidentally Killed oXon when ae
tried 10 use lis former hason with aer is a
blsokmailng weapon. In the play be Is
aware ftfefact, but niarries her iEspiteof
H. His love wholly transforms her, and this
beautiful. passionate andonce erring creature
goes to his arms ia the hope TO be beloved
Of husband and Of Cod
Th,. coUrensus Of tie best critical iudg-
ment is that play is fagrantly immoral,
IN fact, diSgusJingly SO, in It's broad, un
tetnered Hbertinism. The effect left is
yellow and bilious, and only the sensa
unaIism 9f the unblushlng handling Of
tie renuants OF the sixth commandment
can keep il before tie public.
Nine. Alexandra Tiarda, who is TO Up
pear at tie Fifth Avenue Theater after
the dose OF Mr. &ansiield's enga cement,
is little known in this country, though
size has had q wide experience in Europa
where sl= has been caIiedthe German DaSe.
She is d Pole and comes from an aristo-
cratic family, whose members We're Brunli-
nent in, and ruined by, the stormy political
movements OF '4S.
Nine gidrda made her debut on the sta ge
"A. the Court Theater in Weimar, not mauY
years ago. where slem made such 2 nit during
her years engag cement that sire was starred
the following season. She appeared later
with much success in Vienna, st. Peters
burg, and other cities, playing a wide
range Of characters, after which she sud
denly disappeared from the stage which
was put Gown To the caprice Of genius
Size came to America suIne months ago
on 4 pleasure trip aud was about TO return
TO Europe, when Mr.. Knowles. of the Fifth
AvenHe Theater, engaged her 20 return
and act
John Philip sousa gave a concert at
the Roadway Theater sunds night. and
the BANDA Rosa was advertised to gigs