The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
THIS E ON OUR STAGE.
.yrrr VIEW rs OF DIFFERENT
KINDS TO BE ENACTED.

Love stery es the Purits.s rssA IN "rhe
.s.,.--A scetash Romance In ''rhe witch
or pru.ie,ss- "A rr-vessy % ths n-ssiey
r.rt,, p.ii-A University % A-.se.e.ts-
n.ni.l Frohman, Charles Frohman. and Angus
,r D.ly are ready to offer each q new play this
~ The one TO be acted at the Lycerm 20
n,orrov night Is entitled The Mayfowcr." and
4, ..sociates q love story with the voyage OF tho
.hip that brought the Puritans to Plymouth
uock The author IL Louis y. Parker. wnom wo
tnoy iayorsbly through his work in -" Rose
msrv." It is explained beforehand that nobody
need expect a historical drama. The nnoertak-
,ny has been to treat in an idyllic manner the
Affairs OF three pairs OF Pilgrim lovers. They
are shown In the nrst act in Eolant.
where q banishcd Englishman Is living. and
where his two daughters become sentinnentaliy
Involved with wooers. The se,oud Is at Ply
mouth. In England. and the movement Of the
Mo, is coincidental with the emharkation q. the
pilgrims on the ship Maytiower Tor America.
The third is on the shore OF NJ ssschusetts Bay.
near Plymouth Rock. and here the little band OF
rolonis,s Is seen after a year OF htrdsb'p In the
nav country. but he story nevertheless ends
h,pplly. The more important roles have been
assigned 20 such present fnvoritcs OF the Ly-
eeum company as Miss Mannertn.. Mr.. Norris.
Miss Tyres. Mrs. Whifin. Mr.. Morgan. Nc.
wheelock. and Mr.. wsi,ot. We may look to
nee more Of Mr.. willian,s's fine stage direction
and OF Nj. Units handsome t., emery.
II 1. a farce that Chario. Frohnian VIII oner to
is nrst American audience at the 1arrick to-
morrow night. II is u ~trInss,r from the French,
and It's new title is Never Again There IL an
in,imation that less than the usual liberty has
been taken with the matter in trsns-atins II into
English. The characters and the scenes are left
parisian. and 80 probably has the Whole manner
Of the fun. The tarcical doyi,s in this piece IL
that a mischievous ~janitor. desiring to BON tho
business OF a hIiter's shop IA the building. writes
10 A aumb.s OF nen AM women that. II they will
rom. 10 tina, address. theywill get evidence OF mis-
conduct, on the part OF their wives and husbands
Us sxpectItton Is that. being thus !ured into
the .top, they will Incidentally buy hats. and %
they Do D certain ludirro1S ,omplieat'ons
ar. Nj n.i o. th,so he comic act Oh oi III,
n.cr .s derived. l. the Character and their
conduct are such as TO EMPLOY fully the abilities
Of the company .hst las been formed for Never
lxain," there Is bognd 10 be a success OF laugh
ter. In the east are such well-knowa names as
Z. NJ. Ho.la nd. Fritz willisms. Ferdinand Colts
chalk. s,muel Reed. May Rotson. E,siv De
Woke. Alfred Fisher. and Agnes Miller. There
are twenty 'th-co pSrus, iu~.au.hS uAA eS@en
frisky schoo' -irls-
AlsUstia Days new dramA;irstion OF Sir
Waiter SCOTS famous novel, Guy Mannertns.
Which hs been in preparation a long while A.
his :heatr-, will De per. orned on Friday night.
How much this play diners FROM the older stage
versions o. the story will not 30 known except
TO ,ho,e Immediately Concerned until After the
frs, representation. II Is understood that music
will Ne an important element in The Witch o.
Drum'elsh," as Mr.. Daily has named his play.
and TAT s'enIc effects will be relied on consid-
erably. The specially interesting point In the
prod letion, however, will be the appearance Of
Ada Rehan In the character Of hsg Herri!es.
the stAlvart Old bag and reputed witch
OF course, Miss RehAn will 10 measured
at least by the older witnesses Of her act
Ing. BY the hard standard Of comparison with
Charlotte CashnAn. whose realization OF Scot:s
almost inhumAn creature was . wonderful
achievement. SIN. Mss Rehan may possibly
bear the test thus applied to her. she IL more
likely TO eqnal, or even surpAss, the Neg her~
lilies Of Mary Anderson, and II abs does that sho
will have added a laurel to her wreath Of fAme-
She IS at the height OF her dramatic powers, and
Z she IL TO undertake this task at all now In the
ame to DO IL. There . bound to be . discrtm-
mating and exyectant audience.
Tie Monday change Of bill at the Harlem Op-
era Hose Is to The Lady Slavey." that mu'
h'al farce which was a Whole seasons feature
In broadway .hestriealA- Dan Duly IL Sill q
eafer In the company. and be has q new sons
with the refrain. II lore to see my Gear old
mother work" His stage companions include
Marie Cshill, Charles Dandy. Richard CaIle,
hIri-s Kirl,e, Aanie Buckley. Babstte Rodney.
IN! sou. De wiliering soubrettes-
One OF The marked successes Of the Palmer
ZINES At ~ Madison Square was /" Jim rhe Pen.
nan, a peculiarly ingenious and interesting de-
sec;ive drama, the work Of Sir Charles Young.
TINS pie e has to,n :e lived this season. ani may
be found Ut The Grand opera House tomorrow
rislt. II is promised hat the strongly drawn
SET o. ,ta;ucttrs bali te adequately PRES nted.
and Their. Is AT entirely new OUTFIT Of scenery.
A week Of "Trilby' ensues at the Columbus.
This Is the nrs, time thai the hypnotic play has
visited the cheaper Harlem theatre. 1t is being
performed on the present tonr by the company
which A. VI. Palmer sent with IL to Australia,
and which had the same sort OF success there
that he piece had commanded here and IN
LONDON Edith Crane Is tho barefoot heroine
and no actress has realized better than she the
On Maurier girl to the eye.
Fun Ia likely 70 tecone furious at the Murray
Hill because Joseph OFT. . comical com ,dian
u Inc var thksr, an Ansuru tarce. go JherS
together. tn. piece i one oil rha newer ones In
which vaudeville Is an important Constituent
Matte Lsrkelle, Elsie Miller, Edna Aug. Jennie
Lewis, an! Plttie Henry are named as prineipa
sorbrettes, and among the iovthl men are the
Clipper Quartet, who s.aS and dance.
A familiar me!odrama of New York city life
The Great Diamond Robbery" goes to III.
star. II Is in this piece that politics and Grim,
are brought into conjunction. One OF the char
ac'ers is the notorious Mother Mandelbaum
who was for many years an Infamous receiver o.
stolen goods, and who Ia made . factor In thi
piece OF stage fiction. There u enough Of whai
actors call ginger in this play 10 please the Star
audiences.
The Bowery gets Henry Clay Blaney and ~
Boy Wanted" that combination Of funny actoI
and funny farce being the attraction dependeS
upon TO draw audiences to the Peoples. This d
essentially a vaudeville entertainment, and tn,
fDhpany Is made up largely Of specialists. Mr.
n.ahey figures actively In the show, but does no
III 70 Dominate II, and his companions have tn,
Wrest opPortuni les possible.
Inc week ; changes OF German PLAYS at tn,
WWyli9S Place, give re?ctitions OF Fulda's "Di,
mAie Jagd and Schonthan's Confess,
vEtk!. II Is the rule here 10 make a produc
IOn every 1Aursiay nirhf ~ n Mae pnf =, ra.,