The sun., 1897-09-05
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
r,ELY All THE THEATRES ARE
OPEN ATTRiCrIi ELF.


"..n,.,t ro.MGrroM NiRbt. snd = treat
.,.,, ot uis ones to snu All Tnst~s.
,..,,r, n Large Amount or Vaudeville
,.,.r that begins with Labor Day brings
-. halliday matinee at sUme OF tho theatres
no touh, insure crowded audiences In
.,.,iuy at all Of them. Tho season has
-, ,rosperous!y for all the plays that do
..,y, success, and adequate rewards arc sure
49,. .r,l.irt for those authors, managers. and
,a,ors who are able to provide really good stngo
..,.r,alnmcut. New plays are uunierons. Ono
,,,ea for the first time last uight and Ave
,,,-. ,,o announced for tomorrow
r,. ,,,,,at engagement Of Edward II. Sothern
-. a, the Lyceun with new drama, as
.,,,i and tbs little theatre In Fourth avenue IN
:, ,bc aalue timo reOuensd under tho con-
,,,p,i manNsed OF Daniel Frohmon. Tho piece
"a h. dis,LssGd is entitled "ChnnRe Alley. II
h,, been written for MIR. Sothe-n's purposes by
Ioui, \. Parker and its theme Is love AFFAIR
n,nnectcd with the South Sea BUBBLE specu'
,.,,o,. ~ {; Gorge Laws tllnc in England. Five
.c,s show In succession he hulk otAsh!p on
~, Portsmouth beach. Rclton Hall. near Lon
Son the gardens at Sajlers Wells, the famous
change Alley, and Q Dutch garden. Mr.. Froh.
.,n ,ays that the piece differs essentially in
I'll. from both tho comedier and melodramas
-h,ch have been produced during the past
.,.v.n Years for Mr.. Sothern a. the Lyceum. 1t
4. moi powerfully dramatic, lut 10 meant to
.hound In historically illustrative matter, and
IN represent a case OF love a1ectd by money at
:. time OF wild stock gambling. That the role
tor Mr. Sotheru has active momentN OF oelligor-
.,,yis Indicated BY tho sword accident which
b.,eu him al rehearsal. There Is said to DO an
inpor,Ant part for Virginia Harmed, and the
aast Is 80 long that additions have been made to
the sothern company OF last SO SON.
fresh Importation o: girls from the London
c.iety will be put on view at the knlckerbocker
tomorrow night. They are collection made by
George Eiwardes. a noted expert. and they have
beeu exhibited these many months in tho Lon
don performances OF I'm Town" Al. Hsyman
and Charles Frohmau saw them there, and
Judged them to be well worth bringing to
America. Three OF them Mario Studholme.
J4liette Nesville and Maude Hohson, have been
hero before. and our audiences have admired
them for beauty allied to considerable talent
1,deed. II 1, not fair to describe these Gaiety
rrl, As merely physical allurements- A good
proportion Of them are clever actresses, fully
Aha EQUALS OF our best In the samo
lines. and they are accompanied BY male
comedians who have earned London distinction
umerrymakers. In Town" 10 classable As .
musical farce, or the latest development Of bur
,sque, form OF play tamiliarized here within
tvnor three years By means of numerous exam.
Ma. ,roapeed bv Mr.. Etwardcs. II In under.
,,nos ,bs. he deyises them. and then employ,
I,,vnsh,, rhymes,er.. musician.. and dano-
hz masters 10 work out the ideas. The newest
tthess pieces has for the central couple Brit
kh army officer and . Gaiety actress. He 10 .
member OF pretentious society and abe Q gay
avp-, IN ,he.trical life He nyites her and a
b.vy Of her comrades TO q hotel In tho suiso of
pppil, rom boarding. school. A second act IN
n ,vr,enroom.
Apl,y announced A q comedy. but probably
so tsrctcaI to belong to that class. viii be per
nrm.t a, Hoyt.s tomorrow night Its author.
ssp I, Ascribed 70 1obn stapleton- And IL In de-
,jsc ,ha, hs ba. ,r,n,tsrred IL from rho French
although the r.nor O, its fun And n dual epi.
,ods hav.a dfatjnctly Pnrtsian sntrit In nnv
.,. ia Am.rtcan in ch,ractsrs and scenes
III. ,itl. Il. A Bachelors Honeymoon-" The
man In the centre OF comic combinations Ia n
vidower named Bachelor. whose inheritance of
+ fortune depend, upon his retraininR from
i brtb,r m,rrIn,onv pnl,s, with th, consent n,
aflneF mat IlnlonJ' unless Win Ine CONSENT oi
kS elder sister. Nevertheless, no permits
himself to be infatuated by an actress
., T.. VI, - --. ,I
NC" ioiA' eno niArFiee nef suFtePtf
nously. She Is worthy woman. and she loves
him sincerely. but the sister would not be likely
e. u \ A.-gl - -
appU'''n tue "a'eh' anu 81 'ne oE'oe 10 '4Aei
to bis home under the pretense Of being {
kousekeeper She has NOT been told that she 4,
.,,or1 20. ~, ~. a., ~. .,..r,o.h.- :,
WIG OF sna' eae 10 the stepfaother u
three girls, and when the knowledge comes tc
her she La re,.ntful There In a ,pmbl. Of con
,.Jn.,,, "a -. ,r,,... ~. $1,000. :,
e"u ei"sS pui poses' 'he seonAfio "
which promises enough merriment to command
Rncess Il would see1n too that n company a,
h,n,.,-. - :, - -. !,
p'et 'n"s soft vi iun mas oeeh e"sakeo
DHcontans such comedians as W. J. Ferguson
LA Kennedy. and Mar Fisman.
N. ,.on.,t,,. =, -. nits,, =.
t''peh'ns Vi Inc oi'ou 10 morro" niGn'
VII be effected with play new to Broadway
although IL was used a week last season in Har
h, ~ po,.s o. - .
tSotaho sIeeu' VINO lheh demonstrated
nat It's chief character accorded with hi
abilities az a le9t,lmately divertin1 comedian n
an. w.oo ,sI U--t'S.,r. ~ ~ -,
"Fohs hF. "FlRh'' oJ george ID. broad
Anrst. bases It's plot upon mistaken identity.
Very wealthy Chica1o man ae.irous of petttnp
nv.v ,,,r, ,i,t-, ,, " :
s-o' .ALhiiiAF places anu people, goes u
od Point Comfort and registers under an az
gumed name at a hotel at which a brIsk anf
rsn,r,..o,- - - ~
IN $3.50 ~ youns Woman - sscret aetectlv'
mr. - In ~ q 'anaNay Grammar, tor whose cap
mTsts-, ~ ~ 70 70 le"aIu nas Deen ouesSo. IN
III 80 .Ae.1ttieI " tno !" esttEhoE iodoe IN
snd "I "Io, ~ S"aC.ule mat ne IS tne nia1etactor
Tsroe. tot oL preposterous yet funny circuIn
siosS III ncr IN mat mistaken oeilei. tiel