The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-08
HERE FOR OUR DIVERSION,
-uE SEASONS EARLY VISITORS ON
JuE NEW YORK STAGE.

H.... the BIiou-Knte Cinxton In Tho
-. ar Half Past Four--Current BILLS
,.,,,s Of Emotional MeIodrama ut Keith'p.
ri. Ere, occupant OF the stage at the Bijou
- mi. season Is Roland Reed. He IL
- ~" more IN The Wrong Mr.. Wright" ono
- c",,,c II. Broadhurst's farcos. and 1t is new
i, Sow York. excepting that II was used a week
u.-rsm las; winter. At that time 1t was
s...r,bcd in THE SUN as an amusing piece,
SI,b old ideas utilized and freshened by origi-
~ ,r.,im,nt. IL has been revised and i'm
,-ov,J MIR. Reed plays the part of a Western
.,g,i,naire who comes East TO encounter bis
-, wife in the person OF a vivacious female
dote,tiye, His courtship is marked BY absurd
.omicalities, and In a vein that approaches
comedy in quality it shows the mans develop
IAN, under the influence OF affection from q
,v,,ral miser to a jovial spcndthrilt Mr..
psed is a clever actor, soundly legitimate in
ri, methods, and yet as funny in ridiculous sit
nations as any p~racticer OF antics in q bur
I.slue. His chief aid, 1sadore Rush. is a
,,ouant gai pretty actress, and his company
rrnvtdes a suitable cast for the piece.
The weeks change OF bill at the Grand Opera
House brings "A Contented into
Eighth avenue for the FIRST time. Belle Archer
1. now the woman induced TO become a candi-
nate AGAINST her husband for the Mayoralty OF
Denver, and tho company is made up OF experts
IN the acting of Hoyt tarces. At the Harlem
opera House Milton Royle and Selma Fetter
Royle are the hero and heroine Of Captain I'M
putence," which is one OF the survivors OF tho
HES among last seasons serious dramas pre-
sented by travelling stars. IL is performed
as Carefully as before: At the Columbus the fun
those comic fellows. Matthews and Bulger and
their comrades. At the Murray Hill "Confu-
sion Is being played by, the stock company,
,ss ,i MsA acc: t faree Is preceded sas By the eO serious Sas
saort piece, Counsel for the Defence" in
which Nj; Rankin.s companion f. Nance
The Third Avenue has "A Hot Old Time
The plays brought over from last week are
,s :. ret SeF vic G :, The km ngWss, ''T asp SsOs M To-
Academy OF Music, The Girl from Paris at
g. !ps. h %sIti s 81 sfs T rCWn T1s ai The ga Casino M ps @fhs;
At the Fifth Avenue, and "shall We Forgive
started pieces include In Town" at the KnicE.
erbocker, Change Alley" at the Lyceum. and
"a Bachelors Honeymoon at Hoyt's.
Beach leaves the seashore at that point clear
FOR Pains fireworks and Sousa'S music. The
SEPTEMBER warm weather is favorable to this
prosperous week to the season. Tomorrow
will be Chiliren's day. with diversions planned
especially FOR the youngsters.
In the weeks vaudeville Kate Cla1ton Is new
NJ Proctor's. where she is e~nacting the heroine
In a brief but seriously dramatic sketch en-
titled The Fate Of Halt-Past Four" An Eng
lsh woman OF TWO centuries ago has two lovers,
both soldiers, one in the army Of King Charles
and the other OF Cromwell. The man she
fAvors is in peril Of capture by the enemy. and
she hides him in q clock which is thereby
stopped at half-past l. The opposing wooer
enters in quest Of the concealed man. A scene
Of assembling ensues. II Is in spirit and man
ner much like the familiar episode in "a Sheep
In VOLTS Clothing" At the climax. when the
ca!oled visitor discovers what is the matter
with the clock, the woman aims q pistol at her
own heart. and vows she will DIRE II he binders
the escape Of her hidden hover. The bit OF q
play Is an excerpt from good old melodrama-
!; serves TIA purpose well enough, and intro.
duces Miss Claxton rather tavorably to vaude-
vile audiences.
where Clara Morris 5 inning OF emotional melo-
drama y the chief feature, Conway and Leland
smon ki The W sesttsIt.t tski1S s sa=nsDiea afIed.EP laSsfsii
takes in James +. Hoey, Bloom and Cooper. and
the Donovans.
The Ice Palace. at 1o7th street and Lexins-
ton avenue: has become a music hall, with low
pr!ees OF admission. A troupe of variety folk
and bu:iefsuers holds its stage this week
THE Glad Hand" for It's burlesque. and with
Marie Lotus as its chief specialist. The re-
sort ,proprtetors are two OF the burlesgue's
half dozen able fun makers. Two music halls
are still topped by roof shows. At Roster Il
bIaIs are the Painters and McAyoy and May;
end Cook and sonora and the Marb.esques are
Listed az the Olympia
The title "klondyke" has been filed for copy
right with the Librarian OF Congress fourteen
times, and as many moro with words added.
In some instances q complete play has been
sent on in compliance with the requirements,
but most OF the authors seem TO think that a
name may be separately copyrighted. The fact
IL that ever so many pieces bearing the title
"klondyke' might be used without legal re-
stratnt, provided that none Of them was stolen
from another. or was calculated TO make capital
cut OF a prior plays reputation.
August Van Blene Is due from England to-
day to make an American tour in Q new COM
sdy By Clay u. Greene called The Wandering
Minstrel Karl Rosenfeld returned from
Germany several days ago TO clear the way for
the Lill!putians In The Midget;own Fair" An.
nony Hope will come next month to lecture.
a s!end OF necromancy and farce Is the new.
81 lcea-. The central parsonage In 'Bimbo of
Somoay" IS a fak!r, and he will introduce East
Expert observers sec trouble ahead in The
GLad Hand between Comedian Ross, who fol.
lows dramatic rules, and Mr.. DALEY, who goes
Is he ,p.eases. Both are favorites with their
mu-ic hau audiences, and the one Is not likely
70 stand the encroachments OF the other In the
genes In which bob are involved.
Imam h. Crane Is on his way to San Fran
IIoos where he will produce "A Virginia Court
EE!p the new comedy by Eugene W. Presbrey.
fat !. GOODWIN Is on the ocean homeward
SS2uhd, aud upon his arrival Madeleine Lucette
ht!eys Al American Citizen" will be put into
teeearsaL sol Smith Russell will be in town
Eeelore The end OF the week to prepare for Mar
Ia horton's "A Bachelors Romance" 1t will
s.ese American comedians II the American
for them. plays
Inc sir plays which Charles Frohman now
= IN use in England are Secret Service"
cncI quits London for a provincial tour; Tho
vi! Lett Behind Me-" which has lasted three
!SSs. over there; Never Again, for which the
fIercAh cast Is exported; MY Friend from
.@Ia which the EnRlishmen do not know as
~ american product, as it Is called my Friend
H. rnnce and has the name OF Justin McCar.
az Suached as It's adapter: The Gay Paris
e, ana Too Much Johnson"
Try DAVIS, who has lately played Rosalind
~ D,"4"h With George .A~lexander's company.
nrsfs 70 receive in that role the enthusiastic
sba Sulch bad greeted nearly all her efforts.
aTi M also enacted the Princess Fla uin In
1ISgher OF Icnda." and within two years
Ic,"o"a foremost position on the London stage.
RI, VINO are proyerbialy harsh critics OF
he ,GTh profeas!On, return from England with
on. a'sHe-t praise for Miss Davis. It is a curl.
me- To- lhat she sought In vain for an engage
VII acre before she went TO take her chances
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