The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-15
NOTES OF THE THEATRE.
WHAT STAGE FOLK HAVE DONE, ARE
DOING, OR ARE GOING TO DO.

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matte InsplrRtiOn-Alice Atherton's Ri
Valry OF May Irwin In the Field OF Negro |
SOnEg-A Word About These Actresses.
The dramatlsts are turning out Cuban war
dramas. The count OF those sure to be pro-
duced reaches nineteen, This does not include
the dozen or more that have already failed, nor
the hundred which are stll seeking a market.
Experts are inclined to think that dlsappoint-
msnt will be the general result with even those
which are intrlnsicallY 1T to be seen. The
events are too close at hand to be desirable In
mimiory on the stage. 1t was not until many
years after our civil war that 1t became q popu-
lar theme at tho theatres. A melodrama by
Theodore Burt Sayre. Sir Hllllary's Wager"
was performed at "a London matinee by Amerl-
can actors. There are two heroes, a father and
his son, In the days Of Charles II. In England.
The father becomes q highwayman. the
son 10 mistakenly arrested as the Grim
innl. and the former delivers himself UT 10
sove the latter. James X. Haekett played the
dual role. and may do so again In this country.
John ]. Mentally has written The farce in which
the Rogers brothers are to become the legiti-
mate comedians. but no title has yet been
chosen for II. The piece which Glen MacDon-
| ough provided for Sam Bernard Is called The
Marquis Of Michigan" but the comic hero's
name Is still unsettled. The author and the
actor. tired Of disagreement, referred the Ques-
ton to Manager Sire by telegraph. with this
message: As Admirals Cervera and Montojo
wired to Admiral CamaTa. It's up 70 you"
bring out next winter Is The Court Scandal,
S CPIsdaH siYty years s ago In PSriS : as s q mSssf1l
when young; The new English version 10 ssEi-
Rice have formed a partnership to make bur
H q sol ssS %fness With th 'Sr! mH Ris$ lH Ben a r TIss1
aaesSsS ra6sfaa IS "a q s spsGStSSHHigH q dSsSomTassdSSY' by T TSo slsls
his which bears IT., It's principal thriller is q
s sfTsSpe Th ta H. S E AE9rfIs ssp Si from a a 1 biSb Sill Sill
Into tank OF real water. The principal actor
In this episode. the horse, has been engaged
"a play BY CHARLES Hoyt. The Runaway Girl"
current sSrIss x At The Eond01 xi Safety aFb the a IStsFs q a,a he
SsIi al1yec.Ss RRfR sisfRn'Sf old NssSS @ 99ERee aeI tRs oT VIII
@ seea IA a f ppeS made of ffo@ oven Ttalk Me waI Ss
The Ring OF Amasts."
Alice Atherton sings negro songs In success
full rivalry Of May Irwin. Il Love Dat Man. ;"
is the refrain Of the ditty. by no means excep-
tlonal, but which she gives with variety and
humor. She puts more kinds OF eXpressiveness
into those four words than they would seem
capable Of holding. Neither she nor Miss
Irwin ever Lived in the South. yet their
naturalness is the best merit Of their perform
ance. Marie Dressler fails to accomplish as
much because OF her exaggerations. She is toe
obviously struggling to get the negro character
istic. But Miss Irwin and Miss Atherton are
got their skill from obseryatioa from 9
Canadian and had spent most Of her time IN
New ENGLAND before going on the stage twenty
m the Middle ! Vest. but for years has SsH lived II
London. Yet the negro JUNCTION Is natura
Il ! both S& q Ta these 81 Singers rs sso %asth or they BGs, got Tb !,
age Of actresses is a delicate Questionto discuss
They above all other women arc only as old a!
they act, Alice Atherton Was an actress in tn,
, Lydia Thompson burlesque company over TWEEN
ner." To-day She dances With the ease an,
grace q experience and the agility Of youth
can turn an ankle Win the spirit Of half tn
as much natural grace as any Of them, Yet he
r own daughter on the London stage Is neare
i ,Mns s1 i qgf; d sss at Z leR ste %S tS.t dancing s1s az I fsa
5 as any that the adipose Peter Daley indulge
a in are Miss TWINS usual allowance. But Mis-
. Anterior takes as many as she needs TO-, an
l does them as II she were equal to as man
= more.
Vaudeville audiences have tired Of applaud
. ing songs merely because they are full c
. remember-the-M Maine md d-Glor
! phrases. But enthusiasm rises whenever real
:. ly meritorious patriotic ballads are given. Al
9 thur h. began stirs the Casino root assem-
o blages in that way. He sings in the Ruise {
Theodore Roosevelt au air that sets all feet {
beating time. For the third chorus eight girl
0 in sailor costumes and carrying flags Join in.
. Capt. King. the novelist, Is censured in Sa
n Francisco for wearing his full dress army un
form as he sat conspicuously in a box at tn
a first performance OF his play. Fort Frayne.
!; He was to start with an expedition tothe PhLliI
pines next day. and his presence served I
d boom his stage venture.
g The summer concert season at the Leno
LyGeum did not terminate with the departur
tinued with the Banda Rosa.
The company singing 'Gavalleria Rusticqna
{. e Wa IIIESSt9rs as L tbe n Sdye eR1 H3y ent stq BY a IbsISsIyd :
o seemed to assert. That organization. improN
ingly recruited. will return to New York ne'
The American, gymnast who calls herse
Gharmion. and has gained n]otor!ety by VI
under a contract for three years. 49,,
N The Barnuln & Bailey circus Is spending tn.
ff1omnd nsf it Y tra H ' t Rr1SS.di northern ortHt = E E3Heianntt
and is now IN Scotland
If Roster 4 Blal's music hall will be rearrange
q moved and the space devoted to tables to az
:. Weber 4 Fields will have Fay Templeton {
10 the chief new member Of their company neI
n S SSSS +. k E9fs % S94 T rsns4n. t tTEs new !: P Sarisss az
smith. Il will be a SEQUEL to "P9psse Cafe"
Is ment PARK ."s Such 9SiV well known payers as IS Mi
x are are IN Hsi tkis Years rfsc cast '9i The Merry Wives
g Minds9r" A ys166eyilts Programme is given q : 4
:. Melbourne Mcdowell, husband Of Fanny D,
q Xehport' viii venture forth RI IN, n a .I mnfelfGdrama;
~ DO able to return to the stage.