The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
,y1Y ONE DRAMA TO DE SURMIT-
I'm TO NEW TORK JUDGM MEME

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rs,r, VIII ne variety sra Abundance in
',,.,. the Qualities OF whioh Are Already
...,i,.r to This Pubiic-Tho Changes OF
an, for Tn-uorrou Might NJ the Theatres.
.o,iv drama to be nowly submitted to New
~ Judgment this week Is q translation Of .
O.nsn work by Rudolph Strait. 1t will be In
..aanced hero ut tho Knickorbockor Theatre to-
uossoy night by Julia Marlowo. Its original
w. v,s" The Tall Prussian." and It was per-
,.sr,,d successfully in Berlin last winter. Tho
r"al,,h version is called Tho Countess Va
~, !" after the historical character who Is Its
I'll nctlonal heroine. This Is q Napoleonic
pp,ar Tho great General is incidentally shown at
,Irnc,uro whom, Just before tho battle OF Fried
Ia he pretended to be q protector OF Poland. AT
IT. ,imc the real Countess valoskn Wnlewskal
"a, n factor In Polish society. Tho author
"a, invented n love AFFAIR for her, aud put IL
in,o An environment OF statocraft and warfare.
Tho resulting drama is said to be romantic and
s,o,uresouc. Miss Marlowe's rolo 10 that ot tho
ro,,ut,ss. and the matter with which she has to
d.,l ia essentially different from any that sho
mas yot taken in hand. Thus we shall get her
ana and requirements in now and interesting
.,nects. She Is a liberal and clever producer Of
rlsy,. too, and she promises that this ono shall
h nut OH the stage handsomely. Among the
tven,y.ono actors required for the cast arc Mr..
Rendrick, Mr.. Langdon. Mr.. Arson and others
Who have done good service in her company.
In tho scarcity OF new plays seekers Of amuse-
,cent will turn with moro interest than usual to
those theatres where changes OF bill are made.
"shoro Acres" will be revived Mt the Fifth Ave-
Nil, This work OF james A. Herne impressed
considerable people upon It's first appearance.
,sver.l years ago, rs an admirable example Of
a.. IA, IL, LAT n lie ~ 1ifo md oh racf In the
home OF q Maine farmer; but 1t contained also
enough OF rousing mclodrama to enlist the in
t,rcst OF tho multitude. Therefore. 1t has pros
pered with a larger portion Of the public than
most plays are able to reach.
award OF France" will 60 to Harlem al
most directly from Broadway. only ono week in
Brooklyn having elapsed since its departure
from Wailack's. The same remarkably ablo
company Is retained, including Maurice Barry.
moro and Eliza Proctor Otis, and the outfit Of
scenery and costumes Is unimpaired. The ro-
mantle drama OF Louisiana history, with its le-
Ultimately theatric excitements, will be at the
Columbus during the week. 1t is ono Of the
nost picturesque plays OF the season.
"The Royal Box" will DO moved ovor to the
Garden, TO stay there two weeks. tho degree Of
success attained for 1t in Broadway having boon
cutie sufficient to warrant such q prolongation
OF It's torn In New York. Charles Coghlan's act
Ing has received n great deal Of deserved praise
from the critics, and it seems to have been ap-
~preciatci. too, by n profitable number OF the the
ntrical public. 1t is good, sound art.
any Friend from India will be the weeks
visitor at the Grand Opera House. This is the
farce with which Mr.. Du Souchet made a sudden
reputation as a devisor and arranger Of potent
fun for the stage. 1t is replete with comic no.
A.. a.. --,o.a o-I aottNn Tho rntap1vnn.
lures of a barber In the unwilling guise OF n
Theosoph from tho East are set forth in the live.
lest possible way and with an abundance Of ir-
r~esistiolo nonsense.
1.-THE Whirl Of the Town. which was last
winters Morton and Kerker burlesque at the
success SSs,eH for ora week at the Harlem Opera House:
It. Is one of those wicked and witty reviews
which find great favor with many New York
ers through the merry caricnturc OF certain
phases of our fast life: It is full of lively sing;
Ing, dancing. and fooling by bold actresses and
IA Hired Girl" at the Star, will DO one of
Charles E. Blaney's later connections Of vaude.
vile farce. 1t contains an ,apnreciable amount
cal satire. but the variety show element Is domi.
nant, and much Of the promised diversion would
s %sm to saa dc J IN sna +. d Ksfleg arc " leaae r; S IN the
company: There are specialists. too. and q nu-
The Bat" will DO reproduced in German at
operetta is familiar enough here, but there will
be a novelty in the first appearance Of Julie
Kopacsy in the leading part. In the ballroom
scene OF the second act q Hungarian gypsy
band will her in national airs. On
alternate nights Hans Huckebein.' the farce
which we know in English as Number Nine
will be performed.
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At twelve of the theatres no change OF bill IA
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announced forthe present week. Inc Lyceum
still employs its stock company finely in "The
Drio aan. 49, A.. .aAx-nu - -Ltot -. ..- -.
vord ,ho ,,r,o ..t sor ~ ,,d IL not - no Ale.
'ohu the time SCI LOT IT, ana 10 MOI 70 oe us
placed for q fortnight more. Then The Tree
OF Knowlclpe." which has been current five
mon,h. T.. 49, @. -. - IT.
"on'hs II Lohuoh al inc ot' '"mes' ana 10 tne
work OF r.. {. Carton, will DO produced. 1t Ia In
active rehearsal
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noyts mas Inc Governors TOT tnit "eek
only, with Comedians Ward and Vokes stirring
up It's fun Rrotesouely. The entertainment ia a
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good one OF the hurly-burly sort. The next
thing here will DO "A New Yorker" a new
version NJ "Iost Tventv.four uours " In which
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u "u'hor' ROBERT hilharo' VIII again ehactthe
conVivial chap who lost time remarkably.
Louise Thorndyko Rouc,caplt will he n member
a, AZ, III,,t w."
~ n''''aru 5 company.
The Fourteenth Street has two weeks moro
for "An Irish GentIemon " Tho Gftietb nor.
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