The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-28
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS.
TINE SUNDAY NIGHT snow IN AID
or m MAINE SUFFERERS.

AS n IlINAAA
.r,-uc,ion OF the wnrship Maine, and as a
.,o,rs Of raising money for the families of the
,u.t .oilors. the entertainment last night at
A., N,,ropplitau Opera House. under tho aus
,hcs Of the Morning Tcicgrdph, was rousingly
.ncrc-sIul. The sale OF boxes and seats by auc-
Alan and the profits OF the traffic In programmes
ard flowers swcllcd the receipts TO $4,000.
m, first thing in the bill was n brief address by
1nnmas Y. Grady, who said that. In case the loss
- ,hc vessel was n Spanish crime, any monu.
.on, IN the memory of the American soanon
,hould be erected in Cuba. The last thing was
an, singing Of The Star.Spanglcd Banner by
,hr choruscs Of three comic opera companies,
Nth the audience joining in and the seventh
Regiment band playing. II is no reflection
,non the management of the affair. nor upon the
.arrrt,ers who occupied the stage during the
tnteryening two hours and u quarter, that there
So disnppointment for everybody who eX-
pected much of real merit In the entertain.
f. done in theatres on Sunday that the talent
offered could not be utilized ADVANTAGEOUS,
sS Add to that legal disability the fact
thst the volunteers cannot DO controlled IN the
and tho best effort and intention go for little.
The bill last night was composed OF songs or
fesisatiSq3,s, d by f MsTsh%.l j. Jal Mild Mlt mUPSI' EZRA Mri,
6orothy Morton. and Frank Cell. some OF the
ppcrasion, Selections from ''Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" were sung by the Castle Square company
with Grace Golden and Joseph Sheehan; by the
gDf,b nj NIr, Hopper, Mrs. Hopper, and Bertha
Waltzinger, and by the broadway company from
,1hs hiS SMsyEa Nellie E,'h B Rs%;l1Ie jerome Jerome
WIS, Harry Mucponough, and Van Rensselaer,
%hseier. Those who broke their promises to
Sramme we're May Irwin. Minnie SeligmanC Cut
ting, Lew Dockstader, Maurice Barrymore,
MILAN T. crs GSrlGtoniw Edwln Jd y; hG Mbo aR MAS Inc TO
have given his imitation OF Sousa,
was accidentally without the necessary music,
"a The great theatre from orchestra rail to the
TOP Of the gallery, and the assemblage was en-
thusiastic whenever its patriotism was stirred.
scheme to build a handsome theatre at the
Paris Fair of 1900 and devote it to perform
ances exclusively by American actors, has the
vim and tho money too with which to be car.
ried out. A capital of $75O.0oO has been sub
ecribed by three wealthy New Workers, one of
whom is Alexander Lichtenstein, to whose
family estate the Harlem Opera House belongs.
The manager of that theatre, George A. Blu
menthal, is an active factor in the peculiar en-
~terprisc. as 1t for glory or money! a Sun
reporter asked. ut is for glory" Mr.. Blumen-
thai replied, 'inasmuch as we propose to erect
q typically fine theatre, to call 1t the Amcrcian,
and to exhibit there American dramatic art in
It's best phases. But it is for money, too, If by
that you mean that we expect it 10 prove rea-
sonably rcmunerativc: OF course. much risk
Is involved. and the three men who capitalize
the venture may lose their Investments. On
the other hand, we shall conduct it on strict
business principles with a view to realizing a
profit. Such an undertaking, in the hands IF
practical managers, not OF visionary theorists.
would seem e promise GOOD results. That Is
Ire doing with dramatic art in the New World.
There is little doubt that our best actors will
deem IT. 70 their adyantge to Go,9perate' ana that
which TO carry out the plan, which embraces
Performances illustrating the entire range. of
American stage amuselnents. An application
Tor space on which to place the theatre has been
uled with the state Departemnt at Washington.
a large auditorium and roof garden will be
built at an estimated cost OF S25O,OpO, and
with a combined aeating capacity of 5000 per.
sons. II will be kept open continuously from
8 o'clock in the morning until midnight every
day. But no company or play will be put on
the stage more than four or five times a week.
All the actors and pieces will be American.
The forenoons will be devoted to vaudeville.
but each afternoon and evening a native play
will be performed: Some important engage.
ments have already been made. The affair is
attractive on the face OF 1t, and, what Is quito
as important, 1t looks solid.
Rejane seems to have found in Pamela" a
character in which to distinguish herself as
much uo nnc ulu III Mine. sans Uene. Inc
sardou play seems indeed to have correspond
Cd to the most hopeful anticipations of its
quality. 1t deals with the abduction of the Dau.
phin, and accepts that as o historical fact. Sar-
dou has SO skilfully put the piece together that
no party in French politics is able to take Of
fence at any of the episodes. 1t Is in seven
scenes, which are said to be beautiful exam,
pies OF the art of that period. Rejane speaks in
the dialect of Normandy, and has a part which
Is said to be delightfully."- sympathetic and
piQuant. Some Of the historical characters that
sardou has introduced are Rochecote, Lafond
40 s9ule, Barras. Saint H~egeant,. Castel de
G~randmalson, Josephine Beauharnais, and Miss
A,tklhs, the English singer. who was a friend OF
Marie Antoinette and visited her in prison after
ahe had been condemned to death. All these
ievo!ve around, the taking Of the Dauphin from
the temple. The Paris critics have predicted
!!hhat the new play will prove as successful as
re TRe Sans "a L Gene Nv That at Play has Just been oas
The London newspapers mention with favor
suzanne Sheldon. who has been acting with his
company for some time. She was formerly a
Well'known New York amateur.
here Fonts Of su dsfGSni Is t. a5o StpPsSr IN 1tTnbls Fly S as t6s
has lately been in Milan TO see that the actors
engaged are capable OF. producing the right
effects. The Italian performances will be con.
nned TO Rome and Milan
Marie Halton is singing Mimosa in The
Ielsha' in Vienna, and Is there announced as
written.
Merri Osborn. who Is always indecorous on
the stage. seems really less to blame in "A
Normandy Wedding" than in any of tho other
performances in which she has been seen. The
complaint against her exposure of person was
directed chiefly to the scene in which her bod
Ice ID so much too large for her that she was
compelled to frequently pull 1t up. In it's mo-
mehts OF collapse this armen reveals a white
u~hderwaist cut low. but not lower than the
usual evening gown. The white muslin Is
decorated with the customary insignia of lin.
gerle' 1t is otherwise harmless, and Miss Os-
Dorm comes through the exploit with much less
uiocredit than might be expected from the WON
IN who wore the black dress last year at Kos
yer X Balls, and later. shocked Kansas City.
miss Osborn is n genuine comeiienne, with
more real capacity to entertain an audience
'hah most who attempt to. She has the real
comic power, and her attitudes in the cake.walk
scene show that she has the sense of character
"S we'll The cake walk is an incident which
niNsI nave aroused mixed feelings in William
fNFsla mind. His score suddenly took on a
fasllnc movement at n point in the opera
where there was no call for 1t or pro-
IIltlI In Tho Guidance. f.I. a..