The times., 1898-11-06
SO7HERN'S new PLAY.
"a Colonial Girl Given Its
Premiere in Gotham.
MISS ARTHURAT WALLACK'S
Chnuncey Oicott Doing n Big Busi-
ness-Marie Wainwright Omcrln,.
"Enst Lynne"-The Dewey Thcater
Still ItunninR-Fem Gossip
From Nancy Sykes.

New York, Nov. lat the Lyceum
Theater this week E. II. Sothern is pre-
senting for the first time here a play
called "a Colonial Girl" AS its title i'm
plies. the piece is founded on an Ameri-
can subject, and was written by Mrs.
Abby Sage Richardson and Grace Liv-
ingston Furness. The scenes are laid in
New York, and the story tells of the
Old days, when the colonists We're strug
Cling for independence. The new drama
is in three acts, and brevity is one of its
good features. The leading incident tells
of patriots marriage to young coun-
try girl and her discovery that he has
done so to spite a Widow. There is
conspiracy by British officers against the
wife and hard time of it for the hus-
band, but In the end true love triumphs
over all obstacles. Mr.. Sothern is the
hero. and has a series of lively expert
ences. ranging from cOurtship to a duel.
Virginia Harmed is. OF course, his oppo-
SITE and has several excellent opportuni-
ties to do good work in as important a
| work is pretty good romance of the
Revolution, and in its present or revised
form should be valuable addition to
the Sothern repertory. Manager Froh-
man has provided handsome and appro-
pirate scenery and accessories. The Ly-
ceum Stock Company follows In three
weeks. presenting "Trelawney of the
| Endorsement.
over at the Grand Opera House Walter
Sandford's new melodrama, Tempest
Tossed Is being given its first perform
ances in this city. The plot deals with
| the life of fisher folk on the rock-bound
coast of Maine There is a thrill in al
most every act, the blowing up of a
| lighthouse and the wreck of a fishing
smack being the most sensational From
start to finish the villain pursues the
1 heroine, but just before the final fall of
the curtain is knocked out and-wen it
| is the same old tale. The piece has been
! well received by the West Side theater-
goers. 1t has evidently been put togeth-
er for box office purposes. and will prob
ably accomplish all that Is expected OF II.
Julia Arthur has returned to the scene
! OF her last seasons triumph, and is again
! giving us her Lady of Quality at Wal
| lacks. The curtailment of her engage
I ment at this theater last season while
she was still at the height of her success
and when almost all fashionable New
Workers were worshiping at her shrine
was generally regretted. 1t Is a pleasure
now TO note that her enforced absence
| has not dulled the admiration and enthu-
siasm of local amusement lovers. During
Miss Arthur's stay she promises to show
US her Parthenia-and perhaps her Juliet
When Chauncey Olcott faced the foot
J lights at the Fourteenth Street Theater
Monday night shout of welcome went UP
from an audience that filed every seat
| and oyerfiowed into the aisles There are
more popular stars. but not one of them
who has more stanch admirers in this
city than has Mr.. Oicott His engage
mentsi are always events with the patrons
of Manager Rosenquests theater. This
season the comedian is in excellent voice.
and. as usual. hts singing is a feature of
Sweet Inniscarra." Mr.. Olcotrs stay is
for two weeks, after which comes THE
village Postmaster" New England
drama by Alice E. Ives and Jerome II.
Eddy.
The Castle Square Opera Company is
singing Gounod's Romeo and juliet.
this week at the American Theater. The
presentation is an adequate one in cast,
scenery and costumes. Large and ap-
parently well-pleased audiences are the
rule at every performance
The shopkeepers adjacent to the Star
Theater report large increase in the
sale of handkerchiefs. FhIs strange phe.
nomena is only explained by the adver-
tised appearance of Marie Wainwright in
East Lynne" on the last four evenings
of this week
Thursday morning last an extra per
formance of The Christian" was given
at the Knickerbocker, at which clergy.
men were the guests. After the play.
Hall Game, the greatest press agent or
earth, made an address and invited re.
sponses from the preachers present. 1,
was unique affair and a good adyer-
tisement for the play
| Recently an order was given II is said
by the manager of the Dewey Tteater to
eliminate some of the most vulgar ioke,
from the program, but for all that the
performance is still a pretty low down
one from moral standpoint. The sale
of the model" disrobing on the stage
and the indecent exposure of a woman's
figure are continued in spite of public
disapproval. There is now on exhibition
at this house woman who enters a cage
of lions and there takes off her clothes
As she removes each garment she shows
| IL " TIC matt liOiii IL against MS
nose and then kisses it. In the end she
is revealed in apparent nudity.
w. M. Wilkison. who formerly man.
aged Alexander Salvini, will produce a
new comedy on November Is 1t is called
i IA Stranger in a Strange Land" and
! tells of Western doctor who takes a
Cherokee chief to London to advertise
his Indian bitters. The cast will include
George w. Leslie. Giles Shine. Maude
I>White. Agnes Proctor. Eleanor Browning
and other capable actors and actresses.
The James-Kfdder-Wa ''trium T.
rate is having so much success that
Managers Wagenhals and Kemper are
arranging to continue 1t for several sea
| gagement in this city at one of the
Broadway theaters.
Russ Whytal tells me that he has fn-
ished a new two-act comedietta entitled
.'Sad Hearts, 1t is said to treat of the
same theme taken up by Gilbert's "Swe- t.
hearts" With ..yagabondia'' an6
Agatha Dene'' 1t will form part Of
the repertory of Mr.. and Mrs. Whytal.
r. Z. Saunders. Tim Murphy's million
aire manager, was in town last Sunday
Manifold and his nose continue to Ill
the Garden Theater nightly.
. The uncanny mud Turtle" remains OF
view at the Manhattan
Joseph jefferson presents his new play
rip Van Winkle." next week at thu
Fifth Avenue.
NANCY SYKES.
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