The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-05
Old PLAYS IN NEW FAVOR.
THEY YIELD MUCH or THE WEEKS
TBEATRICAB ADJUSTMENTS.

AN Altered Version Of
ovs.t Lynne" -Old-Fnshioned Negro
,.in,trelsy ne Revived by Col. HnVerly.
ona plays In new favor provide much OF this
-.S,s theatrical nmusements. The Castle
sS.ars company is performing Patience" at
~ american. 1t was 10 be expected that
s.riy,n's score would DO the main thing In
.hs revival. and so, perhaps, II is. as the ire
Nn.nt.rs OF this house are primarily seekers
tmuslc. but Gilbert's quaint humor. at once
o.ntIs and ~satirical in this piece. diverts the
ssssmblages greatly. The cast includes half
Sozsn Of the prime f~avorites Of the organiza-
ton.
A.. very best entertainments in several diff
ant lines. 1t happens that comic opera
.Itss Brooklyn hard and strong in two
si.,es, The IDOLS Eye" il at the Columbia.
IN Frank Daniels aud his accustomed COM
,.sIons. and The Bride Elect is Mt the Mon
,.nt, with a hrst-rate KlRw & ErlanRer COM
INV Harlem offers diversity in a drama Of
noute society and an extravaganza OF less care
mi circles. The Moth and the Flame is at
,ns Harlem Opera House. with Herbert Kelley
md Efie shannon In the parts which they
,uphasized last spring at the Lyceum. "Pousse
c.,sr ia at the Columbus. with Mollie Fuller
I.,dipe L -feminine contingent. The west
,ida has the brothers Byrne at the Grand
Or.ra House in Going to the Races" while
AZ. Boyery Is warlike with "Cuba's Vow" at
IA people's, and lower Broadway is funny
Vith Have You Seen SMITH" at the Star.
The Garrtck will be open tonight with "A
nav and o Night" after a closure for the death
a, Charles Hoyt's wife. A short play. Good
by" will precede "A Brace of PartridRes" at
the Madison Square tomorrow night. This
IA the last week OF Charles Coughlan In THE
ROYAL Box" at the Fifth Avenue. DeWolf Hop
per in THE Charlatan" at the knickerbocker.
ana Yankee Doodle Dandy" at the Casino.
The other plays current are The Liars"
At the Empire. "The Little Corporal" at the
Broadway, The Fortune Teller at Wallack's.
sporting Life at the Academy Of Music,
-Cyrano de BerGerac" at the Garden, The
Adventure Of LADY Ursula" At the Lyceqm,
lei Topsy Turyy'' at The Herald Square. "A
Runaway Girl" at Days. and 7 h Turtle
AS to novelties in vaudeville. this is an of
L excellent. nevertheless. With the c~ontinu-
Sns saHTs f Plscsd i at Sat tRe Plle sS8i i Pslsee sG are
Harry Woodruff. Patrice., George Fuller Col
S SS., aDd ara 4; the 1; & GSisiS; lf Psess E "a RESsti fhs
Soy musicians. Al H. Wilson, Robert Fischer
Hs Scott are named at Pastors.
At TIVE music halls 6uElefg1ne is the thing;
B pHn SS'H as we $ FO Z Fi e s'si are sHq% pleasing leasing
Sodge-podges. The Hnrlem's chief specialist
. Maude Nugent. Vaudeville OF the grade
It Sam T. Jacks and the Dewey. Band music,
wax show and war pictures constitute the bid
Of the Eden MuBee.
II Col. ]. H. Haverly Is determined to revive
the taste for negro minstrelsy It is iudicious to
get the attention OF the rising generation.
The amusement IN its old form is practically
unknown to the youngsters. 30 the perform
Hnce for newsboys yesterday morning at the
fourteenth Street Theatre did more than
merely amuse them. 1t may have sown the
seeds for future audiences. Every parQuet
chair was occupied by an urchin more or less
nEEed. The sight was odd to the spectators
who saw an assemblage that seemed to be
made upSof ~liliputians. Not only did they I'LL
The W part Of the house. but they crowded
tho balcony and festooned themselves with
imminent danRer to life over the gallery
mis- They were sensitive at first. as though
having q gallery all to themselves was de-
pressing to their spirits. Rut this reserve
wore away. Their shrill enthusiasm showed
decided preferences and a willingness to re-
veal them. The programme Of the Hayerly
show adheres strictly to the old form. The in
PRODUCTION Of two skilful women performers is
the only conspicuous difference from the old
fashioned negro minstrelsy. The, first part,
rs Ts'e en " m MGtq y p Sae GU on tbe d tS5ef ii Wars ans
with the singers. musicians and iokers dressed
N naval uniforms. They sing new, songs in
fewer Jokes than there used to be. and possi-
Ply In that lies the greatest departure from the
ever. screws up his face into an expression Of
extreme petulance and winks his eyes as un-
eeasingly as ever. Frank Gushman. with the
lAunty topical and partly sentimental ditties.
the tlrst part Is all well done in the old-fash-
9ny. The Jokes are astonishingly. Puerile.
absolute silence: John Early i the best Of the
performance is kept up to q high level. The
nsGroism is Of the best quality. There are no
gHudy efforts to drive that out. and the negro
clement remains dominant. But 1t is all
strangely faded and far away. The illusions
% contemporary matters seem as much out
cite references that ticEied the boys most.
and Of these 1t was Dewey" and then Ted
" mat brought out their greatest favor.
lthAs been proved that popular plays cannot
1afely be changed. Several seasons ago two
authors set out with the idea OF improving
Uncle Toms Cabin" They made from the
novel a better play than any that had previ-
ously been founded on the book. But 1t
was not the Uncle Tom" that the pub
lie had grown to like. some OF the old
scenes had given place to new ones I'M
SHJ DctbeI. Jul lney cOulu not take
he place OF those associated with the
pay In the public's regard. There was no sight
Of Eliza. for instance. escaping from the blood
hounds over the frozen Ohio. Other we'll
Known episodes were omitted. SO the new
Uncle Tom did not. in spite OF the fact that
nWas a better play, ~supplant its predecessor.
me public did not care to have its accepted
IDEAS tempered with.
hannah lnGhnm must have known this when
she started 10 make a new version OF East
lynne" Beyond calling the piece The Young
VILE there are no perceptible differences be-
Neen the play at the Murray Hill this week
dthe old familiar stage version OF Mrs. Hen
Moods novel; The progress of the story
we same, and SO Ia the sequence OF the
ssspes The characters, are. unchanged.
Sad the familiar episodes OF the elope-
SS5d the death OF Lits Willie are Just as they
nave always been. There is said to ba some
ttNfsction In the dialogue. but the new mat
tarns no. noticeable enough TO attract atten-
SGuid not have been severe. Beyond thinking
uPpthe name they must have been very slight.
WppHHt the taking OF OF the, p~recocious LitHe