The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

Charinion, Guile and Dclmorc and Lee are some
A concert at Weber & Fields's this evening
engages some OF tho best known OF vaudeville
yocallsts and some of the members OF the music
mSinder OF The week viii Consist. as III they have
consisted for the past three months, of "Pousso
latest ate add saditi tsm % ps1 tSis Sm NS q l sodss.pod hns
nThe Wny.high'man, is one of its most divert
The novelty at the Harlem Ia not that Maggie
Cline will head the roster and nightly spar four
CORY rounds with song, but that she will resume
nary vaudeville song bird. Cushmsn and Hoi-
comb and Alice Raymond are some Of her COM
panions. Pauline Hall and Bobby Gaylor arc
Al Sam 4. Jacks "The Model is continued
without change. Jonnie Yeamans is still the
remains as the most conspicuous contributor Of
Aiecturo upon the passion Play" Illustrated
by more than a score. Of cinematographe tab
leaux representing biblical scenes, Is a novelty
In to.day's showing Of the eva wax WORKS WORKS ia a no..
group representing a. Burmese execution. 1t
has the figure of tho victim with his head upon
crush his skull with his %forefoot.
Managers OF vaudeville Theatres in New York
and BROOKLYN, with this hearty cooperation Of
vaudeville performers, are preparing. a per.
formnnce for tho benefit Of the Actors Fund; to
go Ses'h re 81 KSstsf IS S ase g S SandS SSs e Smons ts ssS;
who arc promised to appear are Tony Pastor. S.
Miller Kent. Maurice Barrymore. Lottie Collins.
Maggie Cline. Gus Williams, Alice Atbertsn,,
sam bernard. vesta Tiilley, John T; Kelly,
Francesca Redding. George Fuller Golden,
Charles A. Stevenson, and many others.
Souvenir nights and final nights mark tho
week at some of tho theatres where familiar
plays are enacted. Tomorrow carries Tho
Highwayman" to a hundredth performance at
the Broadway, and mcmontos are ready for
distribution. Composer De Koven leads the or.
chestra. Camille D'Arville's advent in the cast
is set down for Tuesday. She will take up the
role OF the venturesomo Countess.
Gift clocks once more tick with the tickets at
the Herald Square for tomorrow nights 15Oth
time of Tho French Maid" They are made
for travellers and they fold into mahogany
cases. Tho carnival quadrille is the newest and
showicst feature in the entertainment. Octavie
Barbe is the latest recruit to the beauty contin-
gent of the exhibition.
A souvenir night is dated for Wednesday, at
the Casino for "The Telephone Girl" Charles
impersopating the old rake among the hello
girls, and the soubrcttes. The news Is telo-
g T PHI from L L that tho piece can, after
sion OF a French work copyrighted in England.
The estate of the late Augustus Harris owns 1t,
and q license has been obtained.
to the hands Of Brady s Ziegfeld Gusts 1.-THE
Ballet Girl" at the end of this week, and sends
Boston. A newly exploited dancer here is a
1 nrsssn Mis- nsn Mi of THIS Ee tSe SsI,s IS sp I'D e. rssaGned T be
the incoming firm; The first production will be
that Of R 3 new rural play ".May Down East by
Robert Hilliard's term ut Hoyt's expires with
band whose spree loses him. a day, and almost
his wife,, too, in "A New Yorker" Most oh.
sSsv sIem shin q that maDl he ss a1sG dsyelOPgfi s an eo %srssS
is uncommonly well chosen and helpful. The
ensuing thing for Hoyt,s is 20: susan1ah,"
and for which. he is reheaI 'ing. an able cast.
Charles Coghlan's close at the Garden is but
feat Of transferring a play from one broadway
theatre to another without losing, SO far rs out.
ward signs 20. much Of its vogue. The Royal
Box Is justly rated as a good example of stage
art. in both composition and performance. 1t
has met with, generous appreciation here, and
julio Kopacsy quits The Irving, Place for a
time after next Saturday. and only until then
i thes t HoeatG ope ofen nj GSf" 'sFhe nG Belle IeS H R.aI e a. !"
which was revived last Thursday. remains till
the end, and then the singing contingent of the
1t is settled that, The White Heather" shall
stay through February at the Academy q
present PROPORTIONS. Manager Gilmore eives
success ever known at his theatre in a money
way, and as to its artistic qualities-well there
p Q and exciting scenes. u 'Ae'
That harshly violent denunciation means val.
e snS,o Of sfS 9pTbe cona sse%s to Be %b PEoy q te IN b tss
sons are assailing il as indecent. a vastly larger
number are going to see it for themselves and
finding it n powerful drama. The Empire has
never been crowded by moro distinctly fashion.
able audiences than those which are making IL
certain that The Conquerors" will triumph
over its foes for months to come.
While there are those who will never permit
themselves to believe that a second actor in,a
part Is rs good as the first one, the majority in
the audiences at Wallack's must be convinced
that THE Girl from Paris is performed now
quite as amusingly as it was by the original
longer. and then John Drew introduces "A
Summers Day" which is recommended to US
by London success.
edge" at tho Lyceum, has been curtailed by the
excelsior of talk that was superfluous. and thus.
besides enabling the curtain to fall at ten minutes
past IL O'Clock, tho action is benehcially has
extra matinee of THE Princess and the Butter
fly" with James X. Hackett making his first
appearance after his illness. has been arranged
is engaged for a Lenten series of illustrated
lectures at this theatre.
Maude Adams is q dramatic magnet: She at
the stage version Is quite as charming. amusing
and interesting as the novel. and no matter II it
is admirably put behind the footlights, the fact
remains that the ability and personality of Miss
mains at the Garrick to the end OF tho season.
1t is settled that she stays till hot weather.
May Irwin Is with equal certainty. though in
1.-THE swell Miss Fitzweil.'F Tina, farce is rea.
sonably funny, and O wise selection of carica-
turing comedians and contrastingly comedy
unctuous humor is the soul and body of the
entertainment. She commands an air of spon-
taneity that is irresistible and very amusing.