The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-18
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
srrEy VIEW PLAYS READY TO TRY ON
VIEW FORK AUDIENCE&

War Pieces ana lNo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sevcn new plays are ready for New York au-
dances this week. The one with which the
Broadway Theatre will be reopened tomorrow
night lie The Little CORPORAL" a comic opera.
rrittan by Harry b. Smith and Ludwig Eng
lander for Francis Wilson. The work OF neither
tho nbrettist, the composer nor the comedian
Ia unfamiliar, and the triumvirate collaboTa-
,I,n ia much likelier than not to yield excel
liant entertainment. The character to be as
sup,ed by Mr.. Wilson Is that OF a chap
uho resembling the first Napoleon. and
epdinp n uniform left behind by the
Fmperor upon his departure for the Egyptian
campaiSn. is tempted to put on the clothes and
personality OF their owner. That Is the basis
NJ the fun which the actor is expected to de-
yelop One act Is in Brittany and two in Egypt.
The role Of an eccentric impostor is not new to
Mr. wilson. and there Is a hopeful chance that
IN a caricature OF Napoleon he may hit upon
something as valuable 10 him and his audiences
ms the scared thief in "Erminic.' The com
pany has had a week Of practice out OF town..
Iulu CHASER. Alene Crater. John Brand and
Mathilde Treville are among the twenty play
ers named in the cast.
The test Of Sam Bernard as q comedian in
something like a legitimate play. and OF The
MARQUIS of Michigan" the Joint work OF Glen
MacDonough aud Edward VI. Townsend. de-
scribed last week as to its prelimlnarles, was
postponed, owing to the illness OF one oil the
actresses engaged. and is now set down for
next Wednesday night at the Buou. MIR. Ber-
nard will be seen in the character OF q German
American Of humor and mishaps. His prtnci-
pal assistant will he Alice Atherton, and there
is a manifest disposition to let her divide the
honors with him, If she can do so. The piece
is a farce. with interpretations of music and eX-
-, ,psarlA II has hAnn innU nnnl0h
in preparation to get an adequate performance.
and Mr.. Bernard's popularity in the Bijou
neixhborhood will be a helpful factor.
Amelodrama OF the campaign in Cuba. put
together by Paul Gilmore and entitled The
Dawn OF Freedom will have it's first New
York performance at the Fourteenth Street to-
morrow night. The author has of course I'M
dertaker 10 tnterweave the interests of love
and war. The good men and the bad men will
be seen concerned in personal affairs while
fighting the battles OF their respective coun-
tries. The hero and the heroine are Cuban
patriots and the scenes are all in Cuba. but it
Is declared that the spirit OF the piece is dis
tinctly American. The climax is reached in the
destruction OF the Spanish fleet Of Santiago.
The author is the principal actor.
An extravaganza based on the legend Of Rip
Van Wrinkle will be disclosed at the Grand
Opera House tomorrow night. The author is
Edward Corbett, aud he calls his piece Wine.
Women and Song" No claim that it Is moro
than vaudeville with a semblance OF dramatic
form is put forth. The author brings Rip to
life. and sends him on a round Of New York
city sights. The scenes will represent a coun-
try railway station. the interior of a sleeping
car. a New York hotel cafe. a lobby of the main
Post Office. a savings bank. and a department
store Songs aud dances will make up a con-
siderable share OF the entertainment.
The Bowery will get a new Cuban melo-
drama, or at least one with a new title. even
though the material may not be altogether
unused. A Daughter of Cuba" is announced
as a rouser. with a brave but prosecuted
heroine. and a series of exciting episodes. 1t
may be taken for granted that all the heroes
are Americans and all the villains Spaniards.
The rough riders" will figure in the action.
and one OF the SpectacIeS Will be that OF the
battle OF Siboney.
A ,melodrama made in London. and bearing
offered to its first American audience to-mor-
row night at the Star. Mr.. Nane is an ingenious
a iRIeG and of siigas,2B Be6 TO thTllI H HE I pID2s srs Q;
the tried and Trustworthy kind, and they
usually turn upon a murder case in which an
hero Of John Martins Secret" this latest ex-
ample OF the Vane method. But there has to be
bearings upon the rest Of the play. This time
1t is A leap-for-life occurrence under fresh cir
cum-tances. The heroine in a suspended troll
ley car rescues a person imperilled by a land
slide.
CONTIGUOUS vaudeville will have this week
its usual number Of debuts for players and
v~ocalists trained by other than variety-show
schooling. The newcomer to Proctor's Thea
tire is Harry Woodruff. a young actor who has
been considered potent in attracting matinee
audiences. at least. His companion will be
Herbert Aging. and their Offering a one-act
story Of stage life. entitled a Bit Of Instruc-
ton" Among others in the bill will be
Thomas and Barry. who are front-rank sketch
players: Carr and Jordan. with comic treat
ment Of operate selections: the Manhattan
Four. Gallando. and the Holdsworths. North
ern camp life will supply new subjects for the
war-graph. and the most interesting Of it's
earlier scenes will be retained. Last weeks
performers wi engage in to-day's programme.
which. is continuous and but q little shorter
than those Of week days.
A beginning in vaudeville will be made at the
Pleasure Palace by Clinton Elder. an operate
tenor. The one specialist Of last week TO hold
Whose W desc Ri E2aE n the ftee battles Hss0 sefo M1.G ssn.
tiagO have aroused a deal Of enthusiasm here.
John {. Rice and sally Cohen will play a sketch
offer a monoloGue. in which he first ridicules
and then copies Performers who strive to create
will be for the Schrodes, a showing OF animaI
training will be made by Maguire's horses, and
others listed are the GGleesons. Grant and Jones.
McAvoy and May, Topperwein. Ed Rodgers
and the Westons. In the Pleasure Palaces
nine hours Of concert to-day Mason Mitchell
and Rice and Cohen are to be conspicuous.
An extraordinary instrumentalist for Keith's
last week was Camilla Urso, and forty boyish
musicians viii succeed 70 her place in the pro-
band that has had training for the Austrian
Army, range from. 7 years TO Ii. and come in
dorsed as remarkable musicians. The pro-
sIamme,s short play should STAN, out. too,
and engaging Rose Eytinge. Isabelle Evesson
and Clement cambridge. Rorix. a newly inn
ported man Of might. will be one of the special
lists. and other innings are for Pearl Andrews.
Mard and HurEan. the Rooneys. Glguere and
Tony Pastors name will top the list OF per-
formers at his theatre. Gleeful song, with per-
haps a bit Of agile stepping. will constitute his
specially, His assistants will be the Blondells,
Joe WEIGH. Maud Courtney. Boyle and Graham,
GHsEen and IA Arnold. BeSsson., Black and Lulu.
ray and Alden. Walsh and Mack, Ethel Levy,
the Stewards. and Rocco's tiny ain dogs.
Three OF the stars now with US are to tor
inmate their New York ENGAGEMENTS at the