The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
zee OF PROMISING NEW PLAIs
LYD EXCELLENT OLD ONES.

n.,,r,.l scenes and CharaotsrS In n Piece
nv Two American Women-Fayorite Ao-
~, Come to Town with Tried Material
NSoyeIties in the Vaudeville Bills.
American play by two American women
IN h. admitted to judgment at the Lyceum
Hr.atro tomorrow night. II will present
~. Rsyolutlonar scenes nj characters. The
sn,bors are Grace Livingston Furness and
thhv sage Richardson. The title settled upon
."A Colonial Maid" Our war for freedom
sroyIdes a basis on which q love story IL oon-
sU,oted. The action has for It's salient
- a New York patriots marriage to
country maiden, her discovery that he
= Sone 80 In order to spite q tilt, the
S-.oberous enmity OF the young widow
49, npnished, a plot by British officers
s..Irst the wife, perils and SORROWS for the
s..h,nd as q result OF mixed war and matri-
80 and an ultimate triumph OF true love
- the obstacles that have rouRhened is
s.nrse. Edward H. 6othern Is to enact the
H,ro and the part Is said to range freely and
Sido,v from the comedy OF q oourtship to the
Sslodrama OF q duel. Virginia Harmed will
s.nresent the bride. and her opportunities
sosm TO be at least equal to those Afforded to
~ sothern. The outfit Of scenery IL do
.crIbed as uncommonly correct and handsome.
Tbe cast has been made up from Mr.. Sothern's
accustomed stage companions. Daniel Froh-
mans stock company is ~rehearsing "Trelaw-
,ov Of the Wells" for production at the Lyoeum
three weeks hence.
new melodrama called Tempest Tossed"
vil bs performed at the Grand Opera House
to.morrow night. Walter Sanford is a prao-
teed writer Of plays meant TO stir the multi
tnda. and they hardly ever fail OF their popular
nurpose. He has located this one on the coast
a, Maine, among fishermen and their families,
and the tempests that toss the characters are
Nt.ral as well as sentimental. The storms GEN.
tire on q secret marriage.
kschoenthan comedy, new on our stage. o
recent work by the German author, viii be
u,ed at tomorrow nights opening Of the sea-
son By Heinrich Conried's company ut the
irving Place. It Is named Circus People,"
and 1t depicts the woes OF q clown which are
caused by the exploits Of his gay daughter.
The pieoe Is wholly mirthful. It has been per-
formed throughout Germany and Austria.
Gustav Won Seyffertitz, o comedian Of foreign
Fepute. will make his American debut as the
fhthsr, and an actress fAvorably familiar here.
Anna Braga, will reappear as the frisky girl.
NJ. Conried'S plans for the winter promise the
usual llternations Of comic. serious and
mulcal plays in German.
The stock company at the American will
bring out Gounod's operate version Of
"Romto and Juliet" A performance Of that
work In English is enough Of O novelty 10 be
Interesting. aside from the reasonable expecta-
ton Of good merit In the singing. Mr.. LAWN
will be the Romeo on Monday night and dur
inE the rest Of the week Mr.. Sheehan will alter
nate In the role. Miss de Treville and Miss
Norwood will similarly divide the time as
Juliet. The rest Of the cast holding through the
week Includes Messrs. Stewart, Pache. Chase.
Witherspoon. Apsland, Knight, Moulan and
Veron aud the Misses Maonichol and Palmer.
Chauncey Oleott will come back to the Four
teenth Street for q fortnight, and the first half
oft will be devoted to Sweet InniscArra. !" the
Irish drama which Augustus Pitou wrote for
hin last year and In which the comedian car
RES the sentiment frequently into songs Of his
own composition. Mr.. Olcott has hitherto been
exceptionally prosperous at this theatre. He is
ahrmly grounded favorite with the large por-
ton Of the public which likes o melodious Irish
hero. 1.-THE Village Postmaster" by Alice
Ives and Jerome Eddy. will be revived at this
theatre two weeks later.
Julia Arthur will return to Wallack's with
tbs drama which she produced there last sea-
son. Frances Hodgson Burnett's stage version
oi"ALady OF Quality" has served to introduce
bliss Arthur advantageously throughout the
country, and chiefly because she gives vital in
terest to the peculiar heroine In the exciting
passages. A rich and liberal mounting OF the
play has been another factor In its success. In
her present company the recruits are W. 8.
Hart. White Whittelsey. Thomas ]. Bridge
land. and Horace Lewis. The others were with
her when she was here before. She win bring
out Ingomar" and As ou Like 1t" before
the end Of this engagement, n she promises
that they shall be finely pictorial.
The company lately at the Casino In Yankee
Doodle Dandy will go to the Harlem Opera
House with that riotous extravaganza, in
which Cuban soldiers are mixed heller skelter
with civilians and phases of New York life are
wildly travestied. Walter Jones. Thomas Q.
6eabrooke. MadRe Leasing and Edna Wallace
Hopper remain the leaders. and the costumes
and scenery Of the Broadway production are
carried along on the tour. which begins with
ne performers unfetigued and their resplen-
Alice Nielsen and the Perley Comic Opera
SUmSany Will cross the river to Brooklyn and
shPTeSR ea the week at the Montqpk. presenting
haye remained at Wallack's much longer il
cbsss Arthur,s contract had not prevented. No
tssseatatloq: The company will be Just the
Ssme; II Is one OF the best now engaged in a
A second lot Of visitors to Brooklyn will be
rme 9eIlnan Liliputians. who have been with
" az the Irving Place o month and q half.
Gdaey viii appear at the Columbia In THE
uoidep Horseshoe" an extravaganza entirely
ffqpltabls to their antic disposition. Franz
Eosrt Selma Goerner. and Adolf link are the
EalIhg comedians OF the company, as they
rave been for several years. and they are q
sMehted trio Of mites. The play Ia o conglom- |
n,ate Of farce. burlesQue. and spectacle. with
hh nI iGr ne dwarfs to do, and some grown-up
All hlhe I 44SN}nPpelly stock company at the Murray
GsacS Se recalled as 4 %farcical comedy which had
ss . at the, Fifth Avenue a dozen years
M ~ US a tumble Of merriment. as indicated
te ute, and will be a relief from the serious |
IhaItls which have been performed OF late at
NJ tVHtatfe IN Lexington avenue, Mr.. Drouet, |
d. Hni!hg' Mr; Allen. Miss InRham, Miss Beau |
Sm, Mss hlllliken. and Miss Donnelly will as |
inefficient east
hsdane stock company at the Columbus now
SI1 the name OF Jack II. Kahn as manager,
iOwra ~ membership is much the same as be-
SnI,o ne piav selected for this week Is In
FFsrnU o' AL q familiar English version oil a
enn,ia, work by Nictorien Sardou. 1t Is an
rSIe oUOnal drama, with a particularly strong
by ~ the heroine, to be acted In this revival
N ana Abel. who has been called upon for ali
Cd Sn ~ Talent at this theatre and has respond
Mr. SgSa5Prllslngly well; Others o. the cast are
Miss G2arigan' Mr.. Ahrendt. Miss Hope and
Maria |