The sun., 1898-01-23
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
THE LrOEUM ooMPANR TO PRESENT
VIEW DRAMA FROM LONDON.

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,..,o,,. Social Problem Play, "The Tree sr
xr,ytrdEe.- Imported from the benaeu %.
I,me.-Au tptercstinE Enonaay NtEht as
IN the Changes OF Biiis at the Theatres.
. drama current nI the season In London at
,he Ct James Theatre has been imported by
noniel Frohman. ana will have its hrst Ameri-
..n performance at the Lyceum tomorrow
.Ight II is entitled " The Tree OF KNOWLEDGE"
Tho author Is II. e. Carton, with whose work
our audiences are familiar in several good eN-
,mnlcs. The theme Is q reversal OF one which
has bcen used many time and oft by writer's of
0ction, That is to say.a woman is tho leader
md man the follower In an affair OF unfoFtu-
,ate love. The perfidy Is feminine and the hdel-
Jty masculine. This unusual Posture Of the
,r,bcipal pair of lovers in n serious play
h,, commanded much attention in Lon
don. where tho piece is uncommonly sue
oessful at very fashionable theatre.
II has been described by the newspaper critics
OF that city us a strongly engrossing exposition
of its subject, and as containing an elopement
,plsodc that is ingeniously different from what
IA usual. Tho role Of the adventures, acted
there by Julia Nelson. will bo takon here by
Julie Opp while Mary Mannering will appear
ns the girl In whom the misused lover finds q
eousolatory wife. Other parts have been as.
oisned ut the Lyceum to Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Court
leigh, Mr.. walcot, Mr.. Mills. Mr.. Morris, Mr..
Findlay, Miss Skipworth, and Mrs. Whifin.
After "The Tree Of knowledge" has had its
turn there will be revival Of "The Princess
and the Butterfly" which had such large audi
ences last week that moro Of 1t seems TO be
desired BY the Lycoums public.
Although only one new play will be given
In new York this week, we are not left without
interesting changes Of bill. Fanny Davenport
will begin an engagement at the Fifth Avenue
tomorrow night. During this visit she will re-
yiye some Of those Ssrdou masterpieces in melo-
drama with which she has been famously sue
cessful. The roles which Sarah Bernhard has
yivifed intensely in French have boon power.
fully given by Miss Davenport in English. She
will divide her first week between La Tosca"
and Cleopatra" with Melbourne Mcdowell as
the leading actor in her company.
One week at the Fourteenth Street will be
given to Tho Governors" an uproarious farce.
In which Comedians Ward and Vokes were
lately active and comic at Hoyt's. Thoy and
their comrades give what 10 practically q
vaudeville show. The next and surely welcome
visitor at this theatre will be Chauncey Olcott
in Sweet Inniscarra," which Irish drama will
then have new outfit Of scenery and costumes.
Earlier plays in the Olcott repertory may be
revived in his stay of five weeks.
That very enduring melodrama, "In Old Ken
lucky" will place its mountain and stock farm
scenes on the big stage Of tho Grand Opera
House. Its types Of Kentucky character. its
dverting pickaninnies. its live race horses,
and its irresistible mixture Of melodrama and
farce account sufficiently for the prolonged life
Of this piece. Next week Augustus Pitou will
bring to his theatre his own picturesque pro-
duction Of Cumberland 81" which, with its
remarkably strong cast, is now having tri-
umph in Boston.
Harlem will have Frank Daniels at its Opera
House. The droll comedian will appear, Of
course, in The IDOLS Eye" with which he
lately played long term in Broadway, and
with which he has since been in Philadelphia
and Boston. The role OF the aeronaut. who
steals a talismanic eye Of love belonging to an
has Indian god and
adroitly to At the actors personal humor. and
he is exceedingly comic, in his treatment Of It.
company OF actors and singers.
The Star in lower Broadway is q temple Of
eness tSis wesh %ith 1.-The Sidewalks s of New
York."a tank play with variations from the
earlier examples Of vet stagecraft. A fearless
drown. m skilled diver. + Paul j. Tuston, Is en-. n
play is BY no means quiet 1t teeIns with things
to astonlsh and excite the beholder.
Vesta Tilley. famed in the vaudevilles as an
impersonatOr Of fashionable young men and
character balladist of real artistic ability, is
now now at the head OF q company. and she will take
The theatre. therefore. becomes for the time
being variety house. Miss Tilley Is TO give
number number OF her representations In a round Of
diverse ballads. Her companions are q selection
OF specialists.
Among the unchanged bills. the Empire has
one in The Conquerors that seems likely to
hold on until the end of the season. No sue
cessor to that vigorously assailed drama is in
rehearsal, and q piece which under contract
must be produced there may be given at single
matinee only The dramatic strength Of tho
present play is beyond question, and it is finely
acted by the stock company.
No doubt the life Of The Highwayman,"
which was vigorous at the Broadway anyway
will be strengthened and prolonged by the en-
ployment Of Camille d'Arvile as the heroine.
She will both act and sing the role in q manner
70 emphasize It, and. besides that, her vogue is
bound to be helpful. The hundredth perform
ance Is near, and 1t will have souvenirs.
Sound dramatic art may be found in practice
Dy Charles Coghlan in THE Royal Box " at the
uarden. AT an extra matinee on Tuesday the
actors in town will be guests, and they may we'll
put themselves in the attitude of pupils, too.
a.; play as extraordinary. but both are admir-
IDLY entertaining. Two weeks remain for the
enlargement. The fftieth performance a week
ir4m M Friday will have souvenirs. Henry Miller
s1sra matinee 6 of 1e" Rhss PRlssr Telephone Girl
S VIII se given at the Casino on Tuesday for the
Senent Daniel DAILY, who was recently hurt
~ iail IN Boston theatre. A dozen we'll
kknoWn comedians will appear as messenger
poys with interpolated fun to deliver in the
central station scene. Tomorrow night the
part OF the ballet master will be taken up by
;Samuei ;n,ana FISCHER. Two new songs will then be
The revised farce now called "a New Yorker"
nsW M which Robert Hiliard and well.chosen com
pahy are making fun at Hoyt's, will hold that
sskake mt least two weeks longer, and it may be
that tt9hit w; A. Mcconnell, who has become Mr..
miiliard manager and will take him ON a tour.
nay Drlng out second piece before quitting
sy, sno eity, In order TO have repertory. A forth
ooinihg production at Hoyt's is that Of "Ohi Su.
sanhah, the annual farce delivered at this tho
hene mere Is stu no news from the Bijou Of date
Tg TEeihg nTed upon for the retirement OF May
M". WMwin. although 1t 10 understood that Tho
tMharquis OF Michigan may get In there before
Inc ~ season is over. The Swell Miss Fitzwell"
y, serVicea6e In providing dramatic environ.
snan nent iSr Miss Irwin as an entertainer. She
SW SpeaRs her pieces OF fun and sings her songs of
ulHertinR men.