New-York tribune., 1898-01-16
DRAMA AND OPERA.
THE REvIvAI.s AT DALY's THEATRE.

CHANGES OF ELL. FOR TIE COMING wEEK-THh
SINGERS or THE DAMRoscH COMPANY
The series Of old comedy revivals at Days
f3eatrc Is growing more and more popular
More interest has been manifested IN rhe
Merry Wives Of Windsor than in either OIL lhe
Shakespcaran plays that have preceded IL this
season. and the week that was originally an
nounced for its run proves to be insufficient Tor
the audiences that want to see it TWO or three
weeks seem n much more appropriate time 1or
such production. 1t cannot be long. however
as SO many other plays pressing for their
own positions in the list. Twelfth Night Is
to be the next one. and The Country Girl"
"The School for Scandal" London Assurance"
and The Merchant Of Venice are still to
follow.
1t is a sign Of the returning prosperity Of the
theatres that the tendency Is to proong runs be-
yond the times originally set for them. rather
than TO hurry plays off the stage to make room
for others. only to repeat the process of expert
ment after experiment. Another play which
will run slightly over its time is Countess
Valeska." which Miss Julia Marlowe is present
ing at the Knckerbocker Theatre This was at
first offered for last week only. but the man.
ayers have felt sufficiently encouraged TO give 1t
a few more nights and so Miss Marowe's other
plays Romeo and juliet" "Ingomar" and For
Bonnie Prince Charlie" WILL if given at all. have
to be crowded into the last few evenings of the
engagement.
The IIighWayman," at the Broadway Thea
tire. is happy in never having had any definite
time set for its run. It has the before
1t. and the probability is that it will need the
season. The filling of so large theatre the
I,ynqdvaN q pprfOrnaucp a
substantial success, and it is agreeable thing
to see. when. as in this case, it Is achieved with
out any resort to Vugarity or cheap methods
"The Highwayman" looks more like true sue
cessor TO robin Hood" in point Of popular ac-
ceptance than any other in the considerable list
OF oporettas put forth by its authors
Robert Hilliard will begin short engagement
al Hoyt's Theatre tomorrow evening, present
ing farcical play called "A NewYorker" It
is revised version Of Lost Twenty four
Hours" which Mr. Hilliard played at this thea
trc some time ago In its new form the play
IS cast as follows:
D9vd Earle Ryder
Dore Davidson
Thomas. E. soldere Powell
Ms bertha Dacfe Mrs Louise TT,orndyke Honcicaut
Mary Churchill Valerie
ss Frances Whitehouse
The persistent Girl from Paris" will come
back TO town tomorrow night. and will be vsi-
Die at Wallack's Theatre. The company pre-
s,nting IL is the same that last appeared in the
farce in this city. The title part is played by
Miss Georgia Caine
Tho three French girls whom Mr. Rice has
placed the stage will be close together this
week The second of them, THE French Maid"
still maintains her prospCro course at the Her
aid Square Theatre, having already had what
counts for a long run in these days and having
moreover. the prospect Of a considerable extern
sion OF il to follow.
The youngest Of the trio. THE Ballet Girl" is |
gradually accustoming herself to her surround |
ings at the Manhattan Theatre. The rehearsals |
OF THE Ballet Girl are still as constant as II |
the piece had not yet been seen by the public |
1t is the process of licking into shape" which |
entertainments Of this character often, or in |
deed usually, have to go through. so that the |
play at the end of its is different from |
what it was at the beginning as another play |
would be.
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN SINGERS
FEW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE DAMRoscH |