The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11
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Now in Use-"The Marquis Of Michigan"
and 1.-THE Golden Horseshoe "-WhR
tho Actors Are Doing to Please Us.
Four more OF our theatres win be open to the
public this week. The season at the Fifth
Avenue is started with Tho Royal Boz" the
English version OF an old Dumas play, which
enjoyed a ready acceptance at that theatre
last season and was afterward transferred to
another house proeperously. Charles CoRh-
Ian, who made the adaptation with n view to
providing an effective role for himself. and
who was praised for his noting In II, is again
seen In the character Of q cynical yet loving
and loyal actor. The present company has
Katherine Grey. Al attractive and clever
actress. In the part Of the young lady who be-
comes enamored of the player and who wins
him away from wicked amours to social re-
speotability.
The opening of the Herald Square. twice
postponed on account Of the hot weather, is
confidently set down for tomorrow night.
Only three weeks are allotted to THE French
Maid" with Charles Bigelow more conspicu-
Qua than before In the advertisements. and
doubtless with his opportunities extended
in the performance. The company seems to
be quite as good 40 hitherto. After the re-
Nval Of this musical farce q new one entitled
Hotel Topsy Turvy' will DO produced.
A new farce By Glen M~acdonough and Ed
ward W. Townsend. THE Marquis Of Michi-
gam" will be at the Bijou upon the open
ing Of that theatre next Saturday night. Quite
a. important as the play. In the estimation
Of the first audience. beyond q doubt. will
be the appearance Of Sam Bernard ns q star"
actor. Ho has made q great many people
laugh IN vaudeville shows. and later in music
hall extravaganBas. and he is a German dia-
lect comedian possessing cleverness and an
agreeable personality. In the new farce he
will appear as o young German-American
artist who has had queer experiences e-1ong
brigandS In Italy. The odd devics In the
action 10 q last will and testament which.
having been made hastily when paper was not
ut hand. was tattooed on the back Of the strong
woman In q circus. Other complications Of
eourtship and marriage enter into the singu-
lar case. and upon these o reliance IL placed
for the success Of the venture with Mr.. Ber-
nard. May Irwin is a business partner in
che enterprise. and she has engaged an act
ress and singer much like herself. Alice Ath-
orton. for an important role. Others In tho
cast are Dan Collyer. Maud White. Maud Has
lam. Charles jackson. and Grace Freeman.
Those midget comedians. the Lilliputians.
will bring out q now play. The Golden Horse
SHOE" next Thursday night at the Irving
Place. Although It 10 German In language
and was performed last winter in Berlin. 1t 10
American In scenes and characters. at least in
the version to be used here. The pivotal idea
is that q Western woman has left her wealth to
be divided among all the adults under three
feet in height who may be in town on a GER
tain date. A relative. the Sheriff Of the oounty.
is q dwarf. and he hopes that there will be no
other qualified heir under the queer provision
OF the win. But he is sadly mistaken. A lot
OF little men and women appear. The comic
doings Of these characters make up the action
In what would seem to be an amusing ~extrava-
Ganza. Franz Ebert. Adolf Zink and Selma
Goerner. whom we know very we'll as accom-
Plished comedians and singers. are still with
the Rosenfeld company. Several others are
retained from the old organization. which has
made several American tours. One of the in
with the Lilliputians. posed in them in SEM
blance OF heroes Of our army and navy.
Grown-up ballets and SNOWY scenery will be
tf92; ,Rs Tao EifR Francis Wilson and "fho
q Ths 9Rp;e absrS e Ma the Sar de5 i y dated f. for Oct Oct:
Gerac."
Most Of to-morrow's vaudeville will include
new matter. or celebrities who are new to
such programmes. The chief feature at
Keith's will be the first appearance in the con-
tinuous shows of Camilla Urso. the celebrated
violinist. who has OF recent years confined her
public playing to the concert stage. Bob
Rackett's Pajamas' is the title Of q tender
playlet in the SAM bill, and will be played by
Harry Lacy and Ida Van Sicklen. Batty's
trained bears and q comic sketch for Hayes
and Lytton are continued features. and among
the other innings will be Til's marionettes
and Gracie's cockatoos.
At Proctor's Theatre will be Charles T.
Ellis. he who was long to the fore In "Caspar
the Yodler." He will be heard in q new sketch
entitled AN Artists Dilemma in company
with several assisting players. Another dra-
matte number will be Captain Impudence."
Q short piece full Of laughs that engages Ed.
win Milton Royle and Selma Fetter. Among
the specialists will. be A. o. Duncan. q ventril.
oquist. the Joneses and Grant. negroes with ar
odd and comical specially Of dancing and sing.
ing; the Rios. who are expert with flying
rings: Walter Hyde. a violinist; John ". Rog.
0rs. q club swinger; Alex. Heindl. violoncellist
Williams and Tucker. Bryant and Harger. the
Eaglesons. May Wentworth and Fred Niblo
Scenes from the Turco-Grecian war. from the
Santiago campaign. and from our camp Life
will be an output b the war-graph.
To the Pleasure Palace Rose CoRhlan bring
the short play that she tried for the first tint
ct Proctor's Theatre a fortnight ago. Will
her are John T. Sullivan and Lottie Alter. 81
capable acting Of other characters than tina
last week in vaudeville before rejoining one o
the Frohman touring organizations. Secont
only to this feature will be Mason Mitchelll
description of his own and other rough riders
experienees In the fierce fighting before San
for other soldier boys accompany the nara
tive. Other war pictures. are OF the movinl
roster takes in Florence Bindley. who is nov
Q musical specialist; the Sidmans. Frobel an(
RuRe. Maud Beal Price. Fred Brown. Farrell
and Stork. Ella Morris and Mary Lane.
An unusual line in to-morrow's programme
1t Pastors will be First production Of an orig
Inal English comedy" It's title Is The Pac,
That Kills" and its authors name is not given
aries, electrical effects and a business mana
ger. One incident is OF a fight to death on a col
lfpsing staircase, indicating that in this cas-
Russell brothers. Morton and Reyelle an,
Emma Carus are some OF the specialists.
Two roof shows are in their last week. TIL
concluding programme atop Roster & Bial'
embraces a musical sketch called "Darktowl
lristocracy.' and besides its dusky special