The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-28

the burden, and the old.time nimbleness came to
fiormSnco Of "A Normandy Wedding" WI.
dress, and to q elightor extent in his acting.
His %insistent initiation OF stuart Robson e
was in Thoroughbred" and fit9 seems SsV to be his
chief equipment. But he is free from vulgar
ity, and the audience ought to thank him for
the advantage of a slim, youthful figure, an
agreeable presence. and a considerable amount
singers that have appeared on tho comic opera
stage In some time; The piece has picturesque
the close o Of the Ssp iiTst act. aoT Tbsro. instead st spo Of the
customary finale, with largo chorus on the
stage. only a few Of the characters are seen;
one or these Is the heroine, carrying IA lighted
candle in her hand. As she passes up a largo
stairway outside tho house. tho curtain falls;
yulgarity of its humor. The story in the orig.
inni must have been ptquant enough. But there
phero; and little of the delicacy that must
have been in 1t.
In the middle OF the to-be-or.not.to.be solilo.
guy in Hamlet" rs Walker Whiteside was pre-
senting 1t in indianapolis, the floor caught fire
from the footlights, and the melancholy Dano
had to tread the boards with a purpose more
literal than ideal.
May Irwin has taken a horseless carriage on
her tour for the purpose Of a daily street pa
rade to advertise her show in circus fashion.
Lillian Russell is using a four.in.hand equipage,
and Anna Held q gayly emblazoned railway
car.
In answe to many queries: Mono OF tho
moving photographs now used In the Passion
Play exhibitions can have been made at tho
last oberammergau performances, az tho APP
paratus had not yet been invented. However,
by costuming and drilling other peasant rep
resentatives Of tho characters very close imi.
tations have beon obtained. and practically
truthful representations are possible.
Edward +. Albee. who has taken tho imme-
diate direction Of the Union Square In the place
OF j. Austin Fynes. who has gone over to Proc
tor. has been the general manager Of the Keith
his salary is $4,000 a year. At all events. he
has been an ingenious deyiser and energetic
Fynes now holds the same relation to the Proc
William H. Crane has bought from A. +. Ian.
ance." Judith Berolde,. formerly the leading
actress with the late Alexander Salvini, viii
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. Richard Mans.
field is to appear hero in Rosland,s 'Cyrano do
The three-star plan is to be tried next winter by
Frederick Warde. Louis James, and Rhea In u
Patriotism is being industriously melted at
the theatres, though the responses are not al
ways hearty. That is because tho efforts are
Avenue on the night Of Washington's Birth.
day, when enthusiasm might be supposed to be
at it's height, there was little more than the
usual outburst at a climax incl Captain that
is stirring to the blood in itself. and that was
followed by the appearance of the seventh Regi-
ment Band with the music OF Sousa's stars
and Stripes Forever" There were only two
demands that the curtain be raised. which 10
about the customary number at the close of the
act. Dorothy Morton. singing a patriotic ditty
under an American flag at the close Of "A Nor
mandy Wedding" moves the audiences to sym.
pathetic applause at the Herald Square, although
the spectators do. not hesitate to put on their
coats and hats and scramble out as soon as 1t Is
over. The theatre orchestras which play pa
triotic tunes between the acts are applauded.
but there is not a great deal more fervor than
they would receive at any time.