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WV COMEDY FARCE AVID MELoDRA-
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vn,,nm II. Crane to Produce L'ArronEe'a
rbe Head of the Family" " I'm an Eng
Y.,, yer.ion-Burr Mcintosh to Act In n
shnrt Play of His own--Varions Revivals.
vmi,r, n Crane enacts only American char
..,ors in American scenes. He will not depart
-, chat rule in THE Head OF tho Family"
nSIoh he will produce at the Knickerbocker
ss.o,ro next Tuesday night. To be sure tho
s,.y was written in German by L'Arronge. But
y ,ho English version to be used everything is
.-.ns,srred to this country. The work OF free
...rslntion has been done by Clyde Fitch and
- Diotrichstein They are expert enough to
h.vs localized the matter thoroughly and no
Iorbt they have done so. The role thus pro-
-Idnd for Mr. Crane IL that OF an old
.ollese professor. kindly In disposition
md disposed to ease the troubles al
W,e He enjoys himself with books. flowers.
and other quiet means OF contentment. His
nne unsntstied desire Is to travel Real jour
,evs are impossible to him. SO he makes
Imaginary tours. His idiosyncrasies in this
,espect are quantity comical. His wife is his
.rtthesis She il self-willed and aggressive.
ahe endeavors to marry of her three daughters
,dyantageously. Her schemes OF matchmaking
hecome bad tumble. 1t is at this point that
,hs husband and father asserts himself. Out
Al
arises II seems as though the material thus
rroyided might be Of the harpiest kind. Tho
comedy has been in preparation since the be-
shining OF the season. Mr. Fitch has directed
the recent rehearsals. The cast includes the
Messrs. Hale. Putnam Truesdell and Boag, and
hs Misses Haskins, Haswell. Lester, Wallis.
Stevens and Oliver.
melodrama announced as new will he pre-
.ented at the Columb bus. The authorship is
not disclosed beforehand nor any OF the par
tculars But the title. Lost in Siberia"
makes It sure that It's hero and heroine will
have fateful adventures in that land OF snow
and Ice 1t is safe to assume. too. that the sub
ject OF the story is Nihilism. that the hero is
banished to Siberia, subjected to Siberian tor
t,,res, and that some OF the episodes are Just as
thrilling as the circumstances permit. This Is
one Of Davis Keoghs many enterprises.
Afarce called "A Spring Chicken" will have
its arst New York performance at the Star 1t
is the work OF Edgar Selden. who put forth A
Hot Old Time" last year He is an adept in
the kind Of stage fun that rattles and bangs. In
this new piece he illustrates noisily the doings
ofsummer boarders at seashore The char
acters sing and dance n great deal, of course.
and whatever they do is violent. They strike
out straight and mean to hit hard. That's the
way to knock 'em. Sam Collins. Bernard Dyl-
Ivn. Walter Talbot, Madeline Marshall, the
Clerine Sisters, and Emery and Marlowe are
In the company.
The Bowery will have new melodrama.
"The Two Wanderers" as to which promise
OF melting pathos. infectious fun and exciting
adventure is boldly made. twill be performed
at the Peoples by a company containing sew
eral Bowery favorites.
The usual Monday change OF opera at the
American will not be made this week La
Boheme" will be continued instead Extra
pains were taken with this novelty. The re-
suit was performance brilliant in several re-
spects and adequate almost altogether An
artistic mounting was given to it. quite III
accord with the best modern stagecraft, Dur
ing this week Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Bassett viii
alternate. So will Miss Norwood and Miss Ire
VILE Mr. Stewart and Miss Knox will sins
steadily. Faust week hence.
At the two fashionable theatres OF Brooklyn
also. Monday win pass over without the custom
ary change OF plays. THE Little Minister" has
had week OF great prosperity at the Montauk
and its vogue. along with the charm of Maude
Adams. viii easily carry 1t through second
sway Down East" the homely, humorous and
heartfelt drama Of rural Yankee life. is the
piece that Is extended to a fortnight at the
Columbia
The Monday shift at the Grand Opera House
will bring THE Sign of the Cross" back tC
town. This drama of early Christian martyr
dom wears we'll in American favor. as 1t does
with English people. It's illustration of the
subject is intensely theatrical. yet its spirit Is
wholly devout, and it is no wonder that it takes
Affirm hold upon the religious portion OF the
public. That it has done so is unquestionable
Charles Dalton remains at the head of the
really excellent company.
Comic opera will again possess the Harlem
Opera House for week. De Wolf Hopper viii
be there with The Charlatan." There has
been no change in the company nor in the
manner of the performance. since the. piece
went away from the knickerbocker in its al
tered and improved condition. 1t contains 9
big lot of Sousa music and a congenial Hopper
role. Sousa and his band are on tour anC
eywill give concert at this theatre tonight
MI III Hopper will he, he one Of the singers
into the swelling current of old fashioned stage
Tomance with ,, The, Three Guardsmen." which
don successfuiiv. The standard m dramatzatior Il &
q the novel will. Of course. be used here. anc
lis one which in the palmy days stirred man,
tfhGnda, Mr. Redmond the, AttoS. Mr.. KinG
HInter; That indicates q capable cast.
Ratic The lost Paradise" i will be performcc ptg me-"
{Fhere BY company in which II. I. Keene
cn IluTIlpl, ltTcy ntluDU, hdIt
Woods Fiske, Ermina Osborne. Malcom Brad
icy and G. W. Kits are included. The play IL
one which the late Henry G. de Mile adapted
from Ludwig Fudas original German work
~ deals with the question of capital and labor
strike by mill hands takes place. A lov'
match between millionaire's daughter and
foreman provides the sentimental interest.
Most OF the plays that hold over at our thea
ueS are to be displaced by others pretty soon
The Liars 10 which John Drew has returne,
a. the Empire after two days of illness. will
nave to give way to "Phrosa." That nev
drama by Anthony Hope will be presented b!
CHARLES Frohman's stock company at the be
ginning OF its winter season. Mr.. Frohmai
and his assistants have gone TO Boston. wher
the piece will first be performed.
The extended time OF Catherine" will ex
pre- at the Garrck in about month. Bissol
ana LIE Cercqs "Jalousic," in an English YER
sion by William Gillette. which has beei
crowded out here by Catherine" was playe
hst week in Boston and praised by the review
eh. Zaza,' as adapted by David Belasco. 1
N rehearsal at the Garrick. In French it was
tarlslan success, with Nine. Rejane in the r0l
assigned here to Mrs. Leslie Carter.
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