New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-10
MUSTC--THE DRAMA.
FAUST" IN ENGLISH.

"Esrst" was done Al the American Theatre last
night by the Castle Square Opera Company. Of
which II must be widely known by this time that
II sings in English Faust" is "A familiar work to
the frequenters Of the Metropolitan Opera House.
80 familiar indeed. that witty writer soon after
the resumption Of the administration by Messrs
Abbey and Grau suggested that the name OF the
institution be changed to the Faustspelhaus."
Evidently the patrons Of the American Theatre are
not 80 familiar with It. but they maintained one Of
the opera's traditions last night by crowd!ng the
house to its extreme capacity and applaudlng all
the principal solos except one II was slgnih
cant exception, for II was the jewel song. which
was sung by young woman who In ali else made
a most agreeable impression. The singer was Miss
Edith Mason. who IS conoly. graceful. easy in
t,on exneriepced In the conventions OF stage
craft and who has voice which. in the medium
register is OF most ingra;ia'ing quality. That shs
failed to please with the number which the Mar
guerites Of forty years have relied upon for ther
greatest success was due to the fact that she has
no agility OF voice. She did not even try to tr.L
which was an obvious kindness to tho audience and
the less said about her scales the better And what
is the Jewel song without trils and scales?
As for the performance as wnoe, II was a.
void Of poetlcai atmosphere as the jewel song was
OF its pretty furSe,ows bat 1t had other things
commend II. 1t impossible to escape the In
nression that most Of the singing was done the
Irishman played the fdde-that Is b. main strength
but Il was tuneful. spirited and sincere, sincere
with the sincerity of peop.e who 10 their best and
think that best extremely good In this conviction
the performers were supported by the audience
II they had been it Is not to be supposed that
william Frederick. who s old hand. would have
made so clumsy carcature Of Mephisto2hoes
he did or that Miss Lizzie Macnichol would have
been recalled after so atrocious a performance OF
the flower song she gave. Faust bad good
voice but his acting was the acting Of Nr shee-
han touching which enough has been written in
hpSo 'ha
name OF Gounod is known. william q. Stewar,
brought an equally carable voice 70 THO part Of
Valentine and considerably more grace and va
riety Of movement And the chorus sang Ike q
house a-firc.
STAGE AFFAIRS ~ GENERAL
The proceedings OF the local actors al this time
are not raomentous. ana the mere me1tion Of them
generally suf1ces 70 keep the reader acquainted
with the trend OF theatrical industry. Musical plays
Of a ,arclcal character appear 10 hold the highest
place in popular favor. Tae most prominent actors
NOW visible here are Mrs Fske. Miss MauiA Ad-
ans. Miss Efhe Shannon. Miss Lillian Russell Nr.
Mansfield M Craze and Mr. Sothern. The Ger
man actress. Agnes Sorma. woman OF exceptional
talent and charm. took leave Of the public last
night at the Irving Place Theatre. and she Will
at once sail for Europe. Mrs. Fishes acting
which Is marked by strong mentality and by re-
narkable exac,itude OF Photographic methoi,-as-
fords an interesting study and the prosperous con-
tinuance o. her present engagement al the Fhh
Avenue Theatre Is observed WIKI much sstis'ac-
ZION. Mr. Mansfield. at the Garden Theatre. con-
tnues 70 animate with his ecceltric personality tho
,r.u ard ,enuo,s play Of THE First VOLTA" CON-
nos,tion In the course OF which he tells juvenile
story about a wolf that ratified and sings. with
much expression. Ben Jonsons delicious lyr'c
Drink 10 Me only with Thine Eyes Ihat ~
rnarkabe addition TO dramatic literature has last
Cd nearly three weeks. Mr.. Crane amuses his FOL
Of Miss Adams knows no retiring ebb" at the Gar
rick, where that gentle and pleasing lady continuss
10 present The Little Minister
Mr.. sothern appeared last night at the Grand
Opera House, and pleased considerable audience
with his well-known performance Of Lord chum'
lev" Among the current musical plays inc mos'
conspicuous is The Circus Girl" which has been
revived a. Days Theatre with a cast OF UNUSUAL
strength Miss Irene Perry, acting as La favo'iA
invests that character with engaging sprsnt"ne's
and impar,s It both briliancy o, appearance ana
comic vim Mr.. Joseph Herbert wno has SHOWN
exceptional versatility IN the portrayal OF eccentric
humorous character. gives particularly cle'es
sketch OF the circus manager. Other musical pays
now visible are The Lady Slavey. at me ca
sino The Bride Elect" at the Knckeroocxe''
The Highwayman." Mt the Harlem opera hoos~
and The Wedding Day at the broadway ihee''e'
in the last OF which the conspicuous perrormer
Miss Lillian Russell Visitors 20 the Lyceum me-
,re where tho Moth still circulates AROUND ths
Flame may morslize upon the nooler aspecs :"
American dramatic authorship. ana may rsA"1'
Tho useful fertility OF the French language Proc
lamation is made q, the approach OF Mt seaorooAe
who will arrive next week at tho Broao"aS' ""
sent!ng The Isle OF Champagne
e,rce called The rarrytown WIDOW was DIV
sen,ed last night at the Biou Theatre. an ihSu'u-
no, NJ which an amaAle effort Is usually IN prog
ress TO stimulate the public laughter THIS par' leu
lar endeayor IS frollcsome. but rot important IN.
leading parts were played by W. J. ferguson a.'
Virginia buchanan Miss Annie RAssel' may "
seen this afternoon. at the Empire Theatre "ne'
:, ,s understood that she will dssect some so't o.
nroSem The violets have lust appea'o' 49,
nroblem. are not just now eagerly desired. ou' 20
SONS who Ike dissection have an opportunity 20 o.
their smelling bottles and todile out. Inc oo,e
If the dissection in this case, Is 20 intimate ''
the broades, kind o, amatory benevolence ~ no'
comnat,bla with n taste for early vegetables '0'"
Drew appeared last night in BROOKLYN tho D'N 80
Stock Company was pleasantly g'ee''u :" =,
n 70. Miss Julia Marlowe entered on the ias' We"
OF her season. playing m Buffalo; ADA rem a''
tho DAILY Comedy Company acted in Phiadepn'~