The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-28
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
THuGS ON OUR STAGE BErWBEN
CHRISTMAS AND NEW TEAR'6

CHRISTMAS AND NEW TEAR'G
UalIaok's Remains Closed by Julia Arthur's
nIness-Ths Various Changes OF Bill
IAN AFFAIR of Honor" in P~antomime-
"Brnder Martini = New German Farce.
Julia Arthur's Illness proves to be moro
serlous than was thought. She IL suffering
from nervous prostration and will not be able
10 act again this week. the final one In her
term at Wallack's Theatre. The house will
remain closed until next Monday, when Olga
Nethersole viii be due. The opera stock COM
pany at the American 10 devoted TO an ade-
Quate revival OF the unfamiliar opera 'Lur-
llne." with . cast of favorites and much atten-
ton to the mounting. The resident company
At the Murray Hill 10 performing that excel
lent old melodrama. "LiRhts o. London"
oleverly a. well a. forcibly. The travelling
company in THE White Heather" still led by
Rose Coghlan and using the original sets Of
realistic scenery, 10 the current visitor ut the
Grand Opera House. The GeishR" In At the
Harlem Opera House. "A Hot Old Time at the
Columbus. Remember the Maine" at rho Peo-
Piles and "a Female Drummer" at the Star.
This Is the FINAL week Of THE Head Of the
Family" with william Il. Crane. at the Knick-
erbockar, and OF THE Village Postmaster" at,
the Fourteenth Street. The last fortnight OF
Catherine" is In progress with Annie Russell
at the Garrick and OF "A Dangerous Maid" at
the Casino. The plays that have just started
are "Phroso" at the Empire, Tho Sorrows Of
Satan" at the Broadway and The Little Host"
at the Herald Square. Those that have held
over from last week include The christian"
1t the Garden. Sporting Life" at the Academy
OF Music. ION and on" at tho Madison Square.
The Turtle at the Manhattan, 'Trelawny OF
the Wells" at the Lyoeum. "A Runaway Girl
a. the Fifth Avenue, "The Merchant Of Ven
ice" ut Daly's and Kate Kip" at the Biiou.
The large supply OF vaudeville keeps IN. In
the continuous shows there 10 little that is
new. but the established specialists are 30
many that capital entertainment IL given.
keith's has one stranger In Zrenyi. a man OF
well-trained big muscles. and the familiars
here are the. Marcos. James Thornton and the
fytton and Helene:Mora are listed at the Pleas
pre Palase: Rice and Cohen play a well
Reno and. Richards are employed. Tony Pas
tor. Charles r., Sweet and Gus Williams, are
ISsqssa ss snow sSss9f has r Nf SaS d' the %Ss's Ok:
hibit; the potiop pictures and the band
teTis.ic p aeSn M ahs P ThSs h mesn mas for s o %eSSr
4 Fields,s. a 6right and tnnsful IL 6RHr dstG
B Bisfs q t e ,s s9sfia't peffo as naaisceii ii lo w6 hSf'e nns
familiar foreign specialists are a majority. and
domestic nGnmrssti sspecieTliStIs .G and I 6udTl .SS beys for nt the
the usual budgets Of foul burlettas and hardly
less decent specialties.
A new pantomime at Roster & Bial's has .
basis In the paintinR. AN Affair Of Honor"
It 10 In two scenes and employs elk women.
The first is o supper room whore the women
are eating. drinking and displaying the easy
manners that hold in Raines law clubs. The
programme says that two OF them are enam-
ored Of the same man. and that he Is to pass
In the street ut the head OF some soldiers.
They beckon and throw kisses to show their
admiration Of mon In general. and the adora-
ton by two Of the officer In particular. One
has o letter from him. and she mako o feint
Of putting her feet on q table while she reads
It. She fails for the same reason that May r.
win doesn't cross her knees. but the panto-
nimist doesn't mean to be funny In the at
tempt. The climax OF this scene Is q quarrel
and Q challenge to q duel. By . dark change
the supper room gives way to a forest glen at
the dawn OF day. Here the women come in
two parties. The principals remove their
bodlces. ccrsets aud white wear. leaving their
bodies from waist to throat seemingly bare. as
they are covered only with nearly transparent
gauze. The hens Of their skirts are tucked
into their belts. and the fight with swords be-
part, Of the teneers and OF .sympathesio in inter-
s seut By a thei ans s22mITPflT ialI 5, o mass 3 ftS Are vo shsss
ssf rn as 2 fatal end: Though the partial
ing to promise. 1t seems to excite little more
than pity for the exposed women. As a lure
to seekers Of music hall nastlness II can hardly
prove effective. 4 better new feature here is
OF ON WHOM ama,two are massive n, Tthhe, other being
consists Of parallel bars. placed as far above
isfje stage e. see g ,b will permit aob b Bsrs @ns b In the b gal;
downward, his knees over one bar. and his
toes braced beneath another. The third chap
goes through with swinging trapeze .evolu-
His jumps and twists are surprising. Once.
on being released, he twists clear about in
midair twice and Is caught by a companion.
The, inning 10 short, but not easy. to judge by
The new play at the Irving Place Theatre
last night was given for a charitable purpose of
a particular nature. and Manager Conried
doubtless selected 1t with the idea OF appealing
toa special audience. The first performance was
for the benefit Of the Austrian Hungarian
Immigrants Home. 30 the farce was racy OF
the old soil. Brother Martini is the title. and
its author is Carl Costa. hitherto unknown to
local fame. 1t is not likely that his name will
charitable performances are given for the
Brother Martin" is a formless farce with
music. and its thin action is interrupted at all
less musical additions. The character which
gives the piece its 9ame Is an amiable monk.
who wanders through the four acts setting to
couple come under. his ministrations 30 do
various beggars and other oppressed persons,
He relieves them. all. This Is accomplished
with an obligato q Tyrolean melodies with the
istio Of that music. There was q great deal OF
Austrian dialect In addition. Indeed, Brother
Martin" consisted chiefly OF that.