The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-18
MORE OF THE NEW PLAYS.
PICTORIAL ExTRATAGANzA AND A
STRENUOUS MELODRAM1.

Comic O~pcrn-SOme Fresh Dramatic
rare mt n Charity Breakfast = Notes.
rho first OF two dramatic breakfasts for tho
,encnt Of tho Society OF Decorative Art was
EVEN at n Waldorf Astoria yesterday morn
-. mo rrorramme consisted Of throe one-act
nieys Locked OUT An Amateur Rehear-
81 ond'"The yagabond." The last was n
s%ubsiltutc for a viii ami n Wav." in which
cissv LOTUS was to have appeared. but could
80, on account Of illness. Tri1lng Incidents
constituted the subjects for the playlets rather
,b,, matters Of Importance. Locked Out"
an adaptation from tho French by Mrs. Leon
tI,ryicr. was the c]leverest and most anus
Rrc of the three. 1t told the story of n
Ividov whose train is detained. and who gets TO
her homo Just before sunrise Instead OF at 10
,bo nroyious evening. The cabman leaves her
sni bcrtrunk on the doorstep. She pulls the
boiI 90 hard that 1t comes out. and bangs on the
4 A door hut all to no avail. A man resident Of the
.,mo apartment returns home and offers to let
nor in. but finds that he has left his key in the
pocket of his other trousers. The only thing
.hoy con do is to remain in ths street until
morning. They gossip about their %neighbors,
and finally. to amuse her, the widow asks her
comrapion to tell some romance OF his life.
Ma saws he has only two. ono their present
nights proceedings, and how he has come
to love her in their short acquaintance.
This she SCOTS at; so he tells her his
other romance, one OF his college days. with a
III Girl in a boarding school. This girl. OF course,
WI turns out to be the widow. The sketch was
very daintily written. 1t was equally we'll
acted by John T.. Kellerd and Grace Filkins in
nuuiet. natural manner. avoiding all farcical
extrqyaeonces The other Plays 9i the morn
bond. which had been seen before. made q
pleasing impression on the audience. Edward
The former and Foster Lardner. Felix Morris
and Rachel Crothcrs in the latter; Tho plays
Mani = 81 ~ Mrs, Robert Osborn and the stage
direction OF Burr Mcintosh.
Among tho weeks theatrical novelties is in
/ produced in so familiar a drama as THE
1 kecond Mrs Tanqueray." Olga Nethersole is
'nIayinG at Wallack's the part of the wfnan
whose good present is spoiled by n bad past.
The actress has made it well worth while to
take up the character. She portrays it sue
entity. very positively, yet without violence or
idiosyncrasy. She fully redeems herself from
Stature in THE TcrmaGant" by success in
the current drama. None OF her mannerisms is
obtrusiya. Her power is held in restraint ex-
cept at points where it should break out. There
Is tenderness in scenes where it is permissible.
and harshness only in those where it is de-
manded. Tho reproduction is almost wholly
praiseworthy.
Francis Wilson has returned to the Broad
way with THE Little Corporal" and there is
nothing new to tell about that jovial comic
opera or his droll acting in it. All is the same
as before.
The two popular Irish comedians. Andrew
Mack and Chauncey Olcott. are in the same
street for a month or so. each with q now play.
Mr.. Mack is at the Academy of Music with
THE Ragged Earl" and Mr.. Olcott at the
Fourteenth Street with "A Romance of Ath-
lone Mr.. Mack is permitted by the manage
mcnt to tender the freedom of the Academy to
the returning Sixty-ninth Regiment all next
green along with the, red. white and blue.
Della Fox has not been able to keep her en-
goGSment at the Harlem Opera House. owing
iGTP66 re- s4e i, Wtl T Epr : ahhPFear there o1nigh in
Shown commendable honesty in not giving per-
III Iormances with a substitute.
HI The changes Of bill this week include The
cause She Loved, Him So, at the, Madison
4 S SGg Ifh mT snToo A an 3 at The II Herald Srqaa Eo
c on s''1 are "P 6GTn""' at Il the FSmpdirnse,
.",HazaI at the Garrick. A, Runaway Cir" at
W tHs F,I,9 J. II, NiyGF2 riSoJ ram b fhai, Hbe' ot III. at N the
e!ayE III Das ,EIrbe at the Irving Place.
LtithhSs W NnTris!i9n n at the Gar9e H. |TTrsiawwny
II t&e y! Ma MGaIS at ne Na thyHSaHR Hale Fn nf the KSicE Rt
esrfRo of6 Z L91SnG5in" at the American and
.ThS seventh anniversary Of, the orenine OF
tGe Empire VIZ occur a week from tonight.
Frohman's lieutenants declares that their like
n iboo Sf ant ana value will set Tto a new standard in
Il; not 70 s]ignaiize the present triumph OF
,Phroso,. but to, commemor2te the six years
t6c drst, Ptg i1t' Of =: The &c Girl i Lett behind Me,
u when the playhouse. was. opened. That
pay ran through an entire season. and
iqg The Wind. '!Th" MasdueradSers 'Bohcmin.
rnUnlerth Red Robe and The Conquerors.'
succcsscs made at Mr.. Frohman's theatre by
John Drew and Maudc Adams, So, when the
viii he found that it has a far wider signin- !
sdnrr than q mere mcmcnto of 4 single plays
that MIR, frohman has made in the beautiful
EmnlrG. and its value and elegance are. il is
The eioGuence Of Mr. Frohm3n't iinnttonanIt
seems lustilahle.
Shining lights Of vaudeville are many in this
ttinm9ps show list at the Pleasure PALACE. Ed
daatall, Ray L. Royce and Gardner and Ely also
boyish zouaves, who drill with marvellous
precision, are TO the fore at Proctor's.- and the
SEhT2n ami Herbert and Richard PitroI,, S;
SSi,ISr h%mt IS q dramatic player there. Willard
Kteith's,, and two brief farces are well PLAYED.
Annie Hart and Tony Pastor lead at Pastors.
cG che Rar'i by n ma ics sGis st arl1r a ndyertised an UNI NJ
Honor al Roster 4 BIaTss.' Weber { Fields
T T1sad put nni i"r%@ri tomorrow night a burletta
there Sam Collins and Aimee are named at
tlc na[Ienll. Inc Dewey ana sam u. Jacks |
nave bus Of b]uricttas and spccialties. women
performers outnumbcring the men three to
9nr. Notion pictures of a performance Of
Martha, accompanied by selections from its
muslc; are a new side issue to the Eden MusGe
wax show,
y new conglomeration Of extravaganza.
farce meIodrama. comic opera and some dozen
oth"r kinds Of theatrical , Entertainment is be-
ing presented at the Grand Opera House this
week 1t is called The Evil Eye" because it
must have some name or other. It's subtitle.
The Many Merry Mishaps of Md and the
weird Wonderful Wanderings of Nod" givesa
oetter idea OF the entertainment The plot. il
such a thlnE Is concealed in the show. is built
around two acrobatic comedians. Robert b.
taIre and Thomas Elliott. They. with numer-
GUS others. arc in search of q stolen maiden. |
ihelr wanderings lead them through Switzer-
iahd' Russia and Germany. 1t is in the second
Riiace mat The most amusing scene occurs.
fhey are in q st. Petersburg restaurant. which