The sun., 1899-05-14
THEATRICAL AMUSEMENT
THE NEW YORK STAGE IN WEEK
NEAR THE SEASONS END.

We ndu n DhICfl DI now pays anu TepTOuuC'
itions last week. and 50 the list OF holdnvers Is
less hackneyed than it is sometimes. The re-
turn OF "Erminie" last night gave back to the
Casino its most successful entertainment This
comic and musical setting Of the old melo-
drama Robert Macare' had u protracted run
there and has been revived several :,nes sue
eessfuy Francis Wilson became star CO.
median through his imrersonation Of the
scared and hungry thief. He Is the facetious
feature VI the present performance. W. I.
,Csy.eton. Murray Woods. Jennie Weathersby
and Max Freeman. from the original cast. are
playing the same roles again. new and i'm :
porant com panion is Lillian Russell, along
with Thomas Y. Seabrooke and Lulu CHASER.
The fun and the music wear well.
Another theatre which has renewal OF its
greatest success is the BDou. whero "Adons v
akain exhibits Henry +. Dxey as its vivi1ed
statue. and Amelia Summerville as its merry
little mountain maid" Mr.. Dixey has lost
none OF his clevernass in mimicry or his grace
In dancing. The first term Of his extravaganza
at the Bijou was eghty-scven consecutive
weeks. II is expected that Tooth perform
ance on the same stage will now be reached
A piquant recruit is Therese Renold. beauti-
ful young girl Of bright promise.
The new farcical play at the Lyceum. His
Excellency. the Governor" lays claim to being
"the smartest OF the season." and substanti-
ates II pretty well. IL Is surely a witty piece.
with much novelty Of lea and an air OF ro-
nance accompanying its fun singuiarly. II Is
admirably acted. Miss Miward is Just about
the surest com edienne we have had in the role
OF an adventures. She is delightfully."- buoyant
and discreetly spirited.
The theatrical event OF last week was Miss
Adams's appearance for the first time in
"Romeo and Juliet" Notwithstanding the in
a. ,i,,k
ehe has caused, and the certainty that tho
crowds would MT lessen until hot weather.
only the sixteen advertised performances will
@ he syan ven % # has been daemed nexnedient I ] to to
ssas, H. a,.',,I ",,.'arla,',. -, H,,an,;,io.
preak the several engagements In other cites.
So the last of the new JuIipi at the Empire will
be seen next Saturday night
IN" new American drama at the American.
oddly entitled "We-Uns of Tennessee" con-
.a''e '"' ~ '"u'" oi s'u n,a|'i 'a' W ''"'o
stood any chance OF failure Mr. Arthur has
shown good facility in devsng situations.
,,ito % ,ha sr,,,hnr nt,ins 10 49, H
OF OF ne IN the southern m mountains is proven IN
IN eynenso s,rnnc .nrn,,nv and 0ne soon.rv
~ e'io'h s',iip"n. VI, anu i.n' scenei'
ducing manager
Tho Academvo, Nusic bas tbe ,atost q, tbos.
melodramas which. through novelty in sensa-
tonaism has found favor with the masses.
s.pl,> E;,,, ho n,,i,,,, pi,,,',
"u mus y, .'o "i'"',' 'ne p'iPui 70 w. "o
plct Chinese life and crime IN San Francisco.
Its illustration of an opium Joint in full opera
'lon 10 e's'ossils " ''e .e' i'lu,.''uue' rFeh %
more so Is the rescue Of an imprisoned girl by
ne,ls 70 tha nonrl.r tasto
'en,s n,, " .''e popuini u. ~" 'aS,e'
The return of the Charlatan to the fiftn
for De- Wolf Homer, % puts m tn. co comic onera for,
ard DO n conpidsrahy 'u vO 1'ysa srson
NJ s,anev IL tha tenor as bofnre b"t @ ,%roo 'o ~
the important roles are now taken by Miss
ozark. Mr. EdWarns ana MISS Mackaye. The
He viii be here Tprey weeks ae as ever
The course Of "A Female Drummer" has
been contrary to usage; 1t was played in sew
BroadWay last week at the Manhattan, Prob:
ably Miss Bennett, whose impersonations of
are really aE,istic is eIated BY this peculiar ex-
perience. me abundant iu1 OF the farce is
MANY man M IN i and at department
-, Ihe & Herald IDS Sluare will have something from
tabeaSx Illustrative OF, our war with Spain.
Great Britain and the United states Aston
fishing electricn effects are promised. The
Hf Who wo4th Ha11y whe ni
ana handsome danSeuse.
A two-minute travesty OF Romeo and
Julet Will be lnterpolated In The Man in
fhe Moon at the New York Tomorrow nj ght.
Marie DressIer viii! he the Romeo. sam Ber-
pard the .fulef and Walter Jones the Mercutio.
For further novelty there W u be a shifting
about OF the several baIlets and some changes
In their max cup. The comedians have more
20 do than they ha' az first, and are now there
fore able to more nearly hold their own against
the gay snectacleS.
nineteenth week OF Iaza' has arrived Mt
the Garrick without bringing the play to AN
end Of its vogue. Mrs. Leslie Carter has not
yet lost strength enough to impair her per-
{orInance. and she will undoubtedly be able to
mold ont until hot weather comes. SO she will
remain several weeks longer. For the l5oth
performance. on June ,. souvenir is being
Rade; Ra IA and 70 N the promise Is that 1t shall he
Ihat gay oid pird oi iarce The Cucko
eas been iyinE hlEh and strong six weeks at
Nalla"k and VIII keep on doing 40 one week
longer Miss Bingham. Mr.. Holland and the
others Will remain in the cast to the end The
next thing here Will be an English version Of
ma Sousine. with a company led by Nine.
t1lar- NORM. who has been known here chiefly
rs an exponent OF pantornlme in It's more elab-
orate and artistic forms.
season next SATURDAY, It's I50th norforn aurs
will be marke ed to- morrow night by silver SOU
Senirs, Mr Morris. MISS lrlsh and all the rest
caeo where Tho nie"e j. to hnid pownrs - VA. a. Ti