The sun., 1899-09-17
TWO MORE THEATRES OPEN.
Hssry Miller In . New Drama st the
Herald Gquars.

stage versions OF "A Tale OF Two y".s .e
performed at the Herald Square Iheaare iss'
night. Freeman Wills. brother OF tine NOR
famous English playwright, W. q. WIS
had made this efreetual use Of the Dickens
romance. and his piece was entitled iae
Only Way" 1t had been brought from
London stamped with success at MI irvines
theatre. and the New York audience Woulo.
| therefore. have been surprised and disappointed
IL II had not proved itself an exceptionally Rooo
drama. The only doubt as TO the outcome
rested upon Henry Miller. but he dispelied "
speedily and the judgment OF M Frohman IN
assigning to him the role OF Sidney Carton was
justified. Mr.. Miller was the Carton OF DICK.
ens's creation. and. with Wills's additional
material to work WITH was appreciably more
The delineation OF character was true
| and nrm. yet at no moment laborious'
but all the time spontaneous. There
was nothing forced or in the least
| theatrical. The mind and heart OF the maa
who rose from depth OF self-debasement to
height Of self f-sacrince. were exposed with
sympathetic power. The lishts and shades
showed strong contrasts. The act concealed
ITSELF This 10 meant 10 carry the meaning that
Mr.. Miller outdid anything he had ever done.
This play begins with brief and vivid pre-
logue. 10 which q titled French libertihs fights
q duel with the brother Of . wronGed girl
wounds him mortally. and then. In order 70
silence the attending physician. eontrives to
immure that witness in the Bastile. Thereafter
the Dickens narrative 10 followed with some
departures. There 10 lapse OF hinsteen years.
and then the story Of Sydney Carton begins
He 10 introduced at his London cham
bera. q dissolute barrister. celebrating with
q drunken orGie q victory won in court.
now sleeping OF the alcoholic stupor. The
client is Charles Darnav. an honest son OF the
prologus's ssoundrsl. His identity is discov-
ered by Ernest Detar0e. q brother OF
the man who was killed. and he en-
ticss him to Paris 90 that he may
be brought to the guillotns as an
aristocrat Carton goes with him. as do
d.. Manetts. the physician. now freed
from the Bastile. and his daughter. Lucte.
whom Carton loves hopelessly. Carton
| defends Darnav sloauently before the
Tribunal. but Defaroe replies with an
| account OF his sisters wrong and his brothers
| death. and the illogical Judge 10 90 pretudiced
against the son BY the fathers crimes that he
pronounces him guilty. The trial 10 stirrinRly
| represented at the Herald Square. 1t ID
noisy affair. necessarily. with turbulent
| crowd OF unkem pt patriots. o jangling handbell
| to ring frequently for order. and q loud vehs-
| mence OF speech by the orators. But It held
| the audience rapt with the adroitly humorous
| and their eloquently pathetic appeal by Carton
for the prisoner. which Mr.. Miller
delivered admirably. Nor was Edward
eoauenee Of Defaros. Inspired 6y well;
Darrsy Tn: lsst act is devoted to the the
carrying out OF the self sacrifice. There are
cape OF the girl for love Of whom he 10 to die.
| his ohloroforming OF Darney IN the prison. hip
sS to h pmSTs to which hs e0s. sss
appearance on the grim scafIoid The play was
sSie compaDy. Others in il than those men.
| toned were: Byron Douglas Us the resep bier
earet Dale as the loved one, The outcome Of
ina .ns TSe GSSssHh oniy ": %:y triumph '0f MI ',sF
Roster and Bial's hasn't looked as Il did last
| night for some years. and yet it had been
| newly decorated. The familiar sight was the
| audience. which was OF tho true Tenderloin
| type that used to be identified with this music
hall. The reopenng was under the manage
mont OF the Robert Bile syndicate and IL the
! new directors keep the performance up to the
| standard set last night the house should more
| than regain its old-tims popularity. The
| theatre waa crowded to the doors and the audi
ence was brilliant and reprssentive one. The
| programme included many newly imported
acts. the most important Of which was Ada
| Colley. an Australian singer. Her voice 10. in
deed. marvellous. 1t reaches to six notes
| above high c. and yet never loses its fulness.
Sister Mdrv Jane. she Of tho top note. 10
| truly outdone. A couple OF acrobats. the
Brothers de Courcy. executed some almost
unprecedented feats OF strength. Their per-
formanco was greeted with cheers. added to
| hearty applause. In fact. they ranked second
only to Miss Colley In the estimation OF the
spectators. Alexandra DaGmar. who Is
remembered as having appeared in the
Twenty third Street Music Hall. was one OF
tho imported entertainers. Her costumes
and wretchod makeup looked az II they had
been worn through the entire ssa-voyage
coming over from the Drury Lane Theatre.
London" Her voice miRht have been adven- i
taeeously used ON the trip. as a-but never
mind. 1t reached to the uppermost timbers Of
the building Mile. senGa. whose nams was
probably Mile with few letters dropped for
foreign distinction. danced well. Her act was
almost ruinod by some unframed negro
assistants. Ed Lauri had been brought
over from London. 4 fact which could
not be mistaken after one had heard
: his accent. He had a good voice for music hal
ditties. however. but was q few shy ON the
ditties. They were all so old in subject as tc
make II necessary to treat them with respect
|
aud who were favorably received last night
were Camilla Urso. Maud Eugent Jshn W
Ransone and Burton's Lsapsrs. The i'm,
ported ones not already mentioned were
Florizsll. Mons. de Viiers and Wilton ant
La MARITIME.
II Mr.. Blsi and and his partners continue with
as many good performers and as agreeablJ
81 o 9oef Tha e,y
been praetioaily without music hall for thu
, past few seasons. Many so-cAed houses arr
in reality burlesqpe theatres. Since Roster ant
Bial's gave up the policy originally adopted
, driven to the continuous shows. Not to SAL
that the entertainments at those Theatres
are inferior but Cigar and a drink are no
allowed there. Thersiore. Welcome. Mr. Ble
Welcome! Even though your new decorations
= would offend Dutch picnic party, your SHOW
4 10 good. and that Is what New Workers arr
\ after.
, There were examples OF every kind Of imi
tation sport" at Weber and Fislds's ysster
, day afternoon. The occasion was an auction
| sale OF SOAtS for the opening night OF tina