The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
KIaHT HOUSES TO he OPENED rHIs
WEEK FOR THE SEASON.

Six New Plays to Have Their first New
York Performanocs-A Range from
French Farce to Native MsIodrnma-The
Usual Full supply of Excellent Vaudeville.
Eight OF our closed theatres will be open on
or before next Saturday night. and plays
strange to this public will be performed In six
OF them. Ono Of the houses in which novelty
will not be offered at the outset is the En- pire.
where the first fortnight OF the new season
will be given up to His Excellency tho Gov
ernor." That farcical romance by r. Marshall
will be acted as it was last spring at the
Lyceum. by mem bers OF the Empire com pany.
One OF its agreeable figures was Miss Millward.
1t was as the cheekily ladyIike intrudinR con-
cert hall divinity that the English actress first
demonstrated In New York her facility as q
Coincidence. Guy Standing will again be seen
In the title part. and May Robson, Richard
Bennett d. II. Hnrkins. Grace Elliston and
William Norris will resume the parts In which
they were 40 amusing last spring. After two
weeks OF this light and jovial play John Drew
will reappear at the Empire in THE Tyranny
OF Tears"
The other theatre to begin tho season with
out new play will be the Grand Opera House
on Saturday night. Here a whoop-up melo-
drama. entitled THE King Of the Opium
RlnR." will be used again. 1t was one OF last
syringe successes in sen sationalism. 1t did 20
well. in fact. that other pieces depicting Chi
nese life among the Chinese in America have
been hastily prepared in rivalry n not In direct
imitation. The Grand will have weekly
changes, as hitherto in plays and companies.
Acomedy OF homey humor and sentiment.
"A Little Ray OF Sunshine" by Mark Ambient
and Wilton Horiot. comes to Wallack' Q to-mor-
row night from London where 1t has had a run
OF six months at the Royalty Theatre. The
INIT nj cd hpr ia MI uuhk
over to show 1t to New Workers exactly as il
was done in the British metropolis All the
actors are not strange to this country. how
ever. William Elton, who impersonates the
principal part. Is remem bered hore for his
Appearances with the Waack company in
The Parvenu." 1.-The Governor" "TheWorld +"
THE Rivals" she Stoops to Conquer"
Youth" 'As You Like 1t" and 'Hooto an
Blind" Other members OF the visiting COM
pany are Wallace Erskine. Charles Cherry.
Robert Bottomley. Herbert Sparling. George
Sumner. George Riddell. Cecil Elgar. Philip
Doody, Adeline stuart. Janet Alexander. Grace
Dudley. Lucy Evelyn and Lorna Lawrence.
The scenery. which was painted in London. 10
entirely new.
The audience that goes to the Criterion The
atrs ON Tuesday night to see the first Anne ri
can production OF The Girl from Maxim's,"
will be almost unable to trace any resemblance
between the remodeled play house which 10
under the management OF Charles Frohman
and the Lyric. as it was previously called
There are now only two balconies instead OF
four as before and in place OF the boxes that
occupied the two OF them originally. reGul ar
tiers OF seats will be found. Tho stage boxes
have been enlarged. also. as has the cramped
lobby. Even a greater change at least
In effect. will be seen in the decorations
which rad inetaai Of
peacock blue. But the practically new theatre
Ia not the only thing OF interest to be found at
the Criterion on Tuesday night. The adaptation
OF the French farce seems to be lively affair
although Charles Frohman. who is making the
American production. declares that it will not
be at all offensive to decency The Girl From
MAxim's" is by George Feydeau. who was one
OF the authors Of THE Gay Parisians." The
new piece is built on the familiar lines Of Gallo
| stage gaiety. showing frivolous Parisienne
upsetting household by her flirtations with q
man who has reached the years that should
bring discretion Josephine Hall will act the
trisky title character and some others in th-
long cast will be Alfred Klein. W. ]. Ferguson,
Lewis Baker and Eugene Jepson.
Andrew Mack makes his first appearance
this fall at the Academy Of Music on Thurs
day night He brings new play by Ramsey
Morris called The Last OF the Rohans" Tho
piece was put on at the tag end Of last season
In Boston to try its merits, which turned out
to be sufficient enough to warrant New York
production. This play Is the first Of the sea
son with a serious story running through it,
though. OF course. there will he more than a
sprinking OF comedy In IL. Its scene 10 In Ire.
land. and the part written for Mr.. Mack Is said
| to be an unctious Irishman such as he Is sc
| much admired in. and which few actors can
impersonate with the same liEhtness and
| charm OF manner. His company will be the
| same In its principal members as last year
| OF course the plot is not so serious but that II
gives Mr.. Mack a chance to sing. Four new
| songs have been written for him in this play.
The Criterion is not the only theatre that will
| show great change in appearance when the
| doors are thrown open for the season. The
| Fourteenth Street. which will come out Of iti
| summer darkness Thursday night. has beer
| entirely redecorated and in many respects al
| tered. New carpets and chairs have been put
| In place since the house was last open. Tn,
| play that starts the season OF 1890 1000 there
| 10 called Young Wife," by X. Tillotson. ant
Is a melodrama OF New York. The plot con
Germs disowned son twho returns to his
| fathers house as a robber but leaves IL muir
| derer, as no has killed his parent who discov-
| cred his purpose OF stealing. Circumstantia
evidence points to the young wife OF the vic
TINS adopted son. who Is only able to prove
her innocence after many struggles. Th'
action takes place mainly in a New York man
| sion. but one scene represents n den OF thieves
The cast Is an exceptionally strong one. thu
best known players In it being J. II. Gilmour
| Frank Losee. Charlotte Crane. Sidney Cowel
and Selma Herman. Others are Malcolm Will
| lams. p. Augustus Anderson, Claude Gillng
| water. Frank sheridan, John Bannster. Rich
ard Quilter. James J. DaBarre. James Co'ling
| wood. Margaret Dale Owen and Alma carlo.
Farces written around the misadventures o
liars seem to he a popular form OF amusem ont
| Stlll another new one comes to town next Sat.
urday night. 1t goes by the name OF Mr.
Smooth" and will hang out its single at the
Manhattan. The impertlnent prevarcator
who is the centre OF the complications. get
accidentally into house whore Mr.. Smooth
is expected. and, as the piece is a
farce. Is mistaken for him. The head
OF the intruded-upon household has haC
designs upon Mr.. Smooth. which he pro