The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS
mar TINE WEEK OFFERS IN rARIOUS
pLITS and TAUDEPILLE
,u,,or, serious Kind of Drama, "rhe Last

,u,inIy serious Kind of Drama, "The Last
Chaptcr." by the Hitherto s~portive MIR.
prondhurst-A Lot of Familiar Pieces
ucturn aud Others Ready to Co Away.
Tho row play which We nre to ret from
n.orce II. Broadhurst tomorrow night In not
ShoIIy 'arstlous. as his previous COMPOSITIONS
h.ye been. On the contrary. The Last Chan
49, will he found at the Gnrden' Theatre to-
sorrow night to be u drama OF quiet and
So,cIy sentiment. according TO the accounts
n II In cities whore II has been reformed.
T,dspicts the fortunes, first bad and then good.
- a country family In southern California.
Tho death Of the father has left n son with an
innoreri.hed household TO take care of. no
,,tss M. also. the cause OF a prosecuted school
~I.,rcss. and ondeavors to secure n reappoint-
.en, fn- her. While strivingin vain for that
=. h,scs his heart to her. At the same time
,he rrowises her hand unlovingly to an ad-
,.Oturcr in expectation Of thereby gaining at
,oost n home II Is said that tho merit Of the
v,rt 4 not so much dramatic strength ms
SLAYER characterization and appreciable at
mnsnbere. In that respect Il has been likened
10 Augustus ThoTas's Alabama" AL
though the scenes are In n mining town, they
ara said TO be pretty with roses and charming
With rustic simplicity. Edgar L.. Dave nport
and Grace Fiikins will enact the lovers. and
thry should do It aGroenbly. The company
formed for this play includes Ellie Wilton.
Horace Lewis. Thomas A. Wise, Edwin Holt.
Nevton Chisnell. and seven others.
The dramatic novelties to be brought out Ny
,tudents nj the Academy of the Dramatic Arts
At the Empire on Tuesday afternoon are "The
Young Folks" 10y Edwin hose. and o transla-
tion Of "patolin." the oldest French stage lit
erature eNtant.
The Monday change OF play at tho Grand
Opern House will bring a very popular farce
back to town. ION and or was go recently
laughed at. as performed at the Madison
spnnrr, that It's clean hut rncy fun has not
loen forgotten. Its merriment is streaked
lightly with sentiment. +. NJ, Holland and
Fritz Williams are still the leaders in the COM
NAM. which is much better than commonly
seen of Broadway.
Another farce lately in town. That Man.
will also come back 10 us for a short stay at
the BD0u. The cast is nearly the same as be-
fore. one OF the recruits is Mathilde Cot
trenv. Olive Redpath is the variously dis.
yuised adventures. and Reuben Fax is tho
man who makes Il business of melting jealousy
in husbands in order to mako them attentive
TO their wives. The humor is novel.
From OneLbach and comic opera to Verdi
snd grand opera Is the transit which the stock
company at the American will make. "RiGo-
letO VIII &c ElNtH.lu i-'GliSu Nv w llulC
here in many years. and so II will be some-
thing Of a novelty. The Monday cast will
include Miss de Treville. Miss Macpichol. Mr..
Bagwuy. Mr.. Buck. Mr.. Norman. Miss Lam
bert. Mr.. Chase and Mr..Butler. hlternates
during the rest Of the week will be Mr.. Shee-
han. MIR. stewart and Miss Norwood.
The latest Casino piece, "A Dangerous
Maid. will move up to tho Harlem Opera House.
1t is a free translation from the German, and
its regularity is that it mingles extravaganza
with a distinctly melodranatic element. and
the mixture is treated in the Casino manner
Of SNOWY gayety. S~am-Bernard. who breaks
English all up and falls over 1t, lie an amusing
member Of the COMPANY. Madge Leasing and
Laura Burt are ANTAGONISTS in q duel. Cissy
Lotus q les limitations.
Henri V. Donnelly will play the Crane role
In The Senator as reproduced by the stock
company at the Murray Hill. The character
Of tie breezy, energetic, loyal and sentimental
Western Senator ia raclly American. and il
started Mr.. Crane in IA succession Of native
portraitures. There is no doubt that Mr..
Donnelly. who is clever in Imitation and ver-
satiie. will copy the original with facility and
without any loss Of the humor.
The Casino will be closed this week. In
Cav Farce is in rehearsal and will be sent to
New Haven for two nights Of pract leo. IL is an
eA~'aNHgahEa ny NihF II. bFeche ulu Luu"lS
highlander.
The stars .rl2v this wcek will he n second
edition Of "Mcfadden's Row OF Flats" 1t is
former is Engaged for his OF her snecisiit!y and
Is given iull opportunity to exhibit IL. The
GGompanSS Hmnloya! for this pHIrp2:e inelT Wai
lington, Sadie Connolly and q lot of girls;
Another of these farce. with song and dance
Ward and Iokes as the stars, The piece they
Will appear In II The Governors in which
s show '' Hsse. h 81 ever BEEN 'SS i kent Sp "S @ date
Lucy Rgly, MARGARET DAILY yokes, Sam Collins:
U?p' Es?tya anS q a5s f% VICE. O} RSsssr will be
nal Of At tho White Horse Tavern has iliied
more time q the German theatre than any
Snse 81 gl' ycS f4is S {, @The TIE HSb ibinslS ~ %iIh ".
Friday night, It was po5;stponed owinS to lis
P6rCerac," the Fulda Translation OF which will
be presented q week hence. The first nights
proceeds will be given to the Heine monumen
fund.
Some OF tic current PLAYS will leave us after
this week. One OF them is "The Three Ora
Goons' at the Broadway. A tour will be made
with the full com pany. THE Musketeers.'
which is Sydney Grundy's new version Of the
Dumas romance. will have a week in Mon
treal prior to coming here. The Liebler cast
Is notably strong in names and should prove
30 in efficiency.
This Is the final week In the long term OF
"Trelawny of the Wells" at the Lyceum.
The brief remainder of the regular season will
be devoted TO Americans at Home" the ma
tive work OF Miss Furness and Mrs. Richard
son. 1t Is said to tell n simple love story and
to be classible as comedy. Members OF Dan
lei Frohman's stock company TO appear in it
are Miss Mannering. Miss Spong. Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Courtlelgh. Miss Tyree. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
cot. Mr.. Woodruff, Mr.. Butler. Mrs. Within.
and Miss Henick.
Lord and Lady AlRy" continues to please
Empire audiences. 1t is particularly popular
san entertainment for theatre parties. This
comes from its cleanliness. which Is necessary
Tor that class OF attendants. The comedy Is
within the bounds Of propriety, and yet Is not
one OF those goody-goody pieces so distasteful
70 the schoolgirl, 1t draws overwhelmingly
feminine audiences at the matinees. There
vii! be no other play here this season.