The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
TOPICS OF THE THEATRE.
THE UEEK's REPRODUCTIONS BY
TWO LOCAL COMPANIES,

square Singers Belasco he Mile
Drama by the Donnelly Actors-Mr. Nor
ri' as nn Irishman with n French Manner
Beethoven's "Fidelio" and Mascagni's Cay
nl"ria Rusticana" are as far apart ram atica lly
~ two operas we'll could be. The Beethoven
work glorihes wifely devotion. breathes the
spirit OF pure love. and Its story moves with
The breadth and heroic beauty OF an antique
cassie Love. hatred and revenge are the
emotions that inspire the characters on the
same grand scale that they form the motives Of
II Grock tragedy. There is no limit in them 10
the nero persons In the action. The affect on
of faithful wife 10 represented by
if'rore for all time. The musical SIDE
" the opera Ia az much intended for dura-
lil'tv. Mascarni's opera represents as direct a
contrast rs II would be possible to nnd Here
tho fathlessness OF a frivolous wife and an
Indifferent lover that sets intrigue In motion.
No human feelings here are viewed In their
broader Significance. II is In their most intimate
an' rer'ann pha-es that these characters are
the : ri he has II. used. the wifc's heartlcssness
an! thr husbands revenge are Intensely dra.
= rurg. But they seem small in comnari.
sou with tho serene greatness OF "Fidelio."
S TSsf sS rSr' q
~" Nmerican is not easy to understand. as
@ musS nss ctss suited n Its
80 long as the operas have been thus assoc:
asd hnm Sns to osssSs III Sosr
1 sSSi in n view 70 Of the q. de-
beyond the powers ~ the company. The one
net NJ ''Cayallcria Rustlcans" passed of we'll
Selma Kronod Barron Berthoh and Henry
Luckstone acted II dramatically and sang II
wi b tervor
Tho Donnelly Stock Company is playing
The Charity Ball" this week at the Murray
Hill. and were II costumed in its perioi. II
would serve as an illustration OF New York
society In 1897. Incidentally. IL may he noted
that ths dresses OF tho present fashion worn
hy the women CT the company. particularly
those Of Miss weles and Miss Donnelly. COM
pare well with any shown In more expensive
theatres II seems hardly possible that
there have been so many changes In
the social centres OF the city in
ten years. Though the action OF the p'ay is
dated in 1884, 1t va, not written until two
later The Charity Bal given GwSt
ssH o asg ao Mi. as in the
transit Seem q Lille gu, 81 date, IT, F' Rel.
r 2pa NJ y 70 e ose the S' o tsSr as
while oth.r characters were nam nG the Filth
costs story told about Mar on Abhatt when
She acted II The, Moth and tbs. Flame" n
sr, tina, it was Amos, a. i5scaI ' 70 Ssr
S'E a, len e, r.. Afs snG 1s e ,s In
to some stores. jewelers.. dry goods. and so
forth; She .usst'p!ei the names Of Chicago
SS wn S tes New HnH cT Ss sH;
'4 E,, gnyi5ShRsni 81 Mr. fchs ply The
at De we'll the snd N s"S The s,S
, az making The marty Bal" l. r ,TerrUl
stT take hold Of ones feelings IN ths, T great
third act But stage ccnstrnctiIn has sdyancol
r ssSTn y 3, thoroughly mcdTTn
a,%o.t s'ar cast Ba, nearly all he he acton s%
,heH and It Would be npcsSIe to draw them them
,oIethrr IN one Organization now, Thsy wer"
c"y, fritz wianms.o WH"hn'p e M 6S%e Nav Nav
EooSoni VT. ar Mr% Charles Walrot ard
died few years ago. was also In the company
\ new counterfeit Irishman was adde to
tho vaudeville list with the present week nv
Felix Morris. lie had appeared in half
dozen brief comedies at Keith's. but such o,
them as had called for dialect had made him u
Frenchman. In his latest medium he was an
lrishman by way OF France That lie. his play
was an abridement Of Kerry" Thi. Dion
Bouc'cault took from French drama that
served also as inspiration 10 London drama
list The shortening was done adroitly. and
me result was c.mplete story. not
the scarcity OF these short pieces For
i 80 good one took 80 much oi,he hest o. a
he can write a twenty minute piece Is reason
ahls u he nr-fers TO extend i; Mr Morris had
win De remembcre a. that II a sSSvant 80
spoiled by lcnE service as e regard himsc'as
were WIFE who believes that her husband IS
, lead tie !e,ter,s sister her sw-e.heart. and u
sp r. 10 try t. give hope to e"G III" N,hers
when he had none himself then to be- Ar-r -
me-! ne past"r On the lntt;r's return. and ast
y. From his entrance III. totterIng o d chap
was wa o,srt central ~, iGare He had a show q
s@s Be woanr WIEN VIXEN the the SH e HS@
that AFFAIR. ThSre folIowed an e'aSora "Hy
io;do over Keeping him Concealed antil R the
VI. could be safely in'orm"i Of his presence.
tPr 81, listeners the lime %'s seemed %S sa'.ySs.
The Irish dialect was OF new sort to them.
sppr"yed. ior his wreks irIsSma% a behsSeg
much Ike last weeks Frenchman.
James o'NeIii ls at the Grand Opera House
this week with the same Sydney Grundy yci-
sion OF The Musketeers" that was lately seen
in Broadway. aud with the same OUTFIT. LOUIS
Mann and Clara Lipman arc at the Harlem
Opera House with Tho Girl In the Barracks"
The risky but funny farce in which they have
been figuring downtown. The revival ut tho
Murray Hill Is THE Charity Ball." and at the
American 1t Is "Cavalleria RustIcnna." with
part Of "Fdelio" In addition. "Hoigunst" Ia
the German play at the Irving Place. Tho
melodrama at the Star Is kidnapped In New
York"
This Is the anal week OF Make Way for the
Ladies" at the Madison Square and "Cyrano de
BbscrccLac" Mt the Garden. John Drew and
The Tyranny q Tears will soon have 10 w
stock COMPANY. The ManTuvres Of Jane
WI employ Daniel Frohman's stock company
dramas. "'Nay Down East" at the Academy OF
Music. and The Dairy Farm" at the Four
nc three ,,extravaRanzas. "Whiri-i: Gig, at
Weber 4 FIelds's. Round New York" at
Val street at the Victoria The same mum:
her OF comb, operas are The Singing Girl"
NTH Ars Nelson, ut the Casino; Tho
"A Greek Slave" at the Herald Square,
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