The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-24
SOME DRAMATIC SUBJECTS.
NEW YORK THEA TRES COMPELLED TO
FOLLOW THEIR AUDIENCES

of the Star-The Greater Seryiiity Of
European People in Seeking Stage Di-
veraion-Informatio About the Actors.
The closing OF the Star Theatre at the expi-
ration OF this years lease, after its long and
historic career emphasizes the fact that our
theatres must follow the public In Euro
pean cltiss the audiences will 90 to the thea.
ire. wherever 1t may be. 80 long as they are 10
ind what they want when they get there Tho
New Yorker is accustomed-t to convenience In
every phase OF life. from running water In his
room to cable car. He will travel distance
when q matter OF business ls involved. but
Pleasures must be at hand. So the managers
find themselves ompeled to keep up with the
northward procession. One result OF this Ia
the absence OF many playho Uses possessing his.
toric interest. The old Bowery still stands,
but for years 1t has been dedicated to drama
In an alien tongue The Star had It's days OF
similar service. but they were brief. The
ITALIA was long ago abandoned by the Ger
uian actors. who gave il that name. Its post
ers nowadays are as little Ineligible to the
ordinary New Yorker as the signs on the Chi
ness laundry. which the lrishman could not
pronounce. but thought he might be able to
play on his flute. There are indications that
1t will soon he too far downtown nowadays
even for the Yiddish companies. as one of
them Is about to move as lar northward ne
what used TO be the Peoples That theatre
struggled long to keep n place for the sensa-
tonal English drama In the Bowery uut it has
best efIor,.soi Rose Coghlan 10 and nd osmu md
Tearls. Mme. Posni and old John Gilbert The
theatre are scarcely recalled by name. except
when they are treasured by persons interested
Bnd 1t is sometimes more glorious one while 1t
lasts than the rest OF mankind's. Tut II closes
Quickly so far as general public recollection IL
York In respect to the brief lives OF their thea
tres They do not become utterly useless after
the neiShborhoods in which they stand are no
longer the most accessible. Paris has few thea
tres In the central quarters. yet the public
does not desert the old ones for that reason.
and not rebuilt The lyceum and Galety have
stood stop for years In the same place. as have tho
Odton and Francais In Paris. The public doas
not kesp,awav from them for that reason. They
have audiences as large as ever, The same is
true Of tho Court Theatre in Berlin. But in
New York We lose interest In theatres after we
have TO take any trouble to get to them,
There Is to be lively competition in Jewish
plays in this CITY. Israel XauRvill has drama
tized his book. The Children OF the Ghetto"
and preparations have been made for acting it
at the Herald Square. A German play en-
titled THE Ghetto by Herman heyermann.
has been translated into English for stimuli
taneous production in London and here at the
Broadway. The Jew. an original compost
tion by Edwin Arden, and Jewish drama by
Lewis Morrison are to be nut on our stage.
The law In England forbls the wearlng II
the British army or navy uniforms by ctl, :
than real soldiers 1t is not enforced aga t
actors In plays, but manager who posted t@r
imitation ssntrIes In front Of HIS theatre to adj
vertss a military piece was fined $500.
The play "A Temperance Town" was sug-
Rested to Charles II. lioyt by the imprisonment
OF rumseller at Hanover. " II. Mr. Hoyt
deemed the prosecution a persecution and his
piece was q fierce though mainly humorous
attack on the nrohibtionists. It is now to lie
performed at Hanover for the first time. with
scenery taken there for the purp0se. and "ar-
curslon. What is likely to be the effect upon
Hanover sentiment on the LIQUOR question:,
dramas and vaudeville ,tarces. of the kind
made to order for the multitude. is far greater
than by neone who pay attention TO
are from England but It is found that native
scenes and characters are moro valuable: one
in this description Of amusements. He will
start fourteen companies on tours in Sertom-
other Managers. " One Of his aiT.rtsns de-
vices Is fiction journal. In which the stories
are those OF his me!odramas.
The Broadway Theatre will have now as
pect when reopened by Jacob lit The walls
anu celna NJ! DE Ieeora'cd IN "hits' eoia anu
NAV irwin viii enact n We,tern yillor.
schoo!mistrsss next season Ia "A Busy Wo-
mahi ny naTry p, Tn ~ IT,, ne meme should
Actresses have been slow t" ret almost
drowned in the surf this summer. Jane Holly
10 the only one who has done vet
The German LiIinutians. who have done
well as comedians In this country number Of
London .soon.
The Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine will make a
dAv OF IL At Manhattan BEACH on Aug, g. The
current shows will be varied to At the occas ion
Sensitive persons might think that Dan DAILY
rouId .yoid ,ho, song .oIloL ..s,n,a NI5
, ~puIu "ru no ing '""e" '",i'e ',u
Thing. Mr.. DAY dTeis In an extremely
brittle glass house when IL comes tO'a uucs-
tInr =, nov.,ty u. Is nrootsalx ,hn 800
W.. vi uo'e,''' ne - p'e''7s'' '"o same
without the change OF tone or gesture, in every
part he plays Luckily his uniformity Is comic.
Otbe,vIs. hs vonI1 h. intoI.rahIa Tha
go - -. , no
bIase man OF the world Is n character which he
cant help playing well. and Hugh Morton. who
nro,,doa Il for hin, nrs, in."Th,I oav SI,,.ar ;,
ptoVioou ~ 'ol nm nt'' ~ n' lazy "'a'e',
deserves MS undylng gratitude. lie is an old
and weayv rCunIar In thu TanlerlOin yarsIpn