The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
tTTE POPULAR STARS TO PRODUCE
Is MINY NFW PILCES

,bc sword" Julia Arthur in "More Than
Queen" and May Irwin in isis err Mary"
lula Marlowe will be introduced by Charles
Trohman at the Criterion Theatre to morrow
ntrht in a pay which Clyde Fitch has written
t,r her and which the author calls Barbara
Ere ,che the Frederick Girl." He takes pains
10 explain beforehand. in orler to prevent
natural III sundersr anding, that 1t 10 not MS
torica piece Neither d es It adhere closely to
the ectlon OF the Whittier ballad. although
,one inspiration has be-, n drawn from that
source IN have endeavored merely he says.
"top,eture In an imaginary story somr OF the
,pIrtt and atmosphere OF certain period.
us,uc the personality Of Barbara Freitchie as
hest lending itself to my purpose" 1t IS
M, nm old woman. however. but young
,oid,n. whom he ruts forward as his
MARYLAND heroine 1t Is not until the
Is,t act, when she waves Union flag in the
face Of stonewall Jackson. that the familiar
po.n, is utilized in what promises to be spec
tnculAr kim OF climax. The theme Is South
arm ma dens devotion to her Nothern lover and
his cause The part is saId to afford opportunity
toraconslderanle range OF acting from comedy
to tragedy such as Miss MarIowe has proved
hsrss, capable or She will be supported by a
,.I,ctlon OF players from the Frohnan forces.
and the the promise OF nrst-rate mounting
may be depended on. Important roles have
been assigned to William J. Lemoyne. Annie
Clarke, j. II. Gilmour. Katherine Wilson.
George Woodward aud Arnold DAILY
Alice Me sen will be exploited by Frank L.
psr,sy at the Casino. omorrov night. in a
comic opera entitled The Singing Girl" the
work Of stanislaus Stance as to prose. Harry
p smith As to verse and Victor Herbert as to
muse. These three men are experts. each in
his yay. and their cole alteration should have a
GOOD result Tho plot 10 tantastcal. and in a
line with those OF most IN usica pieces in this
class The ruler Of an imaginary principality.
b.pg sufferer from a giris coquetry.
undertakes to protect his fellow towns
men from similar treatment. Every
maiden who lets man kiss her IL
by eict declared to be his lawful wife. The
heroine a poor but winsome singing girl gets
invo we'd iu the operations OF this law. and haI
various adventures with several lovers. Such
role should enable little Miss Nielsen to be
very agreeable. The company formed to
accompany this prima donna is notable in
names. Lucille Saunders. Eugene Cowles.
Richie Ling. Joyce W. Herbert. Ursula Cur
nett. John sltvln Joseph Cawthorne. Edward
Metcalfe. Louise Kelso and Jennie Hawley are
the principals. Last season 8 production afro
duclng Mas Nielsen as conf opera leader
thing still better may lie cooked for this time.
as the first venture was remunerative.
Edward H. Sothern will be placed by Daniel
Frohman in a romantic drama. The Song Of
the sword" the writing OF Leo Ditrichstein, at
Days on Tuesday night. The piece ia de-
ella ed to be not a transfer from French or
German. as might be inferred from the
authors previous WORK Tor our stage as an
adapteroi foreign material. Ga the contrary.
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1t IA described as telling Il love story
primarily and prncPSb ly a. serious
military; The inc and place are on the eve OF
the battle of Lodi IN Italy. when Napoleon was
general in the French invading army. Mr..
Sothern VIII figure MS an Austrian captain. and
virginia Harmed rs au Italian countess. The
acton IS al wt9n three days. and the expec-
tatOh IA that II Will prove effective on the lines
Of good graie mrlodrama. such msmh..r. OF
the reE Solhern Gomrany as Rowland Blackstone,
Arthur i. Lawrence. owen tawcett and
two actors required tor the speaking
sSsw aqn n s aEoT, sWss as many more YIN b.
duetton ID to be big and SNOWY. with a lavish
outlay in costumes and scenery and much
Julia Artl !ur is the player whom Jacob Lift
NJ H.. 9iisr ippor,ant!y at the bIoadway on
Queen. toy Emile Berserat whose or ginal
French has been trans ated into Eng or this
production. The piece is Nalo comic. and
when presented in Paris was deemed splen-
partly hctiona subject. Its hero ne is jose
phi ne Bonaparte. and she is depic ed as more
than queen IN dominance over her husband
curing portion Of his career. Tue story OF
the play beg us ut his return from the conquest
OF Egypt, and ends at his divorce from his first
vile. Some OF the scenes are domestic. aud
others are publicly ceronlonious. A representa-
ton OF the coronation Of the Empress WILL 1t
is eNpeet-d be something gorgeous in PAGE
antry. The famous = cture painted at the tine
hy Louis David has been copied in the cos
tunes u the personages IN that episode and
III the arrangement Of a tnbleau at the climax
q the act. The drama is epi-odic yet it contal us
passages in which Miss Arthur'S v,idness o'
money RELY in magn ic-nt mounting OF the
llrce assure 4 sumrtuou~ srectacIs may he
Intt- st. Mart has been duplicated. William
Humphrey will enact Napoleon BonoDdrtp
William Harris will emhody 1aNeu, and. it il
nopu rus irama and the cast names thirty
seven persons
May lrw n will be put the Bijou stage by
Nudoirh Aronson on Friday night with con-
III nj expectation OF keeping he there severa
months She will bring a new farce as abe has
been doing annually these five years. and she
Is 90 well grounded in popularity as an indi-
'dua. enterta ner that her experiments with
new matter are not worry risky. Tho present
piece has been written by Glen MacDonough
and is entitled Sister Mary" The dominant
personageis a woman who has been the editor
''"SSuh'lS newspaper. ono mas some OTlRlnh
hAd positive theories on tho ubject o. mar.
rage and they have been published in a book
lie authorship is kept a secret. yet it SUB.
htfEeS her IN stormy sea OF troubles. The
IRON - Is that other mem ers Of tho cOu,
lhny will lie permitted by Miss Irwin to get
chahc"S =, the audience. Joaeph Sparks ii
hlu With her, but most of her com paniOns are
new. These inclu Herbert Gresham. Louise
Ma. George Bean-. Quaenie Vassar She
Nrems 10 understand the fact that her singing
OF humorous ~ aus il an inpurtant factor IN
hrr success. She is provided with All ample lO
OF songs, partly tut not wholly devoted tc
h"Hro~m, They VIII not neglect that dark
niQ"ct, tut will n'ude some white relief
heSe songs are from various sources but al
are new and have been chosen from the many
bIrwutrd to Miss Irwin.
Three short plays will have their first per
Iprmanc"s at the matineeS OF Tho American
20 my, 81 the Dramatic Arts, next Thursday
a. the Empire IhcT are ION this Arcadl
Iran 10y Evelyn Gre|nlenf Sutherland, "A
oyer 4 Ieddo," by Victor hapes, and Nell
~ r.. l., lrrStel.
Anew buriesque entitled The Other Way
W be put into "Whir,--sig" at Weber 4
!,",dSs on Thursday night. 1t will make fur
o. the Dickens drama now current at tn,
Mard"n, and is the compos ton Of Edgar anC
larry B Smith. The role in which Henri!
Ni..Gr has Distinguished himself will b
o. irry'sty will he undrraken by Lillian
ItnSsel, Peter F. bailey. Irene Perry. John 4
Kelly and Charles Ross.