The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-22
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
AN <ssKMBLAGE or DIsTINGUISHED
PLAYERS on our STAGE.

Fine Art and Good Diversion Pienti.
full Just Now In New York - James
o. BarroWs In - Piece By william
II. Frost-Eutsrtainmenu for Orphans.
Richard Mansfield has added himself to the
Nssem baee OF dIstinR ulshed players now on
the Now York stage. He 10 here again with
"Cyrano dc Bergerac." which IL presented In
generally the same manner as at first. though
the com pany has some new members. includ-
ing Katherine Grey as the heroine. The other
accessions this week are william II. Kendall
and Madge Robertson Kendall. whose talents
are also advantageous to THE Elder Miss
Blossom" William Gillette Is winning two
kinds OF fame as the wonderfully ingenious
author OF Sherlock Holmes" and the clever
impersonator OF the sentimental detective
officer. William II. Crane Is congenially en-
gagged in "a Rich Mans Son" as q master
OF sero-comio acting. f. H. sothern and
Virginia Harmed are In the last week
OF the demonstrative romantlcism Of The
Song OF the Sword" Julia Arthur IL at tho
end OF her Now York term with the historically
pictorial More than Queen" Alice Nielsen In
THE Singing Girl" Is the only comic opora
actress now with US. though Anna Held Is
essential In 'Papa's Wife" and Nay Irwin In
Slater Mary" John Drew Is an exponent OF
light comedy In "The Tyranny OF Tears" and
Annie Russell In Miss Hobbs" Julia Marlowe
in barbara Freitchie" and Minnie Madden
Fiske in Becky Sharp" are enacting herolnes
with at least tho names derived from Whittier
and Thackeray. That IL a good showing OF
Hrst-rate abilities ana successful plays But
IL does not nearly include all that 10
continued in prosperity at our theatres. On
that list are rural dramns IN The Dairy Farm "
f%s RS%s
York in Eighty Minutes" and "WhirliglR." and
onSon WITH Robert Edcson as The hero eS and
The changes e' at the Week stands ar. interest
Ing: Snort ng Life" the wei: known English
The
e presented by . Brady compsby at the, Grand
onera aan Ssi In Enssh By tRs cass saaars
at sn , Fool Of rGr
the Star f With h"!5 TSo Kerry gown orp"'
dgfT'l sscp III Saa Sns god
tor house,. a: Gs.Ie Lotus: whose mmicry is
on. specialist At the Pleasure Palace. and tho
at rroctor's Theatre are placed Greasy and
IySe Here EsT series 81 motion ptotpFyes
dons a black wig and stains her face TO be In
Tfe hr phps Ms
verse. about '' one susan Van N D b.S ana
achievement in this sort ~ product, Pastors |
thc. fore, daily programme that is practical
" "continn2us" Is made up Ct the Eden Muses
intervals left for examination OF tho wax !
show
t1usuel music hall vaudeville I. current at |
the New York, where motion pictures OF the |
j effries-SharRey fight are shown. epecialties |
coming between the rounds; The Comique. |
sttas and an oiio q .pecialtIes Tor its bib.
similar IN character are the doines Of the ten.
and LorelIa and Georgo Beban appear among
The specialists.
For his frst service In vaudeville James o. |
Barrows found an excellent medium In brlef |
play entitled Tactics. at Keith's. This actors
success IA the comic sergeant OF 'Shenan-
ioah" and The Girl ] Left Behind Me-" to-
'ether with the title OF his new offering. sug-
rested a medium that would he. u not an out
light trausference from those military dramas.
It least a strong reminder OF them. But II
vas not open TO this criticism. It placed the
lctor as Texan. who at Gettysburg had lost
IN arm and his sword. Thirty. i've years later
lie still held his hatred OF the North. and
OF the ono Northerner who had
;I!sl,sd ,Se yilII'SIy Academy :. West Point
hoN YIN" w sN'N Dlh ~
u one OF the graduating class In the lattors
ZONE the Texans feelings ,wer. amustngly
'yerlooket Grants Tomb and by hls approval
u others that had southern exposure; He was
nraged 10 find that his host. the father OF the
lieutenant. was his Gettyshurg opponent.
The Union man was his match In unfriendli-
less. The younger two were swe-thearts To
'vcrcom" parental opposition. they permitted
b" Texan to overhear thcir PARTING words.
'rpmpt"d by his sweetheart. the Lieutenant
ecIarcd that for him to marry her would break
'is fathers heart This old Confederate
l. urged his daughter to overcome
'"r false modesty. to, reconsider and, il neces-
nry. to fall into the young mans arms
he other father vas az ea.ly lo!Ied 10y
imila scheinnR. lts outcome was deferred
lnlil the elders hn worked up to, dretul
wrath. They were hngrlly discussing the
gettysburg fight. with coal hod. hnssnck, lamp
nd mantel ornaments ON tho floor before !
hem to represcnt commands OF the opposing
Drccs, Gradually they came To tho point 81
heir former personal encounter. and were
bout TO engage In another. Then the younger
wo disclosed their own unders anding Al
hat each old fellow fell to chuckiing over his
supposed discontinue. The end !
ras In their reconciliation. Mr.. Burrows |
hree companions were capable. and 40 the |
REF play WAS shown AT Its full value Its |
uthor was william II. Frost.
This years entertainments for the Roman
atholic Orphan Asylum will occur ut the
|