The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
THREE NEW PLAYS READY FOR PEo-
PIE IN QUEST OF NOVELTY.


THE Girl in tho Barracks" and Eleanor
herron's "DnirV Farm" - Other Bills.
Israel Zangwill has made drama out Of his
book, Children OF the Ghetto" and tho result will
be seen at the Herald Square Theatre to morrow
night He has prepared for the stage some Of
those Hebrews whom he portrayed in print and
transferred also the scenes Of the Hebrew quarter
OF London In which he made them figure. In
obedience TO theatrical requirement, he has pro-
vided story to hold the sketches together. While
the play Is exclusively illustrative Of Jewish life
the author wishes II TO be known beforehand that
he has not aimed TO interest please Jews any more
than other people lie hopes to draw and en-
terrain the whole theatrical public. lie feels suro
that his piece will be the first TO do exact Justice to
tho Jew in the theatre The scenes in two
Ghetto homes the lounging room Of an Hcbraic
club and market place. Tho plot Is woven
about complication Of marriage and divorce
The company formed TO enact the Zangwill play is
strong in promise with names like Wilton Lackaye
Frank Worthng and Blanche Bates and many
others in the long cast Of forty-onc synonyms
for good ability
The new play 10 be offered at the Garrck to-
morrow night is farce called The Gin in the
! Barracks" 1t is n transfer from the German
| The authors are Carl Kraatz and Heinrich Sto-
bitter. who are understood to have had French
inspiration for their fun. Any way, the scenes
| and characters are Parisian which is tho same as
saying that they are racy. When 1t is further
| told that Clara Lipman Is 10 figure as roguish
J and reckless creature, who wins wager by spend
ing day at a military post in the disguise Of a
| foppish young fellow. an expectation Of feminine
deviltry is raised. Louis Mann is the other prin-
cipal in tho cast He will undertake TO charac-
tcrzc a midde.aged French pursuer OF women as
funnily as he has eccentric Germans in former
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taken in hand for starring tour by Rich Har-
| ris, who have formed probably suitable support
ing company and provided a doubtless tasteful
| mounting.
A rural drama entitled Tho Dairy Farm, ="
| will be made known at the Fourteenth Street to-
morrow night The writer ofitis Eleanor Merron
and she seems to have taken no risks OF far do
parture into singuarity. There Is considerable
demand for farm plays OF tho conventional type
and so this one may easily prove popular contri-
button to the stage Tho chief farmer in this
story obdurately objects to his nephow's marriage
TO workgirl from poorhouse, and drives them
away from the homestead. But they prosper
and come back Just in time TO pay of disastrous
mortgage Rural realism will be attempted In
the acting by Percy Plunket,, Jean Clara Walters
Charles lIalock and others, and in the ou'ht oil
farmhouse and farmyard scenery.
In the original German at the Trvipg Place we
shall get the same farce. "Maedel ais Recruit
which will be given in English at the GarrcE as
THE Girl in the Barracks" Gustav Won Seyiier-
titz, a newly arrived comedian Of the stock com
pany will make his American debut in the role
assumed at the other theatre by Mr. Mann.
Anew native drama, Knobs o Tennessee" will
be al the Third Avenue. Its scenes are in the
rugged mountains, and its characters arc such
as belong there Hal Reid is the author. lie
writes for the multitude and knows what MS
audiences like lie is an actor, too, and his role
in this piece is that OF an outlawed yet brave and
gallant moonshiner. The action is hot with an
tagonism between Illicit whiskey dis,il!ers anu
revenue officers.
Williams and Walker will come to the Star to-
morrow night They bring new entertainment
which they call musical farce and say was written
by themselves tits named The Policy Players
a title which strongly suggests their diversion Of
last season Nevertheless that was amusing,
and so crowded with songs and dances which were
changed frequently that little matters what the
name is that il bears.
The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts
will give ten matinees at the Empire this season,
the firs, on Oct 26 The plays of that perform
ance all of which are one act pieces will be The
by Victor Mapes Nell" by L. L. Dleste and
"6n the Already Trail by Evelyn Grcenleaf Su,h.
,ion Twelve shor plays never before acted Also
he viii present some works Of Sheridan. Goldoir.
Racine Beaumont, Fletcher, Tolstoi and Blornson
not yet used in this country.
Among the plays that hold over. Tho Only
Way" will be removed from the Herald Square
10 the Garden. Henry Miller's good character
zation Of q drunken genius. Margaret Anglin i
natural stage grief, Edward Morgans good TO
mantle picture Of the vengetm william. and all
else that go TO make powerful French Revolu-
4, pofs al
ONLY one more week and The Ghetto" will
be taken off at the Broadway The quaint cos
tuning and scenery Of old Amsterdam make
a pretty background for this powerful drama
Of the Jews After its departure, Julia Arthur
will begin her engagement there with More Than
Queen" in English
The postponement OF The Song OF tho Sword"
at DAYS. gives one moro week TO L. III. Sothern
in The Kings Musketeer" He will be seen
again in this melodrnma later In the season and
probably at another theatre.
OF course We shall have no other play than
"Peter Stuyvcsant at Wallack's during William
H. Cranes engagement The four sets OF lovers
aud the meddling Governor Of New Amsterdam
are an amusing lot Nj Crano has produced
this play In an artistic and lavish well as his
torically correct manner 1t is seldom that au-
thora have as much done for them as MI Howard
and Nh Mathews have received in this case
To morrow night will bring the fiftcth perform
ance Of why Smith Left Home at the Madison
Square Judging by present indications there
will be more such celebrations at this theatre be
fore the farce ends its run. 1t was not accepted
in London as good as What Happened to
Jones'" but it is certainly a much funnicr play
and far more original
Tho clever acting Of Cyril Scott and George
Osbourne in "A Stranger In Strange Land" at
| the Manhattan was remarked on the first night
! OF that farce II seems TO have been improving
ever since. This piece has few weeks longer to
run before Anna Held will bring in new musical
comedy called "papa's Wife" by Harry Is. Smith,
with music by Reginald de koven.
al the Bijou Members OF the American Drama
fist Club attended Fridays evening performance
on the invitation OF the adapters B, b, Valentine
and Louis Harrison. After this farce leaves this
| thnntr. Nav Irwin will como in for her annual