The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
n NEW ROMANTIC HBLoDRAMA WITH
SOTHERN FOR ITS HERO.

| a NEW ROMANTIC MELODRAMA WITH
| SOTHERN FOR ITS HERO.
| Leo Dietrichstein's 1.-The Song of the Sword
to He Produced-Tho Kidder-Hanford-
James Company in Classical Pieces-A
Wide Range of Drama and Vaudeville.
There will be much OF change and diversity
at tho theatres this week. but only one new play
| will be offered. That will not happen until Thurs
| day night, when THE Song OF the Sword" will
| DO produced at Days II has been written by
Leo Dietrchsten for T.. ii. Sothern, and II lis be-
lieved TO contain not only hero suitable TO that
actor, but also heroine whom Virginia Harmed
will represent handsomely. The scenes and
characters are French. Their nature is roman
tically melodramatc. The massacre OF ST. Bar
tholonew is a principal episode. The first half
OF the week at Days will be devoted TO repetions
Of Tho Kings Musketeer" Daniel Frohman' g
stock company will be hero next month with The
Mnn9uvres OF Jane"
The second opera OF the season at the American
will be Romeo and Juliet" which was one OF last
winters agreeable productions by the Castle Square
Company, and which, in view OF tho stronger
organization and extended facilities. can hardly
fail 10 be good revival. The alternating casts
name the best favorites and none Of them can DO
worn in voice or wancd in vim after tho
summers rest
Shakespeare will get attention at tho Grand
Opera House tomorrow night "The Winters
Tale" will be performed with Kathryn Kidder as
Herrtone and Pcrditd, Charles d. Hanford os
LeonteS, and Louis James as Autolvcus These
arc players Of experience and ability, and their
efforts should be not only worthy but what is
more 10 the purpose, entertaining as well. They
will figure on various nights Of tho week in Mac
beth. "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal"
Denman Thompson will replace Andrew Mack
at tho Academy OF Music tomorrow night II
is almost needless to say that his play is 1.-THE Old
Homestead" This picture Of New England life
requires no introduction or description TO the New
York theatregoera The present engagement
is for few weeks only. and will be followed by
a newer rural piece, way Down East" II this
keeps on the Academy will become the metropol
itan home of the New England drama.
The Harlem Opera House will have for this
week Because She Loved Him So This is tho
first visit OF the farce to New York since its long
term at the Madison Square last winter Most
Of tho players OF the original cast still with it.
j. F. Dodson is again the quiet old man. and Annie
Irish the jealous young wife who objects 10 three
yellow hairs on her husbands coat
Frequentcrs Of the Murray Hill will see an anus
ing farce there this week when Too Much John
son" is put on for the usual twelve performances
part originated by william Gillette at the Stand
ard some years ago when the piece was first per-
formed in this country. and Henry " Donnelly
will enact the much talked Of johnson.
The weekly change at the Star will bring
Through the Breakers" TO that house. II is Il
melodrama with full supply OF thrilling res
and almost lots OF things which are prevented
Just in the nick OF time. The scenery is said to
b. of the required quality and with a sufficient
a n FtAH ENf1u
lalt wh,rs the most exciting examples OF this
kind Of stage entertainment are made.
An exhibition OF paintings will be open at the
Nslioaa Academy Of Design this week from nine
In this mornings until well along in the evenings
NOR night With LION 'si Hsa whSS
he has been ssen in New York frequently. Though
undeniably melodrama it does not depend upon
sensational scenes and machinical effects for
interest, but rather upon its story.
or the hold over plays, several pass into their
final week. Henry Miller and Tho Only Way
will finish their stay at the Herald Square next
Saturday night On the following Monday they
will move to the Garden. TO remain until Richard
Mansfield occupies that stage in November. A
week from tomorrow Zangwill's Children OF tho
Ghetto" will come TO the Herald Square
Anthony Hopes Rupert Of Hen,zau" will leave
the Garden week from to morrow night People
who have seen James X, Hackett in The Prisoner
OF Zenda" find him interesting in this sequel. II
is entertaining example Of the slightly sub
dued meodrama which nowadays goes by the
name Of romantic drama. and therefore is consid-
cred possible in Broadway theatre
Only six more nights and My Innocent Boy
with Otis Harlan will vacate the Garrick Tho
excellent. though slight character sketch given
by Ada Deaves in the second act is not the least
amusing portion OF tho piece. A week from TO.
morrow night Louis Mann and Clara Lipman will
occupy this stage with thrce-act farce called
The Girl in the Barracks"
Francis Wilson in "Cyrano de Bergerac" with
It's good music by Victor Herbert has this wecl,
left at the KnickerbockcE Next the Empire COM
pany will come for a fortnigtts stay in Lord and
Lady Agy"' This will give New Workers an
other opportunity 10 see Jessie Millward in one of
her best characterlzations and William Faver-
sham In one Of his most popular ones
A week and The Girl From Maxim's" will leave
the Criterion to make room for the less sportve
barbara Freitcbie" and Julia Marlowc Before
this latest work OF Clyde Fitch is shown to New
Workers. the current French farce will have reached
its 1ftieth performance, on Oct II. In the mean
time Miss Hall will continue 10 be discovered in
bed at $50 o'clock every evening
Another play TO announce its farewell to New
one more fortnight In the metropolis and thea
Julia Ar'hur will !ske its place with transla ion
from Inc fTcncn, More nan queen. AtteTWard,
her assumption Of the role Of Hamlet will be seen.
On Triday night Of this week "A Young Wife
will rca h its ff,ie,h performance at the Four
teenth and on the following night will end its
run at that theatre. Oct Is will bring The Dairy
Farm" in its place; This latter piece is described
by Eleanor Merron, who will enact ono Of the
prominent characters.
The time for the Alice Nelson Opera Company's
engagement ct tho Casino in The Singing Girl"
Is drawing near. In the meantime The Founders
with Thomas q. Seabrooke and HarryDavcnport as
ull aQ n To n in want
Tho little Fay Templetou has to do in The Man
in the Moon" at the New York she does well Mag
gle Cline Sam Bernard and Christie Macdonald
somely spectacular travesty
Wednesday evening OF this week will bring
the fftieth time OF In ParaAise" at tho Bijou.
Souvenirs will be given TO all the women in the
audience on that occasion. The farce is excel
lcntly performed by a company headed by Minnie
Seigman and Richard Golden and including
such competent actors as Hattie Russell, Theodore
Bebcock, Harry St Maur and William Bonelli,