The times., 1899-10-15

NEW YORK, Oct 14.-Save for couple
| of Il told you SOS" there is really moth
ing of consequence for me to record in this
weeks letter The Rialto is in state OF
deadly dullness and the theatres are pur-
suing the even tenor OF their ways in
fashion most discouraging to one who has
several columns to I'LL on the subject reg
ularly. AS matter of fact, but few things
of Importance may be expected here for
some time. Nearly all of our invited
guests have had their fiings." Some have
| succeeded and these fortunates will have
no need for trying other vehicles during
| the next month or so. Others have failed
and will not be ready for subsequent at
tempts just yet. But, both are keeping
quiet at present, and, accordingly, we OF
| the press must do likewise
Mine old-time friend of the high boots
and chivalrous disposition, e. II. SotherD,
has been about to show us his new play,
THE Song of the Sword for no less than
fortnight. So far, the song has been sung
by THE Choir Invisible" This is joke.
The serious side of the affair is in the fact
that the Leo Deitrichstein drama VIII not
be done for ten days or more. Charles
Frohman and his assistants have been in
dustrously circulating the report that the
delay Is the result of the continued profit
derived from The Three Musketeers," but
am reliably informed that this is not the
case The postponement, remarks my
| soothsayer, is unavoidable. The company
| is not yet even letter perfect on its parts.
and Author Deitrichstein visits New York
/ every morning for the purpose OF working
with Mr.. Sothern and his people. We shall
probably have ''The Song of the Sword
at the earliest possible moment
| Meanwhile there is no real labor in sight
/ for the critics before the presentation OF
1.-The Zangwin play''-whieh is the way
| that the Lieblers pronounce children of
| the Ghetto"-on Monday evening. The
piece will be done at the Herald Square.
Henry Miller has achieved such a triumph
| in THE Only Way''-''I told you so"-that,
| instead OF leaving town, he Will follow
James X. Hackett at the Garden. | un-
| derstand that Managers Evans & Hopper,
who had seen Children of the Ghetto in
Washington, were not backward in ex-
pressing their opinion that Miller in the
! hand was worth a dozen Zangwills in the
bush, but they were unable to cancel the
attraction. AS a result we shall soon have
an opportunity Of passing on the Offering
perhaps OF passing the offering on.
! Room is being made for another produc-
| tion at the Garrick. Otis Harlan and My
| Innocent Boy were dreadful failures at
| that house-'I told you so-and the orig
| inal engagement has been cut in half. Mr.
Harlan will be followed at the Garrick by
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman, who are
! to present 4tThe Girl From the Barracks .
! This comedy was to have been done in
! Washington, I believe but the haseo here
I made necessary its speedy introduction to
Gotham.
Wagenhals & Kemper introduced New
| York to the Louis James Kathryn Kidder-
! Charles B. Hanford triumvirate on Mon
| day night at the Grand Opera House. The
production. which already has been seen
in your city, is an elaborate one and caused
| a great deal of favorable comment. On
| Thursday evening THE Rivals was done.
and Mr.. James was the Bob Acres. From
an artistic viewpoint, his impersonation
! was the event OF the week. 1t had never
| been seen here before, and occasioned much
interest There have been better Bob
Acres-thfs goes without saying-but Mr..
James portrayal was admirable and was
received in a most fattering manner.
/, Francis Wilson has cut short his en-
| gagement at the Knickerbocker, and on the
| day after tomorrow we are TO have the
| Empire Theatre Stock COMPANY in a revival
of Lord and Lady Algy" This comedy
was still drawing when the organization
went on. the road last year, and will prob
ably draw again, even though presented out
of the home Of the troupe. The Empire
! people are TO be here a fortnight at the
end of which time Sir Henry Irving Will
give US taste Of Sardous "Robespierre. "
Julia Arthur has exhibited her More
Than Queen in Boston. The most favor
able reports reached here concerning the
piece, but the critics of the Hub do not
seem to be quite unanimous in their praise,
| nevertheless. Miss Arthur Will be seen a
| week from Monday at the Broadway, which
| will be vacated on the preceding Saturday
| by THE Ghetto"
"A Young Wife" is about to leave the
Fourteenth Street Theatre for road tour
The meiodrama has been here a long time
| and has scored so heavily that only other
bookings at the house necessitate its de-
parture.
Clement Scott, who is soon to begin his
| labors as reviewer for the Herald" has
reached Gotham. Mr. Scott will lecture a
few weeks before taking hold Of his new
position. His coming marks an innovation
with the Herald which has always
| boasted that it did not believe in criticism
and would not employ a critic. Mr.. Scott
| is the gentleman whose truthful but i'm
] polite remarks on the morality of the
stage caused trouble some years ago in
London.
Fanny Rice, who Is In town, has ar
| ranged with Montgomery Phister to delay
the production of The Kings Player; or
A Page from the Life OF Nell Gwynne. +"
Miss Rice has taken fright at the failure
OF Stuart Robson and OF William H. Crane
and has sworn to eschew serious plays.
The fact that the piece was too heavy
caused her rejection last year OF the work
of a Washington newspaper man, and now
it has caused like difficulties in Cincinnati
Mr.. Phister has been engaged to do some
thing else for Miss Rice whose "At the
French Ball" is getting old enough to draw
a pension
The Country Judge new rural drama
which soon Is to be taken on the road. is
the output Of the authors of ''The Village
Postmaster that is of Alice e. Ives, and
NANCY SYKES.