The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
the RoUyD.rP or PLAYS AND TAUDE-
FILE At 7HE YEARS END


theatrical ventures No new play will bo pro-
duced tomorrow night But the quantity and
quality of stage diversion will be sustained hand
somcly and some tavoritc pieces will be revived.
Richard Mansfield will bo seen in George Bernard
Shaws satirical comedy, The Devils Disciple"
and following that on Thursday he will use Archi
bald ClavcruG Guntcrs Prince Karl on Friday
night with"A Partisan Romance, and on Saturday
with "Dr .Ickyll and Mt Hyde" On Christmas
Day he will revive The First Violin" drama
tiLatiOn Of Jessie Fothcrgills novel
Three familiar farccs will he used this week
at the Irving Place. They are Court Favor"
"'The Girl in the Barracks" and "A Railroad Of
Love" On Christmas Day Felix Schwcig-
hoicr the German come liam, will mako his flrst
Appearance in this country.
A translation from the French o. Paul Her
yicus "rs will he acted for the FRS, times In this
country at the Carnegie Lyceum on Wednesday
end Thursday nights II is the second In
the course Of five modern plays that John Blair
is giving and he will take n leading part with
Florence Kahn, Alice Harrington, T.. Augustus
Anderson Frederick G. Lewis and George Bennett
IN the CHst
For the first time in New York outside Of DAYS
"rhe Great Ruby" will he played ut the Harlem
Opera House this week The mounting IL tho
same that was brought over from the Drury Lane
By Hr. Daily and used twenty 1--WE weeks last
season. Tho Lit company is headed by lsa-
belle IrQuhart. Louise Thorndyko Boucchult,
Frank l."ncc. Louis Massen, White Whiuiesey
and lillian lirEviiine.
The Nmcrican viii he closed this week ON
Chnstmn~ Igy anci0horntc revival 9i"'rhe Beggnr
Stulcn,' w'll hc m4dc WIN D. Eloisc N9Isan.
Nnulau, Reginald Roberts BesSic Tannehill.
Louis CaSscynnt sud lirllc y Arcy.
IhrGrand opera House VII have Shore Acrea
Charles g.. r1le is now playing the part orig.
mated Icy James \ IicTne This is play that
b"st 81 stage management. mcodrnmatc excite.
ncni and what Is called "nntnraln"ss" ltshouid
interest Eighth avenue audiences as we'll as 1t
The Donncliy stock company at the Murray
Hin win enact Carmen" This, play is unlike
and II viii br interesting to watch their perform.
Grrr of H. |; should b" good, though Judging
pieces as Il adv Windcrmcrr's Fan The Fatal
Card" aud ~ Friend from India
r4ms lP"I WI TnT@ETb 'G I.sn Ssp
Rich0rh~un While 1t contains the usual amount
NJ thrilling rpis dcs crd n gnodly stock Of Incl
dental vaudeville lis also strong play legit
Th"Third Avenue will have Wicked London
announced as play Tor the masses
The last vcc', or fortnight in New York Of
many plays now hcrins ON Christmas boy
Mr and Mrs kendall and The Elder Miss Blossom
will I've followed A. tic knickcTbockcr by Mr.
aud Mrs Nat G. Gorlvin and Tho Cowboy
and tho lady by clyde Fitch.
The Einrre Stock Company will return TO its
home theatre tie same day. with My Iady's
IN. "a, -. T., 49,, ~. ,',.,.rmv ~ T..,.-
WI. ''""""e =. 60 W
The term oil a "f'"H slave Will Close az mo
Hc-sld Square with the present week. Negro
mi ,,'ir'sy IN Tie '''n'th manner OF rt'mioNo
start there Lew p.@nstadct has Of late years
set the pace IN the black art Of testing. and lie IL
a clc'ct actor, too II" mud George Primrose
are the leaders IN tie entertainment, which Will
stay ,nn weeks and bc followed by Naughty
Anthony. Tie iaf'" Nh'th lAhrl beIascO Will
have ready by that time foF , New York test
An''"st pay ,'"1 N''' 'nSo WY ~ moe~ 70
something "e" Is h''"y sharp successor
o. .as ~" n.SHuT NV VII DC E ,v~ , and
" '',' ,,,,, 49,. .,,,,,,r, Al.
I"Tl'' Lac ''hI't' ~ 'H9 company arc haeie
Rll,.Ic Ncllir Era gins, Marie tahill ". T..
ph,ip. ", r. carlton. Raymond Hitchcock and
49,. IMP -
! The nlia p,,c 20 say good bye TO Its New York
run on saturday nisAtw.I b. The Dairy Farm
lhts rural drama VAS announced To leave tho
Fourteenth street some tine aSl but us popu
,a prS9 , g ms"fs s m,. ID S fS!"!9 IN.
Village Postmaster, inc ! England play by
Alice Ives and j II. Eddy,
va, S,, c, al iiammcftr.ns %,i'iG IS an.
nIuutrI On New ear = Day a company headed
Iy Icr imc Sykes AMI Edna Wallace ilOp,er Will
cInc ncrc vita "Chrls and the Wonderful Lamp"
aarNirayasanZn by Glen MacDunough and John
PLutr ,lusa
IuiIa Mhrlpwe will remain with us only three
weeks longer In barbara Freichio" al the ,rI-
ter. "A. Mnlle Adams viii .ull)w her in revival
q. me Little Minister" 10 he followed probably
by a new play
r Anne Ruslclrs stay at the Lyccum In Miss
HOBBS ~ u end on jan 90 She will play an
engagement at this theatre next fall when she
will revive Miss Hobbs and later uso Royal
cel.ent come iy His EXce.lercy. tho Governor"
The next afEt one that is about month on
will pcclir AT Wnlincks Frank Daniels ~ pleas.
ing nu fences there Ia The Amccr but when it
get, t. 70 tho end -. January he will give place 10
Ol "A Srihcrsolo In Clyde FltCh's adaptation Of
+Sinnh,
About that time Alice Nielsen and "Thc Singing
Grl will leave the Casino and Madgr LEASING
Will come n ns tho chief girl IN a company pre-
senrnc "Red Riding Hood Edward +, Rico
intended 10 show II to New Workers. last season.
but could not get IL ready I'll too late.
Just whnt will BE- the next change Is hard 10
tell 80 far ahead. hut probably IL will he al tho
Manhattan. III. next play there will r some
thing ui serious interest with Grace George In tho
l,st'.up rgl,. Held and "paph's Wife