The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-28
THEMES FROM STAGELAND.
.rR4yGE STORIES TOLD IN SEVERAL
OE THE NEW DRAMAS.
r,.- r.oc.,s Of Training Girls to Dance In
tnn,Ion The Jncensing Demand for Now
.,,,,I Rural Plays A Theatrical
,y Gaming Hero from Stettin.

tu,iun The Incensing Demand Tor Now
v,cl,ud Rural Plays Theatrical
company Coming Hero from stettih'
Among recent English dramas Is ms Whlte
r,..p lR.oi on the love OF Mary 1udor. VIE
- I,ufs MI W r,snrc. for the Duke OF SUI
,ar Tho L,tr,'hgl ot the King oil France to
i"N .sl Princess her meeting with her
former l,yrr who - sent 10 the court OIL LOUIS
a., Er,,.s .usprlons OF her ndelity and his
s ,.r,ris.ion on his deathbed for her TO
r'.rry,l. mac -he loves. furnish the earlier
tGI.,,.of,ns play The opposition OF Henry
,.ut ,,lts sisters marriage end her flight
-, ,o, lover brought &c an end tho rlay.
t,,, ros NOT satisfactory dramatic revola-
A., n, tb. historical episode the author had
IN The Weather Hen" recently acted
g. london Mt Il matinee aud later produced In
,,,,,,er theatrical fashion, proved to be curl
w., ,,,,,n,,,oa ID, Ibsen and fa- .. II mysti-
pl.h.,ulIppres somewhat. but derived vital
,,y from. the technical experience OF the two
s,,.,. VIII, wrote IT, The heroine. whose ma
ana Va4 rresimably indicated by the title.
xa.nu actress who loved one man. married an
otbnr ruued with Il third. got divorce from
,ta crs, and returned ultimately to the free
Il .,sf,se lie. where she was no longer wor-
,a1 D., the question of matrimony. One Of her
sn.,Itl.- was an actor. another q playwright
a,i tho third youth in his teens. The audi
.rca Thought this multipleX Nora too scatter
I,g IN her affections for sympathy. The Boys
~ W.yfarl" was Il successful Irish play OF the
tind not encouraged 10y the supporters OF the
Irish Literary Theatre 1t was neither poetic
nor rpa,. St., but thickly mslodramatic. with
All the tirI -houorei schcming villains. priests
and hearty Irish lads Probably for that rea-
SON the publ, liked It mucn more than they
an the newer school Of Irish drama,
katu Ianaer ballot mistress az 'he Lonoon
Em.ire and a teacher OF dancing. brought suit
-, ,ba ,ornn,. of n girl who had bean
against ',o 49,, IT, ,.T,.o III, 80
taught by hsr. placed III inc Umpire oaliet ana
then refused to continue her profession. She
sued for '"' the sum "en'ionou III inc oflRi'
ma contract. as Hpu'U"'cu ua'n"Se'. ohe won
the case. wh'rh 'hre" eoiie ,IEhl on ,'e way
ballet girls are nun as' gu Nv
parents ap'Fen''E'N nst .ot n.,'e ,eais "nen
she was I i. nnH =, taGe h,r Jason. dameaso
tm. ryten, Of $3.50 Tor the hrst year and Si25
for every succeeding year. Inc girl PRO
gre'7ed rhi,"s "f ~ ieochsr who ant ,vaino
tthh,;r'",S rom the theatre When the Girl re-
ce.yri Twelve, her teacher Got eighteen Tor her
ser'ses ana e,T toarb.r Cot tbir,vp a The
UoniS srem sufficient reward for the teachers
scryices hut the court gave her the additional
oamA.eS on ime - ha "a. pect.d Most of thpp
Trgi,sh Inllet dancers that como here are less
competent than those trained on the Conti-
heh'' w. on,n' MAD on am,h 10 rdh
scsie
Dealheals hers were once required In Ger;
tath ,ment ~ ,hs 1rtors FnnH fn anu anu
don they have another pian. At profes sonal
MATINEE, popular actresses make collections
snms
oven Hall who wrote The Geisha" and
conf, nTera IS. in tho stvIe Of his former
work Leslie stuart n POPULAR author Of Lon
don comic songs, ' to make his irpts efr44Irt
Stewart who used to sing baritone roles In
conf" opera here. is to make a London debut
!" Wv
Mrs vonch. who wrote THE Gadny." 10
coming 20 New YORK this week to assist In the
rehearsaIs OF the lIaY maze from I'M novel.
She Is an EnE.Ishwoman. married TO a Pole. and
Iivsl many venrs In Italy ACQUIRING tbere thu
i',e' '"I"' 80 =" '.a', aoHu't ,hN t"1,o ,ho
kho"edHe u'""en IN inc oooK. sne VIII orinR
william Courtleigh is one of the New York
i''ors who lid not have an opportunity in the
Lhakssreurean revival last sprina. But h. 4.
tong TO act Romeo In a Boston rto,k COM
pany. Henry Miller has been exhibiting his
HdDiet in San Francisco.
The vitality OF the rural play is almost a.
great as that Of the Irish drama on the Amsr,-
can stage There have been popular exam
piss oil. almost continuously on view since the
earliest days Of our stage. Scion Shiogle"
was succeeded by THE Old Homsste ad, :" and
the profits of that piece have done more than
anything else to inspire dramatsts to equal its
success success, None has riyallCd it yet, but the et-
nav an. 'nue ahu are o'ten remnnsrative
t new one ms year 10 % be farce. with slight
sIriii4us interest," eNtendIng through four acts.
s snls another called Tho Dairy Farm" is 10
STWt ~ eIanoTate!y a new phase OF farm life.
way DoWn East, while Il was neglected by
nt'aDaGers Tor some months. proved attrac-
cne Wheh IL got before the public. The sue.
te'S oI Ial.ure OF rural plays 10 not always easy
70 uhdelStahd. sometimes IL seems to the
t t spe.tator that they should all do we'll II
We .iuhr .et o. farm hands sings often enough.
ere Hs.en|ry Is pretty and the dialogue Is lib
S Snsi seasoned with Gee whiz" and BY
XII, But that cannot be true.
g., ne COMPANY " the S!Hdt Theatre In Stettln
Sa.t 20 ne coming to New York TO act for ave
a narTt.ns newt season. 1t Is WE'LL known or
an '[a.'3h when recently appeared In Berlin
N'"''"n' d. .he hoya' Theatre there'