The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-23
THE STAGE IN EUROPE.
SARAH BERNHdRDT AND ADELE SAN
DROCK iCT HAMLET ~ rTENNI

! The Attempt Of the German Actress-A For"
tune Left by au English Managress-The
French National Theatre In Danger
Talk of the Theatre in Other Lands.
Mrs Sara Lane. who conducted tho Britannia
| Theatre in tho east end Of London for many
years. left fortune valued ut about 100000
| In personally. Probab bly, no other manager in
London Is worth nearly as much. Mrs. Lane
was Is years old at the time OF her death. in
August Wilson Barrett. who has made lew
Shakesperean experiments in the past. is to re-
vve Henry v" in spectacular fashion next
year. London actor-mauagers. in few cases.
hnd their Shakespearean reviva!s profitable.
but It isa fortunate thing for the public that
they ure all am bilious to make an effort In this
direction. Mrs. James Brown Potter is an
nouncsd to play in a dramatic version Of Gin
derella." which seems about as promising Il
scheme as the dismal Dutch Ghetto play did at
the outset. 1t Is said that Kyrle Bsllew will
appear with her. Stephen Phillips's poetic
tragedy. to he acted in London by George
Alexander because he could not get Forbes
Robertson to take 1t OF his hands. has been
preceded by more descriptive enthusiasm than
II 1t were new found work by Shake
spears. "Paolo and Francesca" as it is
called. follows the lines Of the story. with
the introduction, Of no new features. The
action ia said TO be limited to four characters.
based on its postio rather than il, dramatic
an offer Of $1,000 Tor tho American rights
to her autobiography: John HolIingshead the
DAYS Of it's career 10 soon to have a benefit In
L2ndon. Charles Win!ham ia going to revive
Randy 8sk KIN MR. J9tp R%@a in her
which met with little success In this country,
It wa. act ed several yoar. ago at At Daly,s and
Minister" failed because the actors and their
characters were tile suited to one another
first performance in London but is said to
have shown signs now Of becoming a popu-
slT r -, SUCCESS. The other ssmi-EelGious play
Witnessed in London by 12.S50.oOo persons in
the course Of It's travels around the world.
Two women recently acted Hamlet In Vienna.
Ono OF these was Sarah Bernhardt and the
other Adele Sandrock who aspires among Ger
nlan-speaking actresses to hold place with
Nine. Bernhardt's She acts all her roles and is
likely to play them very much in tho same
fashion that her French model does. Fra0leiu
Sandrock came once to New York and made
little i'm preston. chiefly through the disadvan-
tages attending her introduction here. She
made her reputation at the Vokstheatre in
Vienna although she was born In Berlin and
was later called to the Hofburg Theatre to
take the place made vacant by Charlotte
VOTERS death. She did not remain there
long. however. and now travels through
the German cities. threatening occasionally
to invade England or France. FraOlein
Sandrock did not wait until Nine. Bernhardt
had acted Hamlet In Vienna as she had
by several days. she,was praised for her power
In several scenes and tho experiment was de.
in favor Of the French actress who h did not sue
ceed 10 interesting the spectators, The major.
kainz recently acted in the drama at the Hoi-
burg for the first time. Nine. Rejane Is to re-
turn to Berlin after her Russian season and
neror Nine. de Iavalletts will be acted.
The receipts for Eleonora Duse's ten per- 5
which was unprecedented there.
Tho discussion as to the alleged decline OF
the Coincide FRANCHISE Ia still in Paris and dis
couragingly small receipts are cited to show
that Jules Claretie or some other element in
the present administration OF the theatre ia
responsible for striking decrease in the
attendance. Mounet-Suly 10 said to have acted
Oedpe there recently beioro an audience that
represented only SlS7. The institution is said
to be now $4,000 behind tho receipts at the
same time year ago and the average nightly
receipts are said to have fallen to about $3.50
night. The share Of the sociGtaires has
diminished until last year only $1,000 was paid
to them. The present discussion ofthe theatres
condition must apply only to audiences that
have gathered there during the summer. The
10 " Wv .'ieast' ~ puo'e"'u i'ion'h'
as certain percentage o'them goes to charity.
They have shown no noticeable decrease dur
inc tbe mast tbras va.r. O,lxa sbort ti,,a.co
a. ~ Wv p.. W., a. s"oi' tiue ako
IL was estimated mat the average receipts for
some years past had been $1,000 week which
in view OF the fact that the theatre is open
for the whole year would be highly salts
factory to any manager In this country in
which arnansa.ar az n,nob ern,tar ~.
,aona... ,.nne a. .o maen kaer recent
seceders from the company were LIE Bargy.
Truffer Worms and Baretta II was also ru
mored that Nina Bartet would rasicr n.yt f,u
~. " s,~U "oU'u ,u'ish heA' iai''
but shs mas denied that ana Will be seen in a
Donnav PAM Noupat "a ..Id 70 oon..ei.,
~ SiS.,D ms. 10 SOU W ooh'ehp 'a'e
an early resignation. The prospects are that
tho next year will be one OF great PROSPERITY to
Nh. thaatra md .,ahor.ta nron...,;o a.
.No .n1a''H ""u e'nuoIa'e ORGANIZATIONS 10
entertain tho e1poslt'on crowds have been
made The opposition to the theatre Ia tbonoht
to be directed chiefly agains. jules Claret,s nv
mis- enemies political and otherwise who seek
to attribute all the theatres temporary lack O,
prounaritv IN I ha fapIta ~ bie oontr 81 r..