The times., 1899-10-22

fine points in the work. The best Of these
is in the fact that no male quartette OF
hungry farm hands appears during the
progress of the plot. very capable cast,
which includes Eleanor Merron, Jean Clara
Walters, Percy Plunkett Charles Hallock,
Grace Hopkins and Catherine Carlisle, IN
tsrprats the presentation. The scenery
provided is adequate and The Dairy
Farm is in for a run.
At the American Theatre, the Castle
Square Opera Company is more than dupli-
eating its last years success. Aida was
enacted so realistically the other evening
that Joseph Sheehau was severely cut dur
ing the duel and real blood flowed for sew
eTal minutes. l am informed on creditablS
authority that considerable real language
was heard also between that act and the
next. Business at the American grows
bigger and bigger with no prospect OF
stoppage. On the day after tomorrow souve-
Mrs viii be given 10 mark the oTsaniza-
tons e-hundredJh appearance IN New
York.
There viii be a general moving tonight
at the local places Of amusement NOV
ing Of PLAYS and plavers-with the result
that the first half of next week viii be a
busy period for the critics. Alice Nielsen,
who has been rehearsing here for nearly
a month opens in her new vehicle, Tine
Singing Girl" on MoTdsy at the Casino.
The bed-and- -pajama farce, In Paradise,
is leaving the Bijou and on the evening
adopted by Miss Nielsen the jOvial May
Irwin viii begin her regular season there
in Sister Mary" Blanche Walsh and
Melbourne MacDowell will come to the
Grand with La Tosca' On Tuesday we
are promised a performance of the long
delayed The Song of the Sword, - by f.
II C-+bar, and Niroiuia Harmed D9lV'S
Julia Arthur will present More Than
Queen" at the Broadway, where the last
rendering of The Ghetto" Will be given
in few hours Later in the year Miss
Arthur promises Hamlet" To this We
are looking forward eagerly-nOt because
of the stars histrionic development, but
/ because of her physical development.
Charles Frohman who was recently Tidi-
culed in The Times fer advertising his
/ opinion of The Girl From MaXim's, has
just come to the conclusion that The
Only Way is meritori0us piece and is
now announcing his decision. Excepting
, only Israel ZangwiIl, this nonsense brands
. Mr. Frohman as the greatest egotist on
] Broadway. and ! am glad to see that the
! newspapers are frank enough in giving
! their ideas of the matter.
! Manager PitCu has begun Tehearsals OF
! The Gunner's Mate, the new naval dra-
ma which he viii produce November Q, on
/ the road and viii soon after bring to the
/ Fourteenth Street Theatre l have read
! the play and it seems to contain the essen
/ tials for success.
Broadway is the title of new bur-
! lesque that is to be put on shortly at the
! New York Theatre. 1t viii take the place
/ of The Man in the Moon, jr.," which is
| to be sent en- tour in the hands of COM
/ pany headed by that most dolefuI Of come
I dians, Sam Bernard.
Sarah Truax, young actress who was
once Otis SINNERS leading woman, is
/ among the stellar prospects for next sea-
! son.
! Gussie L. Davis, author Of The Bag
! gage Coach Ahead died last week in To-
/ ledo. and his remains were brought here
for burial NANCY SYKES.