The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-18
THINGS AT THE THEATRE.
suiEFSPEIRE WITH THE MAGICIAN
JyLER- HASFORD COMPANH.

whor Edwin Booth played ShyiOck for us
40 lay wa. Of all account in THE Merchant
vsri,r The play was ended with the
",r4 s,,nr. and nobody cared for the compile
.ra ~ fine love story Of HdSSdniO and Iurtid,
r,o wlrr VI Booth and Mr.. Barrett
80. ,oec,her. and Mr. Barrett enacted BdsSd-
., ,L, >l,iu,l II Mr. Booth remained domin-
w., plt IIrtH came to the front when
rm.r Terry represented her. oven though
u,rry IryinG's >IylOrk was one ot his excel
w, ~rnn In tho recent revival OF
-, o,mcdy ~ BAYS the Fnrtid by Ada Rehan
-,s a, u,oI. and the NtyiOck 30 insignif-
~. ,ln, the jew sank into subsidiary
,Tm,Iry ~ thr Herald Square Theatre
,,., might, however. Nty'ork resumed his
a,n ~ former importance. This was
a., be.ause h. WIS great in the acting. but be-
r,,sc p,'it was So small. 1t Is only fair to
~, though. that Il. H.. MacLean gave n
,,rs than 70 'lor"Iy respectable interpre-
,,o,r ~ tho character which shakespeare
,,ri 'u hny" 'r,a'rd in jest. aud which
.uares.f,u - n'tors turned into serious
,,.. In IN" r%ar'i"r passages he suggested Mr..
,,,,h dangerously. yet bore tho test ot COM
alison ]surprisit gly well. lie treated the
,,n,,n. aul IL his mixed grief
and ,oy over his daughters fight and
Nj. christian rncmy'- misfortunes. with
,,cbuica, skill and popularity appreciable
.seet when h. came To- the trial. which
bs toon regarded as easier to succeed
r,h. hr .,'! oT -ingularly. Here he
.aemei to- he striving after novelty in
both o]'orutiun ami pantomime. anil. failing to
,,coInpllsh anything trustworthy In the way
n departures from usage. he lost ground
cnrresIandug'y through his cndeavors in
that d]irc,'.ur.. S,Ui. Mr. MacI."an's !Shvtock
Gas the tn.t approximation in his three
,haIcsp"arrar assumptions at this theatre.
f proved hum A actor with 4 ilrst-rnte
press Ms.s' al HI, Llvas graphically. Odctte
TYLER I.ju was weak voiced ana unim-
pyes,tyc Her 9rotory in court was unworthy
~ Inc episode 81 the choice Of the Baskets,
which in his reproduction was cut down to
H]Iaado.s selection. But in the final act,
atra.tivelv leminlnr and conuettlshly anus
inc. Charles i f%laniort. whose Grdtidno had
zen heavily rlpwnish from the outset. here
pnrriluted something TO the mcrriment.
An audience was dismissed at the Fifth Ave-
mo last night. II had assembled to see
charles Coghiln IN "Citizcn Pierre" He was
dressed and ready 10 p.av his part. The rest
0'thp company was ready to go on. too. but
A few minutes before it was time for
the curtain +, ri" Nr. Coghlam summoned
John 4, Reed. bis manager. and demanded
o money. II haven't any Mr.. Reed
said, the business has been very poor
and the show HASN'T paid expenses" The actor
re'ortet, "No money. NO play Mr.. Reed
begged him to - on. and said the advance
sales for the new week were promising OF bet.
Ter nusirrs, The actor ohdurately refused to
rlay unless money was forthcoming at once.
There va, nuly one thing TO do-Iismiss
the audience 1hl- duty fell 10 Stage Manager
Brook, VII" told m" PEOPLE. that Mr.. Coghlan
.e returned AT 'ne hoX olrce, The per.
formers. who We're al dressed for their
%it', I'D ~ :" Tax" i H., So kinIL y There We're
o' not getting auY pay. and for a time it looked
s'i,lG r'r"HM.r"r would make trouble
spps sn5rS%''I,. a4 w. a ,oo iiin " eject, ST. ST. Reed ed
Promised thar the "omrany should all be paid
i1 full to-day. VI" regular salary day. After
Mr toghinu had washed of the grease paint
Mario uSh Hotel
was b. ger . per cent OF M gross receipts
I've worked ike 4 slave for several months on
me pee, awt thought il was about time
som" money W. iorthroming. am ready To
coon liS' a. soon rs the money duo me Is
handed over
lohu W Ransonc gave at kcitlfs. YESTERDAY.
anew version Of his imrcrsonation Of Richard
'tokrr. A. IN his former speciality, which had
k"9t him "mp,oyed hcrcabout over a year. he
sang the comments OF the Boss OF Tammany to
te an Of II Am the Ruler of the Sea- His
htke-Ul included Il grizZicd wig and beard
ana a hu!lt-up nose. and his trousers were
am"St as brilliant as the diamond in his shirt
T'nt. I'll" loke- Of his verses were chiefly
''as'S rs 10 what he could and would do to his
opponents. II" would hn on top Of political
Nla''els' h" declared. long after the time moss
was growing over Ma2ct'S grave. He threat
"hed that. unless the committeeman behaved
'N"r" kindly, he would not permit him to use
VI" Croker nlnety-ccnt gas. The quality Of
'e Verse, was that Of the doggerel usual
WIN tn" variety show rhymestcrs. A sample
eouI!e' was. "And when | get across
ne sea- paN" Hin won't breathe till
Pc hears from me one stanza explained that
w was as deserving OF Il monument a. was any
nIfh VINO had ever been associated with Tam
mh a anu concluded with the assertion that
, TbI nave J. ) monument down the bay in order
nav ne could better see that zone Of the patron
"sr gnt away; The Ioudest OF the aughter fol-
.'Mru rs dee aratiop that he wouldn't permit
, ,9rrn ! AitcI thevcrses that bore on the
The Il Im'"HtIgatiop Their" was a song based on
i%y HoIat d,hr"r. IT represented William J.
hal F, a. Su,'"rinG from Indigestion caused by
.GESrlan describing the ailment In conclu- |
XXI Snr counterfeit Croker offered a budget OF
WIFI GEf goS s,,T,cS That had no more connection
pmn emyeihinental matters than that some Of
Lnoednh M"tr ,o!d as II well-known politicians
""' oeen witnesses o' the incidents described.
Inc Professional Woman's League is going
"rhy Tn" Three Musketeers." but Whether
~ 'ul or II earnest it might he hard to orcsce,
,n' 'pr III" fact that the cast favors dignity,
Tue version Of DumaS's romance to he used is
,"e one made by Paul Kcster. Fanny Janau-
"eA WI! be tho fdrdndl RiChelieu. Maude
"'uAs the Dirtigndn, Olive Oliver the Buck.