The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
WHAT rs OFFERED IN DIVERSION
ron NEW TEARS DAY OF 1000.


disclosure Of little novelty But there Is wide
range Of plays and vaudeville. generally Of good
quality, from which to choose holiday diversion
tomorrow afternoon and evening. The single
! brand new piece In English will be Chris and the
Wonderful Lamp" on extravaganza by Glen
McDunough and John Philip Sousa II Is an
| extravaganza, and the production will be made
| by Klaw Erlangcr at the Victoria Theatre.
Mr. McDonough has taken tho tale Of Aladdin
as a starting point merely to depart from H. lie
makes New England boy Of the present time
buy the Arabian lamp at an auction sale The
purchaser utilities it's magic power in his hindered
cour'ship Of girl and by means OF II gets into
/ the boarding school where sho Is a guarded
| pupil Part Of tho whimsical action pertains
TO Aladdins efforts to regain the tasman and the
Yankee youths retention Of H. Mr. Sousa has
set tho nonsense TO music which IL said to be suit
ably light and tuncful and tho promise IL positive
that much care and cost have been expended in tho
| Interpretation. The company Is counted up
| at hundred including the extra singers dancers
and specialists. Jerome Sykes as tho slave OF
the lamp and Edna Wallace Hopper as It's modern
owner are put forward now as stars Tho roles
seem suitable to them. The scenes in which they
figure begin in Connecticut illngc. pass next to
New York city, and finally for two acts to Aladdin's
island home in the Pacific. In the cast John
Page, Charles II. Drew, Nellie Lynch Mabela
Baker Emily Bcaupre Randolph Curry. Violet
Jewell, Edna Hunter and Stella Madison. II
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp fulns expec
atons II will he Just the kind Of show that people
demand at the Victoria.
Felix Schwcighofer tho German comedian.
will introduce two more plays this week new TO
this country. The names when translated into
English are "Schoclcr's clearinghouse" and
The Statuctte." The former. which will DO
Ciyen on the nrSt IN rce NIGHTS Of Tho New War
shows an old mans visit 10 boarding house
under the impression that II Is an insane asylum.
Meta Bucnger. Wilhclmine Schu,er. ELY Coll
mer, julius Strobe. George Bnsolt and Edmund
Hams will be Mr.. Schwcighofer's chief aids in
the fun On Thursday evening. and for the rest
Of this week The Statuettc." q musical farce,
will he acted by the principals Of the former cast
and Anna Leonardo, Marie Rcichardt, Rudolph
Klein Rhodcn. Jacques Horwlu and Gustav
Won ScyGert,z In addition.
Viola Allen will appear in The Christian" at
the Harlem Opera House. This play met with
popular approval in New York last winter. whore
it had two long runs, ltst at the Knickerbocker
and last at the arden. Robert Drouct last years
leading actor at the Murray Hl, Is now Miss
Aliens chief assistant.
The Grand Opern House begins tho New Year
with William Glllettc's farce from the French.
Because She Loved Him So" Those who saw
this funny play at the Madison Square last winter
remember it laughingly. AMMO Irish. Francis
Carlisle. Kate Meek. j. +. Do,ison and Margaret
Fielding ere the principal players and they are
n capable lot
Second in the new succession. Of ligh, operas
In English al the American will he The Bat"
the tayoritc composition by Johann Strauss
II Is promised that the masked ball will hc illus
ttaied more clahora'cly than any thing set done
at this theatre setting The iuli size 81 the
stage will contain the principles ard chorus in
variety Of gay costumes The east includcs
Ia RhyS Thomas The other names Roberts.
Stewart M1uan Flcmming and Myers ns to
as to- hs Sns s"k Ter1n vii %
,inlnnthc," with the tragic opera, Al the Lower
One of Mr. ,Ge,te's English versions OF for
eiSn iarccS will be seen in New York this work
The Donnelly Sick Company win revive An
will employ nearly all the favories Of the org
iahtlpn
Hanlon "Supcrba' comes to tho Star for New
Year week This is one OF ,hnSe shows that
is kept always uptndate. Being plotless and
meaningless It allows any number or sort OF
changes in action or spccIhitios, These arc
made - that much that is new can always b.
found in this show.
Of the Empire. mel Ddrama Of Nnpolcorr wer-
fare with the battle Oi Waterloo Tor background.
Howard Hall will play the hero
Five entertainments currcn, in New York now
enter upon their last week. Two are serious
plays and one Of these has been with us long stay
This IL barbara Fnetchc." which the combined
art 81 clyde Fitch az Guthor md Julia Marowe
as actress. carried to popular and artistic success
at the Criterion. II will be followed by The
Little Minister with OF course, the original and
much admired Lady BabbM Maudc Adams
will also be RoJaiind. Pc Wellington and perhaps,
Juliet. while al the Criterion.
The other sedate play that is to have only seven
mote performances here is The First Violin
Richard Mansfield will devote the week after,
the last Of his stay, 10 distinct character at every
performance. lie will imnerSonatc the central
gcrac" Prince Karl" a Partisan Romance"
beau PIHHmmGGl,, "Ths Devils Disciple" and
An extravaganza that has had a long stay in
New York, though II took a short vacation. will
Th Ms q he III Noon Sna nS viii wsy
TO Toxic" This will be an riaboratc production.
with OTIS Harlan as n leader.
4 fourth diversion e end u. New York term
viii then leave lie Casino, Little Red Riding
MG2d will come nsS t. and during Us
OF the London holiday pantomimcs but has boon
Til icadeIsi in the company will hc MadGcI :essinS,
Lu'u Edwards and Wayne Gchrur.
The NTH entertainment TO leave US at the end
streisy For the last performances at the Herald
Square new songs and monologues are promised.
On Jan. Naughty Anthony, David BclaScOs
new farce will come to this theatre II reports
from out of town can he relied upon. this play Is
going TO cause much talk as well as laughter,
It's cast is exceptional. with Blanche Bates Maud
Harrison, William j. lie MOyno, Frank Worthing
William Elton and Olive Rcdpath.
Aune Russell will celebrate her l60th nppehr-
nnce in Miss Hobbs" at tho Lvceum on Jan
is and end her engagement three nights later
Souvenirs promised, and unless the Lyceuin
falls below its usual standard they will be some.
thing worth having.
"Papa's Wife" is falling In line with tho long.
run plays II came TO the Manhattan two months
ago and owing 10 its success the next play has
been put of, 10 that Anna Held may, stay as long
as she IL desired To- Miss Held will appear next
summer In new farce in Paris. aud next
season will later bring translation OF II TO tho
Manhattan.
William Gillette seems to be repeating fully
his success " three seasons ago at the Garrick.
Then he was Northern spy In Secret Service"
Now he IL London detr tive in Sherlock
Holmes" Readers Of Conan Doylc's stories find
that In the play Mr. Gillette has retained the man.
ncrs Of tho original narrative and, on tho other
hand the drama has undoubtedly caused many
"a read the book
May Irwin has not had such a long stay In
New York since her first appearance as the leader
Of her own company In "rhc Widow Jones" Since
then Miss Irwin has changed the manner Of tho
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