The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-29
ROuANCES Or OLDEN DAYS.
err yORrH Nv IWO ILiYS NEWLY
I,TfD on orr STAGE.

H,II. Of Thanksgiving Week In This city.
o,r more Of those musical comedies from
to,,Iou. ~ Greek Slave" was introduced
la, nivht NJ the Herald Square Theatre.
10 ia a romance of ancient Rome. and
variant Of tho legend OF craven
lingo coming to life. ra,rician
vrr,en goes N soothsnyor to learn
wh,, tho futurs will bring to her in the way OF
-. rrysr and he promises that she shall get
ro,Lirs leaa than n god. statue OF Eros is
.hown to her. and she Is assured
Elm. II will soon be vivlncd as
n roocr The fortune teller. In order to make
his rrnIiutiou seem to come true. sends TO her
tho save who has posed IA model for tho
image Thus she In made to believe that tho
,oWnv il the God Of Love. and she makes
srorrua advances to him. bur he rcrcls
h,r lning hound to- another. Others
ar,mirglnd in the sentimental nuddle, out OF
which comes eventually q set Of satisfactory
marriages. The author Of this tale il owen
Nail and he has tod 1t facptiously. though
MA text IL losI humorous than tho
,arcr1.y fnlri'ous verses by Harry Grcen-
t,rE and 4 iran Ross, experts in the iliprant
ANGLING = RHYMES. Tho music by sidney
I,uss ,ud Lionel MonC'ou runs from serious
worth 20 popular tuueiu'nrss Altogether this
composite ny five men Of various talents Is
o,,ulrr', nri Tor itself deserves equal surccss
with most, Il not all. those which have come
IRON, George Edwards London theatres
Thetor'nrmarcc AZ the Herald square was
NOT all that IL should have been for
niece witch was to have been produced
here ty tho latc Augustin Daly In the
manner ~ The Geisha' and The Run
away G.rl" Tho deficiency was In
,bo ror, .uni beauty and acting ability 81 the
T.. o
rrerln,.a Nevertheless. one Of the young
women. Mimic Ashley. unknown to theatrical
distinction. will hen etorth be one of tina c"'e.
britins she was n slim creature. W tn not much
voice to sing with. but a piluant fn"- Tor
raruish oppression. AMI 1.-the legs for grace
IN llncIug She was nimbly pantonimic. and
cav. Iryi'rhingly tho dances which Lefty
lind had originated IN tho London rerrcsen-
,,f.on Dorothy Morton sang rraise-
v,r,hilv. 81 lid Kate Michclena, and
both ar'c! vol enough. but they wcr" not
shun 'ant In tho loaEs or the speaking
ability called 'or in the fsminin" rrinciras
Of these, mu-lg,l comedies. Among ne
a comic mrnrsouation of tho nocroraucrr.
N ta'iyc. or At east rcscm bling. neWoIt Hon
per in similar, rn'"s Among his comIanions
were Hugh ChLyrrs and Albert 4. farr as
s,alwar' uraeE s.av'.. anl Herbert Spar;
Ing ~ \ Roman prei"rt. 1t should
,raieqlatS ar insNsctla Had it been so x
CrerS slave won ! rot have won the success
brilliant But, the audience was well en-
'er'aInsi and 81 nj get FESTIVE. Al
though The ,snIijai2 d. noi fall hnaIly
Yum" .nntn G'' anl mouP,Hs. '" sorlsa iathi@iy
rom The originals. were rich. beautiful
aud re'rC-h.aG'' artistic. The garments wcrs
~ -ioh fabrics as we. Ms suitably harmoni-
Ous co.or', The Two Genes the Interior ard
4 IA boil
: he Eyes were delighted with nne sights
and the ears with good musir. while tho fun
wa ,oleraoe aud the general upshot sue
c.ss'un
A'-ageiy In blank verse Osborn and Crsyne."
by Mrs Crnga. whose pen name Ia John Oliver
Hobbs. hal iirs' trial performance a. the En-.
rira Theatre yes'"riay afternoon. That /, will
ever b. usfl On be stage again Is unlikely.
Although { Vas IN lsteh 10y pupils NJ the Amer.
inan academy OF Dramatic Arts excepting that
two rO,rS we're taken by graduates OF 1897. II
was played quite well enough tn develop all its
merits and these were not sufficient 70 war
rant much praise Of the conf position. The pro-
ducton wasrareiul. fully equipped scene wa.
provided. and tho students had been
rehearsed to good purpose. But the MAJ
Ter with which they had TO deal was
too heavy FOR rovices 10 lit. and professional
actors would fud IL hard to carry. Mrs.
trgi"S ror Mantle story was that eight hun
drei years aRo ia England irsyHs mournet
'he supposed death Of a warrior. but he came
6acS tt2m war a.iye. AM then she was more
ioyoi her. he was in honor bound 10 we'd
fno'her maid OsIern ad"r"d her madiy IN.
jealousy h" slew his rival. and then she slew
In 'hr"a Ar's Tho words were too nnnysni
bat too many syl ahi"s r." scnut id"rs w.re
1T IN eyac.ly measured sy abl"s. The two
characters named IN tho tide n the p'ny were
WEE gort q, anh +, wa. no great wonder hat
with much force an | considerable" suit ETY. hy
Frederick q Lewis Trsyns revealed an nrfr.sa
0srsndId promise in Florence Kahn. who had
Ga ned attention recently IN tho 'indopenia
PRODUCTION o'"EI Gran Galaoto." She is in tho
way 81 becoming great artist.
There will he THANKSGIVING matinee. at all
the theatres Tomorrow. Peope who desire
stage diversion for their holiday will find
almost every known kind Of IL on our stage.
as the plays and vaudeville current this week
are exceed nG'y diversified.
Eighth avenue and Harlem have two plays
directly from Broadway why Smith Left
I'me' Is performed at the Grand Opera House
- the same clever company that has been en-
'1rcing Its fun long Will. at tho Madison
square, Julia Arthur has taken More Than
queen" 10 IN" Harlem Opera House with cast
and magnificent outnt that were seen at the
broadway, 1t IS not always that the outside
theatres get new pieces before here IL any de-
teroFa'ion. The Queen OF Chinatown" has
returned Ia the star
III" weeks changes Of bills at the cut-rate
sock theatres ar" cnmmendable. Faust" il
the oI"ra at tho American with marked i'm
provem"nt Of tn" former mounting and strong
laVorl'es Alternating in the casts. The
Lottery OF Love" loses none Of Its fun az
played a. the MURRAY Hin, and the per-
Torrance stands very well tho severe test NJ
teca Ig "a" famous one given originally by
AnIn~tin Days comedians.
,oL ~ We had The MAnTuvrcs Of lane"
Won Ihniri Fr"hmnn's stock company on
2'lfay a. The outset Of their first season at
gay anu Greek slave" at n" lIera 4
Hinr" Yesterday Ben fur" will be Tre-
EI'i M ,h", bronl way to-night, and "TIof- /
gGn-l At ia" Irving / ace o.nOrrGw u gkt.
4, ON" IOl lovers, Way Down East" at
NE YEA ,"my ~ Music and The Dairy FARM 4
at ne Fourteenth Street are II ST. rate "X-
nMl''- o, who "soma and interest ng rural
Ilh,wr m active in wake Why for the
i;lH rs At the Madison square. The Eov"rs
mIh"r~ IN Will stree" NJ the Victor a,
,Nh r.-l-gg' At Weber ~ Fiells's and Round
g." l'rN In Eighty Minutes" at Roster 4
p tn" star actors stlll make strong list. Mr.. |
ran" l. IN he lhst week Of "A Rich Man /
q u, ht wa acE's, and Nr. Mansfield in the :