The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
NEw THINGS TO BE Pr AMONG OLD
OWES on orr STAGE
HEIGHT. and Dcpths ~ Dramatic Exhibit nv
John Hare In The Gay Lard oncS.' Ja"e'
,,enr,es IN "A Sian From IN" VEST
a,a nm Ird,niitr level In "fIorodora''

.Jenriss IN "A Sian from w" "'"'
ard an Indcniit' level tn f'oroo"'''
The theatrical week will start Win thr""
new plays varying from IN" good literature"
OF a Plnero comedy 10 a l""l"draina written
o,o,nd a, rrigoGchtrr A. the Criterion to-
morrow night John Hare will appear in INC
Cav Lord Quct Arthur Wing Pinero nm
doub,cdly holds the position Of leading dra-
mstist OF England. and some conservative
critics have declared him TO be tn" greatest
living author of stage fiction This proud
emlnence was no, gained through any single
success, or two or three. but a dozen and a hal
of plays produced IN is many years without
a single absolute failure. or course IN"
Second Mrs IanGuoray." THE Notorio's Mr.
Tbbsmith. III" Benefit Of the Doubt. III"
Princess and the BItterily ard '~lr"!d"hey
Ct The Well. arc those that CAV" At"' pre-
emincuce When The Cav Lord Qu'N was
produced two yrlr- ago ~ London, among
The lmitlr,, liu.r TWO leading English re-
viewers said that It was the finest example "i
comedy written since Tile School for Scandal
Nr Pincro rated 1t as hs best work. and he
almost never speaks publicly OF his own
achievements But the purists assai!"i II
violently Il is a ~four-act comedy concerning
an old libertine who loves an innocent grl
This love purihes him, but some severe tests
are made before his acqualntances will believe
ir his moral reformation John Hare VIII
&C, he man with a wicked past and lren" VAN
brugh rrrresent one of his tempters GAbert
Hare is in Tie company. which is English ard
probably good. as Mr. Hare brought excellent
companies both times that he visited US
James J ), fries. the rugIlist, viii he put on
exhibition AT the Grand Op RI HoN-" to-nor-
row night as The hero Of a Man From the
West which Clay VI Greene has written for
the PURPOSE The slusecr will enact a OraWny
sheriff OF a Rocky Mountain county, and.
Incidental 10 the dramatic action, but impor-
,ant to the show. he will punch a bag and spar
In a rIng
pr1iIotioa Of "Florodora, one OF the
musical forces current In London. will be mace
nj, the Casino Tomorrow night. The writer
Of the words l. owen Hal, whom We Know
thro lsh The Gcisha" and The Society Girl"
and the tunes are by Leslie stuart. OF repute
H. England a. IL maker Of ballads. The scenes
Of "Florodora are on Il Philippines Island.
III, ownership Of which has been ustlrped.
bv an american millionaire, and in Wales
where the rightful heire,s IS found by a
Scotland Yard detective officer, Humor
and m,,oiv are ths intentions OF this play.
which has Jared well at the London Lyric.
Willie Edolin has come to New York after a
long absence. to caricature the s!elth, and Others
IN the cast are Edna Wallace Hopper. Fannie
Johnston, May Edouin. Cyril Scott and Robert
T. Graham
Many peop.e who wished to SCI Edward
u Sothern ms Hamlet were unable TO get into
the Garden Theatre. so great was the rush
for that very fine performance. Now their
opportunity has come. MIR. Sothern. VIZ
GINA Harmed and their company will give
II inlet" 1T the Harlem Opera House one week
Ut is possible that late In the season they will
,,,,a 10 nrnaIuay iu Shukpsnpnra'a tragedy.
but nothing definite has been settled further
than that he will Use no other play this season.
His next productions will be- Much Ado About
Nothing" and an English drama by Justin
Hlntly Mccarthy.
Another OF our weekly-chanRe theatres will
have an artistically interesting production.
Arthur Wing Pinero's ~satirical discussion OF
the relation Of love and age. The Princess
and the Butterfly" will be revived at the Muir
raw Hill. When George Alexander brought
this comedy out in London It caused much
discu ssion. with praise and condemnation
usually the lot Of a masterpiece.
4 drama OF American authorship will be
the weeks revival at the American. Cum
berland 'ei.- with its story OF a Kentucky ven
delta. hli a long success when first presented
IN New York three years ago. Some OF the
elaborate and realistic scenery used then has
been secured for this remounting. One Of
these sets shows a mountain bridge In flames.
This exciting scene ia Incidental 10 the dra-
matte actions. and not the excuse for the play,
ms such efforts often are In some cases. The
Greenwall company should provide a suitable
cast for this romantic drama OF West Point
aud the Kentucky mountains,
Olga Nethersole will reappear Tomorrow In
.Sapho Her engagement Is for -four weeks
al wallack's. Mary Mannerins will next bring
g. l.A =. -. L-., 49, a..
Charles Frohman will make some productions
lasting the rest OF the season. His first play
will be The Wedding Guest. by j NJ Barrie.
which is among London's latest successes.
Miss Nethersole says that she will produce moth
ing new. though on her tour she will lmpersonate
Maodd In Hermann Sudermann's drama. Her
company is English No introduction is needed
The translation Of pecourcelle's French melo-
drama IT. q lAttle Nacrants,, will spend the
s seal a Than she the s.s General a run m 81 JAYS DT here 'H"'n-
The good melOdrama by Hllotson, a Young
Wife" will pay a weeks visit 70 the Metropolis.
the leading part .
more extrayaEsnt melodrama than either OF
81 ss'e cp IL ans @s l4s nelId 10 5y tsrili the Il most ms s'a ccfd
blooded
The list Of theatrical entertainments in town
this week gives ample scope to the most varied
tdktSS u u Nut ptOIIf "NlAoll Y bI'th-
way they have n choice ranging from vaudeville
20 the dramas Of Shakespeare. Pinero and
Rostand. Between these extremes lies a great
diversity. and the average OF II is not ono TO be
ashamed OF. Sag Harbor" Is mounting up a
nne metropolitan record for itself. James A.
Herne and his rural play have three we ks
more At the Republic, after which Nacklyn
Arouckle willappear n THE Sprishtly Romance
OF Marsac."
That last Monday In December will be a day
Of many important changes In our plays Ada
Rehan will then come to the KnIckerbocker
TO be succeeded on Feb IS by y c Goodwin
and Maxine Elliott. who will use When We
were Twenty-one" and possibly a new play
Miss Rehan will appear us Nel Gwynne in
Sweet Nell Of Old Drury," Paul Kester's play
that has been so favorably received in London
with Julia Nelson In tho title rtle Until this
change Maude Adams will, Of course. stay a.
the knlckerbocker in "EAiglon " Her per-
formance OF Napoleon's weak but ambitious
snn has added much to her artistic standing
TN the same night that Ada EeGau comes
"a the knlckerbocker Edward : Willard will