The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-10
Many PLAYS IN REPETITION.
MONDAY WITH NOTHING NEW
BEHIND OUR FOOTLIGHTS.
u,b,tuai First Nightcrs Scattered In
Theatres where old Entertainment
We're RESTORED Or Continued May
Irwin AgAln-Thc stock Companies.

Theatres Whcre OU ENTERTAINMENTS
We're RESTORED or Continued May
Irwin Again-Thc stock Companies.
New Workers. who have acquired the
theatrical frst-night habit. and who often
have TO make a Monday choice from two
or more now plays. came upon a lack OF
,ovclty Yesterday. Probably some OF
them sought no stage diversion, but waited
Tor to-night's production Of THE Mar
,iaeo Game at the Victoria. Others scat
tered themselves TO enjoy repetitions Of
nleces they had seen before, or to get de-
serred first Vows OF new things that the
preyious week had disclosed. In that lot
were -rhe Helmet Of Navarro with Charles
Dalton at the Criterion, 'Beaucaire' with
Richard Mansfield at the Herald Square.
.Alicc of Old Vincennes' with Virginia Har-
ned at the Garden and . Tho Girl and the
Judge at the Lyceum. Still others went
avay from Broadway to laugh again at
.Madse Smith, Attorney with which
Nav Irwin returned to town at the Har-
lam Opera House, or to mingle smiles and
tears again over Lovers Lane.' which
reached the Grand Opera House on It's
tour. The other plays brought in by trav-
cling companies were The Orphan Heir
ess- at the Third Avenue and Mrs. b.
O~'shaughnessy' ut the Metropolis. Cum
bcrland, 'oi," wat revived by the stock
company at the Columbia.
PLAYS that passed into final weeks were
'Eben Holden at the Savoy and New
England Folks at the Fourteenth Street.
The rest OF the repeated pieces were The
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at the
Broadway, Way Down East at the Acad-
emy OF Music, The Little Duchess with
Miss Held at the Casino, The Second In
Command" with Mr.. Drew at the Empire,
"A Message from Mars with Mr.. Hawtrey
edy and -Hoty-Toity' at Weber & Fields's,
colorado" at Wallack's. THE Liberty
Bellies at the Madison Square, THE
Messenger Boy with Mr.. Powers at Days.
THE Huctioneer' with Mr.: Warleld at
the Bijou, -Florodora' at the New York,
:Under Southern Skies" with Miss George
at the Republic and Quality Street with
Miss Adams at the Knickerbocker.
The stage Of the American Theatre was
more elaborately dressed last right than it
had been for almost any Of the many re-
vivals made there by the Greenwall COM
pany. Sardou's melodrama OF Cleopatra
was acted, and the scenery used was that
made for and under the direction Of Fanny
Davenport. and used after her death by
Blanche Walsh. The beautiful settings.
which are a little dimmed by use, cost Miss
Davenport much worry rs well as a fortune
In money. Miss Davenport produced
CLEOPATRA the third OF the plays that
Sardou wrote for Sarah Bernhard, and used
II here on Dec. %, 1890, at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. at the opening of which she had
played, a little more than seventeen years
before. The scenery was gorgeous, the
acting excellent and the triumph complete
but short lived. On Jan. . the Fifth Avenue
was burned and everything destroyed.
Miss Davenport wa booked TO appear In
Boston In three weeks, and in hat short
time the production that had taken months
to prepare vas duplicated and Cleopatra"
was placed on view at the Hollis Street
Theatre.
In last nights revival at the American
Jessaline Rogers gave an excellent perform
snce Of the title role. Indeed. she ap-
peared more advantaReously than she
had in any other revival this season. and
that is high praise, because Miss Rogers
Is an actress Of no mean ability. Possessing
a beautiful voice. hat In its richness sug-
gested Miss D~avenport's, she acted with a
consistent grandeur that suited the role
OF the passionate Egyptian queen. In
the particularly emotional incidents, the
violent tir ade against the messenger from
Rome. the jealous spying on Antony and
the prayer to the idols. she was paTticu-
larly effective. In the splendid Oriental
robes she made a handsome picture. The
rest Of the company were not taxed heavily.
there being only the one part Of any length
or weight. The audience liked the play
and It's performance immensely, applaud
ing often and loudly.
Two OF the most successful Of the farces
that made Days Theatre more popular
than all Of his fine Shskespearian and old
comedy r~evivals were reproduced by local
stock companies yesterday. The Lottery
Of Love was merrily performed at the
Murray Hill, and -7-?O-s" at Proctor's
Fifth Avenue. Five years ate their
Productions at Daly's, but Ada kehan.
John Drew Mrs. Gilbert and James Lewis
sae ths lively quartet la both. 1905
which has the spirited subtitle Of Casting
the Boomerang Wa produced on feb.
y, lass, but II showed no sisns Of age al
ffOctoTs yesterday.
Henry '. DOnnelly roappeaed with his
stock company la The Lottery Of Love
playing tho part hat James LeSis acted
In tho hfst Production, and that MIR o
belly acted very oomically two years ago.
william brAInNeh was amusing Ia the John
Drew Tole. When MI Drew Wa acting IL
Al Daly's 10 lass Constant COquolin Was
playing II acTos- tha way At palnisf's ILu
lluAcL sctug aIT-aIed Ia III. original play, a
skkod l1lsian faou ~ AIshaIldsI blrs0n
sad Anthony Mae, called III" hurpfl-s
n'M.' Augus.. DaIy 'l"a'sd ny