The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24

and In broad effects, and ssve q superb
performance. possessing the merits Of Mr..
S~toddart's. IA In hardly a lesser degree,
John Jennings, Augustine Duncan and
Marion Abbott depicted acotch characters
artistically. Chairs Hutchinson and Sgd
ney Booth, in less dinioilt robs. were also
excellent. The two lsading female parts
were poorly acted, and thu. detracted FROM
the general excellence.
Ufe contains - much that IL pleasant
TO gaze upon. In reality and In tictional
depletion. that II seems Unnecessary To
select 20 che.rless a locality and such un-
attractive pcrrofts for stag exposition.
Distressing environment and repulsive
people are excusahle when they serve
some purpose Of powerful and ~instruc-
tive illustration, NJ In Pinero's drama Of
Tbs Profisate' and In lbsen's more re-
pellant play 81 The Dolls House. but
the men and women who traverset the
stage OF the Republic taught no Lesson
and adorned no tale.
In lie they would be bors~. and on the
stage they were intolerabte. when the
audience emerged from Nc. Hammer-tein's
theatre and saw that life was TIL existant,
that people with red blood In their veins
them. Az they sped toward broadway the
elitterins lights sugse-ied hope. and the
cable car bells seemed to chime n merry
madnsnl. Even tho people who wen tow
ard Eighth avenue seemed happy
Harlem got San Toy In good condition
at the Opera House las, = git This theatre
Is giving n weekly SUCCESSION ~ plays
lately used In Broadway. and In that respect
II usually without rivalry. the nearest house
a. well provided with travelling COMPANIES
being the Brooklyn Montauk Our big
Eighth avenue theatre, tho Grand Opera
House. however. started the week strongly
with a Broadway farce, The Brxton
Burglary with practically the original
cast The visiting dramas 81 a Sensational
narlirc werc Lost River AT the Metropolis
and Treasure island nj the Third aycnuc,
The Proctor companies were 80 shifted
about as t. give forbidden Fruit at tho
Fifth Avenue. The Jlit- at T~wenty-third
Street, 'Incog- at the fifty-eiyhth street
and a Fair Rebel at the Harlcin. and the
usual amount Of vaudeville. but of "A gener.
ally improved quality, was interpreted
at each theatre The Donnelly company
at tho Murray Hill was assigned TO melo-
ORA matte work In Shadows 81 a Great
City, In contrast with it, habitual comedy,
while the G~reenwall company AZ the Ameri-
can changed its employment Ia the other
direction by r~eviving 'fanchon
The plays current were Richard Love-
Lace with Mr.. Sothem at the Garden
The Forest Lovers with Mise Gallsnd
at the Lyceum: a Royal Rival with Mt.
faversham at the Criterion: Don I,s.ar's
Return with Mr.. Hsckett at wallack's;
The Second In Command with Mr.. Drew
at the Empire; Captain Jinks, with Mis-
BARRYMORE. at tho Garrick: Tom Moore
with Mr.. Mack at the Herald square; Tho
man at the Savoy. The Messenger Boy,
with MIR Powers at Days; The Rogers
Brothers Ia Washington at the knicser-
booker. Hoity-Toity, at Weber and fi"lds's;
4 'Horodora' at the Casino, 'Ip York state
AZ the Fourteenth Street; The king'r Car
niyal.' a. the New York, and Arizona, at
the Academy 81 Music The Liberty Bellies
ia ready to cone To the Madison square
next Monday
Vaudeville at Tony PASTOR Included
moving pic'uncs e Mr. Mckinley fatal
visit Ia Buffalo. uuqurstionabiy ycracious
and extremely Interesting The Pastor
bill named many specialists 81 many kinds.
Gnqucvalh's Juggling was retained "A SEC
ond week al kcith's ard among the novel;
tics was the sketch 81 Tho Village Lawyer
acted 10y Will NJ. Cr,ssy ard Blanche layue.
The Harlem house IL Hurtig 4 Soamon had
Kara. Haines. Nidocq and Hohyns for
BROOKLYN Orpheum IA" foro,s included
Marshall = Wilder. Helene Mora and Bessie
Bonehill. The Dewey Music Hall offered
the Partisan Widows b~urlcsqurrS.
Edward n Sothern said yesterday that
he has decided TO produce m Mere King
a now play by Justin Hun,ly Mccarthy.
during his present sason AT the Garden
Mr.. Mccarthy came from England specially
TO afsist at the Tchsnrrals and h now Mr..
Sothen's gueet. II was MIR Sotheru's
original Intention TO open his season with
Mr. McCarthy's play. lad II been ready for
rehearsals In August, hut tlr elaborate
nature Of the production. which would
nave devastated az lcas, five weeks prvpa-
ration. intcrferyd with this intention.
Charles Hawtrcy and his London com
pany. who arr Co make their first appear
ance In America at the Garrick on oct !
sailed from Liverpool On saturday Mr..
Hawtrey's opening play will l." A Message
From Mars, in which he played for two
CONSECUTIVE year. In London
kyrle Bellew will sail for New York on
Saturday. and will start rehcarsals 81 a
Gentleman Of France Immediately upon
hi~ arrival The opening will be at the
Grand Opera Hou-., Chicago. Nov 4.
james X. HaCkett said yesterday that he
had Just discovered that "a rcI~rtory com
pany. Of which Daniel X Ryan y tho man
agcr and star. Is using the title. Don CEsar's
Return" Ihis name was copyrighted 10y
Victor Maps. author of tho version which
Mr. Hackott II using n Nallack's Mr,
Hackctt instructed his lawyers yesterday
10 bring action for an injunction against
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