The sun., 1901-05-12
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS:
A MELODRAAA AND Az ExTRATAGANzA
NEW FOR TO-MORROW MIGHT.
No Duiness as Yet 10 Denote wanc Of tho Sea-
son-The Pieces That Hold over on Four
teen staxcs--The weeks Rcyivals BY stock
Communications Of Some Of the Actors.

| The theatrical season shows little sign
| Of waning, as this week brings two new pays
with twice as many TO follow within the next
! fortnight One OF the novelties Ia The
| Prisoner OF Algiers." n melodrama to be
acted for the first time At the American to-
morrow. II IL by Frank Lindon, member
OF the Greenwall stock company. and IL
| continuation OF Monte Cristo." The prin-
! cipal parts will be taken by Ralph Stuart
| Thomas j. Keogh, Lotta Linthicum. Georgia
Welles, Julia Blanc and the author. After
| The Prisoner OF Algers- a week will be
| given TO RIP Van Winkle." following which
the American will close with Kit Carson"
The other new piece TO be disclosed to-
morrow night Is an extravaganza called The
Kings Carnival" at the New York The
words are by Sydney Rosenfeld and the
music by A. Baldwin Sloane. II bdrlesqucs
little of many things. principally In the
Palace OF the King" "Under Two Flags.
The Climbers" and when Knighthood
Was in Flower The east includes Marie
Dressler. Emma Carus. Dan McAvoy. Amelia
Summerville. Adele Richie. Mayme Gehrue.
Nina Harrington, Frank Doane. Florence
Crosby, Louis Harrison. Harry Bulger. Laura
Burt and Edna Aug
Hoyts laushable farce Of "A Texas Steer
will be the weeks revival at the Murray Hill.
Henry V. Donnelly will appear In addition to
all OF the stock company.
The regular season of the Harlem Opera
House has ended. but minstrel performance
will be given there by the Harlem Wheelmen's
Club tomorrow night Besides the first part
OF songs and jokes. an afterpiece called The
Zion Campmeetng" will be given.
The waite stock company at the Metropolis
will revive The Fatal Card"
The fourteen houses with stationary plays
will be only one less next week though two will
change their entertainments. The thsltre
that will close after saturday Ia the Academy
of Music The excellent revival OF Uncle
Toms Cabin" which will celebrate Its Tooth
time with souvenirs tomorrow. will be re-
peated on short tour and then taken TO
Chicago for the summer. The Academy will
remain closed until late In August when
Andrew Mack will play his annual New York
engagement there He will probably be
seen in "Tom Moore. which he Is about TO try
in New Haven
One more performance Of Lovers Lane
will bc celebrated by souvenirs for the women
In the audience Mr. Brady says that next
Friday will he the i25th time. The plays
popularity has not diminished, but rather
Increased. by its transfer from the depress-
ing Manhattan 10 the new and attractive Re-
public. This is its final week.
Another last week ia that OF The Prims
Donna" at the Herald Square. But the
theatre W III not remain closed. as The Brixton
Burglary" an English farce, Ia scheduled
for production there a week from tomorrow.
Lulu Glaser has new song In The Prima
Donna" rather commonplace but catchy
negro ditty called The Honeysuckle and the
Bee which has made a decided success
The last three weeks Of Julia Marlowe's
stay at the Criterion start tomorrow She
will act only in when Knighthood Was in
Flower" az the three extra matir6es as well
as the usual performances This means
that she has abandoned her intention 10 pro-
duce "Grierson's Way. at least for the present.
Like other theatrical managers Miss Mar
lowe IL making her plans for next season
She has announced nothing more definite
than that Of the plays available. she has
reduced tho choice 20 on. OF three.
Amelia Bingham has settled that question
by her contract recently made with Hadd1n
Chambers for q comedy 10 be produced in
january In the meontime, many other
which will stay In New York until warm
weather drives II out Only Clara Blood
good of Miss BinGham's present company
will be missing next season.
Henrietta crosman has three plas' under W1f
ono il by George { Ha2eton, Jr, author Of
Grcenleef sgthcrlood I.imo.rCE eySni CI
he ita 5Gth IN XsT i9rk rho though only its
given at the Biiou and the Savoy. souvenirs
will mark the record
The cast Of Diplomacy" will supply the
leaders for no less than three companies
next season william Faversham will be
star in The, Second in Command here
and Jessie Miward equally prominent in
In tho Palace. Of the, King" in England
Margaret AnRlin and Charles Richman
will head the Empir" company; for which
n play has not vet been -elcted Diplo-
macy" will stay few weeks moro AT the
Empire
san Francisco. where sh" made her earlier
success n leading actress Of the Frawley
stock company ln repertory from lbs"n
st,y of tho OIid1 dram1 NJ the Garden
Ethel BARRYMORE will be faithful to Cap
tain links of tho Horse Marines" at leaSt
coming 20 New York didn't include She
may return 10 the Garrclt in February, in
.hd~Sh rr 'tS' T." give The Wiider%ncssa mess to John
Drew instead ~ Miss BARRYMORE
William Collier will remain in on the Quiet
all next season II Is not likely that hc will
go 10 London TO appear in the piece there.
which IL reRrettable, as so fine comedian
would do credit 10 our dramatic art He
has never appeared more advantageously
than iu this piece II will stay ut the Madl-
son Square until summer
u Is unusual for the Grand Opera House 70
figure among the hold-over theatres as II
docs this week Anna Held has made nm
exceptional success there and so her man
aeer bought ~ tho company That Ind been
Of % course. be devoted to "Papas Wife" "
Chauncev Olcott sAys that whom he has
finished his present engagement at the Four
teanth street he will not visit New York
iniscara. the latest and last Of his several
revivals will be continued for the rest Of his
st1v, two weeks lie Will use Garrett
O'Magh,' on his tour which VIII start 50
early as July %, in Snn Francisco. whore he
has not appeared recently
Tho contract continuing -Florodora"
through the summer nt the Casino has
clause requiring the farce to stay there IA
far into next Sonson ns Il pays. ms may
Interfere with tho production or the new
D Koven and Smith piece by Anna Held IN
Saptcmber Two companies will play "IlOro-
dora" next scnsOn one headed by Edna Wal
lnCe Hopper, who will do no more than she
doc suOw, but will be advanced "a IN" position
Of star
Jumrs 4 Powers Is not among III" actors
who hnye 10 decide about ncNt season. IA his
plans ara settled lie will stay in san Toy"
until III" end Of It's torn az DHIl 5, which
s"nruS likely 20 last far into tho summer
fnriv IN september he " II start IN th"r" with
far lCnl rob"
With full-longth plays as n" principal
numbers Ht al the Proctor theatres, vaude-
willie !, closely iutorninglcd with the legitimate
dramn IN" paultons' farce Of "Niobr"
will b" revived at the Twcuty-third street
house with "I1tl's | Dglo " by Arthur NigpElin