Evening journal., 1901-04-18
AMONG THE PLAYERS

The Bostonians come to the Opera
House on Saturday afternoon and
night. Henry Clay BarRabee, the ia
mouse comedian of the Bostonians, is
admirably fitted in the new comic
opera, THE Viceroy," with the most
engaging role OF his career. Those
who remember his sheriff Of Noting
ham in robin Hood" will find much
TO laugh over in his performance OF
The Niceroy'' to be presented here
THE Vicer9y," which is the name
Part of the opera, Is an usurper madly
in love with young woman OF the
court, and who is put through his PAGES
by his courtiers while on aslumming ex-
pcdition. Other fayorites of this com
pany are also pleasantly fitted and the
music, as may be imagined from Victor
ierbert's work in THE Serenade," is
one OF the highest quality. Nothing
that the BOstonians have rendered in
years has SO many charming features,
as The Viceroy," and. In point of seen
cry, costumes and armOr, Il is the peer
OF any latter day comic opera pro-
duction. "The Viceroy" will be sung
on Saturday evening, and robin
Hood In the afternoon.
The girl who had the distinction
Of sailing "Irhby's" author "papa-in-
llaw-to-be" when that young person ana
her feet We're attracting considerable
lattention and the Du Maurier craze
was at its height, will visit here soon
under the guise Of Princess Chic, D.
otherwise dark-eyed Marguerite sylvia
Five years ago Marguerite could
speak but a few words Of English
but young Gerald Du Maurier was
long on French, 30 there were no long
halts in the lOve-making which began
on the ocean deep and continued until
Miss sylvia had learned TO say "yes" in
! English. Both were members Of Beer
bohm Trees company. She was sing
ing Carmen" at Convent Garden in
Sir Augustus Harris company, when
Mr.. Tree decided TO obtain her for his
company then about TO sail for Amer
lea In nearly all OF the plays in his
repertoire at that time Mr. Tree re-
4 quirod good singer and Il was in this
capacity as we'll as in smaller speak
ling parts that he employed Miss sylvia.
who meanwhile was receiving the at
ltention OF young Du Maurier and learn
ing English. mo, we didn't get mar
ried," said the young prima donna
with "a sigh one second and a laugh the
next, as she talked about the romance
1t was only a boy and girl affair, and
we soon got awfully tired OF it, Gerald
Vowed eternal constancy to me and six
months later was engaged to Ethel
lBarrymOrc-but she would not marry
him either. I enjoyed Il while It last.
ed. II was great fun to be mixed vi
$50 intimately with Trilby, you know
iand ! wasn't old enough to know any
better than TO have a certain sort ol
pride in reflected glory" Miss sylvia
who is native OF Belgium, is thi.
season the star OF the comic operf
The Princess Chic" in which her tall
( dark beauty and natural vivacity oI
Z manner has ample scope to make mucl
5 of the part. She comes to the Opera
House ON April 80.
II "The Burgomaster, the new musi
I cal comedy written by Frank Pixley
and set TO q charming musical scor,
E by Gustav Luders, which returns {,
Philadelphia at the Broad Street The
atre on Monday night, April %, hai
met with a remarkable measure Of sue
cess everywhere. "The Burgomaster'
i, "opens in New Amsterdam. and disclos
, ling the fact that Peter Stuyvesant. tn
, Dutch governor and his secretary
,, Doodle Won Kull, were not on the tol
7 wave of popularity with the burghers
I, land that Stuyvesant had in some way In
" CURED the displeasure OF the Indians
Peter rendered his resignation to tn
eovernorship, and was awaiting the ar
rival OF the good ship Bitten, ol
bcard OF which he expected TO hnl
II either his successor or the acceptanc
e OF his resignation. On the arrival O
e the ship, however. he is dismayed Il
d md that he is reappointed governor