New-York tribune., 1901-03-31
THE DRAMA.
STAGE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL.

few changes. all of them welcome. will be mads
in the local field of dramatic entertainment with
the advent Of April The tainted play Of Mrs.
Danes Defence has its race at the Empire
Theatre and Mr.. Faversham's pleasing comedy
Of Brother Officers will be revived there, TO sig
nalize that actors re-entrance. The coarse and
silly farce OF ''The Lash of Whip has been dis
carded at the Lyceum. and a revival will now be
made OF ''On and OFF,: it is wisely purposed 10
continue the run OF The Shades of Night" The
absurd and tedious play Of ''Manon Lescaut"
which has proved dire failure WaIlack's The
atre. has disappeared. and that stage will now be
devoted to a farce entitled Are You a Mason7''
The Rogers Brothers will appear at the Grand
Opera House The Bostonians will perform at the
Opera House IN Harlem A production OF In
goular, with Miss DonneIly Parthenia, will be
effected at the Murray hill Theatre. and revival
of The Count Of Monte Cristo' will occur at the
American.
Nine. Beruhardt and NJ. Coquelin, returning 10
take their farewell of New-York will appear the
Metropolitan Easter Monday. April s. in
'L'Aiglon," and that play will be acted FOR
week The one hundredth consecutive representa-
ton Of Mr.. Fitch's play Of The Climbers" by
Miss Bingham Mr Frank Worthing Mr.. Edsson
Miss Bloodsood and their associates. will be given
at the Bijou Theatre, April 5, The meIodrama
of ITO Have and HOLD" current at the
Knickerbocker Theatre. will be withdrawn on
April s, making way for "The Casino Girl Mr.
ChaJncev Oicott aft=r a rest Of one week. will
reappear the Fourteenth Street Theatre present
ing ''Mavourneen." Miss Viola Aliens season. at
the Republic, will extend 10 April q. and she will
then make a brief tour Miss Virginia Harmed
can be seen. on Wednesday afternoon, April g. at
the Nontauk Theatre, Brooklyn. as Camille. Per-
formarces for the benefit Of Nine. Janauschek will
occur at WalIacks Theatre on the afternoon Of
April l2 NIr. Jefferson will begin his spring sea-
son next Saturday night. April 6. at Jacksonville
Fla. On Easter Monday Miss Ada Rehan will ap-
pear in Washington. Miss Maude Adams in Phila-
delphia and Mr.. Richard Mansfield IN Boston
Nine MOdjeska in Seattle. Miss HiIda Spong in ST.
Louis, and Mr. E. S. Willard in Milwaukee. Mr.
y. C. GoodG-in's advent in Shylock will be made on
May 6. at Syracuse. The needless hospital death
scene has been expunged from ''The Price Of
Peace" at the Broadway Theatre and that melo-
drama Is all the better for tudicious condensation
Mr.. Robert McWade again takes the field as Rip
Van Wrinkle. and he has engaged Miss Rose
Eytinge 10 play Gretchen. Mr.. Frederick Warde
the we'll known actor, has entered the lyceum field
with series Of lectures on Shakespeare and His
Plays" Mr. Warde has long been esteemed as an
actor, and, being enthusiast in his profession
and possessed of ample knowledge and practical
experience, he is competent 10 deal with his noble
subject. and to imDart useful information in
pleasant and effective way. Mr.. Warde has
left the stage but when not pursuing his pro-
fesson he will discourse about It.
The performances commemorative Of the Shakes
peare anniversary, this year. the Memorial Thea
continue till April 27 Mr.. F. R Benson's company
will perform,-appearing in Much Ado About
Nothing she Stoops Conquer The Merry
Wives Of Windsor" The School for Scandal
The Merchant OF Venice" "As You Like It."
king john Richard H. Henry w. part Sec
ond; Henry W Henry W. part second. and
Richard III Mr.. Bensons company includes Mrs
Benson, Miss Elsie Chester. Miss Elfrida Clement
Miss Alice Denvil Miss Joan Mackinley. Miss Olive
Noble. Mr. II. III. Ainey. Mr.. Oscar Ashe. Mr..
Randle Ayrton. Mr.. E, Boadey. Mr.. Alfred Bry-
done. Mr. Stuart Edgar. Mr.. George Fitzgerald.
Mr. Frank Rodney Mr.. E LyalI Swete. Mr. G. r.
Weir. Mr.. Arthur Whitby. and Mr.. E. Harcourt
Williams The Shakespearean novelty is King
John tragedy not hitherto acted at the Memo
rial Theatre. ". W.