Evening star., 1901-02-23

methods OF training actors and producing
plays. His opening act in Sag Harbor
| with the beautiful bay stretching away. the
scene IN the second act in the old boatshop
| where the carpenters and painters are at
work upon the yachts and the dinner scene
| IN the charming country cottage are all
fine evidences of his skill as a producer
| These specimens of the scene painters art
| We're drawn from the actual scenes about
sag Harbor, on the Long Island shore, and
| the whole scheme of settings for this play
was carried through by Mr.. Herne's man
ayers, Liebler & Co., with a faithful devo-
ton to the highest art results. Sag
| Harbor'' was the enthusiastic talk of the
| town during its three months run at the
| Theater Republic, New York Sag Har-
| oor has not only enjoyed a most success
IuI New YORK run, but ran for four
months in Boston last season, where II
was presented for the first time. 1t also
eaptfvated the theatergoers of Chicago as
1t crowded the Grand Opera House of that
city to the doors for two months and its
record on the road has been most fiattering
| to Mr.. Herne and his managers. The New
| York cast and production will be brought
| here in its entirety
LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER.-
| Camille will be the Lafayette Square
STOCK companys attraction for the coming
| week. Following "Cyrano" there could
| hardly be stronger contrast, albeit both
plays have their birth in France. Cyrano
was lyric of heroism with virtue and
| is an idyl of the under world strong in
| dramatic interest and pathos with no moral
| save that the wages of sim are inevitable
10 see Miss Haswell, the clever little lead
| ing woman or the company, in this role,
| whlch has been lure to the ambitions of
every emotional actress of the past decade.
Wlli De novelty and perhaps a revelation
| 10 those who have seen her principally in
| l1ghter work. She has already proved to
her friends that she has good dramatic
InsIsht ana strong reserve force of emo
ton. In addition to this she is younger,
and one may add prettier than the most
| OF the mature stars who are familiar to the
| public in the part. She is therefore more
nearly In point of physique the heroine
| tnat Dumas really pictured. so that her
rendition of the character must prove of
interest even to blase theatergoers Mr. Or
| monde Will, of course, play Armand Duval,
tne young lover of Camille, a part that
| VIII present him in an entirely new field of
action to his Washington acquaintances.
MISS Macintosh will have the part of Nine
| PRUDENCE the gay but mature milliner, and
| the other parts, mostly lighter charact
sketches. will be we'll filled by the other
members of the company. Among these
VIII be Mr.. Sullivan, Mr.. Wyngate, Mr..
Rogers and Mr. Craven. Miss Scott will
have the part Of the French maid, Mamma
THE CHORAL SOCIETY.-The steady
| progress of the Choral Society on a sure
pasls OF public esteem and support is more
deServedly won by the coming concert on
| tuesday evening than by any of It's prede-
| cessors. NWtth some exceptions, the work
OF the society has been in the masterpieces
| OF Foreign composers. This time recogni-
tfon Is given to an American work whose
merit is already recognized in the musical
centers OF this country and of England.
| The production, "Hora Noyissima by Ho-
| ratio Parker, will be under the direction of
| the composer, with the assistance of an
! able quartet and a distinguished organist
Much curiosity has been expressed as to
| the meaning of the title. The literal trans
| iatlon of 'Hora Novissima" is I'm the
latest hour" it's best English equivalent is
In these latter days" The poem was
| written by Bernard de Morlaix a deyout
monk, in 1145, and is lament upon the
wickedness into which the church. as well
as the world. had in these latter days
Iailen. But from the thought of earthly
wlckedness he turned with rapture to a
contemplation of heavenly joys. 1t Is the
| lines devoted to this subject which the
composer has used. The music is of the
! most beautiful and lofty character The
chorus will number nearly a hundred and
nifty, 1t has been rehearsing the work since
october. the composer has two rehearsaIs
| with the chorus before the concert and the
| sololsts are carefully chosen. The accom-
pan1ment will be by organ and piano. the
former played by Mr.. Fred Wolfe of Beth
lehem, Pa; the latter by DIR. Anton Gloetz-
| ner Of this city.
ACADEMY OF MJSIC.-Rose Melville.
who comes to the Academy of Music next
| week with the regular Tuesday Thursday
|
| drama, Sis Hopkins has made an
vianle reputation as character actress.
| Bes1nn1ng In small part in comedy of
| the farce type which was presented in
| New York few years ago, she gave to
the stage the character Of isis Hopkins"
| which, though 1t was merely incidental to
| the farce, made an instantaneous hit with
the audience which saw her. From this
| the character Of sis" grew until 1t be-
| came known throughout the country and
engagements became so pressing that she
| q ma of 7 d t;rl-
! ing, who had the play written for her. 1t
| was sent out last season on it's initial tour
| and so pronounced was its success that 1t
was reconstructed and went out again this
season. Everywhere it has duplicated the
original success and return engagements
have been requested.
The scenes Of Isis Hopkins are laid in
Posey county, In central Indiana, among a
people who are simple in everything and
unique in their methods Of life The SIM
plicity OF their existence is revelation to
| the ordinary theatergoers, and Is in strong
| contrast to the hustle and hustle of the
everyday world one usually finds 1t.
| They are quiet, peaceful people, and Sis
| stands out among them a strong figure in
stage art. She is an odd creature, queer in
| dress and mannerism and funny as to
speech. When she first makes her appear
ance clad in the gingham apron, the striped
| stockings, with her hair pulled back SO
hard that it makes her eyes look slant
| ways. and with two funny little pigtails
| sticking out on either side of her head Sis
| Wits the sympathy OF ner audience, and her
| course through the intricacies of the play
| is closely watched.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-When the Or
| pheum Show. which comes to Chase's New
| Grand for a weeks engagement, commenc-
| Ing next Monday, was being organized, the
| order to its agents was to 'get the best
that could be procured in Europe and
| America and never mind the expense as
| long as you get genuine novelties" The
| Eight Newskys, famed in Russia as the
tion's premier aggregation Of character
singers and dancers. were secured Their
costumes are rarely rich garments.
bediamoned. sprinkled with pearls and
precious stones. each costume being a
| replica Of that worn by certain
| grade of Russian nobility, from czar and
czarina to dukes and princes Of the realm
/ There are five pretty women and three
stalwart men in the Newsky troupe Sew
erus Schaefrer is expected to provide a be-
| wildering and astounding exhibition of
| equilibrium He ranks one of the clev-
| crest members of the famous viennese
| Schaeffer family. A distinctly Ameri-
| can author-comedian In the person
of VIII NJ. Cressy was selected to pro-
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