The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.
A LOT or PROJECTIONS AT THE
BEGINNING or 1902.
George ". BOXERS Francesca da Rimini."
Basil Hoods sweet and Twenty"
STANLEY Weyman's "a Gentleman OF
France and n B~uriesque OF 1.-THE
Girl aud the Judge" to he Shown.


This week will bring nm abundance of
new plays and revivals. New Years
Day matinGes will be given at all the thea
tres. Tomorrow evening Charles Froh-
man will make "A production at the Madison
Square Of a play that he used last season
at the Vaudevi in London, where il was
immensely successful. Sweet n
Twenty" is a simple comedy of the love of
two brothers for one girl. The rightly
matched couple are kept apart for a time,
but finally are Joined happily. Basil Hood
wrote the piece. which is divided into three
acts, the scene of which is an English country
village. The brothers were acted In
Mr.. Frohman's London company by Sey-
mour Hicks and Holbrook Blinn. At
the Madison Square Harry b Stanford
and Richard Bennett will assume them.
Their sweetheart, whom London saw in
the person Of Ellaline Terriss. will he played
by Anne O'Neill, who will then return TO
the stage after a few years of retire
ment. The other parts will he taken by
William H.. Thompson. Sidney Drew, Harry
Rose, Donald Gallaher, Eleanor Sanford
and Mis-. Sidney Drew.
Kyrle Bellew will reappear on our stage
tomorrow evening after an absence Of
several years. Az Wallack's he will be
the central figure in Liebler & Co.'S pro-
duction Of a Gentleman of France" a
dramatization of Stanley Weyman's novel
by Harriet Ford. The romano and ad-
venture that permeate the book are said
to have been transferred to the play, and
a glance at the list OF characters shows
that mono Of the hist orical %personages of
the story has been omitted. S~Cenically,
the production will doubtless be all that
Broadway has been taught to expect at
its best theatres. The cast mentions sew
eral favorably known actors. Eleanor
Robson will be- the heroine. other parts
will be played by Charles Barron, Frank
T. Aiken, John Blair, John Flood, Howell
Hsnsel, Edgar Selwyn, Clarence Handy
side, Ada Dwyer, Charlotte Walker, Caro-
line Butterfield and Janet Ford.
Otis Skinner will come to the Victoria
on Tuesday evening for an engagement
OF uncertain length. and as usual will make
a production worthy to appeal to the heads
as well as 20 the hearts and pockets of
metropolitan playgoers. He will revive
George II. Boxers poetic tragedy of Fran
cesca da Rimini,' which IL remembered
by our fathers as employing Lawrence
Barrett In the eighties. and by our grand
fathers as being In 4. L. Davenport's roper
tory in the fifties. Mr.. Skinner promises
a spectacular representation and his achieve
ments assure us that the scenery and cos
tunes will In their accuracy TO the period
Of the play. appeal to our minds as strongly
rs their beauty may recommend them
To- our eyes. Mr.. Skinner will play the
deformed and unhappy Ldncioto, and
Aubrey Boucicault will be- his handsome
and happier brother, PdoLo. Marcia Van
Dresser will be the Francesca. The other
parts are intrusted TO L A. Eberle. William
Norris. W. j. Constantine, Frederick Won
Rensselaer,, Fletcher Norton. Walter Lewis.
Walton H. Pyre. Mark Fenton. Edward
Dillon, Paula Gloy and Gertrude Norman.
On Thursday evening n new burlesque
AT Weber Fields's will succeed "A Message
from Mars" which will be acted the first
half Of the week, Some changes will be
made in "Hoity-Tolty.' and Bessie Clayton
will reappoar after an absence Of nearly
a year. The new piece trayestics The
Girl and the Judge and was written by
Edgar Smith. with music by John Strom-
berg Julian Mitchell has devised some
new dances for IL. Fay Templeton will
have the Annie Russell role. The four
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Rankin. Mrs. @ II. Gilbert. Emily Wake
man and Mathilde COttreliy Will be turned
into ndlcule by sam Bernard. Fritz Williams,
Lou Fields and Joseph Weber. John i
Kelly, DeWolf Hopper, lee Harrison and
frankie Bailey. who Will then return 10 the
company, will have the other paft-.
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