The sun., 1902-09-07
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.
"TWTRLY-WHIRLY" THIS WEEKS
NFW WEBERFIELDS PLAY.
Tie criterion 70 Reopen With Crane In
David Narum" and the BiJou With n
Revision of Hearts Aname''-The Hos.
tonians to Repr oducc Robin Hood -

revision of Hearts Aname''-The Hos.
tonians to Repr otiucc robin Hood -
The new play for this week is an irre-
srpusible bur,esque, and will not be seen
u.l Thursday evening. Some actors will
hon add themselves TO the Weber 4 Fields
rr..k company, and one strange author
'H qe found among the makers of tho
errert dinment. Edgar Smith wrote the
word, Of -Twirly- -Whirly," but John
s'romherg was not more than half done
with ths score when he died. Only two
hour. before his death he completed the
time for one uf the songs, Come Down, My
Ey,ning Star which Lillian Russell will
sug So William T. Francis was called
Ia 10 finish the music and to hereafter take
NJ Ntroruberg's place at the music hall
Julian Mitchell remains as stage director
aid Il il said that he will not disappoint
people who have come to expect a novelty
from him every season. The principal
recruits to the company are William Collier.
Louise Allen, Will Archer. Charles Bigelow
and Peter F. Daley, who returns TO the
sage on which he made his success. OF
the Old lot Fay Templeton, Lillian Russell,
Pa-,.e Clayton and Bonnie Maginn remain
q, .saders Of the women, and Lou Fields.
Joseph Weber, Fritz Williams and John T.
Kelly Of the men. -Twirly- -Whirly' varies
from former ; ices here in having little
mora of connected plot, and in lasting
throughout the two acts. instead Of giving
up the second half Of the time to a long bur-
a-guc. Bits Of travesty will be introduced
IN both acts instead. Another novelty
vii be that Of the actoT-manaRers returning
after many years to their comical places
among the singers.
Three revivals of interest will be made
tomorrow evening. William H. Crane
viii return to Broadway after nearly two
years absence. He will again act the t title
roe III David Harum. an impersonation
30 popular that it kept him half season
a. the Garrick and warrants his devoting
third year to it, lie will not produce
anything else until the fall Of 1909. His
engagement at the Criterion Ia for only a
iornight after which he and the rural
comedy will 60 on long tour. Charles
Frohman will bring Virginia Harmed with
Tiuoro's drama of Iris" to the Criterion
"n Sept. %. Excepting Louise Drew. who
], John Drew's daughter. Miss Hsrned's
company will be almost wholly English.
and in several instances strange to lie.
Hilda Spong. Oscar Ashe. and Julian L'Fs-
range will ha her principal assistants.
To-morrow's revival at the Bijou will
ne almost like first night. Hearts
Afame' was put on at the Garrick last
spring for a weeks trial, and so II will he
novelty 20 the general public. Genevieve
q. Haines, the awh )r, is said to have made
some important changes in it during the
summer, and the faults of the original were
80 few that these improvements should
make an exceptionally good play. In
this revival. which is intended TO last a
month, the advantages of handsome
scenery and costumes, necessary in CON.
edy OF New York society, will not be lacking
as they were in the May representa- ions
Walter n Lawrence has engaged several
actors Of the original east Of these
Dorothy Dorr, Arnold DAILY Biiou Fernan-
sisz and Jane Holly are important. Among
the newcomers Aubrey Bouccault will
have the best part, and Morton Selten
Mrs Felix Morris. Kate Lester, Margaret
Drew. Mary Poore and Herbert Ayling
will be placed.
The third revival tomorrow of uncom-
mon interest will lie of Robin Hood which
has been on view for at least few per-
formances in New York almost every season
since it's original production. twelve years
ago. For the Academy of Music new
scenery has been prepared and the always
excellent Bostonians' chorus has been
enlarged Four of the actors Of the first
ha, hntr H (lax
Barnabee, William II Macdonald, Geor &c
r rockingham and Josephine Bartlett
Grace Van Studdiford will be the Maid
Marian and Harold Gordon the Rcbir
Ho7d, while Aldn-d- Dale will be sung by
Olive G. Moore, Andbel by Sabery D'Orsal
and Win Scarlet by Allen C Hinckev.
4 new sensational melodrama called
Tho King Of Detectives" will he produced
at the New Star this week. 1t is by Theo.
dore Kremer. who has written many sue
c"ssful plays of that sort.
One Of Mr.. Kremer's popular melo-
dramas. The Fatal Wedding will come
20 the Grand Opera House 1t filled at that
theatre last season a second week, an un-
usual thing there.
Jerome f. Eddy and Alice Ives's rural
comedy Of The Village Postmaster,
particularly pleasing, in It's class, will be
scted az the Metz opolis Joseph Wheelocl
vii takc the title rola.
The thrilling melodrama Of Kidnapped
IN New York" will he the play at the Third
Avenue, with Barney Gilmore and Billy
Haman in the leading parts.
The Donnely company, at the Murray
Hll, will revive Jane Eyre tomorrow,
I5"-a Hope Crews and William Bramwel
will play the central characters In this
dEraHly popr'a~ emotional ana.
Tr Greenvall for his act ors al the Ameri.
can will present THE Fatal rd. witt
Maurice Freeman, the hero whose advent
ures are followed from Colorado mining
camp 10 a London drawing room. Jeesa
line Rogers will be the heroine.
Mlch theatrical activity is ahead OF 'ls a, q,
well a. with us. The Belasco Theatre VII
oren next Monday, or possibly not TIL the
week later, but, anyway. II will bring Mrs
Leslie Carter and "Du Barry" back. QI
W. 18th There's Many Slip will he pro
ducrd az the Garrick and on the following
rght Mrs. Patrick Campbell will appear
IN BCnsons Amt JEANNE" at the Garden
The next Monday will have Pinero's Iris
he Criterion and THE Country Girl al
Daly's as novelties, and Dolly Warden al
Tie Victoria as welcome old friend. Moth
mg has As vet been scheduled for the last
Monday in September, but the first o
oc'ober will bring the opening OF the Prin
Cess With The Night Of the Party th'
pr iLc'ion oi Carrots" and A Country
" 'use' AZ the Savoy. The Children of th'
kiug' Al IN. Herald square. THE Sword o
Tho Aitrn at NaIlanL'a sThs AmpripaN