The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-02
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.
HROHMAN'S EMPIRE COMPANY
TO ACT A NEW PLAY.
Ludwfg Fuida's Latest work. The Twin
sister," In an English Version BY
Louis N. Parker tn Numerous other
show, 10 he Given This Week.

Louis N. Parker Numerous Othel
show, TO He Given This Week.
The principal theatrical novelty Of the
weak. and the only one Of Importance,
win be the production at the Empire Theatrt
tomorrow evening OF a comedy by Ludwif
Fulda. THE Twin Sister was revealed
IN Berlin about a year ago. with Agnes
Sorma In the leading role. Then Helene
Odilon, during her short spring season al
the Irving Place, showed It to a few New
Yorkers. About O month ago Charles
yrohman placed his London sto ok CON-
pany In 1t at the Dulse Of York's. Lily Bray
ton In the principal character. Tomorrow
Margaret Anglin win assume that variously
w~elkaoted character. She is an Italian
wife Of the sixteenth or seventeenth CEN
fury. Her loving sweetness wearies her
husband, making him unkind to her aud
too kind to another woman. So repre-
ssnting herself as her twin sister. the
deserted wife wins pack her husbands
love. The part Ia excellent and dominant.
Charles Richman, as the husband. will have
nne opportunities, II. B. Irving having re-
osntly made the best success Of his career
In It In the London production. h other
actors at the Empire will be Donald Gal
laher, z. Y. Baokus, William Courtenay,
Ethel Hornick. George Osbourne, DR..
LILLIAN Thurgate, W. II. Crompton. Frank
Brownlee, Harry Luckstone, Jean Mawson,
Amy Meers, Mrs. Ariel Barney n Stanley
Dark. The English version Is by Louis
N. Parker, who translated 'L'Aiglon' for
Maude Adams and 'Magda' for Mrs.
Patrick Campbell.
A new melodrama entitled On the
Buwanee River" will be played at the
Third Avenue this week. The announce
ment says that families may be taken
with the assurance that it's theme and
treatment can in nowise Offend
Two weeks instead of the usual one have
been set aside at the Murray Hill for The
Christian which will be revived there to-
morrow afternoon. New scenery has been
made and in some points the production
e more carefully planned than usual.
Alice johnson will be the GLORY QuayLe,
succeeding Viola Allen and Elsie Leslie,
and William Bramwell will take Edward
Morgan's place as John Storm.
Are You a Mason?' will be the visiting
play at the Harlem Opera House this week.
Most Of tho original company is still en-
ployed In its representation. Lee Ditrich-
stein, who translated the farce from the
German, retains the principal part, and the
other comedians are Thomas A. Wise, John
G. Rice, George Richards, Gertrude Witty,
Esther Tittell and Sally Cohen.
The Greenwall company at the American
will act East Lynne, one OF the old dramas
that seem TO retain their popularity. par
ticularly in the stock theatres. James +.
Wilson will play Archibald Carlyle In tho
American revival and Jesssline Rogers will
be the Lady Isabel and Madame Vine.
Lillian Bayer will enact Barbara Hare,
Julia Blanc. Miss Cornie and Georgia Welles
will DO the joyce.
Williams and Walker will bring their COM
pany of negro comedians, singers and
dancers TO the Grand Opera House. Their
show is a musical extravaganza called The
Sons Of Ham," and is now In a second
edition. Ii is fun of ragtime songs and
dances and is a lively entertainment. Will
liams, Walker, Lottie Williams and Ada
Overton are the leading members.
, The most enduringly. successful Amer1-
can military drama. THE Girl Left Be
hind Me- will he the weeks play at Corse
Payton's in Brooklyn. Mr.. Payton will
play the light comedy part originally acted
by Cyril Scott, and Eta Reed will have the
central role Of the heroine.
Andrew Robson will come to the New
Star this week in Richard Carvel." playing
the part originally acted by John Drew.
lie uses the same version Of Winston
Churchill's novel. the ono made for the
Empire Theatre by Edward f: Rose.
This weeks visiting melodrama at
the Metropolis will be "The Convict's
Daughter"
Burton Holmes will give the third lecture
on Russia in his two series at Days on
Thursday and Friday afternoons,
The farce of LEND Me You Wife, In
which the late Roland Reed used TO be
popular. will be revived at the Columbia.
Several changes Of bill are in sight, yet
few dates nave been positively set and
only one involves the departure Of a play
before a week from Saturday. Tho Sleep
ing Beauty and the Beast" is settled at tho
Broadway till the end of the season, and
there is oven a chance that II will last there
throughout the summer II is the sort OF
play that is popular in warm weather.
Nothing new will he needed at Weber and
Fields's, and nothing will displace 'Hoity-
Toity,' but The Curl and the Judge
will probably be taken of before the COM
pany goes on its spring tour and a second
act produced that out-of-town people
could appreciate. Clyde FitCh'S comedy
has not been acted outside of New York.
Charlie sHawtrcy will stay at the Garrick
only two more weeks in a Message From
Mars" His reappearance in this country,
MflCn VIII ne Itdtlt AT TINS NllcdlIt III sep
TENDER, may be in the present play instead
of the newer comedy oc The Man From
Blankley's." "Sky Farm" will be pro-
duced al the Garrick on March II.
Elsie de Wolfe and her company will Quit
the Savoy In two weeks, taking The Way
OF the World" on "A tour. Soldiers Of For
tune" hy Richard Harding Davis and Au-
gustus Thomas, will be the next occupant
Of this stage.
No successor to THE Girl and the Judge
will be needed when it leaves tho Lyceum
late in March. as the theatre will then be
torn down. Annie Russell will go with the
play on a spring tour.
William Collier has not set any date for
the production Of "1he Diplomat" by
Martha Morton. II will follow "On tho
Quiet" At tho Madison Square Mr..
Collier and his present company will enact
It.
Amelia ~Bingham's company Is rehears-
ing Hearts Aflame." by Mrs. II. I. Haincs.
it viii succeed The Climbers at the Bijou
when a change is made.
The BOstOuians continue TO sing Deko-
ven'F music and speak Smiths words in
maid Marian" at the Garden. No intima-
ton that the end Of the run is al hand has
been made, aside from the fact that Life, :"
a mclodrama by Arson Pond, IS in re-
hearsal 10 take its place after awhile.
MI FL A--H-N III Co.,