The sun., 1902-03-09
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.
NOW THE ACTORs WILL TRY 10
PLEASE US THIS WEEh'
enly Tnree New Plays and They snort
Ones, to Ne Produced. but the usuai
number Of Changes 10 he Msde by
TraycIiing and stock Companies

dav changes OF travelling companies IN
.T plays VIII be made. Excepting two
hss-bour burlesques, Broadway will have
nothins new A brief skit on "Du Barry
vill Be produced at Weber Fields's on
Thursday. THE Curl and the Judge
Win not be taken out OF the bill, and only
q little Of .Hoity-Toity' will he removed
The words are, as usual. by Edgar Smith
and the music by John Stromberg Fay
Tsmplston will mimic Mrs. Leslie Carter,
and the other parts will be played by Lew
Yields, Sam Bernard. Joseph Weber. Lee
Harrison. Fritz Williams and John T. Kelly
Bessie Clayton will show new dance
RThe Academy Of Dramatic Arts VIII
present Simpson and Company. an old
comedy by John Poole, at the Empire next
Thursday afternoon; also. new short plays
By william G. De Mile, Helen Ripley Wal
than and Thomas +. Fallon. Jr
Tho New Star will have weeks visit
from Across the Pacific well-tried
and popular melodrams. Major MOTT
Epler's Rough Riders Band will figure con-
spicuously and loudly in the show
Denman Thompson will come to the Har-
lem Opera House. acting Of course in The
Old Homestead This excellent old actor
and the equally admirable old play are as
FAMILIAR as JOttDH otutISOl diit ANP 'Ni
Winkle- and as dear to many people. Mr..
Thompson may oe trusted 10 bring an ade-
quate company, and his own realistic and
lovable performance never varies.
The Greenwall company will dip into
violent melodrams. -Reaping the Whirl-
wind will be the revival at the American.
Jessaline Rogers, James f. Wilson. Georgia
welles and Julia Blanc will be In It.
II 10 for
an eneag cement at the Grand Opera House.
He will play the title role in -Eben Holden. :
Edward E. Roses dramatization of Irving
Bachelors novel. The company is the
same that was with Mr.. Holland at the
Savoy earlier this season.
The exciting and lastingly popular melo-
drama Of sTbe King of the Opium Ring"
will be acted at the ThirdAvenue. Vaudeville
specialties brighten the intense play,
The late David d. Lloyd's farce OF The
Woman Hater' will be revived by Corse
Payton and his stock company at his Brook
lyn theatre. The, leading role will suit
Mr.. Payton excellently. giving him op-
portunities for the kind OF fun that people
The late Charles H. Hoyt's farce Of "A
Milk White Flag viii be G the week! weeks
theatre The very funny satire will employ
the leading actors OF the Greenwall company
at the Columbia.
The Metropolis will have vaudeville
farce called Happy Holigan' Ross Snow
viii play the title role.
Among the many plays that hold over,
fully half have their SUCCESSORS waiting
for them to quit. though not all of the dates
for the changes have been set The long run
Of "A Message from Mars which started
l. n,xo xrlI and Nth thia waal (ha rlaa
Hawtrey will return 20 England coming
back to US In September. His place at
the Garrick will be taken this Spring by
.sky Farm" q comedy of New England
farm life by Edward L. Kidder. who wrote
Peaceful Valley
Another run that will end with this week
Ia that OF The Way Of the World" at the
Savoy. To morrow Sarah Cowell lie Moyne.
appearing for the first time In New York
this season. will take the part that Clara
Bloodgood has been acting very oleverly.
On Thursday evening souvenirs will be
given TO mark the 10th performance in
New York. Succeeding Elsie de Wolfe,
next week Robert Edeson will appear in the
leading role in Augustus Thomas's drama
tization Of Richard Harding Davis s Soldiers
of Fortune.
Two weeks are left for Maid Marian
at the Garden, People who admire good
singing In light opera should not miss the
Bostonians this season. The company has
been reinforced by some exceptionally good
voices, particularly q soprano and con-
tralto. Anson Ponds melodrama OF Life"
will. be produced at the Garden the last
night Of this month
Annie Russell's stay In town will last only
a fortnight more. She and Mrs. Gilbert,
Mrs. Mckee Rankin and their company will
take THE Girl and the Judge on tour, the
destruction Of the Lyceum. which must
begin on April J. making their departure
begin on the new Lyceum in Forty-ffth
street, and lit is there that Miss Russell
will reappear in New York,
William Collier will add to his present
.On the Quiet. March 20 has been set
for the removal OF Augustus Thomas's 5
pleasing comedy; Edward s. Abeles.
Nanette Comstoek and Morgan Conan
will join Mr.. Collier for THE Diplomat, =
Henrietta Crosman also will change
her company for her next production.
Her RosdLind and the performanoe Of her
companions in AS You Like It. are so
good that Il will last some little time at
the Republic. When it is removed a
Scrap OF Paper will be revived, with Miss
Crosman and Wilton Laokaye in the lead
Ing roles.
pany continue to act in THE Climbers
at the Bijou while they are rehearsn &
its successor When a change is needed
A Modern Mag allen, by Hadd, n Chambers
will be produced. Annie Irish will not
be in that. but will go to the Garden for
sLife"
The last play Of the stock season at
Daly's will be ~Notre Dame just how
long Mr.. Potters spectacular melodrama
will last has not been settled, but when il
goes musical farce will take its place.
sSan Toy will be revived and later new
production may be made. Next year
Daniel Frohman's stock company will
have a new home, the lyceum, in Forty
fifth street.
The new play at the Empire, "The Twin
Sister, by Ludwig Fulda. has started on
an engagement OF Indefinite length When
change IL required tho eXtraVagantly
fantastic comedy OF The Importance OF
Being Ernest will be revived.
Frank Danielss successor at the Casino
has not been settled upon, nor has the date
of his departure. So Miss Simplicity
will probably he on view several weeks
When IL does go its place will he taken by
Miss Bob White" Philadelphia success
or THE Chaperons" There Is also tain
of King Dodo.' very popular Chicago
comic opera, coming TO the Casino.
Mrs. Leslie Carter continues 10 act in
"Du Barry at the Criterion. Next season
she will play a short engagement in Mr.
Belasco's drama at the Republic, and viii
visit only three or four American cities
Then abe will go TO London ia this play
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