New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

Miss Bingham and her company left the Princess
Theatre last night, and tomorrow evening new
play VIII be seen there, written by George Arliss.
the clever leading man Of The Darling Of the
Gods company. and one Of the best Cayley
Drumnales who played the part. called There
and Back" In this farce, which presented last
season in London by Charles Hawtrey. Charles E.
Evans Of The Parlor Match" fame. and Charles
H. Hopper, the original Chinlmie Fadden. will Play
the leading comedy parts. They have been giving
the piece Up State for week or two. There and
Back Will be preceded by one act play, also
from London. called THE Man Who Stole the
Castle" Aubrey BouccaultsEiT appear in the lead
sng part Of this play
There and Back tells OF the domestic edven-
tures Of two husbands and two wives. and of a
lively servant maid whom each Of the husbands
had courted unknown TO the woman who later be
came his wife. Incidentally. neither man knows
that the other had courted her. The scenes are
laid in London. The part of'the maid wiz be taken
hy Miss Maud White.
The Man Who Stole the Castle" tells the story
Of a cynical young OF the world who buys
from an impoverished family their ancestral castle
The last of the family is a small boy OF eleven.
who believes that the castle is being stolen from
him, and goes forth 10 fight the rohber 20 the
death. Meeting the purchaser in the halls where
his ancestors lived, he challenges him TO a mortal
combat and the cynical young man OF the world
laughingly accepts. after bandying words with the
youngster The little chap fights sturdily. without
q tremor, till he faints from exhaustion. When he
comes the young has gone leaving behind
the deed or the property as 10 the Fdlof
Of his tiny foe. Aubrey Boucicault will play the
part OF the cynical young
John Drew and Miss Margaret Dale VIII appear
tomorrow for return engagement Of two weeks
the Empire. IN Mr. Henderson's play, The
Mummy and the Humming Bird" which they pre-
sented at the Empire at the first OF the season. and
have been playing through the country with sue
cess for the season. In this play young Lionel
Barrymore gives impersonation Of an Italian
organ grinder, which is OF the chief charms
Of the play, natural. fun Of vigor and emotional
appeal OF course. Mr.. Drew's part is carried of
with ease and finish and there are comedy scenes
that are freshly amusing On May 4 the Empire
will be overhaued for extensive alterations.
The Harlem Opera House VIII the Of ex-
cellent acting and variety Of plays this week for
the company of the Irving Place Theatre will
appear there On Monday and Tuesday evenings
AIT Heidelberg" Will be presented In German.
and as played by this company, no more charming
play none more charged with sentiment that never
becomes sentimentality. however pleasantly II
hovers on the border land. is likely to be in
Harlem FOR a long time. Moreover. knowledge OF
German essential for a rough understanding
of the play for appreciation OF the acting. CS-N
tainly all who may have seen the English perver-
sion OF the play at the Princess last winter should
correct their false impression.
On wednesday Sudermann's 'Sodom's Ende' viii
be given; on Thursday the German version Of 1.-The
Girl from Maxim's" with Won Seynertitz in the
day afternoon "Alt Heidelberg" again. and
Saturday evening ''Das BarenfeL"
The last two weeks of "a Chinese Honeymoon
at the Casino begin tomorrow. There will be four
souvenir performances this week-Monday and
Tuesday evenings. Wednesday afternoon and
Wednesday evening. The Runaways'' Will be pro-
euced n Baltimore Monday, and May 1
will come TO the Casino. the successor Of the
present piece, which las now run over a year.
We we received the following letter The
writer Ttarts out with question but he very
kindly answers Il himself, apparently to his
satisfaction so why COMMENT There used 10 be
few years ago-perhaps 81 still exists-a a fashion
among college undergraduates TO compare the
child poetry OF Stevenson and Eugene Field, with
results only little less conclusive than the
par1son OF Mrs. Burnetts two child plays. Such
comparisons only interesting for the interest
they evince IN child literature and for the inter
esrtng things that may be said by the way From
each play our correspondent seems TO have taken
into his life pleasant memory or q fresh emo
tion. Therein is what wisdom his communication
may contain.
Which Is the better play?" he begins by asking
Little Lord Fauntleroy' or The Little Princess?
] have seen both plays this winter, at the
Criterion played by Miss James. the other this
week at the Casino But my impression Of Little
Lord FauntIeroy' IS so blurred by the overlay Of
childish memories going back TO the days when 1.
no older than the little lord himself, wept and
laughed over the first production that my judg-
rnent may well be a fault. And there the
love interest Of that first production. too, Then,
as now the chief part was played BY little girl.
Everybody loved her; but none loved her as did,
for mine was the divine alteration Of little boy.
n was shattered rudely be when a maga-
xsne printed fac-simile letter from her pen; then
knew fhat my love and her spelling could rot
continue yoke mates And only now. when II is too