The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
NEWPLAYSANDNEW THEATRES
THE LYRIC AND TIRE EMPIRE
ABOUT TO RE OPENED,

Mansfield in "Old Neutrality-suspicious. her,
| In The Proud Prince --"Babcs In Toy.
| land"-"Marta OF the L0wlandsp
| -.Amusements for the Coming Week
The doors of the new Lyric Theatre
at Forty-second street and Broadway.
will swing wide to welcome il first
audience Tomorrow night. The presenc,
OF Richard Mansfield. playing the psrt Of
the Prince in -Old Heidelberg" sholh
make the occasion ~ important artisticallv
as 1t undoubtedly will be Interest ling old
Heidelberg has been q rather familiar
entertainment In New York for several
months. especially to the patrons of the
Irving Place Theatre. An English yer.
sion was presented. too, but it was an
adaptation. while Mr.. Mansfield vii! follow
exactly the lines of Meyer Forsters Ger.
man text. rendered, Of course. into cur
own speech. He will mount it with Ave
sumptuous scenes and add TO ito pictur.
eqle beauty and realism y means Of a
student chorus Of nearly one hundred
voios.
E. n. Sothern's long expected engage.
ment In Justin Huntly McCathy's play,
The Proud Prince" begins tomorrow
night. not at the New Lyceum, as was
originally intended. but at the Herald
Square Theatre. where he will remain until
the Lyceum is completed. Mr.. Mccarthy
has taken for the basis Of his drama the
Legend Of Robert Of Sicily, who was trans
formed In his wickedness into the likeness
OF biz own jester and through humiliation
learned goodness. 1t adds to the charm
! Of poetic spirit certain element Of mys-
! ticism. Ps-pssnr, the esccutionor's daukh-
10 concerned, will b. played by Cecilia
Lotus. and 1t will pe rhaps add bit Of in
terest to the performance to remember
that Mis- LOTUS was once the wife Of Mr..
Mccarthy and that he wrote the part with
. special view to the fact that it wss to be
acted by her.
The new Empire Theatre will invite its
friends to . first night on Tuesday. when
John Drew will appear there in Capt.
Dieppe,' his already successful comedy.
A description Of the Empire will be found
In mother part Of this paper. Mr.. Drew
will play Capt. Dieppe' throughout his
| engagement, except possibly at a few
performances, when a nav comedy will
be given.
The Majestic will shine forth a welcome
on Tuesday night after week Of darkness,
| and Babes in Toyland" will have its first
presentation in New York, The extrava-
ganza Is founded on or suggested by the
q toln - noH 10 H.,
Woods. but you may be sure that Mother
Goose would never know it as her child.
Many OF the Mother Goose characters will
be introduced, including Amy Richard as
| Contrary Mary. william Morris and Mabel
Barrison are the Babes. Victor Herbert,
who composed the music for Glen MacDon-
ough's rhymes, will conduct the orchestra
at tho opening performance.
Marta Of tho Lowlands,' which will
be produced at the Manhattan Theatre
on Tuesday night, is new in itself and In it's
kind to New Workers.. II IL tn e first work
OF the noted Spanish author Angel Guimera,
to be brought out here. 1t deals with the
loves and hates Of peasant girl in Catalonia.
heroine. Mrs. Fiske herself has supW
vised the production.
Orrin Johnson's first week as q star actor
has been properly applauded at the Broad
way Theatre. In Hearts Courageous"
he seems to have started on profitable
career.
Charles Hawtrey's stay at the Criterion
in "The Man From Blankley's" is repe-
tition OF his we'll remembered success In
"A Message From Mars
Only q little more than three weeks re-
mains Of the time allotted to 'Ulysses'
at the Garden Theatre. The acting Of Rose
Coghlan. Tyrone Power and Adelaide
Prince worthily expresses the beauty Of
the Homeric romance.
All that can reasonably DO expected os
musical comedy il found in Three Little
Maids at Days. No wonder every seat
10 taken as often as the curtain rises.
William H. Crane has added Uncle Peter
Bines in the Spenders' to the long list
of his crisp and humorous imperson ations.
The comedy begins its second week at
the Savoy tomorrow.
William Collier is now appearing in a
new farce, Are You My Fatherf' at the
Bijou.
Saturday, Nov. IA, has been fixed as the
final day Of Blanche Batess notable ems
gagement In THE Darling Of the Gods
at the Belasco Theatre.
Maxine Elliott has scored one Of the
seasons successes in Her Own Way" at
the Garrlck. She is now giving Wednesday
as well as Saturday matinees.
These are jolly rights at the Victoria,
where THE Fisher Maiden" trips mrscallv
and prettiy through her JOYS and sorrows.
II is a pleasing show, in which large num-
Der of comely young women are enhs, ed,
Mrs. FisFe will make her first professional
| visit to Harlem theatre this week, pre-
serting "Marv OF Magdaa" at the West End
with Held Gabler" matinee on Thurs
day.
Already new jokes are songs and creeping
into 4Whoop- Dee Doc" at Weher d Fields q
Music Hall, and already Lillian Russell IL
| ordering new coats and trousers, that being
the woman of it, It's first rate bur!esque
Of the best Weber q FIELDS sort.
Grace George has renewed a; the Madison
| Square Theatre the fine imT ression she
| created at tho Herald Square in Pretty
Peggy
Peggy from Paris" stays on, pleased
and pleasing, at Wallack's,
Jane Payton will begin to play Harriet