The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
PLAYBILLS FOR The WEEK.
-r E4G PRESENTS "DANTE" TO-
MORROW-A NEW PLAYHOUSE.
y. &. Goodwin in "a Midsummer Nights
Drpani"-RafIles Ready for the stage
success OF Some Of the Recent Pro-
ductiOns-Na udeyilic's Many Offerings.

Tho business for which Henry Irving
makes his eighth professional visit to
America will begin tomorrow night at
the Broadway Theatre He will appear in
only one play-the Dante" Of Niotorien
Sardou and Emile Moreau and III tins
respect his present tour will he unlike most
f not all of its predecessors. DANTE
was the great feature of last season in Lon
don. It's production here will OF course
he in all respects practically the same as
that which was made AT the Drury Lane
Theatre /, is in no sense historical
play The authors have aimed by the use
of little fact and great deal of fiction,
taken largely from his own poem, to create
n character which should symbolize Dante
in spirit and purpose. Among the actors
who have come from London to assist sir
Henry are Misses Mabel Hackney, Nora
Lancaster Wallis. Laura Burt, Beatrice
Brsmah and Nab Paul; and William Mol
Hson, Laurence Irving, Gerald Lawrence,
Fl. b Stanford Vincent Sternroyd, Frank
Trars, William Farren, Jr., Walter Rey-
| nolds and Charles Dodsworth.
Two notable incidents in the dramatic
life of New York will occur in oniunc,ion
| tomorrow night, the opening OF klaw n
Erlanger's New Amsterdam Theatre, in
| Fort y-second street just west OF Broad
| wav, and the appearance OF \. I. Good
lin AZ Bottom in "A Midsummer Night =
| Dream" This comedy has been presented
! in the ed States by seven other actors:
Laura keene, who played puck; W. X.
Blake. George l.. Fox, W. f.. Burton, Joseph
| Jpffarsou James Lewis, who wai OF course
Under Augnstin Days direction, and Ed
mund d. Lyon. The art of stage display,
30 necessary to "A Midsummer Night :
Dream" has advanced wonderfully since
the earlier productions were made and ii
NAV he expected that Klaw Frlanger
will AXE advantage Of every possible device
of Lighting and investiture. All the Incl
dental music composed by Mendessohn
will be used for the first time. Ida Con
quest will be seen as Helena and Crystal
Herne as HippoiVd.
There is surely welcome await ing
RdfiGs on tho stage kyre Bcllew vii
introduce him as the principal character
of u play a. the Princess Theatre on Tles
day night r. W Hornung and T.. W Pres
brcy have made the play from Mr. Horn
tng'a book but have departed very widely
from tie story. capt Redrood Of "Jim h
Penman' reappears in "Raffles he Anna
teur Crackeman," IA the detective VIII,
uursues the elusive housebreaker, anc
h. NJ Holland impersonates him CIari
Biandck and Miss Matthews. an Fnglisi
actress new TO America will have IN,
opposite parts. II IL interesting 10 not,
that Mr. Brllew gets into modern clot he
in Rafies' for the iirs time in sixteen years
Richard Mansfield engagement n TN.
Lyric Theatre is, as usual, too short /.
: comply with the public demand He an,
d "Od HcidelDerg' will depar, at the ~,
Of neat week
, H. n Sutbern viii oopllnue 10 rrescn
! "Jha Proud Pruur' at the Herald SuIsu
this Ur"t, and then, on MONDAY, Noy Z
will move 80 DanIeI Frobman's new ~
: ce,un Thea re- and dedicate II with the sam
play. His visit a. the Lyceum will b