The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12
THIS WEEK AT THE THEATRES.
NOT MANY NOVELTIES IN TT; the
ON PLAYS ARE DOING WE'LL.

| NOT MANY NOI ELITES IN IT; THh
ON PLAYS ARE DOING WE'LL.
Mr. Aidora Shem. From the West, Is Going
TO Try His Hamlet" on Us-Ada
Rehan rs Lady Teazle- Willard in THE
Middleman' Rural Drama in iath st.
A new rural melodrama, the temperance
OF Mr. Willard in The Middeman, the pro-
duction of Maxim Cork drama in German
and the appearance OF a gentleman from
the West in Hamlet" for one afternoon
only are the sole theatrical changes this
week. Miss Ada Rehan and her company
are to play "The School for Scandal" at
the Liberty tomorrow and for the rest
OF the week, but that is hardly a novelty
| Her Lady TedSlc has been seen in almost
every city in the world in which the classic
comedy has any admirers, and has every
where received enthusiastic commentator.
/ Mr. Charles Richman, who il known to be
fine and manly actor. will be seen as
/ Charles Surface in this production. The
rest of the cast IL strong Here, as in all
the theatres, there will be special matinee
tomorrow.
E. s. Willard begina the nnal week OF his
engagement at the Knickerbocker Theatre
tomorrow. "The Middleman' by Cyrus
Blenkam Is perhaps his best known part
! The play will be repeated on Monday
! Tuesday and Wednesday evenings On
| Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
Mr.. Willard will present j, M. Barrels
comedy THE Professors Love Story,
another OF the popular plays in his roper
tory.
The Confessions OF a Wife, new melo-
! drama by Owen Davis, will have its first
! performance at the Fourteenth Street
| Theatre tomorrow afternoon. The pro-
duction is under the direction OF A H.
! Wooda The play itself Is described as
a drama OF unusual heart interest and
! action, possessing plenty Of comedy az
well as thrills. The cast will include Kate
I Dal-Glesh and Harry Glasier, both OF whom
( have been stars on their own account
Mr.. Aldora Shem an actor who has had
nine years experience in the West, is to play
/ Hamlet" at special matinee at the New
/ York Theatre next Tuesday There will
! be only the ono performance, but he has
engaged competent company for it. He
snys he comes to New York for n verdict
on his acting of this classic role, for on II
his future as an impersonator of legitimate
roles will depend. He does not expect to
create a sensation, but he hopes for a favor
able verdict on his work from the public
and the critics
At the Irving Place Theatre. on Wednes-
! day. Maxim Gorh's powerful play 'Nacht-
asyl' (-The Night Refugee is to be pro-
duced for the first time in this coun-
! try The work is described as less OF a
! drama in the conventional sense Of the word
! than a study OF Russian social conditions
| and Russian character. Like Hauptmann's
/ The Weavers.' it ia an analysis and rehec-
! ton of appalling misery, showing the hope
lessness Of life among the lower classes IN
| the great Russian cities. For the first two
| evenings this week and on Saturday Die
! Lu5erschule' will be repeated.
| Maude Adams's stay at the Empire Theatre
will continue for only three weeks longer. Her
! engagement has already been twice extended.
/ She will continue for the rest of her time
! TO present The Little Minister" and the
! new play Top o. Me Thumb in which
she has won new laurels
! At the Criterion Francis Wilson and his
I liver regulating play, Cousin Billy, con-
! tinue their successful careers. Mr.. Wilson
! frisks and frolics through the amusing
I scenes in this comedy in the jolliest and
/ iveiest way. providing more laughs than
| tho audience can hold
Mrs Leffingwell's Boots the most
successful of all of Augustus Thomas plays,
/ begins its second month at the Lyceum
! Theatre tomorrow. Full houses are
I enjoying the comedy. which gives them no
respite from laughter. Wives with jealous
husbands find amusement in this comedy.
and also find in Mrs. LeffingwelPs methods
aids of immense value.
-Friouet' has come TO its last week at
the Savoy Theatre. The play presents one
OF the novelties Of the season in Marie
! Doro's fistic battle with a man considerably
} her physical superior II ends. OF course,
in a victory for the lady. who floors her
antagonist with left hook TO the Jaw.
arnold Days production of You Never
Can Tell has 40 impressed ex-senator
REYNOLDS. the new lessee Of the Garrick
( Theat 70. that the play Is TO remain there
after he takes possession Of the playhouse
{ on April l. George Bernard Shaw p comedy
In the five weeks IL has been playing seems
I 20 have lost none Vi its attfaotiNeness
The fine acting OF Mrs. Fiske and the
Manhattan Theatre Company in Leah
Klesohna" Is one of the features Of Broad
way amusements and will continue TO be
30 till late in the spring. Iheatregoers
who fail to see this play will miss one OF
the notable productions of the season.
Blanche Walsh is having great success
with her new play The Woman in the Case
at the Herald Square. The audiences
are enthusiastic and she has 10 respond
10 many curtain calls each night.
One OF the most popular stage heroes In
town is Robert Blossoms Stron0hedH in the
play Of that name at the Hudson, and the
De Mile play Is just the sort TO stir the
right feeling audience.
At Wallaoks Raymond Hitchcock has
firmly reestablished the Yankee Consul.
Though it ran for FIVE months In its last
stay here, as many people as ever go to
see il now.
The College Widow" at the Garden il
credited with being the strongest drawing
card In the theatrical world just now. Every
body wants TO see George AIDES comedy
and many persons want 70 see II more than