New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
NEW BILLS OF THE WEEK.

This week win be marked by the engagements
az Bernhard and Willard. two players from
rcross the water OF reputation and acknowledged
achievement. by a new farce by Leo Dietrich
stein. and by the production on wednesday at
lehe Hippodrome Of a big Christmas spectacle
Ishat gill doubtless set all the children agog.
Nine Rernhardt will be seen at the Lyric
yrbeatre for two weeks only. beginning Monday
81 q repertoire including ten long plays anu
nne short play The most remarkable sane OF
t.so+s aver recorded in a New-York theatre
.s,,as rrobable a repetition of the reception ac-
&,or5ed the French tragedienne in the cities
(which she has visited prior to coming mere IN
.-yhIc.po every seat for the engagement was
sold before a single performance had been gwen,
a.na women thronged the Hobbies Of the Grand
900, F4ouse to beg that men who came unat-
ssa,dsd vror,fd sell them their tickets. In Mon
sol and Quebec and Ottawa the police were
vsopired to keep order among people who were
sfraid that they would be unable to purchase
standing room
nFme. Rernhardt will be seen at the Lyric
lsoire for this city IS as follows: On MONDAY
5zveniug she will Be seen in la Sorclere On
srruesday, in "Camille": at the Wednesday MAJ
snee IN '.Adrfenne Lecouvreur'; on Weohesoay
might in Angelo; on Thursday II oappho
an Friday. in Fedora: at the Saturday mat
4 -
lseE7obosr7us" and Ia Femme de Claude. II
..-I,l he observed that there are no repetitions
ss,ss 1veely The following week Nine BeTnhaFot
STR v,rassnt tMagda" on Tuesday ana La
sroscan ar. wednesday. Repetitions OF "Aorl-
-. Aco.1vreur." Camille" "Sappho Pine
.srs >. Fedora and la Sorciere'. are scheduled
k-ssuectively for Monday. Wednesday rnarlnee'
Itursday, Friday, Saturday matinee ana Dat
iurday night.
O., 6Irnp art
sersen serdou. Special music has been composed
- Nina. Berlhardt's production by Xavier
Tsrou-- The piece was translated into hngnsh
nv louis Parker and presented in this country
.az Mrs Patrick Campbell It viii be recalled
that ia sorciere" concerns the love Of zoraya
Cor one of the mobiles of the InQuisition NJ de
max. Nine. Bernhardts leading man, who makes
his American debut win appear in this play as
CHE Cardinal
Camille is too well known to require com
xnent NJ luxembourg appears Armand Du-
Nai and IL Revel is seen as the father.
Adr4enne Lecouvreur was the first character
which Nine. Bernhard ever portrayed in Amer
aca- She appeared in the old version of the play
late Ia 1880 at Booths Theatre in this city. The
PAdrienns Lecouvreur'' to be presented at the
Lyric Is Nine. Bernhardts own version Of the
Sife Of the eighteenth century actress. and in
t1Iondon. where it was first offered It was voted
SE9 some superior 70 InG Tragedy OF ScTlDe anu
4egouve. Adrienne a prominent figure of
Ehe Theatre Francois She IN love with
Maurice de SAKE, son of the King of Poland.
The play begins when the nohlema1 visits Adri-
ssane in her dressing room after an absence Of
ixRo years from Paris The Duchesse de Bouillon
Is determined TO end the liaison. and as the first
stroke invites Maurice to q fete at her home
ISunteG by the duchesse, Adrienne decides
also 20 attend the fete. In the second
act We find the actress at the home of the
f6uchesse. CARRIED In all the splendor and trap
s3ings Of Egyptian princess. sitting before the
spoor, deforn1ed Able Bouret. who is painting her
picture one Of three commissions given him by
EShe duchesse under the guise of charity, but
sseally as plan for compromising Adrienne with
THE holy man A6riepne describes her existence
90 the abba, relates the story OF her fathers
fSnadness ana her sister Marguerite's dependence
sF5n hes. Nine. Bernhard has made Marguerite
lsE!th Maurice made known TO the duchesse
end from tbs scene that follows, when the lat
lSsr surprises Maurice In Adrienne's apartments
lShe has buiioed on g. trite situation her most
dramatic scene. Here. Maurice leaves when
tAhe duchekse VIII not Adrienne appears and is
told by the Jealous rival that nothing will remain
ltadone TO work the undoing OF the sweetheart
lcf thu Kings son
This undOing is worked out through Abbe
F3ouret who, under threats OF FORGETTING his lie
- set 70 poison Adrienne. In the third act OF
the play dc has only forty-eight hours left Of the
week given him 70 commit this murder In an
isgony Of mind he confessee everything to Adri-
senns, who induces him 10 save her. the abbe is
tsTresteos and In the final act madness overtakes
tAdrfenne. She Is haunted by the belief that she
fhas been poisoned. doctor Is called Then
so1aes priest but Adrienne gcorns his religious