The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26

FRANK kEEN4N rs GOING no TRY
4 SERIES or LITTLE PLAYS.
Fritz Scher tn Sing BOccacclo"-James
Hcrnc's Daughter our as Playwright
Ferdinand Iionn Returns 10 irving
PlRce-tsood Plays That stay Here.

scene OF several interes ing theatrical eN-
/ perimcnts for series OF ono act plays
to bo produced three at time, with ire
uuent changes OF programme. The season
begins Tomorrow with a triple bill CON
sisting of a the Threshold, a short play
in two scenes, by jackson D Haag, dra-
matio version of LeoucaVrllo's Il Pag-
liacci." by Arthur Hornbow and The
system OF Dr. 1drr. dramatization OF
Edgar Allan Poe's story made by MessTs
Hornblow and Arthur Terrell. Mr.. Haag's
play is quite new. The versions of Pag-
liacci" and Edgar Allan Pc s story have
already had some success abroad. In
the latter of the two plays the grotesque
rather than the terrifying aspect Of tue re-
volt in the madhouso Is emphasized MI
Keenan, himself will take the principal parts
Joseph Hart will second him ana COM
petcnt cast is promised Special scenery
has been innde for the productions.
FRITZ Schetf is 70 appear next Wednesday
Mt the Broadway Theatre as Boecdccio IN
I Suppe's comic opera Her manager.
/ Charles B. Dillingham;. has been stirred
70 this production by the success Of the othcr
! SuppS revival. -Fatinitza.' Az the story
of -Boccaccio" is considered better than
that OF the other opera and the piece Is
/ equally full Of tuneful numbers, 1t ia eH-
/ pected to be quite as popular as the formal
revival end may even be more SO. since
| Miss Schef, besides having an opportunity
| To display her vocal attainments, will be
( particularly striking stage figure as the
3 staggering blade Of Florence.
Julie Herne. daughter or the late James
/ A Horne. has written play and her mother
is TO produce it for the first time to-moiro"
T a. a series Of special matintes in tho Man
hn,tan Theatre TO last until Friday next.
II is n four act play Of modern New YORK
life under the title Of ~Richter's Wife.
I Those who have read it say that 1t is work
/ of unusual power and truth, remarkable
/ in go young woman. II has been her am 3.
I bition from childhood to write plays; and
! her first efforts were made under her father >
I direction Julie Herne, her sister Crystal
and John +, Hellerd will have the principal
parts
A favorite In German drama In the per-
, son Of Ferdinand Bonn returns to the Irving
I Place Theatre this week as the star OF the
! Conried company Herr Bonn won rich
! laures on his previous visit de viii appear
/ tomorrow in "Freund Fritz. the German
/ version Of the Erckmann-C natrlnn story
| Of Alsatian life. taking the part on the hdooi
I Siclei MarCaretne Russ will play SHsei
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday evenings
/ he will b, seen in the powerful Biorns
+ drama EN- Fall ssenent' Bankrupt !.
I On Saturday al the matinee Maxim GorA ;
'Nach'asyl' viii be repeated
/ departure almost as interesting as
new play comes at the Empire Theatre
at the end Of the week. On Saturday
! Naude Adams. after a remarkably sue
! ce-sfil season there in SThe Little Mini
/ stcr and -'Op o. Me Thumb, will positively
/ appear there for the last time this season
] There Ia likely to be q warm demonstra-
tion over Mis- Adams for her admirers
/ have crowded the house at every perform
fornance for weeks. she gives place
! to William Gillette in sherlock Holmes.
Mrs. Lefingwells Boots already one
/ OF the most successful Of Augustus
/ Thomas s comedies. will round out its second
month at the New Lyceum Theatre with
this week II IA still playing to the capac-
B ity Of that house and there is no doubt
that it could easily nun out the season at
/ the Lyceum.
| Another approaching departure is that
/ OF Francis Wilson from the Criterion,
! where he has achieved great success in
I Cousin Billy Mr.. Wilson will begin
/ the last two weeks OF his engagement at
[ the Criterion Tomorrow. His clever im-
Dersonation If william jerks OF Allen
town. Pa, and the rattling comedy which
CLYDE Fitch has provided for him make
o laughabie combination which no theatre
goer can resist.
Tho Education OF Mr. Pipp' likely
1 TO be extended at the Liberty Theatre
into graduate and post graduate courses
until all theatregoers in the metropolitan
district have been adequately instructed
in the proper proportions OF an excellent
entertainment. Popular favor has been
extended 10 the Tbomas-Gibson comedy
and will surely last till the seasons end.
William A Brady has arran yed with Frank
Mckee to cancel ali other enga gements at
the Savoy Theatre and 10 keep Grace George
and her new play Abigail there for the
rest # the season. The piAy has been eT-
ceedinply well received aud may be eI-
pected 10 have a successful stay.
Tho Woman in the Case, now in its
second month at the Herald Square Theatre,
will keep Blanche Walsh there till spring
becomes summer Clyde Fitch in this
instance has written a play which seems
TO please tho gallery as much as the
orchestra.
Robert Edeson enters upon the second
month f his stay at the Hudson Theatre
in Strougheart" to morrow. The
audiences since its production have been
/ uniformly large and enthusiastic not only
| over the play, but over its star as well.
Mrs. Leslie Carter, in "Adrea is break
ing records at the Belasco Theatre. On
Wedne sday she played TO the largest matinee
1 and nj sht audiences in her New York career
"a "A star. while her record for eight per-
fcrmances established a new high water
! mark fer a single weeks receipts at the
theatre. The play is approaching its fourth
/ month.
David Warheld is doing remarkably
we'll in The Music Master at the Biiou.
He is TO give two more extra matinces
there soon, one on Thursday, March O.,
aud the other on March 10
Mrs. Fiske. who has admitted that she
had share in writing Leah Kleschna,
shows her talents as play producer also
in the performances AZ the Manhattan.
The stage settings are full OF character.
The play il nearing its century perform
ance.
The sixth month Of The College Widow .