The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

apthFOpe"-Annle Russell In the New
ZaBENin C0medy-''The Heir 70 the
Hoorah" COming-LaSt week for Many.
Richard Mansfield will be seen In an Eng
lish version Of Mol6re's classic comedy,
The Misanthrope, tomorrow at the New
Amsterdam Theatre for the first time In
this country. The comedy Is to be given
unabridged The translation Is Katharine
Prescott Wormeley's, slightly changed.
The piece has been carefully stag cd and
will be accompanied by music OF the period.
The second most interesting Of the weeks
new plays will be the appearance at the
Criterion tomorrow night Of Annie Rus
sell 10 a new comedy by Israel Eangwill,
entitled Jimmy the Carrier 1t Is a COM
edy OF rural England, presenting types Of
character and pictures Of life that are rep
resentadve Of the idyllio villages TO be
found even within short distances OF Lon
don. Miss Russell will play jimmy. a sweet
young country lass, who is carrier for the
village folk, keeping thom in commu1ica-
ton with the distant city.
THE Heir 10 the Hoorah,' an American
comedy by Paul Armstrong, IA to have its
metropolitan first night at the Hudson
Theatre tomorrow. Mr.. Armstrong has
chosen to tell the tale Of a man and q mine,
a woman and a baby, a mother-in-lav
who overplays her job and q Japanese
valet who debates the sense Of importance
Of a pompous British butler by the artful
application Of jiu-jitsu. The Hoorah IL
gold mine, and the scenes Of the comedy
are laid in a mining town east Of the Big
Divide There are four acts In the play,
and their illustration has required three
full stage settings. In the cast are Guy
Bates Post, John W. Cope. Beverly Sit
greaves Nora O'Brien, Wilfred Lucas,
Menifee tombstone, Horah Lamison, Wright
Kramer Harry Northrup, Edith French,
Eleanore Morewin and T. Tamamoto.
An event OF the week which IL kin TO
the drama Is the opening on Wednesday Of
the Hippodrome, New York's newest and
we'll exploited amusement place. On Tues
day night there will be a full dress rehearsal
to which the friends Of Thompson a Dundy,
the managers, have been invited. A
Yankee Circus in Mars and 'Andersonville,
a story Of Wilson's Raiders" are the first
great spectacular productions at the Hippo
drome. The second will be the medium
by which the big tank in front Of the stage
will be brought into use. The building
seats more than 5000 persons and the high
est priced seat costs less than an orchestra
seat in the best theatres. There will be
two performances daily. The building is
described elsewhere in THE Sun
The revival Of London Assurance by
Ellis Jefreys and her company at the Knlok-
erbooker Theatre has proved 80 great a
success that lively expectations have been
aroused for the new 'she Stops to Con-
quer,' to be produced at that theatre on
April H. This Is the last week for London
Assurance"
There are to be doings this week at the
Irving Place Theatre, where Ferdinand
Bonn is spending his last week. To-mor-
row and Tuesday Schiller's Don Carlos
is to be played with a notable cast. includ-
ing Herr Bonn. Harry Walden ard Ru-
dolf Christians. On Wednesday night Herr
Bonn will play his farewell to American
audiences ss WGllenstein in Schiller's wal
lenstein's Tod with Agathe Barsescu as
Thekld and Herr Christians as Nor. On
Thursday Herr Christians appears in Die
benlhmte Frau and on Friday Nine
Barsescu will be seen in Maria Stuart
On Saturday the play will be Der Veilchen-
fresser.
William Gillette winds up at the Empire
at the end Of this week II" Sherlock Holmes
Il has been a most successful engagement
for him. On Wednesday he played detec-
tive for the s50th time. He makes way
for Marie Tempest and her company in
THE Freedom OF Suzanne
Mrs. Lefingwell's Boots will not be
allowed TO 60 for a while. II has passed
its Tooth New York performance and is
Lyceum Theatre. Fay Davis, Margaret
Ellington, Dorothy Hammond and the other
players are seen 10 decided advantage In
Augustus Thomas's comedy.
The College Widow Is 70 have a gala
night at the Garden Theatre tomorrow.
The Cornell alumni have hired the theatre
and are selling the seats to fellow college
men and their friends. The play Ia still
one Of the most attractive In town, despite
its long run.
Blanche Walsh lie one Of the departing
stars Of the week. She closes her season
at the Herald Square on Saturday night,
30 those who have not yet seen her in The |
Woman in the Case have little time before
them.
II Ia also the last week for Mrs. Fiske and
the Manhattan company at that theatre.
After Saturday night they take Leah !
Klesc hna' on tour and the theatre will be |
closed for a week while The Proud Laird" |
il In preparation. Mrs. Fiskes three play- |
lets will be repeated at next Wednesdays |
matinee.
Mrs. Leslie Carter IL still drawing power |
In 'Adrea.- The Belasoo Theatre is filed |
nightly with her admirers and those OF |
David Belasco's play,
David warheld will play an extra matinee
Of The Music Master at the Bijou next
Thursday 30 that suburbanites and others
may crafty their demands. This will be
the last but one Of Mr.. WRrheld's special
afternoon performances.
These are the last times 10 see Blanche
Bates in THE Darling Of the Gods, for
her present engagement at the Academy
is her farewell % the Princess 70 San In
the Belasoo-Long play. Tomorrow week
will be a souvenir occasion.