The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
This WEEK IN THEATRELAND.
THREE NEW PLAYS AND THE BIG
HIPPODROHE OPENS.
Mansfsld 90 he seen in Molisrs's Mis-
anthrOpe"-Annie Russell In the New
ZanEWIn COmedy-'The Heir TO the
HOsrah" CominG-LASt week for Many.

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anthrope"-Annie Russell In the New
ZanEHiI Comedy-''The Heir 70 the
Hosrah" COminE-Last week for Many.
Richard Mansfield will be seen In an Eng
lish version Of Moere'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 ed 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 Eangvill,
entitled Jimmy the Carrier 1t Is com
edy Of rural England, presenting types OF
character and pictures Of life that are rep
resentative OF the idyllio villages to be
found even within short distances OF Lon
don. Miss Russell will play jimmy. sweet
young country lass, who is carrier for the
village folk. keeping them in communica-
ton with the distant city.
THE Heir to the Hoorah, an American
comedy by Paul Armstrong il to have its
metropolitan first night at the Hudson
Theatre tomorrow. Mr.. Armstrong has
chosen to tell the tale Of a man and mine,
a woman and a baby, a mother-in-law
who overplays her job and a japanese
valet who debates the sense Of importance
Of a pompous British butler by the artful
application Of jiu-jitsu. The Hoorah Is a
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, Norah Lamison, Wright
Kramer, Harry Northrup. Edith French,
Eleanore Morewin and T. Tamamoto.
An event OF the week which is kin TO
the drama is the opening on Wednesday Of
the Hppodrome, New York's newest and
we'll exploited amusement place. On Tues
day. night there will be full dress rehearsal
to which the friends OF Thompson a Dundy,
the managers, have been invited. "A
Yankee Circus in Mars and "AndeTsonville.
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 S 900 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 Jeffreys and her company at the Kniok-
erbocker 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 II, 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 and Ru-
dolf Christians On Wednesday night Herr
Bonn will play his farewell to American
audiences &c Wdllenstein In Schiller's wal
lenstein's Tod with Agathe BarseScu as
Thekld and Herr Christians as Nor. On
Thursday Herr Christians appears in Die
beruhmte Frau and on Friday Nine.
Barsescu will be seen in maria Stuart
On Saturday the play will be Der Veilohen-
fresser.
William Gillette winds up at the Empire
at the end Of this week in Sherlock Holmes
Il has been a most successful engagement
for him. On Wednesday he played detec-
tive for the S5Oth time, He makes Way
for Marie Tempest and her company in
The Freedom OF Suzanne
MRS. Lefingwell's Boots will not be
allowed 10 20 for a while. II has passed
It's Tooth New York performance and Is
still drawing capacity audiences TO the
Lyceum Theatre. Fay Davis, Margaret
Ellington, Dorothy Hammond and the other |
players are seen 70 decided advantage in |
Augustus Thomas's comedy.
The College Widow Is TO 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 is still |
one Of the most attractive in town. despite |
its long run.
Blanche Walsh is 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 s'fhe |
Woman in the Case have little time before |
them,
II Is 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. Fiske's three play
lets will be repeated at next Wednesdays
matinee.
Mrs. Leslie Carter Is still a drawing power
In "Adrea,- The Belasco Theatre is filed
nightly with her admirers and those OF
David Belascos play.
David Warheld will play an extra matinee
Of The Music Master at the Bijou next
30 that suburbanites and others
may crafty their demands This will be
the last but one Of Mr., War6elds special
afternoon performances.
These are the last times 70 see Blanche
Bates in THE Darling Of the Gods, for
ner present engagement at the Academy
& her farewell 20 the Princess 70 San In
he Belasco-Long play. Tomorrow week
rill he n aOlyeniT occasion