The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05

at the hnlCkerDOCker Theatre translhtlOn
by Louis n. Parker OF Alfred Capus's French
comedy La Chateleine, which has been
seen on this side Of the Atlantic under the
name of The Optimist.' 1t tells the story
of philosophical spendthrift who. when
his inherited fortune is gone, turns to work
and makes another. There il character
in it and Mr. Willard believed il contains ma
teria that the public will like. Hitherto
New York has never seen bis version OF
the play.
The public continues to like 'The Little
Minister 30 much that Maude Adams Is
not allowed to part with 1t. Her new play,
"0p o. Me Thumb to be produced at the
Empire tomorrow night, is a curtain raiser
TO Mr. Barrie's comedy. 1t was written
by Frederick Fem and Richard Pryoe.
1t Ia a character play. Miss Adams will
create in II the role OF London drudge who
after escaping from workhouse, obtains
employment in laundry and there encoun-
tens such romance as the reading OF cheap
sensational novels has prepared her for.
The curtain rises at $40 o'clock.
Ada Rehan comes back tomorrow TO
umphs, for fortnight with two of the plays
In which she has been most famous. This
week she will present at the Liberty The
Tanning of the Shrew. in which famous
critic has said that she has no rival and
probably never had an equal. Charles
Rchman Will play Pe.Tuchio and the cast
also includes Oliver Doud Byron, Charles
SwicGard, Joseph Weaver, William Red
mond and Fola La Toilette, daughter OF
the Governor of Wisconsin. In her second
week Miss Rehan will play 'The School
for Scandal
Still another new thriller by Theodore
Kremer is TO see the light at the American
Theatre tomorrow in Fast Life in New
York The young girl il decoyed to
disreputable studio and epoils its best
painting to spare herself. She and the arch
villainess also fight a duel with swords.
In the cast are Julian Rose, Hebrew dialect
comedian, and Virginia Drew Prescott,
who has been a star on her own account.
Agathe Barsescu will be seen at the Irving
Place Theatre tomorrow night for the
last time in Gullparzer's tragedy 'Medea.
On Wednesday che will again appear in
"Gyges und seu Ring and on Friday she
will say farewell to New York in revival OF
Eva" The farce die Liebes chule' will
be played on Tuesday and on Thursday
and for the Saturday matinee and In the
evening the German original Of Mr.. Gill
lettc's comedy. All the Comforts Of Home.
Maxim Gorky's sNachtaryl' is being re-
hearsed for the following week
Ralph Stuart brings his romantic Rus
sim drama, by Right Of Sword TO the
Fourteenth Street Theatre tomorrow.
The hero by that right is young Ameri-
can who has come 70 Moscow in search
of excitement Development Of the play
shows that he finds it. Mr.. Stuart plays
the hero and has a competent company to
assist him
There have been few more exciting mo-
ments on the Savoy stage than the scenes
in "Friquet' in which the lady circus rider
tames n runaway horse, boxes with the
groom. putting him out with punch in
the solar plexus, stabs the villain and
jumps from the top of the tent. The play
is the vehicle by which Marie Doro Of
Charles Frohman's company attains starry
heights. She is very busy young woman
in the play.
The Madison Square Theatre. under its
new management, seems TO have regained
at once Its old time popularity with that
large body Of theatregoers which prefers
fun to any other form Of stage entertain
ment, Mrs, Temples Telegram is
interpreted by Frank Worthing
~ .t.nT A
Wise and Margaret Drew.
Mrs. Leflngwells Boots" is settling down
for run at the Lyceum. The fun in the
house of a Larcnmont oommuter is OF the
genuine rib-tickling kind that pleases
every body.
Francis Wilson, laugh harvester OF
small stature but large horsepower, is
finding Cousin Billy at the Criterion
also fine coin harvester There are no !
vacant seats even on stormy evenings |
at this comedy.
Mrs. Leslie Carter is nearing her fitch |
performance of -Adrea' at the Belasco, |
and in the opinion of her audiences seems |
TO have won the triumph of her dramatic
career. She will play extra matinees on
and Washington's birthdays.
At the first OF the Warfed special mat
n6es in The, Music Master" at the Bijou
Theatre last Thursday there was not room
enough for the folks who wanted to get in. |
The second will be given nert Thursday. |
Tho usual holiday maiinees will also be
given.
A Belasco season begins at the Academy
II Music tomorrow night, when Henrietta
Irosman will appear for a limited term
n David Belasco's Sweet Kitty Bellairs.'
which ran for ao2 nights at the Bolasco
Theatre. Following this Blanche Bates,
n the Belasco Japanese play, The Darling
IF the Gods, will come to the Academy
or an indefinite run These will be the
ast oppor unities New York will have to
,ee these two popular plays.
At the Ma jestic Buster Brown is living
Ip 10 his reputation and ia proving popu-
az successor TO Babes in Toyland.'
William c. De Miles new Indian drama
Strongheart.- at the Hudson. has so in
lreased Robert Blossoms popularity that
.apacty audiences were the rule there
N last week Mr.. Edeson portrnys
m unusual stage type, the college bred
indian. and the drama gives graphic
picture Of college life.