The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

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Theatre-The Christmas LuHI DesccRds.
The week will be a light one on Broadway.
az Inc Christmas lull has begun. Perhaps
as interesting a performance N any will DO
that at the Broadway Theatre on Thursday
afternoon, when q benefit will DO given to
Mrs. Mckee Rankin kitty ~BIanchard). who
has had a long and honorable career on the
American stage. but 10 now m and in need
OF funds. The benefit has bosn arranged
by a group Of actresses. who hav made up
the following programme; Henry W. Saw
ages The Merry Widow company. in
Guiding Miss Ethel jackson and Donald
Brian; Kyrls Bellew, who will deliver an
address; Lew Fields and his company in
The Girl Behind the Counter; Miss Elsie
Janis and Joseph Cawthorne viii appear
together; 5ignor NovelIi. Miss Viola Allen.
Miss Cecilia LOTUS. Edwin Arden. Edmund
Breess and Forrest Robinson in tho trial
scene from This Merchant OF Venioe"; Miss
May Irwin, who will sing and give imita-
tions: Mime. NazimOvA and her company
In the third not Of "A Dolls House; Jefer-
son De Angels. Miss Blanche Ring and
Alexander Carr in a few minutes from "The
Gay White Way; Miss Rose Stahl M her
company in tho second act OF tho Chorus
Lady; George N. Conan. and Victor Her
bert and orchestra.
OF course there will be- the usual lobby
sale OF flowers and programmes. Thu
stage has always rallied to the support Of
it's needy brothers or sisters, and this occa-
sion promises TO DO no exception.
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As the result OF q voting contest among
their patrons. tho Messrs. Aborn will this
week present their opera company in Fra
Diavolo.' following that work Of Auber with
The Chimes Of Normandy during the
week OF December "a. with Milton Aborn
himself as GdsEGrd. This will be Mr..
Aborn's first appearance on the stage In
many years. In the finale of the second
act OF Fra DiavolO." the famous soxte&
from Lucia will DO rendered at each per-
Torrance.
The first production on the American stage
Of Pietro Cossa's Nero" will be- made by
Ermets NoveIIi at the Lyric Theatre Mon
day evening. Nero 10 represented in his
aspect Of an art lovsr. ambitious 20 cover
himself with glory in every possible art
and TO monopofise the fame OF every kim
OF achievement. The darker. criminal side
Of his nature. his ~profigacy and nhuman
cruelty are only glimpsed. and the figures
Of his many victims. Agrippina. Britannious.
Popp@a. the Pisos and Seneca. do not cross
the footlights. Instead we see lNe rose
rowne enthusiast, surrounded ~ gladi-
ators. characters. pugilists. dancing girls
and butfoons, as well as poets, sculptors and
painters. This Nero thinks less Of the inn
peTial robes OF purple than OF his fame AZ an
nrffaf Tha aOan0a Naka nla0a IN NhA GOiAan
Palace at Rome. in the Emperor's banquet
hall and finally in the squalid hut OF the
freed slave FRonte. whore the miserable
Nero commits his final act OF oowardly
week Of Novelli's engagement at the Lyric
will be his presentation Of Shakespeare's
Enthusiastically evening ~next-which
will be the sixth Of his peculiarly
Italian interpretations Of Shakesperian
will be: Tuesday. Our Boys; Wednesday.
King Lear Thursday. the elder Dumas's
romantic SKean": Friday. a repetition
Of 0acometti's popular drama The Out
law ola Morte Clyile') }. and for the Satur-
DAILY comedy success.
Sudermsnn's fine play Honor which
is seldom seen in English, will be presented
by the Harlem Opera House Stock Com
pany this week. This play has q peculiar
faculty OF getting over the footlights even
at the hands OF inexperienced players. UNI
interesting novelty to tho Harlem theatre
goers.
The final performance OF ~Hipi Hipi
Hooray" and the burlesuue on The Thief"
were given at Websr's Music Hall yesterday.
During the next two weeks the theatre will
remain dark in order 20 complete the re-
hearsals for an elaborate burlesque on "The
Merry Widow" which will nave it's first
presentation during Christmas week. A
number OF new players will be added to
new buriesque, which. like its predecessors.
will be the work Of Edgar Smith. Maurice
Levi. who has supplied many popular and
whistling tunes. for tho Weber players in
new Offering. Added interest win be found
in this burIesque because IL viii introduce
for the first time Lulu Chaser az member, of
Joe Websr's company: Miss Glaser will
be assigned the role Of tho widow. Other
men. and Julian Mitchell. who 10 staging
the production. promises something start
ling in Sho way OF Partisan novelties.
There will be two weeks more Of John
Drew and the comedy MY Wife" at the
Empire Theatre. He makes way for Miss
Mauds Adams. who begins her annual
engagement at the Empire Theatre on
December %. Miss Adams will appear
first in %Peter Pam in which she Wilt con-
tinue for two weeks only. On January 9
and for the balance OF that week she will be
seen in the Barrie comedy Quality Street"
On January 10 she will appear in q new play
entitled The testers"
The Toymaker OF Nuremberg begins
its last week at the Garrick Theatre. IL
deserves a pretty little tombstone. The
Garrick will remain closed during the week
OF December 10 and on Monday. December
%. Miss Maxine Elliott win begin an engage
ment there, appearing In q new play en-
titled Under the Greenwood Tree.
The Morals Of Marcus goes on at the
Criterion. and Of course The Thief" con-
tinues at the LyCeum, where II has got to
be q habit.
Miss Stahl has two more weeks at the
Hudson in The Chorus Lady, A week
from tomorrow. at the ?. SOOth performance