The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29
MRS, FISEE in BSEN AGAIN
SIZE PLAYS "ROsMERSROLM" ON
MONDAY.

NNElmOva In '"rho ComSC. - by an American
--''Aaiua Hoax o. HOlland'' Tuesday
-Wober'n BuFAeauuo o. '"The Merry
widow" 10 About Ready FOR the Public.
The two foremost sxponsnts n the mod
ern drama In America. Mrs. Fake and Mime.
NaKimova. will each appear In o plays
tomorrow night. the former at the Lyric.
the latter at tho BijOu. IL would have been
the part OF courtesy in Nine. Na1imOvn
90 postpone her production till Tues
day, II only out % Difference TO the elder
woman. whose career on n stage has been
90 much longer than the Russlan'a. But
such little acts Of doOeDcy ara not perhaps
TO he looked for among most theatrical
folk. which includes most theatrical man
ayers.
Mrs. Eiake and the Manhattan company
give tomorrow evsning at the Lyric The
atre their first performances In this city
Of Henrik Tbssn's drama "RosmershOlm.'
This is a production which Mrs. Fisko and
her manager. Harrison Grey Fiske. have
had in mind for several seasons. IL was
Mrs. Fiske who first presented Gbsen's
plays on a practical basis here and in a
n that p~opularixed them. Her per-
SOrmances Of Moro in "A Dolls House
and OF Bedda Gablsr are famous. and her
third bison role In awaited with the ksenest
interest. -Rosmenholm" was written in
1883 and FIRST produced in Germany he
following year. Luene-Poe produced IL
In Paris. and there have been other produc-
tjons In nearly every country In Europe.
hut the most notable was that by Eleanora
Duss. who acted IL in Ibsen's native Norway.
The play is modern in period and has the
domestic setting that marks so many Of the
Ibsen plays. The cast ~ "Rosmersholm'
includes, besides Mrs. Flake. Bruce Mo-
Rae. George Arliss. Fuller Mellish, Albert
Bruning and Florence Montgomery.
And on Monday evening Nine. Eazimova
viii appear In Owen Johnson's new three
act drama, @The Comet" This will be tho
first production Of this play or any stage.
THE Comet is modern in its theme. with
its scenes laid in tho Spanish Pyrenoes.
ItS action covers only a few hours-Rrom
= in the morning until 3 in the after
moor The title OF the play Ia a sobriquet
applied to a noted actress who has won
her fame only altar many bruises to her
heart and mind. Impassive and expert
enced, she employs her charms and sxcep-
tiOnal knowledge Of tho world for selfish
and ever revengsful ends. She Is woman
who has learned life AZ 10 and gone
out into the world and become q brilliant
actress. She comes bach TO her Old home
and inspires the son OF the man she had
loved at Is to go back into the world
with her. There 10 no love between them
only a comradeship. Tho young man is
absolutely free OF worldly knowledge. and
the contrast between these two types fur
nishes the interest. Brandon lyman and
Charles Frohman will produce at the
Criterion Theatre on Tuesday evening 4
musical play entitled Miss Hook of Hol-
land" by Pau A. Rubens. the author OF
The Three Little Maids IL has been
running over a year at the Prince OF Wales
Theatre. London. where IL is still on the
top wave Of popularity. IL has a quaint
setting and q romantic story. In
which Dutch SWANS and Dutch maidens
are involved. AL L0och. Christie MacDon-
aid. Georgia Game, Bortram Wallis, Glen
White, John McClOskey Hallen Mostyn.
Richard L. Lee, Catherine Cooper. Marion
Little and Florence Nash are in the cast.
Weber's Music Hall win open some sven-
ing early this week-possibly tomorrow
the burlesqle Of The Merry
Widow" After lengthy negotiations MIR.
Weber finally obtained the exclusive privi-
lege from Henry W. Savage. owner OF the
American rights OF tho operetta, to bur
lesQue u, and since securing this permis-
sion rehearsaIs have been held night and
day at the little music hall. 30 hat IL il
quite likely that n first performance
may be given tomorrow. The exact date
will be m the advsrtistng col
respects the most elaborate ever given at
the famous little music hall at Twenty-ninth
street and Broadway. The writing Of tho
burlesQue has been entrusted 20 Edgar
and while the musical numbers have been
followed TO q certain extent the story has
been broadly travestied by the authors.
Heading the cast With Joe Weber
will be Miss Lulu Chaser. Miss Chaser will
gisy the role the Msrrg W'doS: Mr.:
Of the embassy. Peter +. Daley. who re-
turns to the music hall after an absence Of
several years. will play the part Of Camille
De JoLidOR, with whom the dutiful wife is
in love. The dutifnl wife in entrusted 70
the tender care Of Miss Mabel Fenton. To
Charles J. Ross falls the principal male
role, that OF Prince DoRiI0. Miss Bessie
Clayton will also have q part n will in
trOduCe two new dances. Altogether there
arc nearly 100 persons In tho cast. The
usual matinees will be given after the OPEN
ing performance,
With the same company headed by Miss
Frances Starr and tho beautiful production
was seen for two seasons at the Be-
lasco Theatre. David Belasco will send his
drama OF early Spanish-American life in
California, THE Rose Of the Rancho
the Academy Of Music. where tomorrow
night it will begin a months engagement.
There will he matinees Wednesdays and
Saturdays. The usual popular price scale
OF the Academy will prevail.
The week at the indetatigable little
Theatre in Irving place will see
the irst production in this country Of DR..
Ludwig Fulda's latest comedy success,
lately acted at the Vienna Burg Theatre.
entitled Der Dummkopf" C"The Block
head"). The starting point OF the comedy
is the reading OF a will left by an eccentric
millionaire. who has bequeathed his fortune
TO the most stupid member Of his family
Blockhead- will be performed on
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Satur-
n NJ