The sun., 1908-05-24
SWAN SONGS HERE AND THERE
aTEE REVOLT" IN ENGLISH ON
THIRD STREET TOMORROW.

A New Stock Company I'm Harlem rats on
''yhe Walls Of Jeriche'--Opera at the
American--Last Week OF Crane at tho
EmpiFe-Play At Carnegie Lyecum.
Julius Hopp 10 10 tho fore again. At his
Socialist Theatre on East Third street
Tomorrow he will produce an English trans
lation OF Villiers dc L'Isle Adams play.
"The Revolt and also his own play. ~The
Dolls Unfortunately Mr.. Hopps pro-
ductions are not as q rule examples OF the
best possible stage nsgement and aot-
ing, and is East Third street is q bit of the
Alley. The Revolt" is drama that ought
to be represented under better oiroum-
stances. II only as modern instance
Tomorrow afternoon new stock COM
pany. largely recruited from the old stock
company at the Harlem Opera House. will
open season at the West End Theatre.
Thurston Hail. Robert Cummings. Agnes
Scott and others are included. They will
open this week ambitiously with .Ihe Walls
I,of Jericho
Mr.. sothern is repeating at the Academy
OF Music the success he achieved at the
Lyric Theatre earlier in the season. In
Lord Dundreary" he played to q series Of
capacity audiences last week. On Monday
night Mr.. Sothern will be seen a. FRANCOIS
Villon In Justin Huntly MoCarthy's ro-
mantio play, If We're King These will
be the last times that Mr.. Sothern will bs
seen in this character. During his next
engagement in this city he will. however.
be seen in another Mccarthy play, built on
the subject Of Gil Bias. The third and last
week OF MIR. Sothern's engagement At the
Academy will be devoted to repertoire,
e and
IF We're King" Immediately at the
ecloee Of the engagement MIR. Sothern will
vail for Europe, to be gone until the first
week OF November. when he will open his
'season In Baltimore.
Under the direction OF William Ludwig.
the barytone Of the old National and Ameri-
can opera companies. the centenary OF the
birth OF the Irish composer Michael William
Belfe will be celebrated In Carnegie Lyoeum
on Sunday evening. May 81. Selections
will be rendered from Bales operas .Satar--
nslls., The s,r, Rose q CASTLE. Siege gs Of
Bohemian Girl The Buidhean Cheoil
(chorus) Of the Gaelic Society will also sing
several numbers Of Moore's Irish melodies,
In the arrangements OF which the name OF
Balfe win always be linked. coincidence
'of the celebration ss Moore Balfe affair
lies In the fact that Balfe was born in the
same month and year in which the first
number of Moore's immortal Melodies
was issued to the world.
Ivan Abramson has taken into the fold
Of his Italian grand opera company Nine.
Padovani. the ooloratura soprano OF the
shortlived Kniokerbocker Opera Company.
She will be heard in Lucia di Lammermoor'
tomorrow night. In aRigoletto" on Wednes-
day and in -La Traviata' at the Saturday
matinee. Carmen will be given on Tues
tie S 4S1s "ia az the Wsanesdas ,a iss
matinee, Aida" Thursday evening. and
"Cavalleris Rustioana" and -Pagliaoci. win
conclude the weeks programme on Satur:.
day night. The Wednesday matinee viii
The II " oasts @ viii % practically P Be be- the same s;
as at the first performances. Director
Abramson's artists. who have worked
with him faithfully throughout the
past season, and also the newcomers,
them g. hearing before metropolitan audi
ences, have come forward with an offer
90 tender him testimonial; therefore a
gala performance has been arranged for
Friday night, the 10Th. The initial offering
tore. then the prologue and second act Of
"Pagliacoi," followed by the @mad scene'
from "Luoia" and tho third act of Aida
This operatio festival win conclude with the
march from Faust in which all the
principals. the entire chorus and the ballet
will participate.
Miss Grace Merrits presenting when
Knighthood Was in Flowsr' win appear at
the Carnegie Lyoeum forAsix nights, with
matin6es Thursday and Saturday, beginning
Tomorrow. she has just completed . tour
covering thirty. heeks.s
After a .SaeaeFul. i.sa.o@ the Grand
Opera House viii Temporarily discontinue
its combination policy after the perform
ance OF .Chauncey. Olcott in -O'Neill OF
Derry on Saturday evening. May 80. For
the summer: the theatre win be devoted to
exhibitions. of:moving pictures apd vaude-
Vile. Tho regular dramatic season Of
representative Broadway success.
Paul MoAllister. for several seasons
leading man with Keith 4 Proctor's Harlem
stock company, returns to his stronghold
on June ], when he opens stock engage
rnent at Hrtig q Searnon's Harlem Music (
Hall under hisaown management.
Annie Russell, who has been absent from
the stage since her tour In Wagenhals d
Kemper's production OF "A Midsummer
Nights Dream two seasons go. retlrnsto |
che stage within short time. New York, |
however, win not be the first to welcome her,
but London. Miss Russell will appear In Lon
don In October as Emrsd Brooke In Eugene |
W Waiter's play paid In Full The support |
ing company will be entirely American,
and In all probability 1t will be recruited |
from the companies now playing In New |
York and Chicago. Miss Russell 10 at |
present at her country home in Maine.
Mildred Holland will be seen in Sardou's |
famous comedy -Divorcops' at the York |
vile Theatre during the coming week.
Adelaide Keim's Offering at the Metropolis |
Theatre during the week win be Marie |
Doran's version of Carmen
1t Is announced that the Bowery Bur-
lesquers. who appeared in Harlem during |
the early part OF the present season. win |
Q gain be seen at Hurtig q Seamon's Mraio |
Hall during the coming week. As a special |
Q attraction 1The Girl In Blue will again 20
through her strange and eccentric dances.
This is the last week, till fall, OF Crane in |
Father and the Boys at the Empire.
Otis Skinner continues his splendid per-
formance Of Col. Bridaa at the Hudson. !