The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25
The WEEK AT THE THEATRES
NEW PLtiS AM 4 LHHT
OPERA ARRIVE.
nliir nurkr and Christie Macdonald
the Tw % stars-'wr Cant ICE n Had
~ Al That fsrrnhardt's Last
Week.-Mrs. GheathAm's Matinee.

sIiss Billie Burke will take the stag. Of
the Lxceum Theatre tomorrow night Tor
the first local presentation Of the new
comedy Suzanne that {. Haddon
Chambers has rewritten from its French
original. Tn, audience Is introduced
first To the BsuismGns family. The
father ia a dealer in bottled beer and his
wife ia ambitious socially. They want
their daughter. SusnRne, To make good
marriage and have betrothed her to- an
energetic young man OF the neighbor-
hood. Suzanne does not care much Tor
him. but consents to please her parents
So all goes we'll until her father R'tS
a new clerk from Paris. The young man
treats her with "a courtesy she has not
been used to, and she likes IL. Then
suzanne mothers him. and ends Of course
10y loving him. The play shows how this
comes about and also how and why sh"
breaks her enga cement Miss Burke has
III. title role. The other important parts
will be played by George ". Ansop. Con
way Tearla. Julian L'EstrlnEs. Alison
Skipwo rth and Rosa Rand.
Christi" Macdonald comes 20 town IA Il
prina donna Tomorrow night AT ~"
Liberty Theatre. The opera. The Spring
Maid is adapted from Die Sprudelfe-.
a sister piece to The Dollar Princess.
Miss Macdonald was especially coached
in the music by the late Nj. Gilbert, and
after his death by NJ. Rcnaud. The
story IL founded on "A pretty romance
suggested TO the authors by one OF
Grimms fancitm fairy tales telling how
the Carlsbad Springs in Bohemia were
discovered In the first act tn" saucy
princess takes the place Of one 81 the
fountain girls at the Sprudel Springs
and fiirts desperately with a visiting
prince from Hungary. Her titled friends
enter heartily into her little plot TO teach
a lesson TO the royal visitor. who had re-
fused to meet her. Throughout the opera
there IL a war Of love and fun. Com
poser Heinrich Re!nhardt has written
"A descriptive score that - said 10 be- both
drama tic and mslodious. The company
has been selected with view of develop
ing all the original humor. Tom McNaugh-
ton was drafted from vaIdevll Tile, while
William Burress. sager MidRey. Jessie
Bradbury and other singing comedians
were impressed. Elgie Bowen - th"
soubr-tt-. with Lawrence Rea as the
heroic baryton. prince and Ralph trrolIe
as the leading tenor.
Henry Arthur Jones new play of Eng
ish society We Cant Be- - Bad a. Al
That will H. presented at NaZim"va
Theatre under the IN. M cement Of the
Authors Producing Company On FRIDAY
-N.uiu, Il IT, "A serious work. moro nr
l,.r,s If the tvp- ~ Mrs. Danes Defence
\. u iAl' play the pr.ncIpI! iiSnr" H. =
worulu who has u.',u involved 10 = scan
ial bat mas succeeded IN concaaling N"
fa,t from per-On~ Of ranA Win whom ~"
nas heCrm. INT mate. When -hs' at etnEt~
- uTrvrnt IN" marriaC" If her daughter
to Young L-c.l however a thr"ai 10 ~
pose. her own identity leads ner 20 confess
IT. although apparently tn" dl-ciosur'
will pu; an end - her ambit ions and drIFa
ner from society. This scene comes n 'hu
climax IL the play and ~ said To b'' on. IF
th, strongest pieces OF dramatic writing
that he au,upr has ever done. Katherine
kaclr-.l will hAy" ~" principal par and
she 81 her important characters will he
actal Nv Charlotte q rGuVtii" Frances
Jor1ian MIR sam Spthern. Nye Char
Wallace. Er-,ln. and Iva Dawson
MN" Bernhardt viii present during her
IL II week at the Glob" Theatre two Biblical
plays. La Slmarltain". tomorrow eve
ning. and Judas the new play 10y the
American author John -" Nav, on Thur
day evening judas wd- translated
into French hv J g de- Chas~tIgne, and
comprises a prologue. thr," acts contain
ing eight scenes. and an "pliogu". Ii IL
Intended e. give a realistic impression "f
lf- in Jerusalem during IN" carly DAYS If
Christianity Special music ha- been
written 10y k-vupId- Hahn for th.~ the
first pert On any -taRr. lice
repertoire for tn" week follow Monday
evening. l.. StmaTItIiuo'. TIr~dIv "v..-
ming. Camille "Wednesday matir"a.
-L'.lglon- " edu..sdny evening Madam"
&: Thursday evening. Judas Friday
evening. l. Aiglon Saturday matinee.
-Jaann. q Arc. saturday evening, "A
composite bill ia which B.'rnhardt will be-
seen in chosen acts from different play
This will H. the final week of the engage
n,ent Of r. n Sothern and Julia MARROW"
in Shakespearian T@p.rtoir" ut ia" Broad
way Theatre. The Repertoire includes no
less than seven plays. representing prIc-
ticalIy all the types OF romantic cof.'~iy
and tragic works from TN" pen IL the rnH,s-
ter dranaii-t The only play which will
lie. given more than one. Is The Tanning
of the ShT-w.- which will be the Offering
both for the special Christmas matIre" pU
Monday ami for tho regular presentation
on Friday evening Tn" other perform
anc.s will ~. - follows Monday eye
ming. Macbeth; Tuesday evening. Ham
let: "wednesday evening. Romeo and
Juliet; Thursday evening. ~ You IIA.
IL Saturday rnatiue'. The Merchant "
VENICE: Saturday night. Twelfth Night.
william Glllette'S engagement at IN"
Empire has proved too short Ia satisfy
public demand. and week from to
morrow h. and his company Will move I"
the criterion. wh.r. they Will remain
until january Il At the Empire Th.air"
this week Mr. GIlette will appear in an
almost nightly change q bill Tn" roper
tnlr" will be- - follows: Monday m1tiuH..
and evening. -Th. Privat" Secretary.
Tuesday. Too Much Johnson. W-dnc,-
day matinee and evening, Secret SER
vice.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday and
Saturday ruatine", Sherlock Holmc--