The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13
NEW THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
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Va et.riincs's ,nifuci. play SISTER
B.atrice- and The fourth act Ol IbseO .
poetic drama Brand will be presented
a. a double hill Tomorrow evening at the
New Theatre. La the FORMER Miss Edith
Nynne MRtthison will make her first APP
p.aHnoe a. . meml,er oG the New Theatre
company -Sisirr Beatrice" in story
'nrIn is best known through "A Ballad
~ Nun by John Davidson. and "A
"gend ~ Prov sncc.- by Adelaide Anne
Proctor Both are hased an a medieval
legend hut Niastsriinck went to the orig
nal Du'rh version for his tale. The
story - that of Sister Beatrice. a nun sup
pos>d To have been the inmate OF q con-
vent near ISouvain IN the thirtcenth cen
fury Be,ausr of her love for Prince
BsfiidoT she renounce- her vows and
igoes nut into the world. A. she leaves the
convent the statue Of the Virgin Mary
d"-CeIids from iis pedestal on the altar
and ia the fesh and blood takes up the
duties of Slater Beatrice. Tor whom abe 10
mistaken by the nuns. Years later SisfsT
BedirirG. worn out by thu sins Of the
world. returns to seek forgiveness. and
the statue resumes it, place on the ped
s~ial. The penitent sister is told that her
belief that she left the convent II q de-
fusion. and she keeps her secret To her
death. Tn. moral Of the play In spitO-
miy.d in the last lines. God parSions Gin
done without hatred. There IL no sin
q.
play il poetic ia spirit. it IL written in
pro--. Miss Matthison will Of couras be
cast 40 Slater BsGtrics. the most important
role. Pedro de- Cordoba will b~ the
Prince and Ben johnson the Priest.
Others in the cast include Mrs. Harriet
Otis DeIlenI,augh. Miss Julia Blanc. Miss
El-i- kearns. Miss Olive WyndhRm and
Misc caroline Newcombe. ln the Ibeen
play Lee Bakar will be the Broad. Miss
Annie hl--ell the .igHss Robert Humans
the Major and Miss That's IAWtOn the
GBPsy 1irl. SISTER Beatrice and Brand
will b~ played Monday. Tuesday and
"Wednesday evenings and "Wednesday
afternoon. The Witch will he given
Thursday evening: Twelfth Might sAtur-
day afternoon and The Niger Satur-
day night Lyric opera will be the hill
Thursday afternoon and Friday evening.
Instead &C devoting the entire week az
the harden Theatre "a Marlowe's DIR
faustus. the Bsn Greet Players will
uneT a varied menu of classic plays On
Monday and Tuesday evenings Every
man will he given. "Wednesday ma inAe
and evening will be devoted To- "s$he
Stops Ia Ionquer. single perform-
- -.
Thursday DIR FaUstiIs' will have its
first pr-~entati. N On Friday and Satur-
day evenings aud ai the saturday matinee.
The usual Friday matinee 0f -Everyman-
will also bs given
The last week &C Forbe~- ROsertson in
The Passing u the Third Floor Back
should draw crowded houses. II ~ inter
,-tink to note that the slOSh performa noe
of The Passing Of the Third Floor Back
~ New York will take place az Ma vine
Elliotts Theatre On March -. when
FORBES -Rot~rtson will M doubt attract
as tag an audience az he did On the S0th
consecutive performance IN Englsnt and
New York
Mary MannerinGs engagement IN
Rachel CrotherS' drama. A Mans World.
at tbs. Comedy Theatre. - still announced
achieved success in this play Of artistic
life in the metropolis. and no theatre in
New York IN b~fter suited for this ex-
ceptionally Intimate PERFORMANCE a.
the C,Aey little Comedy. AZ the head Of
Miss Mannerings company 10 Charles
Richman.
Hattie Williams 10 aeen IN the part ~
an adventurous Sps nizh dan in The
Girl He Couldn't Leave Behind Him.
which began its career at the Garrick
last week II ~ rewritten German
farC. and has many amusing moments
dssIits the fact that the humor ~ some
times Obvious even strained. Ia the
company with Miss Williams are Vinc-nt
Serrano Erne-t lawfOTd and Zelda Stars
The CITY, clyde Fitch's Isst plav. now
at the lyric. - one Of the " rter's strong
dramatic presentations One ~ the parts
hl served 80 increase gr-atly the sr-
ti-tic r-putrtion ~ Tully Marshall
ntbeGpistv W,ncheIl smiths comedy
The Fortune Hunter 10 az pOpuIsr So
ever d.-pit. the fact that II ives one OF
the tir-r IT th. -ay-on' = new plays John
~ rTvmOr'a apIesr~ 1T his best IN the
leading I@rt
WuKhi KRONER delivers the Burton
Holmes ilIIsirr tod rr1yeiog'i" on Java
10 p,sit rnd Tomorrow afternoon IN the
IyC.tIm Theatre
Tie Lottery Man. IN" ~ the really
iuury farce. winch have been bTought
,ut ti,is -ea -on -tIll enjoys prOauerity at
th. H., iou Cvri scott head- a good com
tFuV
Tie Turning fo.Ht PTTsiou Ctr
son. nlav 80 the Hackett, returns 10 the
road rfter ne.t Saturday niEht'- per-
tormanc. Among those who have leBd-
.Ug tarts are Grace filk,ns. Charles
1;1rtlio'd aud James kirkSood
MAXINE Elliott AZ Days Theatre In
The inferior seq 10 supported by
Arthur Byron. an American: q. ". C1sT-
.nc. ca EnElishmsn. T. Tamamoto. .
Iafs!ns-.. and some others. She IL the
,Uiy woman in the csst. The comedy
,n,xht have taken itS cOloTinG from the
~ s..- of -<,hOpenhauer Tor u deals With
!, mi.oRyni-t who spends his time writing ,
bouks dscrying the Opposite S-x