The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-13
THE WEEKLY CHANGES.
som" Old and Some New Mcmorte,
Recalled In the OFFERINGS

mere was time when negro minstrelsy
furnished most OF the native comedy ~,
Ut" american stage Then IL was em-
pod.ed in tho minstrel performances. and
nobody ever thought OF the negro as -
comic or serious figure in the drama II,
mad to be confined to the specialties ,f
inc minstrel show. II was "A growth I'm
artistic consciousness that transplanted
MN from this milleu to the drama There
ne mas remained. and not n writer for
the American stage during the last tw,
score OF years has neglected him. VIVA.
the stage negro was In the days OF black
laced minstrelsy was observable last night
al the Grand Opera House, where Prm-
rose Dockstader are revealing this
week its comic phases.
The Stranger was acted at the Bijou
Theatre by Milton Lackaye, who had
previously appeared I'm the West in this
drama Of Western life
Darcy. who succeeded so well with an
va Kentucky, Is its author. and he
once more confined himself to the region
IN which he won his first successes. Iar.
ilson Ford and Florence Malone are still
VI" leaders in the company.
Even the remains of u good play are so
acceptable TO audiences to-day that they
continue 10 he fresh for q longer period
han anybody would suspect There are
those who think the English version OF
Langyies The Typhoon' Ii weakened by
no loss Of the court room scene 1t h
all very we'll to say that court room
scenes are difficult TO ACT. Such an -.
clse Is also a notifying apology. One
would not cut the trial scdsi' out Of
The Merchant of Venice rnerely be-
cause there are few good Shylocks and
rorfios There Is enough of the play,
however, TO interest che public deeply.
walker Whitesides approximation OF the
young Oriental diplomat is an uncom-
monty successful essay into an exotic
neld The play Is well worth seeing
and is now paying its last visit to the
bronx Opera House.
Priscilla Knowles Is called upon n
ltnpersonate all kinds of characters in
me frequently changing list OF dramas
a. the Academy Of Music. They are not
always in fiction. however. for the audi
ehce at the Academy of Music yester-
day afternoon saw her as the heroine
OF Charlotte Temple" There is "A tomb
stone In Trinity churchyard which bears
mis- same name, and under II the hero
me OF the play seen yesterday-it was
taken from the novel Of the same title
IS said to lie Theodore Friebus and
N" other members of the company are
also In Susannah Rowson's play of old
New York
Tie Royal Theatre Is this week de-
voted 10 the warning OF young women
~ the dangers that they may encounter
N metropolitan existence. This Is said
70 be- the object OF The Lure"
II IL not 80 easy to detect this noble
p4rpose an II IL to see the attempt 10
make capital out OF the white slavery
agitation which has been so much In the
bubble mind. Evidence of this IL TO be
'pund in the diminution OF interest in
'leSe dramas once the particularly raw
spots are covered up. II IL said that the
public cherished THE Lure" for instance
much moro warmly when It was played
with the original scene now missing, But
The excellent company is still to be seen
At tho Royal