Theatrical Notes After its phenomenal success in Paris and London" Cyrano de Bergerac " has come to duplicate this popularity in New York. It is many a long day since there has been given a theatrical production so eagerly awaited and so enthusiastically praised as Mr. Mansfield's performance, at the Garden, of Rostand's brilliant play. In assuming the part of the famous poet and duelist Mr. Mansfield has put himself in direct comparison with M. Coquelin, and there has been no insinuation that he has not reached the height of the French master. He brings out less of the humor perhaps, but excels in other directions. This is the first English performance of a drama that set Paris on fire a year or so ago, and of course the high poetic merit of the drama could not be wholly retained in translation, but the work has been well done, and Cyrano is undoubtedly the sensation of the season. Miss Viola Allen's appearance in "The Christian," at the Knickerbocker, was eagerly awaited. Miss Allen possesses hosts of friends in New York, and this fact, added to her fine acting as Glory Quayle, and the high intrinsic merit of the drama, makes the play a certain rival of Miss Adams's record run in "The Little Minister." While Glory is the heroine and John Storm the hero, the play is not distinctly a dramatization of Hall Caine's book. Mr. Caine has carefully supervised it, attending to the painting of the scenery and all details. The cast includes Edward J. Morgan, the Lyceum favorite, as John Storm; John Mason as Drake; J. L. Finney as Ure, and George Woodward as Archdeacon Wealthy. Mr. Joseph Jefferson returns to New York this week, playing "The_Rivals at the Fifth Avenue theater. The popularity of America's greatest actor increases with each passing year. The house is always crowded with those who wish to see him for fear that each succeeding season may be the last which his health will permit him to spend on the stage. Sir Lucius O'Trigger is played by Wilton Lackaye, and Elsie Leslie takes the part of Lydia Languish. Mr. John Drew is making a fine thing of Henry James's amusing comedy "The Liars at the Empire theater. It affords Mr. Drew an excellent opportunity for the display of both his talent and his clothes, and he is adequately supported by his company. "The Fortune Teller," Mr. Herbert's comic opera, is having a very good run at Wallack's theater. It is full of bright music and Madam Neilsen is charming. 'The Runaway Girl" at Daly's continues to receive much attention from theatergoers who fill the house nightly, although the fiftieth performance is now a thing of the past. Mr. Wilson's "Little Corporal" at the Broadway not only holds its own at the end of the fourth week, but is attracting even larger audiences than at first. He has a happy way of introducing into his topical songs timely references which are much relished by the audience. With this week the American theater company returns to a program of grand opera, after having given extremely successful performances of light opera since the season began. "Aida will be the opera this week and Verdi's fine conception will receive that careful attention which always distinguishes the Castle Square company's productions. The title rôle will be sung on alternate nights by Miss Yvonne de Treville and Miss Stewart, while Rhadames is in the hands of Mr. Sheehan and the new tenor, Mr. Lavin. The next opera will be "Il Trovatore." "Hotel Topsy Turvy," the French play at the Herald Square theater, seems to meet with success 50c. and $1.00, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York chiefly, however, LAVILLES REMEDIES through the competent work of the actors, for the play itself amounts to little. Marie Dresler, Aubrey Boucicault, and Edwin Foy do some very clever work. The Royal Italian Opera Company begins an engagement at the Casino. 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