The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-25
rnIs wnEK,s AMusEMENrs.
New Bins In Three Theatre. and New Plays
on the stocks In Others.


IL is high tide in the amusement channel.
score OF eloquent persons came in with the
flood. And more are pressing up behind them. At
the Grand Opera House. Booths Theatre. and
tho Park. new bills are preferred tonight. and
ut Wallack's. the Theatre Comique and Niblo's.
plays that are not yet old are produced. At the
Union Square. Wallack's and the Fifth Avenue
new plays are announced for speedy produce
ton. In Brooklyn and New York two distin-
guished actors play Ming lear tonight; and
Mt tho Academy Of Music extraordinary activity
II manifested in the announcement Of operas
not yet done this season
Mr.. Edwin Booths programme for the week
includes King Lear. SbVlock. Richard IT,. and
Hamlet The only other trnRcdian within reach
Is Mr. John Mccullough. and he not to be be-
hind in variety proffcrs King Lear. Tiroinus.
Bitiius. Julius Crsdr. and Jack Cdde at tho
Brooklyn Academy. throwing in Damon and
PWhids at the Saturday matinee.
number Of fnvorite players will be brought
together tonight Mt Booths Theatre in THAT
Lass o'Lowrie's.' Miss Mario Gordon, who
plays the Lass. Mr.. j. b. Booth. VIM. Davidge.
Henry Dalton and Miss Geraldine Maye ought
TO make OF the new work n successful represen-
thtion The story in book form had n wide nc
ceptance. owing mainly to tho strength and
vividness with which the central figure WIS
drawn. and TO the strong local color of the in
cidents.
.."Yule." the new play in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Is from the pon Of MIR. Marsden, and II Is said
IL an attempt to present Mr.. Williamson in n
serious role more worthy OF his abilities than
A Comedy Of Errors" hns not been done
here In many years. Tho inherent difficulties
Of the piece have been overcome by Messrs.
hObSQn and Crane. who present itto-ni ght at the
Park Theatre Mr.. Crane, IL il understood i'm
itat"s the peculiarities Of Mr. Robsons voice
n la C..l
1t difficult 60 toll which actoris before them.
New plays are on the stocks at Wallack's aud
the Union SqJnre, nj which houses, and at tho
Iyceum, the attractions Of the present are lin
tied to this week.
The same mingled vigor and ambition arc
observable Mt tho Theatre ComiQue. where Is
presented tonight the somewhat pretentous
melodrama 81 Lorgaire." with US pronounced
an endeavor in cast. scenery. and costumes rs
is observable in houses where meodrama il
the rule. In the same spirit Niblo's Garden has
mounted Barley Campbells spirited and pic
tnrial play, The Nigiantes.' and the Bowery
Theatre puts on the great French play OF Bal
samo." in which Mr.. Robert Johnston plays the
leading role.
" Almost Life" now playing Mt the Stand.
ard. and otto" ut the broadway are yer,
successful. Tho former is an intensely inter.
esting story. c9pitally actel. The latter is ~
amusing sketch which affords abundant op.
portunity for tho exhibition OF the cleveres
dialect actor in the business.
Unusual preparations are making for Thanks.
giving Day. and II " II be seen by reference q
the advertisements that all the places Of amuse.
ment In the city offer extra performances on
that day.
Mr. Barnums great show. which has re-
NAMED NJ GIlmOrc's Garden considerably over
its allotted time-ony TO accommodate the little
| boys who rush there every day In hopes that
Mr.. Barnum will make another speech 20 then
closes with the present week. In several par.
ticulars y Is much the best exhibition OF the Kind
we have had here. and there can be no doubt II
the great Snowman could be Induced to stay al
| winter his superb stations would continue C
bee the most popular "arenic stars" in exist
! euce.
The series II entertainments which opens TO-
morrow night AT Chickering Hall Is called
Glimpses OF the Arabian Nights" and Is pre-
sumahly tableaux which. with the aid OF q
reader. relate tho Oriental stories. Great stres.
Is laid upon the beauty and cOstiness OF tn,
| costumes. which without the Oriental bcau,ie.
themselvesl have been on exhibition for som,
time past
II should also be mentioned here that IN,
great Fair az II. Patrick's Cathedral which has
drawn hundreds OF thousands away from other
amusemenis, viii close mex: week