New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
as the Saturday ma,Inoes will be devoted to the play

s the Saturday matlnces will be devoted to the play
which forms the feature OF the regular season.
The closing nights of Fascination are approaching
but the Fourteenth Street Theatre, where tho play
is being presented, is crowdd at every performance
and Miss Tanner regrets that her cannot be ex
tended.
On Wednesday evening, Gilbert and sullivans ne"
opera The Yeomen Of the Guard or The Merry Man
and his Ma.d' will receive its first presentation IN
America, ut the Casino. Rudolph Aronson has been
preparing for the production for the last two mont
and the curtain viii roll up the first night on the
most important and complete production In the history
of the house. The costumes arc by Dazian ana
Nine Loe after rI3'es by Percy Anderson, OF London
and the scenery by Thomas Weston, painted from
models by Mr.. Gilbert Tho opera is produced under
the direction OF Richard Barker. Following Is the
complete cast:
Sir Richard Cholmondeley, George Broderick
Lieutenant Of the Tower u.,,.r
s..S.sa. vt Under sentence of death 5,,o,s. Ohm,
OF the Yeomen of the Guard. -.
JsSE Point, sirOns Jester, r,J j. Il so Syley
Head Tailor of the Tower aud Assistant Tor
FIR 1rst h Ysomaa, G. G. t Ai
S fTif% 9 1SSman' H. THOMAS rSss
Fist cItl;ssn: Edgar Edgar smith S1lI,
Elsie Mayna sfrons singer sv, Bertha . ElcGi
"' Sergeant MeryI's daughter; u,.
D'''' OIL HoSsekecper to the Tower.
Ne Chorus pSr of Yeomen Of Guard, oetomen'
Director Of Music. "'' Jesse Williams
Lydia Thompson and her English burlesque COM
pany begin their American tour at the Star Theatre to-
morrow evening" in stephens and Solomon's new
burlcsque Penelope Following is the cast
Ulysses, King of Ithaca Miss Lydia Thomp pSon
emoS Gaa 81 devoted ey rGh Servant
''"'o" o'' 'S'' o0''''u j. Bolton Radcliffe.
IcaIus King Of sparta Charles f;.nlv Kenny emmy
ApIppa' Ulysses sleuth hound Fritz S. James
Xrcto;, suItor of Penelope, nu n,
Endymion, sutor of Penelope, Miss Minnie sannOn
IIamax, sglior Of Penelope. Miss Rose Newham
Phllandcr; sulior q Penelope, Miss Marie Williams
Penelope, Icarius's Daughter, Miss Aida Jenoure
Characters in Act II.
'a''p'O' S"'e" u '"' Miss Florence Bankhardt.
Capella Her attendant Miss Florence Brandon.
ermes r riys s' lieutenant a darlington"
Miss Christine Blessing.
Cupid , Miss Mile Marion.
"The Quick or the Dead ?" Is to be Withdrawn from
the Fifth Avenue Theatre this week, and will be
placed by either "A Sad coquettc" or "That Girl
From Texas" The former piece IS dramatization
Of Rhoda Broughtons novel Goodbye, Sweetheart
by Miss Clayton herself. and was produced some time
ago at the Union square The other play is entirely
new.
Manager j. VI. Hill facetiously announces that the
fftieth performance Of Philip Hernc" will be OBJ
served at the Standard Theatre night by not
giving any souvenir. He viii not explain why, but
says he may later The piece played to good business
all last week
Every thing soh.p is the constant reply made at
the Academy to intending purchasers Of tickets who
several DAYS In advance or the perform
ance they wish to attend. The management derive
no little satisfaction from the success OF The Old
Homestead particularly because II has deied
the old maxim among amusement providers that
comedy should never be played In large house.