New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-25
TUESDAY NIGHTS At DALYS
THIS YEARS SUBSCRIPTION SERIES.
THE OPENING NEXT WEEK AND THE PLAYA
TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR AS
YOU LIKE IT.

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| Days Theatre, Mr.. Days company and Mr. parv,s
plays hold places peculiarly their In the est,ms
I ton of NcwYork theatre-goers. Hundreds look upo,
them as tho chief sources OF refined and wholesoms
pleasure that the dramatic season affords No vine,
passes without some productions at Days Thesu,
that marked and recorded as distinct succ4.s.
and the productions OF each year are new One.
Tho result OF this is that many people who hsv.
had only recent opportunities 10 become acquanteI
with the company and the plays have a strong viz.
to of the older pieces that have espccinl,
added 10 the reputation OF Mr. DAILY and Of his thsate
These joined by many more who have seen ina
earlier plays and wish 10 them again ami NJ,
DAILY has received many requests for repeons o, NJ.
bestknown productions.
This led the manager. a year ago, TO give . sensu
Of subscription performances Of old and new
plays. On these subscription nights the house Wa
crowded by the very best class Of the Nev.Yos
play going public, and that they were enjoyed \
proved by tho increased demand for seats for the new
series. which will begin next week One fesuirs az
this demand Is the general desire for boxes n.
impossible to this fully, but in order to do oh
part additional boxes will be placed at the t
Of the orchestra seats, where there four ALREADY
These, once built, will Of course be permaDen, VA
they will supply more seats than will be removed
TO make room for them, they will slightly incraa
the capacity OF the house.
occur successive Tuesday evenings, beginning ono
week from tomorrow, with the exception Of Christmas
eve The last will be on February l. The first play
offered will be " The Passing Regiment,
1t has not been here before In
years. and it IS announced that this
will be the only performance Of II. The other nine
plays of the series will BIO selected from the following
list but not in the order here given: FrouFrou,
- sevenTwenty. Eight "The Railroad Of Loves
"The Tanning Of the shrcw,' "A Night or Tho
Country Girl" "The Lottery Of Love- comedy By
Miravaux, translated and adapted by Justin Huntlcy
Mccarthy, VI. p, never before acted In this country
AS You Like IT, and a poetic play or .
repetition of Nancy d Coz
In this list the revivas Of shakespesrian and other
old comedies, Of which forms feature Of each
season at Days, are represented by The Tanning Of
the Shrew," "The Country Grip and "As You Like
IT. The first OF these was the most important
attraction OF Mr. Days Of three years ago.
and 1t revived and had short run last winter
In the same way AS You Like IT, aside from its
first performance on of the subscription nights,
will be the most important production Of this season
Although comparatively little has been said and few
announcements have been made about IT, IL will with
out doubt be a most interesting revival Mr. DAILY
has given this play twice before his old Twenty
fourthst. and Twenty-elghth-st. houses, and
he has had the present production In
mind for years About two years ago indeed
for IL began 1t will have special seem
cry Of course and the dresses from the cosumer
OF the Paris Grand Opera House and the Theatre
Francois. But though the work of preparation Is
of kind and an extent Of which one who IS not "a
miar with such things have little idea, thers
will be no straining after scenic and stage effect,
which would have little or nothing TO DO win
fitting Interpretation of the play nseii, ana msa,
rather hinder than help IT'S true apprec lauon sOoi
deal Of attention will be given 10 tho ncdental muse
and several songs that the play contains VIII 30
traQfp oil N
Accomplishments TO the and action
sevcn-Twenty Eight and Night ON are N
companion pieces. Both are adapted nom
the German of Franz Won Schonthau. and In stye
and in Of their incidents they show Summarizes
But each Is full OF its rOlcklng nm and good
humor and its bright and fire. Ii s,ntment. Tho
Railroad Of Love- unusual favor two years ago.
As did The Lottery of Love- one yea ago. The
latter is from the French The Surprises OF Divorce
by Bison and Mars. and within the last year II has
names, and I'm three languages Nancy CO.. 70
another of the old favorft 5.
Tho books OF tickets for the subscription series are
now ready. and any who anxious for seats should
ten nights are S25 for the orchestra and the first
of the balcony 800 for the next four rows OF tbs
balcony the dress circle, and $40 for tho front
row of the second balcony. The price of parluette
boxes Is $3.50 balcony boxes $780, and Partisan bo1es
1925 and 800.
But while all these preparations are going on "Ihs
Great Unknown holds 10 the even tenor OF it, way
and it Is prosperous way. In fact It may be soma
time YET before will be thought wise TO replace IL
with As You Like it, which It was at nrst thougnt
would come early in the subscription series. There
will be nine performances this week. lnclunlne mo
matnees on Wednesday, Saturday and Thanksgiving
Day which will doubtless prove as popular as MONDAY
matinees usually do.