New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
A WEEK OF SHAKESPEARE
NEW PRODUCTIONS AND OLD PLAYS AT THE
CITY THEATRES

[ Thaatr, omorrow nj eht promises TO be. Mr.. Mans.
field and his company have been In Town ior "eeA,
resting and preparing for the opening fupc 'nic'os'
! seems from the box office figures, to DO at hiS
pitch, and the advance sae Vi SSau' n"' "''A
large. .
1.-The Masked Bal' will be repeated al the Neu0
poItan Ouera House tomorrow night, and the pro-
grammc for The rest Of the week is as follows; "ednes
day. II Trovatore" Friday, 1.-The JeweSs' 'a'uiu's
afternoon. "The Masked Ball. The receipts al tns
opera house since the opening have been larger thsn
for the corresponding time in any OF the last ufo'
or four seasons
Only one performance remains for "The Cress
Unknown which has proved ext emely popular -
Days Theatre. On Tuesday n gbt another VIII %
added to Mr.. Dalys list Of beautiful ShahespeareAh
reyiyaIs IL will be As You Like IT, Is everybody
knows and perhaps no play at this house has ever
had more careful preparation. The first performance
of this piece will also make the third OF the series Oh
subscription nights, which Is meeting with no les
public favor than did the original series year ago.
ErmnIe7 will stay at the Casino for oniy
short time longer, as The Brigands' is booked fof
a return the house on January d. The latter opera
was doing prosperous business at the time 1t We
withdrawn on account Of road engagements
Miss Marie Wainwright appears at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre tonight for The first time as the sole head OF
a company The designs for the eleven scenes Of
aTwelfth Night, were made by Hamilton Bel. and
the scenes were painted by Charles Graham. PhD
t;oatcber william schaeffer and Gaspard Maeder.
incidental music has been arranged by Frank Howsou.
OF the Madison square Theatre. and dance by Ame'
Malvini, ballet mistress OF Days Theatre.
The pathetic and tire d:crous scenes OF The Charity
BaIlo fn the Lyceum Theatre with all the people I"
can comfortably hold each evening. Extra maunees
are already announced for Christmas and New years
Days
The short engagement of william Redmund and Mrs.
Thomas Barry the Theatre ended last night ana
tomorrow evening their play will be succeeded oy
q anfap IN
effect has large part, OF the sort suppoSeo "
be peculiarly Appropriate TO the holidays.
Shenandoah will not leave Proc tors Tweny|thifu
Street Theatre as was expected. Inc present.
intention is that it shall It'll the first OF FEBRUARY
The company that has been playing the piece in
Chicago Will be in Philadelphia fOr the holiuaSs an~
will then 90 TO California
Amt Jack, receives as many visitors ever -
the Madison Square Theatre, and enc visit does not
prevent second third. IL rather encourages
them and the later quite as satisfactory As
the first Aunt Jack7 claims the saturday matinee
aud Little Lord Fauntleroy' takes four Oh the nFs
afternoons that left.
The Ages" at the standard Iheaue, u
getting mo what would 10 be permanent shape
Many changes may and doubtless Will yet be made bus
piece this kind subject to changes and they arc
often for the sake OF change rather than for expected
Improvement
Herrmann's Transatlantic Vaudeville Company viii
make its third visit the city this week, coming to
the Fourteenth Street Theatre Several new features
are announced. Next week Hermann himself VIII
give his own peculiar entertainment at the same tho
atre.
KajaDka' draws large audiences at Nibo's Garden
and many seats have already been sold for Christ
mas and New Years weeks. The managers announce
that tickets may be had thirty days in advance.
a Brass Monkey" Will stay for few weeks moro
at the Bjou Theatre, where It makes people laugh 10
about the same extent that 1t did year ago, when
it Some of the new songs have found much
favor, particularly " The Wild Man Of B0rneo.'
The frequenters of tho Amberg Theatre will enjoy
a week of OPERA and the manager Offers the following
repertory Monday, The Gypsy Raron'; Tuesday.
Thursday, The Vice Admral'; FRIDAY, The Bat' (:
SATURDAY,, :" The Merry War"
The music that is introduced in each of the four
acts OF The Old Homestead" at the Academy. forms
are introduced from time time aud the old
constantly welcomed as if they were new.
Park Theatre at the end Of this month. account Of
its and OF The coming OF the Gilbert
town Will see the play on Tuesday evening.
Faust up to Date has drawn good houses
and tho dancing is generally regarded its best
feature Some of the distinclivey English portions
some Of the people who have visited The County
Far" at the Union square Theatre have spent good
Sef the Of secon come ac he fact the Stream nos
intended to be seen at all 1t Is only bt OF realism
MelOdrama Is usually FOUND TO De popular az tho
Grand opera House and its lovers viii be favored
with specimen this week in After Dark which viii
10 rsat T lectures aus o sunday night Continue 20
prosper. Professor Cromwell viii give one u az tne
Fifth Avenue Theatre this evening on The Worlds
Fairs" and Donald Downe will describe Ireland at the
Union square
and Will rest all the week, Iesumlng her tour on De-
cember % IN Toronto Miss Coghian VIII no, 40 %
two weeks engagement at the Fourteenth street
Theatre, appearing IN special production OF Charles
Joseph jefferson and W. ]. Florence continue to
meet with great silccess in The Rivals which trey
Monday pevening. December 80, these comedians be:
gin an engagement OF three nights The Academy OF
Mss m 6rG 0 ya city his season. S9 ' anu
Henry, cLann'raH. laying completed h,s California
morrow night, under tie management Of Bertram and
My Jack Story Of Land and Sea- will be played
for the first time in this country al The Grana Opera
House on, December %; The author Is benjamin
cast viii include j. H. Cmour Wilton Lacaye. W j.
Ferguson, pan Lesson Russell Basset lawrence
Emily Lytton. Matt Morgan is experimenting the
pa william H. Crane has become convinced that The
SENATOR by David D. LLOYD should be made the , leaa
psy gfff n q %eRYGT Pf in few wee '''0 vi" ~
The Great Meropolls' begins It's Western tour on
December g. in oTsG BY s .ns
Nile. Rhea has arranged with Mr.. Sawyer.
of the Broadway Theatre for the presentation Of her
rev play josephine Empress of the French" al
that house in March
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall are in Boston and are meeting
with the degree Of prosperity that they faund ct
the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
While Richard Mansfield STAYS at Palmers Theatre
he Will give number Of new and old PLAYS, besides
King Richarn HIP The first matinee Will he next
saturday. and the play Ibsen's Z" A Dolls Home'
Among Others that will he presented are " DR. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde, and Monsieur" Beau Brummels
is in preparation but may not he given for time
W. j. Seaman Will rot act THIS week. lie resumes
his tour on December %. I'm Philadelphia returning to
this city at tho Fourteenth street Theatre on jan
uary %. for engagement Of two weeks lie VIII
be seen In MvleS Aroonr and Shane na-Lawn.,
Augustus PitOu Is In town superintendng the pre-
paraons az the Fourteenth Street Theatre FOR pco-
ducton Of The CO,slcan Brothers, In which Robert
Nantell viii make bis first appearance IN this city -