New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
THE PLAYS OF CHRISTMAS
HOW THE THEATRES WILL ADD ~ IN"
HOLIDAY PLEASURE

n,ors confidence than the first TWO % on Tues.
| There will be no subscription
day evening ,.., will be repeated at
HaieVy ~ ~ on.ra uouse tomorrow evening oh
inc @ . trht and again Friday the Di W., ~ "
= -, po.,.r ~ Dagdads and Die fuPPon
| -, To,,n x. he given at the matinee on o"'u, s q,
.rotber niece that is full Oh roih0Ane .,r,, q.
aTvelfth Night" which MISS Marie rsn hrmor q,
- a, tbe Fifth Avenue Theatre Inc hu'"O' oA
pia9Ipe ." 49,, &c contributed by william +. owen as
wy o -. no,., and Barton Hill as Malvollo with the
81 ~ wiss Muldencr and Mr.. Brooke, has added much
enjoyment TO the play -, ,,,,
There will be twelve performances at the Mausoh
souare Theatre this week. Tomorrow afternoon there
uin be AN authors matinee Of Helens Inheritance"
by Lucy Hooper and Richard Davey. on the remain
nr afternoon, except Wednesday and saturday
Little Lord Fauntleroy will be given, and "Aunt
Jackn holds the stage at the regular evening and
Wednesday, and Saturday afternoon performances.
Much admiration Is bestowed on the stage settings
of Richard Manselds "King Richard H." at Palners
Theatre and the play has stood its ground well aanso
the many outside attractions of the holiday season
which tend to make theatrical business bad Tor few
DAYS There will he a matinee on Thursday
The last performances of Ermlnle' In New-fork' so
IL is said. arc slipping away, and the opera has only
two weeks more al the Casino. 1t will be followed
by "The Brlgands," which has had prosperous tour
since II was last seen here. The cast will incTde
Miss Lillian Russell Forella; Miss Fanny Rice as
Frageoetto Miss Isabelle Urquhart as tho Princess; !;
and Fred solomon as Petro.
Henry Petit aud sidney Crundy's play "The Bells
OF Hasemere will occupy the Windsor Iheatfe thls
week II had run OF 300 nights In London Inc
cast will include John f. Kellard Walter u Kelly
Howard KYLE Charles Brandt. John Howard Frank
y Hatch Miss Jessie Buslcy. Miss Sallie Williams,
Miss Kathryn Price and Miss Maud F. Hail. young
Southern actress this being her first appearance in this
city
~Mv lack rneodrama by benjamin Landeck
vounc man of twentyOn will have i hfSt prouuctoh
IN tbs country at the Grand opera House tomorrow
night and considerable preparations nave Deeh auc
in the way of scenery and effects Inc actors WHO
ro announced 10 appear are Wilton Lackaye Lawrence
Eddincer j. H. Gilmour, W. J. Ferguson Dan LecSoh
Fdward Rose Russell Bassett, II. C. Stanley, Il. W.
singer Edward Marston. Frank Roberts, Robert
Marston. W. +. Reynolds. Miss Katherine Rogers
v,ss isabelle Evesson and Miss Emily Lytton
The programme at the Amberg Theatre Tor TINS
vser includes the farewell performances Of Ernst
possart before his departure for Chicago, and Is as
tou,u.s - Monday Possart in NarcisS'; Wednesday
possart in the comedy, "Thrce Brides at once"
THURSDAY Friday, saturday with Ernst PosSart, lor
the first time in America, Ibsens play, Inc flllaIs
Of Society,": Christmas Day and every following ater
noon at 80 an extra childrehs matinee Vi aho".
white.n Cinderella and punch and Judy Every
formance on Tuesday Christmas eve
"The seven Ages seems TO have peculiar at
tractiveness for college students, and about all oil
them that come TO the city for any purpose seem 10
find their way to the standard Theatre. Mt. DlNey
appearance as Columbia man in the hrSt scene may
account for ii in part
"The Charity ball" has evidently struck popular
bord AT tbe Lvceum Theatre. for the house is filled
At almost every performance. and there Is largo
demand for seats in advance. IT shows almost an
the members of the company to peculiarly soon an
vantage and the settings attractive feature ID
themselves.
Shenandoah" goes on in the same steady way al
Proctors Twenty third Street Theatre Many ola soldiers
who fought on one side the other in the Shenandoah
valley have seen it. and the faithhness with which
u ronresents the details of military life have aroused
many old memories.
Miss Florence St. John. who is to play Marguerite
in Faust ND to Date at the Broadway Theatre is
on her way to this country, and Is expected 10 arrive
tomorrow She will begin acting II the pescnV
plans are not changed, on Thursday evening IN ''o
meantime Miss Pcdlcy continues to play the part.
The Jockeys who ride the thoroughbreds in the race
in 81 The County Fair" at the Union square Theatre
are all professionals with the exception OF Ilm tho
bov tramp who pilots Cold Molasses on to victory Ihe
professionals arc thoroughly jealous OF Tins shtp
success and regardless OF consequences EXHAUST every
device In attempting to down Cold MoiSsc'' 'i
the wrong horse has won, much to the stage managers
disgust. u,
There seems 10 be no further doubt that "Thc
Gondoliorss Will lie piayed for the first time In this
country at the New Park Theatre. and that the date
on which it Will be given is not far from January d.
The further stay Of Barry and Fay must therefore,
be extremely short. They have spent long tiHc
at the house and have needed only Two pays ohN
a few nights remain for Irish AHsCoora'S.
we'll attended at the Academy Of Music and accord
mgly The Old Homestead" will be ready to receive
many visitors on the afternoon ana evening OK
Christmas Day. But past experience doesn't ihdi
cate that "a good business on mat Gay heed De al
the expense Of the rest OF the week.
"Kajanka," which begins it, fourth week AT Nibio's
Garden tomorrow night has some of the elements OF
the nantomime that Is recognized. especially in Eng
land, as being peculiarly appropriate 10 Christmas
1t is still drawing excellent houses
"The Twelve Temptations" at the star Theatre
also lays claim to being Christmas piece ana tho
marches and picturesque groupings tosetner "lI'
the brilliant scenic and light elects make II piece
that is likely to interest and please the children.
1.-The wild Man of Borneo,7 which is sung in the
second act Of Brass Monkey at the bou Theatre
has established for itself something OF the reputation
| that "Razzle.D Dazzle gained year ago The latter
song is still given and the act would hardly be com
| plete without it.
The Hermann Transatlantic Vaudeville Company
Yields the stage Of the Fourteenth Steret Theatre this
week to Hermann himself. who will give his exhibi
ton Of magic with some additions that are said to
| be interesting. r,... - "a ~,
| This evening at the Broadway Theatre z. 5. Gil,
more and his band will give the closing concert Of
their present tour IN the season lunl past ne mas
travelled all over the couptry, ihcIuahS thc Pdchc
Coast and Canada and has been received everywhere
with marked enthusiasm In the greatest seres OF con
certs ever given. The following VocausN VIII appear
| Signorlna CIementina De We're, SishOr ltalo Cam
paninI Myron w Whitney. Nine. bahcnc rtOne lar
| ton. signor Clemente Bologna anu ''F"or hhrico
| DuZens , ,.a.,,.o. ..,,
The two courses of Illustrated lecture VIII be con
tinued this evening The subject OF Professor Crom
Wells AT the Fifth Avenue Theatre, VIII he Rome,
| the Eternal city and that Of Donald Downe's. at
| the Union Square Theatre viii be Japan
| Miss Constance Nevu who plays the part Of
Margaret PIantagenet in Richard hanshelds produc-
ton of King Richard Ill; mas @ Deen .. Ihe stage