New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-04
ACTORS AND THEIR PLAYS.

James 7. Powers sprsined his ankle on Monday
night, while playing the part OF Jack Point. in :" The
Yeomen Of the Guard' at the Brooklyn Academy OF
Music and has been confined his rooms at the Ged-
ney House since. Edgar Smith is filing his
place.
Manager Frank w. Sanger at the Broadway
Theatre yesterday, for the first time since his serious
Illness
Dion Boucicauits school Of acting has been reduced
from sixty pupils TO thirty. He had more than he
could do justice 10.
The rival opera glass companies have not yet
rcsortcd TO legal proceedings. Over 200 pairs OF
glasses were automatically rented at the Casino last
night
Tho second year Of the cyclorama of The Battle
of Gettysburg, has been ushercd In brilliantly. The
coming here Of the Kcssuth Hungarian Band-thirteen
in numbcr-has proved a success. The playing Oh
these musicians has given so much satisfaction thar
Manager J. NJ Hill has reengaged them
Mile Alameda, the opera singer, left New-iorR
for San Francisco on Wednesday. Mile. Alameda
is the daughter of Nine. Sarah A. Gleason, leading
singer of the latter city She has just closed her
season with Augustus IIarriss italian opera COM
pany in London. During Miss Glcasons oriet stay
in New-York she has enjoyed receptions at the
residences of william r. Grace and Mrs. Patrick
Ford and at Mr.. James McMahon's, in Brooklyn.
Manager Custave Mortimer has engaged Professor
J. NJ Latin, the wcll-known athlete for the part
Of Charles tho Wrestler in As You Like IT, IN
which Louis James and Miss Mario Wainwright VIII
appear on Monday night at the Star Theatre IL Is
expected that the wrestling will be impressive
as Mr.. James, who plays the part of Orlando Is
said TO be athlete of unusual ability. The cast
also includes f. c. Mosley Jacques; Erol Dunbar
as the Banishod Duke; II. A. Langdcn as Adam
Miss Anita Harris as Celia, and Miss Nate Meek is
Aubrey.
The Tooth performance Of A Brass Monkey at
the BijOu Opera House fakes place tonight prohAe
souvenir will be presented 10 every person III 9'tehd'
ance Mr. Hoyrs farce will be followed on Monday
evening by the Rice and Dixey Comic Opera Com
pany The Pearl of Pckin," when Miss Belle 1horne
a young San Francisco singer, VIII make hcr mt
appearance in this city. The cast Will also inchme
Louis Harrison in his original part Of the Great Tyfoo
and Chang Kec, Chinese giant.
The Boston Howard Speciality Company will begin
an engagement of ono week at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre next Monday night. This organization in
cludcs Paul Cinquevslli, the Carmaneni troupe nom
Paris Ida Heath, Australian dancer, and william
Hoey, the negro merymaker.
benefit for the widow and children OF Thomas
Hengler, Of Dclehaniy and Hengler, will be given on
Thursday afternoon January IL. al Pastors Theatre
Mr. Pastor has given the of his theatre and the
services Of his orchestra Several companies then
playing in the city will contribute their services and
many other volunteers. Dcnmln Thompson has
bought a box hOr f25.
Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett in their last
nights at the Fifth Avenue Theatre where they are
drawing overlooking audiences Last night there was
4 double bill. when Mr. Booth was seen as
Bertuccio in The FOOLS Revenge and Mr. Barrett
returned from Boston I'm time 10 appear as Orlngoin
in The Kings Pleasure This evening Mr. Bar
reh will be seen IN David Garrck' for the last time
and Tho Fools Revenge" will be repeated. Tie
tragedians close their engagement to morrow nieh'
appearing In "Yorick's Love" and The Fools Re
vengc"
William Payson MacKaye, who has travelled with the
Kate CIaxt0n company for two wears. Plying such
parts as Pierre In the Two Orphans and the Dude
in "The World Against Herr Is dangerously I'll In
this city from fever which II IS feared may develop
into typhoid. He caught cold by exposing himself
in the late cold snap when just arrived from the
South.
pocsstadcr's Mlnstrcls will take leave Of their
New-York friends and admirers at Niblo's Gafuep
next week
Rudolph Aronson has received from Europe several
new numbers TO be heard for the first time At the
forthcoming production OF "Nadjy at the Casino.
Prominent among tho songs Is a new topical song for
Faragas James T. Powers) q new comical duet for
Nadiy and Faragas: and new aria composed ex-
pressly for Miss Lillian Russell by NJ. Chassagne,
the composer OF the operetta. The dress to be worn
by Miss Russell in the second act was designed by
Boudet the artist of the Paris Figaro Illusrc
Antony and Cleopatra Will be produced at Paners
Theatre on Tuesday evening January s.
The production at the Chicago Opera House of the
Water Oueenp by Bolossy Kiralfy has been attended
with such success that IL Is HheS 10 pc uo"o J" NC"
The Old homestead companys visit TO Bla ,kwel!'s
Island has been postponed for week, owing to
lehman Thompson's extra holiday labor
johnson g. slavins Mnstrcs Will give concert al
Years Day Uncle Josh whcomb played tn over
$500 people.