New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
THE PLAYS IN TOWN.
WHAT ACTORS ARE DOING HERE AND ELSE
WHERE

that high numerical standard. "Aunt jack and
Man OF the World" are meeting with no loss OF In
rerest at tho Madison Square indeed they are rather
gaining. Little Lord Faunteroy7 also keeps up It's
series Of matlnccs At Palmer's Theatre The Can
ddae7 Will be continued for the present and will be
accompanied by farce. Next week Mr.. Wyndham
VIII present Wild OATS and later Tho Headless
Man"
The German opera season opens this week with
every promise that 1t win prove an interesting one
10 will begin with The Flying Dutchman." on Wednes-
day evening. and Goldmarks The Queen OF Shcba'
will be given Friday. On Saturday afternoon The
Flying Dutchman7 will be repeated. Next week Don
Giovanni and II Trovatore7 will be added to the
list.
Mr. Booth and Madame Modeska VIII offer con-
siderable array of plays at the Broadway Thea're
this week. For ~ first three nights the bnl VIII
be The Fools Revenge with Mr.. Booth, and Donna
DIANA with Madame Modicska. On Thursday ana
Saturday nights and at tho Thanksgiving ma,inc''
The Merchant of Venice Will be given, and at the
Saturday matinee Hamlet The company VIII stay
in town for only one week after this.
The Casino IS generally little conservative IN inc
matter of matnees. One week Is the regular
number, and several weeks have passed In the sum
mer with none at all But this week, under inc ih'
nuence of the old. but never too old, Erminie' ,he
number will go up TO three. There VIII DC oho ''f
the Worlds Fair Guarantee Fund on Tuesday one Oh
Thanksgiving Day. and the regular one on Saturday.
Everybody admires the pretty interior scene that
is used for the three acts of "The Great Unknown
at Days Theatre. The house is noted ior JuS'
such handsome stage settings but It may not DC geh
orally known that Of the fashions In paror ora
mentation and decoration that have become pre'a-
lent within the last lew years ha'o oiie'N VA
Mr.. Days stage.
w ] Scanlan Is in the middle of his engagement
at the Star Theatre. which will last for two weeks
more Nlyes Aroon" will probably be continued VII
the end. Tho houses have been generally good' anu
whatever they have lacked Of being all that cou'o
10 desired has been charged to the weather, which
was no doubt chiefly responsible.
Tho Charity Ball' has made many friends IN us
first week at the Lyceum Theatre. The scenes ana
especially the many paintings and sketches used nave
attracted much attention. The latter were made by
Mr. Turner expressly for the play.
The Silver King has already made name for
itself in America, and Wilson Barrett has played ii
over 500 times in England. The Silver King ana
wilson Barrett will be together for the first time
in New-York tomorrow night at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. The scenery for the play came from Eng
land last week. and it is interesting to note that it
passed the Custom House without paying duty.
Freguent changes and improvements are still made
in Tho Seven Ages at the standard Theatre Some
time this week the scene out Of doors where MI
Dixey appears as a schoolboy Will be changed 10
schooIroom Of which advantage is expected to be
was a little cramped before.
Souvenirs are promised for the Tooth performance
Of McKenna's Filtration" at the New Park Theatre
ON Tuesday night This will be the last week of the
niece and it will be succeeded by Irish Arstocracy,
which will probably run till some time in January
Bronson Howard is getting royalties, and good ones
from two Shenandoah" companies. The one al
McVickcrs Theatre, Chicago, is said to DO doing as
we'll as that at ProctOrs Theatre. Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday the matinee days for this
week and the Tooth performance is fast approaching
The Woman Hater," by d. d. Lloyd, IS an
nounced at the DOu Theatre this week, with Roland
Reed in the leading part The play and the actor
are both familiar here. The cast includes Miss lsdore
Rush. Miss Ruth Carpenter, from Indianapolis Miss
Mary Movers, Harry A. Smith, Ii. Reese Davies and
Julian Reed.
New songs will be plentiful at Dockstaders Theatre
this week. Among those announced are " True
Little Heart and True Little Home' and Tho Old
street. Lamp sung by Messrs. Ebert and Rose
j. c. Taylor will sing If ThOuu Be True to Me-
The return of Erminlc" to town has moved Mr..
Dockstader to revive the old buresque Our Minnie"
panorama behind the horses in the race scene
Of " The County FAIR at the Union square Theatre
going at the alleged of twenty miles an hour was
not enough satisfy Neil Burgess and he has added
picket fence which moves at the same rate In front
Of them There IS said to be danger of any horse
or man falling on II. II such thing should happen
it would be worse than touching an electric wire.
The Howard Athenaeum Specially Company has only
one more week TO stay at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre but it will make the most of that week by
giving nine performances. Of the new features
have proved attractive, but they nave not oihheo INC
lIsre of the old ones.
Lovers OF meodramatlc speech and action and OF
elaborate devices realism in stage effect have one
more week to enjoy them in The EIiles' at Nibios
Garden There will be a matinee on Thanksgiving
Day, as well the regular ones on Wednesday and
saturday.
Dcnman Thompson has worn five dollar bill in
frame which he used for long time in " The Old
Homestead" lie uses another now lie gives u 10
the tramp I'm the first act and the tramp Keeps II tl
the third act when he gives it to Reuben in the street
scene and he returns it TO Mr.. IhompSons dressing
room.
Mr. Amberg makes the following announcement for
tbe week at his theatre: Monday, Wednesday and
saturday opera nights, with Miss Constance Dohita'
first appearance Miss Anna Reigel, first appearance
and Carl streitmann Mignon'; Tuesday, MI Fossdtt
in Merchant Of Venice; Thursday, Mr. PoSsart at
tho matinee in Friend Fritz and in the evening III
St. Barthoomew's Eve'; Friday, Mr.. Possart for tue
first time IN Fabricus"
The old friends OF John Wild and Dan Collyer nave
had OPPORTUNITIES for the last week to renew their ac
ouaiutance at the Comedy Theatre, where they VIII
continue to play Running Wild" for the present
W S. Cleveland combines his two minstrel com
panies for the engagement this week at inc "rdn'
Opera House and announces many hoNcl'lo' Hiu "''
old minstrel favorites among the performers
Professor Cromwelrs lecture at the Bou Theatre
this evening will be an entirely one, entitled Inc
German Empire and the Great Cities OF the Father
land" - H.,
Tomorrow night offers the last opportunity i'r
some time to hear sarasste and DAlbeFt Many
hundreds have enjoyed the previous concerts a' '"o
Metropolitan Opera House, and II IS piooaOio ''d
many hundreds more will enjoy this last one
will be
Theatre for the benefit OF the Hotel Mems Club Fund
at which number of prominent musicians VIII appear
Miss Rose Coghlan is nearing this ciy ana u
morrow night will present "Jocelyn' In froVhence.
Miss Coghan's NewYork engagement THIS season VIII
he playcd at the Fourteenth Street Theatre
Lawrence Barrett Will present his new romahu'
| tracedy "Ganelon,' In Washington tomorrow night
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