New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29
THE SEASON OF PLAYS.
A BUSY TINE FOR ACTORS WITHIN AND
WITHOUT THE CITY.

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with particular favor and there are nightly curtain
| calls.
seven performances OF Clover are all that re-
main for New-York and then the Philadelphia people
will get the opera 1t begins its winter season tnete,
but summer seems the natural time for clover ana
it has helped New-York to bear the hot weather as
| long there any Of it to bear
The audiences at Proctors Twenty-thiru street
Theatre have been steadily increasing since the be-
| ginning OF the run Of The Great Metropolis Inc
| quickness with which the heavy scenes are cnanged
and the smoohness of their working seem remarhaOie
to any who them from the front OF the house
The secret is In the careful arrangements ana tho
| large number Of stage hands.
Barry and Fay draw a good many people 10 inc
New Park Theatre and of them get away without
doing a good deal Of laughing. The prospects seem
to be. too. that &" McKennas Filtration will not
get away from the house till it has caused a good
| deal more laughter than 1t has already
There Is good demand for for the last
| performances of The oolah' which will make way
for Booth and Modjeska at the Broadway Theatre
after two weeks Mr.. Wilson and his company
will go next to Brooklyn and will then start on
/ tour for the
Mr.. Days company, which has been playing In
Philadelphia for the last week, will open the regular
season at the home theatre Wednesday evening.
The play, as has already been announced. will DO
an adaptation from Victoria Sardou, called The
Golden widow"
Lord Chumley" will entertain his friends at the
Lyceum Theatre for three weeks longer They still
come to him In large Numbers, and do not seem
TO tire Of his acquaintance Mr.. Bela'co IS busy
with preparations for The Charity Ball. which. 1t
is hoped will I'LL most of the time at the theatre
for the winter.
Carl strenan will sing once more In the "Gypsy
Baron at the Amberg Theatre tomorrow evening.
The announcements for the rest of the week are
tuesday, "NoraP Wednesday, for the first time IN
| q Celia .rafad
Nanonn; Friday The GYPSY BarOn'; saturday,
4" A Celebrated Woman.
Tomorrow night at the "ssinO will be the first of
a series Of Military Nights that Mr.. Aronson is
arranging. and Company u. 9th Regiment ander
command OF Captain J. D. Walton will attend in
uniform. A new scene has been provided for the
second act of " The Drum Major"
Thc plan OF keeping Shenandoah" In town after
the end OF it, time at the sta, Theatre has not been
entirely abandoned, but other theatre has yet
been fixed upon for continuance OF the rum Inc
crowds at the star have not fallen OIL, anu the
weather seems to have little effect upon them
Among all the military plays that have occupied
the stages OF the city lately the inst to Degh us
season, Boobies Baby' seems as little Inclined as
any to close 1t. 1t is safely past its hitieth per-
fUrmance and Will probably DO Geen at the MadlSon
square Theatre for another month.
The people who want To see PAola' Will DO Wen W
improve their opportunities IL Will have It's last
performance at the Fifth Avenue Theatre this Week
Harry Pautons topical song receives repeated ehcoIe
and do several Of the other songs and choru'eS'
j. Richard Miller Will continue his feats OF magic at
DocLstaders Theatre this week, and he announces
that John Kernel, the Irish comedian will join him
In the entertainment. Matnees will be gwen on
Thursday and saturday.
The Old Homestead' IS started on Its second years
run at the Academy of Music. OF course. nobody can
tell whether it Will prove attractive for the whole
season. but the large preparations look as II tho
managers believed III It,
Antope" left the stage of Nblos Garden last
night and Louis Harrison and The Pearl of Pekin'
viii take possession OF 1t tomorrow evening for stay
of one week. On october Mr. TerriSs and Miss
MllwaId will produce Roger La Honte." under the
MANAGEMENT OF Mr.. DAILY. Hundreds OF applications
have already been made for seats.
Miss Clara Morrs'S only performances in New-York
for the season Of Z" Miss Mutton" Alike" and
Camneo viii be given at the Grand Opera
House this week. Her company includes Frederick
DE Bellevlle, J. NJ Colville Werner Charges, Il. De
Corioya from the James Theatre, London, his first
appearance in this country: Miss Mittens Wiett, oc-
tayta Allen and Mrs. DE Belleviue.
The usual announcements OF reconstruction and
new songs are made in behalf of "Zgzag," which will
be PLAYED at the Fourteenth street Theatre this week
by W. w. Tiotson's company. Among tho members
of the cast are Con Mavey, Charles W. Meyer formerly
with the McCaul Opera Company, Misses Dot Neville
Eveline Temple, Lucy Mitchell and Mia stanley
samuel Reed Alfred c. Wheelan and George Kyle.
a Hole In the Ground" will be the attraction
for another week at the Biiou Theatre, and it Is
announced that Miss Katie Hart will give some new
songs and dances There will be other new features
beside these and anybody who happens to have seen
the piece already Is welcome to come again.
The standard Theatre will be closed this week and
rehearsals of The seven Ages Will go on night ana
day Just what the piece is like is still secret out
there are rumors aloat OF makeups that represent in
nd old man
pictures the promise of spring the fruiuon OF summer
and autumn and the blight OF winter
William H. Crane played double bill at the chicago
Opera House last week, consisting OK " 10 voyage
de NJ PerchonD and The Balloon Both pieces are
said to have been well received
w. j. scanlan will be seen at three different theatres
IN New-York this season lie will have four weeks at
the STAR two at the Fourteenth Street anu ONO d. n
Grand Opera House
Miss Fanny Davenport expects to play only " La
roscap This season Her tour began In san Francisco
last Monday night
pigby Bell and Laura Joyce Bell have been en-
gagged for a company which Will play " Dorothy' Aho
Queens Mateo and Paola' under j. e Dun.
The tour of Booth and Modjeska Will begin 10
morrow night at Pttsburg. The play Will be The
Merchant of Venice" and 1t will be followed IN tue
course of the week by Hamlet "Rcheleu" Much
Ado about Nothing and double Dill consisting Vi
Fools cae on ana october IA to the broadway
TTbestre where "Richelieu' will be the Inst play
Lawrence Barrett will spend this week IN Chicago
In preparations for the production OF Haheloh
Which win take place there one week from tohorro"
night. . w., - IN hoard tbe servta
-. 1II % due here 10 day This week will be spent
" rebearsas az the Fifth Avenue Theatre where
scrap OF Paper will be given as the opening piece
1t seems probable that Edward Har1gan VIII not
be seen in New York this season. put there rs also
a chance that next season he may have theatre Of
his own here. -, -, q ,,,s, >-,-h.,
m Ms Marie Wainwright will play Twelfth Night'
IN Rutfalo this week she will appear In Baltimore
On Oc tober II, and in Boston on october %.
Ruben b. Davenport who has been successful as
q New York new spaper man, Will be general advance
agent for the Boston Ideal Opera Company FOR the