New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-06
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

The most interesting feature of this weeks dramatic
diversions viii be Mr. Days revival on Tuesday OF
fSrquhars sparkling comedy, Tho Inconstant,"
which will give an opportunity to tho popular MEN,
bcrs Of his extremely strong company TO win new
laures in parts novel and attractive to the NevYork
Of to-day. This will occur on tho fourth night OF
Mr. Days subscription series As large part Of
the seats in the theatre were subscribed for In adj
vance for the whole series, this will limit the OPP
potunites of the general public to take part In the
enjoyments OF one OF Nr. Days first nights A
first night at Days Is not only fashionable but
also popular incident Of exceptional interest Every
seat Is invariably occupied on such occasions, while
the demand for them sets IN with rush when the
first announcement Of a Few production Is made,
weeks In advance. The pressure for places will be
even greater than usual Tuesday, and there
must Inevitably 10 hundreds Of disappointed people.
There Is nothing to say about Sweet
Lavender at the Lyceum 1t continues its career Of
uninterrupted prosperity and reasonably certain
now 10 run through the season, as did Tho Wife,
There has never been any thought at any time Of
producing the now play which Messrs. Belasco and
De Mile are writing for the Lyccum Theatre under
the title of "The Charity Ball. until next year.
In fact the success Of Sweet Lavender" has never
been in any doubt since the opening and the
business has been large that no idea OF the
withdrawal Of so successful play has entered Mr..
Frohman's mind
Mrs Lang will devote all her available time this
week to her preparations for the pr duction Of Mac
BETH on Monday, January Ii, when shc expects to
asonish the New-York public with her conception OF
the part which tasked tho genius Of the greatest
tragic queens that the stage ever knew. 1t is not
altogether certain that she viii astonsh tho public In
the way she expects, but that much curiosity has been
excited as to the manner In which she viii ombody and
present shakespeares marvellous creation Is undeni-
obi I md her
pany win appear in the play which she has given so
many times In New-York that It thoroughly familiar
here but In which she docs some Of her best work,
"A Wifss PERIL
A. ~. Palmer expresses great satisfaction with the
way In which the thcatregoing public IS testifyne
its interest in Captain Swift at the Madison Square
Theatre He feels no doubt that 1t has now fairly
settled down for a long and profitable run.
Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett go TO
Philadelphia to-day BY special train, aud Will
play one week in that city. The following week
they Will appear In Baltimore. and Mr. Booth never
acts In Warrington arrangements have been made to
run special trains from the Capital 10 Baltimore every
night. ticket-odlce will be opened In Washington,
and seats viii be sold at the regular price, to include
transportation the special train between the two
cities The last week OF the long and brilliant en-
gagcmcnt of the eminent trasedians In this me-
tropols was attended with every mark Of popularity
and public esteem.
There is no abatement in tho eager desire shown
to see Elsie Leslie in her fascinating Little Lord
Fauntleroy' and the big broadway Theatre is crowd
ed. not only for six nights in the week, but also at
the matiness. When Tommy Russell takes the part
the audiences also extremely largo and enfhusl-
astic. Some people predicted that this play was 80
much better suited for small theatre than an I'M
mcnso one that IL would be a comparative failure IN
the Broadway, but they have been proved to be en-
tiIcly In Spacious as the broadway 49, IL ID
not nearly largo enough FOR the throngs that press
to see the dell ghful child actress, wnsome and lovely
throughout, Ia ono Of the best child's parts ever
written.