New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01
AMUSING THE TOWN.
THE PLAYS AND THE PLAYERS TO BE SEEN
THIS WEIR

Only one week remains of the engagement OF Mr.
Booth and Madame MOdjeska at the Broadway Theatre
and II should be remembered that they Will not play
together next The programme for this week
Is: Monday and Friday evenings and Saturday after
NOON Merchant OF Venice; Tuesday and Thursday
Richelleu7; Wednesday Hamlet; SATURDAY even
Ing The Fools Revenge" and Dona Diana"
Aunt jack has made wonderful numDer oi
friends In the short time that she has spent at the
Madison Square Theatre many indeed that II does
not seem likely that they will be ready to part with
her for a long time to come Little Lord Faunteioy
has friends too and he enterta0s them on four AFTER
moons of each week.
"The Silver King has proved more attractive 'han
anv otho play that Wilson Barrett has given since he
camo m tie Fifth Avenue Theatre, and it will be con-
tnued for the present. Little Olive Romans has won
much favor I'm her part Several Of the company nave
parts that were written for them.
The pruning knife has been applied TO The Charity
BALI since its opening the Lyceum Theatre and IL
is over now little before IL o'clock The parts taken
out were such found less deslraDle anu inc
whole performance Is improved
Tho Candidate" has drawn good houses to Palmer
Theatre for Two weeks. but Mr.. Wyndham VIII change
his bill tomorrow night, giving wild OATS anu
Irving 1t on acting himself in both pieces Next
week which will be his last. he VIII offer The Head
less Man and Delicate Ground"
No piece tha- has been played at the Casino in a
,onc time seems 50 thoroughly 10 belong there as
Fruinies With the popular opera behind the foot
TIGHTS and big audience in 'front.' the house looks as
II did I'm the days when krmiuie' made Its first
reputation.
The end Of The Great Unknown at Days Theatre
4 vet a matter OF speculation for anybody who has
taste for guessing. Those who presumably most
interested do not know when It will come, and, itging
from the audiences that laugh at 1t every night, they
need be in no hurry to decide.
Anplications for seats for the performances Of
shenandoah" Christmas and New-Years have al
eadv been received. souvenirs Will mark the Tooth
presentaton on Tuesday night. Ia the meantime the
play Is also making a name in Chicago
Hands Across the Sea- Will return to the city to-
morrow night and will occupy the stage of the Granl
Opera House. A large quantity Of new scenery has
been painted for II and the cast IS mostly new Mis-,
Edna Carey rides horse in the play which she has had
for some years. and her reckless riding
nearly frightened the other actors oft the Stage
before they got used to It.
Lew Dockstadcr will try au experiment to morrow
evening by changing the of his first part and
substituting for the second part full-fedged comic
opera He IS awaiting no result with some anxiety
and good d, al more hope.
The present week Is the last of W j. scanlan's stay
at the star Theatre. My!cs Aroon7 has pleased many
people and Mr. scanan's songs have given no small
Share Of the pleasure. 1t wifi not be seen again IN
New York for considerable time.
"McKenna's Fllrtation' which has surprised lt4
hest friends by the length Of its at the New Park
Theatre there for the last last night and
tomorrow Irish Arisocracy' Will be tried. II cannot
,tay so long as the former piece did on account Of
out-oftown engagements.
The German opera season is launched at the NIetro
nolitan Opera House The announcements for this
week are Monday, The Queen Of sheban; Wednesday
Don GiOv amir; Friday " II TrOvaiore' Saturday
afternoon, Don Giovanni
The setting Of The County Fair" al the Union
square Theatre has excited much admiration One of
the effects IN the second act the sound of stream
Of water which Is not some people spend A
good deal of time looking it, bur 1t IS there only 10
be heard.
The latest alteration IN The seven Ages at the
standard Theatre, is the change from exterior In
an interior setting for the schOObOy The change
was nale Thanksgiving afternoon and proved to be
Of advantage. Any who had not the piece
since the week would good deal that would
be strange 10 him now.
Few OF the city payhouses have more uniformly
largo houses than the Ambefg Theatre
The attrao nons for this week follows Monday
POssart IN Die Tochtcr dcs Fabrlcus' and Inter
dem slogel der VcrschwlcgenhctT Tuesday first a..
pcarancc 81 Mr.. Gorsky, as Lionel I'm Flotow'.
opera Martha Wednesday IOssar IN Friend
Fritz Thursday, by special request Possart in Der
Gezigcn and Geehrte Frauen' Friday Possart, for
the first time, in Nathan the Wse"; Saturday eve