New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
PLAYS AND COMIC OPERAS.
CLOSING AND OPENING SEASONS AT THE
THEATRES

The fact that there will be only two changes OF oah
n. the Broadway theatres this week is good evidence
that the dramatic season Is nearly over Az inc run
'..nrv. miss Minnie Palmer will revive her former
sucoexses "My Sweetheart" and " The ring ana inc
Ksepers At Niblo's Pat Rooney Will appear IN
g pats Wardrobe" which has been frequently gwen
ut the East Side theatres .
The season at the Lyceum closed last night with
, rArtormance of "The Wife" This piece will DO
PLAYED this week at the Park Theatre, Brooklyn After
Saturday the company will have three weeks vaca-
ton before starting for the Western tour which will
be begun in San Francisco
Mlss Minnie Madden in "Featherbrain" has done
good business at the Madison Square Theatre, when
the nights of last week are taken into account
This pieoe win be continued for some time longer
There will be only two weeks more Of The Old
Homestead at the Academy, and then Mr.. Thompson
will retire the Of the play at swsnEey, TO
seek well earned rest Preparations for the summer
season Of BarholOmew's Equine Paradox are
actively going forward at the Academy.
Manager Aronson is so well assured Of the drawing
,ower OF The Brgandsn that he sailed for Europe
yesterday The STANDING Room Only" sign has been
nut out several nights Of the last week MISS
lillian Russell has been absent from the cast for
few evenings, owing to severe cold, Dut WIZ
resume her place tomorrow. mo hungarian
btudent band is an attractive feature, and the roo
garden IL we'll filed early as 2 30 every evenings
by those DESTROYS Of hearing the opening concert
aJsd Proutyp and Richard Golden remain at INC
Union SQUARE Theatre. A summer route has oeen
booked for the play. ,zr
The McCaulI Opera Company is really in "CloVor'
as suppe's tneful opera plesses everybody ~ W
delightful music, clever story and abundance u
Colonel McCaun and his associates can no" Nol
reasonably confident of long and prosperous run ior
the new opera. IA, N -,
Emmett will tomorrow night begin the nth week OF
his engagement at the Fourteenth street 1heSo'' '
will be seen there TIL the middle of June
Ullie Ukerstrom has made good impdeSeoi ~ -
Star Theatre principally account OF her uuuSuaiS
oI.vsr and graceful dancing She remains there this
week ,,.,,o,,,.,
The entertainment 10 be given at tho Metropolitan
Opera House on the evening OF Memorial p~S pio'n
ses TO be an excellent one. Henry l. pAey' "'Se
Dora Wiley and signor Battisin the tenor hS,o ,o-
unteeed and the New-York Bank Clerks Cleo Cluo mas
aIso offered IT'S services. The new National sn'hem
by Harrison Willard will be sung.
Francis Wilson has extended and CONSIDERABLY
frightened his part In The Oolah' since IL was hrs'
seen at the Broadway on Monday one OF inc lhu0
auctions is the song about the Jones brother ana SIS
ter, and another is duet, =" The Lltue FeA'h' III
sc Wilson and Miss Jansen.
Margaret Mather is the star this week at the Grand
Opera House. Her programme Is M9h n TmssaaSS
and sSSGay pane nab7 wedUesSSy msSees Lady Of
IIonsn Wednesday evening, The Honey moon
TSuTsday As You Like IT.; Saturday Macoeh.'
The SUPPORTING company contains the names OIL sew
trsI excellent actors. a.,,.,,, D., =. ru,dros,,
At the Union square Theatre June ., In TWO acts
And two scenes. one is a room in an ancient man,
aon aud the other salden decorated Tor '~rni'A
'" Tommy Russell in Little Lord Fsunteroy," has
Won genera PrST co M Vii be gwen to Miss Annie
Dore the vocalist at Hartman Hail. Fifth ave-
ws % wsve Volunteered arc Ms. sarSi baron Andec
Lon. +. ". Jameson, tenor, Carl Dunt, MISS MANI
Morgan, Claude Madden, VIOLIN ana Emil AsrSnloh'e
The County Fair, may still be enjoyed At Proctor;
Twenty third street Theatre. George henniugOn VIII
continue TO be the business manager OF this piece next
season , AL. p.,,,,o :, Ala
mand as the principal prlma donna for his season OF
English opo." a, The Grand iro, "pe.l hU Nse:
Among TIE G9Sr s nSe ROYAL VIII Opera Do Hoas s:
Berlin; Miss Nina Bertini, Of the Emma Abbott Opera
Sogpsny Mss Nm AnSS nS Slse of the taDpan Opera
Company; James baxter, tenor OF this Boston Ideals
Opera Company; Tagiapouia, baritone, and Ma ma,
bRssO. The opening opera, on June ., viii Ue Aar
th and MasgsF oEsse WhI tho Is U or
the ubretliSts ideas, win Introduce wrestling al
IN the lair scene. For this operate nreIo,h Roman
lusslo he has secured william Muldoon and Charles
"A Midnight BeI7 Is stln nightly sounded at the
Miss Rosns vokes retains her last weeks bin Of
1.-The Old Musician Uncle's wnl' and My Lord in
Livery" Her engagement has 50 far been OK utmey
satisfactory and will probably be extended beyond the
four weeks for which the theatre was first secured
mentary testimonial to Dgby Bell formerly of the
MoCaul Company. Among the volunteers arc Maihilde
Cottrely Laura Moore, Francis Wilson, Eugene Oudn,
Chsrses Reed. W b. sweatnam, Joe" Hart Marie
Jansen, Marion Mauols, DE Wolf Hopper, William
It is reported that Digby Ben and his wife, Laura
Joyce Bell, will next season head comic opera com
Horace Townsend has been commissioned TO write a
melodrsma for the opening OF WOODS new uestre a,
Harlem, next season. MIR. WOOD INTENDS 10 nave
good stock company.
Mrs. Langtry viii return to this country the season
after next Tie scenery and properties used In Mac
beth Dy
this month, on the stage Of the Grand Opera House
Or EaTcpe ytSterday He VIII visit all the prncIpa
iities, Ia search OF novelties and VIII MAKE ma
paul NJ. Potter and Harry L; Hsmlin deny tina
at the Grand Opera House, Chicago, Is an auaptauo
from either the play or The novel OF Roger la Homie
:ountTy. They say The motive in both pieces
almost the same and one or two scenes are sonowhs
Mors Ss and S ether .ss4b m EaT"p
about August II, when active rehearsals of Twef
Night" viii be begun in this city: and the play WI
SesSo Where Il Is OK octcd to r,0 for TIRES week.
after which It will OPEN the regular season al S DIX
delpha. which they intend to reconstruct and nah
Of the ssss %ss M sS GsaFSer vi
play Lucy Danvors in "The World Against Hell
with Miss Kate Claxton. .o. ..,.-... -. :,
Metropolitan Opera House in aid q the finds OF the
newly formed amateur S6Sne Sgsrso viii gn
iEet an opening address, and then the London Gaiet
ouartetN Fred Leslie Nellie Faren. sylvia Grey ar
IettIo Lind will! appear. Charlie Reed: Frank Daniel
lanes T. Powers, Charles Evans, William Hoey III
Dioby Bell will sing comic quartets lillian Russo
viii Sing, Thomas W. keens win recite, Henry Dixie
and Rosfna Vokcs will play together little sletr
called "yenuS and AdOnlS7 Alexander salvnt az
Francis Wilson VIII have a bout At fols EngcI
Manola win be heard in a ballad. Marie Jansen WI
sing her new song. BE Good; there viii be IN
of.war between six comedians and six leadng me
r X Emmet viii sing his latest songs, William Mn
doom will wrestle with welbnown antagonist y
forum scene from Julius Caesar Will be played
ne Wolf Hopper and Francis Wilson. and there VI
be q number Of other important features to be a
nouuced later.
The boxes will be sold al auction next Friday aftr
noon in the BiiOu Theatre, when several comedia
an nta