New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-22
BACK TO THE THEATRES.
MANY PLAYS IN TOWN AND MANY PEOPLE
TO SEE THEM

The largo business done by Shenandoah" at the star
Theatre has compelled the managers TO refuse many
REQUESTS for passes made by actors 1t is not pleasant
for them to do So of course and they have decided TO
ask profess people who wish TO see the play To
come to the Wednesday matnees, when it will be pos
sble 10 give them seats without interfering seriously
with the paying business of the house.
Miss Helen Barry will offer her new play Love
and Liberty at the Union square Theatre tomorrow
evening. 1t was played in Albany last week, and is
said to have made good impression. The business
done was much better than had been expected.
When the summer opera season began, months
ago. nobody pretended that there was much APP
proprateDess in the name Clover as applied to the
piece I'm which the McCaull company made Its CHIEF
venture Of the year at Palmer's Theatre But If the
power to last from spring TIL autumn without grow
ing trcsome or losing bit Of freshness counts for
anything there may be something in the name after
all
The pretty pictures and touching incidents OF
Bottles Baby IN their bright frame of English
barrack life have nothing of their attractivenes
,t the Madison square Theatre. Miss ClaXton Is
more than pleased with the result of her venture.
while Mr.. Palmer is likely TO put off the opening OF
his regular as long as he conveniently can
in order to give the piece much time as possible
for its
Tho msfortunes and struggles and triumphs oi
"Lord CholmOndclcy, known as Chumley, are
bringing more and more people to the Lyceum The
atre and not only this. but they bring the Same
people back who have been there before There
seems to be little danger OF Mr.. sotherns needing
new piece for a good while 10 come.
IL might seem as II the opening of many theatres
with many new plays would draw people away from
the pieces that have been running all summer but
such is not az all the case. The audiences at The
Dolah7 have seldom been small, but they have In
creased on the last few nights and several times IL
,as been impossible to get good seats at the time
Di the rising of the curtain.
Barry and Fay's manager says that 50 many people
want 10 see the comedians In Mckenna's Flrtation
at the New Park Theatre and they want 10 secure
their seats so ahead that he has had 10 double his
force Of reasurers IN other words get an assistant
treasurer who has special charge of the advance sale
Seats are be had two weeks ahead II imitation Is
the sincerest form of hattery Mr.. Barry has been
battered his reading Of the letter intended for bis
ION has been initiated the stage Of another theatre
IN town for the last two weeks.
Daniel FIohmans company win play "Sweet
Lavender at the Grand Opera House this week With
the original scenes used at the Lyceum Theatre. The
part of Dick Phcuyl viii be played by A. p. Bur
bank, who has been wei! known humorSt and
reader. The other members Of the cast are George
Baclus T.. T. Cotton, Cyril Scott, John Iindlay.
Foster Plat John :. Hale, Miss Lillian Chantore,
Miss Kate Lester, Miss Ethelyn Friend and Miss
pole Pike.
IIalen and Hart viii play Later on at the
Fourteenth st.ect Theatre this week The piece has
been seen here before, but it contains number Of
new features, among which is a Mexican serenade.
Only two weeks remain for Paola' al the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, and then the company Will
10 the road visiting cities east OF the Mississippi
River and giving this opera alone. II will also be
sung by a company which Mr.. Duff Will take to the
Pacific slope.
lIoyt's A Hole in the Ground win hold the stage
The BjOu Theatre this week. and like most of the
plays Of lis class il has received additions of new songs
since its last appearance here. The cast will include
Charles II. Clarke the stranger and Miss Katie
Hart the girl at the luncheon counter
Lovers of mclodrama have found something to in
tccs them in Hands Across the sea-" at the standard
Theatre, for the last week. and the houses, when tho
weather allowed It. have been generally good. The
piece has two weeks to run before it viii be
o5liSed to make way for Henry T. DiXey in The
seven Ages
The Casino roof garden IS closed for the season,
but tho lower part OF the house is much open as
ever Some changes have been made in So The Dram
MsJor7 and the performance now ends considerably
earlier than at first The eyolutions of the girls in
military costumes, in the last act, have attracted
good deal of attention.
The last week that Antlope7 remain at N.blo's
Garden Will begin tomorrow evening Mademoiselle
calnencita has Introduced spanish dance, which
has been received with favor. The next attraction
al this theatre will be 90 The Pearl of Pckin.7
The Great Metropolis draws good houses at
PioctorS Twenty third Theatre and the changes
that have been made in the play generally thought
10 have improved ~ The why the weather
Affects the attendance little may be that there is
50 much bad weather the stage in the fourth act
that the little outside is comparatively Insignificant
The list Of pieces for this week at the Amberg
Theatre Is as follows: Monday. Tho Beggar stu
an;7; Tuesday, " Hans Tourchambaut' Wednesday,
The Gypsy Baron; Thursday, Ibsen's Nora
friday Three Pairs of Shoes; saturday afternoon.
Tie Beggar STUDENT Saturday evening. Nora.
Mr. Days company will begin weeks engage
MOI In phf9JA.ulia evening. The list
vi plays for the week includes &c An international
Natcho The RAILROAD of Love- and "Seven-Twcnty-
Elsht'
The preparations for the second season of The
Old Homestead at the Academy of Music have
been found to take much time that the opening
cannot take place tomorrow night a. at first an
nounced. II is now promised that all shall be
ready and that the piece shall be seen AGAIN on
Riohaid ManshelGs production Of Richard ILL.,
Ser I 6 Sas &c various STORIES Of who
kave played the part One of them Is OF Charles
ing Richard at Brighton. He had biz Newfoundland
Cog that always came TO the theatre VIII HIM ana one
room at the wrong time. He heard his speak
Ing IN angry voice, and thinking mat ihe mater
feled Richmond by the throat, shaking him roughly
the curtain had TO be rung down before he could
W: J. scanlaq win play this week in some Of the
larger cities Of Michigan On Noyem6er IL ne comes
LawTl' and @Myies ArOon.S
The COrSican Brothers" which mas not Deon plaNeu
here for several years. will be presented by Robert
Mantell at the Fourteenth Street Theatre IN January
Miss Marie Wanwrghts production of Twelfth
Night Is said 30 have been well received in Phila
sophia last week. She will go this week TO Pitts
burg.
Sol Smith Russell closed his engagement of four
weeks In A Poor Relation at Days Theatre last
plight. He will give the same piece at the PARK
Theatre Boston tomorrow evening.
AT the first matinee for the season OF the students
OF the American school Of the Dramatic Arts, al the
Lyceum Theatre, one Of Ibsen's plays will be given
The same policy will prevail formerly of giving
PLAYS not previously acted on the American stage.
on account OF the large number of people who
nocked TO see shenandoah on Friday night tenn
porary box Office had be erected in the lobby of the
Star Theatre I'm addition 10 the regular one The
,aslnt saving If deal of time TO the