The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
NEWS OF THE THEATRES.

Mt tho city theatres this week. Tho variety VI
new things Is rot only Wide. hut It 10 also rich
in promise and II may prove to DO important
in results. Three wel.liked playhouse. oi,en
, their doors for the fall ami winter term. and at
each theatre there is to be an absolutely new
Offering One OF the younger stock companies
starts the season at another thsatre with re-
vival OF ON admirably Jolly farce. Several OF
tho combination houses" put forward unla-
milar plays. and all those. with the continued
operas and approved dramas elsewhere. go to
make up an early fall list OF am use mo n o that is
! probably not paraIleed in any cit, in the
| world.
The Union Square. still under the manage
meut OF James NJ. Hill. will open It's season to.
morrow nisht with the production presume
bly, the first OH any st.Eo-of Tho Black
Masuue," romantic carnival drama from tho
! pom OF an anonymous author The novelty OF
this venture seems to consist In tho mingling
! OF athletic features with It's moro conventional
dramatic episodes; but this uncommon com
bination Is said to 10 effected in a plausible
manner The story OF the play occupies two
/ days of tho co, nivhi attending tho coro alton
The ,hfons 81 IN The Mo ssn
tury:, The erc't is Attended with festivities
AMI tn" presence OF entertainers. athletes, and
he times; William, Mulioon, a, wrestler ami
nrnss, HasS kirni" nnrist o! renswn
y. Who s sit.sa aS N His
managers that the n,hloies will not havs
o.c Md%ar het n ESGs amos an esc"
ion: rha acter player Is 10 have tn. tineipnl
a w. hut tie sHs enr n'u lynn SYRIA
| Arthur. liliJn hlvcrd. puldi. Douglas. Frank
""H rt S Mas be I Very seH sn
S,y,B.. and L"petal!y prepared / r Hisht
Hack Mas}ne Ora ,"rtnish; or 50 ,anL that
in turn will give way to The Cudi." Mr. Nyo's
new play.
Three comic ororas will claim attention this
| week. but only one OF them will lie really or a
hearing Tomorrow nieht. That is "Fieu-
ret'e.' which will DO produced III. he Standurd.
and will serve also 10 insusaratc the senson at
| that thcatre Special interest nj aches to this
ySfe L. because i is the wo X Of woman.
sr la h ns.n sen aso Mr stIn s
! American musical hnid. She haa written ar
ranged, rohear.eI. aud directed many light
OPERAS AMI hurlettns in other cites. but rho
hs' sf,l w,aa New York YuIis The MUSIC
VIM dir'eS the orc h ira S' a, eN ,o. mo S"
nights performance. t!'ns lending another
iumy- ara scenery have teon ne Jared and it
tip omised tnatt,e chorus mid The, orchestra
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Lie and its eeyen scenes are lail In this
| tronre will open at the Standard for O seven
weeks season.
The weeks second opelatic novelty. In the
order o. its occurrence. will he Johann
St,auss's Indigo" which will 10 presented at
the .sino on Tuesday night. Tho Grand
Duchess endng its long life with tomorrow
evenings performances There is q great doal
OF curiosity regarding Indigo" and tho
Casino a vii probably he hrlliaatly crowded on
! Slrauss's earliest works. it is almost new to
n'er-d audiences never having neen sung
tronnes. The Casinos, version is made from
both tie German, and French form; aud Max
ID 70 be an nn4suH, pihe,1urssaue PRODUCTION;
H u.1 r tnautsl sfn slave BEL e,he 1871
AM for the first !, lime tnoee two popular
Th'.1s ann One Se1ts S Will Be- S' roude e
with chorus effect; In point OF cost tuning 1t is
ha nothnx in M G9s10 past
TURKISH gowns to be worn by the ladies in the
hnrem scene are said TO be very uniq ue AFFAIRS.
ilrs a By JOHN T. Young REPRESENTS the gar ar
de. aens Of the royal harem: AZ the ending Of
IONS: 1 "a smile Of this march VA, one Q,
Of the o. era at tho Vienna Theatre. In the sec
81 there SS s a Mo
caves Of the ,orty thieves It one Of Hoy1s
rose ana peaeh With una massive colamns n and S
supports Of goo. The architect q. q no last
monte. 80 that i will be diflsulI 10 define 10.
stage. There Will DO several dances, and
gEEp pa BY the chorus AID one sno dance
yos Sns N rar G Fsan epa viii RGw
Il win be me her dbn E"ss
light opera as well L"pise 70, Bsandet; Eva
Harry Macdonourh, Max Figmsn. Chas: Ees.
wick and Jefferson De Angels are also In the
ss dance. 'f. H. f smas % % sG 81 M1s
kranlsch will appear in several OF tho scenes
NlDID OoEueu cOutIIuutcS tu0 tulCu OF mo
weeks new oreras In the shape Of Tho
Khedive," which originally announced for
production tomorrow night. has been post
poncd until Thursday. In order that several
more dress rehearsa's may be held As Niblo's
starts another season with this opera. there is
every nro- pect that large and cordial audi
enc. will gather within tho walls OF the old
PLAYHOUSE; The kheliye" L. new 70 this
Is the Joint work OF Louise Blake. Harry b.
Edwards. AMI hliah Blakn who live 10 Now
Orleln8 and who te6toI the In that nft ~
not long ago. Although it MAS then sung By
amateurs. 1t wRa warmly received. and out OF
this encouragement com"s tho more important
test al AibloE. which is made At tho risk OF tho
Egyptian intercs,. ami there is a promIse that o
the .cenery. costumes, md speetacular mecca
ford or Bet,inn Grad Lotto Gilman, Augusta
K"chc sadie Davenport ! ohm j. !:affaei. ". i.
Kochestor. Wallace McCreery. Ferris Hart.
man, Harry Mcdowell. and others arc engaged
for the principal roles.
Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre. now
thoroughly identified as an admirable homo