New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
THE SEASON HALF GONE.
NEW AND OLD ATTRACTIONS AT THE CITY
THEATRES.

bis comnany al Palmers Theatre on Wednesday night,
the last performance Of Judah" being given to-mor-
row night and the house being closed on Tuesday
The Madison square Theatre will be closed tomor'
row night and on Tuesday the stock company VIII re-
turn for the production OF r. c. Cartons "sunlgh'
and shadow The piece has been rehearsed In boS-
ton where the company has been playing for inc last
two weeks. Mrs. Agnes Booth will appear In the one
act piece that precedcs the play Of the evening Inc
curtain raiser is not new this stage
"siegfredr will be heard again at the Metropolitan
opera House tomorr evening, and "Dic walkurc'
will have its first production for this season on Friday
The Barber Of BaGdad" and the ballet Dresden
China will be repeated on Wednesday evening ana
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. DAILY has made most notable addition to MS
list of old comedy rcvivals 1.-THE school for scahuai
has crowded the house for the last two weeks ana mas
delighted It's audiences. The rest of the season et
this theatre promises to be interesting and as pros
porous as the first half OF ii has BEEN
Nine Sarah Bernhardt will make her first appear
ance I'm this country after all absence Of nearly four
years at the Garden Theatre on Tuesday evening. olc
will play La Toscar then and for the rest oi ''c
week. including the saturday matinee. Her engage
ment IS for three weeks this. and in the course
Of It she is expected TO play CLEOPATRA Jeaii'e
dare" and Of the older pieces Of her repertory
! Lawrence Barrctt's presentation Of oscar Wihe's
tragedy Guido Ferranti." has been received with so
much favor at the Broadway Theatre that 1t VIII DC
continued at every performance this week EXPIRES
sons Of satisfaction I'm the performance are heard con
stantly and there many curtain calls including
two or three usually after the last act.
Mocckcr. the composer of Poor Jonathan Is SAID
10 be getting rich on his royalties from the performances
Of the opera and thc sale cf the score. 1t is reported
that he has already received nearly 100000 some
thing like quarter Of which Is due 10 the season at
the Casino Next Wednesday will be military night
The decorations Of the house for the occasion Will In
cludc some battle flag, and war relies.
A special performance Of The Two Orphans VIII
he given at the Grand opera House this week by Miss
Kate ClaNon and her company. Mr.. Mckee Rankin
will play the part Of IIcnrictc and the cast also In
/ cludcs Miss Florence Robinson Miss Vida Croly Mrs
Henry VandcnhoG. Miss Kate Vandenhof, Adoph Jack
son. Fred W. sidney, W. J. Constantine. Charles W.
Hawkins. Frank Ambrose W. Il. Robertson. Frank
Goodwin. Augustus Fzhugh. +. J. Potter and Wilton
Lackaye.
Nerves" has drawn large houses 10 the LyCeum
Theatre and it IS announced that It, IS likely 10 be
extended considerably beyond the time that it was at
first expected to i'll. Charles WaIcot will make his
nr appearance In tho piece tomorrow night as Buxom
Brittle
Richard Mansfield closed his prosperous engage
mcnt AZ the Garden Theatre last night and thi, week
he will play Beau Brumme" AT the Harlem opera
House. 1t will be his first appearance in this part In
the upper part Of the city and he will no doubt receive
Che hearty welcome that he has found where
hi, season.
The Munich company continues TO please the au-
dcncc, ~ the Ambcrg Theatre and IL will appear every
evening this week The programme announced I, a.
follows. Monday and saturday. s'Nullcrl'. Tuesday.
THE Pur~eproud Peasant Wednesday for the fir,
tme and Friday. The Fiddemakcr q Mittcnwald7
Thursday. ~ special request, THE CrucIhx Carver
OF Ammcrcau.7
Harrcaus Theatre Is a small one but It Is generally
rcrrici more satisfactory 20 have a small house
ron I'd Ia "A m
40 cause OF dissatisfaction has yet been felt
at Ilrrsan's. for there is never room for any more
people than are present the performances Of Reilly
and the 400
Arrangements have been made with william Gillette
for po,poucmcnt o the production Of his play
Mr. Wilinson's Widows at Proctor's Twenty third
st. Theatre and the run Of " Men and Women" will DE
continued. The l5oth performance will occur on
February 20 and souvenirs are In preparation.
The Christmas pantomimc. The Babe, in the Wood
will remain only one more week at Nibo's Garden |
4 new dance has been introduced in the third act |
piece called Noahs Are" VIII occupy the stage next
week. Tie scene, i'm represent downtown street.
plwnshop tho City Hail. Five Points and the Casino
Roof Garden.
Mr. Goodwln's performances OF The Nominee at
the Hljou Theatre have crowded the house ever since
the opening night. and the indications are that the
play j, likely have long The entertainment
begins with oneact piece called d" The Viper on the
Hearth in which Mr.. Goodwin also appears.
4 straight TIP at the New Park Theatre has |
also had crowded houses and the spanish dancing Of |
Mr. Powers has proved especially amusing. II has |
been decided TO give extra matinccs Thursdays for
the rest Of the engagement
There i, no startling change to be recorded at the
Union square Theatre Neil Burgess will play The |
County Fair thi. week he did last week and for |
many weeks previous. and he will continue to do
next week and for many 70 come.
.. The old Homestead IS again settled at the
"A II.
Whltcombn short a the stay Of that piece.
,IatlnecS are now given vn Wednesdays as well on
Saturdays.
Mr.. Potter Of Texas will be for the first
time in this city at the Theatre night
A good advance sale Of seats IS reported.
Tony Pastors company Will De stll further enlarged
and mo- doubt improved this week. II will include the
Clin,crctti troupe 4 acrobat,. Miss Maggie cine,
Miss josephine Henley. John and James Russell, the
Roger, brothers. Mis-, Lotto ellison, Edwin French,
the Taylor twin sisters, the icwetts Bob smith and
DICK Hcrthclow and Tony Pastor.
Novelties have been added TO tic charm " Herr
nann's performance, and drawn large audiences for
the last few weeks 10 h.s little Broadway theatre.
-trobciba' has been extremely popular among Those
who visit the marician'3 entertainments Herrnann
Will only cortinuc three week, longer and then
TAn the Comforts Of Home" viii be- put for an
indefinite run. IctWccn London and the south the
wizard will he kept busy for the remaining weeks
Oi The season. THIS week several unqu: feature, are
10 bc added to the bill all Of nature calculated
TO enhance the aitTactycnc>s OF the performances. |
~Bluc Ic;l-' has Only short time longer to re
main al the Fourteenth street Theatre. Miss Judith
Tcroldc IS again playing the part OF the adventures.
Robert billiard will leave the cast after thi, week.
Miss Ncllc Mcilcnry VIII appear at the Columbus
Theatre this week. She has been favOrlhy received
In other c.tcs since the beginning If the
Tonight at tic standard Theatre the benefit for
he at al VII ia
place The following people will appear: Miss Maggie
cline, Miss Laura Burt Miss Isabella Urquhart. Miss
May COlycr, the Nottingham sisters Annie Erwin
Jaynes. T.. j. Rice. Burr Mcintosh. Harry Pepper
j. Is. Radcliffe James > D0naghay, John q. sparks
Peter F. DAILY Inns and Burns, the Clipper quarctte
and Wilton smart
Miss Lydia Thompson and her company will occupy
the Slnndnrh Thnnrn this mneL Mn, thn