New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
THE THEATRES PROSPECTING.
GOOD AUDIENCES IN SPITE OF LENT-BlLLS
FOR THE WEEK
The attendance at the theatres has in general been

terested in plays of any lack OF pubic appreciation Oh
them. .
Daly's Theatre will make record this week IN the
,rmber Of performances given. There will be fifteen
Tbe school for scandal" will be given every evening at
the regular matnees on Wednesdays ana saturday ana
AT a special WashnCton's Birthday matinee tomorrow
and the stoddad lectures will occupy every morning
hcrnnin at II o'clock The first lecture Of the three
courses on "Vienna,7 will be given on MONDAY tues
dov and Wednesday, and the second, on Paris In the
Reign of Terror on Thursday. Friday ana saturday.
The week NJ the Metropolitan opera House will be-
rim to-morrow night with "The MaNtersnger' ard
Tri,tan and Isode7 will be given for the first time
This season on Wednesday and repeated on Friday.
carmen, will lie heard at the saturday matinee.
ON Tuesday March ., Fidcio' will be sung for the
last time. for the benefit of the chorus.
"sunlrht and shadow is winning many admirers
=, ,bo Madison sarare Theatre. Il will be given at
spoc,I matinee tomorrow Mr. Woolctts recital being
omitted thi, week. The next recital will be given on
March . the programme including "AylmerS Field
and other poems.
Lawrence Barrett will play Iarebell7 at the Broad
way Theatre tomorrow night and 1t is announced that
the bill will be continued for only one week. Edwin
Booth will Join Mr.. Barrett on March =, when they VIII
pIay The Merchant Of Venice
As the performance Of Nerves" at the Lyceum The
atre does not begin until o'clock. many theatre
parties have awaited themselves OF that convenient
bour "I,e Open Gate" which precedes the farce,
has however. proved attractive that there are
usually few vacant seats at the rise OF the curtain
An extra performance Is given each Wednesday after
noon.
The attendance AT the Garden Theatre since Nine.
Bernhardt's production Of "Cleopatra' has been so
large that the play will be continued this week. with
an extra matinee on Wednesday afternoon. Nearly
all the seats for the week are already sold
John Needhams Double and Mr. Wizards per
formonce Of the two leading characters in 1t are
Middleman" and " Judah There have been some eX'
ccIlent audiences at Pamers Theatre since the new
niece was first put on the stage and the play and the
acting have unqueStionably made deep impressions
An extra matinee will be given tomorrow
What promises 70 he Of the most remarkable
nights IN the career Of Poor Jonathan ut the casino
is set down for Monday. March o II will be the
occasion Of the l5Oth performance. and In view OF inc
fact that II is the nh Casino production 10 attain
that number ~ consecutive performances Mr. AronNoh
proposes 10 give jubilee Representations selections
from the other operas. Nanon,' Erminic' NadJy'
and The Brisln3s" will be- performed hy the or
chcStra, and unique souvenirs Will commemorate tle
night There VIII be special matinee tomorrow.
The Madison square Theatre Company will bee seen
thi, week at the ,,rand opera House in Pair Of
spectacle" with several member ot the east that
originally presented il AZ hc home theatre. Among
these are J. II ~toddard. walden Ramsay, H. Woodruff
H. Millward and MI, %aruic CraddncF.
Reilly AMI the 80" continue, { draw A I'M houses
As the -ze 81 the theatre viii al"" at Harritan~
Tho question now /, no, whether the piece viii finish
the regular season. but whether 10 viii alo run through
the summer Tier. will be several large theatre parties
within the next two weeks. Mis- Mabel Dualap j. now
PLAYING the part formerly PLAYED by Mis- Isabelle
Archer
sol smith Russell will rl'y Edward L. kiddcr''
Poor Relation at the standard Theatre TINS week
II wa, received with favor DAILY, Theatre carly In
= half 400
evening the child thought reader, Eva Mccoy Will
give an exhibition Of her powers.
The Ambcrg Theatre offers the following programme
for the week: Monday. first appearance Of Heinrich
Prcctcr in The Spendthift" Tuesday. repetition OF
the saturday performance for which all the seats were
sold on the day Of the first advertisement, q" Der
Ncincdbauer"; Wednesday, first appearance Of Emil
von der OStcn, from the Court Theatre Dresden, IN
Der Krlcgspan7; Thursday, roappearance OF Karl
Strctmann In Famara's conf" opera. The Double
Friday Emil Won der Ostcn In " Der ProbepfeI';
saturday Karl strei,mann in The Double
II is expected that All the Comforts Of Homo viii
remain at IIcrrmanns Theatre for several weeks There
will he special matinee TO morrow besides tho
regular ones on Wednesday and saturday
II was intended 10 play jerome X. Jcrome's
barbara as a curtain raiser before " The Nominee
at the BiIon Theatre last week but 1t was found IN
convenient account Of the sickness OF two or three
members Of he company The piece is now promised
again for to morrow evening "The Nominee Is
filing the house each night.
There were two incidents in the career Of Men
and Women at Proctor's Twenty third street Theatre
last week large party Of Wall street men was pres
cnt on Wednesday night and tile play reached us
10th performance on Friday. This being past, it l.
Of course now in order TO say that preparations arc
begun for the 2OOth which is due on March ~
The picture, Of New York Cty scenes and characters
given in Noah's Arb" at Niblos Garden, are at
tracing satisfactory degree Of attention from al
mircrs Of the local drama The series Of Illustrated
lectures on the Obcrammcrrau Passion Play begun
two weeks ago at the Academy Of Music viii bo
continued at NiblO's this evening.
The announcement Of the approaching withdrawal -
"The County Fair from the stage Of the Union square
Theatre Ina, stimulated interest in the piece, and Mr..
Burgess audiences haze been larger than usual Of
late 1t ends is present career on March -. There
will be an extra matinee tomorrow.
Mr. Potter % Tcxas /, in the middle Of itF engage
mcnt at the star Theatre. where il has two weeks
more 10 stay. At the end Of that time the piece
Will continue the tour which it began before coming
to New York Tie attendance has been generally good
Mis-, Jennie Hi. Whose appearance here has long
been promised arrived from ENGLAND last week and VIII
be heard for the first time here At Tony Pastor, Theatre
TO morrow night. Nr. Pastor j, confident that She viii
be extremely popular The ic-t Of the bin for the week
is exceedingly strong. The list Of attractions include,
Harry Kernel, Miss Maggie Cline, the Washington
Trio, Partisan musical gr0tcSques, who make their
first appearance in Ncw-York the three II. Felix
sisters Easco and Roberts, Mile. Gerrcttl and her
trained birds, LOnzO, the iugglcr; Maccann the
conccrtna player. aud the. scots shadographs.
The history OF The old Homestead" at the Academy
Of Music it devoid Of stirring incidents rs the lif5
at the real old homestead in the country Is usually
found to be when it is visited by city people. II
simply goe, on and on and anything that can DO
said Of at time may be said of il with equal
fitness and will have equal Interest at another.
Buecansr has only two weeks more TO stay at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre, and il Is not likely
that there will be any more extensions of the time
IL will be followed on March s. by W. J. Seaman la
some of his Irish plays Miss Rose Coghan has an
engagement at the theatre late In the season.
james r. Powers and 4" a Straight Tip are drawing
good audiences the New Park Theatre, and tho
engagement will probably be long one. An extra
matinee will De given to morrow afternoon and tho
regular ones on Thursday and saturday.