The sun., 1891-06-28
xr,rs OF TIE 1HEATREs

- Grand. as we'll rs the final one OF
~ .Nmmer 'nv musical season at that favorits
.h.stro OF the west sidors. An uninterrupted
.an,b Of high. class opera at low prices 10 an
achievement hat places deai o, GTsHt sia upon
D5Hssa@s@a''o IDsfSsngsa on H'a aonSay niFh' TSSSslSre
MsangE""Ao MFsasi" on wsinesday night. The Bohem.
ian iaasyoIo." "'t," Xabcrs, charming work. which is
nnt often sung in English nowadays. There Is
PssyS Sr' Viii sSss s S doeas sas a
ss.%'dt viii hGI Star. again with the best OF the
srssh entertainment weekly.
-Ths Merchant" was acted at the Madison
souars last night for the last time. and now
,hat theatre. too. is in the long list OF play
houses in summer dlsuse. Jane" The COM
sdy VIII ch is to open the early fall season there
nm Aug. 8. will be the farewell thing under A.
NJ Talmers lease OF the house. he having ar
raneei 10 turn over the theatre to Hoyt Il
Thomis after tho run OF lane" which is one
S,nisrss Of thu @ or e, Two nofi the rnspa
parts in the new piece vii! be acted BY Paul
h,nIr EARN To se spe tho Tendon production and they
expect TO more than duplica,. tho hits OF the
English actors. IT Is worth while noting that
HInction Il Jane Mt the Madison Square. re-
turns thus temporariy to the theatre with
the fitst hve yours o; its existence.
At tho Broadway yesterdays matinGe OF
wang" was the last afternoon performance
until Aug. 1. This cessation OF day work ia
eostiv eaIv to the manacemont for tho hot weather
very | profitable. Wang though. is a really
doubt that il can last through its allotted
months at tho broadway.
Amanager writes to The SUN IN suggestion
Of crusade OF the critics against false quota
tlon He has made n scrap book containing
clippings OF the critical articles from the Load
Ing New York daily journals concerning new
plays produced here during the past season.
In parallel columns with those excerpts he has
placed the dis!or Ions and forgeries that
sources IRON which they we're derived very
dishonesty is n marvel. Parngt nphs coninin-
Ing qualified praise nre turned into nattery.
Sentences and phrases which. as originally
published. were strongly agnn t the perform
ance, are altered and shortened until they
commend. The collector Of evidence, al;;o pos
mailed to local managets. throughout the
country, purporting to give in full and exactl,
n.s i IN Which, Cy ppocess Of Y sarbiinr and
suppress ion. the entertainments In question
sprear to have obtained Me unqualified ap-
proval OF the Gt'tham press. rev are aware
Of ths extent 10, which this mandatory OF
bogus test imon:a's has been carriel and it
seems likely that. W tn the rominencemelt OF
next season. some examples Will be made OF
the counterfeiterS.
concession to the demands OF his ad m irers
the advice OF his friends. and the eloquent
story told by unoccupied seats during the last
days OF Don Juan 3" is made by Richard Mans
field at the Garden this week. for he will alter
his programme and will go back for brief
season to some earlier and worther pieces In
nights S and at the saturday matnte he viii re. re-.
4, I =, nsau SsaSn,l:" iha,sdfy d, ;.isns "a "a
Wednss sday and Friday evenings Tor, Don
The change ,5s may be
enees 70 ps.urn t. Beau f'sy Brumms ns
particular. will 30 welcome. while Gunters in;
Ss%say ss lost noSs s wa HRS
seou august s viii urones qo%sses one .ssr sr
With sbsdow." George Edgar Icntromtry
% ons fnie6t Don on uuxote. This ia niay 'oii woHli
ss Is s ss
sIgnor Campanini will sing his farewell at
the Madison Square Garden Amphitheatre to-
night There will be other Roloists. and with
the admirable music Of Gilmores band at
a group Of new singers will be heard.
Bolossy Kiralfy's open-air spectacle. king
Solomon anil the Destruction OF Jerusalem"
Is expected to possess the heights Of Weehaw-
ken from now until cool weather sets in. This
ex 2, l detrimental venture III has be been made nt
Rsy m1sP "nd ss JERSEY s' dRas.
hal slreaaS been sured ffs IS
to be hoped that these rosy calculations may
70 amiss The enterPrise Is surely in the
may be counted upon from Levy. and Nathan
Franko has organized band which should
telligent musician. 1t only remains now tn
ascertain whether this public viii cross the
snd hs e arse and abd
faith that 1t will.
None of the obituaries OF Edwin Forests
wife has contained the remarkable fact that
she declined to be deadhead. One of the
trials OF q thoatre manager Is that OF resisting
and repeling those remote professionals"
the has-been. the would-be. and the other
sorts who ask for the usual courtesies." Not
many ma months .sn i an ola hmannger Stood in
nised g Mfs Forest H. tie aeomfns @ m ihrong or
tho MATINEE. She was nm old acquantance. lie
made his way TO her. and offered To- scat her in
pre-; o;cenium box. To his surprise. she de-
clined the service.
Thank you. no. she said: Il am sorry any
body has recognized me-"
=, With that she faced about and Quilted the
theatre. The lady had not been 30 minded |
against publicity AT tho time when. having Just !
riumphed in the divorce suit Fought by her !
taysgely Jealous husband. Tragsdian Forrest. |
she went starring: but OF late Years She had !
lived in Staten Island obsnurity. making fire.
9usnt m atm visits TO our theatres unidenti: /,
ned but SO completely unknown to the atrical !
ioks rs to hers. that her death did not get !
lntc print until u week after its occurrence.
This is Carmeacita's last week at Roster b |
Biars She has lad long spell Of popularity, |
and during her vacation she will visit her |
native SDain. Next season she will 90 forth !
with travelling show. Peggy Pryde. the |
sprightly little English singer and dancer. is /
MIL winning plaudits md when CarneDcita !
goes Peggy bids iaIr to be the star Ieature on
tls t.., summer. progl ammes. Next season Peggy
WI figure in Pat Eooney's conpnny. Mile
tfriee. bow; nnother Lwglsh comedl.n nne. has
tecome iayorite will tho visitors to his
hatny. go-luekv r.sort. The other specialists
ensAged include the Austin sisters. after an
absence ;sSehe o. two years abroad: the B,raatz
Ihniiy. muSiCiuna and Othera. To. morrow