New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26
THE WEEK OF MAY DAY.
MORE OR LESS SEASONABLE PLEASURES
At TIE THEATRES.

Ta-
Ncw-York as it can be before It's actual performance
The lii includes besides oneact piece called dream
Faces which will also be given for the first time hefc
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dacre viii be in the cast.
"Old Heads and Young Hearts, is near the end
Of its run at the Lyceum Theatre. speciai
matinee will be given tomorrow fOr the bcneh1 Oh ''i0
building fund Of the New York Inirmary for Women
and Children. On the committee Of arrangements are
Drs Emily Blackwell, Elizabeth s. Brown, Elizabeth NJ
Crsher Emma W. Edwards. Sarah A. French. Mary
Putnam jacob, Eleanor B. Kilham, Sarah j. McNutt,
Julia G.. McNutt, Grace Peckham, Kate Stirling ana
Josephine Walker.
The bill Of the latter half Of last week at Days
Theatre viii be continued for the present FeiIA
Morris will appear In Frederic Lematre,' Miss Roslna
V0es will still play the title part In Barbara ana MI
MORT, ard Miss Vokes will both be seen in The
Tinted Venus"
"Alabama7 can stay at the Madison Square Theatre
for only one week more. The changes made In the cdsI
week ago have made difference in the attendance
and the standing room only" sign IS used every night
An extra matinee will be given on "Wednesday IL Is
already announced that the piece Will be put on the
stage again next season.
The long career of Poor Jonathan" will end on
"Wednesday May 6, and its last special celebration VIII
be on next Tuesday evening the occasion OF the ZOOl
performance. Arrangements have been made Tor an
attractive floral display and other pleasing FEATURES Oh
that evening On Thursday, May T. the first per
given. with n east including Misses Lillian Russell
Louise Bcaudet Eva Davenport, Grace Golden, sylvia
Thorrc Rosa Wilson. Madge YOrle, and villa Knox,
Ferdinand schuetz. Harry Macdonough, Edgar Smith,
Max Fignan, James Mas Charles Eenwlck, Ed"lh
stevens. Jefferson De Angels and \. W. TamS.
Mis-, Fanny DavcnpOrs last week at the broadway
Theatre will be devoted to Sardou's Fedora ana
those members Of the company not required in the cast
will 20 to Chicago 10 rehearse for CLEOPATRA
Fedora was the first venture which Miss Davenport
made in sarlou's plays Miss Anna Dickinson VIII
lecture at the theatre this evening on Personal
Liberty
stuart Robson will again play The Henrietta at
the Union square Theatre tomorrow night George
= Woodward will play the part Of Nicholas Vanal'une
which william H. Crane acted when the piece was last
seen at this theatre and the east also includes Edward
j. RatclGe stani,aus STANCE, Francyn Regid, joseph
b. Evcrham George d. Macintyrc John L. WOOdeSon
Miss May Waldron, Miss Eugenia Lndeman, Miss
Olive May ard Miss Amy Busby.
Large audiences and unrestralned merriment con-
tnuc to attend Mr. WdnsOn's Widows at Proctor's
rwcuty-thrd Street Theatre. An important incident
I'm the career of the play will be the 1ieth performance,
which occurs on Tuesday, May >. Handsome souvenirs
Will Dee presented
Among the novelties that will be offered in the pro-
grnmc arranged for the Actors Fund benefit, to take
place at Iarcans Theatre on Thursday afternoon, VIII
be the prison scene from King John" with little
permission Of Daniel Frohman) Hubert. The bill
will include such well known people as Edward iarH-
gan and his company Dave braham and his orchestra,
Louis Aldrch Miss Marguerite Fish, Charles Warren,
Harry Kernel, Miss Lottie ellison, Frank Bush and
Ms, Isabel Ward. Reilly and the 400' has yet no
limit fixed for its
Benefits viii be abundant at the Amberg Theatre
this week The programme Is as follows: Monday,
Tho Oli story" Tuesday, StreitmannS benefit The
Queen, Lace Handkerchief; Wednesday, The Old
story" Thursday, ushcrs and doorkecpers benefit,
>trcitmauu in CIRCLE Giroha7; Friday. THE Old
story: saturday Paula Locwe's benefit, Donna
Juanita"
AIl the Comforts Of Iomc7 will be the attraction at
Hcrrmauu's Theatre for three weeks moro 1t will
then end a long run, which is the more noteworthy in
view OF IL, engagement earlier IN the season at another
Of The city theatres.
The present week Is the last Of The Nominee" and
Nat Goodwin at the Bijou Theatre. Souvenirs will be
distributed on Tuesday night in commemoratlon Of the
last week Of the run The performance of that night
Will bc the lOGth. "Thc Nominee will be followed
AT the Bijou by "ODowd's Ncghbors," which has an
cuca-cmcut Of two weeks
Bctrrhcd7 will remain for one week more at the
Garden Theatre and viii then betake itself to Phlla-
dcIpMa. Richard Mansfield will begin his summer
season on May 4. playing Beau Brmmeu.' which VIII
te continue! only for week Mr.. Mansfelds com
panv include, Mes,rs. Iariin', Ferguson Crompton,
Andrews. -tcrnroyd and Gwynctte, and Misses
Cameron Ncl-or and Spraeue and MIS- Julia Brutone'
Joseph Murphy, performances Of "Smun khue' at
the Fourteenth street Theatre have proved popular
cuou.h with the frcqucuters of the house to warrant
their cont ruAuce for another week al least No change
viii bee made IN the bill at present
9Th. Power Of the Press" is another Of the several
play, that VIII be more for the present after
mi, week. It's season ends at the star Theatre on
SATURDAY night but long tour has been planned Tor
\tf
Jane, VIII appear at this theatre on May / IN Tie
Envoy
At Y.tlo', Garden thi, week The Beautiful slave
will be presented. The play deals with southern LIE
before the civil War. Carefully prepared scenery ana
a ballet are promised.
The Pearl OF Pcku." comic opera that mas Oeeh
heard in the city many times before VIII occupy inc
stage of the Harlem opera House TINS week. Louis
Harrison head, the company.
Primrose a Vests Ministries will appear at the
Columbus, Theatre thi, week The company includes
George H. Primrose. Wisam II. West, Lew Dock''ader
George Powers. John Queen J. NJ Jan'on the orelhai
Zig Four" smith. WaldNu. Daley ana Martin tall
and Lorenzo swift and Chase ana o'herS equaIy
famous. There Will De matinces on wednesday ana
saturday.
Three farce comedic, will make up the list for this
vccl, lanes r. Power, and his company in y
Straight TIP Will continue to entertain their admirers
at the Sew Park Theatre
Gu, william, and John T. Kelly VIII present "
and I" AT the standard Theatre a week longer EDWARD
j. Rice. treasurer Of the skndad Theatre has changed
the date oi hi, benefit at that house nom May ~ 10
sunday evening, May l.. Dan SulN VIII occupy N7
theatre ON May /, playing The Millionaire ma ,t,
Nobody know, mo-" many times 'DI,yuG anu "i tGu
have PLAYED Natural Ga," IN New ORR but ui,y
viii ry ID one, more at the Grand opera HOUSE ull9
,,,-t .1Uui-ht MI. Cromwell VIII give an illustrator
Ir,ur, entitled Great salt Lake. or Justice 70 MOT
mon, and GcutlcS.' 80,
,.t, , mat viI introduce the following speclaltles
mt v,rL. ~,obb and Trcpp Dutch Day ana ms
c0ncrrIu. Emma Martens, f. W. paoc, LSol,1 anu
Ion, Nadac Lr--in. ~oItrcttc ana me met 'Nloh
brothers, Clrmcuou Will present taiS wees T , La
ls.uIIr Adam, Tgmptati1u,' with Miss Jennie joyce
a, Adam i, -tl one Of the p4htp ayc @i"'io'
,oc tIou 100 pcopl, Will b" seen IN the production
Of Wora and Vac, at tie Grand oprI9 Hon,e o.
Nav + " Wor, and Wages Is new meIodTima' OF
En,li.b ,,s,,,u I'm tll. east John T.. kcllcrd,
Ralph Drluorr. Frank l.. Aiken, Chaglr' toote { D.
Craig, Miss Beatrice Leo' Miss IA" fo'9 "'" '''''