New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
PLAYS OF THE HOLIDAYS.
WHAT THE THEATRES WILL ADD TO CHRlsi
MAS PLEASURES.

80, M ,ast ,reek and only few theatres can
boast OF steadily good houses. But they VII. sun
try 10 attract the people and no DOUBT SONIC VI '"'
will succeed. -, III, -
tvsn ut Daly,s Theatre tomorrow evening" and the
n.xt night will see the revival, which Is announcer "
he for a short time only OF AS You Like IT,. every
| bodv Inows what Mr.. DAYS production OF AS lou
Like Itp U.s. and that IL has been one oil the inoS' i.
| portant mediums of the company's success ao,oaO
| IL will be welcomed as Deauinui anu u'e
| holiday performance. . A..
An additional performance will be given at the
| Netronolitnn opera House this week on Tuesday
evening The programme for the week Is as ioi'o"'
Monday sLa Sonoambula"; Tuesday, Romeo Auu
| Juliet-: wednesday, "Rigoletto'; Friday, "fausV >
| Saturday afternoon, Mignon.' -
Mr. palmer has received offers from several theatres
in London and 1t has been suggested that Aiaoaha
would afford an excellent opportunity Tor the appud
| pnce NJ his company there. Mr. Palmer says ona'
| should Alabama be produced In London IL wouiu
he transferred without change and that It's almos-
phere It's production and its performers wouo oe ga
clusively American 1t Is the custom In Lonaon "
| adapt American plays, but 4" Alabama woud DC
| American nothing. The performances at i~nA'
| Theatre are stIl we'll attended
Miss Lillian Russell and her combination OF singers
continue to fill the Garden Theatre at the
OF La Cigaleo which enters upon Its third month 10
morrow night. Not one OF the principals mas Deeh
| absent since the initial repfesehthuoh'
"Lady Bountlful" enters Its sixth week tomorro"
night and will continue to be performed through Ono
hoidavs Instead OF on Thursday the extra matlhees
win take place this and next week on Friday-Chf1st
mas and New Years Days. Soon after the Mondays
the second OF the three new plays to be presented '
season will produced. 1t Is located III the sou' "
England. Eugene Ormonde and e. j. hatchhe WIN
be seen in the play which was written LOT .,ie
company several years ago by Mr. Buchanan the
novelist and poet
Richard Mansfield viii play on the West Side this
week for the first time in three years, at the Grand
Opera House. The programme is as follows: Mon
day and Wednesday nights and saturday afterlooh
Beau Brummell"; Tuesday and Fiday " f'risi"n
Romance; Thursday and saturday, Or. JeNyH ali"
Mr. HYDE; Friday afternoon, Prince kari !"
x. Cromwell Will give an illustrated lecture thiS e'en
Ing "The Sunny South"
NJ W. Hanley announces that the first performance
of Mr. Harrigans new local play, "Ihe Laso VI 1io
| Hogans,' will take place tomorrow evening" Inc
new play is in three acts and four scenes MT. mar
ngan will mpersonate Judge McKeever, a rolncklng
| New-York Irishman. Six new songs have been COM
posed by Dave Braham. The scenery ana mechalc'h
effects will be elaborate.
"The Tyrolean moves on toward its Tooth per
formance I'm the Casino. On the Tooth night, which
occurs on Monday January IL, the usual recognition
will be made, and some novelties introduced. CHRIST
mas week gives promise of being interesting al thls
| house On one of the evenings a color party" VIII
be in attendance; there will be sixty couples and all
| tn. ladies' will veal white roses. The programme
! will be printed on white satin. party of West
| Pointers will be present on Thursday, and at the
matinee on Christmas the little folks will take pos
session Of the auditorium. over 1000 toys VIII DO
| presented to the little by one OF the actors
| who will be dressed Santa Claus. Mr. Aronson
has decided to admit children at half price at all the
matinees Of the holiday season.
TT That Darn icpD
at Proctors Twenty third street Theatre will be given
ON Wednesday evening of this week and will be marked
with souvenir. 1t will consist of lamp shade OF
| panels, with a scene from the play on EACH
| Charles Flohnan has four companies in town this
| week. The second may be counted rs the one play
| ing "Thermidor," which will tomorrow night reach
| the Harlem Opera House. Miss Elsie de WOLF Will
head the cast which VIII include Frederick Bond and
Others who recently appeared at Proctor's Theatre
| third Is the company which continues to play
| The Junior Partner at Herrmanns Theatre. Tho
play amuses good sized audiences The first act has
been almost entirely rewritten The company
| engaged in the singing and acting OF
Miss Helyett" at the star Theatre, complete the
| quartette. Some changes are to be made in this
piece for IL has three weeks yet to run before giving
way TO william II. Crane The theatre will be closed
| on the evening OF Monday January IL, TO perfect
preparations for the production of For Money! with
! which Mr.. Crane will open his engagement on Tues
day, January H.
Mr. and Mrs. sidney Drew will appear for the first
| time in New York stars at the Standard Theatre
| tomorrow evening in play called "That Girl From
Mexico 1t has been seen in one two OF the
smaller cities and is said to have made favorable
| impression.
Miss Nellie McHenry will be at the Park
| Theatre In new farce comedy. It's name Is "A
| Night at the Circus" and it is said by those who
are more less interested 10 be OF the funniest
things of its hind the road at the present time.
Tomorrow evening W. j. Seaman enters on the final
two weeks of his long engagement at the Fourteenth
street Theatre lie begins q tour of the large cities
January and leaves here with the record Of genuine
success. "Mavourneen" will have received Ia per-
| formances Mr.. PtOu is preparing souvenir In the
| form OF a handsome album containing photographs Of
Mr. soanlan, which will be distributed Christmas eve,
| the occasion of the Tooth performance Of MavOur-
| nenn"
This is the last week of the pantomlme Cinderella
at the Academy Of Music, "The Country Circus
! opens Tuesday, December 30. The many ballets
end hhe special dances have proved to be attraction
for the theatre going public Cinderella" is appro
priste Christmas piece. The harlequlnade is espec-
tally adapted for the amusement OF children.
The Christmas week programme Of the Amberg
Theatre Is as follows Monday, Tuesday and wednes-
tisy, "Tie Carbonah;" Thursday house closed
| Friday, Das Nolk vie es WENT und lacht;" Sat
urday, Josef Kainz in Die Juedin Won Toledo
a Trip TO Chinatown continues to draw largo
audiences 10 the Madison Square Theatre. Owing TO
Mss Ollie Archmeres sudden departure for Paris,
there will be slight change in the cast tomorrow.
Miss Pa,rIce will play the part OF Flrt. Miss Lillian
Barr viii play the part Of Tony Gay until Wednesday,
| when Miss Eleanor Beebee will make her first ap-
pearance on the professional stage. Miss Beebee has
gained considerable praise for what she has done In
| anna comic opera.
| 1.-THE Merry Monarch will remain for one moro
week at the broadway Theatre. The house will be
| closed Monday and Tuesday evenings, December 2s
and 90 to reearse the heavy scenery and stage set
lngs for the first production OF "The Lion Tanner "
| on December 30. The sale OF seats for "Tbe Lion
| Tamerp opens tomorrow.