The evening world., 1892-02-19
MINERS THEATRICAL PUZZLE.
The Fifth Avenue May Open in
May, and 1t May Not.
Mantcli to BE the star of the Proc
tor Stock-Stage Notes.

The Fi'th Avenue Thcatrc farce Is develop
Ing into a tragedy in quantities u acts. 1t
wa, sai1 yesterday that stuart robson hcl n
contract by ,hr terms Of which IL was - rent
the rUt-y"t-holse beginning Nay .. 1t has,
however. been announced that a summer sea-
son OF comic opera Is TO bc the attraction at
the ncw Flfth Avenue. commencing May 10,
AM Me,scs. Pratt and Mathew are supposed
to be engaging the principals and chorus for
a big production " Frank Dupree'S comic
opera, liking Calico" The latest Is that
Sarah Bornhaldt stlll has hankering to open
the new theatre and that her managers are
hoping that the May opening will not
take placc-a hope that seems TO be extremely
JuStiiablc-and that arah can consequently
come In. The affair Is hOpcessly mixed up
and tragi denouement Is In order. The'eX-
terror OF the not-yet-house begins to look very
imposing, but It Is said that new set OF iron
girderS for the Interior have had to be mad,
as the original set were found to be too short.
outside there Is u dreary dcarth Of theatrical
announcemcnt--unlcss an advertisement Of
an entertainment to be given at tie Treas
urers' CLUB be considered as such. The sign
setting forth that "sarah Bernhardt will
p,islIlNtlN open JlllS uDGSt NV. klotll nus
been removed.
Henry Miller who Is to play the title role In
" Frederic lenaitre." which Will be presented
as n curtain-r iser at lierrinann's Theatre
next week, Is now In town. His place In
Marie Wainwright'S "Amy Robsnrt COM
pany has been filled by William lngersoll.
Jean and Edouard de Reszkc occupied box
at the Madison Square Theatre "Wednesday
night and saw "A Trip to Chinatown They
appeared to be very pleased, though the lloyt
joke must to them have been sealed book
They applauded Miss Harriet Avery StrakOsch
very vigorously.
Robert Mantell, 1T is said, has declined to be
merely a member OF the stock Gc, COMPANY that
third Street Theatre. SO he Will be starred
in that organization, which will produce
several OF his plays 1t is said that an effort
was made to secure Julia Arthur for leading
hdy and that very large salary was offered
her. AS, however, Miss Arthur happens to
be under engagement to Manager A. NJ.
Palmer, 1t was not possible to get her.
"Colonel carter OF Cartersville," is now be-
| Ing diligently rehearsed at Palmer's Theatre.
| The leading role, that Of Col. Carter. Will be
played by Mr. Holland. The part Is said to
be a very prominent one; in fact the play is
| all col. Carter
Maurice Grau was In Philadelphia yester-
| day with his opera company, and the relays
| OF prima donnas husbands who flle into his
Offices day after day were Consequently
| missed.
| Manager Pitou now has repertoire OF fine
plays, the "cream" OF which Will be pre-
sented during the coming season OF his stock
company at the Union square Theatre. He
Will open with "The Last straw" un adapta-
| tion from French play by Ferrier. In this
p.ece. MS already announced, the intense Miss
| Seligman Will play Il light comedy part. Miss
| Helen Bancroft has LETT the pltou stock com.
pany, and has been replaced by Laura Wood
all, while j. W. shannon, whose ill-healtl
caused him to resign, has as substitute
| Charles collins
Edwin Booth will next season appear witt
Miss Gale, who now has company OF hel
own. That will give II great chance to the
in 1.-THE ciy some
and he will be able to reply, =" Why, dom
you know2 He's the actor who has just beer
engaged by Hinna Gale"
When Frederick Warde and Louis Jane.
| star together next season their leading lad,
viii viii be bts Kathryn ui Kidder, very mild yount Jun
actress, who played the pretty little part o
dearest" In Little Lord Fauntleroy" q
the Broadway Theatre.
| When the italian opera season at the Metro
politan Opera-House is over, about twenty
hve operas Will have been presented. Th'
feature OF next week will be "Lakme."
Manager John II. Russell the great author
fly on the iarce-comedy question, says tina
plays OF that class are steadily improving II
duality and losing great deal OF their irrele
want rerocity. Mr.. Russell believes that In
short time specialties Will not be dragged In
but will be introduced with good and sum
cient reason. The soubrette Will not appea
In white satin ball dress In scene repre-
senting the Polar regions, and calmly remark
E" Now, as I've nothing to do, will sing you
little song" but her especially" Will be ar
tistically led W to. Oh those halcyon days
May they soon be here!