The sun., 1892-12-21

AssHss tSss ssndeaa a. des!mGsd snd
ITl,he IuThe Black Crook" at the Academy. This is
Gale Haynes's season is to begin next Mon.
fSy With an hu elaborate revival Of The
Scns s' rHsn a9 ihe O. non
SQUARE, md those Of tile nautical mclodrama
hs hs cansiy cansgn the nourtesnh street
to the end OF its stay at Proctor's.
I'm The weeks changes ct The combina,ion
House" Lord t9on"y to Iac"bss. "A LarIor
TO tho Windsor. These are Unknown plays
performed generally as we'll. as ever They
are survivals OF tho fttest in their several
,Reginnld De Koven conducted robin
Hood" from the orchestra leaders seat at the
opera. The Fencing Master, vii viii have We the
PC viii rs ns Mn
souvenirs. Mr. De Eovcn says. as to the
Wnu, intnre OF comic 1ncra IN AmSriea, ,ns, ,Lt
opera. just at present III" taste seems
romance In the story. and contains music that
is both dramatic ana light. tho one relieving
Mas was wS Wriss hs not ,hat
forward that onera as an example of what can
he done in combining the elements Of roman
my theory that the public no longer cares for
burlesIue, miscallel orera. or even for orera
ago the public wanted farcical opera. but
thero has been a surfeit OF it. There Is no
doubt in my mind that composer who can
write u strong romantic opera. intorsperseu
with refined comedy will set tho standard ior
American opera for some years to come. Who
this composer will BIO 1t IS imposslh bic to say.
but there are great many, American mnsl-
clans who are at work with the idea ;r OF rao;; r;
ducing pieces OF the sort that dcscribe.
Hnwevpr. pIOSnprDuS
the kind Of comic opera that Is very ,,i, cose 10
isrcisH bnr!esauC s decided a::spaE'IIlty l az at
Ghampagne' follows the course which Mr..
Do Koven thinks wo are Inclined to quit Tho
fact is that ilist-rate entertainment OF almost
any sort il pretty sure to get apprsclative
audiences in thls big city.
Charles Frohman's new Empire Theatre. 90
he was able to announr" YESTERDAY, will 70
opened on Jan. %. and thereafter will be, the
season MIR. Frohinan will locate his PRINCIPAL
comedy company at the Standard soon aiter
plays viii ho gwen by both organ zations.
This extensive manager has had fourteen
S ESns Of '- n
which usually frightens operators ~ aInuSe-
;nents AMI makes them, conservative. M
winter: and they, incin''e n c,9n'inn@rh @ US" Of
such iamiliar,, rieers w. Mr. MilEinnsnn;S
Mdows; Men r;at"rasy anM M"en and '@"iT '@"iTne
MASKED BALL" Tours viii be made. Of course.
with such new plays as ln may produce sue
cesstuly between this and summer.
The variety entertainments are almost alto
cether combinations Of last weeks pro
Crammes. Il num- ber OF novelties in this Held OF
amusement being held back for Christmas
week. Tony Pastor has put forward u new
IL m"smerist Of II typo once familiar. Shn I'M
dertakes to hypnotic persons in the audience
and make thom do coinical things. Her sue.
cess is not great. md critical Judgment Will
have to place Nesta Victoria and !. W. KELLY Mt
the front of the current show ut Paste ors. The
evening is well filled out here by diversity of
spsciaities. The week is ono of celehratlon at
Roster & Bals. because Monday might was
the twenty fifth anniversary OF the firm. and Il
souvenir book. illustrating the various enter
prises OF Roster Il Bial. was given away.
really mertorious bill holds over ut this con-
cert hall. and the good things in it are near
withdrawal. as next Monday will bring a gen.
eral change. The same condition prevails at
the Imperial. whore the current entertainment
OF varieties will bo alterod considerably at the
end Of this week.