New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07
THE PLAYS TO BIZ DONE.
FEW CHANGES THIS WEEK AT THE CITY
THEATRES.


Rosina Vokcs will give m ch''' c""s' VI prosrh"
-, ,.roo viii begin with Jerome X Jeromc's
So, ;, IN no followed by Wig and Gown" by
rrdor,ck " sidney and " a Pantomimc Rehearsal v
h cociI cloy Since It's first presentation here MISS
vokcs has added number OF new features 10 'h's
niece chief among them being shadow dance ar
RANGED and performed by herself In addition to lis
artistic and graceful performance there Is humor III
m fact that the performer Is making frantic efforts to
ICON I'm fbc light which performs All sorts OF Nagares
| ,dr the cu,donce OF the amateur caciumlight man
,rd e,,iIv cxplodcs. Another feature Is trio and
dopce bv Brandon Thomas. entitled "Thc Diplomatic
r,,res 5, I'm which Miss Vokcs Is assisted by Misses
Evonc cline Irving and Blanche Burton.
Tho nrescnt attractive bill at Pamer's Theatre will
no presented for one week longer II includes Thomas
noIlcv Aldrich's Mercedes" Twilight" and "Two
old Bows" Mr. Aldrich's play has been the subject
of much discussion, and Miss Julia Arhus impersona
lion Of the title part has added to her reputation
Announcement Is made that the advance sale OF seats
and boxes for the engagement Of Rccs big historical
cxtravaganza 1892" which will open at Pamer's
Theotre on MAY II, will begin on Tuesday morning al
8 O'Clock.
Stuart Robson's revival OF "She Stoops to Conquer
al the Fifth Avenue Theatre has thus far drawn large
audiences Mrs. Robson. Mr. Woodward as old Hard
castle Mr.. Elwood young Marlowe, Miss Amy
Busby as Miss Neville and Mr. woodcrson as Diggory
lend valuable assistance to the star "She Stops to
Conqucrr will probably be continued during the re-
mandcr OF Mr. Robson's engagement. Wednesday
matinees will be given while Mr.. Robson stays.
Wilson Barrett remains at the Union Square Theatre
this week which will be the last OF his season He
goes back to England with his company Immediately
after his season ends here but he Will return In the
autumn and opening at the Globe Theatre in Boston.
will play In the Eastern and Southern portions Of the
country. He will not go north of Chicago west of
ST. Louls. This week he will present "Claudian" al
every performance, excepting on Thursday and Friday
nights. whtsl he will be seen In "Othello" and
Hamlet"
Tomorrow night begins the sixth week Of The
Guardsman or, the American Girl In London at the
Lyceum Theatre where this comedy IS nightly re-
cclved with much laughter and applause. The present
organization will form the nucleus OF the Lyceum
Comedy Company, which will play "The Guardsman'
in the principal cities next season under Daniel Froh
mans direction.
Mr. IIanlcy announces that the Mt Harrgan y
Theatre will close Saturday night and then je
road will begin. Consequently all those wish
ing TO OF Mr. Iarrgan's most successful pro
auctions, and play which carries with it all his ee-
mcnts of wit and originality. will have Only week
more in which to crafty their desire The renewed
popularity of Reilly and the 400" shows what Il
strong hold The play has on the public.
There have been good audiences all the week ut the
Broadway Theatre, where De Wolf Hopper and his
company are presenting Checvcr Goodwin and Woolson
Morsc's panjandrum." This sure TO happen
Mr.. Hopper has enough personal friends and admirers
fill his house for many nights every time he returns
to New York. Some 200 seats and almost all The
boxes have already been ordered for the Lambs
Gambo which takes place on May - at the Broad
way Theatre. Clay Greene has written a burlesque
The Black Crook" in which II. +. DiNey will
appear the premiere, and Messrs. Marius, cclyer
Marnetu and Cyril Scott the French Quadrille
Dancers. The music of the Irish Canaa." IN which
the BostonIans will appear, is composed by III. j..
Stuart, and the book Is by Peter Robertson.
The Girl Left Behind Ne" enters upon the fifth
month OF its AT the Empire Theatre 10 morrow
evening. The 10th performance OF the play will bc
given May 20, when handsome souvenirs will BE-
presented. The play maintains its popularity rs we'll
In the earlier days OF its rum
Tomorrow evening begins the sixth week OF Alex
andcr salvini's engagement at the Manhattan Opera
House where the young actor Will continue 10 play
D'Artagnan in The Three Guardsmcn.' Mr.. salvin
Las had long and is anxious for his vacation
which is to he spent in Europe usual. On Wednes
day Admiral MagDagi entertained SIR. oalNini and his
manager, Mr. Wilkinson, at luncheon thc Itaiian
nae shp Etna and in return hcy have invited The Nd
miral, his stan and the entire crew OF that vessel TO
attend a performance of The Three Guardsmen"
evening this week.
Charles Frohman's comedians will appear in
Lestocqs amusing farce, :" The 5pOrtsnan' at The
Harlem Opera House. beginning Tomorrow evening.
This will bc the last appearance of this organization in
NcwNOrh this season. The cast viii he thc same as
that during the OF the play at the standard
and last week al the Grand Opera House. Gus VIII
Jams is announced as The attraction for the week at
the Columbus Theatre.
Miss May Robsons patent leg has been copied
everywhere There are more than Il dozen lmitItors
Of her threclcgged dance, and any number OF varii
tons and adaptations Of IL. In che mcan time ,hc
only gcnuii., tlri leg - used in the dance at the
Garden Theatre, where 1t is one OF the amusing feat
urcs of The Poet and the Puppets" Miss Robson
thinks She Will have made reputation enough
dancer when The Poet and The Puppets il with
drawn from the Garden Theatre, in Two weeks
Two circumstances marked the last week ut the
Cl,ino one was the Tooth performance of Adonis"
In New York. which occurred Friday night and was
comm, morated by thc presentation OF twenty eight
different styles OF photographs Of Henry +. Dixcy
Ills signature the front OF the card and the
cast the back. The other circumstance Of The week
was the entertainment Of the officers of the fleet of
warslps in the North River, who were the guests
Of Mr.. DiXcy four nights of the week. The Eng
liSh and Spanish officers were entertained on Monday
night the Russian and French on Tuesday night and
II large party from the White Squadron and the Ger
vessels was there on Wednesday night, while on
Thursday Nice-Admira Magnngl, of the Italian feet
with thirty of his officers and several of e Brazilian
Argentine officers, enjoyed Mr.. DiXcy's perform
ancc of d" AdOnis"
Hermann, With his marvellous array Of mystic
novelties, Will make his appearance at the Grand
Opera House tomorrow night. This IS the final week
of r. Henry Frcnch's occupancy Of the house. Herr
mann's prog rammc will include his Chinese mystery
" Va Ko-No." Another feature will De "Ihc Slave
Girls Dream" At tie Wednesday and saturday
matinccs a programme Of interest to ladies and chill
dren will be presented, and /" The Mystery of the
Daughter OF the Calph of Ba gdad' Will b. display I'd.
The new third act In a Trip 10 Chinatown" al the
Madison square Theatre has been found not only an
ADEQUATE substitute for the original but I'm some re-
spcci, it, superior. The present week will be- devoid
of any novelties In speciality ntroductons but there
l. a promise that on Monday evening OF next week
thi, omission will bc repaired.
At the Fourteenth Street Theatre this week Carroll
Johnson will continue to play Fitzgerald Murphy's
Th, Irish statr,man.' Numerous parties made up
of members OF various Irish societies attended the per-
formanccs OF last week and gave every evidence N
cnioyinr Them. The Newell brothers In 1.-The Opcr-
ator, viii follow the present attraction.
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