New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13
DAWN OF A NEW SEASON.
THEATRES REOPENING ON EVERY HAND
ACTIVITY REPLACING MIDSUMMER
JETHAR{iY

hearsals Of many new plays Will begin Inc "'aI
Theatre reopens tomorrow night ana a'so '''e
Academy of Music On Wednesday mght the
Garden Theatre reopens.
1.-The Prodgal Daughter" at the American inca
tire begins its fourteenth week tomorrow night
This play continues in popularity, and draws
large number of people every night. Inc Alhe'ioa"
Theatre roof garden will add Conroy ana fo"' inc
Irish comedians. to its list of entertainers u
morrow night Ross and Fenton and MISS George
Parker will appear again this week. ana 50 VIII
the Frantz family, the acrobats; the kawakamis
the Jananese broadsword experts; J. b. Radcliffe
Ns,ss Iilv Landon Lady Manse. the Sisters Bel
frey Miss Elvira, the juggler, and Miss Anna win
her pug dogs ,.o
ON the Madison Square Roof Garden the picture
of the Worlds Fair exhibited In the north emu Vi
the Garden has attracted great deal OF attention.
md IL will be exhibited another week The addl-
tons to the programme for this week are: MISS
Kittie Wells in her drum major drli ana son59'
and Edwina, the dancer. Miss Elsie Adair' "hose
dance is now the central figure of the performance
will introduce some new steps and hght eiects !"
her dance Kara, the juggler, the Julians' nan
dali Iawlor Katie Rooney, Lawton and Ossman
and Glynn will contribute to form a long ana
varied programme.
Two new features will be at Roster d
Balls tomorrow evening: NJ. Guibal ard Miss Gre
Vile will present their performance of pyschognot-
ism and mind reading. and new bijou edition OF
Ofenbachs "Orpheus will be heard for the hrst
time The others who appear this week are Miss
Lottie Collard. the Borani Brothers, acropa's anu
contortionists NJ Dufour and Mile. Hartley, III new
features; and the boxing kangaroo. On Mohua'
evening August 2S Roster & Bal will fornahy
open their new music hall on Thirty-fourth-st''
west of Broadway, formerly the Manhattan opera
House A partial list of the new attractions ior
the opening week will be the first appearance III
America of Senorita Tortajada and troupe OF span
fish troubsdours from the Grand Crco ue Ill ISL,
Madrid; Mile. Paquerette coincidence Mario anu
Dunham triple horizontal bar performers; the
three Judges acrobats; Miss Blanca Lescaut MISS
Miaude St. John, and the three Dena sisters.
The last weeks of De Wolf Hoppers engagement
at the Broadway Theatre are approaching. ran
dandrum has already been given for nearly -FOUR
months and by the time the fifth has been past
Mr. Hopper and his company will be filling en-
ragements in the principal cities of this country
not returning to the city until next year one
week from tomorrow Mr. Hopper Will add MISS
Grace Golden to his company. Miss Golden VIII
play the part of Donna Inez, recently played by
Miss Jeanette st. Henry.
The regular season of the Star Theatre will
open tomorrow night with Lawrence Haniey IN
1.-THE Player" 1t is also the occasion of the re-
opening of the Star Theatre after the old house
has undergone complete overhauling at the
hands of the painters, upholsterers ana deco
rators who have left reminders of their labor in
the shape of added comforts and conveniences for
the benefit of the theatre-going public Mr. Han
ley's appearance is also noteworthy from the
point of view that in 1.-THE Player" he gives to the
stage new dramatic composition which shows
old and familiar friends in attire. The Play
err has been arranged by Miss Blanche Marsden'
the daughter of the late Frederick Marsden Some
'pf those in Mr.. Hanleys company are Miss victory
Bateman Miss Edith Lemmert, Miss Harriet Au-
brey Miss Jennie Reiffarth. J. A. Num-, j. L. Car
hart Edwin Brewster. Russ Whytall. II. Percy
Drayton, Clarence II. Taylor w. II. Browne, ana
r. +. McClannin Lawrence Hanley was born IN
Georgia in 1865. His intention was TO enter the
ministry, but i'll health prevented his studying so
he went into business. He soon after became a
member of an amateur dramatic club. From this
he drfted to the Legitimate stage. His first en-
gagement was with THE Silver King.
1.-THE Black Crook will be the attraction at the
Academy Of Music tomorrow evening. 1t returns
for a stay of six weeks. Foremost in the specially
line this year in the BLACK Crook will be Signor
Salvagei dancer from the San Carlos Theatre
Naples and Dagmar and Decelle The popularity
of the French dance in last seasons production
has induced the management to secure new quad
rifle for this season, which will be given for the
FIRST time the opening night The two principal
scenes, 1.-The Lilock Labyrinth. and the trans
formation scene, will be larger and better this
season than last They were painted specially for
the New-York production. The grand ballet "The
Birth of the Rainbow" will be new in scenery
and costumes.
Tomorrow night the second week or Mr. SOM
ern's seventh annual at the Lyceum Thea
tire will begin. Captain Lettarbair will be played
for two weeks. Then the comedy written
for Mr.. Sothern by Paul NJ. Potter entitled 'Sheri-
dan the Maid of Bath" will be given. This
play deals with the fortunes of the family of
Lnley the composer. They were described by DR..
Burney in his History of Music a NEST of
nightingales." DR.. Liney. the father, the
favorite singing master. the conductor of all the
concerts. man whom Bath delighted 10 honor,
and whose fame spread over England. Men of
wealth and rank, the gentlemen of the neghbor-
hood. the officers and wits all friends of
Linley. and glad to invite him to club and
coffee-house and messroom. Thus Sheridan to
know him, and the great adventure of Sherdans
life began.
The final performance of "A Trip TO Chinatown
given last night at Hoyts Madison Square
Theatre. The play closed with a record Of GJ6
consecutive performances. Tomorrow night "The
New South" play depicting the political and So
cial condition Of the South of to-day. will be given
The cast includes Joseph r. Grsmer. Miss Phoebe
Davis. Scott Cooper Hobrook Blm. Miss Eve
Acklon. Charles Mackay, Miss Ella H. Wood.
Frank Lander. Frank Murtha George Fawcett.
Benjamin Cotton. William Mack and Miss Susie
Johnson
At the Casino roof garden this week the enter
tanment promises to be the best so far given this
season. The presence the stage of an Italian
Count will be the novelty. For family reasons he
prefers not to appear under his own name, and in
consequence assumes the name of Signor Boreli.
II will be his first appearance in this country but
not on the stage He sings in several languages,
and plays the piano with his feet well his
hands The other features Of the week
the Dixon Brothers. musical clowns; Miss Ethel
Irving. in singing and dancing specalties; and the
Gregory Banjo Trio. Miss Capitola Forrest will
remain another week. and be in Dances
Miss Eunice Vance will sing selections from MO
rocco Bound" and Professor De Bersell will model
in clay a prominent city official every evening.
beginning the list with Mayor Gilroy.
The Garden Theatre will reopen on Wednesday
of this week with Miss Loie Fuller and Robert
Grau's company Of Americans, who have just re-
turned from Europe Some of them are: Miss
Alice Shaw Miss Florence Levy. Miss May Bruce
Miss Isabelle Urquhart, Miss Carrie Daniels, Miss
Florence Thropp. Miss Olga Brandon and Guy