New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
THEATRES THINNING OUT.
FEWER OF THEM OPEN THIS WEEk THAN
LAST

American Theatre, at EighthaVe. HI" l"''s
ST. II is announced that the house after an us u
laws Is at last ready r Henry French VIII dedicate
1t TO the public tomorrow night. when Inc rro"'t",
Daughter" meodrama with q racecourse scene Will
have its first production here. The AHierica" - -
large theatre In the spanish Renaissance s!ie' anu
Its decorations show several novel combinations
Mr.. and Mrs Kear will make their appearance TO-
morrow evening at Days Theatre under 'aNo'"o.'
auspices and with the determination OF proving 10
New-iork theatre goers that they are not uhde''r>s
OF the high reputation they have elsewhere IN 'hS
country and In the Old World. The Kelar entertain
ment each evening will be preceded by curtain
raiser OF light comedy character. In when me"o'''
OF Mr.. Days own company will appear AMONG
them will be Miss Catherine Lewis. william 'iioer',
Miss Kitty Cheatham. Miss IIaswell. owen fawce"
and Mr. auckland. The popularity of his programme
to which Mr. Kellar Invites special attention Is mat
II is novel and consists OF series Of magical Illusions
and sleght- ofhand tricks before seen by New
York playgoers. Chief among these Is "Flyto
Is promised that human Being on or'hnh,y
lighted stage. and Immediately under the eyes OF III"
audience. shall disappear from view without anypouy
In the audience being able TO detect the means by
which the marvel Is brought about.
The engagement Of the BoSt0nians at the "ardeh
Theatre will begin with "Robin Hood" tomorrow
night and this opera will hold the stage through the
first week. The popularity OF " The KnickerbockerS'
however has been such that Messrs. Barnabee, Mari
and Macdonald have decided TO present II the Secohu
week and to alternate 1t with Robin Hood" through
out the engagement. II Is believed that, by reason
of It's subject matter. "Thc Knickcrbockers" will 10
even more successful In New York than In other
cities The early Dutch colonists Of New -Ams'erdam
are humorOuSly dealt with and several eood-nanred
shafts ooscd at the present Ncwiork social con-
ditiOns
Tomorrow evening Stuart Robson begins his fonrth
and last week at the Fifth Avenue Theatre wherc
ri.tfu will he theatre
parties have arranged TO Mr.. Robs0n's amusing
impersonaon OF BERTHE. the Wall street lamb. before
he closes his engagement Mr.. Robson Is 10 gave Il
special performance OF The Henrietta" on thursday
for the benefit Of the NcwYOrk Confederate veterans
Camp.
AT Palmers Theatre Rice's Surprise Party has been
drawing GOOD audiences for the last week IN i4o-'
The speciality features OF the extravaganza seem 10
afford pleasure, and the prospects OF n prosperous
career for the piece look bright.
"No g. A." three-act farce by Walter G. Bellows,
will be given It's first production at the standard
Theatre tomorrow evening. An excellent company
has been selected. comprising +. J. Henley, George
w. Leslie. W. II. Crompton Charles W. Butler. Iiyoe
Robson Lawrence Sternc. Miss May Robson. Miss
yanette Comstock Miss Grace Kimba and Mrs E. a.
Ebcre.
The souvenir which Charles Frohman will give to
the visitors the Empire Theatre on Thursday even
ing when the l5Oth performance Of The Girl Left
satuette Of Lucy Hawkes. worth she appears in tn"
first act OF the play looking through held glass Tor
the coming OF the soldiers among whom + her brave
but bashful lover II Is said that the souvenir VIII DO
the handsomest Charles Frohman has ever given ont
Beginning on Monday OF next week the leading part III
"Thc Girl Left Behind Me- IS to be played by Mrs'
Berlan Gibbs. who has previously acted In The ROAD
companv presenting the Lyceum Theatre plays.
Hermann. the ma pcian. will he the attraction at
the Columbus Theatre this week. This Is herrnanns
arst appearance In Harlem In over fshr year" sho
much interest attaches TO the engagement HIS pro
crsmne viii include besides his well Known Tricks OF
legerdermain tho Chinese mystery. "iakoro.'
tho alecoric tsbeaus The Slave Girls Dream inc
sp,rualistic scancc In the Of which -ra-
boom de ay Done TO Death" j. displayed; The Caiph
of Bagdad" and "Thc Escape from sing sing
Dixey and 1donis have passed the eighth week Of
their run at the Casino and there Is little DOUBT mat
they will remain until September. Preparations hhV"
begun for celebrating the 750th performance winch
occurs on June number Of special features are
IN be arranged and elaborate souvenirs ana house
decorations have already been contracted Tor. IN"
roof garden l. announced 10 b. open on Tuesday night
The leading attraction Is TO be- Mile Maya a new
Parisian singer. addition TO her Mr. Aroson has
engaged Regis senac and his son. Miss Vie henshaw'
the salnmbos. Miss sadie Mcdonald and sam Collins
and tbc Artist Orchestra comprising some OF the best
musicians OF the seid Orchestra under IN" conductor
shin OF Scgisniiind Bernstein. The stage department
OF the garden will be under the direction oil o''"
Weyel.
De Wolf Hopper and his company are doing well
with J. Checycr Good win and wooson Morsc'S " Pan
,,ndrumr at the broadway Theatre. on Monday
evening June L. classes from the West Point Acad-
amy accompanied by officers and members OF The
faculty, will attend the theatre IN n body
As James T. Powers will sail for Europe his
enear ement n the Star Theatre Will end on MAY @''
The new songs specislhes, PAROLES and dances intro
ma Deter
u,c,,e ClIne,s songs have been well received. On
the closing night Of the engagement the nam" oil inc
person who wins the prize Of go Tor The best h""''
for Maggie Cine's song on the Chicago Fair statue
will be announced.
Al the Fourteenth Street Theatre tomorrow night
Blue Jeans" will begin short engagement when
Is announced, as usual as It's last In N"w-,orR. u
will begin another tour In September and will spend
the time I'LL the spring OF s05 in visiting places that
have not previously been gladdened by the bnz'saw
and the bull calf II any such can be found
The attraction AT the Harlem Opera House THIS
week VIII be Hoss and IIoss.' which recently played
an engagement at the BIou. "Willic" Collier Is sup
nored by n company OF twenty people New songs
and new Jokes are added and "something fresh" Is
promised
A souvenir after a design suggested by vote OF
the audiences In the early part OF the week Just cosen
will on Tuesday evening mark the hneth perform
ance Of "A Texas stecrs present engagement Al inc
and the O44th since lis first production. the 'oh'
II is promised will be elaborate cOnceit In DroZe
and silver ornate and useful"
Although a Trip TO Chinatown has not 'e'
broken the record In the number Of consecutive per-
formances given by "Adons" in this city. Mr. Hoyts
farce has seven weeks the advantage OF Mr. dizzy !"
burlesque In point OF metropolitan longevity. ih's
paradox Is explained when II IS recoIected 'hh'
:. Adonis" had Wednesday matinee each week
throughout lis in this city, making eight perform
ances weekly while "A Trip to Chinatown j. con
! tent with during the same period In Il year
and n half this extra Wednesday matinee wohio ioo'
up seventycight performances. ard TINS Is no" INC
stay OF "A Trip to Chinatown" In New 10TH u "'nue
TO seem shorter that OF Adonis," whle IN realty
IL has been before public fully Two moh''S '"hs''
| No. . Crystal Maze. under the drecuoh OF 'he
managers OF the at Broadway anu '"r'S
,chthst will be Opened at Coney Island Oh Memorial
Day, May 30. This maze will contain nearly my
mirrors and the complications arising from 'he m"i
plication objects will be greater than III any maze