The evening world., 1893-12-02
OUR THEATRES NEXT week.
Henry Irving's Grand Production
Of " Henry Will
xme. Melba's Debut in Lucia dl
Lammermoor. ("

At Abbcys Theatre Mr.. irving VIII
make another important production Mon
day night 1t will be Henry NIII,"
sbakespeare's play, in which Irving has
never yet been seen in this city. He
will play the part of Cardinal Wolsey.
and Miss Ellen Terry that of Queen
katharine of Aragon. William Terriss
will appear as Bluff King Hal. Next
Saturday night 1.-The Lyons Mall' will
he played, with Irving as Lesurques and
Dubosc.
At the Metropolitan Opera House Mon
day night Nine. Melba will make her
first appearance in this country in
Lucia di Lammermoor," and it Is con-
fdently expected that she will make a
sensation. She will also appear in
"Hamlet' Wednesday night. Friday
night Romeo ct Julette" will be sung
in French, and at the Saturday matinee
"Phiemon and Baucis" and "Caval-
leria Rusticana" will be presented
Tomorrow night there will be a popular
concert.
Imre Kiralfys grand spectacle,
America" that ran in Chicago during
the Worlds Fair will be seen in New
York at the Metropolitan Opera-H
Tuesday night. 1t will also be presented
Thursday and Saturday nights, and
Wednesday and Friday afternoons.
There will be chorus of one hundred
voices, three ballets and two grand
trlumphal pageants, including more than
600 people.
Al Ii. r. Jacobs Theatre next week
there will be a melodrama called THE
OPERATOR" In which the leading roles are
played by twin brothers, William and
Willard Newell, who look SO startlingly
alike that 1t is difficult to tell one from
the other. The play is said u be in
tense" but that does not prevent the
Introduction of specialties in songs,
dances and instrumental music.
1.-The Princess Nicotine" remains at
the Casino. where 1t is doing nicely.
Miss Lillian Russell Is once more COM
fortably established In the theatre where
very well indeed in this newest comic
opera, and some very pretty music is
assigned to her. "The Princess Nico-
tine" is charmingly put upon the stage,
previous production.
Maine and Georgia." the war play
that ends it's career at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre tonight, begins a weeks
engagement at the New Park Theatre
Monday night. 1t will be presented with
all the elaborate scenery brought from
ture is the battle scene, which is a very
realistic affair. l.. II. Stockwell plays
the leading role and plays 1t very well.
The Three Guardsmen," with Alexan-
der Salvini as the dashing D'Artagnan,
will be continued at the Star Theatre
during the coming week. There have
been good audiences. and young Salvini
is undoubtedly making his way to popu-
larity. He has much to learn yet-the
art of moderation and the knack of re-
iinement, but in the mean time he ap-
peals to many people.
James A. Herne ends his present sea-
son at the Fifth Avenue Theatre next
Saturday night. This also brings r. NJ
Fields management of Mr.. Herne to a
of "Shore Acres" and, at the close of
Miss Coghlan's season at the Fifth Ave
nue. Theatre Mr. Herne returns to that
theatre, and remains there for an in
"The Power, of Cold will be next
weeks attraction at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre In the cast aanS Mi be Mary Mary
som, Edward j., Heron, George, Martin,
William Lewis, Frank Howe and others.
The scenery will be very handsome,
dral and St. Hilda's Founding Asylum.
The features of the programme AT at
be e'y Gillie % Ianstree, Mile. Dnclere, J. ".
Miss Fiorrie West, Little sable. Alice
Conway and Ed Clark, Frank 70. Nc;
Nsh, in his specially called "Silence and
Fun" the Sankey brothers, contortion-
lists; and Morton and Revele,. in
sketch called "Pickings from Puck"
Americans Abroad will be played at
Hammerstein's Harlem Opera-House
next week. In the cast will be j: IL.
Gilmour, ]. b. Polk, George Alison,
Frederic Conger, owen Fawcett, John
Findlay, Vaughan Glaser, Maud Harri-
son, Gertrude Rivers, Helen kinnaird,
Jane Lottman, Louise Murray, Una Abel
and Hope Booth. The play will have the
original Lyceum settings.
AN American Duchess may still be
seen at the Lyceum Theatre. where 1t
gives all the members of Daniel Froh-
mans stock company an opportunity to
appear-if nothing else. Herbert Kelcey,
w j. lie Moyne, Georgia Cayvan, Bessie
Tyree, Fritz Williams, f. j. Ratcliffe,
Mrs. Whiffen and all the other favorites
of this splendid organization are all able
to utter bright and entertaining
Francis Wilson will soon withdraw
"Erminie" and all its splendid acees-
sories from the Broadway Theatre. The
tenth and last week but one will be en-
tered upon Monday night: The success
Of this revival has astonished many, yet
It Is not extraordinary, for the produc-
tlon is far better than the original one,
and 1t was as the irrepressible Cadeaux
that Wilson made his first hit.
Preparations are already being made
for the celebration Of the one hundredth
performance of "A Temperance Town
At the Madison Square Theatre, although
that event is still far off. The souvenir
on that occasion will be a very costly