New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
THE PLAYERS AT HAND.
WHAT THEY WILL DO TO AMUSE THE PEG
PIE THIS WEEK.

theatre
comedy will be produced before the regular Sc"'o'
closes in New.Yo on April II the principal part OF
The Lyceum Theatre Company will appear IN "Amerl
cans Abroad" in Chicago -
Tomorrow Tuesday and "Wednesday nights VIII
occur the last performances OF The MountebahHS ny
the lillian Russell OPEN Company at the GARDEN Inca
ire On Thursday evening the theatre Will DC cioseu
TOR the ful dress rehearsal of Lecocqs opera tou''
oGrone G rona" which will be produced on FRIDAY
night. after six weeks preparation. Mr.. French IN
tends TO surprise the New-lork public with stump
tuous production OF "GroheGroila
"Twefth Night" has gained sucn instant ana We
,ided popuarity at Days Theatre that 1t has eood
chance OF finishing the season there. Tie secohu eli
tertaInncnt OF the Lentcn matinee season VIII De gwen
this week on Monday. Tuesday, Thursday ana frlua'
mornings. II will be concert in which hehrl MA
,eau the young viollnst. Will be the chief performer
TwJ more weeks remain OF the engagement oi
siguora Eleonora Dlse. Tomorrow SHE Will ho'
appear as her health Is still such 1ha'
she thinks II safer TO rest on Neuhcs
day Divorcons' will be given by Nine Du.e ior U''
last time. Another repetition OF "fedoa VIII W
seen on Friday. AT the saturday matinee-her last
matnee-Mmc. Duse will appear Santuzza IN "CaVai-
,era Rusticana. ard as Mrandona in La Locandicra
Next week she will be seen ~ Cleopatra III o"ahe'
peares ANTONY and Cleopatra MHe' O"so "V'
self wrote the Italian version of the play. SpeciAi
matinee Of Fedora" will be given on Tuesday oil TINS
week.
"On Probation" reached the limit originally SET
down for its New-York run at the star Theatre last
night Its success however has been such that VIII
be kept before the public for an indefinite ume MI
Brooks Mr.. Cranes manager, has made arrangements
70 present for six wees at McNickcrs Ihea-
ire Chicago in the course of the Worlds Fair. The
long contemplated revivas of The Merry Wives OF
Windsor, and Henry "" are now announced for 'hc
season after next
At the Casino tomorrow night THE PIsoche' Will
be sung for the first time in New-York The cast con-
known here. more extended notice oil the opera
will be found in another column
1.-The Girl / Left Behind Me" bears up wonderfully
against what usually expected TO be the ev1 nhu
ence of Lent, at the Empire Theatre. The house was
nearly always crowded last week. with the additional
disadvantage OF some extremely bad weather 10 be
sure the Empire is not large theatre TO Ill., but the
manager who can I'LL any house at all at every pei
Torrance is generally happy.
The acting of Mrs. George Drew Barrymore. Joseph
Holland VI. A. Kennedy and the other members Of
the company now at the standard Theatre has made
"The Sportsman" highly popular there and it will
probably run on merrily for some time to come Inc
programme begins with the oneact play The Better
Part In which Miss Evelyn Campbell and Frank Till
more appear.
There will only be three more performances OF " Der
yocelhaendler" at the Ambers Theatre. on thursday
tie first representation of Carl MloeckeTs DaS SOM
tagskind7 the original Of The Child OF Fortune VIII
take place The production will have new scenery,
new costumes and accessories, and new electric hSh'
effects. All the principal members OF Cohrieu re-
renczy Comic Opera Company will be III the cast. lhe
principal characters Will be assumed as fOo"s bc'N
parnel Iuce Verder: Lady silvia ROckhll. Charlotte
fischer: Mistress Tyras, Matlde otto; Sir Edsar'
WILHELM Bauer Tristan Forival, Carl Schulz eir han
pbal Carl Bari; Sir Lothian. Carl Greven' shcnh
Plunkett Ernst Peterson; super nendent Warren Emil
Otto.
The acting Of A. NJ Palmer's company and the
has q n
dermere's Fan" have combined with such elements o!
ottractiveness as the play itself has, 10 bring many
good audiences into Palmers Theatre. f. NJ Bell Is
now again playing the part of Lord WindermeIe
- William Gillette's production Of Ninety Days con-
tnues on the even of prosperity at the Broad
way Theatre. The in the sixth act never
fails TO arouse enthusiasm The explosion of the ice
berg leaving the villain at the mercy OF The polar bear
is also favorite Colonel Robert g. lns;rsoll
has been secured by Andrew \. Mccormick to deliver
his lecture Shakespeare" at the Broadway Theatre
on Sunday evening. March IL. This subject IS re
corded rs enc of the Colonels best efforts The sale
Of seats opens tomorrow.
Another Mr.. 1Iarrigan's old successes, Cordea
Aspirations will be put forward at lIarrgans Theatre
within a shOrt time. 1t has been In rehearsal for
several weeks. and might have been pat on the stage
some time ago If It had been really needed. In the
mean time The Mullican Guards Ball" goes on.
Across the Potomac" did such good business in
Harlem early In tho season that Mr. liammersein has
arranged Tor a return engagement for the Columbus
Theatre where il is announced for weeks stay, be-
ginning t. morrow evening. Since its last rep c'en'a
ton in this city, the battle scene between the Union
and Confederate forces has been improved by intro
ducnc larger force OF soldiers and the firing Of more
shot and she'll Miss Annie PXley returns 10 this city
q week from tomorrow evening. at the Columbus Thea
ire presenting for the first time any stage new
play written for her by William Gill; and entitled Her
Honor the Mayor This will be the last appearance
OF this popular actress In this city for year. She
closes her tour on May Is in Chicago and sails for
Europe the following week TO spend the summer at
Carlsbad.
There Is n good deal Of variety offered in Tony Pas
for, programme for the coming week. lie chief at
fractions arc Mile. Paquerette. French character sing
or: j. W. Kelly: Miss Vesta Victoria, who has been
away for week or two; The Big Four" smith Haley,
Martin and sparks the donkey actors. intro 'uced by
their trainer Girard Leon: the bicycle expert Barber
trick rider and expert baancer the OBren Brothers,
I'm acrotac fcats Miss Jessie Mlc Hall, Miss Carrie
Monroe and the champion jumper. J. G. Midway.
1omes T Powers who las not been seen in New York
I'm "A long time, will r,appcar tomorrow night at The
BIjou Theatre On "a Mad Bargain" n farce comedy,
which will probably prove to be similar in It's general
nature that in which Mr. Powers last presented HIM
self here Ills present company includes Peter r.
bailey, Miss Rachel Hoorh Miss Della Stacy. Miss Rose
Cooke W. W. Allen, Miss Louise sylvester. Frank NJ.
Kendrick and Miss Forrest.
Milton MOBILES and his company will continue 10 pre-
sent "For Revenue Only" at the Union Square Theatre
this week. Next week Thomas ". keenc will begin
an engagement Of two weeks.
A now production by william Haworth called "a
Nutmeg Match Is announced for this week at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre. one OF the scenes In II
represents u steam piednver in operation The hero
falls under the hummer, and the villain thinks 1t a
happy scheme TO let the hammer drop on him. The
heroine saves the herOs lfc. as usual some persons
think that the pcsslb Titles Of mechanical stage sensa-
To huZz
exhausted but now and then an ingenious writer thinks
Of a one.
All the actors in The Black Crook" at the Academy
were decorated with the National colors at both the