The evening world., 1893-11-25
OUR THEATRES NEXT WEEK.
Italian Opera Season Begins at
the Metropolitan.
Irving and Terry in "The Merchant
Of Venice"

politan Opera House will open Monday
night with Gounod's ever-popular opera
"Faust," interpreted by the ideal cast.
This 81 'endid gathering OF people "
Guides Miss Emma Eanes. who. OF course
sings the role of Marguerite, Nine. soma
Scalchl, Mile Bauermcister. Messrs La
sale. Edward de Rcsake, Sig. Naschetu
and Jean de ResZke. The conductor VIII
be Sig. Mancinelli. Wednesday night
there will be a double bill, consisting OF
Gounod's philemon an .,aucis' and
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana, In
which Mime. Cslve. Mile. Guercia,
NJ. Mangtere, NJ Dufriche and
Sig. Vignas will make their Amerl-
can debut. Friday night Wagner's
.I.ohengrin" will be sung. with Nine.
Nordica as Elsa. Sig. Ancona will make
his American DEBUT in this opera.
Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry
will present '"Ehe Merchant OF Venice"
at Abbey's new theatre next week. Mr.
Irving and Miss Terry are seen at their
best In this Shakespearian drama, and
Miss Terry has more opportunities
than " Beckett" gave her. These artists
have been seen before in THE Merchant
of Venice" but their return to it will be
n very welcome event.
E s, Willard begins an engagement at
the Garden Theatre Monday in j. M.
Barrie's comedy The Professor Love
Story" which was seen last season at
the Star Theatre. from which house 1t
had to be Withdrawn at the height OF Its
prosperitN Miss Marie Burroughs Will
appear as the pretty Secretary, and the
cast will be- practically the same as be-
fore.
Alexander Salvini succeeds Joseph JEFF
ferson at tha Star Theatre next week
He opens. Monday night in THE Three
z Guardsmen" The cast will include Will
lam Redmond, John A. Lane. william
Harris, Eleanor MGetti. Augusta De
Forest. Maud Dixon, Jessie Lansing,
Paul Cazeneuve. Ben Johnson, Clement
81. Martin, Max Mazzanovich. and
others.
..The Princess Nicotine" enters upon
the second week of its run at the Casino
Monday night. 1t should stay for long
time at that house Tor II Is genulhs i,'
needs 1t. Miss Lillian Raissell is lovelter
and more tuneful than ever, ana the
composer, William Fusst. has , written nten
music that is worthy or her. Inc opera
is gorgeously staged. A.
Lille Langtree will be heard for the
first time in this city at Tony Pastor
ular in London. where she is known as
"the pearl of the music halls The
rest Of the proEra,mme ,ss Ml' SIorpe 1hrpe Vest
Hector and Lauraine. Clark and VIII
Jams, the four Vendomes. Ida Moreilo'
William Morello and kamochi.
.'Olaf' lis doing splendid business at
Niblo's Garden and Messrs. Rosenfeld
have made arrangements for Its presen-
tation in an uptown theatre later on. ~
will be withdrawn from the stage or
Niblo's after Dec. 3. and play two dates
out OF New York, and then r"iurn for y
long season that Wii probably extend tend
enough for any theatre In New York or
Bessie Bonehili enters upon ~ third
snS New last PIX Theaere. n er Mcnday night
'.Piaymates" has met with a measure of
I success in New York. owing to the popu-
work when at Tony Pastors, has not
been forgotten. William and Charles
! Jerome are arsing IA new specially
trat they. will introduce into the farce
comedy Monday night.
IAN American Duchess" Clyde Fitch's 8
play, remains at the Lyceum Theatre.
Some changes rb naHe ee eeen ,he ads fact m tbs
4 was roasted to cinders by Tuesdays cos
TUNES does not necessarily mean that
Ihe wi; Ef NJ ot
4 the Lyceum are unlike those. of any
other theatre; They may like IAN
The span OF Life" Sutton vane's
4 English melodrama, win be next week :
n attraction at the Peoples Theatre at
60ase Wss st int
gentlemen who stretch themselves across
4 q chasm to make a footway for an escap-
Slery. l and the scenic effects viii II be "t as ts
4 Handsome as those seen before.
A "The Councillors Wife" at the EN-
3ire Theatre; Is d0ing very very nTeg, me, y, m IN
! dsintiest kind OF genuine humor The
4 fiftieth performance will occur Dec. "A
4 this occasion he will give ou, the fines
4 souvenir ever presented in New York
'For point OF beauty" says an eloquent
agent. sit will be surprise to theatre
"Erminie" enters upon the ninth week
of its run at the Broadway Theatre Mon
Ssy nea a New YORK I For comic nH
that had been given several hundred per
N formances In the metropolis "Ermnie'
II in its revised form is simply a wonder
n Jakabowski, the composer, was deightec
n At the appreciation accorded to his worL
n 9uish the Fifth Avenue Theatre TO Miss
III Rose COghlan int two weeks. Every ef
I, fort was made to secure longer stay
Z for 1t. but Miss Coghlan naturally re
fused to give up her time. After Mis-,
4 Coghlan's engagement Shore Acres
Il will return for : n indefinite run. 1t ha'
III CapE'Hcu tue ldIty Ol .Ne" lOTh, as ]
III r. l. !, deserved to do.
~ Proctors Theatre next week tn.
~ fractions will be the Dacomas, Camp
~ bell and Evans, Mile. Garretta, the Lin
1l ton brothers, Elain GryCe, Campbell anC
I'll Beard. the Allen sisters. Billy Carter
IA Kitty Smith. James w. Thompson. III,
~ Blakely sisters, Alfredo. Aida Woolcott
N O'Brien and Collins, Mile Give, Parke
III and Retardo, Mile. Emma, Harry Wins
IA man and others.
III philemon and Raucis." and kim
IH Rene's Daughter" remain at Herr
WI mann's Theatre. Both operas have beer
II very well received. and Miss E.leano
HI Mayo. In the latter mas made a distnC
III hit, Miss Mayo has a very nice voice
N and she Is q lovely young woman 4
T look at. The double hin at Hermann
Al ,Theatre ts very delightful, ard III,
w house should at last have success
MI The three La Pourtu sisters Will heat
ITl the bill at the Imperial Music Hail mex
lt week. They are HungarIans, and ar
All great fayorites at the European musl
n nails. Other attractions viii be tn
beauteous Omene IN an ''odalisqu
Ill dance Mile. Sabe the Mexican Zamor
Mi family the Reeve sisters, African Del
hN Bartiett and May, Long and Rosa an
H The Tortaiada troupe OF Spanish dan
GERS VIII be seen during the coming Wee
~ a. the Eden Musse. Lola YherTi IN
spanish dancer, remains AT this hous.
nU ana so DO Alice lDclmOTC. he garpnDt N