New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
VAUDEVILLE CLUE PLANS.
RADICAL CHANGES WILL BIZ MADE.
ONLY THREE VARIETY PEHFtHNANCtH ~ DE-
GIVEN EACH wEEK-CoNcEGTs ON
THE OTHER NIGHTS

THE OTHER NIGHTS
The return Of Henry +. Abbey TO the city DAY
or two ago has made il possible for the NaudeN4-'c
club 10 settle on plans for its coming seS" Soi''
ARRANGEMENTS have not been hna!ly hiaue' p"'
affairs are in such shape that The general Pr
u,rnrnne has been virtually agreed on. me
directors will hold meeting before long at "hich
most Of The details of the season will be settled
\ formal announcement will be sent TO the H'ri"-
hers in short while
In the first place It may be well to say, III view
Of the rumors and gossip about the cihp' thit
there is not the slightest chance OF It's gong 10
pieces this winter at least. Prchle Tucker. the
secretary says the membership is now GO TINS IS
no considerable decrease from the figures OF last
year. when 40 paid their dues raising the
annual payment from 80 to SO ana the prevail
ing financial stringcncy naturally had some effect
At the same time, the disturbances OF mcihper-
ship has grown on account OF the arrangement
with Mr.. Abbey by which the club has the use
of big box at the opera, with seats Tor IL"
persons and standing room for 100 more For
ST. members will! be admitted to other parts OF the
auditorium.
The clubs season will begin with that OF MI
Abbeys grand opera November q. ana VIII
probably last about seventeen weeks. The most
important change IN the prog"a o. the ciub
entertainments is tina. there Will b. no vaudeville
performance opera nights This IS Tor Two
reasons; one is that such a show would form an
/
nat IT could begin unit! after II o'clock and
woall therefore last unit. wei into the morning.
Consequently night when there are perform
ances IN the opera ..ousc, the Vaudeville Cluo
VIII merely have a concert by its orchestra NahaH
Frankie has been engaged conductor and lie VIII
have a corps OF excellent musicians. The club II
j. expected will be generously patronized by sup
per parties after the opera.
on the other three week nights vaudeville
show will be given at $3.50 O'Clock. This VIII b"
different from those offered by the club last year
and ,rorn those to be in the variety theatres
and music halls. on account of the reduction IN
the number OF these entertainments. much more
money can be spen; each OF them than was
available last winter and the talent will b. the
best obtanable. 1t is possible that operetias Will
be given. Otto Weyl has been re-enSaged as stage
manager.
Las wear the Sunday night concerts of the club
were well patrOniZed. the rooms generally being
crowded. Prominen; singers and musicians usual,
appeared at them. This year no entertainments
will be given Sunday nights. for Mr.. Abbey
viii have concerts then which members may see
on the same terms III, operas.
The rooms of the club have been undergoing re-
decoration and change is to be made in the
boxes Last year all but two were in the gallery
These two were on either side Of the stage and
adjoining it, The entire gallery Is to be removed
as the ceiling is SO 20" that the occupants Of the
upper boxes found the air bad. The boxes will
be raised only few feet above tho floor and the
number Of them will be decreased to about q
dozen The capacity OF the hail will be csscned
10y about 100 by the alteration The stage VIII be
enlarged
Several changes have been made in the Board OF
Directors of the club recently. The list is now
follows James l.. lrecse. jules a. MOntani
Reginald de koven Henry f. Abbey Frederick
Edcy. James Arden Hartman. Peter Cooper flew
it, George H. French. James OTIS. l.. Lori!lari
Konalds. jr Prebe Tucker anc Stanford White.