New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22
PLENTY OF GOOD PLAYS.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT
THE THEATRES THIS WEEK.

tory. Tomorrow evening he will offer THE Mer-
chant OF Venice" The production Will be most
thorough in every detail. and the company sup
porting Mr.. Mansfield this season is one of the
hest that has ever surrounded him. including Miss
Beatrice Cameron. Alice Leigh, Maud Nenner Ro-
linda cambridge. Catherine Lester sidney WORTH
u. H. Harklns. Aubrey Boucicault, y. q. Andrews
W. y Griffith Norman Forbes Lorimcr Stoddard,
Arthur Forrest q. T. Weaver. T. L. Graham
David Terrence f. g. Butler and w. T. Bonney.
Peaceful Valley" is still running at Days ana
Sol Smith Russelrs characterization OF Hosea Howe
the Yankee farm youth Is undoubtedly growing
In popular favor Ii gives Mr.. Russell scope Tor
his peculiar talent. In this there Is commlnSllns
OF comedy and pathos. and II Is TINS whicn ehapcs
him to carry his audience with him always and to
move It to laughter tears at viii. Mr.. Russell
has the scenery costumes and accessories ready
for his production of "The Iier-at-law,' which he
expects TO present in the course OF mis- engagement
at Days Theatre.
Reginald De Koven and Glen MacDonoughs new
comic opera The Algerian. VIII nave It's lrS'
presentation in New-York at the Garden Theatre
tomorrow night. when 1t begins three weeks
engagement there. Now that all the little diner-
onces between Miss Marie Tempest and ). NJ. hih
have been satisfactorily adjusted, she VIII De eN-
pected TO give her usual brilliant performance OF
Celeste. while Mr. julius Stcger Will be seen IN
his original part Of Colonel Paul Lagrange.
The Empire Theatre will be closed tomorrow
evening and the regular winter season Will open
on Tuesday evening with new play by DAVID BE-
lasco and the return of the stock company from
its annual tour. which has covered stay Vi c'H"
teen weeks in Chicago. This Is the second regular
season OF the Empire Theatre. ana the iourth vi
the company Miss Viola Allen will take her place
for the first time as leading woman of this orgah-
zation William Morris and Miss Sidney Arm
strong who for three years have played the lead
ing parts in this company, VIII continue through
the. season at the head of the principal '6irl
Left Behind NJ" company. Mrs. ID T. bowers
will appear in the opening play. This IS called
THE Younger Son" and is play or New-fork
life II Is in four acts. and every scene Is iau III
Ncw-York city.
"Ermlnie" with new scenery appropriate cos
tunes fresh music by Jakobowski, and FRANCIS
Wilson once more in the part OF CadeauN' mas IT,
gained much OF the favor with when IL was re-
garded by the theatrc-soers OF w-iorh years
ago and as an agreeable consequence the broad
w,y Theatre where the opera enters upon It's
fourth week tomorrow night. Is never without
comfortable audience which IS not chary oil evil
dences Of approval.
Mr. sotherns engagement In the part OF hlcna'u
Brinscy Sheridan at the Lyceum Theatre Is ara"
ing TO a close He will remain bat three weeks
longer and viii then 20 on his annual tour. He
will be followed at the Lyceum by the regular
stock company. whose opening play VIII be An
American Duchess.
with the present week the engagement OF Max
Goodwin and the run or IN MiHIpulA WI. ''H
NJ the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Both play ana
player have achieved success. and the New-fork
stage will be the loser by their withdrawal In
"In Nllzzoura" Dir Goodwin has shown that ne -
something more than a farccal comedian. lie goes
from here TO Philadelphia 10 present In MiZz"uta
his engagement there beginning on October 30
Mr. and Mira Kendall will continue the perform
snc. Of The second Mrs Tanqucry nut one week
more making three weeks Instead oi the TWO a"o'-
ted for H. They have reserved the last week o.
their enhancement for the production OF new pay
hv an American author. II. \. Dam. entitled me
silver Shell" This play ran for over MY "'H"'S
In London AZ their winter engagement Inc
second Mrs. Tanqu~ry VIII therefore, DE- See" '''S
week Tor the last times.
Mr. t,nlcv saws that "Thc Wooilen Stocking
Edward Harrigan's latest production. has made a
positive success The house has been MICA since
the first performance. and the enthusiasm aus
PLAYED by the audience has been most marked
The pathetic side OF the play is impressive the
hufnor bright ana original and the many rea'!Suc
scenes combined vita Mr.. Brahams songs, az"
f,c,ors which 20 a great way in making "Ihe
Woonen stocking popular.
The LAT two weeks OF the Lniputians at Nlhlo's
Garden begin tomorrow night. Never before nave
tn.v met with better success than they nave
achieved with heir present play. "a Trip to Mars
which has delighted every one. 1t Is an unique
performances Miss Selma Goerner who mas not
APPEARED in the company on account oil S''hh'S''
since last Christmas has rcgained her he'I'h 80
far that she will bc back in her Old place before
long The fotn performance OF the Lhiput"hS III
NeU-york viii be- given on Tuesday October -
.rb. nrst performance OF Adoph LArronges
new comedy. .I.oo's Father" Will be given ~ the
Irving Place Theatre tomorrow niiht. Lo'
Father" when frat produced AT the Nolks-l hea''e
in Vienna. had II run OF 30 nights 1t also
met with success In Berlin, ST Petersburs FRANK
r,rt Strassburg. Cologne, Hanover, Braun
ti.ttr.r nd re-
,.iu include Adolf Link Wilhcminc Schlutcr, Char
lotte purand Josehnc Nebauer. MoriiZ Ielsler' NJ
Eisfed. julius strassmann. julius Strobhe' Marie
Dcutsch and Poldi Petsch.
9Th. prod!sal Daughter is going on well at the
American Theatre. having passed It's Voth per
formance Changes have been made In the cast
within "A few weeks but they have detracted NOM
ing from the merits OF the performance ana the
intention to continue the play I'LL Christmas seems
likely 10 be amply fulfilled
.The Girl ] LETT Behind Me" is to be presented
at the Harlem Opera House for six nights ana
Saturday matinee. beginning tomorrow evening III
,h. same manner that made 1t popular during its
r,, last season al the Empire Theatre. Since its
~, r.nresrntatlon here II has had "A run or over
10 nights In Chicago. The east includes "llHaih
Morris Frank Mordaunt. Miss sydney Armstrong
uvron Douglass Theodore Roberts. Thomas ober1"
lanes o. Rarrows. Miss Laura Giroy ana MISS
katherine Florence.
standard Theatre where the audiences overflow
into the standing room space at every performance
The play Is in its second year In London ana 1t i
reported to have made hit In Berlin where II
was recently produced In German. me hrSt
"wednesday matinee of "Charcy's Aunt VIII BE-
given this week
Al Palmer's Theatre ZEE" IS largely new per
formance through the novelties OF song u"hce
costume and dlsaoving views that nave pe'h IN
,erpolated within the last few weeks. IL pi'ases
as much as ever and throngs the theatre with poo
,,e Tn. lt0th performance with souvenirs, Is set
for December I. 80
The admirers Of good variety performances VIII
lac clad to note the return of Tony Pastor ana MS
own company to his own theatre to-morro" h'7"'
This is always a pleasant occurrence, ana VIII ITO
douh, meet with The usual agreeable recognition
Resides Mr. Pastor the company Includes inc
we'll remembered j. W. Kelly, known as Inc
Rolllng.Mil Man.; Frank Bush. Miss Euhce
Vance English serio-comic and character singer
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