New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19
NOT MANY CHANGES.
MOST OF THE THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS
THE SAME AS LAST WEEK.

The stock company OF the Lyceum 1heatre mas
returned from its halfyear's wanderngs 1t mani
tested itself indeed last week. within the limits or
the city, not TO say it's geographical centre
Tomorrow night the home theatre Will be reopened
and the home company will present for the frst
time new play called "The American Duchess
Miss Georgia Cayvan will be seen as the Duchess OK
Hoderness and Mr.. Kelley the Duke Of Holder
ness This duchy has also a dowager duchess. 10
be played by Mrs. Thomas Whiffen and Miss Ka'h-
crime Florence, a member Of the company. VIII
enact her daughter Lady Sylvia. W. j. lie Mo!ne
will be Lord Atherly and Fritz Williams Lord
Dandy. Other characters, with and without uHes
will be impersonated BY Eugene Ormonde. Chares
Walcot. E. J. Radcliffe W. Whittlesey. Robert
Weed. Morris Clyde. Ernest Tarleton. Howard MOT
gan. A. Dunton and Miss Bessie Tyree.
Beckett" has proved attractive at Abbey
Theatre that It. has been decided to continue IL lot
another week. The added opportunities to see Mr.
Irving as the Archbishop and Miss Terry as Rosa
mund will be welcomed by many who have been
unable to improve those already given. On Satur-
day night Mr.. Irving will repeat Louis III
Tomorrow evening Sol Smith Russell begins the
last week Of his engagement at Days iheare
april Weather will be continued at every per-
formance Mr.. Russelrs impersonaton OF the i'm
pecunious artist wins for him frequent curtain calls
nightly. On November %. In New-Haven Mr. Rus
sell is to begin brief tour of New-Engand, after
which he will fill engagements in the West
Joseph jefferson will play RIP Van Wrinkle at
the Star Theatre for only one week more The
engagement has been exceedingly prosperous one
and the advance sale for the coming week indicates
that It's end will not be less so.
The managers of the Empire Theatre say with
the appearance of candor that THE Councillors
Wife" is much more popular than they expected 1t
would be- They hoped for something. but not Tor
so much. Jerome X. Jerome has sent cable dis
patch expressing his qualification at the success OF
the play here.
The successful run OF Francis Wilson's production
Of "Erminc" continues at the Broadway Theatre
where the opera will enter upon its eighth week
tomorrow night.
"Charley's Aunt goes without incident at the
Standard Theatre. Large audiences keep coming.
the farce amuses them much as anything could
possibly be expected to and they so away in the
best OF spirits
This is the final week Of De Koven's opera. THE
Algerian" at the Garden Theatre. On Novembe. q
the opera will be moved Days. The fftieth per-
Torrance will be given at the Garden Theatre to-
morrow evening.
No message to the contrary arriving from the
American Theatre. 1t Is to be assumed that THE
Prodgal Daughter will so for a time longer,
that the horses will still leap the hurdles and the
water. and that the audiences will be as large
they always have been.
The Lputians return to this city tomorrow for a
farewell engagement. which will take place at Ham
mers.en's Harlem Opera House. This will be their
last appearance in New-Yorll before they start
their long Western trip They will preser: "A Trip
Mars with which they have for the last two
weeks crowded the fremont Theatre, in Boston.
Miss Selma Goener will alternate with Miss Bertha
Jaeger in the principal womans part. while Mr..
Ebert will be as funny the son Of a
brewer, and Mr. Adolf link will find admirers as
the detective.
Mr.. Hanley says that the crowds which nightly
visit Harrigan's Theatre to witness Edward Har-
rigan's latest effort The Wooen Stocking" show
without a question that this merry and original
to iata al Nosb Nv Harripnu
has done in the past surpasses the present produc
ton in the well-balanced distribution Of characters
among his clever company.
The Casino will be reopened and rededcated to-
morrow night with opera produced for the first
time on any stage and with the return of Miss
Lillian Russell to the of her former trumphs.
The opera is called Princess Nicotine" The
scenery is by Richard Marson. Harley Merry and
D. Frank Dodge. The production has been under
the direction OF Richard Barker. well known
master among stage directors. Sgnor Francioli
formerly Of the Metropolitan Opera House. is ballet
master
Preparations going to keep "Shore Acres
before the people of New-York much possible
this II will stay at the Fifth Avenue The
atre. where it is now. till the CoGhans come and
week Of their time has been relinquished TO IL,
The play will be lodged in some other Broadway
theatre while the Coghans stay. and will then be
brought back TO the Fifth Avenue for much time
other engagements will permit.
James O'Neill will be at the Grand Opera House
all this week, with his well-lnown Play, Monte
Crsto" and his well-known Improvisation OF the
hero Of 1t. He has tried things from time to
time. but those who admire him most Ike to see
him best In this. and they TO receive notice
that they may be gratifod again.
The war play. maine and Georgia. which has
Just begun an engagement at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre. shows decided elements of popularity. i;
has pleased the audiences that have seen 1t thus
far. and it will doubtless gain in popularity Il.
becomes better known
While rehearsng Iolanthe in Julian Edwards's
opera, King Rene's Daughter Miss Eleanorc
Mayo caugh, cold that has affected her voice
vcrey but temporarily. AS her appearance in tina.
opera will be her debut the operate stage. J. c.
Duff and J. VI. Hill decided to postpone the first
production of the piece, which to take place
at Hcrrmanns last night until Tuesday when 1t
will be sung before philemon and Baucis"
Miss Nina Schilling will hereafter alternate with
Miss Morgan in the part of Baucis.
Eight Bells Is promised at the Columbus Thea
tire this week. 1t Is clever acrobatic farce ard
has proved decidedly pleasing whenever 1t has been
in NewYork before.
Evans and Iioey who have long been popular in
this city. begin four weeks engagement. at the
Bjou Theatre tomorrow evening. appearing in
"A Parlor Match which Is this full of
specaltes. songs dances etc. Mr.. Evans Will
again be seen as /. McCorker. the book agen;. and
Mr.. Hoey odd Hoss" The latter will be heard
In two comic songs called 1.-The Monte Carlo
Boys" and They All Take After Me-" which
said to be funny.
Heinrich Conried, manager of the Irving Place
Theatre. has received a dispatch from Richard
NOrdmann, author of Fallen Angels" in which he
expresses his thanks for the production Of his play
Fallen Angels Will remain the stage all this
week. with Saturday matinee The Ferenczy Comic
Opera Company, which is under contract TO appear
at the Irving Place Theatre has taken passage for
this port on the Columbia. OF the Hamburg Amer
are the same who appeared here last season, with
the addition Of Marie Delmar Laura Felser and
Ernst Monti. The first performance will take place
on Monday. December 4.
There can be no doubt OF the popuaritv of "Olaf"
at Niblos. Big the playhouse Is, there has
been night when crowds did not iii 1t throughout.
"Olaf' will continue indefinitely
The business OF '1432' at Palmer's continues to
be good. There Is new performer, John II. Keefe,
who comes in the Madison Square scene as n
countryman and sings some songs. There is a large
demand for seats for the Thankspiyinr nerfnrna-