New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06
THE DULL SEASON ENDING.
CHANGES AT THE THEATRES AND NEW AT
FRACTIONS


and in the following weeks most OF the theaeres
will begin their regular fall season. only three
theatres were open last week. The roof gardens
have been well attended.
1t has been the custom at the Casino roof gar
den to devote one of the midsummer weeks 10
series of festival nights" when special features
are introduced and request programmes are given
For this week Rudolph Aronson has taken iroiii
the musical programmes of former seasons ''e
best selections, which will be performed by the
regular Casino orchestra and by the South INmeri-
can Students. Professor De Bessel will remain
another week and reproduce in clay likenesses Oh
prominent people Miss Annie Suits Will sing sew
eral songs and dance her serpentine dance. Will
lam r. Edison will perform musical selectiohs ."
mammoth concertnas and accordions; MISS
Capitoa Forrest will give her dancing speciaity,
and O'Brien and Buckley will appear in musical
comedy act Miss Eunice Vance will be at the
Casino again this week. The full orchestral score
OF The Rainmaker Of Syria has been completed,
and this week it will be performed by a selected
orchestra conducted by Gustave Kerker' MISS
Katherine Germaine, Miss Kate Davis. MISS fahny
Ward, Miss Florence Bell. Miss Nina harrington
Miss Sophie Holtz. Mark Smith, Harry DaVeh-
port, Charles Hopper Edwin Hye. James rurey
and Charles Collins are among the members OF
the company already engaged. The opera VIII be
given September %
At the Madison Square Roof Garden this week
II. S. Carey will exhibit realistic produc'ioh
called The Worlds Fair" Mr.. CAREY gives
view of the Fair as it appeared on the OPEN
ing night. This attraction will not be part OF 'he
stage performance but will be in the east emo Oh
the Garden. Ely and Meyer, in their buriesque Vi
the Summer Man." will be an addition 10 the
programme now offered the roof MISS Elsie
Adar will dance twice in the evening, at ana
II o'clock In her graceful dance The Froic Among
the Pansies" Miss Kate Davis. Lawlor. Miss
Katie Rooney, the Julians, Kara, Lawton, Ran
dali and Ossman and Glynn Will complete 'he
programme for the week.
The Prodigal Daughter" |. close to It's one
hundrcdth night at the American Theatre. 1t be-
gins its twelfth week there tomorrow night
This play with its horse race. has had crowded
houses all the summer. The American Roof Car
den Will have Miss George Parker for one OF It's
star features this week. Miss Parker has been
in Europe for the last five years, and she VIII
no doubt receive a hearty welcome home she
has five new songs which will be heard at the
roof garden this week. Ross and Fenton. the
travesty couple, and two Japanese broadsword eX-
perts. a man and a woman. will appear TINS week.
The Frantz family, acrobats, remain at the Amer
can as do also Lady Manse, the Two Bos-
tons" the Misses Befrey, Miss Lilly Landoh. MISS
Elvira the juggler; Miss Anpa and her trained
pugs and Prince Mgnon in his imitation OF Johh
Kernel.
The last week and the G5Oth performance OF
Iioyt's "A Trip to Chinatown VIII begin TO-
morrow night. Elaborate preparations have beei
made to celebrate the anniversary. The souVeh"
will be an unusually handsome and useful bronze
nkstand. week from Monday night Inc Ne"
South" play depicting the present conditions IN
the social and political life of the South, VIII De-
gin a five weeks engagement at the theatre. Inc
principal actors Joseph r. Grismer ana MISS
Phoebe Davis who made their first appearance
in this city last winter at the broadway lheaue'
Panjandrum a" tomorrow evening VIII ceiepra'e
another stage in its prosperous career The per-
hat
present engagement in this city, and souvenir
is promised those who attend. Mr. Hopper manager
has kept the public guessing as TO just what IL Is
10 be- and has been busy himself getting ready
for the occurrence. Tomorrow evening Is the OPEN
ing OF Panjandrums" fourteenth consecutive
yoek The attendance at the Broadway has been
excellent all summer The audiences have been al
most as large as those in the winter.
\ revival OF Lecocq's opera. La File DC Madame
Angot' condensed into act by Frederic Solo
mon will be given ut Roster Il Bials concert nan
to-morrow night. The boxing kangaroo has been
such , success that the engagement has been ex-
,cndcd till the close of the season. Dufour and
Hartley the dancers will introduce several new
spocalties in their act. Miss Lotte Collard' whose
dancing Is one of the features OF the programme,
will appear again this week. Charles haydn the
mimic will show several faces in his minia-
ture theatre and the Boran Brothers. acrooats
and tumbers. will be seen again. Active srepara-
,ions are being made for the opening OF Roster &
pars new place in West Thirty-fourth-st. for
merly known as Hammersteins Manhattan opera
House The opening night will be August 70.
Eldorado has an interesting feature as part OF
the reconstructed king Solomon for 'his week
4 Young woman Lizzie Vaidis. formerly Of the
vaidis SISTERS climbs to the top OF an eghty-foot
,o,ver and dives into n net below. The other new
features Of the entertainment seem TO nave MT the
popular fancy. as the attendance last week was
much larger than In any week since the season
hegon "![ing solomon will be given tonight, ana
vaudeville show and band concert are announced
for this afternoon. go
Tomorrow night the Lyceum Theatre opens with
T. II sothern who will then begin his seventh
season Captain Lettarbair' will be presented
for the fret three weeks Of Mr.. Sotherns engage
ment. Following Captain Lettarblair." Mr.
sothern will appear in his play entitled "Sheri-
dan. or The Maid OF Bath" This play is based
unon the life and times of Richard Brinsley Sheri-
dan There are two new persons in Mr. Sotherns
comnanv this year-Frederc Congre, who takes
the part OF Percival Pintney In Captain Lettar-
blair" and Miss Kate Pattison-Scten. who plays
| ne part of Hyacnth Mcssiter in Captain Lettar-
blair"
The Lions Mouth" with which Frederick warde
and Louis James will open their second joint
starring season at the Star Theatre September II.
IL laid in Venice In the latter part or the sixteenth
century Its plot deals with usurping Doge,
malignant nquisitor named Angelo-formerly chief
of the Benedetti-and the efforts of Paul oil No
yarro the lawful Doge. to Venice from the
tyranny OF the usurpcr. Paul. who is known In !
Venice as Rinado, falls in love with and secretly
marries Iinora, the daughter of the usurper. To |
save Paul from the exposition of this secret by |
Angelo I.nora Is induced to place her husbands
name in the Lions Mouth. receptacle Of stone
of that shape. for public denunciaton. Paul stimuli
taneously denounces Angelo Francesca. the
chief of the Benedett. The people revolt and pro-
claim Paul Doge OF Venice. Mr. Warde will be
Paul and Mr. James will be the Angelo.
Liberty Halr' is being rehearsed at the
Empire Theatre. 1t is simple domestic story
There are two sets OF lovers in the piece and these
will be played by Henry Miller Miss Viola Allen
cyril Scott and Miss Agnes Miller. Miss Miller's
part will be of the same style the character OF