The evening world., 1893-12-19
CHANCES At THE THEATRES.
Les Huguenots F" Sung at the
Metropolitan 0pera-H House.
New ODe-Act Opera at the Irving
Place House.

Meyerbeer's five-act opera lies Hugue.
nots" was sung at the metropolitan
Opera-House last night with a splendid
cast. and 1t was certainly not the fault
OF the artists II the performance seemed
to drag. LES Huguenots" seems to be
n trifie out OF date, heavy and ungrace-
ful. and the many fine numbers 1t con-
tains do not compensate for all this. Yet
the performance was exceedingly good.
Nine. Nordica was Valentine: Nine.
Scalchi, trbano; Mime. Arnoldson, Mar
g%herita; NJ. Lasalle. San Bris; Edouard
de Reszke, Marcello. and Jean de Reszke,
Raoul. The Christmas shopping which
interferes with most of our theatres Just
now was probably also accountable for
the nan vacant seats In the Opera
House.
IRVING PLACE THEATRE.
A new one-act opera by Heinrich Zoell-
ner was produced for the first time in
this city at the Irving Place Theatre
last night. 1t was called "Mateo Fall
cone" and is described as a muslc-trag-
edy. The tragedy is scarcely interesting,
for 1t deals with the avarice OF a youth,
who shows a wounded brigand a hiding
place for a cash reward, and then betrays
the unfortunate. In order to secure his
watch. The father, indignant, shoots his
naughty son, and the mother goes into
Mysteries. The music of this curious
II will be frequently heard in this city.
After "Mateo Falcone," "IPagliacci' was
sung.
BROADWAY THEATRE.
The Strollers. otherwise known as the
Columbia College Dramatic Club, gave
"lvanhoe Up to Date at the Broadway
Theatre last night. The burlesque has
been seen before in this city. but many
new features have been added to 1t re-
The principal roles were played by Giles
A. Ta.ntor. Albert La Montague. Joseph
q. Lamb and Melvin III. Dalberg.
STAR THEATRE.
Alexander Salvlni presented his own
version of "Ruy Bias" at the Star Thea
tire last night, n played the title role
in his usual exceedingly vigorous man
ner, The play was well staged. and the
vociferous applause to the Woodworking
star. The company did fairly good work.
the actors and actresses evidently trying
to copy Mr.. Salvini's methods.
BIJOU THEATRE.
Jane" was the play at the Bijou Thea
ieamans In the title role. The engage
ment Is for one week only, n 1t is a
pity II Is not for a longer time. as the
1t. Her work is exceedingly good. and
she neglects none of the many oppor-
%tunities tina 1t offers. The supporting
company did very creditably.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
The big battle-scene Of MAINE and
Georgia made a splendid picture upon
the big stage of the Grand Opera.House
last night. There Is very little else but
this battle-scene in the war play that
from San Francisco. The role of Absa-
lom Bates was played by l.. r.. Stock
well, whose quaint and convincing humor
might be advantageously studied by
Eastern comedians.
PEOPLES THEATRE.
1.-THE Struggle of Life was the play
at the Peoples Theatre last night. This
melodrama was originally produced at
the STANDARD Theatre a few seasons
Ing role. 1t Is very conventional. but Its
scenic pictures were received with much
enthusiasm. These showed Battery Park
In Winter, the exterior OF 81. Patrick's
Cathedral and a Water street dance
hall.
COLUMBys THEATRE.
Miss Bessie Bohehill was the star. at
the Columbus Theatre, Harlem. last
or whatever she calls it-entitled Play
mates" Miss Bonehill's personality and
her clever musical sketches distract the
is fortunate. Minnie Thurgate, Sig; Bo-
relli. the Adams sisters. Seeley and West
and Charles jerome were In the cast.
NEW PARK THEATRE.
Edwin Arden. a rather picturesque
M3nng actor. appeared at the New Park
play with which he has made a great
deal OF money. 1t is a romantic drama
of the far west, and 1t has plenty of hui
man interest. MIR. Arden's part is one to
which he is able to do fun. Justice. Be
tween the acts Jim Hall and Steve
O'Donnell INDUCED in a glove encounter.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE.
William Haworth,s drama, "A Flag of
Truce" was the attraction at the Four
been touring the combination houses
rather extensively of late, for 1t caters
to the present taste for sen~sationalism.
1t showed a stone quarry with real"
giant steam drills boring their way
through blocks of real" granite.
II. r. JACOBS THEATRE.
Uncle Toms Cabin at which 1t is
the fashion nowadays to fling ,jests. was
Theatre last night. Peter jackson, the
dusky. gentleman. OF pugilistic fame,
Pp lSsy r, d the + part ppy, es p other UHsae Known Nom; aH ss
"Parson' Davies. interpreted the dual
role of the auctioneer and George Harris.
Jackson and Joseph Choynski did some
sparring.
There was an important change IN the
cast of The Princess NICOTINE at the
Casino last night. Sig. Perugini sang
the role Of Chico, which was created"
by Perry Averil, and the substitution
was decidedly. advantageous. Perugini
Is an artist whom New York hears too
~infrequently nowadays. Lillian Thur
gate. a London dancer, was another new
conner. and Digby Bell sang a new song.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
ship Ahoy' was sung yesterday at
the Union Square Theatre with Milton
Aborn. Ethel Vincent. Sadie Cushman.
Hattie Arnold, Herbert Holcombe and
others In the cast; The variety pro
gramme included Harry Seton, the
dancing spider" Burns and Donnelly.
Ward and Brown, Bessie Gilbert. Queen
Of the Cornet;" Spencer and Quigg. and
BoGert and O'Brlen, musical sons OF
Momus."
TONY PASTORS.
Tony Pastor took part in the entertain
mcnt at his own house last night and
sang as blithely as a youth OF eighteen.
The other attractions were ]. w. Kelly,
Mile. Duclerc, from the gay Partisan
Boulevards;" Hector and Lauraine, Miss
Lille Iangtrce. the pearl OF English
music halls John and Nellie Mccarthy,
Miss Phyllis Allen. Miles and Ireland,
Thomas G. and Tillie Scott and others.
EDEN MCSEE.
II the Eden Musea last nI0ht Nfartho