The evening world., 1893-09-23
1Va THEATRES next week.
1.-THE Rairmaker of Syria" al
the Casino.
f1crrmnnn's to Reopen with Birs.
Gen. Tom Thumb.

The Rainmakers of Syria" n new
comic opera by sydney Resented and
Rudolph Aronson. will be presented for
the first time in this city at the Casino
Monday night. The cast includes Mark
Smith. Horny Davenport, Charles Hop
per, Kate Davis, Fannie Ward, Nina
Harrington, Florence Bell, George Den
min. Sophie Holt and Bertha Ricci
Miss Florence Franton has been "spe-
cially engaged to do a Syrian dance at
the opening Of the second act. This
dance Is followed by an Oriental march.
executed by the feminine chorus.
Herrmann's Theatre will open for the
season Monday night with Mrs Gen.
Tom Thumb, her little folks and Eu-
ropean specialists. A musical comedy
will be given in which Mrs. Tom Thumb
and the Count and Baron Magri will
take part. The carriage presented by
Queen Victoria in 1865 to Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Thumb will be on exhibition in the
lobby.
At Palmer's Theatre "1i92' Is doing as
we'll as ever, and its colossal business
IS causing much distress to managers OF
the Legitimate" John Peachey now
plays the part OF Columbus-that
created by Mark Smith-and does very
well indeed With il. The four come
dams. Favor, Jones. Walton and Slavin,
are preparing a new whimsicality fol-
the coming week.
Lotus James and Frederick Warde vii
devote themselves TO Shakespeariar
drama at the star Theatre next week
They will produce Julius Caesar" Mon
DAY Tuesday and Wedne n y.o, piSht'
Tor the rest of the week, In Julius
Caesar" Frederick Warde will be Mare
Antony and Lotus James Brutis; in thu
latter James will be Othello and Ward'
lago. .
De Wolf Hopper, Della Fox; Grae,
Golden, Marian Singer, Samuel Reed
company now at the Broadway Theatre
next Saturday. might. They open II
tire will then be given up to Francis
"Erminie."
tire, and i the house was larger than i
Is it would be readily filled. The attrac
ti,ns for next week will include Ens
Rsr,told Hsvron the x eGr,"rti ,pa n,v Mq Eom,
~kurlously komical Koons;' FlorenG'
Suits, De Bohin Brothers and Gillette
Claxton. Ward and Lynch. and man!
Liberty Hail. will remain at tn
b, Empire Theatre until the end of October
and not until the middle Of November
as has been announced. Its successo
will be THE Younger SON. interprete,
by Charles Frohman,s stock company
9TH Younger Son" in its turn, will b
succeeded by 1.-The Counsellor's Wife,
which was crowdcd out of the prelim
mary season. and then will come Osca
Wilde's new comedy.
The Other MAN. will end its caree
at the Garden Theatre Oct. Z. There 1
much In the piece to laugh at, but Ne,
Workers have had so many farces @
late that they lave become a trife fas
tidious and hypercritical. THE Oths
Man" is now being done in England ur
der the title of 1.-The Other Fellow" l
France 1t has already enjoyed a run {
nearly four hundred performances.
When Jane" leaves the Standar
Theatre, "Charley's Aunt" the lates
English success, will succeed it. w
have heard so much about "Charley'
Aunt that the prospect Of seeing III
farce will make the parting wit
%"lane" less agonizing. Jane" will b
played for the last time in this cit
next Saturday night, and then Johnston
Bennett goes to Paris.
"A Brass Monkey" Charles II. Hoyt
that Is to say, Mr.. Hoyt's-farce-con
edy, begins a weeks engagement at III
Columbus Theatre Monday night.
the cast will be George +. Marion, Hug
j. Ward, Edgar Halstcad, Barney Rile.
Charles j. Clark. Frank Bemish. Robe