The evening world., 1894-05-03
SEABROOKE'S new OPERA.
The Story of Tabasco" Is Along
the Usual Comic Lines.
John Drew VIII Have a Big Fare
well Night at Palmer's.

The scene of ~"Tabasco,' Thomas Q.
Seabrooke's new comic opera. which
comes to the Broadway May "A for four
weeks, Is laid in Morocco. The Pasha
has "A longing for highly seasoned food,
and his cook does his best to please him.
He has Indifferent luck, however, until
by accident he runs across a strolling
pcddler, from whom he purchased "A bot
tie of tabasco sauce, with which he
tickles his masters palate at the next
meal. So charmed is the Pasha with
this spicy condiment that he insists
| upon having IL on all occasions, and the
small supply which the cook had on
hand soon runs out. to the latter's dis
may. The displeasure of the Pasha Is
at once aroused. and he finally gives
orders that by II o'clock on a certain
night he must have a new supply. or
else his chef shall pay the penalty OF
death. Wholly unable to gratify his
monarch's wish. the chef makes his es-
cape, accompanied by Capt. Marco. a
Spanish C%orsair, andt he sweethearts of
both. In their wanderings they acct
dentally run across the same peddler
from whom the first supply of tabasco
had been received. and they at once
make a bargain with him to deliver at
the palace that night at II o'clock sharp
a EuSt supply VI the fDNtttu Sdutt.
They then return to the palace, and as
the hour approaches all are trembling
with fear lest the peddler shall fail
them. This, however, he does not do,
but at the exact moment walks in with
a huge bottle of tabasco, over which
the, lasha goes into ccstasies, and all
ends happily.
to again postpone his start for Europe.
He was to sail on the 9TH, but the con-
tinurd, great success Of Sowing. the
Wind at the Empire Theatre made it
impossible for him to put on the new
play, "Gudgeons," before the 18th. He
Will see "G~udgeons' safely launched,
ing there for the close of its theatrical
season, This has been "A year of many
trinmphs for Mr., Frohman. Never be;
h iGrt in ba this one %count r., sa rt theatFi ssn
able to have four big successes enjoying
long runs all. at the same time in the
metropolis; These were John Drew, at
at the Standard; The Girl Left Be
hind Me- at the Academy. and Sow
ing the Wind" at he Empire.
Dixey is back in own for final re-
nearsilS before appearing Monday at
nalmcr's as Adonis. the statuesque gen
tleman with the marble w%ishbone, who
Vas W Ir never born H. hMt was auarried; "he
irie'nd; Sound id'' in wind fH''a and limb a raf pers
fectly trained. and a sure winner
DiXcy is AS boyish, graceful and alert as
when Adonis began its great run of 6oC
source of serene satisfaction for him Ia
be again under the energetic and eXuber-
ant Mr.. Rice,s management. Irene Vera
n pretty Russian was engaged yesterday
as the shapely Talamea.
Although the new series Of Kilyani
living pictures in 1872" has only beer
shown for a week 1t is he policy te
tableau that will he shown next Monday
i'm place of cleopatra" The Yves,
Point cadets. 200 strong, are going to SEE
'l492" on June l..
:. wei" 1.-The oI n9tte # fn, wilI have M q big fare fars
theatre parties will be on hand Satufda:
evening to give John Drew a send OF
His fashionable friends always max.
$ his parting from them IA sweet SORROW
and this time they promise TO be a.
n numerous and enthusiastic in the doini
of it as they were last year, Next sea
son Mr.. Drew plays two long engage
3 ments in New York.
. Maurice Barrymore and r. j. Henle
t will appear as "bobbies" In the Iris
drama, Rory of the HILL" at the Four
. teenth Street Theatre tonight. At leas
I that is what somebody or other says
e Are barrymore and Henley members q
the Supers' Union? If not. what will tn
a Union say about a pair of leading me
r throwing a couple of mob-actors out of
/ Summer snap?
The third success Of the Germani
Theatre was scored on Tuesday evenin
i with Manager Adolf Philips neN
y comedy. "Dr. Parkhorst.'
/" The 5 AS Club will give their las
a Sunday night entertainment of tn
N present season at Tony Pastors Theatr
next Sunday evening. The following ar
the volunteers: Weber and Fields, Bessi
Ronehill. Russell Brothers, James j
Hocy. Jennie O'Neil Potter, Annie Har'
George Marion, Arthur Rigby, Bessi
Fairraten, May Bryant, the Rrunnelle:
Theo, Jessie olivier and the Lorretts.
=, O'Rrien and Redding We're added I
70 the continuous show at keith's Monda
" to supply the place of Hughey Dough
erty, who has been too i'll to appeal
70 The veteran minstrel is a sufferer froi
carbuncle, and recently underwent a
n operation. He is mending rapidly, how
ever, and expects to resume work neg
week.
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