New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
THEATRE DOORS OPENING.
OVER TWO HUNDRED COMPANIES SAID
TO BE REHEARsING IN THE CITY.


aspiring actors are being tried" and rehearsals
are under way. II is SAID that more than two hum
dred companies rehtarsing NJ the present uhe
In the city The stages Of almost every theatre ana
available har are IN daily. Some managers IN
deed. have been obliged 10 take their stars ana
assistant ruminares'' 10 nearby towns TO ma
places prepare for the hard work OF the coming
season.
Mr. Hammersten's Columbus Theatre In one
hundred "A nd wenty-hfth-st. opened asst evening
with "Harbor Lights" given by Waiter Sanfords
stock company. Among the members oil the cast
Victory Batemnn. Miss Annie barclay ''ss
Lottle Williams Harry MAMMAL. C. d. Herman
Charles Nevns Frank Lander and several others.
The pay. which well received. VIII De continued
at the theatre for some time.
The frs, performance a. Tony Pastors Theatre
viii be given tomorrow eveninr: Among the many
attractions at this popular place OF amusement are
Weber and Fled. who will appear there Tor 'he
first time since their return from England H. y.
Gordon. who will Introduce his invention. the f'He
Xy.ophone." causing It TO pay musical seectons py
shooting It; James +. Hosy. the comedian: Mile
Kanochi. magician who will try TO catch bu..ets
In her teeth: Lew Randa. "acrobatic song ana
dance artist: O'Bren and Have, Mile. Carini.
with her trained dogs and monkeys; Harris and
Walters and Ms. Blanche Fernandez.
At .he Fifth Avenue Theatre, THE Mkado" still!
holds uniispu,ed sway. The popularity Of the beau
,,f,il music as sung by the Dun Opera Company
seams to increase as the days go by. There Is not
ony no syn 81 less Interest In the production but
the attendance at the theatre grows mighty The
Japanese girs WHO pour tea for the women VISITORS
bet wcen me acts attractive as ever TneiT
dancing pretty md clever. a new native dance
I. produced each week. The little women are not
much disturbed the course Of the war between
J,oan and China "a 'hcy firmly he'ieve that the
sp,-i, which made them graceful dancers VIII 'eai
Their brothers 10 victory
Tho roof g,riens are still crowded nightly. The
temperance Of Carmencit1 at the American Roof
Garden AFTER an absence ~ over a year from the
the stage has been welcomed by hosts Of her Cd
admirers. Every chair has been taken nightly on
the roof The Spanish dancer Will remain at the
garden this week. and will appear ia some new
dances. Among the now features are Mis- Dora
Wiley. the Maine singer; NJ Alberto 1n1 Mile
Valarln 81 Berlin. who will he seen for the first
time; John Coleman. Luckle Thurlow. in limitations
OF popular singers OF America; 3ohn Ransone. in
his Interesting and clever songs; MalGe Ens Cook
and vlnton Rertoi'ni and Edwna. tho dancer.
OF the many novels Of which Wnkle Collins was
the author mono achieved such success as the
Woman In White" The announcement Is now
made that dranatlza,!on Of thIs novel is to he
done for Mics Rose Coghan. who VII produce II
I'm New-yorh during the coming season. Tn" adap-
totion or dramntzation has been carried ont by c.
do Grimm and the production Will be under his
direction and supervision. N Tho woman IN
White Miss Coghan Will have a part well suited
10 her abilities and the adlpter promise" surprises
both in tho nature 81 cast AMI scenic possibilities
There VIII 10 n frw'r than ".cven spc'l1iteS IN
tho Madison Square Roof Garden this week.
making an entirely new bill tho Wcrtcrb"rg SIS
tors In graceful dances end @ongs, Rum 'hai"".i
and her troupe ~ t,e pckaninnios. Nnl"i"'n"
Shirley from tho Lon ION Giie'y THoa-': Hnns ana
purns IN n gr,.csquc musical stctch the paro
Rroihers acrotaic wonders. nr1""-. ~" yell
known ,ugg'er together with tho nvorit"s. I,''tic
Olson Consnelo Tor,,'aia nnl troupe. NJ ~
V,so, the CABIN sisters. who. on account ~
their success are retained mixing orc ~ 80
s,ronc~i bills OF the NJ his popular place
~ amusement, The continued success ~ th'7 'ovey
resort I. fully aies'el nv ~" l1rg" aul'n""' "hl'h
MI the Garden every evening
Horny Gnv Carleton began reh'arsals - hi' now
comedy ZEN Kettle" Yesterday. THIS is the
NAV written FOR Tim MURPHY AMI In which he
VII star this senson 4, tn s'en' ~ action j.
supposei 10 he laii IN Delaware County. In thiS
state. Mr. Murphy All SIR. carleton have Jus, re-
turned from that region. who're studies Of char
a..er and scenery made. IT," preliminary
trial Of Lem Kettle" will 10 had a. iiolrok" Mars"
and after n short tour 4 Ncw-i orT p-olnc''n VIII
be given NJ tn. Tlipu Th"n're. Mr. MmphYs sup
pcrtlng company Includes samu". !. Re'd . ar"nce
/ ,1,,av.,dcs I,hn r IrcN George Mac'm5er. james
Nurnhv R,cha-l Co,,er Dorothy sh"-roi Clara
Thorn. Lorraine prc'iv ani sliie Sir'agn'm The
company Will leave here Tor iioiyokc on August q
for further rchearsa's.
Arcr two months - careful rreparliion. Osca'
Uarnnerstcln's second series OF living pictures viii
be shown for the Hrst time A. Roster bars 10
morrow evening The large pictures Of which there
are four including "Elainc" TN" Gladiator. IN
IN. Circus" and "D'ana's chase" M Hammer
stein RAYS will create sensation as they VIII be
shown in franz. % feet wide AMI u fec' IN height
! The .a.t narnci picture will be exact reprodu"-
ton OF Hans Makarts graf work now AZ IN"
Metropolitan Museum OF Ar, In Contra Park The
small pictures ~ which there are fifteen. viii in
! cI,de The Abduction - Helena. "A studio.
"What Is Your rlcnsurs. Lady," VIII You lie
! Nine" II nder Cover. 'l0s "'roSslny me
! Stream" after the Ball" "Perrot Dressing
/ "Andromade" "On the Mississippi" Three Differ.
en-, STYLES" wine Fnn:as!c." la Lnnn." and
..Tbe Lost Chord" New imported features In the
vaudeville bill this week will be the hrst appear
! ance IN America OF Falkowsky. animal imator
/ from Ronachcr's. Vienna: Murray a9d GrovinL
| singers ana dancers and Atroy jugglcr TIL"
principal features retained Will be Nile. Marguerite
| caicedo and the Iars-Lnrsen family. Tc-ngh, on
/ the roof garden a Sunday concert vii. b. given
/ When The Rauble shop is produced AT the EN-
pre Theatre September H. J. H. DodS>n
formerly OF the Kendall company, will play the part
/ q, Matthew Keber. which Is said to be n strongly
drawn character. This will be NJ. Dodsons first
anpearnnce nj the Empire Theatre Miss Agnes
Mi.er OF tho Empire Theatre stock company. WI.
MAY the part OF Gussic. the "Malden-np-to-date.
N,s, Este DE Vote will appear as Lady Kate
Enenne.: Miss Maude Adams vii. paw sym
pathc,ic part. that Of a toy makers daughter.
All is hustle and activity At the Garden Theatre
for the rcopenng Of Rice's 1877 next Saturday
/ night There are thousands OF people who have not
seen Barnet e. Pnuegcrs buresaue and there are
! ,hous,na. who will want to see II again, with its
/ nov. attractions. There Will he entirely new
/ Costumes and scenery. and A realistic ship scene
The DAILY Hints from Paris" viii foreshadow the
lc,cst novelties In fall gowns. The Misses Theresa
Vaughn. Yo:ande Wallace, Mabel Clark and Edward
/ r,,o, Walter Jones. Richard Harlow. John
| po,chcv Walton and Slavin. H. II Kecfe and all
the old favorites will be seen again In their familiar
! rn,.s There will be much brightness and novelty
In the specialtics and the music is to he directed
NV Gnstave Kerker Kilnnyfs living pictures the
originals here and In Europe WIN De reinforced oy
au .xample. The postponed ioth performance