The evening world., 1894-05-23
A SEASON OF SUMMER OPERA.
1t Will Be Grand Opera, Too, at
the Grand OPERA House.
Leonard Boyne's Suggestive Visitor
Gossip OF the Theatres.

A brief Summer season of English
grand opera will be given at the Grand
Opera-House. commencing jun T. Nine.
Tavary has been engaged. and Sig.
Francesca Auric Tehor. from the Royal
Opera in Milan. will make his de-
but on the opening night. Mile. Sigrid
Wolf, from the Grand opera in Stock
holm, will give us a Carmen; Sig. A.
Bielletto, from the Royal Opera. Milan.
will also be heard, and the well-known
tenor. Payne Clark. will sing In his best
operas. Miss Charlotte Walker. MIR. A.
Blum and Mr.. Gustav Holm and Miss
Wichmann are we'll known to us from
the Metropolitan Opera-House. Among
the other artists are Miss Amelia Har-
rison. from the Royal Opera-House. Mu-
mich; Miss Mary SEVERN, from the
Grand Opera in Berlin. n Miss Louisa
Tooker. The repertoire will include
Faust" III T~rovatore." Bohemian
Girl" Martha" Carmen Fra Dia-
volo." ''Cavalleria Rusticana." I'll Pagli-
acci." "Huguenotte's Rigoletto." 1.-The
Lady in White and others. The man
agement Is in the hands of Mr.. William
Rosenbach. A chorus of sixty has been
selected, and Mr.. Max Gabriel will have
charge OF the orchestra.
Leonard Boyne, who. with Julia Arthur
Is starring In Sister Mary at the Amer.
lean Theatre, had an amusing experience
last night. He was making up to go or
for his tipsy scene in the first act wher
the Cerberds of the back door handed
b bl@ 4 in d'FI esd ea pehci On . Thtss w s. c sSreS'
General of the C~ommonweal Army. VII
not detain you a moment" Although
Mr.. Boyne was very, busy, curiosity over
came prudence and the visitor was shown
In. He looked decidedly more like {
high Tor low private than a General. ant
the actors suspicious were aroused.
Il wanted to make a suggestion sale
the individual after a preliminary cough
II saw Sister Mary last night and
liked it, but 1t didn't go far enough. II
, the wrongs of the poor there is a splen
did chance to discuss the labor problem
! was SO sure You. would agree, with m.
t andf l wi hhve ebs s9ti be S down th The dialogue noW de-
cidedly nervous Boyne twelve pages o
! closely written lead = pencil manuscript
The actor took it, and after, appearin,
| to glance over It. gave it back with tn,
remark that It as too late in the seaso,
for him to make any changes in Messrs
Barrett & scott's dialogue, but that /
might try 1t II the gentleman would ap
pear Ia a detachment OF his army II,
{, lend color to the scene"
"Ill be around" said the bogus Coxey
land II you put my work In your pla,
! it'll run the season out in New York:
l And with that he staggered out, Will
Mr.. Boyne sprinted on. barely in tim
for his cue.
: The little theatre at Twenty : mint
street and broadway, formerly the HON
/ Of the San Francisco Minstrels, but la
terly known as Herrmann's Theatre. an
v which since Birch & Backus occupied
: has been known as a Jonah" house
has probably had Its last audience. Herr
yesterday to W. Jennings Demarest. WI
: will erect a large office building on I'll
S priee H fer 9he Tease st is i TSi!; IS fo' the a f Sr,
theatre. for which he paid $1,000 a yes
rent.
ne s0S SIsesss ya SSs" F hsn IT in As r.
AlsssSy c Frank M }Ssafon the a a%Fns
man and Frank Moran have played, i
r the Keith h9nsesi a 7 u nov the w m1i
Sweatnam. has signed for the all-day
y and-evening show. He will open Ma
: 2s, at Keith's new Boston house. an
Sweatnam has been the feature of eth
It City Directory" during the past sef
= son. and Is, perhaps the cleverest moi
ologuist of this Era.
Terrace Garden and Lexington Oper1
House which, up to the present, has bee
q the rendezvous of amusement for II
better class of Germans of this cit
Is VILE house on Monday, June 4. when Il
doors will be opened for the Summer SCI
g SON.. The programme for the .openir
is week will be headed by Dorothy Daffro
W the peerless dancer who lately appeart
ut in 1892 at the Garden Theatre ar
created such a hit.
- Henry Miller's big hit In "Gudgeons
numbers to the Empire Theatre, who.
l season ends Saturday night. Mr.. Miller
- acting in the role of the polished El
glish swindler. has caused more ia
in New York for many years. 1t is
wonderful and a charming piece
work.
song, SLY Old Time" in robin HOOD
a. at the Harlem Opera-House this wee
r The words and music are by Richal
80 Stockton.
a n. B.. Curtis. like the society woma
re in Saratoga who has 800 dresses ar
"a never wears one of them the secor
4. tine during the season' has a vast nur
one OF their in "Sam'l of Posen' b
Id once. The vests are unique in pate
IN and cut. and add much to his make,
s. as the drummer.
ut
C~allender's original Georgia Minstrel
ne sixty-two in number, begin an engag
20 ment of one week at the Fourteen
m Street Theatre Monday night, presentii
he an attractive programme of old-t!me al
" modern mingtreisy.
err --
no Al~.