The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-06
OUR THEATRES NEXT WEEK.
Hoyt's to Open with IA Milk
White Flag"
Melba's Concert Season to Begin
Wednesday,.

Hoyts Theatre-the name by which
the Madison Square will be kown in flu
ture-will be opened for the season
Monday night with Hoyt's latest play,
"A MIX White Flag" that has had long
runs in Boston and Chicago In =" A
Milk White Flag MIR. Hoyt's intention
is to satirize the citizen soldiery, and
he has based his story upon the rivalry
existing between two military compa-
MES in the same town. The cast will
include Miss Isabelle Coe, Charles Stan
ley. r. A. Roberts. Lloyd Wilson, Ar
thur Pacie Frank j. keenan,, Frank
Baldwin, Frank Lawton and Sam Wes-
ton. Mr.. Hoyt has written the verses
of several songs that will be introduced,
and Mr.. Percy Gaunt has composed for
them music as original as he dared TO
maxi it.
The Melba Concert Company will be
gin Its season at the Metropolitan
Opera-House Wednesday night. and the
box-office for the sale of seats will open
Monday morning. Nine. Melba will be
assisted by Nine. Sofia Scalchi. NJ. Man
giere and NJ. Plancon. Sig. Bevignani
of Faust" with Mel5a as Marguerite,
will be a feature of Wednesday night 5
programme.
"Humpty Dumpty" IS doing remarka-
bly, we'll at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
and the clever Liliputians have made as
good an impression uptown as down
town. Kaleb, the giant, is more of a
curiosity than ever since the MeSsrS.
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audience to show that there is posi-
lively no deception. The fiftieth per;
Torrance Of "Humpty Dumpty" will
The Merry Wives of Windsor" with
William II. Crane as Sir John Falstaff,
remains at the Star Theatre for two
weeks longer. 1t viii be succeeded by q
Paul Potter, entitled THE Pacific Mail. 4"
Cranes friends have fiocked to the
Star to see the favorte comedian as
play is staged very sumptuously, and
no expense has been spared.
THE Bauble Shop" will be kept at
| house. 1t is the best play he has pre-
sented so far, and 1t would be success
full even without Mr.. Drew, which was
he appeared, "The Butterflies" Drew S
earnest work as Lord Clivebrooks has
widened his dramatic possibilities His
Belasco and Fyle's .melodrama. THE
Girl /. Left Behind Me-" goes to the
Peoples Theatre next week, after a very
profitable fortnight in Harlem. Miss
Kate Kernion,. the heroine. and the
cast is good throughout. The patrons
OF the Peoples will appreciate this
stirring play, which does, not depend
upon railroad collisions and flre-engines
for success.
Charles Frohman has abandoned his
plans of presenting "Gigolette" at the
Academy of Music this season. "Shen-
andoah" will remain there, for its re-
vival has succeeded far beyond mana
gerial expectation. The second Of the
given at this house tomorrow night by
| Gilmores Twenty-second Regiment
Band. The solosts will be Mile. Mar
celia Lindh. soprano, and w. +. Towns,
Palmer's Theatre will be closed next
week. and Miss Olga Nethersole will be-
| gin her American engagement at that
house Monday, Oct. Is. She will pre-
sent THE Transgressor, in which she
| made such hit IN London. The com
pany engaged to support Miss Neither
sole, will include Wilton Lackaye, E. NJ.
Harry Holiday, Miss Ida Conquest, Miss
Fannie Jackson and Mrs. d. =. Bowers.
The long, run of 1882 at, the Garden
day night. On Friday night the four
hundred and fiftieth performance will
be celebrated by the distribution Of
souvenirs in the shape of hr9nSechilted
"1492" will be Little Christopher Column
bus" in which Helen Bertram, Yolande
Wallace, Nettie Lyford, John w. VIII
son, Harry Macdonongh and others will
Little Miss Della Fox will remain for
three weeks longer at the Casino with
The Little Trooper, Miss Fox Is TO
Jefferson De Angels will add new verses