The evening world., 1894-05-03
sELRR0OKE'S NEW OPERA.
THE Story of Tabasco" Is Along
the Usual Comic Lines.
81, Drew VIII Have Big a Fare
well Night ut Palmer's.

r,o scene of 'Tabasco,' Thomas @.
r..hrooke's new comic opera, which
ssmes to the Broadway May IA for four
ss.ots ia laid in Morocco. The Pasha
s.s a longing for highly seasoned food,
.nd his cook does his best to please him.
Is has Indifferent luck, however, until
Nv accident he runs across a strolling
nsddler. from whom he purchased a bot
,,e of tabasco sauce, with which he
tckles his masters palate at the next
meal. So charmed is the Pasha with
,h,s spicy condiment that he insists
mon having 1t on all occasions, and the
small supply which h cook had on
hand soon runs out, to the latter's dis
NAV. The displeasure of the Pasha Is
Mt once aroused. and he finally gives
orders tina. by IL o'clock on a certain
night he must have a new supply, or
,lse his chef shall pay the penalty of
heath. Wholly unable to crafty his
monarch's wish. the chef makes his es-
cape, accompanied by Capt. Marco, a
Spanish %corsair. 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 d bargain with him to deliver at
the palace that night at II o'clock sharp
q vast supply Of the coveted
They then return to the palace. and as
the hour approaches all are trembling
them. This. however, he does not do.
but at the exact moment walks in with
q huge bottle of tabasco. over which
the Pasha goes into ecstasies. and all
ends happily.
Charles Frohman has been obliged
70 again postpone his start for Europe.
He was to sail on the 9Th, but the con-
% SHnST a ste the I E@pire Theatre made Int It
impossible, for him to put on the new
play, "~Gudgeons." before the 18th. He
will see 'G~udgeons" safely launched,
and will sail for London May IL, arrlv:
ing there for the close of its theatrical
season; This has been a year of many
|triumphs for Mr.. Frohman. Never be.
fGre in this country's theatrical
able to have four big successes enjoying
long runs all at the anne time In the
|petropolis; These were John Drew. a
al the e sta nddeadfre;; The hehGSTI rI 7 Le Asanss; e.
bind Me-" at the Academy, and Sow
ing the Wind" at the Empire.
|. Dixey is back in town for final re-
hearsals before appearing Monday at
Palmer's as Adonis, the statuesque gen.
Fleman with the marble wishbone, who
WAS never born. but was quarried. He
in great FORM" remarked a racing
friend; Sound in wind and limb, per-
fectly trained, and a sure winner"
pixey is as boyish. graceful and alert as
when Adonis began its great run of 600
nights on Broadway. He says it is a
6ousce of serene satisfaction for him to
be again under the Energetic and exmber-
hnt Mr.. Rice's management. Irene Vera,
b pretty Russian vas engaged yesterday
Ps the shapely Talamea.
THE Butterflies" will have a big fare
well night at Palmer's. Many large
theatre parties VIII be on hand Sa.arasy
His fashionable friends always make
bis parting from them "a sweet SORROW
hnd this time they promise to be as
81 it as they were last year. Next sea
Son Mr.. Drew plays two long engage
ments in New York.
Maurice Barrymore and E. j., Henley
will appear as hobbies" in the Irish
teenth Street Theatre tonight. At least
|that is what somebody or other says.
Are Barrymore and Henley members of
the Supers' Union? II not, what will the
throwing a couple of mob-actors out of a
Summer snap?
Although the new series of KilyanI
living pictures In 1872" has only beer
shown for a week it is the policy &c
make frequent changes. Isis" Is n new
tableau that will be hown next Monday
In place of CLEOPATRA The West
Point cadets, 200 strong, are going to SEE
,1i92" on June IL.
The third success of the Germania
Theatre was scored on Tuesday evening
with Manager Adolf Philips new
pomedy, DR.. Parkhorst.'
The 5 AS Club will give their las
Sunday night entertainment of thu
present season at Tony Pastors Theatre
next Sunday evening. The following ar
the volunteers: Weber n Fields, Bessi,
Bonehill, Russell Brothers, James +
Hoey, Jennie O'Neil Potter. Annie Hart
George Marion, Arthur Rigby, BESSIE
Fairraten. May Bryant, the Rrunnelles
Cheo, Jessie olivier and the Lorretts.
O'Brien and Redding We're added t.
he continuous show at Keith's Monda!
10 supply the place of Hughey Dough
erty. who has been too i'll to appear
The veteran minstrel is a sufferer iron
carbuncle, and recently underwent al
operation. He Is mending rapidly, how
ever, and expects to resume work mex
week.
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