The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
OUR THEATRES NEXT WEEK.
De Wolf Hopper in dr. synta1 "
at the Broadway.
John l.. Sullivan in a New Play
at Jacobs.

De Wolf Hopper will open his season
at the Broadway Theatre Monday night
In comic opera written and composed
by J. Cheever Goodwin and Woolson
Morse, entitled "Dr. Syntax." 1t has
been presented during the past week at
the Academy of Music. Montreal, so
that the first metropolitan performance
will undoubtedly be an effective one
The comic opera is in two acts and six
scenes, and they are laid In America
A radical change is said to have been
made from the style Of entertainment
hitherto presented by Hopper Hopper
will play the part OF Dr. Syntax. and
the other roles will be intrusted to Cyril
Scott. Alfred Klein, Edmund Stanley,
Thomas ID. Guise. Louis Schrader, Alice
Hosmer, Edna Wallace Hopper. Bertha
Waltzinger. Jennie Goldthwaite. Lillian
Relma, Louise Campbell and Leonie
Dueth.
At Days Theatre "A Night on" has
been doing extremely well during the
past week. The public seemed glad to
have Days Theatre open once more.
and the farce presented has always
been a favorite. Dixey does good work
uS d ldT'lfdl IHtdtlltdl HldHdktI,
James Lewis and Mrs Gilbert are as
entertaining as ever. Percy Haswell,
Catherine Lewis and Frank Carlyle are
well cast. and the performance moves
along with admiral BILE smoothneSs.
"Charley's Aunt has not been neg
lected during the past week at the EN-
plre Theatre. The farce eft the city
has been warmly welcomed. The cast
! il as good as ever, and all the fun that
can possibly be made is given to the
public. In the mean time John Drew and
his company are vigorously rehearsing
Henry Arthur Jones's play, The Bauble
shop which is to succeed "Charley' s
Aunt"
"The Cross Roads of Life" will begin
the second and last week at the Star
Theatre Monday night, A few changes
have been made since the opening night,
better than 1t did. 1t could easily be
altered so that its improbabilitles would
appear less glaring. There will be a
! special Labor Day matinee Monday. The
Star by "Rosedale."
The attractions at Roster & Bal $
Concert Hall next week will be Mile.
Ria!to. the East Indian fire-dancer;
Oscar Hammerste!n's second series Of
Living Pictures the Lars Larsen family
OF Danish acrobats; Caicedo, king of
the wire; Fialkowsky, the mimic and
animal imitator; Troja, the serio-comic,
and Mile. Marguerite. the contortionist.
There will be roof-garden concert to-
Walter Santord's stock company will
sanford's Theatre. Niblo's Garden,
Monday afternoon. and the play VIII be
been well received at the American and
Columbus Theatres. In the cast will be
Victory Bateman. Annie Barclay, Lottie
Williams. Nellie Markell. Fanny Den
"a Rnlsa Harry Maiphall Charles ID
Herman. CRIPPLE Palmont. Frank Lander
and others.
John l.. sullivan viii present for, the
True American" at ii. r. Jacobs Thea
ire next week, The play" remarks its
fervld agent, IS said to be, replete with
which is the ,fstic encounter in the last
act when John L.. in fun fighting cos
tune, INDUCES in few pugilistic exam
pies OF what he can do with his mighty
arms and powerful fists
Coon Hollow has made a success of
the Fourteenth Street Theatre, and II
quite deserves 1t. Its characters are
human T scene d e ,s are NOT enrd
admirable. Miss Floy Crowell, as the
adventuress Miss Louise Hamilton as
the souhrette; Miss Louise Arnot and
Lester Lonergan cover themselves with
glory. Miss Hamiltons dance in the
third act is worth seeing.
Miss Fanny Rec enters upon the sec
Theatre tonight. Several new special
lies will be introduced Monday. Miss
Rice will sing new comic ballad
called My Drummer" and one or two
gives her plenty Of opportunities and
she clamors for them. Charles Coote
gives a very good perfo marce, and Miss
Rose p Rsautet is very majestic.
Weeks ensasement at the American
Theatre Monday niGht, In his old play.
"Hentleman Jack. II will be presented
reproduction OF the finish OF the Corbett-
sullivan contest In NV Orleans will II
Is thought be ec'.vei with much favor,
Tor II Will be given exactly as II was
seen at the Drury Lane Theatre, Lon
don.
The Casino Roof Garden. the first to
elm. viii be the last % close. There
next week, and III features thereof viii
be Nile; Lamar, Hodges and Larchmere,
l ;6st Sa'Hss Irene RICE; Estsle N;
Marie, Lawrence, Davis and Jerome,
Daniel narisich and Ella Caldwell.
Al the Garden Theatre 1872 is en-
i We're brard-new production. Tier
has been a series OF crowded houses
since the opening. Tonight the four
hundredth performance will take place,
OF carved Columbus clocks The
Statue of Music" will be added TO
night.
The Boston Howard Athenaeum Star
Specially Company will he at Tony
Pastors Theatre next week The per
Torrance Will include Eunice Vance the
spriEh;!y conrert-hall singer; the Eddy
family Of acrobats. Les Freres CresCen-
dos French eccentriques: kalkasa, an
quilibrist; Maud Raymond. sario-
comic vocalist, Smith and Campbell in
sketch called AS You Like IT,"
StiHson and Merton and Alcide Cap
itaipe.
At Miners BoNery Theatre. Reeves &
Paln1er,s Cosmopolitan stars will make
their first appearance in New York
Monday. Among the stars will be the
Misses Murray and Growth. the Acme
Four, the Big Four. the Kins-Ne
,quihbrists: Edgar Foreman and Miss
Julia Vest Nellie seymour. Eta Cald.
well, the Garrisons, the -Garnellas. AL
lyme and L!ngsrd, and John W. Ran
some
Manager Louis ROBBIE promises an ex-
Eighth Avenue Theatre. His company
will include Bonnie Thornton-who
doesn't appreciate Bonnie ?-Troja. Ben
nett and Cannon. Fake and Semon
Mile Janets French Black Crook
dancers. Melville, the Chinese juggler:
Billy Carter. John F.. Drew, Roger and
Belle Nolan, and e. A Sampson, the
strong man.
The regular Autumn season begins at
PToctor's Theatre next week. Eleven
balcony stalls. each seating from four
to six people, have been constructed for