The evening world., 1894-08-25
THE THEATRES IN BROOKLYN.
Bijou Reopsns for tho Season
This Evening.
Columbia and Empire on Monday
Others to Follow Later.

With the opening of the pretty Bijou
Theatre tonight the theatrical season in
Brooklyn will have been fairly launched,
and within the next ten days all the
playhouses will be in full swing. On
Monday evening the Columbia and EN-
pire theatres will enter the list, to be
followed next Saturday night by the
Grand Opera-House. Amphion and Gay
ETY.. Labor Day Is the time fixed for
opening the season at the Park Theatre
and the Lee Avenue Academy.
The Bijou Theatre opens with Hanlon
Bros elaborate production Of ,"Fantas-
ma" The theatre has undergone some
changes during the Summer months.
The parquet floor has been lowered, and
the seats rearranged SO as to give the
auditors a better view Of the stage.
Among the attractions booked for the
season are: Robert Mantells Champion
sissippi," lyon Yonson," Ward and
Superb" chaunsey oieOtt in ri his new
lucky" DonneIly and Girard. The
production, "oid Glory John Kernel
n "MG # Elopsmsnt" Edm NUM-
gene Garfield in "a Circus Clown"
R96ert in Ga jx,s s IN new Play
Russia R,n ci sHG ana Steve srede
and Frank Bush in ION the Bowery."
The regular opening Of the season Of
the Columbia Theatre will be inaugural
erer's New York Casino production Of
1.-THE Passing Show" next Monday even.
ing. The organization will consist of
about 10 people and viii INCLUDE ,Se all the
production, Including Jefferson De An
CELLS, Paul Arthur, Frank Blair. Charles
j. Ross; George A. Schiller, Seymour
Worth, Jessie Carlisle, Mabel Stephen
son, Agnes Sherwood, Ida Lear. Madge
leasing. Minnie Miller and Sylvia
"Slaves of, Gold" William Fennessy's
production. will be the opening attrac-
ton at the Empire Theatre, The play
varied. One OF the most notable scenes
is an apple orchard in full bloom, with
the daring escape Of the heroine from
large tree. In the cast. besides Mr..
| and Mrs. Grandin, are Frank Tannehill.
Lizzie Creese, John Burke and Franklyn
Hurleigh.
Many changes will be appreciated by
the regular patrons of the Grand Opera
House, when 1t resumes business week
hence. The most striking object one
new curtain painted by Artist De La
decorated, new draperies have. been
hung and the bais s1yad suRP aket W sns
the original Kilanyi pictures are the
SstrucR OIL" one Of the best of the
Is hi
| Ing play at the Amphion. 1t 10 a plain,
simple story. natural and true to life.
The company will include Al H. Wilson.
Charles Watson, Emma Stevens and
others. During the performance Mr..
Wilson and Miss Stuart will introduce
several songs.
the boards at the Gayety Theatre next
Saturday evening; Lottie ellison, 1.-The
change artists; o'Brien and Havel. in, a
special; Whiting and Sheppard, sketch
artists; Sam Bernard, mimic, and others
are billed to appear
tieth season Of its career under the
management of Col. Sim on Sept. 3
PLAY maae VIII fam tben By By
Eliot Grey. Mr.. Haworth will be sup,
ported by NJ. A. Kennedy. Isabel Eyes
son, Charles b. Hanford. Maud. Has
lam and several other capable people
Among other attractions booked for the
season are the Tavary Grand English
Opera S9mpanKK o,s with Ri Mm Mans
fieid. in a new play; Wilson Barrett, in
a new production; Fanny Davenport; II
sardou' 5 new play; Julia Marlowe, Ma!
c. Goodwin, in his revival Of wDayie
H. Crane, f In two n new plays; Alexande,
Acres;'' Rose Goghlan: Charles H
gyts 4oNn T1,p P Ia psm
and "A Texas Steer" Fanny Rice. il
her new farcical comedy; Tim Murphy
In a new comedy by Henry Guy earle
pany, MRS. James Brown Potter ant
kyrle Bellew. in rePertory; Otis Skin
nsr, in new gro product sIor Peter e: Prof F
Jansen, In her new comedy, Miss Dyna
mite;" William Collier. and Felix Nor
The, Lee Avenue Academy has beer
Roberts. who intend opening It on Labol
Day at popular prices. Seats will b
sold for 10; 20, 80 and 50 gents: The a Spen.
Joseph J. Bowling and Miss Myrt
Davis return to Brooklyn on Monda,
evening. appearing at Manager Sanford
Iocke's meiodrama. The attraction fo
Sept. 8. commencing with a Labor Da!
matinee, will be Connolly and Gardiner
production of I'm the Name of thu
Gar"
Huber & Gebhardt's Casino is oper
for the season. and has been doing al
excellent business. Among the features
of next weeks bill are Foreman ant
West, sketch artists; Frey and Marie
vocalists and comedians; Ferry, thu
frog man.. Jessie Lindsay. dancer
Al Tanner. character vocalist Minerv,
Lee and Marion Bristol, in songs ant
dances.