The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
NEWS.
THE THEATRES IN BROOKLYN.
BJou Reopens for the Season
This Evening.
Columbia and Empire on Monday
Others to Follow Later.

| With the opening Of the pretty Bijou
Theatre tonight the theatrical sea son 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 paruuet floor has been lowered, and
the seats rearranged so as to give the
auditors a better view of, the stage.
season are: Robert Mantell Champion
sissippi, lyon Yonson," Ward and
wSkes in their new piece hanlons
lucky" Donnelly and Glrard,. THE
Derby Winns G1 W A. R5adys neT
Collier in a new piece, Dockstader's Min
strels' George in RICHARDS isor and dow Er
R96srt ~, G bxis s in OH new play
Russia Rush City" and Steve Brode
and Tbd Frank Bush in "on the bowery"
the Columbia Theatre will be inaugural
ed by the presentation of Canary & Led.
erer's New York Casino production OF
Ing. The organization will consist of
about ITO people, and will include all the
favorites that appeared in the original
CELLS, Paul Arthur, Frank Blair, Charles
J. Ross, George A. Schiller Seymour
Hess William Camer9n,; Gus Pi1ley
With 1sy Ps ssse Gare Msss st sydasy
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
Is one of thrilling interest and the strong
varied. One OF the most notable scenes
is an apple orchard in full bloom, with
| the daring escape of the heroine from
| the upper story Of a house by means of
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
Harpe. The theatre has been newly
decorated, new draperles have been
new chairs. "A Railroad Ticket" and
the original Kilanyi pictures are the
features of the. opening bill.
comedy Se Dramas that We're nI popular some
years ago, Is to be revived as the open
ing play at the Amphion. It is a plain.
simple story. natural and true to lie.
Jane Stuart. Milton Lipman, r. j. Hoye;
Charles Watson, Emma Stevens and
others. During the performance Mr..
Russell brothers, comedians, will hold
the boards at the Gayety Theatre next
ste mssn eye"H Win H. Fox the Original
- Padewhiskie;" Hastings and Marion,
change artists; O'Brien and Havel,. in a
special; Whiting and Sheppard, sketch
are billed to appear. -
The Park Theatre begins the TWEEN
tieth season Of Its career under the
"Rosedale," a play made famous by
the late Lester Wallack, will then be
presented, with Joseph Haworth as
ported by M. A. Kennedy, Isabel Eyes
SON, Charles Il. Hanford, Maud, Has
lam and several other capable people.
Among other ATTRACTIONS booked for the
season are the Tavary Grand English
Opera Company, with Mime, Marie
Tavary; Stuart Robson, Richard Mans
field. in a new play: Wilson Barrett, IN
new ProduCtion; Fanny Rs syinMe M IN
c. Godwin, in his revival OF david
6iarrick," and other comedies; William
II. Crane. in two new plays; Alexander
salvini!; James 4; Herne' ,i In r,o Shore !,
Hoyt's "A Milk-White Flag" "A TEN,
and "A Texas Steer" Fanny. Rice. in
her new farcical comedy; Tim Murphy,
ton: E. f. Rice's Extravaganza Com,
pany, Mrs. James Brown Potter and
kyrle Bellew, in repertory; Otis Skin
ner, in new production: Peter f.
Hermann, Marie Wainwright, Marie
Jansen In her new comedy, Miss Dyna-
mite" William Collier, and Felix Nor
The Lee Avenue Academy has been
Roberts. who intend opening it on Labor
Day at popular prices. Seats will be
sold for 10, 20, 20 and 80 cents. The open
| ing attraction will be 'Hoodman Blind"
Joseph J. Bowling and Miss Myra
evening. appearing at Manager Sanford s
Star Theatre in THE Life Guard f. A.
Locke's melodrama. The attraction for
Sept. 3, commencing with a Labor Day
production OF "ln the Name of the
| Gar"
Huber g. Gebhardts Casino is open
for the season, and has been doing an
OF next weeks bill are Foreman and
West. sketch artists; Frey and Marie,
vocalists and comedians; Ferry, the
frog man." Jessie Lindsay. dancer:
Al Tanner. character vocalist; Minerva
Lee and Marion Bristol, in s":,gs and