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

Hoyt's Theatre-the name by which
the Madison Square will be kown in flu
ture-will be opened for the season
Monday night. with Hoyts latest play
"A MIX White Flag" that has had long
runs in Boston and Chicago In a
Milk White Flag" Mr.. Hoyts intention
Is t. satiri2e the citizen soldiery, and
he has based his story upon the rivalry
existing between Two military compd-
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 Tor
them music as original as he dared TO
make 1t.
The Melba Concert Company will be-
gin its season at the Metropolitan
OpcraHouse Wednesday nisht and the
box-officc for the sale of seats will open
Monday morning. Nine. Melba will be
assisted by Nine. Sofia Scalchi, NJ. Man
glere and NJ. Plancon. Sig. Bevignani
will lead the orchestra. The third act
of " Faust" with Melba as Marguerite,
will be e feature of Wednesday nights
progr ANNE.
vHumpty Dumpty" rs doing remarka-
bly, well 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.
Rosenfeld allowed him to appear In the
audience to show that there Is posi-
Torrance of "Humpty Dumpty' will
take place Monday, Oct. %.
The Merry Wives Of Windsor" with
remains at the Star Theatre for two
weeks longer. 1t will be succeeded by n
new. modern comedy from the pen of
Paul Potter, entitled The Pacific Mail"
Star to see the favorite comedian as
the adipose and bibulous knight. The
play is staged very sumptuously, and
the Empire Theatre during the re
mainder of John Drews stay at that
house. 1t is the best play he has pre-
full even without Mr.. Drew. which was
not the case with the last play in which
he appeared, The Butterflies" Drew's
earnest work as Lord Clvebrooke has
widened his dramatic possibilities. His
future certainly looks enviably rosy.
Belasco and Fyle,,s melodrama The
Girl Left Behind Me- goes to the
profitable fortnight in Harlem. Miss
blanche Walsh does very good work as
Kate Kernion,. the heroine, and the
cast is good throughout. The patrons
stirring play, which does not depend
upon railroad collisions and fire-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-
yy has far m tSe
series of Sunday night concerts will be
given at this house Tomorrow night by
sand the rooas w be Me Mart
celia Lindh, soprano, and w. F. Towns,
/ baritone.
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
sole will include Wilton Lackaye, +. M.
Holland. ]; H. Barnes; c; j. Richman,
Harry Holiday, Miss Ida Conquest, Miss
The long run Of '1492 at the Garden
Theatre will come to an end next Satur-
day night. On Friday night the four
he a1e eth tbsp VIII
souvenirs, in the shape Of bronze -hllted
Columbus swords The successor OF
"1492" will be Little Christopher Column
bus" in which Helen Bertram. Yolande
Wallace, Nettie Lyford, John w. VIII
son, Harry Macdonongh and others will
appear
Little Miss Della Fox will remain for
three weeks longer at the Casino with
The Little Trooper" Miss Fox is to
try another new song Monday night, and
Jefferson De Angels will add new verses
to his crying ditty. Miss Fox has won
stellar success very rapidly. In fact II
ca mo at a a n anuslY- She has worked