The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-18
CHANGES At THE THEATRES.
Laws Comedy, 1.-THE New Boy
at the Standard"
.cold Glory" a Naval Play, Pro-
duced in Harlem.

...,,r Laws eccentric comedy, THE
~, pov" which has been running for
o,tbs in London, had its first New
VII production at the Standard Thea
go last night. 1t belongs to the class
~ nlavs that includes "Charley's Aunt"
ord is designed for laughter and moth
ing more. Mr. Frohman gathered to-
gether an excellent company for It's In
ternretation In the cast were W. j. lie
Noyne. Frederic Robinson. Willis Searle,
George Backus, w. r. Shirley, Charles
Greene. Helen Kinnaird, Jessie Busby,
Ella Gardiner and James Cody. THE
New Boy" will be criticised in Thurs
days Evening World"
COLUMBUS THEATRE.
"old Glory" naval play written by
w A. Brady and Charles T. Vincent.
with an English melodrama as the
foundation, was seen for the first time
in this city at the Columbus Theatre,
Harlem, last night. 1t has for its theme
the trouble between the United States
and Chill. and was handsomely staged.
panniel Jarrett. James Horner and Ro-
selle Knott were in the cast. "Old
Glory" will be reviewed in these col
umns during the week.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
1.-THE Great Brooklyn Handicap" a
| meodrama, with an equine accompani-
ment, written by Miss Alice Z. Ives,
was the attraction at the Grand Opera
House last night. 1t had some very
realistic scenery, and the horserace
on the Gravesend track was much ap-
pauded -Four teen horses took part in
ha The story of the mplDIra "a
deals with the troubles of a very rich
young man. who, owing to his sporting
tendencies, was cast off. by his father
The play was well acted
NIBLO'S GARDEN.
Edward ID. Weltzel is the author of
the new play " The Tide of Life" that
was presented for the first time in New
York at Niblo's Garden last night. 1t
proved to be a very up-to-date affair,
| Tor 1t contained all the latest sensational
novelties, When it is related that jill.
the heroine, jumped from bridge. to
the top of a moving freight train, fur
Their detail Is unnecessary. The ath-
letlc heroine, it may be added, was i'm
personated by Miss Genevieve ST. Cloud.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE
An old favorite was revived at the
/ Fourteenth Street Theatre last night.
1t was Struck Oil" which fifteen years
ago made fortune for ]. c. Williamson
vived the play very creditably. and it
went very well indeed. In the cast
we're AL H.. Wilson, as John STOPPED;
cunning little little, Jane Stuart c as LIZZIE
Brennan and Fred M Lee.
HARLEM OPERA-HOUSE.
The Passing Show" was seen at the
.asino so recently that 1t Is not neces-
sary to say much about 1t, now that 1t
aetes bere pTSt
by Canary & Lederer's company, and
the audience welcomed it. Some new
4 specalties have been introduced, and
The performance was very smooth
one.
AMERICAN THEATRE.
Just about sixteen months ago the
| first time with the steeplechase melo-
| drama. 1.-THE Prodigal Daughter" and
that play was revived there last night
by Walter Sanford,s company. The
the, race ct Aintree was run just as
realistically. Henry Bagge played the
part of Capt. Harry Vernon, in which
Leonard Boyne appeared last year.
PEOPLES THEATRE.
j. X. Emmett produced Fritz in a
Madhouse" at the Peoples Theatre last
night and gave very good performance.
Liytton, Baby Sinnott, Florence Foster,
Miss Germaine, Hudson Liston. Annie NJ.
Ware, George Middleton and others.
! Mile. Ria I, whose speciality is "a be-
vil1er ng lectrical 'rerpsichorean effect"
Ippeared during the performance and
Pleased the audience.
H. r. JACOBS THEATRE.
George w. Monroe, a stout comedian,
Eho knows how to make an audience
laugh, was the star at H. r. Jacobs
Theatre last night. He was seen In the
wildly extravagant farce known very
hvorably to metropolitan theatre-goers
as My Aunt Bridget" He was funny
as ever. Among the speciality people
who appeared were Alice Hansen and
her band of pickaninnies, and Liske, the
European dancer.
GERMANIA THEATRE.
Adolf Philips popular Germania The
atre, on Eighth street, Is now open for
the season, and THE Corner Grocer OF