The evening world., 1894-06-11
Opera IN EIGHTH AVENUE.
Martha" Will Be Sung Tonight
at the Grand 0pera-H House.
A Season OF Comic Opera at the
Fifth Avenue-Gossip.

Tonight at the Grand Opera-House
Martha" will be presented by the Grand
Opera company. under the direction of
Mr.. William Rosenbach. For this per-
formance the services OF Nine. Tavary,
Mile. Seigrid Wolf. MIR. Payne Clarke
and Herr Conrad Behrens have been en-
gagged. These performances Of grand
opera In English hav met with deserved
success. Popular prices prevail.
A season Of comic opera will be inaug-
urated at Mr.. Miners Fifth Avenue
Theatre on Thursday evening next by a
lavish revival Of Gilbert & Sulllvan's JAP
anese comic opera, THE Mikado," which
was last given in this city by J. C. Duff's
opera company at the Broadway about
five years ago. An arrangement made be-
tween the Resented brothers and Mr..
Dun gives us this Summer season of
comic opera.
Noellne in The Amazons'' on Friday and
Saturday at the Lyceum Theatre, Miss
Cayvan having to leave by the Elbe. Miss
irving made a splendid semi digniied tom
boy. Her, work was not only liked, but
she got the most enthusiastic praise for
II from everybody, and there were three
curtain calls for her at the end of the
play.
A new up-to-date Madison Square scene
mas been painted by Richard Marston.
day night. The West Point cadets and
their friends have bought up a large part
Of tomorrow nights house, Walton and
Slsyi in, have ws,o a new sNr s,PPe e Ia uy IL IN the o Sec
name. they call the musical rods" A
number OF, white oak sticks. about as
thick as a bad cigar, are set upright, and
they produce very sweet melody. The
inventor is John G. Slavin, the sharp
conspirator,. who also evolved from his
grinders" The Garden Theatre still
boasts a nightly overflow.
John e. Henshaw has a new tropical
song for The Passing show" at the
Casino, and VII sing i for the first time
CATION and other current matters: Here
Ia the verse about the Senatorial sugar
scandal:
Yom think that our Senate is noble and good.
That's because you don't open your eyes;
Their notices for tarins were soon understood,
II you only would open your eyes.
It's helping their country they'd have us believe;
But you'll find that they all have some stock up
II you only would open your eyes.
Chorus; u you only would open your eyes.
II you only would open your eyes.
You soon would understand who Ia rob-
you only would open your eyes.
]. T. Mcguire, the popular Treasurer
of the Fourteenth Street Theatre, takes
his annual benefit Friday evening, June
20. when a long II interesting pro-
ramm will be presented by we'll
known actors and actresses, who a
volunteered their services.
Vernona Jarbeau will sing a new song
at Mr.. job w. Hamilton's special en-
tertainment or the Casino stage next
Sunday night. and Miss Louise Beaudet,
who is to star In the French operetta,
etiquette" next season, will also APP
pear. There will be a number of other
prominent professionals in the bill, in
Guiding all the principals of 1.-The Pass
Ing Show"
The way that comic opera Is sung
by the Wilbur Opera Company at Proc
tors merry-go-round performances
would put to blush many organization
that have been heard at Broadway
houses. Susie Kerwin. a petite prima:
donna, very strong in the West and
South, has a charming personality and
sings delightfully."-. Among the most
entertaining of this weeks vaudevillers
is Lew Dockstader, the well-known min
strel.