The evening world., 1894-06-04
THE ROOF IS NOW THE THING
Opening Of the Madison Squares
skyey Garden Tonight.
Other Roofs VIII Blaze Too-Mans-
field After a New Repertory.

Extensive alterations and improve
ments have been made on the Madison
Square Roof Garden. which opens this
evening with an unusually strong array
OF vaudeville artists. The most impor-
ant change Ia the construction of thir-
ty-two private boxes on a steel frame
work twenty feet above the roof and
over 100 feet above the street, from
which can be seen Central Park on the
north n the Brooklyn Bridge and
Statue OF Liberty on the south. m
gives the effect of being really suspend.
ed IN the air. This part Of the roof VIII
undoubtedly become one of the popular
resorts of the Summer. The chairs.
fower-pots. stage and everything apper-
tanning to the Garden have been repaint,
ed and renovated, giving them a brand
new appearance and a great number OF
electric lights have been added. in addi-
ton to 300 ~incandescent lamps. In
round the yeranda. 4 list Of artists
such as Lottie ellison, the great %Juggler,
Fielding; the musical clowns. Deltorelli
brothers the Weiirkn S German GernIa T rome
ton, the great Tortajada troupe. the Gel.
ebrated Dare brothers. Messrs. Seeley
and West. the Empire City Quartet
Holcomb and an enlarged orchestra UNI
der the leadership OF Mr.. Gustaye
D'A9uin guarantees a most ~1oyab
ey Ths Am nSr IRasl0nTSh eea ca .e'' R ssspe Garden
also will open tonight: Roster & BiaIs
and the Casino roofs began to do busi-
ness last week.
There will be great goings. on at the
Garden Theatre tonight, when Rice's
''14S2" celebrates Its 350th local perform
ance with brass bands, decorations.
pictures and other things that will go to
kindle a binding blaze of glory. Ed
Rice is in his element upon an occasion
Of this kind; He has beETiled a number anT
in the Madison Square scene.
Lady Gladys,' with Miss Minnie Sc
ligman-Cutting In the title role, remains
at the Madison Square Theatre this
week. and perhaps ionseT; the play
Lady Gladys, will be the principal
play in Mrs. Cuttings repertoire next
season.
Two big Charles Frohman successes
are now the theatrical sensations OF Chi
cago. Ont OF them Is the farce Char
Hooley's Theatre for four weeks. aver
aging over 5000 a week In receipts, with
a probability that Its profit and popu-
larity will endure all summer; the other
Wind" which got the most ~enthusias-
tic reception and Endorsement at the Co
lumbia Theatre, last Monday night, that
The Empire Theatre stock company's
admirable Interpretation of the play had
much to do with the triumph. OF course.
curtain calls after the stirring sex
against sex" scene on the opening night,
and the vast fashionable audience walt
ed after the performance was over TO
applaud until the curtain was sent up
three different times. and the entire
company was brought forward as often:
This enthusiasm has been repeated
eegsy WITT wifi exceed s,nsei ,i i% 900. MI: The two per-
formances last Wednesday drew over
5000.
Comedian Thomas Q. seabrooke has
just been made a present Of a hand
some yacht called The Tabasco. A
warm admirer and friend in Philadelphia
Is the giver. In a characteristic letter ac-
writes. amens other thins.. to Mr.. Sea.
brooke: Tommy, there Is one request
that have p make. and that Is, Il an ac-
S Slaen' d sh@ria ATTEMPT tempt to nG swlm 1as ashore 70 your no
matter how close It may be, as thar Is In
Those who ,cannot swim are seldom
the cniy man alive who ever saw Nc
Ginty at the bottom Of the sea.
While the plaudits for Vesta Tilley,
h o farewell night II was, were still
ringing through Tony Pastors Theatre
last Friday night, Manager Harry San:
derson sent for his advertising man and
said: This is a great night. Eddie. blu
we must not forget business. The King
Is dead; long live the King! Get out
some OF those three-sheets of Bessie
Bonehill and put them on the boards in
front OF the house before the audience
goes out" And Harry smiled. When
the audience filed out the Bessie Bone
hill three-sheets were there.
Richard Mansfield sneaked on to Lon
don the other day and Is now there,
looking for new plays. Mr.. Mansfield. II
Is known, will not be seen next season
determination before he left. Just what
dramatic material he has his eye on we
can't see, but he must have something
good in sight when he shelves his whole
repertoire SO summarily.
1.-The Amazons' season at the Lyceum
Theatre will end on Saturday night. The
company will have It's first vacation In
two years, this being the year II does
not 20 to the Pacific coast, which terri
tory this Summer will be pre-empted by
the Empire stock. the Lyceum going
thence a year from now. Daniel Froh-
20 to England on June &. Ferdinand
G%ottschalk. Mrs. Whiffen, Misses Georgia
and Alice Cayvan, Rowland Blackstone,
Vincent Sternroyd and Herbert Kelley
also 40 abroad for their vacation. w.
]. lie Moyne, Fritz Williams and the Wal
cots go into the country. The company
reassembles at Chicago on Aug. lS.