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

with the opening Of the pretty Bijou
Theatre tonight the theatrical season 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-
plre 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 parquet floor has been lowered, and
the seats rearranged so as to give the
auditors a better view OF the stage.
Among the attractions booked for the
season are: Robert Mantell, Champion
sissippi, "Yen Yonson." Ward and
ySkes in their new Piece f lar
play, The Irish Artist" I'm Old Ken
lucky" Donnelly and Girard. THE
Derby Winner;, ". A; Brady,s new
Collier in a new piece. Dockstaders Min
streis' George RICHARDS rsors and ,o Er
gene Canneld IN circus clown,
SDown in pixie." struck ir OIL, Darkest t
Russia" Rush city and Steve Brodie
and Frank Bush in ION 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
gels. Paul Arthur, Frank Blair. Charles
J. Ross, George A. Schiller, Seymour
Hess, William Cameron, Gus Pixley,
pay GpaHe Fk sbs' 81 sydney
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
/ a large tree. In the cast, besides Mr..
and Mrs. Grandin, are Frank Tannehill,
Lizzie Creese. John Burke and Franklyn
Hurleigh.
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 draperies have, been
huns and the suPP eEe W snd
the original Kilanyi pictures are the
features of the opening bill.
Struck OIL" one OF the best OF the
years ago. is to be revived as the open
Ing play at the Amphion. 1t is a plain.
simple story. natural and true to lie.
Jane Stuart, Milton Lipman. r. ]. Hoye,
Charles Watson, Emma Stevens and
others. During the performance Mr..
Wilson and Miss Stuart will Introduce
Russell brothers, comedians. will hold
the boards at the Gayety Theatre next
EVENING t4t Fox s the orrna
=" Padewhiskie;" Hastings and Marion.
change artists; o'Brien and Havel, in a
special; Whiting and Sheppard, sketch
artists Sam Bernard, mimic, and others
The Park Theatre begins the TWEEN
tieth season Of Its career under the
m RosesaaI. OF play SS made Famous SR by
the late Lester Wallack, will then be
presented, with Joseph Haworth as
Eliot Grey MI K snnsdn T ysabs be E sap
son, Charles B.. Hanford. Maud, Has
lam and several other capable people.
Among other attractions booked for the
Opera Company. with Nine. Marie
Tavary; Stuart Robson, Richard Mans
field, in a new play; Wilson Barrett, in
a new production; Fanny Davenport, In
G. e GOWN ." in his revival of david
Garrick," and other comedies; William
II. Crane, in two new plays; Alexander
Salvini. James A. Herne. In Shore
ASva RSss S9ShaP Flas chaFieS Tenn M
and "A Texas steer" Fanny Rice, in
her new farcical comedy; Tim Murphy,
In a new comedy by Henry Guy Garlic
ton; E; E, Rice's Estrayassnza Cons M
Kyrle Bellew. in repertory; Otis Skin
DALEY, in "A Country Sport" Prof.
Hermann. Marie wainwright. Marie
mite" William Collier. and Felix Nor
ris.
The Lee Avenue Academy has been
leased by. Percy Lindon and J. X.
Il p waS p1s Spsng sa on vii hfNSs
sold for 10, 20. 80 and 50 cents. The open;
ing attraction will be "Hoodman Blind"
Joseph ]. Bowling and Miss Myra
Davis return to Brooklyn on Monday
Star Theatre in The Life Guard" r. A.
Locke's melodrama. The attraction for
Sept. 8, commencing with a Labor Day
matinee, will be Connolly and Gardiner 6
production of I'm the Name of the
Huber & Gebhardts Casino is open
for the season, and has been doing an
excellent business. Among the features
of next weeks bill are Foreman and
wes sse saa ry Fe
frog man." Jessie Lindsay. dancer
Al Tanner. character vocalist; Minerva
Lee and Marion Bristol, in songs and