New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
WARM NIGHTS FOR PLAYS.
HOW THE THEATRES ARE FILLING OUT
= AT THE END OF THE SEASON

perhaps. get on well enough, Out there are scN-
eral that cannot we'll stand such falling OFF in at
tendance as win surely come as soon as the weather
becomes decidedly and continuously warm
The season of the Lyceum Theatre VIII end with
the present month. There are, therefore. only
a few weeks left Of the Amazon per-
formances. After a short vacation the Lyceum
Company will make it's usual tour, beginning IN
Chicago and returning to the Iyceum Theatre
again in November. The theatre will remain closed
after June l until the return Of Mr. Sothern in
August.
The last Of Utopia. Limited" at the Broadway
Theatre will be this week. After that 1t Will
be taken TO Boston A word TO the lovers Of Gilbert
and Sullivan operas is sufficient. and 1t is not easy
10 guess when there will be another At the Broad
way Theatre on Monday evening May a. Thomas
Q. Seabrooke and his comic opera company VIII
present the buresque operetta "Tabasco. The
lbretto is by r. A. Barnet. and the music by
George w Chadwick. The engagement Is for four
weeks. Besides the the cast will include Otis
Harlan, Walter Allen. Joseph Sheehan Edgar
Smith, Miss Elvia Crox Miss Catherine Linyard
and chorus Of sixty. The scene of the opera Is
laid in Tanger and the plot concerns the Bey Of
Tangier a peppery person, whose appetite has
become abnormaly acute for condiments.
At the Madison Square Theatre Miss Rose Cogh-
Ian begins her spring and summer season Tuesday
evening, presenting for the first time in this city
Charles Coghlans farcical comedy :" The Check
Book" The scenes are laid at Havre. The actors
Holland c. d. Marius. Augustus Cook. Robert
Fischer. Grant Stewart. Edwin James. Miss Isa-
belle Evesson Miss Efie Shannon and Miss Rose
Coghan.
At the Star Theatre tomorrow evening the first
production In this country Of Guy de Maupassant's
play ''Aiusotte" will take place. Nelson Wheat
croft. in addition playing important part in It
himself, will direct the production. "Musotte" was
one of the last literary efforts that De Maupassant
completed before his death The play was produced
at the Theatre du Gymnase. in Paris. In 1890, and
since that time has been presented in Berlin and
Vienna.
Few of the spectacle plays which have been intro
duced the eatre-gong public in the last few sea-
have been more brilliant more varied or more
admirably staged than cinderella" which is now
running 10 good houses at Abbey's Theatre. Oscar
Barrett and his coadjutors have maintained the
spirit and essence OF this pretty fairy story From
the beginning 10 the end the tale Is faithfully fol-
lowed. and that much Of the superiluous ma
terial with which the spectacle was hampered in the
beginning has been cut away. 1t proves to be
most enjoyable entertainment 1t is the especial de-
light OF the children.
Sowing the Wind" has Just closed another good
week at the Empire Theatre. where It will end It's
next Saturday night on Monday. May il,
"Gudgeons" and ''Thc Luck OF Roaring Camp" with
the Empire stock company appearing in both pieces,
will be produced this house.
"Shore Acres passed its both performance at
Days Theatre last week. This. in addition 10 IT'S
shorter engagement at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
makes one of the best of the present theatrical
season in New-York The play will remain ut
Days till the end of the season. the exact date
being not yet determined
Wilson Barrett will be the attraction at the
American Theatre for this week only. The bill
throughout the engagement will be THE Silver
King" The piece will be mounted with all the at
<ention to scenic and other details for which Bar
rett Is noted. The engagement Of Mr.. Barrett IN
''The Silver King" will be the last at the American
'4AsAtre before the presentation Of SISTER Mary"
IA (Which Leonard Boyne and Miss Julia Arthur
z Will be starred by T. H. French at that house for
three weeks. beginning May Il.
"Adonis viii doubtless be seen at It's best when
II Is revived for a summer season at Palmer's Thea
ire tomorrow night This will be Mr.. Dixey's first
appearance here since he recently again
under the guidance of his old manager L. f. Rice.
Mr.. Dixey will travesty Wilson Barrett, Carmen
cita, LOie Fuller and the Galety Girl, well as
the rural druggist, the drygoods clerk and the
sporting barber The includes Miss Carrie
z. Perkins the village maiden; Nine Cottreily
as the Duchess; Miss Villa Knox, Talamea;
Miss Irene Vera, as Artea: Alexander Clark,
the polished villain. and Edward Chapman the
old miller.
There is no abatement in the popularity of Rce's
1892 and the Kilanyl living pictures at the
Garden Theatre. The house we'll filled on the
warmest evenings OF last week. New features are
constantly added 10 the burlesque, and some fresh
examples are revealed In the Kilany art gallery.
Isis" will replace cleopatra" tomorrow night.
The 35Oth performance occurs on June 4. and on
June II the West Point cadets will attend.
At the Fifth Avenue Theatre "Hanne.e' resists
the danger OF police interference and is exhibited
TO those who are drawn 10 It by admiration or curl
osity. Both It's friends and It's enemies are en-
thusiasc to the verge of violence.
The Girl Left Behind Me" is still doing well at
the Academy Of Music. where 1t has some time to
yet. Charles Frohman has made arrange
ment to produce "Shenandoah" on a large scale at
the Academy in August, and this will be followed
with melodramas offering scope for scenic treat
ment.
Tomorrow evening a farccal comedy called
'Charley's Unc,e" vii! be produced at the Bijou
Theatre. The piece written by Ellie Norwood
and had long run at Terry's Theatre in London
under the title of THE Noble Art" There
three acts. and all the scenes are laid in London
George Woodward. Charles b. Welles Raymond
Hitchcock. Albert Bruning E. ]. Henley, John Ince
Master Ince Miss Beatrice Moreland, Miss Bettina
Glrard. Miss Cora Macy and Miss Alice Esden are
IN the cast
At Roster & Biars tomorrow evening the prin-
cipa feature will be the first exhibition OF new
series OF living pictures designed and executed by
Oscar Hammerstein. The subjects will include re-
productions of some of the works Of the great
ters groups OF statuary and patriotic Com
plete originality is claimed in all the light effects
etc. that will be introduced. The rest Of the bill
will Include Ilttke Carlson. "the living caricature'
F. H. Leslie and his troupe OF trained dogs; the AL
lisons in a sketch; Bertoldi contortonist; Rezene
and Robini comic ;rapeze performers; Jacques
maud. '',he mathematical enigma Jessica, ser
pentine dancer on the slackwire: Swift and Chase,
the Zanetto troupe of Japanese iuggers. the De
Forests. eccentric dancers and the French singer,
Nile. Adrenne Larive. in new songs. concert VIII
be given tonight.
NJ b. Curtis has made good impression at the
Standard Theatre in ''Sam'l OF PosCn the Drummer
Up Date" and is drawing large audiences. He
has the assistance of compan; including Miss
face and Orrin Johnson.
At Tony Pastors Theatre this week Miss Nesta
Tilley will present several new songs. James F.
Hoey Will also appear in change OF programme
Miss Jottie ellison returns. and viii be heard in
two songs. For week only Mr. Pastor
has secured the character dancer Miss Estele WEI
lington. Musical Dale will introduce musi-
cal instrument OF his own invention. trayesty
on TIE Coxey excitement will be presented by
Mazuz and Abaco. illustrating argument be-
tween a railroad brakeman and tramp novelty
c.