New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
THE WEEK BEFORE LENT
LITTLE MORE PROSPERITY HOPED
FOR AT THE THEATRES.

The theatres have been really rather cheeriui
places for the last two weeks or So The business
has improved almost everywhere. and the nahase''
hearts nave been gladdened This state OF 'n"sS
will probably last for another week. or more stricuy
for eight theatrical days and then Len, VIII CONF
Then another period of sadness may be looked ioi'
Only two weeks more remain Of the engagement
Of the French players Abbey's Theatre Inc
nrogramme arranged for the present WeeA "'
shou NJ Coouelin and Nine. Hading in TWO paris
in which they have not been seen before NhiS sec"
SON Tomorrow LES Surprises du divorce WIN w
repeated. with the addition OF one or tWo u "
Coquelins monologues: on Tuesday lie M''"e uS
Horges' will be the bill: on "Wednesday eVe'''is
Nine Hading will have a benefit wheh she WIN
onncar In "Adrienne Lecouvreur." NJ Coauehh
will play Michonnet for the frst time neie va
Thursday night Nine. Hading VIII appear III i.0
Frou" Friday night will be given up 10 Moie'e'
vs.b NJ (,oouelin as Tartuffe and as Mascariiio III
Les Preceuses Rdicules; on SATURDAY h'snt
.Adrienne Lecouvreur' will be repeated Inc
father Of Nine Hading acted the part or Maurice
de Sake In this play with Rachel, VINO orea'eu ."e
mart at the Coincide FRANCHISE Following t'e
Coouen- Hading engagement at Abbeys lhe''le'
will come the French pantominists in Inc iiou'-
gal Son.
The following programme Is announced TOT the
week at the Metropolitan Opera House; MONDAY
.oTannhauser" with Nine. Melba as EiZape'h'
Wednesday, 1.-The Marriage of Figaro win MINES
Eames Arnoldson and Nordica, and Edouaru dc
Reszke: Friday Faust; Saturday afternoon 'le
lao. matinee performance of Carmen. Al the
concert tonight Seidl and the orchestra VIII De
assisted by Nine. Eames. Mile Huerc'a' -",o
Sierid Arnoldson. NJ. Gromzeski ara Edouaru ue
Reszke
Tomorrow night Nine Modjeska VIII present 1or
tho first time in this city her new play OF Masda'
which is a translation from the German OIL iiei-
nath" Her company includes MISS MAUI Dulp.i
Miss Anna Proctor. Mrs. Hannah sargent MISS
Ke,th Miss Lulu b. James. Miss Helen Singer. Miss
ri " +,
Guy Lindsey, Wadsworth Harris' NiaiieS "'i"ie'
MCGEE and Otis skinner.
Greene and Thorne's comic opera Inc Aiaiu Vi
Plymouth" In the hands or the Bostohiaiis IL
achieving a large measure OF popularity al 'he
broadway Theatre where it will remain until wfh-
IN short time of the close of the present long en-
cagement of this operate organization. by the
terms of contract with the authors OF Inc
Ogaialas" however. the Bostonans are required ~
give that opera a metropolitan producuoh anu 4"
will therefore be here, probably during the as
week or two Of their stay at the Broadway Iheare
"our Country Cousins is continued at the Ly
ceuno Theatre and its successor is not yet an
nounced The audiences have been better since 'h'
new version Of the play was put on the stage
week or more ago. ~,
Mr. Palmer has arranged 20 present at th'
Garden Theatre for the coming week LAS You Like
II" performed entirely by women under the aus
nices OF the Professional Women S League Ihespec'd
matinee given In November excited interest ana re-
erets were expressed that there was then no theatre
available where The performance could be repeated
,rh. COS, Includes Mime Janauschek JaQues
Miss Mary Shaw as Rosalind. Miss Maude BANK
as Orlando. Miss Grace Huntington as the oanishe
Duke Miss Kate Davis as Touchstone MISS feie'
Ottoeneui a. Celia, Miss Bertha Ricci as Amiens
N,ss Kate Weston Charles the wrestler Mis-
Annie Firmin as oliver, Miss Lucille La Nergne d
Corn Miss Grace Fkins Sylvius. Miss Mari
CARLYLE as William Miss Sydney Cowel as AZURE!
Miss Pauline Willard as Hymen. ana Misses loi
ence and Clara Thropp as the Folies' Inc enter
rr,se of the Professional Womens League i
giving this play is an especially worthy one on ae
count Of the fact that 1t gives employment
}some hundred actresses who are in need OF II an
could not readily find 1t otherwise IN ths uhior'
innate season. Moreover they give a unique pei
- Torrance of the play .
The recent attendance at Days Theatre' whe'
James A. Herne is still playing Shore Acres hf
been most encouraging. The audiences nave steaui
increased in size. and the indications are stfo'
that the play will for the rest OF the season.
Much enthusiasm is aroused by Sowing u
Wind, at the En,pjre Theatre every night. Sydne
Cr1ndys play Is entering on It's second month at Il
Empire The matinees are said to be 'he large
the house has ever had
William H. Craze will revive The Senator
the Star Theatre tomorrow night. The play mas q
ready been seen in this city for thirty-nine week
and is too well known need any further intr
duotion now. In Mr. Cranes supporting cofnpa'
will be Mrs. Agnes Booth who has been engaged
play the part of Mrs Hilary. Mt Nheeioch' WI
has been appearing in 'Drother John. mas De-
selected to play the part Of the Senator's prNa
secretary Vance, and 7. ID. Frawley and Har
Braham return to the company to reappear IN enc
Old parts Of Lieutenant Schuyler ana Baron LII
Ching respectively. Mr.. Padgett will appear as o
En- Deuman Miss Anne ONel as his daughter, Geof
f. Devere as Secretary Armstrong, Miss Amy Ia
nv as Mrs Armstrong. MIR. Herbert as Sharpie'
Miss Gladys Wallis as Josie Armstrong Mrs. re
Ter as Mrs Schuyler. and Gus DeVere as Erastus
The Wednesday matinees Will be continued at |
Standard Theatre for the rest Of the season. cha
Lewis Aunt" still holds It's place, ana IS drawn
as big crowds as ever. Souvenirs are IN prepa'
,ion for the I50th performance on February :.
The repertory at the Irving Pace Iheatre
the coming week Is varied one fridays pla
"Wohlthat,ge Frauen." by Adolphe rArronge. W
he repeated on Tuesday. while Der Vechenfr'
ser which met with success last week. will be
re.ted Tomorrow on Wednesday Fallen Angel
will again be the bill. For Thursday Schwabe
streiche" will be produced for the first time
many years. II has not been seen mere IN Term
since the days Of the management OF Adolf Neue
dorn at the then Germania Theatre. but Angus
Da,v has produced 1t his theatre under the II
OF ..seven-Twenty Eight" observation-disclosures "
be repeated Friday and Saturday evening
while at the Saturday matinee "Wohlthatige Fra
en- will be presented
Alexander Savini returns % this city for ms nr
engagement. here this season tomorrow evening
the Harle n Opera House. AS 1t is his first appef
ence In Harlem the theatre Foers of that section
the town are expected TO turn out in large numbe
Mr. Salyinis stay is for week. in which he
10 present three OF the most popular plays In his
pertory On Monday. Thursday and Saturday ngi
he will be seen in THE Three Guardsmen':
Tuesday and Friday Paul Kesters play ~
mar" will be given. and on Wednesday night and
the Saturday matinee "Ruy Bias
Mr. IIanley says that to judge from the aim
ncessant laughter and applause which has b'
heard at HarrIgan's Theatre since the revival
The Leather Patch" last Monday evening Edws
Harrigans production has made hit
many funny situations and local hits combir
with Mr. Brahams' songs have been thorough
appreciated. Edward Harrigan Is ~ his best
Jeremiah Mccarthy. the undertaken and the r
OF the clever company is well drilled. giving
smooth performance and one that 1t is pleas
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