New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
THE HOLIDAYS OVER.
NO MORE TROUBLE AND NO MORE BENE-
FIT FROM THEM TO THE THEATRES

Theatrical managers are always ready 10 account
for anything that happens after it has happened
If the house was crowded II natural on a
holiday and this play will always draw a big crowd
anyway. If the house was bad, why. of course, no.
body would go the theatre on holiday or the
day after a holiday or in a holiday week But II
is all over now. and the managers Will have 10
fall back on the weather for their excuses till Lent
When that comes it will account for any degree Oh
bad business go
Another new play. "Our Country Cousins" Will
be tried at the Lyceum Theatre tomorrow night
The scene is laid at Newport The parts WI"
be assumed by Herbert Kelley. r. ). KAT
cline w. J. lie Moyne. Fritz Williams Charles
Walcot Eugene Ormondc. Ernest Tarleon. Robert
Weed Miss Georgia Cayvan Miss Mathilde Madi-
son. Mrs Thomas Whffen, Miss Katherine FLOR
ence Mrs. Charles Walcot ana Miss Bessie Iyree.
II is not easy to tell just what will happen at the
Metropolitan Opera House but the official announce
,nent for the opera nights of this week is as foi-
lows: Monday The Mcistersinger'; Wednesday,
"I-riend Fritz: Friday. "Semiramide' SATURDAY
afternoon Carmen" The usual concert VIII De
given tonight by the orchestra. conducted by Anton
Seidl The soloists will be Nine. Calve, Mile.
. .Domerrech Nine. Sigrid Arnodson. Signor Ahcoha'
NJ Gromzeski and Signor De Lucia.
Many thousands Of people have enjoyed 'he oei"S
blended humor and pathos of The Professors Love
story" presented by T. 5. Willard ana MS com
nsnv during the last seven weeks at the "arueh
Theatre The final week is announced and the next
fortnight will be devoted revivas of THE Middle
man" "Judah" and John Needhams Double,
with Hamlet among the possibilities
In "The Maid of Plymouth" which the Bosto-
mans, now playing robin Hood at the Broadway
Theatre. will produce on Monday evening, 'ahuar!
L. Edwin W. Hor will play the part OF John Alden'
" G. Barnabee will be the Elder Miss Margaret
Reid Priscilla: Miss Bertha Waltzslnger. Primrose
Wilkins: Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis, Mascohoma'
Eugene Coolies Miles Standish. and the other men,
hers of the company will all be appropriately cast
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tomorrow night. when Reginald De Koven Will
conduct the orchestra.
~ Coquelin, Nine. Jane Hading and the company
OF French players who now have possession OF
Abbey's Theatre. will have a busy time TINS week
They will be seen in repertory consisting OF NOS
Intines" on Monday Wednesday and Saturday
evenings: one performance Of IL Aventuriere, on
Tuesday night; Mile de Ia Seigere. on Thursday
night and at the Saturday matinee. and "Tartune
and Les Precieuscs Ridicules" on Friday.
At the Empire Theatre the popularity Of Sow
i1g the Wind" has been marked Mr.. Frohman
announces Wednesday matinees Of Sydney Grundys
play. beginning this week. y matinee will be given
at the Empire Theatre January l6. 1t will be a
benefit the proceeds of which will be added TO the re-
sources of the Virginia Day Nursery. Charles Froh-
mans stock company will do a one-act play for
the first time. Miss Kitty Cheatham will appear
in musical selections. Reginald de Koven has writ
ten new composition for The OCCASION "Nase
Espagnoli," and will conduct the orchestra. y one
act piece. by Mrs. Doremus, entitled THE Four-in-
Hand" which will have Miss Elsie De Wolf in its
cast with Miss Page and Messrs. Gwynette. Pigott.
Wyngate. Finney and Ferdinand Gottschak, will
be at the end of the programme.
The attendance at the Metropolitan Opera House
to see the spectacle America" on Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday evenings is the increase.
The Schaeffers have made some new additions TO
their really wonderful performances. Matinees are
given Wednesdays and Fridays.
Place Theatre
Conried's Comedy Company will appear again.
SchGnthans comedy. The Last Word" is the play
to be produced An adaptation of this play at
Daly's Theatre ran over 100 nights The cast is as
follows: Councillor Mantius. Matthew Pfeil; Jo-
hannes. his son. Julius Strass!nann; Gertrud. his
daughter, Margare;he Lazar; Bernhard Mantius.
musician. MoritZ Zesler; Ely. his daughter Anna
Braga Baroness Vera Won Bagoeff. Her94ne
S;rassmann; Boris Boranoff. Carl Thamann; Cdhnt
Settwitz Julius Strob: Alexander Jordan. Hubert
Reusch: Councillor Gerlach. Leonhard Ottomeyer;
Judge Theobald George Same; Professor Hart
mann, Josef Deutsch Mrs. Hartmann Ruscha
Michaelis; her daughter Miss Martha Hempel
The Road to Ruin" with Mrs. John Drew as
the Widow Warren. will be the attraction at the
Harlem Opera House during the week. with the
usual Saturday matinee The cast will include Mr
and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Many of the best attrac-
tions will be presented at the Harlem opera House
this season. f. s. Willard. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall,
the Bostonians. Nat I. GOODWIN anu T. H. 7O'"-
ern will be included.
"Charley's Aunt is hurryng forward toward its
10th performance at the Standard Theatre where
Its phenomenal popularity continues. The company
presenting "Charley's Aunt in Boston has made
hit there and will stay for a long time.
The audiences that have attended James A.
uerne's performances Of Shore Acres" at Days
Theatre within the last weeks have been en-
couraging The proposed return to the Fifth Avenue
Theatre has been given up, and the play is now
expected to stay at Days for long time.
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Harrigan's present attraction. sill, continues to do
a satisfactory business The play has that origin
ality which characterizes all of Mr.. Harrigans
productions. His portrayal of the broken-down OLD
man is correctly and wildly done. He has the
sympathy Of the audience at the start. and the
applause is spontaneous and frequent
Tomorrow evening Miss Rose Coghlan begins the
last three weeks Of her engagement at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre. where "A Woman Of No I'm
portance' could be continued had not a contract
been made produce the play at the Hollis Street
Theatre in Boston on January %. The return of
Charles Coghlan to the stage as Lord Illingworth
has improved the performance.
Hereafter there will be no Wednesday matinees
Of '"rhe Voyage OF Suzette" at the American The
atre. Max Fisman. the rrepressible Yankee. who
is determined to sell Buterieids Bungalow Btters
to every person under the has made hi;.
So has Miss Fannie Ward Butterfelds wife.
some new features. which Will be introduced in
The Voyage of Suzette" soon. are expected by the
manager to create a sensation.
More changes than usual are announced at Tony
Pastors Theatre this week Mile. Nalarez stays.
and Ward and Nokes come back. The others of the
promised list Tony Pastor. the Parodsts John
and Harry Dillon; the big four. Smith. Martin,
Sparks and Quinn. acrobats dancers contortionists,
singers and pantommists: Maud Huth, singer of
negro jubilee songs. and Billy s. Clifford in their
sketch, My Best Girl: the little Booths, gymnasts;
Walsh and Mullelly. vocalists and dancers. in Tim
McFaron's Brother-in-law"; Morrisey and Proctor,
Irish. Lancashire and American jig dancers. and
the Hewlettes, In their comic and gymnastic spe-
cialty. 'Chnese Strategy"
To:m2rrow evening begins the third week Of
Peter +. Daley and "A Country Sport at the
Bijou Theatre. whore the attendance continues 10
be good at every performance This farce has
lively medley of song and dance. Mr.. DALEY as
Harry Hardy. the country sport. is aided by Miss
May Irwin. Miss Ada Lewis, John G. Sparks and
many others.
In Old Kentucky" is still doing good business
at the Academy of Music. The play is well
mounted. and the stage at the Academy admits
Of fine scenic display. The scene Is especially