New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
THEATRE DOORS OPENING.
THE HERALD SQUARE TO PRODUCE
"KIsMET' TOMORROW NIGHT
ROOF GARDENS DOING GOOD BrsiNEss-NorEs
or COMING PRoDUCTIoNs-PLANs FOR THE
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poor GARDENS DOING GOOD BrsINEss-NoTEs
OF COMING PRoDucTIoNs-PLANs FOR THE
srAsoy OUTLINED BY MANAGERS
The bre,k in the drouth Of theatrical amusement
brought around by the opening OF the Standard
Theatre on Thursday night with Alfred Golfers
nastoral opera Dorothy Is to be followed to-
morrow night by the opening OF the Herald Square
Theatre with Carroll and Kerker's comic opera.
"Kismet" With two operas TO choose from. the
roof-gardens open and the vaudeville houses IN
operation IL will not be such DUH week as some
that have passed. The roof gardens, helped by the
heat OF the last week. have done an exceptionally
good business The vaudeville houses report good
audiences and the only complaint seems to come
from dearth OF attractions.
The opening of the Standard Theatre with the
opera Dorothy perhaps a more important
incident coming II did at the lowest ebb OF the
tide of theatrical entertainment, than 1t otherwise
would have been. The opera can hardly be called
a pronounced hit although standing room was at
nremium on the opening night. Dorothy Morton In
the leading part sang well and manifested a won
derful amount OF vitality for a hot summer night
The fact was evident. however that the inside OF
theatre on a summer night no matter what the
attraction u.s. is not inviting as roof where the
breezes blow Whirring fans and all other modern
annliances for keeping the house cool seem power
less to dlspe the intense and swetering heat. The
step into realism which Manager Hill made IN
using real trees and shrubbery az part OF his
scenery was effective The opera Is light and tune
full and will doubtless prove a favorite. although
there Is little to 1t. 1t is In truth. summer opera
Nothing seems to disturb the prosaic progress OF
"Trby'' at the Garden Theatre. The play does
not seem to have been improved upon. The actors.
however have become letter-perfect and enter into
their work with spirit. The one hundred and hf
tieth performance is drawing near. and souvenirs
will be given at that performance.
here ia "A %
operate comedy which will tomorrow night bring
the Herald Square Theatre out OF summer darkness
for a preliminary season of three weeks. Richard
Carroll has evolved the librcto and Gusave Kerkcr.
the composer OF "The Pearl Of Pekn,' Venus and
Castles in the Air. is the author OF the score.
The production is second enterprise OF Harry
Askin 4 fancful story Of the Sultan and his do
main 10 the basis OF CARROTS beck, which treats OF
the will Of Mustapheltc. Sultan OF Turkey. de-
creeing the heritage Of The and its attendant
pleasing privileges to the first male born to MS son
or daughter A daughter is the first fortune Of his
family but in order TO retain the the girl is
declared to be a boy. and Is so brought up. sec
ond issue complexities matters by being boy. a
clause OF the Sultans edct Is that the second child.
II a boy IS to be consigned TO the Bosphorus. and
maternal ingenuity again asserts itself and the boy
Is disguised a girl.
Princes from Circassia, Agiers and Morocco come
to WOO the fictitious princess and the life OF the
false prince Is made equally interesting by atten-
tions from hgh-born damses of the harem. Car
roll himself plays the Princess. "a queen among
women" Lizzie Macnichol. recalled one of the
features of Rob Roy" appears as Ksmet. The
comedy is said to be rich in Oriental coorng. Bos
ton has favored II with summer Endorsement. and
efforts to augment Its attractiveness for hearing
here have been careful and exhaustive. The sera-
Clio OF the Sultan and the harem are two scenes
with John Thompson. Edward Marange and Frank
L. Gates their sponsors. The principals rumber
a includes OIai!sQuas.
eunuchs. janzaries. Moors Maiays and Agcrians.
The production has had the direction OF Max Free
man. and enlarged orchestra will be guided by
Julian Edwards The theatre has undergone
renovation and apparatus calculated TO preserve
a comfortable temperature is promised. The
Is as follows
Kismet, the sultan Of Turkey Lizzie Maeniehoi
Dan De Lyon an Irish Free Lance Seth Crane
gv vm p ns Sf Alers Edward 8 wcntwsrtb
the <. se c s IF %s
S}ss% the a!,enS.";; + charge Edward i. carroll
hbsintsa the sutan favo1e wife Jeanette St. Henry
Ramadamus. the suItana valide. Rose Leighton
ISzeie Neiiio Parker
The roof gardens present excellent bills this week
Many changes will be noted at the various roofs
and in many instances the changes seem to be
for the better At the Madison Square Roof Garden
Manager Frank Sanger presents unusually
strong bill His Offering includes Of the best
known vaudeville entertainers. Press Eldridge has
again had his engagement extended His stock OF
witticisms seems inexhaustble Gertie Gilson who
was so badly burned. has entirely recovered and
will be She has batch OF popular
songs. Among the other well-known vaudeville
stars engaged for this roof garden Lottle Gil
son. the little magnet: the Rogers brothers. German
comedians; Maude Raymond soubrette; the orig
inal Judge brothers. premier acrobats OF America;
Marie Griffith, eccentrique danseuse: Senorlta Con-
suelo Tortajada and her troupe: John and Harry
Dillon parody composers and singers; Lottie West
Symonds. the celebrated Irish character vocalist;
Mark Murphy, Bennetto, the contortonist and
Bentley and Cameron. CALIFORNIA; original musical
comedians. The usual Sunday night concert will
be given.
Roster e. Balls roof garden Is always attractive
The management makes rule OF retaining feat
that have proved popular with the audi
ences and then constantly adding new features
The entertainment tomorrow night Will introduce
a programme made up almost entirely of new feat
-Four vaudeville actors make their first appear
ance These will be Sam Bernard, the eccentric
German comedian; Mcbride and Goodrich a pair
OF eccentric comiques and dancers: Cora Routt a