New-York tribune., 1895-12-08
THE PLAYS TO BE SEEN.
WHAT THE LOCAL THEATRES HAVE TO
OFFER THIS WEEK.

new pay called The Transit of Leo, which he has
adapted from the German All the favortes of the
company will be in the cast. 1t Is needless to say
that Mr.. Daily has provided new scenery. costumes
etc. Numerous other plays which are to follow this
have already been announced.
Another week full of novelty and interest Is
promised at the Metropolitan Opera House. To-
morrow night Faust VIII be sung with Nine
Nordica the De Reszkes and NJ. Maurel in the cast.
on Wednesday evening "Orfeo' VIII be given and
Nine. Calve Will appear in la Navarrase Tor
the first time here Thursday will be the second
night of the German subscription. and "Tannhaiser
Will be given. on Friday night Mime calve will
appear i'm the mad scene from Hamlet
and also in "Cavallerla Rusticana.' with 'Phile-
mon and Baucis" fill out the bill ON
Saturday afternoon Romeo and juliet Will be
repeated and on Saturday evening La Favorita"
AT the concert tonight the orchestra will be con-
ducted by Anton Seid and the solosts will be Mile
Lola Beeth. Nile. Rosa Olitzka, VI. Plancon, Signor
Cremonini and VI. Marsick, violnist.
Again the favorie hill. "The Merchant Of Venice
will be given both tomorrow and Tuesday nights
at Abbev's Theatre with Henry Irving and Miss
Ellen Terry as Shylock and Poria. two OF the most
interesting characterzations in their repertory For
the rest of the week up to and Including the matinee
of Saturday three one-act plays not one of which
has ever been seen here, will be given These plays
are Don Quxote." Journeys End in Lovers Meet
Ing" and "A Story of Waterloo
Broadway Theatre are announced. This brilliant
onera has already enjoyed three months pros
perous run and will now give way to the twice
postponed engagement OF George Edwardes's new
burlesque company. which Will appear December
2S in THE Artists Model" "EIs Excellency goes
on Il tour at the close OF the broadway run. and
will return in April for a week or two. number
of neonIe in HIS Excellency" will he in the cast
of the new Gilbert and Sullivan opera which VIII
he produced in London in May.
The Home Secretary" begins its third week at
the Lyceum Theatre tomorrow. and VIII continue
to be- for the present the attraction at that house
When the play is withdrawn It will be followed
by A. W. Pnero's new comedy emitted Inc behe-
fit of the Doubt
At the Garrlck Theatre tomorrow evening Gus
tave Frohman will present THE Witch, play by
Philip c. Hubert ard Marie Madison. The settings
will represent scenes in and around salem IN losZ.
In the cast will he John Findlay, p a. Anderson.
Charles Jehlinger. Miss Marie Hubert. sumner
Clarke. Martin Swift James Loan. Charles Edler.
Margaret Yates, Gladys Finday. c. w. Couldock,
Agnes F1ndlay, Anna McGresor. Otis turner
Thomas NJ. Hunter. Sarah McNicker. D. H. How
land Miss Maud Banks. J. W. Shannon Evelyn
Evans J. b. Everham. Lindsay Strong. Percy Bar
vows and Louis Thompson.
'The Heart of Maryland goes at the Herald
Square Theatre with every indication Of success.
No limit Is yet set to It's engagement, and II ap-
pears likely to be a long a long tour has been
booked for next season.
Mss Clara Morris comes to the Grand opera
House for weeks engagement, beginning to-
morrow night and will be seen in a repertory
which has been arranged as follows: On Monday
and Thursday nights and at the Saturday matinee
she will pay "Camille' on Tuesday night she
VIII present her impersonation OF Cora In Article
A.: at the Wednesday matinee and on Friday
night "Raymonde' will be given. and or Wednes-
day and saturday nights Miss Mutton" will be
the bill
At the Empire Theatre Tomorrow evening Miss
Olga Nethersole will appear in Camille for the
first time this season. 1t will be played all the
week with the exception OF Wednesday afternoon
when Demise" will be presented.
Rice's Excelsior, jr.." continues TO draw Good
audiences at the Olympia Theatre. The cast
which includes among others. Miss Fay Temple
ton Miss Theresa Vaughn. Miss Mamie Cahill
Walter Jones Charles \. Bigelow and Arthur
Dunn remains unchanged Walter Jones and MISS
Cahu have introduced in the second act clever
imitation of Chevalier. with coster songs ana da ces
Richard Nordmann's drama Fallen Anges. was
revived at the Irving Place Theatre last night 1t
will be repeated tomorrow and Tuesday, while
on Wednesday "Zwei Wappen' will once more be
the bill on Thursday new comedy by otto
Schreyer "A Home with Three Angels Will be
seen for the first time. 1t VIII be repeated al the
Saturday matinee and In the evening. ON FRIDAY
sch,llers Maria stuart" Will be given. at popular
prices.
At the Star Theatr. tomorrow night Nell Bur
CESS will present again THE County Fair" which
he made popular formerly at Proctors and the
Mon Square theatres. MIR. Burgess will OF course
appear as Abigail Prue. The part OF Joel VIII De
played by T.. l.. Davenport; BARLEY McCulIum VIII
be Otis, the bashful Old suitor for Miss Aoby
hand: John A. Lane is cast for Hammerhead. the
unviedIng holder of the farm mortgage and Tim
the Jockey and Sally will be played by Charles j.
Jackson and May Taylor. Miss Emma Pollock VINO
was Harrigans original Maggy Murphy Will have
the part of Taggs.
James A. Herne will begin tomorrow evening the
third week of his present engagement in Shore
Acres" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. The play is
especially appropriate for the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holiday time
Hoyts "A Runaway Colt will enter on its second
week at the American Theatre tomorrow night. 1t
has been doing fair business during the last week,
and its main attraction is the baseball game which
IS played the stage In the last act New special
ties will be added this week.
There will be four more weeks OF THE Gay
Parlsians" at Hoyt's Theatre ana then the French
farce will make way for Mr.. Hoyt's "A Black
Sheep" II Will have its Tooth performance there
on December is. when souvenirs will add to the in
terest and attraciiveness OF the occasion.
"Trilby" enters on its last week at the Garden
Theatre tomorrow night. 1t is not likely that New
York viii again see the present cast certainly not
again at the Garden Theatre. for Mr.. Palmer will
present on Monday OF next week for the first time
anywhere a eccentric musical comedy called
"a Stag Party" Richard Baker has devoted his
energies to 1t for the last eight weeks. The cos
tunes have been made by Dazan. Among the
actors who will appear in this pay Louis Har-
rson Miss Marie Dresser. Leo Dietrichstein. Miss
Sadie Mcdonald Miss Geraldine McCann and
Charles Coote.
The jockeys in The Sporting Duchess at the
Academy of Music Low wear the colors OF various
wel-knowL stables on December 10 the melodrama
viii have its l50th performance at the Academy and
the occasion will be made memorable by souvenirs.
George Edwardes has sent over from London
some new songs and specaltes which be
introduced into THE Shop Girl" at Palmers The
etre The fftieth performance OF The Shop Girl"
will be given December ls when there Will be
souvenirs.