New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03
THE CITY THEATRES.
HOW TT Is PROPOSED To AMrsE THE
PUBLIC THIS WEEK

The new double bill at Days Theatre has re-
ceived II warm welcome. The two fsrces The ori-
ent Express and "A Tragedy Rehearsal" are
drawing large audiences and received by them
with unbounded mirth. Miss Kehan. Mr. Lewis.
Mr. Clarke and Mrs Gilbert all APPEAR In boih
plays.
The regular season Of opera at the Metropolitan
IL drawing TO close. The present week II the
last but one This IL the programme: Monday.
"Falstan''. Tuesday. extra night "rhe iinsur-
nots" Wednesday. "Cavalera Husticana and
"Pagliacci'': Friday. first performance IN America
OF Saint Saeus's samson and Dalila saturday ar
ternoon Romeo and Juliet: Saturday evening
populnr price performance "ManOn." The soloists
for the concert tonight will be Miss Sybil Sander
SON. Mile Mira Heller. signor Ancona. NJ Planeon.
and Josef Holman. violoncest. The orchestra
Will be under the direction Of Anton Seiil
Reerbohm Tree and his company willrepeat sgd
ney 6;rundy's "A Bunch OF Nioets' at Abbey
Theatre tomorrow. Tuesday and wednesday even
Ings After the performance AT Abbeys Theatre on
Thursday night Mr. and Mrs. Tree and the mem
here az the company will take the special cars
which will be provided for them. and 20 to wash
ington Next day. Friday. they Will be seen In the
second and third acts OF "iamlet. which VIII be
given at a benent
The 10th performan OF Rob Roy AT the ier'
aid Square Theatre. with the Inevitable souvenir
"a rapdIy approa ching and still there IL no sign o'
waning interest in DE Koven and Smiths opera. The
substitution OF Mr.. Warneld In the part OF Sandy
McSherry the town crier. seems to nave Strength
ened the cast.
The Empire Theatre has another souvenir oc'a-
sion I'm store II Will be the Tooth performance OF
..Tbe Masaueraders" when the memento. 1t IL an
nounced will be again az peculiar and hs handsome
as was the recent anniversary souvenir
TOO Much Johnson seems destined 10 "aVeI
abroad The work OF converting IL INTO Foreign
tongues has already begun. Some time ago the
right 10 do II in German WAS disposed Of. and now
10 MAX n translation or the farce,
the intent being to have It follow the Partisan pro-
duction OF "Charleys Aunt" In the mean time
william Gillette and TOO Much Johnson" are ming
the Standard Theatre. The first souvenir. designed
by Mr. Gillette IL almost due
Ps,mer.r Theatre holds enthusiastic audiences at
the nightly performance OF THE Fatal card MIR.
Palmer has extended the time OF the play at this
theatre 10 March o. that It's New-York run II not
yet half finished. Mrs I.angtry will follow on
March H.
Augustus P,ou's handsome production OF Mime.
Sans Gene continues to do.a good business at the
Broadway Theatre. II appears that the comedy mas
begun q long and prosperous run. Seats are selling
for two and three weeks In advance. and II In not
always possible to secure good places after o'clock
in the evening. Kathryn Kidder as Mime. Sans
Gene Is winning many admirers.
Humanity" a melodrama In five acts by sutton
vane. will be produced at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre tomorrow evening. The scenery and me
chanca effects OF the play said to be especially
fine Tho first act presents View OF Cranbourne
Hall. England A fox hunting party r. shown, for
which the horses and hounds were imported from
England. The second act represents the interior of
Mathew PENIS cottage and this gives way to the
display Of the ruins Of an old abbey by moon
light. In tho third act the changes to South
Africa II In in this scene that . mounted broad
sword contest takes place. The next scene shows
the interior Of house whtsh hss been tsansfsrms>