New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-29
THE NEW LEAF OF PLAYS.
HOW IT WILL BE TURNED OVER THIS
WEEK AT THE CITY THEATRES.

WEEK AT TIE CITY THEATRES.
"Twelfth Night" will be continued at Days
Theatre for another week and for one night over
The new comedy 1.-Two Escutcheons' winch mas
already been played In New-York In German win
much success. will have its first English perform
ance at Days January l.
This is what is proposed for the week at the
Metropolitan Opera House: Tomorrow hlgh',
Faust; Wednesday, Lucia Ill Iarnmernoor ana
"Cayalleria Rusticana"; Thursday. 'Lohengrih
Friday 'Mehstofele"; Saturday afternoon, AIDA
Saturday evening "Rigoletto" At the concert
this evening The Messiah Will be gwen win
Mines Nordica and Brema, the Messrs Galloway
and Walinoefer soloists chorus OF 800 from
the Uterpe Society. of Brooklyn, c. NJ Wiske
conductor ami the Metropolitan Opera House Or
chestra Anton Seid. conductor.
At Abbey's Theatre this week THE Notorious
Mrs Ebbsmith" will be continued. John Hare mas
been received with much favor, and so have his as
socates. Fred Terry, Miss Julia Nelson and the
other members of the company
This will be the las, week Of Miss Olga Neither
sole's Carmen" at the Empire Theatre. The
English actress has added TO her reputation by
the picturesque Interpretation she gives OF the
heroine of Merimees story. The Empire Theatre
Stock Company Will open this season on January
6. with Henry Arthur Joness drama. Michael and
His Lost Angel
The first performance of the French farce. "Ferd-
nand's Marriage Contract" by George Feydeau,
author Of THE Gay Parsians." will be given at
the Irving Place Theatre on Tuesday night The
principal part will be played by Hubert Reusch
who created 1t and played It $50 nights in Berlin
Tomorrow Lessing's "Minna Barnhelm' will
be given "Ferdnands Marriage Contract will
be the bill for all the other performances OF the
week. with matnecs New Years Day and
Saturday.
THE Home Secretary" has reached its sixth
week at the I.yceum Theatre, and Will be followed
on January 6, by Arthur W. Pneros latest play.
entitled The Benefit OF the Doubt" This play is
said to be more largely comedy Of character
than Of plot.
lanes 4 Hoarne in shore Acres will be seen at
the Fifth Avenue Theatre this week only. There
Will be an extra matinee on NV Years afternoon
and on Friday evening souvenirs Will be gwen II
being the 1.c0th performance OF shore Acres
The souvenir is a massive. gold-plaed. satin-lined
level casket, having wrought panels depicting
scenes from Shore Acres" on the cover and sides
on January NJ. Il. Curtis and his supporting COM
pany are announced to present Gentleman joe
AS a holiday attraction the Grand Opera House
will furnish an entertainment fitted 10 this time
of year in the Hanlon Brothers "Superba' a
three-act pantomimic spectacle. said to be known to
US here in only, owing TO a complete re-
habniment of scenery new cast, transformation
scenes and n ballet of generous proportions 1t Is
especially attractive to the children.
",Tbe Strange Adventures Of Miss Brown which
has been running at the Standard Theatre, enters
on its second month at this house tomorrow
night with bright prospects Miss Brown is ex-
pected to remain until the end Of the season.
The Shop Girl has only week to stay
at Palmer's Theatre. 1t will have a few new
features and at the final matinee next Saturday
there will be a distribution of souvenirs. On Mon
day January 6. John Drew and his company will
begin an engagement at Palmers, opening in THE
Bauble Shop"
''The Gay Parsians' had It's share of the holiday
crowds at Hoyt's Theatre last week. 1t is obliged
to leave Hoyts Saturday night TO make way
for the managers farce, which will be produced
there on Monday evening. 1t had run OF nearly
one hundred and fifty performances.
Excelsior. jr." continues the Olympia The
atre and frequent changes and innovations are
made in It, as is the way with entertainments OF
its class The hftieth performance is to occur on
/ January and souvenirs are promised.
At the Harlem Opera House this week Mrs. Pot
ter and Mr.. Bellew will present THE Queens
Necklace" They gave the play Days Theatre
at the beginning of the season, and since then
made extended tour.
Tomorrow night Miss Minnie Palmer opens at
the Bijou Theatre in "The School Girl" This play
j as been presented by Miss Palmer in London
and the provinces for the last six months, and the
dialogue has been localized for America.
THE Sporting Duchess" has maintained its repu-
ation at the Academy of Music with two large
Christmas audiences There will be New Years
matinee and the regular Saturday matinee this
week.
At Proctors Pleasure Palace special preparations
have been made for New Years Day. when the
doors will open s:4j IA. m. and the vaudeville
will begin at 10. Performances Will be given
simultaneously in the auditorium and the German
cafe. Signor Perugln will sing this week for the
first time in vaudeville Mile. Plar-Morin will APP
pear in a holiday pantomime. "a japanese Doll"
written by Vance Thompson with music by Anne
Lachaume George Lockhart's elephants closely
follow the pantomime and the long bill IS continued
by the Painter Brothers, head balancers; Sherman
and Morrissey. the Flying billions. F!lson and Enrol.
/ Men Women; the four Schrode brothers.
acrobats; Elsie Adar, in serpentne and scarf
Dances Georgia Parker. Gertrude Mansfield and
! Cora Routt. Charles Is. Ward. the four Angela
sisters. Karl and Ladell horizontal bar performers;
| the Hewletts the three Sisters Don the Cartons
and Robert Day. AT the Sunday concert. from 2:3O
! to II p. m. Jules Levy VIII II. Fox. Filson and
Enrol, Montague and West Gertrude Mansfield,
! Pauline Won Arod and others will appear
The New Year at Proctor's Theatre Twenty
! thrd-st, will be ushered in merry. The New
! Years Day performance begins at 10 m. and con-
! tinues for thirteen hours. The Black Patti will
appear for the first time downtown since her
turn from European concert tour Al H. Wilson
Will give songs and stories. other spokes in the
revolving vaudeville wheel the two Bostons.
Roberts and Crolius, Lydia Dreams. ventriloquist;
Ad Ryman and Eta Berger in THE New Woman
and the Old Man.; the Albion acrobats. In THE
Bill Poster; the Gypsy Trio. the three Helstons,
top boot dancers. Montague and West Pauline Won
Arold the Helene sisters. jugglers; Bertha Du-
mond, the two Diamonds. Ray Vernon and Cecile
Lois and Bimbo the necromancer.