New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
THEATRICAL STRUGGLES.
HOW THE MANAGERS ARE TRYING TO
PLEASE THE DISSATISFIED PUBLIC.

With the threat OF five new theatres for New
York next season hanging over them the manager
who have theatres already are wondering what -
,o,nr IN become ~ the business Scarcely three the
atres I'm the city could be named that have en)oNen
marked prosperity this season. AS much enor' a.
usual ,s expended get the best attractions Du'
the public does seem 10 want TO go 20 the inca
,re. a, all The Only bit of local consolation IS
that the condition said to be worse in other cities
than a. Is in New-York Lent appears to make no
na,t,cuIar difference The whole season is bad. am
LENT js no worse than he rest Of II. The Following
paragraphs will show what attempts are TO De
made to draw the people into the payhouses
Such a careful and artistic production as MI
Da,v.s present one OF such rare and such an
,r,nrestinr plov AS Two Gentlemen of Verona
o,,gh, n attract the best class of goers
ANYTHING can Indeed. commendab.e appreciate"
OF IT has Deen shown. and its popularity see"' ~
have Increased since the opening
The opera nights Of this week AT the MeUoIo'''""
wu, be devoted to the Nibeungen Triogy Die
Walktire" will be given tomorrow night. Siegfrei
on Wednesday and die entertainments" on FIJI
dav Tannhiuser" viii be sung on Saturday az
ternoOn.
Mrs. Lang,ry will produce new play III iou' az
entitled Gossip" at Planners Theatre to-ihO' ~"
eyer,ny The scene OF the play is laid at Trouviile
the characters being principally Americans Nv
parts are distributed as follows: MIS- barrE MIS-
Ianrtrv. Count Marcy, Eben Plympton; MI Barry
T w P,ggott; Mr. Stanford c. j. Rcnman' MIS-
Stanford Miss Fife Shannon; Mrs Cummings MrS
Louisa Eldridge; Clara Cummings MISS hieanoi
Parry. MIRIAM stanford Miss Blanche Burton DR.
Robbins w r. Lowell; Castor Bernay' ivan Wa'-
son: Colonel Cummings. Charles p. Currier; Hal
lows valet 10 the Count Marcy. T. p Williamson
servants Holden Chandler and ]. Topper
The engagement of Mime. Rtjane at Abbey's Thea
ire has still four weeks TO run ii was the ihteh-
lion of the management to change the bill before
Ave. hoc mo
probation that It has been deemed advisable 70
continue that play for week more. The next
plays presented by the French company VIII Dc
.'Na Cousine" and "A Dolls House.
"An Ideal Husband" the play 10 be produced
at the I.yceum Theatre Tuesday night, written
by oscar Wilde is said to be a story on somewhat
conventional lines, and IS regarded as suited 10 'he
audiences of the I.yceunn Theatre. The play Is IN
four acts 1t is located in London The motive
based upon the sale OF a Cabinet secret b! uuS'eo
Young politician II will be interpreted ny MiSseS
irving Florence Tyree and Cameron. Mrs. Whffen'
Mrs Walcot and Messrs. Kelley. lie Moyne "ra'-
tan Tarleton and others of the Lyceum STOCK com
MANY The last evening performance OF The case
Of Rebellious Susan will occur tomorrow hieh''
but II will be continued at the Thursday maunees
"Rob Roy" will enter upon the last two weeks OF
fts long run at the Herald Square Theatre to-inor-
row night That II has been success IL evidenced
not only by the uniformly large audience that the
whitney Opera Company has faced at every per
formance but also by the regret shown by the her
AID Square management at parting with what mas
been one Of the few comic opera successes OF inc
season which IS drawing 10 a close fuoull
Head Wilson Frank Mayo's dramatzauon OF
Mark Twain's novel will receive its first production
under the personal direction Of Charles r. Evans al
,he Herald Square Theatre. April 10. The cast
So far includes Frank Mayo Miss Mary Sha" 1ohh
Kellard and Edgar Davenport
The first fortnight's nun Of His Wife's Father.
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre has exceeded all eN-
,,ectat,ons Of the management. The demand for
seats was so great that the placing of the orchestra
on the stage was found necessary on two occasions
Mr. Crane is happy in the character of the NEEDLE
some old father. and ne gives a truthful dehhea-
ton OF IT, There are many merry moments in the
comedy and the bits of rathos are effective.
The Founding" with Miss Cissy Fitzgeralds
dance in IT, having the largest audiences mat nave
come to Hoyt's Theatre in a long time. one-aot
NAV nv A. F. Lancaster called "Romeo's First
Love precedes the farce. Miss Annie Russell ana
Nelson wheatcroft appearing in the cast
"The Nasaueraders' will be Withdrawn from the
Empire Theatre stage next Saturday night. to make
way for Haddon Chambers's "John-a-Dreams
which will be produced Monday. March Is AS
Charles Frohman has decided not TO send his eorn-
panv on tour this spring. the time left at his house
after John Dreams has had It's run will be part
~ devoted repettons OF Sowing the Nlnd ana
other PLAYS and there will be also new comedy. ,
closed run CT nearly 100 nights at Pamer's Thea
ire will be done at the Harlem Opera House th's
week W II. Thompson. ". j. Ferguson j H.
Stoddart F. j. Radcliffe. r. A. Roberts. Miss Amy
Busby and Miss May Robson will remain in the
cast The Harlem Opera House will have a nota-
bly, interesting attraction next week in the engage
Inent of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall The repertory for
the week Will be Lady Cancarty." "A White Lie d
"All for Her" THE Second Mrs Tanqueray" and
''The Ironmaster."
TOO Much Johnson" continues on its merry way
at the Standard Theatre. where IL vii soon cele-
brate its 10th performance The piece Is still
drawing crowded houses. William Gillette has al
ready added so many new lines that much OF the
play will seem 10 those who saw IL in its first
weeks.
Tomorrow evening Augustus Pitous production
OF Mime. Sans Gene" enters on the eighth week OF
its run at the Broadway Theatre. Sardous comedy
continues 10 draw large audiences. 1t is magnh-
Gently staged and ciever'y acted by Kathryn
Kidder as Nine. Sans Gene: Augustus Cook, es
Napoleon; James X. Hackett Wallace Shaw. Miss
Henrietta Lander Miss Marie Shotwell and the
Others IN the cast.
The popularity which "Ohne Gelaut" has
achieved at the Irving Place Theatre has induced
Heinrich Conried keep 1t the stage for the
week. excepting Friday night "ohne
Gelaut" has been staged with great and labor
On Friday evening another popular price perform
ance will take place. when "Othello" will be pro
duced. with Matthew Pfeil in the title part, Miss
Fresinger Desdemona. and Mr. Eggeling AS
1ago.
Tony Pastor announces that his list OF attrac
tons FOR the coming week will include Mile
Petrescu. contoronist and the Three F1exmores
just arrived from Europe Frank Bush will tel
some new stories Will Matthews and Nellie Harris
will appear for the first time this season. in The
Tramp's Morning Call" Jean Williams. the Chinese
impersonator. will make his first appearance here
The tenor. Alonzo Hatch. Will give new selections
with stereopticon views. Richmond and Glenroy
will appear. Miss Belle Black has a new specially
The three ST. FELIX Sisters will offer Songs and
dances Burns and Coakley will give Aunt Han
nah's Washday." and Tony Pastor will sing new
songs and PAROLES. The list OF recruits who have
volunteered their services for Harry Sanderson'
beped, paefors Theatre on Thursday includes