New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25

begin what Mr. Pastor calls the combination sea-
son. and he has engaged Al Reeves and his COM
pany OF entertainers. II includes Agnes Charcot.
hypnotst; Unthan. The Armess Wonder; the
three Gaiety girls. the Judges. the Hats. Cora
Routt serIo-comic; Wills and Barron. c. W. Will
Jams. veBtriloquist and Al Reeves.
on Thursday evening the Della Fox Comic Opera
Company will begin its second annual New-fork
engagement at Pa.mer's Theatre. That occasion
will witness the first production OF the new comic
opera, ''F,eur-de-Iis This work is from the
French OF Chivot and Durn. the English text and
lyrics being by j. Cheever Goodwin. and the music
by William Furst. The OF the opera are laid
at 81. Claude. France. and are supposed to occur
about the latter part of the sixteenth century The
opera Is in three acts. the scenes being a pubic
square, an esplanade OF fortress and the interior
OF a mill. The scenery was painted by Marsden,
and the costumng is by Dazan.
Nine new specialtles will make their first APP
pearance at Roster g. Bias roof garden tomorrow
evening These will be Smith and Campbell. Tom
and Lille English In a musical sketch: Carr and
Jordan. In a sketch; Joe Hardman, In eccentric
co,nicallties: Lotte West Symons. In Irish special
tics: the Misses Sherwood and Moore. in songs
and dances; Layman. the mimic: Hafford and Man
telle I'm character songs. and Bryan and Saville'
in a musical sketch. The remaining features in
cu1e Clairesse Agnew. Kokn. Japanese juggler
and John W. Ransone.
The Chamber OF Horrors at the Eden Musee has
undergone important changes In the last week
The Musee artists have been at work there day ana
night Every group and figure there has been care
fully clean remodelled in some cases, repanted
and rcclothed The group. the Gorilla and his bride
shows the most Improvement. but even Maria Bar
beri who sits In the death cell where Carlyle Har-
ris Dr. Buchanan and other murderers have sat
has a more cheerful look. Several new mechanical
groups will be added to the chamber within a
short time. To the general wax-Work CORRECTION
lmportant additions to be made.
The popularlty OF continuous vaudeville was
Significantly show at Proctor's last week No
doubt Miss Maggie Cline attracted good many
people. She has hearty breezy, magnetic per
sonaIity and rare comic expression. Her re-engage-
ment for another week will make the welkin ring
with fresh reverbcrations of "Stll His Whlskers
Grow" "NcCloskey" and "Hould Yer Head Up
Mccain" There will be other stars Of vaudeville
James f. Hoey has a good following. Watson and
JIutchlrgs I'm Teutonic eccentrcities. and Ward
and Curran are equally popular. Adolf Pepper
from Vienna comes attlred as the rat charmer Of
IIamelin. and plays the pipe to hundred trained
white rats that follow him and cluster upon his
body The Dillon Brothers sing THEN parodes of
popular songs. Theo plays upon many Instruments.
Mclean and Hall have an act In which they black
ND before the audience Lillian Green Is among the
serio-comc singers and begins her third week
The box Office OF Proctor's Pleasure Palace Will
be opened next Thursday morning. This new thea
ire I'm fty-eighth-st. between Lexington and
Third ayes will be dedicated TO the public at IL
o'clock on Labor Day. Vaudeville OF the continu-
Gus form will be given from noon to II p. m In
the auditorium and will then be transferred 10
the German cafe below until midnight. The prices
will adapt themselves TO expensive or economical
tastes There will be luxurious boxes and num-
bered orchestra seats a, the prices governing In
other nrst-class city theatres and the scale Will
diminish until the modest requirements are
met. The opening bill will include representative
American specially stars and numerous novelties
from abroad Miss Billie Barlow. a singer of re-
known In Australia and England. comes from the
Alhambra, London George H. Lockharts per-
forming elephants are said to be wonders of animal
training. The Sisters Andersen are expert eqIili-