New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14

considerable number OF actors from Ne"-l o'A
went to Philadelphia yesterday to appear IN
benefit performance for the Actors Fund o. Amer
lea II took place at the Chestnut SIeet Theatre
a large house. which was hIed ana '"e Ic-e'P'S
were about $.yn
The pckaninny Club gave a minstrel performance
at the Berkeley Iyceum last night ior the heneht
Of the Daisy Fields Home and Hospital for Crippled
Children. There was good audience when Wa
highly entertained. The en'eiiaI'.nen' VIII o. re-
peatel Tonight tomorrow night ana to-horio" a.
lernOOn.
Some Of the New-York theatrical managers are
much exercised bill which has been INTRO
Guced IN the Senate at Albany. 1t makes many re-
quirements in regard 10 theatres, the most OF "hch
are 10, new one. however. which Is new, is that
theatre must have any dressing room whlch y
less than feet long or eight feet wide or nine
feet nigh This requiienent. the mahag,is Say, say,
would close every theatre in Ne" oiK MY nay
engaged ex-Judge \. j. Ditenhoefer as their conn-
sel in an attempt to prevent the passage % '''e
bill in It's present form.
The periodic report of the marriage engagement OF
Jean de Roszke was again current yesterday. The
bride, it said, to be the Countess Mira
maille ana the marriage would take place on NJ.
de Reszkes return to Paris. II was added that ne
eIai.y credited especially with regard to NJ. De
Reszke's leaving the stage
Miss Laura Moore will sing the part Of Marguerite
in oscar Hammersteln's opera OF that title at the
Olympia Music Hall tomorrow evening ana ana s s
will continue sing 1t on alternate nghts She mas
been member Of the American, McCau.i ana
Francis Wilson opera companies.
Miss Amy Busby made her first appearance in
"Burmah" at the American Theatre last night
Miss Loie Fuller will sail for this country to-
morrow the Paris.
Augustin DAILY has again changed his plans fof
the short remainder Of his season AS You Like
It. and THE Wonder now given up. and it Is
announced that The Countess Guck' VIII be played
TIL the last week Of the and for the greater
Thursday and Friday of that week that IL 70 say
on February "a IS II and y. on Wednesday az,
ternoon and evening The School for Scandal Will
be PLAYED and the bills for saturday afternoon anu
evening are not yet announced.
At the Empire Theatre "A Woman's Reason VIII
be continued only through this week On Monday
evening the Empire Theatre company will pre-
sent a new comedy entitled Marriage" by Bran
don Thomas and Henry Keeling The play was
originally produced at the Court Theatre LONDON
The DAILY production of Shakespeare's "Midsum-
rner Nights Dream" at the Grand Opera Houfe
the week of February "A. promises to be the most
important occurrence OF the at that place OF
entertainment All the original scenery which
Mr. DAILY used in his notable revivas of the COMEDY
in New-York and London, will be employed In this
representation. with the full accompaniment OF the
thunderstorm music. The parts or Helena ana HeI-
mia will be taken by Mrs. Louise Thorndyke Bouci-
caut and Miss Emily Rgl; other members or the
company will be Byron Douglas Error Duhbdi,
and Lillian Swain. The chorus VIII be large one.
Aft4r the week at the Grand Opera House the COM
pany will play in several cities includng l'tspurs'
Detroit Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus.