The morning times., 1896-06-28
MANAGERS MAKING MONEY
Gotham's Amusement Places
Enjoy a Prosperous Week.
OSCARS PET DUCK
TheaterS Change Managers on All
SideS-GeOrgia Cayvan'S New
and Extensive Repertoire.

alQ ExienSlVe KcpeIt0lIe
New YORK. June 27.-Focr theaters. six
kariety hoGscs and music halls, and fourroof
gardens were all we had to go 10 this week.
In all The rounds there WAS not Il single
noyclty Yes there was one-a significant
une-onc that c;lne without tie prestige OF
foreign Endorsement, unaccompanicd by
blatant picsS gent, unheralded, unexpected,
stealing in Ike u thief in tie night. He
did what is tie fad at the LONDON halls,
he did lis turn at all the places OF amGse-
mcnt every night. He las no contract, lie
has made no promises, lie refuses 10 he inter
viewed. Bu; heis very welcome, and he can
stay us long he likes. His name Is Pros
penty. Business has picked up appreca bly,
There are Mr.. kcllar, whose does wonder
ful things you cant explain, MI the Ger
man opera ut Terrace Garden, 'El Captain"
at the Broadway. and dear old "Pmafore'
i'll undsguscd success at the Herald Square.
The ca st making this hit a re Dorothy Morton
as Josephine Flora Finia yson as Hebe.
Joseph Shcchan as Ralph, and Robert Ora
ham as sir Joseph.
The principals ut the other houses are
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dickson N keith's in
d coirclictta. Two Can Play at That
Game Verona Jarbeau on the Casino roof;
Marie Drcssier ut Kester & Eiars; John
Ranso,nc at Proctor'S Pleasure Palace and
Tony himself at Pastors. You couldn' I find
Il novelty with a search warrant and a
microscope.
CHANGES AMONG MANAGERS.
Have you directed your attention 10 the
Kaleidoscope changes that have come over
the roster of Gotham theaters during the
last few moaths? Had all the names Of
a.
clipped apart, shaken up in a dark bag
and withdrawn haphazard more extensive
changes could not have been effected.
will not attempt 10 note them cbronologi-
caly. but only us they occur TO me. There
is tic Garden Thcater, which Mr.. Palmer re-
inquished last week Abbey's name has
come down from over the door of the marble
front that screened Rejanc, Duse Moune'
Sully. Irving. Bernhardt and Hare. 1t
will he called the knickerbocker by new
Manager uayman. Parson Hill has sold
The Standard 10 eN-bareback rider Willie
Sells: T. Henry French retires from Broad
way when he sells the playhouse of that
naue; HuGriGan's he'--He tie Carrick, and
several months ago Mansfield reinquishcd
II To Frohman. The Lyceum has been
Sold to an insurance company and the future
OF Daniel FrGhmans management is IN
jeopardy with all the stock company
scattered Soihern under his own mana ge-
ment. Mansfield recall citTant and Olga
NeihCIsnic disgusting the country Just when
her promise was brightest. The Empire
MUS & mas become Weberand Fields and
The Star TGcater was dropped by Neil Bur
CESS as + it had been Il hot poker. There
Bre only few Of them left n the old stand
OSCARS PET DUCK.
Oscar iIammcrstein went to Fulton Mar
ket the other day TO buy live duck Tor his
roof garden Iond. Desiring to get it TO
Olympia It once. lie put il in a basket and
went To Broadway where he attempted TO
board car.
You cant bring that duck on 10 the
car said the conductor.
What" calculated the impressario.
.G'waik. G'waik,'' remarked the duck,
sotto vocc.
I'm blowcd if l do" exclaimed MIR.
fIamIiprsrein aud lie took a cab noTthward-
There, is enough diversion on Coney Island
to ran a sInall-siZed continent instead or
a Iarge-sized island. The principal features
art, only two concerts a day by Sousa g
BAND: only Two performances day by
Ricr's circus. one performance 'laily OF
Rice's ..Evangeinc." in new tights, and
an every evening display or Cuba IN
Paine's fire reworks Meantime the sad
sea waves keep up their cheerful way of
saying things and after hours the indi
vi,iual with the long neck is heard 10
exciaiu, Water, water all around me,
and not drop to drink"
To Gay New York there has come
change julius Steger has left and the
shirt waist .irl wipes the tears on her
ginghaIn sleeves Virginia Earle is sing
Ing one Of his songs and your fat friend
Of Washington. william Pruette, sings the
other
CAYVAN's REPERTOIRE.
Georgia Cayyan's list OF new plays for
her srarring tour next season, includes
MARY Pennington, Spinster.' Mr.. Wills
Widow" ani vanity Fair These three
size is said 10 have bought in London.
have heard Of half ii dozen plays by Ameri-
eau authors that she is said to have ac-
ceptni Among them all she ought to hit
nu one that possesses the rare quality of
irresistible attraction, as shown by the box
office.
There is talk of Il winter circus for next
wear. II is surprising that this project has
never taken permanent form in Gotham.
Paris. Berlin, ST. Petersburg aud Chicago
all 'rt winter circus in good stle.
We cr u'd not hope to make a Barnum affair
oft hut for mode rate admis ssion admission
an athletic performance with equestrian
featS could be made attractive.
A. the trial perft rmance Of The Cherry
pickcrS''in Newburgl la week four members
nf the company which will present the play
here niXt ScaSrna ppca red in the parts which
they were specially engaged to originate.
The haif-CsISt hero. John NaZare, WIS
PLAYED 10y Raiph Delmorc. Jennie Satter-
lee aryc1reI as Il '.thrce-time widow
RoselIc Knott was the heroine, Namouillee.
and Geuffrey Stein. OF Washington had the
minor role Of n revengeful Afghan. whichhe
IS said to have filled with remarkable skill.