The morning times., 1896-04-12
Good HOUSES IN NEW YORK
End of Lent Marked a Revival
in Theater Attendance.
NEW SOUVENIR" SCHEME
Men Will Be Favored at the Tooth
Performance of "a Black
Sheep"
NEW SOUVENIR" SCHEME

New York, April 9.-Eas,er week is
with us aHd marils the lightning OF tie
END OF the season.
Business was markediy better this week
after a depressing dullness of Holy
Week, ana during. i'll fact, tae entire season
of Lent. The audiences are distinguished
not more fer their brilIiaDcy. Ior the smart
people have often Lecn 10 lite play houses
since Ash Wednesday, tut ihe dressing has
been radlanuy handsome. The festival
atmosphere permeatet the theaUerS.
IL were 10 dwell AT &Hy length on tie
solitary novelty OF the Easter week you
would find me trite, rot 10 say tedious
for il would lie all about what you knC
already. 1bls particular week OF tie year
when heretofore there kare been iCCr or
five entirely Ge W pieces 10 tempt the public,
there has been on IAN Absent Boy All
the critics united in pcan or wild but
sincere and substantial praise for tGe new
comedy. Roscufcld didn't stop tie piece
afier All aud The terrible gentleman WHO Eas
"a barrel of money tat least in ttie title
OF his farce didn't have enough. in
fact. 10 bnug Tim 10 New Y ork 10 Chasiisc
MT. Palmer. He was as absent as Mr.
PcHnlcs iICtuiuus 10y. DhieSs The indlCa-
lions deceive me, the piece VIII remain in
town ill warm weather.
Though I've said that this was the only
new play. | should lave qualified. Ii WIS
the oaly new one al u regular on-or-
adjacent o Broadway thcatcr. The 4 Dieri
lean, on Eighth avenue, does seem on the
next planet or over in Jersey. 4 THIS
Ih-ater. however, The curtain rose Tor the
first time on Walter SaufCrd's maiden
dramatic effort. The Law Of the Land
Some one was unkintl enough 10 say that
New YORK wouldn't recognize the law
even If il were labeied, 60 unaCcustDmed
are we TO it,. But New York Is no stranger
To This law. i was the same Gid mrlO-
dramatic law OF thrills and ShIgvTs. villain
doniGecring. but hero Triumphant; sensa-
tional scenes ami gallery speeches W. II.
Thompson. Amy busby. Frank LUsee ANA
e JrffrIes Lewis were ia me cast
Every one knows Lillian Russell Is no
novelty ana 80 The Little Duke il out of
its lecns. Bat the union cf the TWO was
the event al bbeys. You have heard the
alleged reasons that Lillian don't wear
Tights-one reason for each tight? Well.
it's all bese fabrication. She has more
reason than many a woman who displays
her siIapliness or shap2lessness. In a
word, Lillian is fat. In spite Of the
bicycle and the gymnasium Lillian IL fat,
from rotund ankles TO blooming cheeks
But she did nicely as the titled 2 gntlenan
dimiDutive only in name.
MEsDAMEs IN WARFARE.
There was a little battle for the occu
patton of Palnler's Tbeatcr this week
bel ycen the TWO madanles. Madame ROss
Cogflan has made hit and wanted TO con
time her run On The east SIDE of Broad
way, but Madame Sans Gene Kidder helI
this and succeeding weeks. Rose wanie1
her 10 move over 10 Days, but Katharine
Cnulla't see il that way and suggested thai
the social pa wnbroker do that bersef. til,
advice was taken and Kidder opened splen
Is Ike wise pruSpering al Daly's in spite .
the fact thatit is usually considered hoOGo,
tU break Il run by changing houses.
For years ii has been The custom Ia Gel
ebrate the fifticth and one hundredth per
TcrnianCe OF plays by the distribution O
souvenirs TO ladies only. Frank Mcke,
il going TO reverse matters. Next Tuesda
evening A Black Sheep crosses the cen
tury mark and he is going 10 give ever.
man present q two-bladed pocket-knife
We girls feel sighted. But Frank prObabl
felt that giving q knife would cut on
love and be didn't want TO do this. is 1,
going TO make any amends? Or is the pial
10 be pursued 10 the bitter end with boxes o
cigars ami boxes OF champagne on subse
Quent occasions?
CIRCUS READY FOR TOUR.
over at the circus the animals are he
ginning 10 think OF their prospective tour
AaG NAAAh std1OI - hpDl
them and Johnnie and Willie or HopatEon,
and Kalamazoo Will soon bask in his ia
Yorite delights. BY the way, James A
Bailey reminds ne OF Hoyt the way n
studies his productions. / saw him tn
other day, pencil in hand. noting the act
that didn't please at all, those that wer
mildly tedious, Others that satisfied Fl
doesn't study his own taste but the physiog
nOmy of hisaudience. a safe register. Fl,
is pruning and reshaping every day. In thi
insta uce New York is the dog town.
At most of the theaters the bills remain
unchange and the plays move aIoagin thei
own sweet way. Heart OF Maryland,
''Chnnmie Fadden,'' and Excelsior Jr
are running merrily.
Monday night next jerome Eddy an
Alice Ives, The Village Postmaster
10 be- produced at the Fourteenth Stree
Theater. 1t will have every advantage O
a fine cast and elaborate setting. II is
rural play of forty years ago in New Eng
land. l viii Tell you the verdict mex
year must see IL my hat is on siraigtl
and run over 10 Cheyalier who has ne,
song.
NANCY SYKES.