New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12

AIRES THIS WEEh
This will be the last month of The Prisoner OK
Zenda" at the Lyceum Theatre. and at the emo OF IL
the season will close and the company will take Its
departure for its Western tour. The play has Deen
one of the most successful of the present season III
the Lyceum any other theatre
The brief spring opera season at the metropolitan
will begin tomorrow night. and the programme for
the week follows: Monday. Romeo and juliet
Tuesday. Carmen; wednesday. -, I.ohengrin
mermoor' and cnvaiieria Rustlcana Saturday af
ternoon. The Huguenots'; Saturday evening. La
Traviata" and LA Navarraise.
This Will be the last week Of the Lillian Russell
Opera Company end THE Little Duke" at Abbey's
Theatre After a highly successful tour OF the
principal cities OF thee United States and Canada,
John Hare will come to Abbey's Theatre on Tuesday
night April q, for brief return engagement HIS
reception here has been all that could be desired.
and he has laid the foundation OF . popularity that
promises TO become great az that he enjoys In
England For his engagement here Mr.. Hare has
in rehearsal sydney Grundy,s translation OF Les
Surprises du byorce entitled MsmW "a wnarn
ment "A Pair Of Sp-ctacles. which proved so &C
ceptable in Mr. Hare''s first engagement here Will be
given during the earlier part.
Miss Rose Coghlan and her company will continue
to play Madame at Days Theatre throughout this
week, and perhaps longer. Its continuance depends
cations are that II viii 10 on
Thomas O. Seabrooke will make his first appear
ance in this city at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on
evening, presenting THE Spectator" The
scene OF the play Is laid on the Chicago Board Of
Trade The supporting company includes Atkins
Lawrence sydney Booth. Rey Farchl!i, W. H.
Bruce Frederick Peters. Prince Lloyd W II. Nc
Cormack, Miss Lorraine DrcuX, Miss Blanche
Mouon, Miss Harric; Aubry and Miss Jeanette
Lowry.
His Absent Boy" appears 10 be success at the
Garden Theatre 1t viii probably run FOR some
weeks come. The cast includes Frederic Bond.
Max FEmq. Frank 70 Tanneh ir Cherries CRIES H M
Harriet Sterling. Miss Pauiina Willard and Mrs.
Louisa EldridSe.
John Drew and 1.-The Squire OF Danes will to-
morrow night begin their last week at the Garrick
Theatre An extra wednesday matinee VIII be
given. Mr. Drew begins Chicago season April 90
season which he is Just closing in New-York is the
longest and most successful he has had since he be
came star
Miss Kate Claxton will appear AZ the Grand
Opera House this week Louise in The Two
Orphans" She and the par, and tn. play, arc
sufficiently famous 10 need only mention OF the
fact that they are to be seen.
THE Heart OF Maryland" gees on at tho Herald
Square Theatre. and seems likely 10 go all sum
son Is announced. however
THE Village Postmaster" a New England drama
by Alice f. Ives and Jerome II Eddy. Is TO have
its first production tomorrow night a, the Four
teenth Street Theatre. The play Is In four acts
and five scenes all laid In New IIampshlre forty
years ago. while Franklin Pierce was running foT
President.
At the Irving Place Theatre Georg Engels will
continue his engagement during the present week.
The repertory will bring Monday and Wcines-
day evenings and Saturday afternoon repetitions
OF "De Kinder der Exceenz" with III. star IN
his part OF Major Won Muzell; and on Tuesday
scnoenthans "kreg I'm Freden." with G"or;
Engels as Ref-Reiningcn The same performance
viii be repeated Saturday evening. The pro-
gramme on Thursday and Friday nights will be
by Michael Knapp. in which Mr. Engels will take
the part OF Baldrian Schmaelich
Tomorrow night mime sans-Gene" enters on It's
last week at Palmers Theatre. where the farewell
performance OF Sardou's comedy will be given next
Saturday evening. Miss Kidder has renewed her
success OF last season in the title part She Is as
sisted by Augustus Cook as Napoleon. The staging
OF the play continues 10 be an attractive feature.
The Hollands will end their nrst season IA joint
stars under the management OF Richard Mansfield.
at the Harlem Opera House. this week This VIII
be their second appearance at the Harlem Opera
House in "a Social IIighwayman." and their fourth
engagement In New-York Next week the Holland.
cast of THE Rivals" and. beginning next autumn.
they will be under the management OF Joseph
Brooks.
Tomorrow evening. at the Columbus Theatre
Harlem Chauncey Olcott begins his final engage
bn secn in Niayourneen' during the entire week
and is TO sing his popula- songs at every perform
ancc.
bohemia" is continued at the Empire Theatre.
and will be continued. 1t is announced I'LL the end
Of the The W fer Tobm he ssen be-
the finest theatrical token ever given out by him.
Edward r. Rice Will bring the long season OF
Excelsior. Jr.." TO close as far as this city Is
concerned next Saturday evening at the broadway
Theatre ON the farewell day there will be souve
Mrs for the ladies' distributed at matinee and even
Ing performances
Nav Irwin and "The Widow Jones' have had
succession Of good houses throughout the last week.
and the renewed popularity which has attended this
attraction since Its return TO the Bjou augurs That
II will, remain at that house for weeks to come:
Miss Irwin Is constantly making attempts to add
new songs to her list, but finds II Impossible 10 40
so, for the reason that while her audiences VIII
gladly accept the novelties they also insist on get
ting the old favorites.
Tomorrow night will begin the tenth week Of Os-
car Hammersten's production OF the ballet Mar
guerite" the Olympia Music Hall. This stage
spectacle continues to give enjoyment 10 large audi
ences. In addition to Marguerite there Is vaude-
VILE programme, which includes Virginia Aragon,
the wire performer: the Sisters Caselli, In songs
and Dances and the Frederick troupe Of demon
athletes In the theatre q vaudeville programme
will be presented tomorrow. The chief feature Will
be the American debut Of the Iiler troupe OF eight
g.ri dancers, who come from London, where they
have Just closed a five months engagement. An:
other entertainer wi" be Papinta the myriad
dancer" who will appear in her mirror dances.
There will be a great number OF other performers.
Including the Dixon Rrothers in grotesque musical
specially; Pablo DIaz contorticnst Dolan and Len
har and the Gotham City Quartet.
Charles II Hopper plays "Chimmie Fadden' FOR
the l0Cth time at the Standard Theatre on Wednes-
day night Souvenirs will be presented to COM
memorate Chimme's popularity The souvenir Is
a statuette OF the Bowery boy In a characteristic
position.
Albert Chevaler will begin tomorrow evening his