New-York tribune., 1896-09-01

TENDER T. giving an entertainment entitled "Chevaer
at Home" Later in the season the London Ga.ey
Company. Mr. Richard Mansfield. Mr. John Hare.
ana MI John Drew will. successvey. appear at the
Garrick
Mr.. jefferson de Angels Will open the Broadway
Theatre on next Thursday evening with The Caliph'
beginning that house.
The melodramas now visible on the New-York
stage are THE Great Northwest at the American
Theatre which opened last night; Under the
Polar Star" at the Academy OF Music; In the
Heart of the Storm at the Columbus; THE Cotton
Spinner" at the Grand Opera House; Northern
Lights at the Star and when London Sleeps"
which had its first representation last night at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre. In The Great North
west" there Is prairie-hre. blizzard. a game OF
poker played for a mans life. and a massive wind
mill wheel on which the heroine Is several times
whirled through the air In Northern Lights there
is murderer. Of the chemical order who works with
cholera germs. II ride for life through squads of
hostile Indians. and the of besieged forti-
fcation. The piece is called Northern Lights for
the reason that the late amented Sitting Bull was
accustomed TO order massacre whenever the aurora
boreais became visible. In The Heart OF the Storm
there is destructive flood. tremendous thunder
Storm and the demolition Of building by lightning
These and other joys Of kindred order ought TO
satiate all persons who think that the full fruition
Of dramatic art consists in being hit with trip
hammer.
The season that began last night at the Empire
Theatre is the fifth under the management Of
Mr. Charles Frohman. and Mr.. John Drew. acting
In Rosemary" thus entered on his fifth year as
a
Messrs. Canary and Lederer will offer a new
piece at the Casino Theatre September a. In
the mean time the attraction at this popular
house Is q sort Of annual review according 20
the French method entitled 'In Gay New-York'
This of entertainment was first onered N
this capital many years ago by John Brougham.
The piece now current at the Casino Is sprightiy
and amusing and 1t has given much pleasure.
The season OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bourchier
i'm America this year will period of twenty
weeks and 1t will be managed by Mr. ii. 1.
Hustled.
Mr. Lewis Morrison who usually appears as
Mephistopheles is to perform in piece caiieu
THE Indian" Wherein 1t is proclaimed ne VIII
suddenly transform himself from an almost nude
savage. wearing brass spurs and sweet sne. The
to a military officer In full regiehsaIs, ord "e
Mention u made " Of new Irish drama called
The Bells Of Shandon." written by Mr Jonn ,Sc .;
msnagement msa a"o of M Mr. Hubert r kinney The prr-
cipal part in it will be acted ny Mr; ssssncated
with the minstreis of Primrose and West IN, The
scene is that of Father Prouts weh-Khown poe"'
about
That sound SO grand 81 on ~. p,ver Let.
Just before Henry Irving LEFT AmeTieaI nc npar aT
ps TWO ns famous historical Characters Robes
pierre and Washington. He has SINCE arranged sed
wh wh sn0Ssr sa5dHa fSr a"hor P as5sT lS6S
Mr. Irvng's production Of Cymoelne r' WI, beatre
II M be ryNp VIII present. t ashm9 Hitherto the
leading actor has always preerreG stage bv
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dsrhDn G@n the E@res Mayne Young
samuel PHELPS There hf cSmSene haSS Gesn
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the Se smbodsd sna Sy Ellen Terry
London stage lmogen was ss sc'sh by SCbber & in 7
II Mrs. l Prichard Mrb enpf7is in 7s Mrs Vincent in 5s Miss
s Mrs IN YATES ss Miss n s ouns Mrh n 1s Dora
Sarah Mss smith gTshtfs' n $685. Hf all sr 1
in sss Miss is Mss ra fhps ss. and ID Mss Mss
ASsson ss FaH' IN M IL s Adeade anG In ona ais
nspshsG in no s Fss Mr p1ysn iTsns
OF "Cymbeline" is. of course, eagerly ah'cipa'eu
Mr. Dave Braha% al be wers conrss sung o
aMarty Malone with Which the season at that
sfsn called Dark
will be offered week at the Columbus Theatre
viii moys Se opened for the new season "Wednesday
evening already announced win INV Two ssr,le srIne
hsS f1ST Ti.R R'2D psss oae5 G"$
play very hS sd ns and
dramatic veteran James II. Stoddart VIII impeir,
senate the eccentric lawyer. Mr.. Moneypenny, III
which part. many years ago: he mace a rehark LIZ n
ably brilliant hit at Mrs. Woods olympic. liz me
heroine will be acted by new PERFORMER "itii
the pleasing name of Mary Hampton: ,.
Augustin DAILY announces the reopenlng OF Daiif
Theatre for Wednesday evening, september . VIII, WIN
"The Gesha" This play has had remarkapie
career in London. and there Is every reason to
Mr. J. w Pgott has made play upon the BASIS
of Mr. Anthony Hopes novel called MI WIN
Widow" and Mr.. E. II. Sothern has bought the
piece for America. -
Recent London papers have given much commen-
dation to a performance by Miss Keith Wakenah'
an American actress. who was formerly IN Law
renee Barretts company, and who went TO Eng
land some time ago. with that OF Mr.. f. s. Willard
Miss Keith Wakeman has been acting at the Frn-
cess's Theatre. in a meodrama entitled IN Slgnt
OF St Paurs" The play is rubbish. and the part,
that Of Cynthia Dell. surnamed the Panther Is uh-
grateful but Miss Wakeman has evidently maze a
distinct and decided hit with It. The conduct that
the actress has to simulate Is atrocious. ana the
passions that she has to express are among the
most ignoble that possible TO human nature.
CYNTHIA Dell fights duel with another woman III a
low resort and is shot to death. Under such condl-
tions II is extraordinary that woman OF refine
ment should be able to produce the erects OF true
power Miss Wakemans exceptional beauty ana
her rare vocal capacity are observed by az her
critics The Telegraph Clement scott wrltlne)
says that "she displays the true dramatic instinct
has full grip OF the character and possesses
power, in ordinary degree
VISITED BY SECRETARY CARLISLE.