New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
THEATRES THINNING OUT.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITY AMUSEMENT
GROWING FEWER.

The American season of Henry Irving. Miss Ellen
Terry and the Lyceum Theatre Company Is draw
ing TO a close. Tomorrow night they VIII pes'h ''iV
last two weeks OF their stay In America al ADpey
Theatre, with a one-act play. Godeiro' anu ~
lande" written by Lawrence Irving IL VIII pe '"e
first time it was ever seen in this city Ihe Lyons
Mail" will follow IT, "Macheth VIII haTe s,5 rePrc
sentatiuns on Tuesday. Wednesday ana Ihursnay .
The Mnrchant of Venice will be the bill and for
Saturday evening Louis XI The last week cs OF me
KIN Arthur" on Monday and Tuesday Wennes-
day matinee and Thursday night The MeTchan an
'sThe bells" For Friday night, when MY. lrViIs ~
and his associates Will bid gojdby to America the
bill has not YET been arranged
At the broadway Theatre the record of De Wof
Hopper's second week, which ended last hsh'' was
a repeition of his first. for the auditorium mas Degh
filled AT every performance with enthuslaSt'G au1
to hear John PHILIP S91sa @ ana onG Goyes s
continues to be large
"rborouphlred" is running In highly satisfac-
tory manner AT the Garrck Theatre. where to-mor-
row njeh1 II begins ia third week. one of the d.
versions is the minstrel show in the Ascot race
course which introduces Henry r.. pihrL' ,es rneH
Williams and Joseph Humphreys In BACK i"crs
cutting pigeon wings, playing bones ana pahJo an"
singing darky songs
The pr,se1t week will b. the last OF THE Heart
Of Maryland at the Herald Square Theatre. Her
bert Kelcey will be for he rS the Tn tt o9r IN 9r
night (Olpncl Ailth N'"'i''"' - %"
main with the company next season.
..roo Much Johnson comes to the Empire Theatre
Tomorrow night for a short stay. william Gillette
whose impersonation Of Gus Billings In the play -
an entertaining Characterization stIll head' '"e vi
ganzaticn.
Prosperity Is sl apparent at the Garden Theatre
whore Ills Absent Boy" continues 10 draw eooh
houses and TO delighted audiences. II wa intenirl
10 make a few changes In the east. bnt u mas ''"
been determined to keep the play JUST az " T.
They who think that the arts Of the magician are
calculated only To- please children would nave p''"
much surprised could they have looked into fa'
anv evening last week and seen how the "'u''
spectators enjoyed bcing mysthed snd M uf'gvs ,son4 ny
admirable though they are IN tnemS'NrS ms NJ, maj
ner and personality OF Mr. Hermann. He Is i0rtu-
naie I'm The assistance Of Mme. HERMANN WhoSc
ia'S "a & ana .es exh,bl,s much skill and grace. Nine
Herrmanns effects are remarkhD'e l"I uri..1S r ~a
sor tbis week viii be In It's main feature the same
as that OF last week but there Will be some ho''''
In the sleight-of-hand "ork.
Al the Columbus Theatre this week Lewis Nor
rison will give his mpersonaion OF MephistophcIs~
in Faust which has frequently been seer al vari-
Gus New-York theatres
EdIson's vItascope has made decided hit at Kos
ter e. BARS Music Hall. Tomorrow evening all tno
rictures will IN colors New scenes are cor
etantlv added. The vitascope. together WIN H'"'t'
Cheyalier. IL drawing laie" HNH'''iN''' '''" w.
Chevalier will sing costef songs exclusively From
,nent among them will be The Little Nippr ana
Mrs Emery 'Awk.ns." neither Of which has been
sung since the opening week "Our court Ian anu
knocked En- In the Old Kent Road WI" also De
In his reperiory The Brothers Horn ana 'har'o''
Hailett will appear In new act. as well fanllhe'u
and plco the athletes rnd gymnasts. lia ruler
,.,u H.. seen for two more weeks IN her fire dances
,ha Erench luettists Ducreux -Geraduc the three
bnevines olschansky the Russian clown, and Herr
f,rafc and bl-
the programme at this house this week
Tomorrow night "Trllby" will be seen nj the
Grand Opera House. with A. VI. Pamers orig'h''
Garden Theatre company; The alyance saie src na9
been large, ana every lhd'ca'o" po'"'s ~
cessful weeks business
"Marguerite" closes It's prosperous run at the
OLYMPIA Music Hall next Saturday night. In ORDER
90 make room for Fr,goll who begins there on the
Monday following "Margucrite" goes from the
Olvmpia 10 the Harlem Opera House. where 1t VIII
be presented for one week, beginning on the same
Digbt on which Fregoli makes his American debut
In the autumn this ballet viii be REPRODUCED at ihe
Olympia with new features added. me VauurV,lr
and Fields. Papinta who continues to give her
dances the Tller troupe. the Avolo Trio the SsttS
Caselli and the Fredericks troupe OF demon a'h-
letes
or uoyt's a Biacl; Sheep nothing rev can be
said The business holds np ana the entertainment
Is kept up 10 It's original state OF ef'icency. Nj
and Mrs Charles H. Iioyt sail for Enropc on ,n ,hr
ucania on Nav g. Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK Mckee Will
follow about the middle OF June
Al proctors Pleasure Palace another gool show
has been put together Billy Emerson Is as witty
as in the DAYS when he created I'm Just as Happy
os a Big Sunnower." Bonnie Thornton comes back
The Mario Dunham Trio show horizontal bar tricks
and Virginia Aragon plrouettes upon the lofty wire
The Russell Brothers portray the irish servant girls
Charles T. Ellis assisted by Clara Moore. sings MS
songs in scenes from The Alsatian." James +.
and MorigcV reinforced
new entertainers. including Els amor fhik hainocnl
with magic and singing; l.zzie Wilson. Mabel SIS
con and Raw Vernon MessrS. Hoey ana thornton
and nil that the Laws allows VIII participate In the
sunday concert from 2:So to II p m
1t will be a good week at Proctors Theatre.
Twenty-hrd-st Iottie Gibson and John Kernel
head the list. Sketches are provided by crimmns
and Gore. Brown and Harrison and the Iowletis.
Rurko. q magician from Europe. Will make his
American debut Other new comers are Charles
a. Ernest. DcCamo. juggler; Edwnrd Clarence.
afrnstcn Td3anst 'FFD Fanny Feds and carrie Federck
to ii p. m. includes Miss OLSON and Mr. Kernel.
Tomorrow night there will be several changes
made in the production OF after Dark" at the
Academy OF Music. The railroad scene will receive
a new treatment. rehearsals having been held all
the week to arran,e It. In the concert hall scene
Charles b. Ward Will appear, singing new songs
This week Tony Pastor will have entire change
OF programme. The bill will include the Rays.
John and Emma. in new comic sketch; the Misses
Cooke and Clinton. sharpshooters; Lawrence and
Harrington the Bowery "spelers'; Doyle and
I Graham. In their Sparks and Cinders'; Mss Lulu
Thies In congs and dances, negro melodies and
wh,stiing solos: Mr. and Mrs. Add Ryman. Baldwin
Rsr Tnu ch9racer singer: Miss Ida Russell character
change artist, the two kldds the Burt Sisters. as
Clyde Stanley, in their character speciality. The
Widows Troubles; a. j. Talbot and Messrs. Farley
and Wech. In their new sketch. THE Street Singer
and the BCotblack."
Owing TO a contract with Denman Thompson ard
George Ryer. Mr. Rosenquest is obliged 10 an
nounce that this week will be the last OF THE
Village Postmaster at the Fourteenth street
Theatre for the present season. The play is draw
ing good audiences, and could be continued for the
the but Messrs. Thomson