The morning times., 1896-05-10
CLOSING THE PLAYHOUSEs
Few New York TheaterS Will
Remain Open Next Week.
TO SUCCEED BARRYMORE
"Heart of Maryland" Ends Its Long
Run-Abbey Has New Scheme
for Opera C0miQue.

New York, May 9-An invoice Of the
dCings Of the theaters reveals only two
changes OF hin at the Broad way houses iu
each case bringing back old timers and
tonight FaImer's aud the Herald SQUARE
VIII lapse into silence and ia rkneSs which
already claims the LyCeum, Daly's, the
Fifth Avenue aud the Star. The changes
brought Niniam Gillette TO tie Empire in
Too Much Johnson which Il year ago
crowded the Standard for i Iung period
Irving came 10 Abbey's for Il Icrtuight
with nothing new but ''Godfrd and Yo-
lande,' which was written by his son.
IL is unC-acU piece and presents Miss
Terry, but not Mr. Irving.
BelascoS Heart OF Maryland" closes to-
morrow night. Since ii left Washington
last November ii has been presented con-
unuouSly ia This city at one theater for
rs performances. Next season il viii go
on tour. visiting the principal cities for
long runs. Herbert Kelcey played the last
week IN Maurice BaTrymore'S part. You
Inay ima gine there was a nutter to see
him. How strange il seemed. and must have
seemed 10 him, 10 have him appear auy-
where. but on the Lyceum stage. Who can
Remember when he has acted anywhere
else? Herbert did beautifully lie folded
hIS creased trousers carefully over the back
of chair ,isnt that he way you men do?D
aud plunged into blue soldier pantaloonS and
mu>Sed ms hair and spoke out lore. within
thr hearing OF the first row of the balcony
aud impressed everybody with the long
forgotten fact that lie can act as Well as
appear.
Nearly all the houses have announced
last weeks" This is a lCCThCie for them
10 crawl out of the moment the thermometer
Reaches '!p for the three figure mark. Next
week Is the last Of The Lady Sldvey.''
which Will leave the Casino dark for sew
en days, preparatory for Gay New York
the annual review. The Slavey is another
Is another Stayer which was born under
Washington's lucky star. May Irwin will
remain al The post two weeks longer. and
She Says that j new play will claim her
efforts next season. Her runs this year on
Broadway have been rema rka hle for 4 he W
star. though she is an cid favurite. Tne
other night ] had a tulA with her Hrtween
acts and she told me that Charles Dickens
VIII toe her leading man next year.
There Is no telling how long "Chimmie
Taddcn," Thorough Bred His Absent
Boy" and 'El Captain" VIII run. They
are ali substantial successes. from the box
once point II view at this moment, but
lhc!c - uU guessing Tie ravagcS " hiCh ii Gay
or Two Of hot weather may make.
Last Iight ] ran over to Olympia To see
lie last OF Marguerite" Maggie aud
her animated living pictures fO!d them
selves away tonight ana VIII lie seen no
more on their native heath. Frcgoli, the
latest importation, j. supposed to Ee steam
iIE up The bay this moment. and lie viii
open Monday night. Ills unniCknamable
gentleman from Naples. city supposed 10
deal with old masters aud leave new
wrinkles alone. and if he can do as be
claims les a wonder. He is said 10 have
four voices. all equal in power and cul-
Ef,Gs q MOI nm io
opera himself. The only feat approaching
this Is Eddie SOthem, who plays three
characters in Zcnda. and friend Of mne
un The death trail" WHO, with two
friends played ''Glorics CT Gotham" which
requires cast of nineteen.
While Bertha Creighton was in washing
ton last winter with Z. NJ. and Joseph Hol-
land in "A Social Hi%hwa yman." she
visited the Treasury and saw the green
Backs muttated. She remonst rated with
sie gentleman who was escortmg tie party
elTouEh the Department, and said it was
Game that the government allowed such
5ppIrent!y wiiful waste of its money.
Wien Miss Creighton arrived at The sta &c
1.sr or the Fourteenth Street Theater the
other evening, where she is pla wing the
s,ading part in The Village Postmaster. g"
She found small box, neatly wrapped and
sealed. waiting for her. She opened the
package and discovered pair of Cinderella
E!ipers made Of 500 bills and valued at
$4,000 each, sent to her with the compIi-
menis OF Mr.. Tiff OF the United States
Treasury Department.
The Village Postmaster leaves town
tonight and The ~Suushine of Paradise
Alley Will illuminate the old Fourteenth
Street Theater Monday. The piece is by
Dcnman Thompson.
Tie season of opera at Abbey's for next
year presents a plan Of campaign which
oughtlung ago to have been adopted A conf
pany OF grand opera singers are 10 present
a repertoire of thirty-five light operas.
These are not 10 be comic operas, but oDera
Coniique. ns' La Dame Blanche. Martha -
"Lakmc,' lie Pres au Clercs.' BLACK
DonIinns, and the like. They will work
the season in connection with the Jason
across the street at the Metropolitan II
an opera is being given at the Metro.
politan that calls for practically no chorus
an opera will be put on at Abbey's on the
same night in which tire choruSes of the
two houses can be massed with super effect
In the same way the haIletS, while distinct
can toe analgamated when some special
spectacular effects are Needed at either the
Hter. Working together in this way, ha wing
two complete comnGnies capable of union,
IN measure, a. any time. the managemen
believe that opera will he given in a yle
that viii insure success 10 both houses
il''Ie II great dtliNtlN w Blgn circles.
] mean on the roofs. The gardens are
being prepared, and first time old Sol gives
the managers fair preteXt. there is
going 10 be 4 preliminary skirmish
Olympia Roof Garden is going TO cut a
swathe this year. 1t seats 5000
should say ii can seat that number, for
it won't Roof gardening is a popular
diversion among we rustically-incIined,
but there are several altitudinous back
yards OF this description, and each has
IT'S clientele. HammerStein is an i'm
pudent wonder. He astoniShes, repels, at
tracts and Confuses everyone.