The sun., 1896-06-21
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
WHAT rs OFFERED IN NTHEATRICLLB
FOR SUMNER DIVERSION


aud Outdoors-The HERALD Square to ne
Rropcned-Shows at Manhattan Beach.
A good variety of light musical pieces In
offered at fve theatres this week, and there 10 q
large quantity of vaudeville indoors and OUT
doors. In one house, the Casino, the play holds
about all the popular kinds OF stage diversion
short OF serious drama, and even that 10 afforded
In the form of travesty. " In Gay New York"
is crowded to excess with music. dance, and
comicalitcs. This review" ia quito as good 40
either OF its two predecessors. and seems cer-
tain of equal duration.
The Herald Square will be reopcned to-mor-
row night. the Steindorff Il Eberts opera COM
pany having decided TO move from Eighth aVs
enue into Broadway for n continuance OF the
summer season. "Pinatorc" will be the bill for
this week. with tho Same cast that 1t has had
during the past half month at the American.
The piece is sung excellently and acted toler-
ably, thus making a very pleasing ana season.
able entertainment.
Comic opera OF American mako holds on
stcadfastly at the American in the form Of
Klein and Sousa's "El Captain" with De Wolf
Hopper dominant in the Klein fun and the
chorus and orchestra stirrinRly melodi ious In the
SousaTmarches. The management says that the
longest term hoped for nj the outset was till the
middle of June. but that the extension of time
will probably reach well into July.
A summer resort for German opera and
other seasonably refreshing thinRs is the
Terrace Theatre and Garden. The audi
torium opens widely upon n space OF plants
and flowers where the people NAV get fresh
air and beverages between acts. A new piece
Is In readiness. but there is still brisk demand
for "Waldmester." the latest OF STRAUSS
works. and it will be continued for q WHILE
Magician kclnr advertised to close his season
NJ Days last night, but he has changed his
mind and will stay ono week longer. He says
that there will be new mysteries in the rem aim
ing performances. thus making up a largely
fresh entertainment, though the blue room"
illusions, which have been the especial wonder
OF his show this year. are to be retained. Even
in that feature he promises some changes Of
trlckery.
Affairs at Manhattan Beach are lively By both
day and night, though the weather was slow to
favor the outdoor entertainments. The pyro-
technic spectacle, "Cuba."i is given every even-
Ing that there isn't rain to prevent. "Evango.
line the nu-losque in the theatre, is inde-
pendent of cloud or sunshine. and is repeated
twice day no matter what happens atmos-
phericaly These performances are brisk aud
snowy. after the Rice manner. The circus 10
under cover, too. with its sawdust always dry
and its athletes timber. Robert Whitaker, q
bareback rider, is one of the features of the
ring. and no has sufficiently numerous COM
panions Sousas band gives concerts with tho
assistance OF several vocalsts.
Novelties in greater proportion than n cus-
tomary In summer programmes are promised in
this weeks continuous shows. The new feature
at keiths Union Square Is a comedietta. aboun
the length Of a specially. that engages Charleo
Dickson and his wife. Lillian Burkhardt Dick.
son. 1t is called Two Can Play at That Game,H
and will be rendered carefully, to the end thao
the contrast between it and the ordinary variety
sketch will be strong. Familiar specialties win
he done by Clifford and Huth and by Olschan.
sky. and Willis =. Swetman will have a new
in negro dialect. Other contribution
are the Borellis the Lucifers Marion Ellis. the
versatile trio Oporto. McVicker. and Saundersa
Gillett, Dick Sands. Fields and wolley. and the
Quiglev brothers.
A new grouping OF vocslists at Pastors bringo
together Josephine Intropodi. Cora Macy,
Blanche Chapman. and John SturRes. who will
give musical comedietta entitled "A Quiet
Vacation" Vocalists who appear singly aFs
not wanting in the bill. for It includes Tony
Pastor Bonnie Thornton. and. last but far from
least. Annie Hart. A beginning in vaudeville
is to be made by Sadie Connolly and p. /. Moye.
and these others are listed: John E. Drew the
ca ter and Collins and the Devere sisters.
done By Stinson and Merton, is a conspicuous
feature at Proctors Twenty-third street.
All IIelt3n. James a. Dunn, Edith Hall. White.
law and Ryan. James A Dunn. Rene. Nina aud
Hart, Lottie Mortimer. . Nelson. o the sheplegs.
Rrnns, and Alonzo Hatch;
Roster Bas having aiS dScide Ss to con.!nne m .hs
use of their indoor stage and utilize the roof for
sr1 Mhae spesa 1h
consist Of songs from comic operas in which she
has been conspicuous. A vocalist of another
ikird fort is ,,ioserhinS Sabet The vi,aseope co
views Will include pictures OF NiaGara's whirl-
Mtm Which has score Of choracters G9S rS'ts for
him I" represent, and Jenny Valmore, tho
Ncwshoys: quintet, and the Bernal trio are on
the list: Two sets Of musicians In charge oe
Max Gabriel and Leo Somners are In attend
The music hall Of Proctor's Pleasure Palace 10
In use every afternoon and evening. and ad-
Joining II and confronting the same stage is tho
given on the roof besides when the weather
permits. new speciality is done By troupe OF
Japanese swordsmen. who show how the Chi
nese hosts were vanished at Port Arthur: John
w. Ransome is newly employed to head tho
continued. Some OF the other specialists are tho
Gee -Mees. George LockAar,,s trained elephants.
EdwRrdy Maggie Bennett. Frances Rousseau,
the Jockey Rostons, the Painters, and James
Bowman.
DELAYING Aprl's rains until tho middle Of
June has not aided the roof shows but hot.
clear nights are bound to come. and these OPEN
air resorts are ready for 'em. Nearly all the
names in the Madison Squares roster would
hr recognized approvingly in the winter variety
shows. Tomorrow evenings newcomers in-
clude the Judges. gymnasts; the Deltorellis.
mn sicnl clowns: Cr!mmins and Gore, the Lane
sisters, and Bryant and Scv!lle while the
specialists OF continued employment hero are
Waiter Gale, Press EldridEe Maud Raymond.
tho Rogers brothers, and the 3eaumonts.
The Olympias roof contains so many novel
features Of construction and adOrnment that
It is attracting good audiences of itself.
FrcgoN is still its chief performer. There seems
10 be no end To his budget OF impersonations,
and nothing more than beginning and end to
his Clnnges OF dress, they are made so quickly.
A new item Of the bill is recently formed
quartet, consisting Of Payne Clarke. tenor;
Nine. Sardah. soprano; Jennie Dckerson. con-
tralto, and y. DE ElltiD, baritone. Directed by
a. Scisnit; Doda, they will render selections
from grand opera.
The American roofs chief vocalists arc Ray