New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
THE CURRENT PLAYS.
OFFERINGS OF THE THEATRES FOR THE
COMING WEEK.

OFFERINGS OF The THEA AiNI>o i OA@
COMING WEEK.
1.-THE Countess Gucki" will be continued at Days
Theatre for nearly all of the small remaining part
OF the season. On the last "euhesu"' "a
the season, February &C. there Will be TWO per,
formances OF The School for Scandal and special
hills arc vet 10 be announced for the final Saturday.
Mr.. stcldard will begin his annual series OF lectures
on February a. Since his last appearance mere Mr;
obpaincd What he thinks an especially fine collection
Of illustrations The tlss are as SaoUeon bona
Japan 5aTlSi '
The Prisoner Of zenda." with the Lyceum
Theatre Company, mas made a success al the
Lyceum Theatre The members Of the st9cH &c com M
pany shine especially we'll In this play, ana the a..
tendance OF the last week encourages the hope OF a
long rum
r. NJ and Joseph Holland in "A Social Highway
man" have drawn good houses to the Harrick
Theatre for two weeks; This VIII be 1 tner , las,
scTaw t 2 Hoanis. Establishing himself there
probably for the rest Of the season.
"Ntarrare" n comedy in three acts. will be pro-
duced at the Empire Theatre tomorrow night
Although Brandon Thomas. the author OF "Char-
rl3ee"Nhis collaborator having been Henry Keeln.
the new play is said to be not exactly farcica pu.
rather sairfa Marl yang by Emma sheridan
FIVE and Mrs T. G. Sutherland, will be played
The revival of robin Hood at the Broadway
Theatre Is rewardng the Bostonans win largo
and enthusiastic audiences MI Barnaoe Co.
George buckingham and the other old fayo rite
re hold in regard. Miss Helen BeTtraih mn
lev ana Miss Alice Nelson are the new sopranos
Mr. Crane drew succession OF large audiences
10 the Fifth Avenue Theatre last week. the special
matinee on Wednesday making the weeks receipts
the largest OF his engagement. on Saturday nigh'
"rhs Governor of Kentucky" will take his leave
of NewYork and begin short tour o Of sne a. The
Fifth Avenue Theatre VIII open for the auvah ice
sale Of FOR the Eeonora Dnse seasofn 1,
ancos FOR the first week IS as follows; IN Monaa
Rusticana and LA Locandiera Friday evening Rs
Camille: Saturday afternoon, "CaVaierla huS-
ticana" and La Locandiera
The final performances OF Sarah Bernhardts en-
gagement IN this city at Abbeys Theatre are an
nounccd "Glsmonia" will be continued all TINS
week WIN IN ann,ber performance OF Fedora
m ezra matinee will be given on THURSDAY, anu
speea 2 ben eas Sff viii be
nrst and only time In this ensasemen,;; nc "'
urday matinee Will be devoted to Camile'
The announcement IS made that since the hrst
performance Of For the Crown at Palmers last
Tuesday the action of the play has been much
quickcned on the first night the hnal cnr, t'rn
foll at ul5. The performance now ems ems pe'y l
H. Nj Vroom has shown taste and sklll In the
staging and cos;uming. which we're doe p''9 9be
his personal dir.rIo.. ,,. ne "o''''''"
auXlliar!cs helps the tablenus'
The programme for the coming week al 'he
Irving Place Theatre will be unusually interesting
on Thursday the first production or the orlslna'
of Days countess Guck!' viii take place. Inc
Mis- Ada Rehan's part will be played by Miss
Lucia Freisinger 'CointeSse Gu'htiI W. "' -,
Wangay d" and tuesday evenings Ernst v Widen
bruch's Die Hauhcnlerche' VIII lie pres'In'.hr,
MEM, season of B,umenthal- Kadelburss farce
rZwei Wappcn." and on Friday Hamlet Will DC
given
Frank Daniels and his company will occupy the
Harlem Opera House this evening win Victor HeF-
bort's operoita The Wizard % the Nile. II re-
Gently had a long run downtown ana cameo sFea'
popularity.
THE Fist OF the State Nights" as the press
agent calls #. a; the Herald Square Theatre VIII
occsr on Tuesday night. when Governor Lloyd
Lown lea AMI s;aN and large delegation rom
Maryland viii be present The boxes WI hr '."pei
win National flags and the art room VIII he t,s;e-
Mr. Evans has h,ed Iitns Ioo".ns '"' ,i -" ~,
remodeing Of The auditorium Thd tns NJ
land" Is the piay now running AT TINS th'u'''
..p,rn,h. roos on at the American Theatre nrl
draws big houses The horses and the guns and tho
villains tragic and comi,, seem 10 be exactly what
the audiences ut the American were looking io- and
now they rejoice greatly IN having found them.
MeloGrama Is usually popular at this house. ana the
present example S 50 I'm q 50 many Of the ele.
mcnt attractive that Il attracts unfaiiingly.
Tomorrow "Mavourncen' enters on the las, week
OF is run at the Fourteenth Street Theatre On
February "a The Irish Artist will be revived. with
Chauncey Olcott Maurice Cronin introducing sew
eT@ 9i S WIZ PS al s handsome and psufesqGc
scenery ana costumes. Mr.. Irtou has IN preparation
production " Fred Marsdehs lrish uTAhA' Inc
Minstrel OF Clare"
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ballet. and a vaudeville programme are this weeks
offerings at the Olympia Music Han Tho reception
accorded TO Marguerite" last week signifies that
this production will probably for the remainder
OF the season. The peisOrInance OF 'MarSuerite'
takes up the last hour and half OF the programme.
the first part OF which Is devoted to vaudeville. This
performer; Fanny Wentworth. Carl Hertz the pres
tidisateur ~ o'Gust. the ifhitaior Of animals; p
Castor Watt. tho change arts, and Sadi Afirabi,
the Russian equibrst.
Tomorrow night Charles II. Hopper enters on the
last week Of his engagement in "Chimmc Fadden''
al the Garden Theatre. lie will continue his New
York at the Standard Theatre. The following Is
the cast OF The Two 1scutcheons" which Will be
presented at the Garden Theatre on February q:
Miss Maxine Elliott the widow Stevenson; Frank
Worthing. as Captain Won V!nck; Robert +. Cotton.
Barry as ne baIoness; George , hackus as ka-
and Miss Marie Valleau. Mary Foster.
Roster &. B;ars will have for the coming week 4
fine array Of vaudeville performers. Paul Marti-
nettis pantonlme company will continue to appear
In "RoDer; Macare." excellent and carefully
planned pantomimc. There Will DO series OF
living pictures which have been In of
preparation for n fortnight Paul Cinquevalli, the
jugger will present his repertory OF balancing and
Juggling specalties. The Crlggs Will perform
number OF new fea,s IN tumbllng NJ La Roche
Will continue to glide down trels-worS sealed in
his globe. Mile Marthe Mar,hy WIN sing sentimen-
tai and comic songs Rosie Kendel. the transforma-
ton dancer Will have some new quick changes. and
the All.sons duettsts and specially dancers Will
appear for their last week at this house. Charles
Wayne and Hampton's circus Will also appear to-
morrow evening.
IN Old Kentucky" will be given at the Grand
Opera House for a week. beginning tomorrow night.
Many features peculiar 10 the country in which the
ecene is laid are introduced. The play has been