The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
WHAT MAY BE FOUND FOR DIVER
SION IN THE THEATRES.

SION IN THE THEATRES.
rour riayu or Music ana Pun at Csuaunaua
in the City or Out In the suburbs. and .
GOOD Amount OF Vaudeville tn the Continu-
Gus Houses ana tho Gardens.
Four plays Of music ana fun arc current with.
In tho boundaries OF Greater Now York. The
newest of these Is Captain Cook" which has
had q week In tho amphitheatro OF the Madison
Square Garden, and will DO kept there 40 long
MS there is n romunerativo demand for II.
Snoothness and celebrity have been attained in
tho performances, and tho nrst.rate abilities of
several members Of the company have come
into practical value.
The comic opera ut Manhattan Beach II still
Gel Captain" and will remain 30 until tho mid
die OF next month, when the De Wolf Hopper
company will give place to the Bostonians. The
fireworks at this seashore resort incidentally IL
~lustrate warfare in Greece after tho pyrotechni-
cal manner OF the Pains. Tho concerts arc given
by sousa's military band. under tho composers
own leadership. Tho Manhattan time table Of
a~musemen.s enables a visitor to enjoy these
three things In ono afternoon and evening. II he
desires to. bcoi6os n dinner and a surf bath.
Tho Whirl of tho Town" Ia an all.summer
extravaganza sure enough. The Casino enjoys
the business advantage of n definite celebrity. It
Is known tho country through as a theatre where
bright. witty and audacious entertainment
may DO found. and 30 strangers with q liking
for such diversion 60 there. The current piece
Is all in the Casinos characteristic vein. and n
marked success in It's way. The principal como
dams In tho original excellent cast arc still In
their places and doing as woll rs ever.
"Gayest Manhattan" which We had In town
last winter. was to have been revived early in
tho week at Bergen Point, but was postponed
until last night, as reported elsewhere.
The Madison Squares roof garden is q musical
place this summer, and is most agreeably made
90 by tho Metropolitan Permanent Orchestra.
The programmes are liberal and diverse. with q
tendency toward that which appeals to genu-
inely musical ears. Certain nights are given
over to single composers, as advertised. A con-
cert Is given on Sunday night, as well as every
other night IN the week. A breezy elevation
and a flow of beverages arc coincident with tho
music
Roof shows wherein specialists abound arc
not as numerous as they were last summer, but
improvement Is noticeable in their programmes
and patronage. Roster s. Balls Is well sup
piled with musicians, among them being Troja.
o ballad singer; Florence Bindley, who has
turned to practice on various Instruments, and
Adelman and Lowe, who arc expert belaborers
of the xylophone. Others hero are Craig. q con.
tortionist: De Boo. q trapcze oquilibrist; Bonnie
Lottie, n dancer. and the Rogers Brothers,
comic dialecticians.
At Hammerstein's Olympia roof Kara il con
tinued as specialist in chief. but q member OF
the homo talent who Is well to the fore is James
Thornton. Performers who begin employment
here on Monday night are Genaro and Bailey,
who lead a cake walk; Cora Routt, Webb and
Hassam, and the Coture brothers. Continued
features are the specialties of the Gehrue sisters
Herr Grais, and the Dunbars.
Specialists will take up the time at the Casino
roof performances not filled by Franciolfs bal
let. Among them are tho Murray brothers ant
the Darling sisters. Will F. Denny and thu
Verdi quartet are on to-night's list.
Though in unusual use as a homo of vaude
Vile, the rule Of frequent changes in the roster
of entertainers holds on the amboa Crane
Republic. and tomorrow evenings list will b
entirely different from to-night's, Innings ART
allotted to Ed Leslie, a singer and joker o
eccentric comicality; to Tim Cronin, who enter
tains in a similar way, but with methods pecul
ties caricatgre the Tepton; to Winnie Pc Witt. !,
vocalist and cornet player. and to Alice Cav
musicians makes music for those whose enjoy
ment of tho sail keeps them nearer the rail thar
The continuous shows feel little effect from
the summer ,dulness In amusements. Thest
theatres are almost as well hlied in warm n AFTER
crowd each other as usual. The lists of enter
tainers, too. are OF full length. keith.s bill &C
With 1f FAIRY Mills sfhF in m a anew new sRe,e aHo R q ssensa
George eiees 81 Th ans slof ana z Ed ne MnPbI @'f HackeTy a an!
Lester are expert bicyclists. Phyllis Rankin will
and dancing, and the biograph will project som
sSh5iGsssis, M MSya hlSsS; F nna west! t fhsmggSf ss.c sn'
frankie st. John. the Carlisle Sisters, the Ran
dalls. Josie Bardine and villa saEne; p,ons,,
to DO done at Proctor's Theatre by EuEen
Sanger, who will portray eighteen characters ii
the list includes Ely and Brooke, the Fancho
nette sisters, the lie lRoys. the Cregs, Leo an
G 6e %Roif. M sMifu; MsT ashton Sna D dlfis'Ei9 sfsn Mani arr,
Eddie Pinaud. Ben Harvey, Gilbert and Goldi
and Beatrice Goldie are among those down 10
The Reeds will be seven at Pastors. the We
tons are four, and Maud Eugenti is TO be reckone
slstsSes; are pIaysa Sy The I've ! FFSnPs, bit 4
singer sets the theatre and the block It is In In
der OF the erformanee win be be- Contributed b
McNish and Cain, Shnetfer and Blakeley. tn
Manroo sisters Lev II: Carroll, the Wash bur
ton, the Evanses, Van Leer and Barton, and tn
On view to-day at tho Eden Musee is a ne,
wax work showing q figure that represents Ma
tin Thorn standing over the bathtub OF tn
tSs hssa e ci %iil fipRlyGIn1 sld HlssssT Of p ssrsw t
around are such cheering accessories as bloot
stained legs, arms, a razor. and a saw. This
shown in the Chamber of Horrors.
At Huber's Museum several of last week
items are held over. Confusion" Ia to be tn
farce, the Brooks brothers and the Bernerds al
chief specialists, and a life saver, q whittier.
snake charmer. trained goats, and Horzdorfer
model engines make up the list OF cnriosities;
IA peEformanc OF "A Midsrmner Night
Park. Harlem. in aid OF the Abigail Free Scho4
and Kindergarten. The cast will include Et
mund Lyons, f. J. Henley, Lawrence Hanle,
Mary Shaw, and other competent profession
actors. There will be a largo orchestra and
chorus of q hundred voices.
Business Mans Talk to . Farmer.