New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
FARCES WITH MUSIC.
THE PREVAILING CHARACTER OF THE
NEW ENTERTAINMENTS.
FEW CHANGES OF BILL. THIS WEEK. MANY TO
CONE NEXT WEEK

FEW CHANGES OF BILL. THIS WEEK. MANY TO
CONE NEXT WEEK.
The managers of the theatres seem to think
that there Is use in putting new attractions
on the stage SO near the end of the year. Prob
ably they do not really think anything about IL
but it happens that way January 3 is the date
fixed upon for several theatrical openings OF
more or less importance, but this week there
will be few. The time will not pass altogether
without novelty, but those persons VINO WISH
to a first performance. just because 1t Is
first performance. will find Themselves in no
such embarrassment to choice tomorrow
night they will a week hence.
fourth work by Hugh Morton and Gustave
Kerker will be presented at the Casino TINS
week. 1t is called The Telephone Girl ana
is an adaptation from the French OF Antony
Mar and Maurice Desvallieres. The company 10
present the piece is headed by Louis Mann and
Miss Clara Lipman. Mr.. Mann Will have the
comic part of AN inspector of telephone wires.
and Miss Lipman will be the telephone girl
This telephone girl. it appears. being employed
in the central office, hears message sent ny
another young woman TO her own lover Sne
becomes jealous and 50 far disregards the con-
fdcntial nature of her position as to act upon
her fears. She gets a place as maid in the
house hold of her supposed rival. in order !"
watch her. 1t then becomes necessary for the
mistress, for purposes of her own, TO change
places with ner maid. other characters in the
piece played by Charles Dickson, Henry
Bergman. Edward :. Abeles. Nicholas Burn
lam. james +. Macdonald q. FraHcioli. MISS
Eleanor Elton. Miss Sarah McEicker. Miss
Anita Wilson. Mss MiIlcent Wilson. Miss
Heyn Whiting. Miss Evelyn Byrd. Miss Jane
English. Miss Edith Sinclair. Miss Helen Du-
pont and Miss Florence Knight.
new farce. entitled The Nancy Hanks"
will be offered at the Garden Theatre tomorrow
night 1t Is written by Frank Tannehill. jr,
who also plays part in IT, The work appeals
to be OF the familiar type Of vehicle with All
abundant observance OF the principle Of putting
the cart before the horse. The Nancy Hanks is
the name Of a gold mine in which two young
men have lost good deal OF money. wherefore
they are compelled to change their lodgings. They
leave the customary trunk full Of bricks behind
them. and accept the invitation of a variety
actress to occupy her apartments while she is
on a tour. DISCUSSES nopportune callers and
confusion follow in he usual farcical course.
This is the promised east:
Jlm the l'rsSer, Iia1yey
Madison broadway. Clayton + White
Marquis j., IA Roche, Harry Beresiori
4. hard Chandos u the principal theatres
Frank rlnnehil. jr.
>, Miss Emma Dunn
Frances Lakewood Miss Pauline Fletcher
Henrietta Dash Miss Jessie Bradbury
icarl b,i' popular prce Miss Marie Jansen
The Model" which was sung at the Irving
Place Theatre last night by Nine. Julie kopacsy
and Mr. Conrieis company. will be continued
this week. This latest work OF Suppe the au-
thor OF many delightful operetias. has not
been heard in New-York till now since its
production At the Terrace Garden in the sum-