The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
A NEW MIDSUMMER COMIC OPERA
ENTITL ED "CLPTlIN COOK.O

Madison square Gardens MIR Amphitheatro
Desaica 20 q Hawaiian Musical Playa
aosd variety or Entertainment Available
In Thcatros and Gnrdens-DrnmAtic News.
A musical and comical play called Captain
Cook =" will have Its first New York performance
At the Madison Square Garden tomorrow night.
Tho ainphltheatre will DO devoted to this pur-
po.u. The business idea Of the scheme il to
lower the prices OF admission In an inverse
ratio to the space available. and thus attract
and accommodate audiences big enough to DO
profitable In summer time. Tho picco to DO
presented Is the work Of two San Francis
cans, Sands w. Forman and Noah Brandt. 1t
takes up the subject Of Capt. Cooks ad.
venturols voyages in this Pacific Ocean
and treats it with ludicrous intent. His
visit TO Hawaii Is illustrated ~jovialiy and with
sufficient freedom to make tho action begin
historically in 1878 and end prophetically with
tho annexation OF the island to tho United
States in 1897. Captain Cook " has been acted
In San Francisco and other Western citioa. A
handsome production is promised for 1t here.
with much scenery, u large ballet. and q full
chorus. IN :bs company are Marie Celeste,
Ruth White. Fred II. Marston, Ethan Alton,
Tom Green. Frcd Frear. Q. Marvel, jennie st.
Clair. Laura Pardy. Fred Runnolls, Pauline Run
nells, and William. The conductors chair will
DO occupied by Mr.. Brandt, tho composer of the
music. and the principal dancer will DO Amelia
Maveroffor.
The concerts Of tho Metropolitan Permanent
Orchestra In tho roof garden of the Madison
Square are not to be affected by the use of tho
lower portion for comic opera Tho programme
which Mr.. SeuendorfY and his band will inter
pref tonight contains fifteen selections from az
many composers, with a marked tendency to-
ward tunefully popular music that at the Same
time Is classical. Variety Is given in the weeks
round of concerts.
The music at Manhattan Beach IL still mado
BY Sousa's Band every afternoon, and sousa
marches are conspicuous in the programmed.
naturally, although there is an offsetting
amount Of other pieces. The Pain fireworks,
carly In the evening. consist of o representation
OF warfare In Greece, snowy set pieces Of pyro-
technics, and q brilliant display OF bombs and
other aerial devices. "El Capitan" begins at o
o'clock, in tho theatre, und ends In time for Wis
itors to catch the last train for town.
The Casino extravaganza, Tho Whirl Of the
Town. celebrated its Afticth performance last
Thursday night with souvenirs, and expects to
keep going until September. when another play
by Morton and Kerker will DO produced.
Tho weeks programmes of continuous vaudo-
vile are made up almost entirely OF specialties.
such sketch players as there arc handling moro
or less familiar material in the old-time way.
Something with at least q new twist, however.
should como from Laura Biggar and Burt Hav-
erly, who were recently conspicuous In "a Trip
10 Chinatown" and who will make tomorrow .
delayed appearance at Keith's. Ezra Kendalli ID
another leader here. and among the others are
Grant and Norton, who are well established az .
sketch pair; Blanca Benedetto, q gypsy violin
ist; Reno and Richards, Bryant and Saville, Con-
roy and Mcdonald, Harry Stork, Jane Whitbeck.
Dean and Jose, and Margaret Webb. Tho bio
Eraph still has two innings daily.
Ten women are promised to contest at "push
ball" at Proctor's Theatre, using q ball several
feet in diameter; Hope Booth will pose in civ
ing picture" fashion, and tho speciality folk are
Ben Harvey, Gilbert and Goldio.t the Kronemans.
the Rooneys, Beatrice Golden, Eddie Clark, the
Wood sisters, Joseph Goetz, Cogan and Bacon,
May Mooney, and Mamie Gray. Sheehan and
Wiring. Florence Wolcott, Hillman and Perrin.
Cal Stewart, and Pauline Fletcher are down for
to-day's continuous concert
Three pairs that are well liked at Pastors are
reserved for the top lines Of its roster. They
are Mcintyre and Heath. who have the addi-
tional distinction OF a name for their specially;
Watson and Dupree, and Barnes and sisson.
Maud Nugent, too, gets in well toward the top.
and then follow Thomas and Quinn, Al Reeves.
Mabel Cassidy, Jeanette Elliott. Sadie Con.
molly. Tegge and Daniel. R, ]. Moyo. Harry
Armstrong, and Clement and Marshall.
.0pen-air shows are now in the majority. Be;
aides being refreshingly cool, an evening sail
down the bay on the big steamer Grand Repub'
lie is interesting because of its contrast TO a
daytime trip over the same waters. Then there
is a vaudeville entertainment aboard in plenty
and OF good quality. The performers now listed
f lynch i0f Mabel bel S Macfiyn, G ois H Iata; nsf Ha a4S
Kerry. Bessie Turner, and several others. The
boat starts every night. rain or shine.
Tomorrow night not a music hall will be in
use. for with this evenings vaudeville concert
main 50 until late in August. It's conspicuou
contributors this attefnoon and evening are
Jennie Yeamans. Nellie Webb, Fox and Allen
and Lew H.. Carroll.
Roster s. Balls performances are now given IN
the open air, except on rainy nights, when the
music hall is put 10 use. Newcomers among thi;
weeks specialists are Florence Blndley, who
now turns to vaudeville with a musical specially
Gertie ellison. q vocalist, and Mardo. a iuggler
Rogers brothers. Gertie Reynolds, Curtis and
With the departure of the colorcd performers
who have been at the Olympia roof for .scyera
weeks, the bill becomes all variety innings
Aan, n.; lloyd sn, HHinsi and P Psuse M6o snd st pi;a i
continued are Kara. James Thornton. the Ro
paio brothers. Herr Grais and his accomplishec
taboon. The DCon2os, and the Dunbar sisters.
1t the Casino roof a hurlcsquc and q handsome
ballot are continued features; and the special
WE, Denny. Daily ard Gordon. tho imitation
Stthe Harrison sisters; Foster and Carol, WI
Won Hatzteldt, Gould and Burt, and the Bease'
sisters nro In to-niRht's list.
a now WAX group, JuSb puI, on We" III w
Eden Musee, shows two negro lads. one, n starv
ing street musician, asking aims Of the other
who Ia prosperous. 1t is a copy OF the painting
called THE Grasshopper and the Ant"
A. Hpber,s Museum this 10 mechanical week
stage name, shows a stage full OF model engines
al a-whIr, and the unicycle is still on view. Tha
the scientific tendency Is dominant is apparcn
IN the name of the weeks play. which is "Chai1
Lightning" Performing goats, a whittier,
mind reader. and q troupe OF specialists are ais
employed.
Fewor theatres are open In this city now tina
Of any time within Ave years. The past winte
and spring season was generally profitable. an
especially SO for meritorious entertainment
but there ia an indisposition to face the he
weather with costly experiments. Tho reopei
ings set down for the last half of August ri
numerous, however. and by the LIST OF Septen
Der all the theatres will DO In use again. b
sides tho new plays hitherto announced. -.
B.chelor's Honeymoon" will start tho season 9
IIa..I - "a nm ~ ~ thu FIT