New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
MUSIC OF THE FUTURE.
NOT WAGNER'S, But AN OPERETTA
CALLED 1899"
OPERETTA

MISS MAY IRWIN IN NEW FARcE-HENRY T.
DIXEYs LATEST MEANS OF ENTERTAINING.
The state of the world and Of society in the
dim future is subject that has engaged the
ingenuity of writer's in various departments OF
literary effort ever since the world hrst began
to grow giddy with the rapidly of It's own revo-
luton. Vast improvements are to be expected
without doubt even to the Improvement Of the
race Of men clean off the face of the earth. or
late years two subdivisions of the subject OF I'M
provement that have especially exercised the
lamentations of these writer's have been the SUI
premacy Of women and communication with the
planet Mars. Frank r. Stockton in his recent
story Of the future with characteristic orlsl-
naity, left both these subjects alone ana oe-
voted his attention to the progress Oh INVENTION
the North Pole and the centre Of the earth But
neither subject is neglected in the new operetta
which is to be seen at the Casino this week for
the first time In New-York
This work is called 1890" and Is made, az to
It's music by Edward Hoist. and as to It's DOCK
by II. l.. Ensign. The communication win mars
aforesaid has been established by Mime. Brent
an astronomer. and she has contrived, at long
RANGE TO fall i'm love with the King # Mars
That he is the King Of Mars, and not OF any
mere part of it, shows that that planet at least
Grafton Of the world" The astronomer has two
daughters sutton for them is Van Duser
Packer who as his name will at once indicate
IN any one familiar with comic opera noWcn-
clature is from Chicago He is not suitor for
either one in particular. because he does not
know to which one a fortune belongs. lie is
pursued in his turn, by Spanish countess
whom he has rashy promised 10 marry, ana by
some few other fortune-hunting women OF utIe
from abroad. At this juncture visit from the
King Of Mars is announced Packer does not
believe that the King Of Mars is able 10 visit the
earth. but, TO escape pursuit and persecution,
he DISCUSSES himself and pretends to be the King
OF Mars When the real King arrives there Is
naturally trouble for Packer. The people OF
Mars are a superior order of beings-all writers
about the dim future seem to agree about that
and the King, his son and their train make
imposing display. The Kings son falls In love
with Corona. and the King himself with the as
tronomer. both affairs ending happily, while the
Countess rescues and carries off Packer. Electra
is left TO a good young man who has loved her
all along.
Mime. Mathilde Cottrelly will reappear TO her
admirers as the countess. and Miss Bertha
WaItzinger who has also made friends here
before will have one OF the prominent parts
Others of the cast are Miss Clara Allen Jewell.
Miss Charlse Agnew Hugh ChilverS Warwick
Gaynor. Miro Delamottta, Ferris Hartman. Ben
Lodge, Thomas Ricketts,, Miss Annie Wheatiey'
Miss Margaret Mcdonald, Miss Lucille Sturgess,
Miss Emma Janvier, Charles Cantor, Joseph
Harris and William Spencer
Miss May Irwin wh) has pleased the Iie-
ouenters Of the Bijou Theatre 30 often anu So
much will appear at that house again to-ihor-
row night Her Offering for this year Is a farce
by H. A Du Souchet. called THE SVEN Mls
Fitzweu" Miss Twins part Is that OF an
American woman who is married TO fTehch
count. The counts father objects to the union
and the count and countess come 10 AiheicN
AS they are without means and as each OF thcih
desires TO aid the family resources, each OF theih
goes into business secretly. for each Is unwilling
10 LET the other know that such an Illuminating
element as work Is entering into their AVeS'
The count manufactures face powder ana the
countess establishes herself as a dressmaKer'
1pon comes the French concert-haII sihbei'
Mile. Otello. into the story. Tho count ioiio~s
the singer to her dressmakers TO induce her :"
v,en a testimonial for his face powder ana In