New-York tribune., 1897-08-01

the coming season. Rehearsals are being heiu
everywhere. New plays are announced. contracts
are being signed, and everything promises an ex-
ceedingy lively and interesting season. Theatrical
managers. like everybody else. are bulls on the
situation and think that the country Will have an
era OF prosperity. They feel that the hard times
Of the last few years have passed % Ssy anS nai e
that people viii have more money and be S
hay wn r nj 81 D to produce
best possible plays. In the mean time the op rool
suing the even tenor Of their way. The wet weather
OF last week hurt business wondertn,y Du. mi rnis
week promises better, and so the Dills as u Tuie
are attractive.
Last weeks rainy weather seems to have caused
no slump In the box-ofice receipts OF Hammer
STEMS Olympia. The glass inclosurc which pro-
tecs the spacious roof garden made 1t possible %
give performance without undergoing discom-
fort from the weather. This weeks bill Is Bood
one. James Thornton, with his monologue ana
songs heads the list The Dunbar sisters VIII re-
main another week. The Couture brothers. aero
bats; the Gehrue sisters. dancers; Alburtus ana
anG aiso fSa wha 10 me balancing
on od-fashioned high wheel; MISS JOSIE De
witt. volinst the Four EmpeTors o. Muslc , W,, nnt
rsan The tramp jugser ara MiS Mi also include the
three Vinette sisters from Paris. in their exhibit
! tion or marblesque.
The Eden Musee is having prosperous season.
The cinematographe has grown In popularity ana
much has been shown in gathering scenes
and the twcnty-four different moving pictures
shown unusually interesting one or them L
bull fight at Seville Of the best pictures ever
taken of such "A fight. II shows every detail IN
Guiding a mad rush OF the bull, in which ne Kills Il
horse and Injuries the rider. The thousands Oh
spectators In the background. including the royal
party of Spain, be seen waving their handker-
chiefs. The afternoon and evening concerts are
equally interesting. Each programme consists OF
twelve numbers including solos ana soloctloiS iIoI @
selections will be given from the operas l.ohcn,
grin" "Faust," "Cavalleria Rusticana," .Oberon
and Robin Hood The exhibitions or the clnc-
matographe Sunday afternoons are proving
iighly popular.
owing to the uncertainty of the weather. the per-
Torrance of ~ Midsummer Nights Dream that
20 be given Friday evening last at olympia
Bicycle Park. in aid Of the Abigail Free Schoo
/ was postponed until tomorrow evening, when IL
will take place i'm the amphitheatre OF the Madsoh
Square Garden Every endeavor will be made to
make the affair as much like an open-air perform
ance as possible by the extensive use OF plants
shrubs and ferns. The roof of the Gard'n VIII DE-
thrown open in the event of a fine night, thus
adding to the Illusion Mendelssohns music VIII
be given by the Metropolitan Opera House Orches-
ira and large chorus of trained voices me per
W serf Miss 10 FRANCES Who
Just Completed course OF vocal irans ~ The mi
/ cast is as follows:
Dcmerius LIcius hsnaerS9hh heh,th
sydney Price
IIalena Miss Fanny Mcntyre
Hernia. Miss Mildred Holland %
~ i!{o1I gT@a Nj: Eieanore Francis
Tpaa M:s M:: 1ssfPS,ofM i.esiFiGs Mil'man iaTnS
6itnc tho carpcncr James Cooper
Flute. hsows -mender. Beaumont % smith
Snout the tinker g. Deitwyn
} Nt.l pOt,r, weaver. Edmund d. Lyons
Tony Pastor has engaged for the coming week
/ Milton Mobiles assisted by Miss Dole MOBILES VINO
will present an original farce. entitled Thirty
\ Minutes Wait" This will be the first appearance
at this theatre Of these artists. The Nawns. the
/ comedy team In one Touch Of Nature Will be
seen here for the first time in some years Lu-
mere's Cnematograph will also be seen ior i,i ,nE
first time at this house: Miss Maud Nugent VIII
return with songs, Lawrence and iiarrh@g,oHd' @ on
the original tough boy and his gr VIII oe on nru new
/ Bambard the craig Trio. Eidie shayne and May
MGTd9n, Rh,nshar, tne aed MsS Minnie Rhinehart
II is expected weather permitting. that the bill
| 10 be given this week at Roster ana bia's r'ooi
| Garden will be the best presented at TINS place Oh
amusement for some time. There will be seen the
Panther Rrothers a couple of athletes who are an
rounced to he .he greatest head TO head Daiancers
ever seen in this country Montgomery ana stone
black face comedians, return FOR sn9r' ao !.
| ment and will present something new IN tne yS WaS
81 droerv. De Bessell the comedy clay mode.ler
remains for another week; the l5ea'liiouIn ther
remain over and the Roger Brothers Gontlhus 'nS n
nm,"h hurlesnuing Others the bill include f.u-
Ialie the dancer Tatali the hyihg g,, r,ie Ercnch
Sato the comedy tramp jugger OtIiIe a thnrs
eccentric singer Mcbride and troourich anu @ a.
on rainy nights the performance VIII De sNe" III
the music hall
ro-morrow night on the Casino roof new Dur
| lesoue in three scenes will be presented io' '"e
fire, ,ime Little Casino is the title OF the nov
| eltv Edward Corbett is announced as the au'h"'
of tho book and lyrics and the music Is credited 10
rohn \ Ravncs New scenery OF an appropriate
character and accessories and gownng In kespinfs lf
WITH he IN b traTesty S W concerns the msaden
lures OF f,ibustor captain ana ms gov la,S -, u
p'rT peri inciies among the mechansms an automatic
stag manager Gus Yorke and NICK Aaail1 ~ L. rn
Uar,l"v Herbert Denton. Andrew Leigh, j. e. B@i,e @
Victor Laurent. Frank Walsh Marie rrahKn Rnse 1s qe
RAY MAYNARD and Minna Austin are among ''e
principals.
ReniamIn Ijchtensttn. proprietor OF the Harieh
Opera House has hnal ly had his plans accepted Dy
the Building Department for the alterations ~ "
r,ode in his new Harlem Music ltail' "nieh mas
been leased ly George W. ana james H. i'r''' ~
ord which is to be occupied by them for term oi
,oors hepnnlng on September u.s. Messrs Lederer
Vii ~, Once engage the stock COMPANY for me @ 4nr
Vs. sann "a. and reviews which they intend producing
esque "nmnder.tood that Messrs. Kerker and Morton
1rt bo " uroie "The Whlrl OF the Town: In Gay New
YorI, The Lady slavey ETC. VIII pe me ahInprS H or
~. h,rIcsoues OF course, portion OF the pll
., ., encb nerformance will consist OF variety acts
The programme FOR the popular concert o' MAUI
son snuare Roof Garden tonight IL
Tannlhuser'
Synrure Carnival Roman nern@'
rniermezzo "Cavaileria tustlTana "itn 9Sn
.i,,ona -, ,hc Hours" from 'Cappella .brihe'
cc,1 Hungarian Rhapsody l,lsz
.Wlllian Tell peSll
Song "Omnipotent
Tenor solo. Thomas Mcqueen.
Maria
Caprice Phs1uanade .....'..''''''' TO-,
second Polonaise
/ overture n,i,I' ''''''''' Ciie