The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
,1RlIFY,s NAVAL WAR Snow AT T1aE
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

we are to have pretentious ILLUSTRATIONS OF sea
-oriare at the Madison Square Garden to-mor-
w night. The show is entitled "ou Naval
vIctories.' and II has been prepared by Imro
Eiralty,. who used to give big ballet entertain
nants in our suburbs. and has Of late been
.,socIntcd In London with exhibitions similar
20 the one which he now offers here. His prom
lao Ia that the destruction Of the Spanish fleets
A. Manila and Santiago shall be faithfully and
,npressivcly reproduced with miniature cruis-
ara and battleships on real water. He declares
mat every vessel oncerned In those W engage
ments shall be duplicated exactly except
"a IN size; that the actual manPuvres shall
bs reproduced correctly, and that the Illusion
~ spIrited battles on water shall be achieved.
The exploit OF the sinking OF tho Merrimac Ia
also to be shown. and the use OF searchlights
demonstrated. There are to be shifts OF scenery
Mt tho eastern end OF the amphitheatre to rep
resent the bays Of Tampa, Manila and Santiago.
The entire level space of the Garden has been
flled with water upon which to operate the
miniature warships. The affair is to close with
An apotheosis OF victory and peace indicative OF
the future greatness Of the American Navy.
Accounts OF the graphic and spectacular OK
cellence Of the London achievements by Mr..
Klralfy and his associates at Earl's Court have
caused much to be expected OF this duplication
at the Madison Square Garden.
The first New York theatre to open for the
nav dramatic season will be the Star next Sat
urday night. The play used will be AT Allan
tic City" a musical farce by Frank NJ. Wills. 1t
ia described as q summe seashore piece OF
nonsense, with scenes not only at the resort
mentioned In the title. but also at Asbury Park
and Battery Beach. The author is a German
dialect comedian. and he has provided for HIM
aelf the role OF a rich brewer in quest OF diver
aion among the heterogeneous people on the
beaches. or course. the persons who figure In
the action are much addicted to singing and
dancing. and the company is said to be accom-
plished In those lines.
The Academy OF Music will make . start q
week from tomorrow night with Tho Old
Homestead" familiar and popular there
through many reproductions. The Fourteenth
Street will have on the same date q new melo-
drama, DEVILS Island" the theme Of which Is
the prosecution Of Dreyfus in France. or the
persecution, according to the view that the
playwright takes Of that famous affair. Later
this month the Empire will put William Gil
lette forward in "Too Much Johnson" to be
followed by Secret Service" and that by John
Drew In THE Liars" The Garrick will offer
on the last Monday night In August Mr.. Hoyt's
new playa Day and q Night" Other houses to
begin on or about that date are Weber d Fields's
with Elixir" . new extravaganza; the Muir
ray Hill with q stock company. giving two per-
formances a day at low prices, and the Grand
Opera House. Harlem Opera House. Columbus.
and Peoples with travelling parties. The Amer
ican Is to be devoted again to operas by the
Castle Square company. which will be a consoli-
dation OF the forces which were divided last
winter among several cities. The first week or
ten days OF September will bring the opening
Of the Garden with Little Miss Nobody" the
Manhattan with The Turtle" the Herald
Square with Tho French Maid" Days with
"A Runaway Girl" tho Kniokerbocker with De
Wolf Hopper In The Charlatan." the Broad
way with Francis Wilson in The Little Cor
po1al." wallack's with Stuart Robson in q
comedy not yet named. the Bijou with Sam
Bernard in The Marquis OF Michigan" the
Lyoeum with Edward q. Sothern IN something
yet to be decided upon. and the Lyric with
Viola Allen In THE Christian" unless the COM
plicationS regarding the Olympia property
should prevent.
Aohange Of comic opera will be made at Man
haitian Beach tomorrow night, and Of the COM
pany as we'll. Tho Highwayman" will be
given there with much the same talent that
was in 1t last winter at the Broadway. Such
alterations as have been made in the cast are
not likely to cause any deterioration. Nellie
Braggins is one Of the accessionB. Camille
D'Arville and Joseph O'Mara are retained in
the chief sentimental roles. while Jerome
Sykes Ia again the comic detective of1cer. and
among the singers are Van Rensselaer, Wheeler
and Maud Williams. Tho twice Q day con-
certs by Victor Herbert's band and the evening
fireworks by the Pains are still the other enter.
There has been a shift in extravaganza al
Bergen B Siso G,,5 Ths 8 one n now q '. there e called d
life in war times. avoiding pretty well the
ofiense which the public is quick to find In any
patriotic appeals which are reasonably potent
The piece Is peryaded and saturated with sons
SSe esn a asssm f&S a y fRe ssP psnfisS Sf ii C eome ef Il
EssSSSisTSssss E y 0if hs2 Sriof re fJ Pat 3 5i IS Z az &;
The new extravaganza, at the Casino. Yam,
which have made success at that theatre 70
doubtless cost more than any Of them In seen
cry, and costumes. It's assemblage of womel
ever before been achieved there. Those thing
count with Casino audiences:
Inc concerts on. the roof OF the Madison
Square Garden still employ the talents OF tn,
metropolitan Permanent Orchestra. Tonight
Sunday programme represents fifteen eminen
composers, AMI n" range IN. style iS as wide a
from Strauss TO Wagner, The naval exhibitioI
IN the amphitheatre win make no differenc
DAY evenings the music will last until midnight
70 that people, from the war show may hay
Tune 10 go up there for an hour and a hall.
Between continuous houses that do not clos
for hot weather aud summer shows in the ope
air this weeks vaudeville will be plentiful
Conspicuous in the all-dny-and evening pro
RrAmme at the Pleasure Palace will be Sidne
Drew and Gladys Rankin Drew. They hay
Just returned from London. where they wei
instrumental In spreading our fashion fc
dramatic bits in variety performances. TIL
will b. seen in when Two Hearts Are Won
one Of the playlets they used in London mus
halls, Another unusual number will be col
trlbuted by a squad taken from one of la
seasons touring organizations Of lively al
musical negroes. Cole and johnson are Il
chief funmakers Of this lot. In the special
way will be Gus Bruno. Allen W~ightman. Georl
Evans. A. d. Robbins. Garnella and Shir
Carlisle's dog, the Muhrs. o. X. Sato. Lavend
aud Thompson. and Kathleen Warren. A nc
lot OF war pictures will he shown from Il
steady output Of the war-Rraph.