New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
OPERA FOR EVERYONE
A SIGN OF THEATRICAL CHANGE n,
SEASON
CONF NIEs THAT HAVE COME AND ARE c,,xrNc
THE WEEK AT THE CITY THEATRES.


THE WEEK AT THE CITY THEATRES
Operas In abundance and at low prices a,.
nounce the coming Of summer reentless,,
as the swallows. The public demand for seriou,
plays Is not so large at any time as 10 mako n
worth while to tax them but when the WAN
weather comes the people will have none o.
| them For the most part what is wanted n
frivolity-the most frivolous kind Of frivolity.
| set 10 music. A little music that IS not so frivo
lous nay be borne especially early In the sum.
| mer season. but not too much. One or mon.
| attempts are usually made TO provide must
with some pretence 10 dignity at low prices ana
they usually fall But there has seldom ben
such a gathering OF opera companies as TIN
year A new one IL 10 be heard at Wallscks
| Theatre tomorrow night One Is already q.
| tablished at the Star. Another Is planning IL
campaign at the Harlem Opera House. And u
Castle Square Opera Company goes At u
American Theatre. as II there were no oths
entertainment In the world.
The company which will occupy Wallackt
Theatre will sing. contrary to custom in Italian
| Usually these things are done in English. IN
| organization modestly calls itself the Royal
| italian Grand Opera Company. II was imported
| originally from Italy to Mexico. Afterward 4
| went to San Francisco and since then II hss
made its way across the continent. singing
Chicago St Louis and Philadelphia
! The first opera to be presented is Glacoms
Puccnis La Bohene." The work will not n
IL hoped be confused with The Bohemian
Girl" which Is to be given at another theatre
The Bohemian Gi:r has been sung here before
while La Bohame' has not, and there AZ
| other differences between them The book II
La Rohame- Is by Giuseppe Giacosa and Lu,c
Illica and Is drawn from Murgers scenes d
Ia Vie dc Boheme. That book has gained soma
fame. a dramatization OF II has been presented
at the Theatre Francois. and another was
given In this city about a year ago. and the sub
! ject Is fairly we'll known.
This opera Will b. sung at Wallacks IN Mon,
day. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday eyen-;
ings Of this week. At the other performances
"cavallerl Rusiicana" and II Pagliacci' viii
be- given that is to say. on Wednesday and Fri
day evenings and Saturday afternoon.
As has been said. the Castle Square Open
Company goes unconcernedly on a, the Amer-
can Theatre The audiences Of last week took
as kindly 10 Faust" as the Broadway audi
,nces 10 Al the Metropolitan. This week they
Will have something less usual in FRA Diavolo"
Fra Diavol0" has no, been heard In New York
IN a considerable time and no doubt It viii
receive the welcome due To an old friend who
has been long away
Coming down in the scale OF musical per-
f0rnances to one which is frivolous enough for
anybody, It may be remarked that the list for
the week is to be filed out by The Isle OF
Champagne" ut the Broadway Theatre The
cast will be headed. az heretofore by Thomas
.. Seabrookc.
Nat c. Good sin returns 10 town this week
and VIII be seen at the Harlem Opera House
supported by Miss Maxine Elliott and the rest
u his company and will there play An Amert
can Citizen" This work It will be remembered.
had long run 1T the Knckerbockcr Theatre
when Mr. Goodwin played his engagement then
last winter. 1t has not before been done in the
upper part Of the city.
The plan which has been carried on with 50
much success at the American Theatre through
the present season Is 10 be tried "A, the Herad