New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

NOTES or THE STAGE.
The popular interest in "Cyrano de Bergerac" has
been increased rather than allayed by the first
weeks performances OF the drama at the Garder
| Theatre by Richard Mansfield Mr.. Mansfield has
had succession of crowded houses, and me SAFES
| OF seats for the next few weeks give promise OF
| continuance OF the same experience
Miss Alice Nielsen has no cause TO grieve at the
result OF her venture a star. She and her COM
| pany and THE Fortune Teller" have drawn large
and enthusiastic audiences to Wallack's Theatre ire
ever since their opening there The finale OF me
second act seems to be the point In the whole
work that Is most admired.
The last week of the Strand Comedy COMPANY
| at the Madison Square Theatre is announced. and
| the company will start on short read tour next
week. on the following Monday. October II, the
Madison Square Theatre Comedy Company VIII
make its first appearance and will present for the
frs. time here lie Contraleur des Wagons-lits
by Alexandra Bssol. The English version Is en-
titled ION and on" The Madison Square Theatre
PLAYERS: Edward Holland. Fritz Williams. Samuel
| Reed. Byron Douglas. James Kearney. Keupeh
snS M5 Roth mns R%herne Forence Miss
May Lambert. Miss May Gallyer and Miss Augusta
Close
Francis Wilson and his camel are still the stars
at the Broadway Theatre, where they are prosper
ing with "The Little Corporal" The cold weather
of the summer and the lot weather of the autumn
affect them but little. and the audiences have peeh
almost uniformly large since the opening
Miss Minnie Dupree will be the most important
newcomer at Proctor's Twenty-third Street Thea
tire this week with the assistance OF Theodore NJ.
Brown. she will give one-act play, called DR.
Deborahs Elixir" The programme will be filled
out by Lew Bloom impersonator Of tramp char
Mile Orbasany's trained cockatoos Dlanas pris-
matte mirror dances the fysn Reed Bds ths
Lenton Brothers. acrobats and the newest views
of the "wargraph."
In the bill at the Pleasure Palace this week there
is a variety OF diversion. The dramatic part will
be given by s. Miller Kent who will present for
the first time any stage the new comedetta
Jacks Past" He will he assisted by Agnes Riley
Morse The Rossow Midgets will be seen for the
first time this season uptown and SO WIZ sress
Eldridge others are Josephine Gassman ana s heT
and Anita. aerial performers; the five Cornallas'
acrobats Edna Bassett Marshall and the war
graph.
Hotel Topsy Turvy' is a performance Of the
sort that has become familiar at the Herald Square
Theatre and II appears to satisfy the freqlene.s OF
that house Like all Of it's kind it is subject to fra
quent change, and change is constantly going on in
IT, especially now while II Is new.
Tony Pastor will sing his latest songs at his own
theatre this week. ard he will have the support
Of competent company. including j. *. Emmett,
assisted by Miss Anna Mortland and Baby Beatrice;
the Sdmans. in The Man from Red Hook; Jack
Miss Nellie Burt. the Brilliant Quartet. Lawrence
and George Aussn McMqteJTs and
Breen, Sunderland and Fooda. and the Cartons.
The little actors of the Lillputlan company are
maintaining their popularity al the Irving Place
Theatre, and are filling the house at every per-
Wednesday
hundred orphans will be present from the Roman
lum and the German odd Fellows Home.
The days of Hurry Bury" in its present state
are rapidly drawing 10 a close at Weber G. Fields's
Music Hall The buresque Is to be condensed into
one act and the second part OF the entertainment
will be devoted TO travesty on .'Cyrano de Ber-
gerac." Rehearsals OF the new diversions are al
Tsad IN PROCESS n other 3 the arr
battle Avalos and Mile. Wilma. maker Of sand
pictures.
sam" Bernard continues his at the Bjou
Theatre in THE Marquis of Michigan and Miss
Alice Atherton appears to be, in the estimation Of
the audiences. about as much a star In the per-
formance es the person who Is set forth as one in
the bills. This engagement is TO be followed by the
annual one of Miss May Irwin, who this year has
farce called Kate Kip"
teher Poldi and his Hungarian orchestra have
gained immediate popularity at the Eden Musee
evening Ing Cinematograph views are still shown.
At the Harlem Opera House this week the at
traction will be way Down East" the play Of
rural life which occupied large portion OF the
time of a downtown theatre last season ,, The cast
Will be headed. as II was then, by Miss Phebe Da-
OF the plays former success.
william H. Vests Minstrel Jubilee will be the
ottro he nd
The organization numbers fifty people. many OF
them well known and popular. The list includes
William II. West Ezra Kendall: Carroll Johnson
Stewart Trovollo the Freeze brothers, Edward
German Joseph Garland H. w. FrilIman, Me-
Mahon and King, Charles Kent and Others Lost,
strayed or stolen Will be presented at the Grand
opera House on october II.
Mr. Barnes of New-York" Will be revived by the
Donnelly Stock Company the Murray Hill Thea
tire this week. Hannah May Ingham and Robert
Drouet will assume the characters played by Emily
Rigl and J. II. Gilmore In the original production
at the BroaGway Tneatre Others in the east are
f. r Steson Charles Waldron. Rose Beaudet,
Sando Milliken. Dorothy Donnelly and Mrs.
Thomas Barry.
]. II. stoddart. Just from Keith's Theatre. in
Boston will repeat his personation OF Moneypenny
in THE Long Strike" at Keith's Union Square
Theatre this week Since he has assumed this
favorte old part on the vaudeville stage he has
been abundantly successful. This weeks bill in
cludes the Macarte Sisters. ;he Behrwael Brothers
ana the usual array OF comic people.
The last two weeks OF Hoyts "A Day and a
Night" the Garrick Theatre announced. The
songs that still please most are Rabbits Foot"
and Lucy" which Otis Harlan sings, while new
numbers have. been added in the last TWO weeks.
Miss Jessie Merrees will tomorrow night sue
coed Miss Mae Lowery in the part Of the prma
Night" will be given week from Wednesday, when