New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

| Miss Annie Russell and Miss Hobbs are sun III
demand at the Lyceum Theatre. According 10 pre-
ent arrangements she is to remain there un'n
nary 90 At the end Of the New-fork run, run oc c,ties
piece Miss Russell will visit the prinSSipa vcelim
with IT, Next season she returns 10 ,ss Ie Iiobbs"
and following It with ''1'he Royal Family
The Tooth performance OF 1.-THE singing uir' at
the Casino will take place on Friday eVehne' &c
cennber o. and will be made noteworthy not onY
| bv the distribution of handsome souvenirs pui oS
the introduction of two new songs Tor MISS tt
| by the composer, Victor Herbert ana an ehPee Pn
new set OF topical verses by Joseph Herbert. he- M
hearsals Of fdtle Red Riding Hood the homdhy ,1da
| pantomime TO follow Miss Nielsen are wen uiioe'
| way.
William Gillette continues his success in 'sher-
| lock Holmes" at the Garrick Theatre, and there
! is a present demand for seats in the future when
points to a continuance for several months to come come
ton in the size Of the audiences.
BEN Hur' continues It's career OF success at the
! Broadway Although. TO circumvent the schemes
~ speculators seats have been placed on sale for
weeks In advance. this should not be inteTpre,eu
that places cannot De secut&eu & iS fr sny sn
! performance Seats can generally be had lot ANY
performance mp to the time the curtain rises
The Offering this week at the Harlem opera
House will be the production OF THE Great RUBY,
which ran for a large part OF last winter at Days
Theatre The company presenting the play IL
under the direction Of Jacob Lit who has ac,
qured the American rights from the eN1cu'D &c Drurv
Lane Theatre, London. for limited period ana ne
ton N and as many OF the original players as could
be retained The newcomers 10 Ihe cas- S aig poucI %
/ cault. Louis Massen Frank Losee and william
Hazeltne.
Wallacks Theatre continues TO enjoy large ousl-
ness. through the Joint attractive powers OF FRANK
Daniels and his new operetta' Ihe Ainee''
| flc form "
OF the Donnelly Stock Company at the Murray ffih
Theatre this week. The version used Is an adaptai
tion by John NJ Morton rom nrospeff of The same
novel Carmen ana Blzets ope'" VI '
name.
"shore Acres" will open a two weeks engagement
| NJ the Grand opera House tomorrow evening
| Charles G. Craig will play Nathaniel Berry inc
mart originally acted by Mr.. Herne, the author OF
the play, Miss Marion Cullen will appear as Helen
Berry Augustus Ptou announces that tho .!Tbe lrse
Gunner's Mate in this city will be made at AZ ti1S
Grand opera House on January g. Tor ru" u
| two weeks
| An interesting programme has been prepared ior
| the Irving Place Theatre this week On Mohua'
| and Tuesday evenings "Hofgunst" will be giVeh'
| 20 no followed on wednesday and Thursday even
,nQs and Saturday matinee by "Maedel ais
Rekrut" On Friday and Saturday evenings
sch0nthan and Kadelburg's "Goldfsche' VIII be
given Felix schwelghofer. who is noW on on ooars h,
& &the ~ hais1p on Christmas Day Monday
December 2. The programme for the hrsI desTay %ge
"Fin in RitZmadel" a farce in four acts. by costa
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Morres pa'he'''
| play "Nullerl"
Miss Julia Marlowe continues to attract large
| audiences TO the Criterion Theatre where pai
| bara Frietchie" begins its third month this week
| There will be no more midweek afternoon perform
| ances while Miss Marowe remains al thls nVEat St
The only matinees will be the regular ones OH "A'
| urdays.
"The Manpuvres of Jane" is already finishing
| its first month at Days Theatre. and has made
| start for the new manager OF that house IL VIII
| be continued through the holidays
| "a Greek Slave" will remain for one more week
at the Herald Square Theatre. 1t VIII be foilo"ed
| there by Primrose and Dockstaders Minstrels
which will open short engagement with a mauhee
on Christmas Day Both Of the men VINO n head
the organization are well known on the mi mihstre ne
stage and nave oeem 80 paw and their com
pany has not before been seen In Broadway way IsS
after G'te which wheh David Beiasccs new play Naughty
! Anthony" will be presented
Roster & Balls Music Hall will again be devoted
| to vaudeville and nothing but vaudeville this week
| II is so periodically and then the management
becomes excited about burlesque or extravaganza
or ballet or something else The present manage
ment-a new management-seys that me M return urn
week. beginning with tonight includes Marie re
The man in black: Cushman Hclcomb and Curtis
| Alcide Capitaine, Bnns and Binns the protheIs
| Beaumont sisters and several others. In addition
to the above, Wills and Loretto and Carrie Scott
will appear at to-nights concert Several new acts
! have been arranged for abroad.
| r. c. Cartons wheels Within Wheels" Is con-
tinued at the Madison Square Theatre The man
ayers express confidence that the piece will run for
| a long time.
Next Friday evening Is announced the date OF
the 25Oth performance Of way Down East" and
the fftieth at the Academy of Music. The occasion
will be celebrated by the distribution OF souvenirs
| TO all the women present at the performance.
For next weeks attractions Mr. Pastor presents
the Nawns. In zone Touch Of Nature: Hall and
Staey Lillian Green and William Friend. in Mrs.
Brunos Burglar; Montague and West. in musical
speciaties: Miss Artle Hall. Bartell and Morris.
| Fields and Russell, In songs and Dances Williams
we'll We'll Rae and brosche Arthur King. English coster
singer and dancer; new features on the vltagraph'
and Mr. Pastor, In some new songs and parodies
''The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street enters its
last two weeks the Victoria tomorrow evening.
The OF this attraction is cut short to afford
the opportunity TO present Jerome Sykes and Edna
Wallace Hopper at this theatre on January l. In
"Chris and the Wonderful Lamp" the music for
which was written by John Philip Sousa and the
book by Glen MacDonOugh. on wednesday even
ing the one hundreath Performance Of The Rogers
Brothers In Wall Street VIII occur a souvenir
will be given TO every woman present
Keiths Union Square Theatre provides a bill of
special excellence for the week. Besides The Girl
with the Auburn Hair there Will be Joseph Hart
and Carrie De Mar the Smedley Sketch Club. Nine.
Adelaide Hermann; in a picturesque presentation
of some of the Illusions Of her husband; Smith and
Campbell the Van Aukens Frank Cushman ana
other popular vaudeville performers
The attraction this week at the Star Theatre will
be the meodrama OF New-YOrk life entitled I'm
der the City Lamps" The company is headed by
Harry Mainhall and Frances willard
For several months preparations have been made
at the Eden Musee for a Christmas celebration.
To-day an elaborate Christmas group is placed on
exhibition. 1t is in the lobby of the Musee and ex-
tends nearly the whole width OF the building. II