New-York tribune., 1900-05-01
WILD WEST AND OTHER SHOWS
ORPHANS DAY AND MYSTIC SHRINE NIGHT
AT THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

ORPHANS DAY AND MYSTIC SHRINE NIGHT
AT THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
Al the Madison Square Garden yesterday the
Wild West began the second and last week of its
stay in Manhattan. II will be seen in BROOKLYN a
borough which it has not visited in some wears
next week The attendance has been large thus
lar, especially in the evening and there is no rea-
son TO suppose that it VIII be at least as good
for the remaining week. In fact the line of buyers
OF seats at the box Office for the most of the day
indicates that it viii be better The various sorts
or rough riders and other sorts of people who take
part III the exhibition are all used to their parts
now and the performance moves with complete
sInoothness and excellent effect. In fact there
not much to complain of In the matter of prepara-
ton or arrangement OF the programme. But there
was one little defect on the opening night. in the
eXtraVagant quantity of powder smoke that filed
the arena in the scene of the battle of San Juan
Hill. so that at times II was impossible TO see
across it, and some persons missed parts Of
the action This was at once remedied by the use
OF smokeless powder for the most part. little
smoke being still allowed give the proper pict-
uresque effect. The desired result has thus been
attained without any sacrifice of noise which would
De genuine loss 10 every boy OF any age who
visits the show. Therefore a whole. the Wild
West has never been in better trim than It Is at
this moment, and If some inhabitants of this bor-
ough do not hasten to make their arrangements
for seeing it they will find il necessary to go 10
Brooklyn. and then they will wish that they had
not been so negectful. The annual visit OF the in
mates Of the orphan asylums of the city will be
made TO the Wild West this afternoon. and the
Garden will then be filled with children whose
pleasures OF this kind are none too many. Twice
each year these children fill the Garden, for
] nae NiIu I, VEST ana once LOT the circus, ana II
never contains a happier company. The generosity
understood except by those who have means
OF realizing the enormous expense of such a show
as the Wild West and who understand that in
% order TO invite the orphans the managers have to
The smbers o seta hT mp T P Sos a the 6oT v Of
Tie Shrn in Presen This is d also an ana annual I, osfqr
member OF the Temple. The members bring their
families and friends and OCCUPY large part of the
been taken for the party and they will no doubt
give Colonel Cody reception 20 be proud of
The last week of the season at Weber s. Fields's
MT5G Hal began 5g ast night m The
The audiences at Tony Pastors Theatre yester-
day We're entertained by the Lev1nos. Dolph and
Susie Miss Agnes Ardeck and her company. Ward
and Curran, the Willett and Thorne farceurs,
Knox wilsons Miss Attic Spencer Collins and Col,
Inns, the Pattens Ffske and McDonough, Letto
and Dello Mr.. Pastor and the vtagraph.
At the Eden Musee the operetta Tally Ho' be-
gan its second week last night, and the Musee was
encored. ''Tally-Ho' VIII be presented each even
ing Of the week. Additions to the groups were
placed exhibition yesterday, and new series Of
moving pictures was shown.
The visitors at Proctors Twenty-thrd Street
Theatre yesterday were treated to programme CT
vaudeville which included James F. Dolan and Ida
Lenharr, La Fafalla in dance; George Neville
and his company. Billy Van, the McNulty sis
ters, Spencer Kelly, the kalatechnoscope, Swan
and O'Day, and Ford and Lewis.
The usual array of vaudeville speciaIties pleased
the crowds at Proctor's Palace yesterday. Some
Of the entertainers were Henri French Sidney VIII
mer and Walter Vincent and company. Smith and
Campbell. Farnum and Seymour, Olga Orloff and
Walter Hale. George c. Davis. the Garrity sisters
and the kalateChnoscope.
A programme OF the usual atrractveness whiled
away the hours of the afternoon and evening at
Keith's yesterday. 1t included Marshall P. Wilder
Bert Coote and his company, VIII NJ. Cressy and
Blanche Dayne, the Mouliere sisters Phil OFT and
the Three Rosebuds, Blocksom and Burns Hamil-
ton HILL the biograph. Mayer, Carroll and Mayer
Ashley and WoolIy. Bickneu, Hedr!x and Prescott
Havens and Andrews, and Ed Clifford.