New-York tribune., 1902-03-16
IRVING'S FAREW ELL.
TO CLOSE HIS TOUR THIS WEEK IN
HARLEM
NEW PLAYS Al SEVERAL LOCAL THEATRES
BILLS OF THE WEEK.

Sir Henry Irving Miss Ellen Terry and the
London I1yceum Company will tomorrow hIsht
begin at the Harlem Opera House the hhaI en-
eagement Of their present tour. This has been
one Of the most successful they have ever hlaue'
The Harlem engagement is for five nights and
one matinee-on Thursday. on Friday nlght
the actors will bid farewell to their New orN
admirers and on the following day they VIII
sail for England The arrangement OF plays IS
on Monday and Friday nights and at the MA.
nee on Thursday. The Merchant OF Venice
on Tuesday king Charles T. and NaIeIloo
an Wednesday. Nance Oldfeld' and Ihe
Bells; on Thursday night Louis Nj
AS You Like It. has met with notable APP
preciatfon as played by Miss Henrietta Cros-
man and her company at the Theatre hepuoi'o'
The audiences have manifested genuine pleasure
- tb, acting of the play. The run of this per
f,r,nonce IS Indefinite announcement "hch
means Of course that it will last as long as II
is as well attended and as much enjoyed as nov
"A Scrap of Paper is announced TO loAo" II
when another play is needed.
At the Savoy Theatre tomorrow msht 0oi-
ders of Fortune" will be played for the HiS'
time in this city. the part of Robert Clay being
acted by Robert Edeson, who thus makes MS
FIRST appearance star in these heavens
The nIav has been made from Richard Harding
T,,.ie'a novel by Augustus Thomas.
The, long run of "A Message from Mars at
tbe Ciarrick Theatre will be followed to-norIoW
night by the production there of new rutal
drama by Edward +. Kidder, entitled Sky
Farm" New as the play is, however 1t mas
already had a considerable run in boston anu
has been seen in several other cities.
The Hostonians will have only one more week
in Maid Marian at the Garden Theatre. 1hey
viii give their closing performance there next
Saturday night and will then resume thelt
travels The following week at the Gardeh VIII
be devoted entirely to the preparations tor the
elaborate production of Anson Ponds lAte
Miss Annie Irish and Miss Minnie Dupree. both
formerly Of Miss Amelia Bnghams company
will have important parts in Life
Miss Bingham and her company will play
THE Climbers" at the Bijou Theatre for two
weeks longer and they will then produce on
March 81 "A Modern MagdaIen,' which has
been written for Miss Bingham by Haddon
Chambers.
ION the Quiet" which has served William
Collier well as a vehicle for his humorous act
ing viii have three more performances at the
Madison Square Theatre on the first three nights
Of this week on Thursday night Mr. Collier
Will produce his play 10y Miss Martha Nor
ton. called The Diplomat"
After much experimenting in many operettas
and musical farccs Francis Wilson seems to
have found a part which suits him better than
any other that he has had in years His i'm
personation Of Sammy Gigg in The Toreador'
is still much admired and appiauded at the
Knickerbocker Theatre.
polly Warden" has evidently established
itself for stay at the Herald Squar" Theatre.
Miss Lulu Chaser and her company give a graft
f,jng performance which is observed 10y large
audiences nightly
The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast con
tinucs TO amusc the children of an ages at the
broadway Theatre especially at the Wednesday
and Saturday matiuc,s 1t Will probably r'-
main till late in the seas.
Frank Daniels amuscs his audiences at the
Casino with his nightly speech and Incidentally
appears i'm Miss Simplicity" He has just i'm
troduced in the second act new song entitled
Living Your own Life
"Notre Dame" is still the attraction at Dalys
Theatre and its successor is not yet announced.
a novelty is to be instituted at the next lecture
10 bc given by Burton Holmes at Days Theatre
next Thursday and Friday afternoons at .
o'clock II has been decided to announce an