New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS AND NEWS NOTES.
THE SEASON OF OPENINGS LNMINENT-THE BROAD-
WAY, DALY'S, BIJOU And OTHERS THIS WEEK

Beginning tomorrow night the theatrical season
Of 1903 and 1904 may fairly be said TO start It
were the wiser part OF optimism TO consider ''Vv
fans Papas' and His Wife's Husbands" be-
longing 10 the summer. and accord to them only
the humble honor of intermediate consideration.
This week viii at least three of the leading
Broadway playhouses open for the fall. and next
week viii be even more prolific IL new things.
Tomorrow night the Broadway Theatre opens
with James T. Powers in "A Princess Of Kensing
ton" an English musical play by Basil Hood and
Edward German. which last winter in Lon
don. The scene Is laid in Kensington Gardens and
Puck and the fairies play leading parts. mingling
IN the affairs Of the mortals 10 an extent only
possible in Kensington Gardens or Shakespeare
one Of Puci's victims is jolly tar. who will be
played by Mr.. Powers. Altogether, the play sounds
IN advance rather an alluring old fashioned note.
And they make. musical comedies better IN Eng
land. anyway The cast:
William T. Powers
BIZ Bshe, 1s Th erna1
Wl MeatherIey- ION
ss sa James Jeioo wealthy banker George B. Jackson
lieutenant Brook Green Of the Kensington Rifles,
NJ zl' sddish proprietor Jolly Tar Hinseiroqth
STANLEY 5!s54es Maj H F0F de
James poGn.easy a. IaIio-
e 35e7 a I6onntafa spirit F5dward 4Iartinel
Ieepens s a. 4 4ggss Cecil Engehard
Nel Reddish niece OF NJ fii FiT os
oEarn
Iragonay. Emerald
Pease5losson- Estee Ward
Eeana daughter Of o6aroa Dora Philippe
Tuesday night Days Theatre will open. with
Three Little Maids" and the English company
which presented the piece last winter in London.
The musical comedy is by Paul Rubens, and in
England won an unusual share of popularity. 1t
ig described as "a domestic story. with songs and
dances" @. P. Huntley is the leading comedian
The cast:
Ada Eranscozahe Miss Madge Crichton
Edna Branscombe MISS Dea 3 mason
Iady Rosemary eauIieu- Miss Vera Edwa5dne
LADY MaTjory Cricton. Miss Kathleen Warren
Mss Mss Vera ya i
Miss Price Miss Marie " EST
scotch Miss P25iie y ElneGy
Lard Cheyne - r 7 E1s
The Rev Theodore Brenscoulbe. p St George
n De Iornle Maurice FaTloa
Thursday night the Bijou Theatre will open with
2 new comedy by Eugene Presbrey, called Per
sonaI" n which William Collier will appear FOR his
first starring season under the management Of
Weber & Fields. He Will be supported by his wife,
Miss Louise Allen as in the past Golfers part is
that Of newspaper reporter. In the past the stage
IRE the very embodiment OF that grotesque and
@ at SF a % IgG 1gee Bat Il is sad
Collier makes Of his part sane and human NOR
the world viii be his debtor.
Saturday night the JapanesQue musical COM
edy "Otoyo." now running the Madison Square
Garden roo. will be transplanted to the ST. Mich
olas Garden, which has been deliberately fitted up
IN japanese style, and where effort will be
made TO run Japan by Night all winter. There is
something Of real artistic merit in the decorations
of these Japanese managers, and the Caroen prom
ises be worth while. Charles Cambell and
have been added 10 the cast
ATTRACTIONS THAT HOLD OVER
GARRICK-'vivian's Papas," brisk connection
Of RiaIto nastiness
MADISON sQUARE-'His Wife's Husbands" an
elongated but amusing vaudeville play.
ACADEMIA fine performance by the Bos-
tonians Of Robin Hood
cAsINo-.The Runaways,, with Miss Templeton
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-Last week
AMERICAN-'The Evil Men Do" lurid melo-
MANHAETA N-'sT'he Ear Of Pawtucket"
MAJEsTIC-"The Wizard Of o.
II viii be a gala night at the Academy OF Music
next Tuesday. when the Bostonians will celebrate
with happy ceremony. their silver jubilee singing
the popular robin Hood" The occasion
marks the end Of the company's first quarter
century Of work in light opera, honorable rec
ord. The older generation OF theatregoers who
laughed with Henry Clay BaInabee and his cork
leg" fifty years ago VIII be on hand once more
ano 1ollOW The eagle eye of the crafty old
Sheriff OF Nottingham. The and daughters OF
these older patrons of the BosJonans will sigh with
The young proteges of the company. and Quaff the
Brown October Ale with poetic and musical
Little John Macdonald. while "FTiar Tuck
rockingham VIII invite All 10 join him his
-.Sstih ''tFile sandwich and sam Studely
once prolific hair grows less his popularity grows
greater, VAL direct musical concerns
The second season Of the Circle Theatre, Broad
way and SiXtieth-st. under the MANAGEMENT Of
Percy .. Williams, begins with to-morrow's mat
inee- Many improvements have been made in the
house including the reseatng OF the entire audi
forum The opening bin is headed by The Queen
az ireland. Maggie Cline, the strenuous woman
who gave TO the world that popular classic"
Throw Him Down. McClusky." Miss Cline has
not been seen In z Broadway theatre in some time
A novel feature the bin is Frank a Keeney's
spectacular novelty Life The Champs Elvsees ]"
introducing the comedians Wilson. Castor and
company. Others aunUse VIII be Paxtou's art
studies, European living pictures York and Adams
me Three Dulnouds Ir0VoO, Tin" Croniu The
Schenck brothers, European acrobats the Yalto
Duo lslld The yacht races Geographically shown
The pictures Of the Reliance and Shamrock III
are the features on the cinematograph at the Eden
Musee last week, and VIII continue as long as
there are any races. The pictures were made by
rfa -Hoa- et-.-c and sF., 81.