The sun., 1903-08-02
THEATRICAL SEASON BEGINS.
THE THIRD AVENUE THEATRE
REOPENED LAST NIGHT.
The Academy or Music starts on
Thursday Six PlayhOuses Open
This MOnth--summer shows DOins
Well-Amusenent at tho Beaches

Ennn MOnth--SuMmer shows Doing
well-Amusements at tho Beaches.
Warm weather has no longer any ter
rors for theatrical managers Almost be-
fore one season is over another begins.
As usual, the first theatre to start the
season Of l9O3-4 is one Of the popular price
houses. The Third Avenue opened last
night with that hair-raisng drama "The
Game Of Life
On Thursday at the Academy Of Music
The Christian" will be revived. On Sat-
urday night the New Star reopens with
troupe Of colored comedians and singers
headed by the Black Patti" A week
later the Metropolis opens with "The Win
ming Hand"
On Aug. II, there will be two openings,
the Garrick and the Fourteenth Street
Theatre. The Garrick starts with "Vivian's
Papas' and the Fourteenth Street with "A
Son OF Rest"
The Liebler Il Co. revival of 4The Chris
tian' is to be an elaborate one, made es-
pecially for large stage like the Academy
OF Music. Three weeks is the time set for
its stay here. Then it goes to Boston for
two weeks more, Five weeks will end the
season OF this company. all the members Of
which have been especially engaged for
the revival.
The cast includes Edward j. Morgan as
John Storm, Clara Blandiok as Glory Qudvle,
Thurlow Bergen as Horatio Drake, Harold
Hartsell as Lord Robert Ure, George Wood
ward as Archdeacon Wealthy, Frank c.
Bangs as Father L1mpiuoh, Stanton Elliot
as Brother Paul, Clarence Handyside as the
FGro King. Guy Nichols as Pdrson Qudyle,
Mrs. Georgia Dickson as Mrs. Calendar and
Beth franklin as Polly Lore. Many Of
these performers were in the first "Chris-
tian" cast. with Viola Allen, and all the
others have filled important roles in subse-
quent productions of the play.
The Casino has always been a popular
summer theatre and THE Runaways' is
testing the capacity OF the house at every
performance. This playhouse is COM
Portable even on hot night. Since Fay
Templeton became a member of the COM
pany many new features have been added.
As a summer show THE Runaways" has
Miss Templeton, Arthur Dunn, Alexander
Clark, William Gould, Charles Dox, Sol
Solomon, Joseph Carey, Lottie Medley
and the Hengler Sisters are the ones who
contribute most materially to the rollick-
ing fun OF the big show. Among the prom
inent singers of the company are Amelia
Stone, Van Rensselaer, Wheeler, Mabel
Carrier and William Wolff.
The 2OOth performance Of -The Earl OF
Pawtucket" will be celebrated at the Man
haitian Theatre on Wednesday evening.
The occasion promises to be Of more than
ordinary interest as distinguished audi
ence is expected to attend. Among those
who have been invited il Sir Thomas Upton.
Lawrance ID Orsay. the star of "The Earl
of Pawtucket," is an Englishman, and Sir
Thomas has expressed desire to see him
act in an American comedy.
Tomorrow night The Wizard of or"
celebrates it's 225th performance at the
Majestic Theatre. There will be souvenirs
in the form of silver telescopio drinking
cups. Lotta Faust, who plays Trvrie,
will return to the cast tomorrow night,
after short vacation.
Saturday nights performance will be
a gala occasion. Sir Thomas Upton ia
going to attend the show along with 200
members Of the Larchmont Yacht Club.
Stage Manager Mitchell has devised a new
patriotic finale for the second act for this
occasion. entitled, Flag of My Native
Land
AT the Paradise Garden roof for the en-
suing week several minor changes will be
made in the bill Aga, the floating wo-
man. still continues to amaze large audi
ences Victor's Royal Venetian Band has
made hit with it's fifteen minute spirited
rendition Of popular muse
Punch. Judy h Co." in its second edi-
tion, goes on merrily with its large chorus
Of pretty girls Oscar Hammerstein's latest
song, Maggie O'Donohue," is worth hear
ing. Josephine Sabel and twelve girls
made up as hodcarriers sing it.
The burlesque on the coming yacht rae.
called Lifting the Cup is the latest a.
dition to the bill at the CRYSTAL Garden
on top Of the New York Theatre. The best
song in the skit is entitled will Upton
Lift That Cup?" 1t has a rollicking chorus.
and six girls armed with shllelahs help
Junie McCree to sing il.
Other features Of the bill that are con-
tinued are the English pony ballet, "The
Darling of the Gallery Gods" and n, ID
Wayburn's Minstrel Misses. The. young
women who make up as minstres in plain
view OF the audience continue to be the
most popular Of attractions,
Electric fans and ce-cooling plants are
not needed on tho floating roof garden.
The steamer Grand Republic makes three
landings every night except Friday The
vaudeville performance is given on the top
deck and the bill this week is unusually
good. Among those who will appear are
Ed and Josie Evans Ola Hood, Gardener
West and Billy Barlow and Florence Court
new and Mamie Dunn. These performers
also appear on every afternoon trip the
steamer General Slocum makes to Rock
away.
The Duss conoerts in Madison Square Gar
den are we'll attended. This Is the eleventh
week, and the concerts will be continued
until September A system of exchange
checks kas been arranged between tie
concerts in the Garden and the roof garden
show on top Of the building Japan by
Night" is the name of the roof garden and
the comic opera "Otoyo" is sung there
When it rains the performance takes place
In the concert hall