New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

ducements-hnancially, at least-held forth were
extremely alluring. The late Major James B. Pond
the manager jof famous lecturers. made many
Overtures to Mr.. Barnabee to go the lecture
platform and talk of his experiences and observa-
tons in his half century's career in concert work
to punctuate his lectures; as it Were, with the old
After Major Ponds death the offer was repeated
by another lyceum bureau, with salary named at
lectures week. But Mr. Barnabee could not be
prsya f on 10 dGPaTa from opera high salary
was offered to him by a vaudeville manager. He
refused ii at once
The Paradise Roof Garden had another record
week, and will add several new changes to the bill
for the week ensuing. Aga" the mysterious float
ing woman. continues to amaze the large audi
ences and Victor's Venetian Band changes the
brief musical programme weekly. Two of the new
acts will be the Yalto duo in Hungarian dances
and the Wilton brothers. Punch Judy Co."
with its shadowgraph and new musical number,
continues in popularity as do also Riccabona's
performing horses, the -Four Nightons in their ath-
Mahr the American Tommy Atkins the five Jug
gng o 0tr acts of ea9a strength Changes
of bill weekly add to the interest Of the Sunday
night concerts
T J. H stoddart who is still playing Lachlan Camp
bell in Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush,'' in Canada
writes to his manager, Kirke La Shelle, that he
has had to read seven Scottish plays in the last
few weeks, because offered to him by friends whom
he did not wish to offend. and he wants a raise Of
salary and bigger percentage Of the profits for
Gaelic dialect so long that now he can hardly make
himself understood when he orders high ball or
II shall have to bring stoddart home soon to
iettsr. MS f' was La SheiieS comment on the
Next Saturday night The Wizard of o." at the
Majestic Theatre. will entertain Sir Thomas Upton
and two hundred members of the Larchmont Yacht
Club 1t is rumored that unusual proceedings
will mark the Irish knights visit. Sir Thomas
hoe 1,aIIys
occupy the Sammy" box and Miss Lolita Faust
who MARBLES this ode to Eros. will doubtless ac-
knowledge the compliment paid her to the extent
for her by Charles Belmont Davis, brother of Rich
ard Harding Ing i, Davis Julian Mitchell the stage
Ing homage to the Irish knight by introducing
Land in which the Wizard and his court will pay
their respects in novel way to Sir Thomas and
Beginning tomorrow THE Earl of Pawtucket''
will start its last four weeks at the Manhattan
Theatre. where it ends its 237th performance. 1t
will open at the Princess Theatre with it's 2SSth
performance 1t is likely that The Earl Of Paw
ticket will remain in NewYork for another sea-
son; and Kirke La shelle is now considering the
adv1Sab iltty of sending other companies tour.
The greatest difficulty is in getting actor who
will be able properly to interpret Lawrauce Dor
says role.
The sixth week of the dainty japanese comic
opera, "Otoyo," on the Madison Square Garden
Roof, will begin tomorrow. In spite of the fact
that the weather in the last few DAYS has not been
performance the attendance the Madison
Square Garden Roof has been large.
The Frank Daniels Comic Opera Company began
last Wednesday. at the Criterion Theatre, six
weeks OF rehearsals for the production Of the new
opera by Harry B. Smith and Ludwig Englander.
THE Jockey" a n. Holbrook conducts the
hearsals. Mr. Dillingham's season. which opened
with the launching of the Henry AIiller-Margaret
Anglin company last week. is full swing.
The Jessie Nillward company. TO present "A Clean
Slate'' bv r c. Carton. will begin rehearsas on
August "a Julia Marlowe and Maxine Elliott Will
meet their respective companies week later. Mil
lie James will get a longer vacation. the first
hearsaI of '"The Little Princess being called
until September n and FRITZ Scheff will start pre-
pairing for her season even later-October 3 FRED
G. Latham who Is to De Mr. Dilngham's general
stage director will arrive from Europe within a
fortnight and will Immediately proceed 10 prepare
for the production OF Miss Marlowe's new play
Fools of Nature" by H. V. Esmond. Clyde Fitch
will be back in time to direct the rehearsals of his
new comedy. Her Own Way in which Mr..
lingharn is to present Miss Elliott.
Lifting the Cup" is still the attraction at the
CRYSTAL Gardens The Juggling of Bedini OF Bedini
and Arthur is one of the hits of the evening De-
suite unfayorable weather. the roof crowded
psb,i as couaDlete protection from the elements