New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

Renzi." The Flying Dutchman. Tannhaussr;
on the programme This evening Miss Mary Howe.
night of be Se.l gsem hasrs & si 5 Pronb "Air
and Variations"
Martha" Flotows lyric opera in five acts. is
the offering for the coming week of the Terrace
Garden Opera Company. The quality Of the music
furnished here nightly ana the crowds that flock
TO hear and enjoy it have shown the management
how wise its selection of opera. light and
heavy, attraction for summer evening arnuse-
ment seekers Maurice Hageman will direct the
stage for the production of Martha Charies
Nicosa will be the conductor. The cast will be as
follows: Martha, Miss Villa Knox; Nancy MISS
Marie Brandt; Lionel. George Tallman; Plunket
Harry Luckstone; Sir Tristan. John Henderson;
Sheriff. F. j. Mccarthy. The SUNDAY evening evening
concert will consist OF selections i1 rom ed
grand operas, 10 be sung by the princlpatlo ~ at,o
chorus of the company. Special engagements nave nave
Will be interspersed with vaudeville.
Concidental with the arrival on the steam
ship Cedric of seven emurs for the Bostock ex-
hibit at Coney Island. the Animal King steps Tor
ward with the coroary that this species OF
prinate is the flesh and blood foundation for all
the fairy stories of old Ireland nocturnal Great
ure. bearing about the same relation to the amman
world that the bat does to ornithology Bostock
claims that he can track the lemur, or Madagascar
ghost as it is sometimes called from its earliest
+ habitat to a period when il peopled the gEens OF
Erin and inspired the weird tales OF Celtic uaoh-
ton. Attendance at Bostocks at Coney has IN
creased to an extent that has forced the animal
director to add balcony and several boxes to the
seating capacity of the Sea Beach Palace.
A second attempt to provide Prince. the one
eyed lion. with a glass member has proven sue
cessful if occasionally iTfi1armonious because OF
arts inability to provide artificial eye that VIII
dilate. The lion and lamb of the exhibit that Ter
a long time peacefully occupied the same cage
have agreed to disagree for while and now
share divided quarters. The Aeepers say the cause
of the conclusion to get along separately LOT d
time is not altogether the lions fault but rather
that of the keenly appetizing air of Coney consul
the scholarly chimpanzee. credited with ha'liS
added club swinging to his many accomplishments.
Howard Thurston will again occupy the leadnS
position on the bill at keiths in the coming week,
for he has proved even a greater attraction than
was expected His work, both in illusion and card
manipulation. has made of the hits OF the sea
son. Haines and Vidocq The Original Package
black faced entertainers, also features, as is
Sidney Wilmer and his company in their sketch
"A Thief of the Night" An act that is novelty
is that of Harry Antrim and Yette Peters, "a
Meal Under Difficulties. In it they introduce sing
ing limitations trick bone playing and whtstling-
Europe will furnish LIE Roy and La Nanlon the
g-otesque eccentrtques. Another act that will vie
with any mentioned above is that Of Selbini and
Grovini. It includes Juggling, tumbiing and aero
batc work, accomplished while riding on bicycle
Harry Brown. colored singer; Coates and Grundy,
in their skit The Watermelon Trust; the musical
comedians. Craig and Arden; Hoey and Austin,
Corbley and Burke, VocaliStS and dancers, and an
entire ser of pictures for the moving mach1ne,
which will be of especial interest to the little lolR
some of the attractions.
The headline act at Proctors Twenty-third
Street playhouse this week will be Flo Irwin and