New-York tribune., 1903-08-16

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These are busy days for Weber & Fields
they find themselves this season with several at
fractions on their hands. whereas in former years
their music hall alone engrOssed their attention
This season they have the stellar tours OF William
Collier and Charles Richman to look after. their
Boston theatre TO open and keep in running order.
the West End Theatre TO reopen. and the launch
ing of AN English Daisy" with Christie Nc
Donald in the chief role. Nevertheless. the man
ager-comedians find time for relaxation at their
summer homes in addition attending rehearsals
OF their new burlesque, which opens at the music
with rehearsals, win open at the Bijou on septem-
per per >, A few weeks later Mr. Richman Will begin
Captain harrington" AN English Daisy viii
swing Weber & Fields win be one Of the most lost
important IN t2 firms on the theatrical boardwalk,
the music hall. Edgar Smith, the author has de-
parted from his usual lines. William T. Francis
Ben Teals first attempt with the music hall
promised.
Monday night is 10 be souvenir night at the
Academy of Music 1t Is called Yacht Club Night
IN honor of Sir Thomas and his struggle and the
souvenir is an appropriate one, a fac-simile, in
silver, OF the international cup. The souvenirs
viii be given to the members OF the fair sex only
tut even this sort of an order for an Academy
is the last week of THE Christian" at the AcaI-
emy Next week it goes 10 Boston where it is 10
single % I By whs6 til time SH Gom ea las
Tor rehearsas for most of the actors in the cast.
SON This brief summer engagement is probably
the last assignment John Storm that viii be
given Edward J. Morgan by Idebler & Co and
missed.
Miss Bessye Toone who is to play the part of the
widow in r. E. Johnstons production of Sara
toga.' is a Texas woman. She has done some work
on the Western circuit. but is to the East
engaged her.
Harrigan's Under Cover will have its first pres
entation at Bridgeport, Conn on Wednesday
August 26 The complete production will be shown
and the entire will take part RehearsaIs have
been in progress for the last six weeks the last
two weeks being scene rehearsals. so the first per
formance should run az smoothly as though the
piece had been played for half the season Thurs
ford Friday hight it viii will ~ be- at NeR%pSrt RST m and ass "a
Monday II goes into the Boston Theatre for two
Murray Hill Theatre the renovation Of which al
that time will be completed.
Differing considerably from the bill of last week
the attractions announced for Keith's, beginning
tomorrow. in many respects the best that have
been presented this summer. One of the strongest
features will be act mythical comedietta en-
titled Pat and the Genie" presented by the vaude-
vile favorite. Tom Nawn, assisted by a capable
company This is said to be by far the most pre-
tentious work that Nawn has ever undertaken.
More Mo- IN The line of comedy will be furnished by
take. Mcintyre and Heath's black-faced comedy
there will be two novelties The more sensationai
VIII be bicycle act in which four riders only
around aiSnI the inside OF high barrel One Of the
| be marvellous. Another novelty is the work Of
Prince kokin the Japanese juggler. He comes
others who will appear may be mentioned Harry
davenport. in some English types, and Stanley &
The Fourteenth Street Theatre opens for the sea
son tomorrow night. when Nat NJ Wills will ma Ike
| his debut as a star under the management OF
| Broadhurst Currie. Mr.. Wills will be seen in
a new musical comedy called "A Son of Rest" in
| which he will appear Hunting Grubb, an Amer
| lean wanderer There two acts with the scenes
laid at summer resort in Connecticut and in the
interior or a drug store. The cast will include
SIXTY comedians vocaists dancers and show girls.
1t is promised that the scenic settings, costumes
piece has twenty musica1 0nmbnr sTs ora
engagement is limited tc three weeks.
| The Crystal Gardens Ton top Of the New-YorIc
| Theatre) announce their last two weeks Mr. Led
| erer's midsummer night fancies have struck the
publics fancy. and the response has been gratify-
| ing. Many of the leading members of the company
will soon appear in other productions which make
| necessary the closing announcement. For the cur
| rent week The Darling OF the Gallery Gods and
| the nautical farce, Lifting the Cup" will continue
songs. dances and witticsms Ned Wayburn's
Mi nstTnl stI Misses and the original English pony bal
Mari the punching bag manipulation. attracts con-
siderable interest.
Proctor's Twenty-thrd Street will have Colby and
| Way. in The Ventriloquist and the Dancing DoIl'
| Edward NJ. Favor and Edith Sinclair in their
| sketch. The McGuires'; Frobel and Ruge, comedy
| aerial pole balancers; the Lambs Four Quartet
| Peter Baker, the character comedian; Yankee and
Dixie trained terriers the Dorothea Sisters sing
| ing and dancing soubrettes Bryne and West. ml-
| sical comedians and twenty other goods acts will
complete the show. Up in Harlem. at Mr.. Proctor's
| One-hundred-and-twenty- Street Theatre the
| attraction will be the well known comedy. "Dr
! Bill" The cast will be headed by Mr.. Frederic
Bond and Miss Margaret Drew. The vaudeville will
| include Reata Curtis. violinste A new curtain
raiser. entitled The New Model will be presented
| for tho first time any stage, with many other
| specialties. At Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre
| production will be made of Caste" with Hugh
| Ford as old Eccles and Miss Jessie Izette as Polly
| Eccles. The vaudeville will include Hanson and
| Harris acrobatic comedians Revere sisters, SOU
brettes, and many others The Factory Girl will
be- the attraction at Proctor's Fffty-eghth Street
/ next week. It is described a labor play of the
| comedy drama type, abounding in sensational
scenes, pathos and specialties. novel feature of
The Factory Girl is Pay Day the Factory. -
which involves the employment Of over one hundred
| people. At Proctors four New-York theatres to-
tors Twenty-thrd Street will have head liners
| Lillian Burkhart and company Sherman and De-
twenty others. Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre
vii have ne are great T 1he S Sten ErettG
twenty others Proctor's One hundred and twenty
| and Wardette Matthews and Ashley II v FTtz-
gerald and twenty others. Froctors Fifty eighth
| company the Roberts Four Meyer and Rosa. Cole
| and Werner and many others The Sunday con-
| certs begin at p m. and run until H.