New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

Is new, possibly the most interesting produc-
non being a dramatic version Of "ParsifaL"
which viii be shown Tomorrow at the West
End Theatre There can be no possible i'm
uortance in such production. but il serves 10
attract curiosity. for the "Parsifar' excitement
has not yet quite blown over Marie Doran
mas made The version of the opera which viii
be used She submitted the manuscript TO
Richard Mansfield some months ago, and he
kept l. long while. giving rise to the stories
that he was going 10 play "Parsifal' next
season. He finally returned il. however. and
now il is TO be seen in stock Miss Doran
has given to the character of Kundry a more
prominent place than in the operate libretto.
INA Abell-Brinker will play the part. The
Parsifal OF the production viii be Thurlow
Bergen. Incidental music has been arranged
from Wagner's score. professional matinee
will be given Thursday.
Al the New-York Theatre tomorrow night
musical comedy called The Southerners' will
be produced. It promises TO be chiefly inter
ss+ing from the fact that VIII Marion Cook
has composed the score.
The season at wanack's Theatre will close
m June 4. but The County Chairman VIII
reopen the house in the fall. The last night Of
tbe present season VIII be marked by the dis
-rbution OF deliberately bound programmes,
with pictures Of scenes from the play and de-
scriptive matter. Mr.. AIDES quaint comedy
sortv nights in this city by June I, and. Of
course Il may run many more IN the fall. II
has established the record for the season. MI
Ade indeed. seems 10 have become the sole
5raratist for wallack's Theatre. On Deem
Der o, 1902. his clever musical comedy Tne
Sni-ar OF Sulu' came 10 this house and
suta.- I'm JIIiv Of 1anS In September the
theatre opened with Peggy from Paris. which
remained until Thanksgiving: Then The
boards Next season The Sho-Gun' is sched-
Med for wallack's. and II IL is as big success
as The Sultan Of sulu" and me C0unty
Chsiruan' there IS no end in sight OF Ny ACES
monopoly OF this theatre.
william Collier still remains ct the Criterion
~ Z. Davis's clever farce. The D'otstor."
The theatre is full every night. and there 10
no end in sight Of the engagement
This IS the last week OF the season at the
Fr7nire and the last week OF Miss Marlows's
career as single star. She VIII play N
gonar" all th@ week.
Sweet Kitty Bellairs" win keep the Belaseo
men but a little while longer before closing Tor
y. summer vacation. The theatre VIII reopen In
he fan with the same play as the ettractioh-
Miss Tvree. at the Savoy. is doing better
business each week IN "Tit for Tat" Mss Iyree
sas certainly followed the spiders example IN
Ter efforts 70 become successful star. snc now
although az the tag end Of bad season. sne
! UNIQUE method OF teaching her company & re-
EpectabIe pronunciation OF The French names
F-snch professor speak the words into q phono-
graph, and every night before the PERFORMANCES
yhe turns on the records for the benefit OF her
Assembled company.
The Man from China" at the Majestic Ths-
Ltre has undergone many alterations, additions
and cuts since its opening night and to-morrow
what is practically a second edition VIII De
shown. There have been new characters added
70 the cast and new chorus drills introduced
Owing 70 extensive alterations that are 70 be
made IN the Academy OF Music this summer, the
Engagement there Of The Two Little Sailor
Boys" will close next Saturday night
"a Venetian Romance" begins the fourth ana
asst week Of SIS engagement at the Knickerbook-
~ tomorrow night
Raymond Hitchcock IN THE Yankee CopsuT'
continues his successful run at the Broadway
Theatre, with no end in sight.
The Little Church Around the Corner" which
what Third-ave. calls an emotional drama"
vii be seen this week at the Third Avenue The
atre.
The last week Of the partnership OF Weber &
Fields VIII begin tomorrow. and thew VIII ap-
pear for the last times together on the stage OF
he New Amsterdam Theatre
Henry V. Donnelly himself will play Old
Sport in revival Of Hoyt's "a Rag Baby" at
the Murray HIN Theatre this week.
Paul McAllister has left Proctors One-hun-
ored-and-twenry-ffth Street Theatre TO open in
The Unforeseen" with the National Theatre
stock Company az Rochester, ~ Y.
Charles Hawtrey and Miss Jessie Millward
vii both appear at P-octors Twenty-third-st.
house this week. but from there Mr. Hawtrey
VII be jumped twice a day way 10 the Harlem
lheatre, while Miss 1Iillward merely moves over
% the Fifth-ave. house Miss Mlward viii be
supported BY Boyd Putnam in Aklnner's sketch,
= 2leels Messenger" She appears al the
Twenty-third-st. house at 3 and Q o'clock and
q the Fttth-ave house at 4 10 and 1918 o'clock
The Circle Theatre management this week has
secured the services Of Van Rensselaer, Wheeler.
Frank Belcher. Sidney Deane and Herbert
Aging 10 present Christmas on the Island"
the singing slit that made the hit Of the Lambs
Club gambol recently; Gertrude Haynes and her
Choir Celestial" with twenty-five trained choir
slngers; Frank Bush. the favorite mimic: Sidney
Grant monolOgue comedian; O'Brien and Havel,
presenting The Newsboy and the Maid; Nay
mems trained birds: the Nine Watermelon Girls,
singing and dancing speciality; Mcmahon and
the bill
~ the head OF Keith's bill this week IS Robert
Lorraine, who win make his arst appearance in
vaudeville. He has been leading man for many
og productions, and recently supported Grace
George IN Pretty Peggy" Under the manage
ment OF William a. Brady Mr.. Lorraine VIII
present "A Little Tragedy in Tientsin" Animal
acts, while not new TO the vaudeville stage, are
always welcomed by both old and young. and
ne Offering in this line is especially strong
She-Mertan's PanIomimic Dogs. Holcomb
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