New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31

This will be a comparatively quiet week
Broadway. Only three theatres will have anything
Of novelty to offer-the Lyric. the Victoria and the
Manhattan. At the Lyric. tomorrow night, Miss
Rehan and Otis Skinner will begin the last week
OF their engagement in this city. with perform
ance OF THE Merchant of Venice Their engage
week grew to magnificent proportions. and this
week the attendance promises 10 be even larger.
entered IL last Friday and Saturday. The Mer-
as Shylock and Miss Rehan as Portla. for all per-
fOrmances up to and including that OF Thursday
gsgement viii be devoted to The Tanning Of the
Shrew." Wilton Lackaye in The PIT VIII fol-
low at the Lyric.
Mr.. Hammersten on Monday gives TO New-York
a novelty; he turns his Victoria Theatre into what
he calls "a theatre OF varieties" He will offer
weekly change Of programme Of fifteen single acts.
the best the world of varieties constantly
ates. in attractive surroundings. A large number
of boxes have been added, the grand foyer back OF
the first balcony viii be opened a cafe. and In
stead Of the gloom which usually hangs about
auditorium while an act IS going on five thousand
performance. Mr.. Hammerstein intends to o1er
rniisi. hail order c0nsisting Of an srraV Of s9e
ciaiists Of the highest artistic merit, often com
from the realms Of grand opera the ring OF a
price Of admission There win be two perform M
ances each day. In the evening the highest price
balcony and gallery Is and 90 cents Win be- charged
At the mattinees these prices win be reduced one
formances in certain restricted portions OF the
house. in the boxes. promenades and cafe.
Ibsen's drama, "a Dolls House." viii be given
by Miss France Hamilton at the Manhattan The
atre Tuesday afternoon. John d. Kellard. AL
fred T. Drumming, Henry Weaver. Miss Viola For
tesque and Miss Adelaide Alexander arc the sup
porting players. A tarantella. written for
Miss Hamilton by her dancing teacher Nine;
act; with special music played by the Viennese
orchestra. Miss Emile Leicester, under whose
indefadgable in her endeavors to have every point
score ana her new rgadngS Of IRsens lines has
member OF the company. It is Interesting to note
clares that with the tarantella at the end OF tho
second act of "a Dolls House" Ibsen worked the
with the last act his technique is, freed from the
school OF Scribe and becomes wholly his own.
Friday night Of this week will mark the FIRST an
n!versary OF THE Earl Of Pawtucket" and the
career Of the play In the twelvemonth since It
first came into view has been in many ways
unique that glance at its history is interesting.
It is only BIZ chance that the play, which is 10 be
the bill at the Grand Opera House this week.
should be back IN New-York its birthday; but
this chance is another Of the interesting things
about The Earl" The play broke one record
putting II on. including the engaging and re-
painting Of its scenery and properties was ac-
complshed in the rapid transit period Of fifteen
Written sy AuggtSs r ho%af and RT2auSSs s5 Sy
TR THTy" evening February 1903 its original
Stokes Robert McWade, sr.. John W. Dean, James
Ottley. Ernest Elton Frederic daWthorns ana
Van Buakirk. The instantaneous success Of the
2 agd d the the 6 Of nd % @
fresh IN mind.
The most noteworthy feat achieved by this COM
edy is Its all summer run on Broadway. this being
the first time in the history of the New-York stage
that non-musical offering has not had TO with
draw during the hot weather. AS a result Of this
summer run, the forthcoming anniversary will
mark year Of continuous and unbroken per-
tormances. Barring Sundays. The Earl of Paw
opening night. Another instance in which this
merry play has set at defiance all managerial
run IL was in no fewer than three theatres, in
spite Of numerous presidents showing the dis
astrous effects OF moving a successful play from
one Broadway theatre 70 anotheT the Gran q,
which Mr. D T5i4 ~ and the Company win have
appeared during the year. the others having been
the Madison Square the Manhattan. the Princess
Mr. D'Orsay. as Lord Cardington. has made love
Tyree s Miss Marion Giroux, Miss Teresa Maxwell
and Miss Jane Payton. the present incumbent;
equaIiing the record of sThe Earl OF Pawtucket.,
are The 3if s ana IN sbop fsmpoay
for the hot weather,
Theatre where 1.-THE County Chairman" continues
it's prosperity. On Monday evening the house viii
be Occupied by members OF the Mystic Shrine and
their families For wednesdag night two we f bun
party coming from Philadelphia by specia, train rain
Ct dng Ears frs on w y, his 'n sF nd sSpp on
the return trip Several smaller parties are booked
.bs enc connf1 Sba,Srnan!. On saturday night viii
have recorded ninety-eight repeutions on broad-
way. and wsl have drawn more persons 70 Val