New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

year 1850. when Garrfck, who is one of the
characters In the play. was manager of the
old Drury Lane Theatre.
Robert Edeson says farewell to New-York
with "Strongheart' at the Harlem Opera House
this week
The late Kirke La Shelle's production of 1.-THE
virginian' viii be the offering at the Academy
of Music for q brief season beginning tomorrow
night. The play is now familiar to the majority
o. theatre patrons and has achieved a genuine
popularity. Dustin Farnum will continue in his
successful creation of Owen Wister's cowboy
hero, and the supporting company will include
Frank Campeau in his original part of the
villain, Bennett Musson, Frank Vail, Mary Con-
well Eleanor Wilton, Virginia Reeves and
Amanda wellington.
The new John Kendrick Bangs Manuel Klein
musical comedy, heretofore known as 1905"
viii be called 'To-morrow-land." Henry w. Saw
age Will offer the new work In Baltimore to-mor-
row for one week, after which it will be brought
to the Garden Theatre. "To-morrow-lan deals
with affairs thousand years from to-day
Prominent In the cast Christie Macdonald,
Helen Marvin, Helen Hale, Clayton White,
Reuben Fax, Edward Martindell and Clarence
Harvey.
The Ninety and Nine" a melodrama of rather
more than the usual merit will come this week
to the West End Theatre.
Harrison Grey Fiske has fixed upon the date
of Monday, October %. for the Introduction of
Nine. Kalich at the Manhattan Theatre. in the
play of Norma Wanna" Mrs. Fiske closes her
special engagement in Leah Kleschna" at the
Manhattan on October H. and the theatre will
be closed during the ensuing week that the
ella borate production of Norma Wanna" may be
perfected In every detail before the opening. The
presentation Of this play makes extraordinary
demands upon the scene painters the costumers
and those in charge of the supernumeraries; and
although che play has been in rehearsal for sew
eral weeks the management has decided to de-
vote an entire week TO dress and scene re-
hearsals in order to perfect the innumerable de-
tails Of the production.
HFrtihIingsluft'' will continue to blow this
week and, according to present indications. for
several more weeks at the Irving Place. Lima
Abarbanell. whom her admirers have already
named "the new Geistnger," will sing and act
the chief comedy part in the operetta, which
has been built around the music Of JOSEF
Strauss
Plans are now complete for the subscription
series of Elizabethan revivals Of Shakespeare's
plays by the Ben Greet English players at Men
delssohn Hall, beginning Monday, October 80.
Performances will be given every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings and every
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons.
Henry W. will be given the first week. Three
performances each of Much Ado About Moth
ing" and 1.-The Merchant of Venice" will be
given the second week. while the third week will |
be devoted to Macbeth" and the fourth to
Julius Cesar" The plays will be given from
the complete text
Jerome K Jerome will make his first appear |
ance before an American audience at the En- |
pire Theatre on Tuesday afternoon. October II, |
and will present series OF anecdotes and stories
pefore Mr. Jerome became known to fame as an !
aufhor and hurnorist he a strolllng player, \
and his mirnetic ability is said to be marked |
His programme is made up OF selections from |
his best known works.
Owing to the continued success of Edna Mays |
enga cement in The Catch of the Season. at
Days Theatre Wednesday matinees will be |
given starting November /. An extra matinee |
is announced for Tuesday, November Z ELECTION |
Day. Warfeid gives an extra matinee this |
week Tuesday
Following the revival of lone of Our Girls"
which was presented by F. F. Proctor's all-star |
company at the Fifth Avenue Theatre last week, |
an elaborate production of Lorimer Stoddard's |
decentralization of F. Marion Crawfords novel |
In the Palace OF the King will be the bill, be-
ginning Monday. On that date, owing to the I,
continued demands Of his patrons for the last
month, Mr.. Proctor will resume the daily matt |
nees at this theatre, and Miss Isabelle Evesson !
has been engaged a the second leading woman |
She will appear in the role OF Dolores. originally
played by Viola Allen. at the Tuesday, Thursday |
and Friday matinees, Miss Amelia Bingham |
MIA wing the part at the Monday, Wednesday and |
Saturday matinees and at all the night per |
formances Charles Richman will play Don |
John and J. H. Gilmour the King
eighteen Miles from Home seems to have |
failed for Will T Hodge, who starred in 1t, is |
arnoupred in he cast of THE White Cat