New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

Business at the Eden ATusee is not affected in
the least by the hot weather. Many new wax
figures have beea added to the show, and new
comic pictures are being shown on the Cine
matograph.
The Lion and the Mouse" the only drama IN
town TO run uninterruptedly through the sum-
mer is still holding attention at the Lyceum.
Few plays have ever obtained a stronger hold
on the public.
J. Fred Zimmerman, jr., has returned from
an outing at Canton, Penn. With Daniel v.
Arthur he will begin at once choosing the cast
Of Cora Nfavnard's new play. The Measure Of
a Man" which will open at the Chestnut Street
Theatre, Philadelphia September "a
Miss Virginia Earl viii emerge from her sum-
mer retirement this week to play special star"
engagement at Keith & Proctor's Twenty-third
Street Theatre. Miss Earl viii appear with her
"Johnnies" Barney Fagan and Miss Henrietta
Byron viii give a new comedy skit entitled,
idle Fancy" and the Farrel-Taylor Trio will
present instrumental musical speciality. Mr..
and Mrs Perkins Fisher will produce one-aot
rural sketch entitled 1.-The Halfway House."
Delnaore and Oneida will give an exhibition OF
gymnastic skill the trapeZe and perch. The
others are: Marion Carson, vocalist: Cook and
Madison, grotesque acrobats; Howard and How
ard Hebrew parodies and Deln1ore and Darrell
comedy sketch.
At Keith & Proctors Union Square Theatre
this week the humorous features predominate
Marshall P. Wilder will appear in a monologue.
The Exposition Four make their first appear
ance at the theatre and the Kita Banzai Troupe
viii give exhibition OF gymnastics and jug
Cling. Estelle Wordette and Jules Kusel will
present the sketch, "A Honeymoon in the Cats
! kills" A pantomime will be supplied by the
Zazeile-Vernon company IN THE Elopement."
The others are Campbell and johnson. comedy
acrObatic cycling tricks; Dixon and Anger
dialect comedians; Bean and Hamilton, high
jumping; Wallace Trueman. Juggling tramp;
| ATalverne and Thomas. dancers, and Anderson
| and Goines. Negro comedians.
"The Bells" viii be the offering this week by
the stock company at Keith & Proctor's One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Theatre.
| Matthias Will be played by Paul McAIlister with
| Miss Agnes Scott as Sozel
Miss Belle Gaffney has been engaged by Dam
iel Y. Arthur to play the part Of Mrs Pipp in
support Of Disby Bell in Augustus Thomas's
! comedy, The Education Of Mr Pipp.
Colonel T ATston Brown has presented to the
| Green Room Club twelve large volumes Of
| newspaper clippings. programmes and memo
randa- giving the complete history Of the theatre
and plays in New York City and Brooklyn, from
the opening Of the first playhouse up to the
| present time.
Miss Janet Beecher. one of the original Gibson
girls in THE Education Of Mr.. Pipp," has been
engaged for an important role in "The Heir &c
the Hoorah'
The artists who are to make the P S. Gilmore
day at Manhattan Beach to-day memorable
one have been in daily rehearsal in the various
theatres and halls IN the city. Matinee and
night performances at the Manhattan Beach
Theatre and Pains Fireworks Amphitheatre viii
be given John P. Carter and James W. Nor
rissey have planned the entertainment, which Is
for the benefit of the wife and daughter OF P s
| Gilmore.
Among those who have volunteered and viii
appear are Miss Blanche Ring De Wolf Hopper
Henry E Dxey. Miss Adele Ritchie, Hubert
XViitie. Miss Ada Lewis Miss Blanche Deyo
Ross and Fenton, Joseph Coyne Frederick Bond
Macklyn Arbuckle, R. E Graham, Max F1gman
Miss Maude Raymond, Miss TrtXie Fr1ganza
Joseph Welch. Ned Nye, Harry Vokes and many
others. in their most popular operate successes
carmen 3 Martha" Lucia" and "Rigoletto'
Miss Julia Allen, young American prina donna
who has won distinction throughout Italy; MRS
Cecilia Nyles. Mrs. James Frances Cooke. MIS-
EsteIle Wentworth. Miss Cecilia Winter, Harry
McCIaskey and AndreaS Schneider will be heard
Frank Damrosch's Peoples Choral Union viii
sing their best known numbers. including "Th
Minstrel Boy" To- How Rose" Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" 'rHallelujah Chorus. The sta
Spangled Banner" and The Heavens Are Tell
ing the Glory of God"
! The order OF the performances will be as fol
lows: In the theatre matinee at 4: 80 p. N
| and a night performance at o'clock; in Pain
/ Amphitheatre PAINS fireworks including Vesu
vius and a grand operate concert with IN
There will be reserved seating capacity 70
$4,000 people, the largest number ever accommo
dated at that resort There VII! be militar1
} bands at Pains and a grand orchestra in tn
theatre the musical conductors being Herman
Perlet Edward Z. Rice. Conterno John Graham
and J. Bertram Fox Both box offices viii b
open al day Sunday.
Augustus Barrett. Beerbohm Trees musica
authority, has been engaged by Wagenhals
Kemper as musical director OS the Astor Theatre
There have been many bids for Mr.. Barrett
services since his music IN Beerbohm Tree
production OF Twelfth Night drew all lover
az music to His AIaJesty's Theatre Long prlo
> 10 that however, Mr.. Barrett was known as
musician In 1901 he won the scholarship 70
cornosition at the Royal College In London !
omen competitton against candidates from a
/ 66-ts of Great Britain. lie wrote nearly all tn
7 Incidental music for Beerbohm Trees most pre-
tentious Shakespearian productions, ana was 20
eoI,eraI years on the musical staff OF Georg
ES--o-5es He wrote the entire score OF Kit
Co." Fcdwardes's Apollo Theatre success an
was long associated with ne 11 Barre1 .s1
= 80 IN New York, and is hard at work Q
iiiST.eI music for "a Midsummer Night
Dream - in which Miss Annie ttuhseh Is ~ 'l
pear as Puck at the Astor IheaTe'
E4,H-xo the Japanese actress arrived her
list week on the steamer Minnehaha' {"
E months ahead OF schedule time. AecoFolns
her manager, she left London nteFaiiy At
hours notice She was EeheaFslng at @ Ills 1I a11I
pire London. preparatory 20. 20 Hes ear;o,Is nes
! oP a Friend IA New York. She had Just INC :
4 disnafeh a dozen kilograms and reacn INT tne Do. &
Fii-Ko win remain here until the fal nov, = a. =.
before her return TO Europe Will ps seen IA AZ
oTe-act play .srhe Love Of Geisna-
e Dreamland has been entertaining recot
! crowds during the last few weeks. The So