New-York tribune., 1906-06-03
ROOF GARDENS OPEN.
Three Open dir Entertainments to
Begin This Week.

This sveek marks the opening Of the roof
garden season. Tomorrow Hammerstein's VIC
Ioria roof garden and the garden above the New
Amsterdam begin operations, and on Tuesday
'Hyistaria Grove"-or. in plain English, the New
York Theatre roof garden-win be opened TO
the public. Managerial prayers hitherto sent
up for cool weather. viii now supplicate for
heat
Mr Hammerstein's is the classic opening. as
il were and IL VIII be accomplished tomorrow
night with due ceremony of tobacco smoke. The
opening vaudeville bill will be headed by Mile.
Lalla Selbini. la Belle Baigneuse" CThe Bathing
Beauty. so called because of the bathing suit in
which she appears during her bicycle speciality.
This viii be her first appearance in America.
Cliff Berzac's Comedy Novelty Circus. introduc-
ing the unridabe donkey and the revolving table,
is another of the headlinersi also Rice and Pre-
vost who begin their third season at Hammer
STEMS in their ''bumpty- bumps Abbie Mitchell
and her twenty five Memphis Students return.
Others are Captain Woodward's trained seals
from the Hippodrome; the -Four Bard Brothers'
gymnasts; Green and Warner in Babes in the
Jungle: Collins and Hart in parody acrobatic
feats; the Kitabanza Troupe Of Japs; the Camille
Trio comedy bar act, and the three Constantine
Sisters in their contortiop dancing speciality
from The Vanderbilt Cup" The roof garden
has been entirely renovated and its construction
is such that summer patrons are protected IN
case OF sudden showers. Matinees will be given
downstairs
The Aerial Theatre and Gardens on the New
Amsterdam will also be opened for the summer
season Tomorrow night The auditorium is re-
furbished in rose pink and gold with palms and
ferns and the gardens entirely rearranged in
walks and lounging places. with new plants.
flowers and greens. illuminated with small electric
lights. The attraction in the theatre will be
George NJ Cohan in a revival of The Governors
Son" in which he made his first appearance on
Broadway in this city several years ago. Mr..
Cohan is the author Of the book. lyrics and
music. While the story is, in the main, the same
as that Of the original production, Mr.. Cohan
has entirely rewritten and constructed IL and
brought il UP TO date. He will appear in the
title part, surrounded by company headed by
his father and mother, Jerry J. and Helen F
Cohan: his wife. Ethel Levey. and William
Keogh. Julius Tannen. John Conroy. Jack Web
Nat Royster Truly Shattuck and Rose Green.
The production viii be staged with new scenery
and elaborate costumes.
wistaria Grove, the roof garden on the New
York and Criterion theatres. will he opened for
the season Tuesday night with programme OF
vaudeville ard extravaganza Il is now under
the management of William A. Brady and Jo-
seph Hart, and the latter is the director of the
entertainments. The extravaganza 10 be played
Seeing New York is the work Of Mr.. Hart
Clifton Crawford and A. Baldwin Sloane. 1t is
divided into six scenes, showing such resorts as
the orange room Of the Hotel Astor, the Casino
iron Building, and typical East Side tavern.
Carrie De Mar and Al Leech viii head a cast
Including Cheridah simpson. Clifton Crawford,
ohaTles r Mccarthy. Thomas Fortune, Ahne
F9avin. Fleurette De Mar and John E Brennan.
large ensemble of young women is among the
managerial promises. In the bin Of vaudeville
there viii be seen Salerno, a juggler; the Dandy
Dixie Minstrels a troupe Of negro singers and
dancers; the Proveanies, six women bicycists;
The Spissel Brothers and Mack, a team" Of
u German dialect funmakers. and the Yamarnoto
Brothers, Japanese eymnasts.
Monday night f. H soJhern and Julia Mar
lowe begin The second week Of the Shakespearian
festival at the Academy Of Music This week
the bin viii be Much Ado About Nothing" Mr..
6othern and Miss Marowe have not been seen
IN this play since their original engagenenr al
the Kaickerbocker Theatre. when they first an
peared az Joint stars The Benedick gives MIR
eothern ample opportunity for his light comedy
touches while IN the part OF Beatrice Miss Mar
lowe is al her best The play viii be given with
The Tull strength OF the organization and the
production Will he handsome The engagement
bt the Academy is proving TO be one Of the uAost
successful in its history, capacity houses being
the rule last week. For next week the bin vii
comprise Tanning OF the Shrew' for the 6rs,
half. and Merchant Of Venice for the latter
with Monday evenings performance Maudt
Adams begins the last six nights and TWO mat.
inee performances OF her long run at the Fmpir.
Theatre IN Peter Pan" The closing will occur
On Saturday evening This viii be Miss Adan,s's
tlirty-frst week in Peter Pan"
Henry Woodruff VIII close his long engage
nent in Brown Of Harvard" at the Princes,
Theatre on next Thursday evening This abrup,
termination Of the run is due 10 the fact tha,
the shuberts feel they need an attraction q, The
SueIsh OF Brown Of Harvard" 10 leee, ,ho,.
9atIlek Theatre, Chicago. open an s1iro1',- -!
Mhen me play leaves IL VIII have had 100 a
htatlons az the Princess The ,1suat do,Se- I'm
uiaahees WI be given Tuesday and Thursday
george ooeT. supported by specially selected