New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
SUMNER SHOWS BEGIN.
Jardin de Paris First of the Roof
Gardens to Omen.

"" ocHo W opCH.
Florenz F. Ziegfeld, jr will be the first this
year of the amusement managers to offer a
summer attraction the rooftop Mr.. Zieg-
field has established a Partisan garden the
New York and Criterion theatres. calling it the
Jardin de Paris. He announces that he has
features that will prove an innovation in this
form of amusement. The Jardin de Paris will
throw open its gates tomorrow night. Mr..
Ziegfeld will not have the field alone more than
a week. for next week Mr.. Hammerstein will
open his Paradise Roof Garden, and across from
il George NJ. Cohan and a company will open
the Aerial Gardens top OF the New Am
sterdam Theatre, introducing 1.-The Honey
mooners'' The Jardin de Paris it is announced,
is a reproduction of famous Partisan resort
The principal feature Will be the much heralded
Empire Pictures brought from London
last week
The original models Of the Empire series
thirty-three men and women, with a staff Of
mechanical and electrical experts. arrived last
Wednesday. These living pictures not in
the fiat, il is announced, but built up like solid
theatre sets, lighted with care and posed with
models who bear likeness to the originals
ployed by the painters.
In addition marbles and bronzes, there are
the color paintings to be seen in the Tate Gal,
lery and other famous London and Paris gal
leries Other pictures are The Death of Amy
Robsart," 1.-The Lost Chord" Knight Errant'
and several OF the famous stolen paintings
such as The Duchess of Devonshire' and Mrs
Siddons.
The vaudeville features will include the Four
Mortons, Empire City Quartette, George Evans.
Staleys Transformation. w. E. Fields, eccentric
juggler; Clemenso Brothers, musical grotesques:
Green and Werner, I'm the Jungle" and the
be the musical director OF the Jardin de Paris.
E. d. Price is the general manager for Mr.
ziegfeld.
Miss Cecil Spooner comes 10 the Lincoln
Square Theatre tomorrow night in a new ro-
mantle drama, called THE Dancer and the
King" by Charles e. Blaney and ]. Searle Daw-
ley. Miss Spooner is remembered for her Lady
Peggy in Lady Peggy Comes to Town. which
had run at Days. In the cast of THE Dancer
and the King are W. II. Turner. Lon Hascall,
Ella Cameron, George Palmer Moore. Homer
Barton, Dick Thompson. Florence Elliott,
Charles Gibson and others. There will be a spe-
fcial bargain matinee" on Thursday, and on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings a lace en-
broidered opera fan will be presented to every
woman patron.
Keith & Proctor's Fifth Avenue company will
appear this week in "Zira.' the play in which
Mr.. Miller and Miss Margaret Anglin appeared
at the Princess last season. Miss Edna May
Spooner viii appear in the principal part. There
will be the usual Sunday concert. There are
the usual offerings at the other houses OF this
firm. Robert Hilliard will head the bill at the
Union Square Theatre in playlet called The
Man Who Won the Tool" 1t was at this theatre
that sir. Hilliard made his entrance into vaude-
vile nearly ten years ago. At the 10th street
house William j. Kelley and company will be-
gin their fifth week in a paylet called 1.-The
Threshold Mr.. Kelley offers something new
every week. Nat NJ. Wills heads the bill at the
23d street house, and at the 18th street house
Jules NJ. Greasy is the headliner. This is the
last week for all-stEr vaudeville at this house.
The stock company at the Harlem Opera House
will offer this week winchester" the Civil War
drama by Robert McWade.
At the Percy williams theatres. the Colonial
and the Alhambra there are the usual big
vaudeville bills. Mr. Williams has succeeded in
keeping Miss Vesta Victoria another week at
the Colonial. Miss Wycherly, who was last
seen in THE Primrose Path" at the Majestic
has signed for short season of vaudeville and
viii appear at this house in new sketch.
George H. Primrose, the minstrel, and group
Of associates head the bill at the AlEambra The
newest attraction in vaudeville, the Piano
phiends.' viii also be seen at this house.
Miss George closes her season at wallack's
on Thursday night. Two farewell matinees are
anpounced one for Wednesday the other for
Memorial Day. Next Saturday Miss George will
& short season for her at the Duke of York's
Theatre. When she returns here she will offer
Dvorcons" again and The Lady from the
Sea"
The Man Of the Hour" continues to draw
crowds to the Savoy. 1t will run for some weeks
O. Memo
rial Day.
The Road TO Yesterday" with Miss Minnie
Dupree. is stin entertaining big audiences at
the Lyric. On June % will occur the 250th per-
formarce Of this play.
I. S. Sire announces that he has engaged the
services Of David Proctor. supporting Miss May
Robson in the production The Reiuveration Of
Aunt Mary."
The Harkins- Barbour drarlatization of Uncle
Toms Cabin" has succeeded so well at the Ma.
jestic Theatre that its second week is ex-
pected TO bring bigger crowds In the cast are
John Switzerland. Fred c Stein Lucille La
Verne, George Clark Fred Brown. Herbert
Bostwick, Frank E. Jamison. E. l. walton. w
"A. Piayter. Ethel Hodgson, Paul Brown Char
iotte Lambert. Logan Paul and Mary Hampton
Miss Frances Starr, in '"rhe Rose of the
Rancho continues to draw appreciative audi
ences TO the Belasco- A special matinee IS an
nounced for Memorial Day.
Mime. Nazimoya begins her eighth week IN
'comtesse coquette" at the Bijou Theatre to-
morrow night This seasons engagement of
fhs Russian actress In the Bracco comedy is