New-York tribune., 1907-06-02
ROOF GARDENS OPEN.
Lirely Preparation for Hot Weather
Theatrical Season.

OF the Amsterdam Theatre. and at the same time
Mr.. Hammerstein will begin the eighth season
Of his summer amusement Paradise Roof Gar
den. on top of the Victoria and Belasco theatres
These. with His Honor the Mayor which be-
gins a summer season at Walack's. and the
Jardin de Paris. on top of the New York and
Criterion theatres. are the attractions to
bid for public favor. Mr.. Cohan will appear in
a revised edition Of Running for ONCE which
he has named The Honeynooners,' in which
he will play Augustus Wright, football player.
He will be assisted by Jerry ]. and Mrs. Helen
F. Cohan, his father and mother Miss Gertrude
Hoffman, and chorus. One of the new songs MI
Cohan will sing is called Wed Thank You very
Kindly, MIR. Bingham"
At the Paradise Roof Garden Mr.. Hammer
stein Will offer what he calls elevated vaude-
Vile" For the opening night he announces an
Illusion known as cremation Whlch mas al
ready been described in these columns. 1t was
brought from the Alhambra IheatTe, Lonaon 1
The vaudeville bill includes The Old Farm,
THE Mute Review Les Camille Trio, Bar
nold's dogs and monkeys, Gus" Edwardss M
teen school boys and girls and a Southern sketch.
There viii be the usual daily matinees in the
Victoria Theatre of Varieties.
His Honor the Mayor" which begins sum-
mer season at Wallacks tomorrow night. was
the attraction at this house for a time last sea-
son. after closing at the New York Theatre. 1t
is announced that nearly all of the old cast has
been retained. Harry Kelly will appear as Dea-
con Flood. Miss Mabel Hollins Daisy and Miss
are Fletcher Norton, Harry Stuart, William w
Black, Lois E. Tabpr, Miss Lora Lieb Frederick
Van Rensselaer,, John H Pratt and MISS Cath,
be introduced by Alfred E. Aarons's dancing
dolls'' the Misses Eva NARROW. Carrie and Florie
Poltz, Maude Grassland, Martha Edmonds. Ethel
Rosebud and Lily De Grasse. feature Of the
second act is a roller skating ballet.
The Chorus Lady, The Prince Of Pilsen"
and The Builders" closed for the season Satur-
v7irb NiSSG Gfab1 md he IadI
go 10 Chicago for a summer engagement. 1t is
announced that the Astor will open next season
with Raymond Hitchcock in THE Yankee Tour
ist" Miss George, who closed her season at
Wallacks Thursday night sailed for London
yesterday where she will appear at the Duke
- Of York's Theatre for several weeks in "Divor-
cons Some of The attractions that will continue
are: Eddie Foy, in The Orchid, at Lew Fields
Herald Square Theatre: The Man OF the
Hour" at the Savoy; The Rose of the Rancho"
at the Belasco: The Boys of Company B" al
the Lyceum; The Road TO Yesterday" at the
Lyric; Nine. Nazmova, in 'Comtesse Co.
quette' at the Bijou: Fascinating Flora" at
the Casino; Mr.. Collier, in Caught in the RAIN"
at the Garrick; "Brewster's Millions" at the
Hudson: The Red Mill" at the Knickerbocker;
Miss Anna Held, in The Partisan Model" at the
Broadway; the Van den Berg Opera Company,
at the West End, and Wine. Woman and Song"
a the Circle.
Mr.. Ziegfeld announces faces and new
acts for the second week Of his ardin de Paris
on top Of the New York and Criterion theatres
Miss Daisy James comes from the London EN-
pire. She sings and dances. Nine. Celia Gal
ley, another visitor comes from Paris. She
dances, too, and gives limitations Of Bernhard
Rejane and Yvette Guilbert. lie Domino Rouge
comes back this year as Nine. Dazie to give the
dances Of all nations. The London Empire pict-
and statuary this week include Miss Ellen
Terry as Lady Macbeth.
A group Of singers described as the Royal
Italian Grand Opera Company will appear at the
Academy of Music this week, offering Carmen"
tomorrow and Saturday nights and Wednesday
matinee; "Rgoletto" Tuesday and Friday
nights; "Cavaleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci"
Wednesday night and Saturday matinee and
Faust" Thursday night There a hundred
persons in the company and an orchestra of
thirty-f1ve pieces. Gaetano DAmato is the di-
rector
The cast of Carmen" follows:
SsT1ne3 Sfiae Nine ITma R1ra M0nn 3n Badi4i ,i
Mlcaea Mile stella Beru
.ame Emma Roi
l2scaTnillo .Angelini Fornari
Giovanni torreeonH
ReHneHdado 3asparo cesare
9Th Bohemian Girl" is the offering this week
Of the Van den Berg Opera Company at the
West End Theatre. This organization is in it's
fourth week at the West End. Hubert Wilkes
Will be Count Arnheim Others in the cast will
be Miss Bertha Shaleb. Miss Alice Graft Benson.
Thomas Springer and Harry c. Dodd.
When Knghthood Was in Flower will be
revived this week at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
by Keith & Proctor's Stock Company. with Miss
Edna May Spooner impersonating the leading
character There will be. as usual a vaudeville
bill at the 125th street house. headed by William
J. Kelley and company. At the Harlem Opera
House the stock company will appear in THE
Middleman,' and At the 23d street house MI
and Mrs. Sidney Drew will head the bill At
the 5sth street and Union Square houses there
VII be new vaudeville attractions.
Mr.. Williams announces the last week of the
season at his Colonial Theatre The bill is
headed by George H. Primrose and his conpany
of Ministries. Others on the bill are Nat NJ
Wills. William Courtleigh. Miss Vera Michelena,
who was with The Tourists" and the Hadden-
Fitzpatrick company in a playlet called THE
Turn OF the Tide" Mr.. Williams's Alhar1bra
Theatre viii remain open for some weeks
Ernest Hogan. the ''unbleached American; the
Exposition -Four, the Otto Brothers Miss Laura
Bennett and Joseph Maxwell and company are
among those on the bill this week
The Rogers Brothers will appear next season
IN a piece called The Rogers Brothers in
Panama"
Nine. Nazinlova's engagement at the Bijou
in "CoUltesse Coquette" will end a week from
next Saturday night. it is announced. There
will be the usual nnatinees this week Nine
Nszinova will open the season at this house on
september in the same piece, but expects to
produce several new plays during the season.
Fascinating Flora" the Casino attraction.
begins the third week tomorrow night. MISS
Adele Ritchie. Miss Ada Lewis and Mr. Harrison
are the leading persons in this piece.
This weeks offering at the Grand Opera
House Is ''Ihe Shoo-F1y Regiment" with the
negro comedians. Cole and Johnson. as tho prin-