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Show Bin Playhouses of New York I. TOIHC, Nov. G. Tim election cted the theatres somewhat unfav-Rjy unfav-Rjy this n-eolr. but tlio season prom-I prom-I to improve from this time forward, pearly nil Iho society poojilo have fcrncd to their homes from country ?i"orcipn resorts. Indeed, a most HianL winter is anticipated, especial-lor especial-lor the jjreat opera houses, at which productions promise to outrival any-Bj any-Bj over known in this country or ii( in Europe for that matter. i f, 'he concert season lias started in t a rush. That favorite ..and o.t-Siucly o.t-Siucly competent artist, "Madame Islet, lind a packed house at Carlo Car-lo hall on the occasion of her first ital here on Sunday afternoon, and i sane sonj"; by Brahms, Schubert.. sDowell and -Sidney llomer most. gJltl'nlly. The Philharmonic society ncd its concert, season under the iclion of iMr. ttustav Mahler on irsilaj" evening and Friday after-a, after-a, with lino prosoecis of success in entire eea.on. Madame Loniso Mo-' was heard in a recital at. the ly-n ly-n theatre on Monday afternoon. 8 Till v Jvoenen at McndHsKrihn hall Tuesday afternoon, Miss Yolaude o, pianist, at, Carnegio hall on Knosday evening. aliss Janet peer, contralto at Mendelssohn hall Thursday "afternoon, iLiss Gisela Ibor, violinist, at Mendelssohn hall on may evening; Madame Schumann-Ink. Schumann-Ink. nt Carnegie hall this afternoon, I Mr. Walter Diunrosch following pi the New York Symphony orehest ra k -varied programmo tomorrow after-in. after-in. . ho Nev.' theatre, Central Park West I Sixty-second street, was opened m a magnificent representation of Ikespnare's tragedy, "Antony and ppatra." on Monday evening. The Lselectcd was headed by Miss ."Julia Howe, who played Cleopatra, while H. Sothern was Anthony. Neither r had appeared beforo in 1'iesc roles, f that they were equal to them, goes Lhout saying. The New theatre ccr-nly ccr-nly starts off well. a Roy Iforuimau's dramatisation of ? story of William .T. Locke's &ob," which mado a great success i-wlondon, was produced in tho Bijou miro on Monday evening, under tho 5J Jiageinont of "Walter N. Lawrence. ' 0 story deals with tho peril of a 'Mm a on trial for his life for murder 9k ,6 cannot establish an alibi which $ no can provo his innocence with-; with-; compromising tho woman who is tm inlie, and who will lose a fortune '$ho relationship .between them be-ues be-ues known. At. last he is saved by i fBelf-sacrifico of a woman who owes i a debt of gratitudo for tho pres-ij pres-ij rf ntion of her husband's life. Tho :k ;rt eccne, where tho womau inter-3 inter-3 J ics nt tho critical moment, is cx-dincly cx-dincly effective. Hjjposo mrcreisicu in inn aovoiopmeui rbijffau intellectual theatre will rcioicc , ijft tho production of Stephen Phil-m!b Phil-m!b "Herod" at the Lyric theatre rjjji'ibeon accomplished amid such flat-iigjMUg flat-iigjMUg omens of success. Tho produe- of "Herod" is sufficiently eon-o eon-o ?nfa'ons and intelligent to "enable o.lho non-literary- spectator to real-pin real-pin considerable measure, tho imag-Xm imag-Xm vo beaulv and dramatic power of Apiece. It is only jusL that tho lib-lily, lib-lily, care and effort expended by vT fFaversliam in preliminary prcpara-f prcpara-f should meet with prompt and full 'ltt Bgnition, and that it has done so is t Ertly oyirtent. The setting which he ' I Sprovided is magnificent and appro-bp appro-bp to, the stace management is excel-:;and excel-:;and tho Rcueral performance bears ipil' marks of conscientious effort and jbf i Kting intelligence. ft m M Die. Adelino Genco, the butterfly, for) 18 to the Now Amsterdam theater In s'fifr he Silvor Star," with Bickcl and l?on, comedians, in the cast. "The bil 'or Star" is by Harry B. Smith, MJ a muEic by Jerome and Schwartz, it nert Hood Bowers and William A. ,M On, and is in threo acts and four !f. i ics. Mile. Genco appears variously W k Christmas fairy, the spirit of jiw apagne, queen of tho floral fete, i?.9 a 3olly little sailor. Tho five tt srtissements in which Genco appears i!iJ :as varied as they aro charming. s ?0(l0 of Koal" is the title of J A lOBical fantasy in which Bert. A. &' yams of tho famous toam of Wilis Wil-is t u i and Walkor made his New York Ut as a star at tho Majestic Uicater. M ::nly scene of the pieco is laid in iU courtyard of King Big Smoko, ruler S? iWte) Islanfl of Koal- Chester (ert Williams) is marooned upon lsIana- Ho is found by Buttram, v' r .P1 i band of outlaws, who. by W "? l aFrocment, is holding Big Smoke ,m hostage until tho lat tor's subjects Arward' v,',lich Buttram and' Big m S 0 ,aKroe1 to divide. The (ft- glace is demanding a leader, and a?vr' V1? T)r.ime minister, who is fl2 ''I ii 0 T,,?t' a conferonco with pew -CDtlaw chief, is induced to accept it (l LIer J-odo in nlaco of tho missing 4 monarch. A product of tho island is n sleep-producing fruit, which, after eating, causes the partaker to have dreams such as aro brought on by indulging in-dulging in opium. Chester is induced to eat the fruit by Hula, a flow.cr girl. After eating. Cheater almost immediately immedi-ately falls asleep and dreams he is king, commanding his subjects to conform con-form to his will. Tn the final net Big Smoko is restored to his throne, and Chester is taken into slavery and forced to labor in tho royal kitchen. Williams has several good songs. 4 The theaters at which thcro was no chance of programme this week included in-cluded Mnxine Elliott's, "Tho Pussing of tho Third Floor Back;" Savov. "The Awakening oT Helena Richie;" Empire. Em-pire. "Inconstant George;" Garrick, "The Harvest 3roon;'' Lycoum, "Ar-scne "Ar-scne Lunin; " Criterion. "Israel;" Daly's, ''The While Sister:" Liberty. "Springtime;" Gaiety, "Tho Forluno Hunter:" .loe WcbQr's "The Climax;" A s?t nr. "The Man From Home;' Wal-laeks Wal-laeks "The "Fourth Estate;" Comedy, "Tin- Melting Pol;" Ilaekett. "Such a Little Queen;" Stuyvesanl, "The Easiest Wav;" Belasco, "Is Mntrl- in. ., it i ; f..:.. ((mi., t- , hm. ,v a. mini;. v-.l.-illiu. LUU 1.1 1 ri and tho Wizard;" Broadway. "The. Midnight Sons:" Herald Square; "The Chocolate Soldier;" the. New York. "The Man Who Owus Broadway," and Knickerbocker, "The J)ol!ar Priucoss." David Bclaseo has Ihrec new productions produc-tions in course of pronaraLion. One is a political play, by William C. Bo-Mille, Bo-Mille, entitled "The Machine;" another an-other is an American play, in which Charlotto Walker is to be iho star, and of the third ho claims tho authorship himself, while confessing his obligations to the French. Por this production he promises a cast of the rarest excellence. F. ATisley's farce, "Tho Brass Bottle,'' Bot-tle,'' of which favorable accounts come from London, has been put in rehearsal by Charles Fro h man. The Shubcrts announce that they have completed the cast of "Tho City." the last, drama written by the late Clyde Fitch, which is iu rohcnrsal, and will bo produced soon. It includes Walter Jlainpden, Tally Marshall. Edward Em or-, George Howell, Helen Holmes, Mary Nash, and othors. The theme of the play is tho influence of city life on a well-to-do family, which removes from "up-stnto" to New York City. "Tho City" is in three acts, and wi'll bo preseuted at a leading Broadway theater. Rehearsals of Charles Klein 's new play, "Tho Next of Kin." will begin immediately. Hedwig Jteicher, who recently re-cently appeared in "On tho Eve," will play a leading part. The piece will bo seen first in Chicago. - r Wagcnhal5 & Kemper announce that on Monday evening, November S, at I he Astor thoater, they will present a new comody of New York life, by Mary T?ob-crls T?ob-crls Itinehnrt and Averv Hopwood, entitled en-titled "Seven Days." ' The cast will include Florence Jlecd, Hone Latham. 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