New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-29
ical life. bound together by feelings common in
terest must eEgend6r.
THE DRAMA.
BOOTHS LAST APPEARANCE.

BOOTHS LAST APPEARANCE.
Mr. Booth will play Idgo at the Matinee, to-
day at this theate and will then retire. brief
Of rest from active professional duties Booths Theacr
opened the night OF the 80 of February and Mr.
Booth has been playing for nearly months He has
personated Romeo, Oheo ana Idgo, and has hkewise-
so far reading could avail-presented ms ideal OF
Manfred. That his labors have been arduOns Is seen
at glance. There is actor upon the stage
who works harder than Mr. Booth for every character
that he undertakes TO interpret is deineated in very
elaborate manner and every play that he presents re-
ceves in its mnutest details his personal study, care
aud supervision In this first season his theaer
he has given the ampes guarantees of his earnest noble
ambition and faithful industry in the good work Of estab
fishing perfect theater of the highest order
The response Of public sympathy We are glad
to know, has been prompt. practical, aud lid
eraL Allowing for all justi6ab.o differences OF
critical opinion Ia reference 10 the acting that has
marked this season. the result Is complete success.
The house has been suitably and honoably dedica
ted, and has brilliantly entered upon what we cannot
doubt will prove Triumphant There should DO
largo audience to give Mr. Booth farewell greet
ing to-day. He will not be again this stage for
period OF Ave six months Mr.. Adams, Mr. Jefferson,
Miss Bateman and other stars" 70 M up the time
Let Mr. Booths admirers gather force to-day, and bid
him genial Goodbye.
... MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
lacks Theater tonight. Next week Masks and Faces"
1.-THE Rivals" and Married Life" will occupy this stage
and gracefully terminate the regular season." Under
the Palms" lie in preparation at Booths Theater. MT
Edwin Adams is to play the hero, ES,oeh Arden Wild
Oats" Will be repeated at Booths Theater tins evening
Mr. Adams is an excellent ROrer-The Committee on the
Seymour Memorial summoned to meet at Irving Hall
this afternoon at o'clock complete arrangements Tor
the concert, which is to be given at steuway Hail. on
the 18th Of June ostee concludes her American career
for the present this evening" at the Fifth Avenue Thcater
Tho announcement promises that she Will appear " IN
two pleces."-The spectacle pantomne, TO be pro
ducedat Walaeks Thester tho It'll OF June, Is to be
called "old Mother Hubbard" The advent Of the Lauri
Troupe is awaited with much interest,"" snbad the
Sailor" at Eblos Garden tonight, will, among other
things, bring the Codocho Troupe, Of French comic
dancers. audalso the temperance OF Miss Lydia Thomp
son, who has not played for several wceks-Mr Jcier
closes his engagement at the Boston Theater today
and win be In New-York tomorrow. On Monday night
lie commences engagement in Philadelphia. His sue
In Boston has been brilliant in an unprecedented DC
gree-Mr. selwyn, understand proposes TO bring his
company to the French Theaer IN this city, about the
middle OF next month"; and present Dora" in which Mrs
Chaufrau aud Mr. r. W. Robinson have won so much dis
tinction the one as DOrd the other as Farmer Allan
The proceeds OF the BroughGm Benefit amounted to
t657O-A pretty substantial indication that 1t was the
desire Of tho public than Of the immediate per.
should be something more than an empty compliment
Mr. Brougham for san Francisco on the 18th OF
June Mr. James NJ. Nixon, well remembered here as a
manager, has made arrangements for taking Cosellos
Menagere and Circus Troupe" the continent, by
tho Union Pacific Railway. This will be the first
show that makes the trip. Mr. NiXons company
was according TO the announced programme, TO leave
Omaha on the 2sth instyesterdaY-an would perform
at all the chief cities and along the line Of travel
between Omaha and san Francisco Mr.. Charles Q. Pel
Is associated with Mr.. Nixon, business agent 10 VIII
amuse Mr. Nlxons many friends here TO think upon that
irreprcssbe manager conducting his long train OF aero
bats wild beasts the rolling pralres to tho
land OF gold-Mss Charlotte Thompson's first appear
ance In San Francisco made az Pauline, in +" The
Lady OF Lyons" Mr. Lawrence Barrett played Claude
Melnote Subsequently Miss Thompson played Julia,
Camille Eoadne Parlhe,d Lady Teaze aad Juiet Her
Camille Is much commended.
MATISEEs TO-DAY.
In the interest of ladies and children, for
whose especial advantage the afternoon performances at
the theaters devised note that niue matnees VIII
be given to-day. "oelo at Booths Theater, WILL on this
OCCASION performed for the last tmo Mr. Booth playing
Ia0o and Mr. Adams playing the Moor. Caste will be
acted at waack's-its last mAtm6e-and " The Forty
Thieves" Nblos Garden. FOR the last time. Iccory
Diccory, Dock be enjoyed at the Olympic Theater
"PatrIe" much condensed and improved will be done at
the Grand Opera House. "I1ion," by the Wlmore and
Rogers Troupe may be at the Wayerley. Robinson
Crusoe" by the Simpson combination will be presented
as usual at Woods Museum Mr.. Letingwel as OIorildd
will play at the Tammauy. Aud at the Fifth Avenue
Theater Nile Tosttc win perform In Barbe Bloue. Amid
this flock Of pleasures. no one need lack amusement
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The Kiralfy Troupe will appear at the Olym-
pic Theatsr Monday evening next. The troupe con
sisis eleven persOns It's principal members being the
brothers lure Kralfy and Boossy Kinliy, and Nile.
Hamola Kiraly. The troupe will make its American de-
but In advertisement entitled Magyar Gardas" which
is Hungarian In character and said 10 be remarkably
spiritual and altogether unique. Tie krafy Troupe has
attained European reputation which doubtless 1t will
justify here.
Lolita lately produced her new drama of
Pcpna"the work OF Mr. Jackson OF this cy-in PM.
ndelphia Tie Bulletin says OF Iotta that she kicks
through sentiment aud hunor and path9s aud anguish
and misery and mirth and despair She kicks when she
laughs che Kicks when she weePs when she eats, when
she seeps when she sings when she stands, when che
walks when she IL sick, when she dies She kicks up,
down backward forward across dagonay, and around;
and when curtain down the last thing by
the spectator small gaiter with another kick under
way Aud the writer proceeds 20 suggcst-wisey and
apy-at this young actress has talents for higher
pnrsus I'm the drama she ought to leave OF kicking and
take 70 acting, before IL is too late
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