New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-23
THE DRAMA.
THE DRAMA.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATER-REvIEw or TIT
SEASON.


SEASON.
The Fifth Avenue Theater was opened on the
10th of August, under the management OF Mr. Augustn
DAILY. six months have slipped away since then. and
still Mr.. Days banner dances on the wind. Much has
been done in that brief time toward the permanent
establishment of the theater brief review of Mr.
Days labor will not here be amiss In the it shows
TO good advantage his energetic industry The
the Fifth Avenue opened with RObertsons comedy
Of "Play." This was acted 81 times. "Dreams" fol-
lOwed-a comedy by the author. OF which the
number Of performances given. In both these pieces
Mrs Clara Jennings personated the heroine winning, iii
both instances, a marked and richly meuted
Bouccaults " Old Heads and young Hearts " was next
revived. and this acted eight times. London
Assurance came next. and given seven times with
T. L. Davenport as Sir Haro0,Tt County. Mrs. Scott
Siddons then arrived, and Mr. DAILY produced
in rapid succession Twelfth Night" AS YOu
Like It," and Much Ado About Nothing"
Sixteen performances given of the first seven Of
the second and five of the third During this engage
ent three representations took place OF King Renes
Daughter" and condensed version Of The Love
Chase" by Sheridan Knowles. Mr.. DAILY next revived
Colby CibbeI's comedy Of She Would And She Would
Not" which performed thirteen times, Mrs. Scott
slddons and Miss Fanny Davenport sustaining the chief
female characters Seven representations of RObersOns
Caste" then gwen, with Mrs Chanfrau as EstT
Eceies BOucicaults comedy Of 1.-THE Irish Here's was
next offered and was played four times Daddy Gray"
by Andrew Halliday, and Checkmate," translated from
Scribe, formed the next bill, aud done five times
-Four representations OF Don Cesar de Bazan" next
to be noted with f. L. DaveDporta Don Cesar farce
called A Poor Goose" offered with this piece. and
also had four representations. Wives as They Were
and Maids as They Are" was revived them and PLAYED
seven times. Four performances of a New Way TO
Pay Old Debts" stand next in the record +. L. Daven
port playing Sir Giles Ocer1edeh Then came &" Every
bOdy's Friend" in which Mr.. James Lewis made hit
Major de Boots, and Mrs. Chsnfrau was par
ticulsrly bewitching as Mrs. SransdowR. This
piece was acted six times. We have next
chronicle twelve performances OF The Dukes Motto"
Brougham's adaptation of " Le Bossu" T. H. Davenport
played Le0ardere. "The Busybody" revived. and
was acted eight times Later came Olive Logans comedy
of Surf" which has just finished prosperous 1t
was acted 80 times Last OF all Is "FrouFrou produced
on the 18th inst and acted nightly TO full houses
Twenty-three plays,-an OF them good, all of them
excelently mounted and some OF them remarkably well
actedake up the record OF the first six months OF Mr.
Day's new theater This record shows the right spirit
in theatrical management-a good purpose, steadfasty
pursued TO to the best educated taste In dra-
matte literature and make the stage benefit not less
than "a delight to the community. Tine Filth Avenue
Theater cosy comfortable, and elegant and Its steady
advance IN popularity the merted reward OF faithful
labor on the part OF all concerned Mr. Days present
dramatic company includes the following players:
Aoues Ethel Fanny Davenport,
Kate Newton, LILY ylning,
Mrs Gilbert Mrs wilkins,
Jmilv Kiell. Amy Ames,
E,niIy LAWS Roberta Norwood.
Mr. Geo. Clarke d. H. hafkihH
~ Dayidge. George Parkesi
Ianes LAWS g. y. DeYerc,
go Holland T.. III. Evans.
80 iordan {r W. Beekman,
II Cbanman III. Stewart
FRENCH THEATER. -....
The burlesque of Goethes Faust was acted
a, the French Theater last Saturday evening IL IS thn'
trivial and amus4ngly absurd. IL was wei played
,bouoh not with sufficient rush and rattle ileces ol
tins Mind need 10 be shot on with the pop and sparkle oil
cbampagne This burlesque has strong Partisan color
inc lint IL contains also clever local hits TIC IA
rlsan streesweepers, for instance, are mado content
and bappy in the thought that they have no such di1
WAYS a. our, 10 cleanse. The French company entered
with unch zest INTO the of the parody ~ EdgArd
IA Ta,,sl NJ Duchesne. AZ MesGEbOltJctes' ana
NJ Eonsseau as vague Nsg called forth much laughter
bv their e1trayagant arollery NJ Paul Juignctb ffd
pin. However, Impressed rs pensiYe ana dull Mhe
Ifiot A. Ma,gpcl RESEARCHER was hapIp III luih
iuo the tragic caIalitlcs OF the German Gretchen 10
favor and 20 prelaess" MISE Ao"imGire wa" actcd DS
81, Leonard. whose salles VI iap were N"Ns''S WIZ