New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-06
THE DRAMA.

| ROOTH's THEATER-CLOSE OF THE SEASON
The final performance OF the summer season
took place at Booths Theater on Modday evening ana the
house was closed Quite numerous audience eUoyedahu
applauded the exploits Of The HuguenOt. Inc chiei
characters were pcrsOnated, as heretofore, by MI
Waller Mr. Sheridan, Mrs Mollenhauer Mrs Winter Miss
! Pateman, Mr.. Anderson, and Mr.. Hamilton BOOTHS
Theater will remain closed until the 18th OF Augusta
period OF weeks-when it is to be reopened Tor the
Fan and Winter season OF 1S7O71 Mr. Jefferson will ap
! pear on that date in rip Van Wmkle' playing hVe
nights a week and at a Saturday matinee. The saturday
evenings during the engagement-whch will be long
/ onc-will be devoted TO 1.-THE Lady OF the Lake,
| which is TO be produced with much spendor OF
scenery. finer opening could not be made, and its
choice shows that Mr.. Booth is firm in his purpose to
offer the highest class OF dramatic entertainment at MS
beautiful theaer That purpose has borne good frt al
ready-in long succession Of good plays thoroughly
well presented Nothing that could offend good taste or
! delicate sensibty has ever been permitted on Mr..
Booths stage. From first TO last indeed, the manager
has shown himself conscious not alone OF business IN
erests but Of moral and intellectual obligation to the
public. built upon this basis is built to endure
right being the solid rock which neither Hood nor "ind
can disturb
THE LIMA EDWIN STAR COMPANY.
At Hooleys Opera House, Brooklyn, Monday
night select troupe of players designated by the above
title commenced an engagement--which bids fair to be
prosperous-n "Everybodys Friend" and the buresque
Of pluto" The company is strong one, alike In tai
eu reputation and feminine grace-as may be inferred
from the fact that 1t includes Messrs Stuart Robson
George Clarke Mckee Rankin, J. H. Chaterton, C. van
denhof j. X Kruger, Miss Fanny Davenport Miss Lima
Edwin, Mrs Marie wilkins, Miss salle Neville Miss
Alice AthertOn and others, with Mr. Lothian as Musicl
Director Theater gOers in Brooklyn have much pleas
ure in store we do not doubt from the representations
OF this company. II il announced that Mr. George
Clarke will appear next Monday he plays this week at
te FftlaveJ in "L'Homme Base." The English title,
by the way would be preferable, uness-which we 40
not auticpae-the performance is to DO given In the
French language.
wALNUT-sT. THEATER, PHILADELPHIA.
An erroneous item, based upon mistaken In
formation found its way into our columns on saturday
stating at Mr. Edwin Booth had sold his interest in the
Walnut-st Theater, Philadelphia, to Mr.. j. s. Clarke
This not sohe fact being that Mr. Booth has Leased
Lis interest that theaer 10 Mr. Clarke for consdera-
bic time. By this arrangement he avoids certain cares
of mana cement without FORGETTING any emOlumen or in
any respect narrowing the scope Of his business enter
prse-so long and widely beneficial to the American
stage The Walnutst. Theaer will open for the next
regular season in August, and Mr. Booth will fulfill an
engagement there in December, following MT Clarke,
! A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Booth on
| Sunday night but died before morning Of Monday. The
/ beIeayed mother Is seriously Ill.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Many distinguished actors and actresses will
play I'M the chief cities OF America next season-for
/ oxampc Jefferson Booth, Clarke, Warren, Feehter,
/ Wallack, W.
! Tooe, Miss Janauschek Miss Marie Seebach, Owens,
| Christine Nilsson L. l.. Davenport, and Others.
The next regular season at Booths Theater
% Win a G% sg iG Rp Van Wnie The Saturday
nights during Mr.. JeicrsOn's engagement will be de-
to the beautiful romantic spectacle OF The Lady
/ OF the Lake"
! The pantomme of "The Green Monster"
will shortly he produced at Woods Museum, with the
French appear at this house on the Fourth
of-Juy. We understand by the way, that Mr. Samuel
Colve will the post Of business manager OF the
| Museum next season.
Mr.. A. II. Davenport and Miss frankie Nc
/ Clellan lately fulfilled professional engagement at
TOuses Opera House, Peoria, III. The Peoria Transcript
speaks Of Mr. Davenport in vein OF cordial praise and
aud resunected before he knew it." Many theatrical
readers hereabOuts Will welcome an item that teses To
! the prosperity Of Dolly" Davenport.
! Possibly some of our readers may remember
the play of "MOsquto" lately produced-and presently
sholycdat Nibo's. Mr. H. b. Farne fayors The London
setiles momentous question, as follows: "The piece
was written last Winter by NJ. Alexandra Dumas p6re
Of the drama were fixed and arranged by consultation;
aud the piece written out in English as 1t is now per
ali"
A company called "The British Blonde
Bulesqu0 Troupe playing at Maguires Opera House,
F2 s westSeSy Miss Rose Massey Miss Ada Harland
Miss Kate Heathcote, Miss Sarah Harland, Miss Carrie
! Mr. Maurice de sia. The Lydia Thompson Troupe is
performing at the California Theater in the same city
sar E sad a ~ the new horse that Mr. sParrowgass
bought and that had the heayes, it's got em, and got
/ EN- bad"
Among recent California items mention is
riade Of the farewell benefit of Miss Emily Melville,
taken at the California Theater, the 18th Of june In
the play OF go The Jealous Wife" Miss Melville appears
10 have made substantial progress In the profession
since, eight she acted III this City at the
Winter Garden in -hon-tas Another item from
the Golden Gate credits Mr. Lawrence Barrett with
/ excellent performance OF Cdssius, In shakespeares
Julius Caesar" Mr. j. f. Mccullough was the BTut,is,
aud Mr.. Walter Montgomery the Mark AntOHH Julius
Caesar" sumptuOusly presented with +. J.. Davenport
HrfuS, would believe, have solid success ia New
] York