New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-05
THE DRAMA.
INCIDENTS AT HAND.


The chief dramatic incident of the week will
attract public attention to night at Booths Theater,
where will represented for the first time In America.
the touching and beautiful play of The Man o. Arlie,"
by Mr.. W. q. Wills the well-knOwn novelist. The piece
illustrates the story of the life, the disappointment the
domestic afction, the anguish, the madness, and the
death of pOet-who yet before he dies has one great
triumph. and sees his desolaton, one ray of light
James Harebe will be portrayed by Mr.. Lawrence Bar
Tett There TO anticipate great pleasure IN TINS
performance Tonight, also, that multitude of novel
readers and play goers, to which the analysis OF
woes that spring from matrimonial infelicity ana
infdelity is perennialy interesting, will have an
opportunity of studying its favorite topic, at
the Olympic Theater where Miss Lucille Western begins
an engagement and appears in East Lynne The
actress often before been here in this drama
Her last appearance in New-York made, we believe
at the Grand Opera Several have passed
since then and the of Miss Western VIII thus
have tinge Of novelty. The benefit of Miss Fanny
Davenport is gwen this evening. at the Fifth Avenue
Theater She will play Lady Gay Spanker and Will have
the aid Of her father Sir HarcOut The young adys
abundant animal spirits and piquancy of demeanor have
made her very popular with the habtues of the Fifth
Avenue Theater and crowded house will, doubtless.
this occasion pleasant and proftabe..t is hoped
that similar encouragement will be extended, tomorrow
evening, Mr.. ID. H. Harkns whose claims are those OF
talent zeal and unremtting industry and the charm OF
whose pubic appearances mas usually COhSHtcu 'tiS
much in an of hand, blunt, and winning manliness OF
disposition. Mr.. Harkins will play Ge0Drep Dethn0y'.
Miss Clara Morris will reappear as Anne StioeSteT-in
"Man and Wife, The next incident of the week that
will center public notice upon itself Is the production
of mo Name" This play will be submitted TO popular
attention on Wednesday evening at the Fithave The
ater Mr. James Lewis will enact capt Wrdggej and 1t
seems impossible that he fail to reproduce that
comca marvel of acuteness rascay, intrigue, and CAB
Part and player seem made for another. We may
presume that every person knows mo Name" II had
great run its day. This play. epitomzng the novel;
purports to he the work of wilkie Collins himself,
assisted by Mr.. Augustin Daly.-.At Niblo's Garden
Mr.. Chanfrau enters upon the fifth and last
week of his engagement, Kit the Arkansas Traveller
This piece carries great deal of steam and all who
relish the turbulent and highly wrought meo-dramatic
element should make haste to see 1t. There will he
Matinee next Saturday. On Monday next however. the
18th OF june Messrs Jarrett Palmer will bring out the
musical drama of Paul Clifford" in which Mr. John
Collins will once more bless this Western Hemisphere
with the radiance of his personal beauty his everlasting
youth and his powers of Rosedale enters upon
its second week at Waacks Theater Full benches have
rewarded the faithful care and lavish expense with
which this revival has been prepared ltBis not
likely that the play will be kept on Mr. Waacks stage
for more than two weeks longer. The Summer season
begins to-day under the management OF Mr.. Theodore
Moss who will present, in succession, "The Long
Strike" and Efe. or The Rose of Cherry Tree InD'