New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-23
DRlMAfYC NOTES.

Mr.. James Steele Msckaye delivered another
Lee %ssa,y before tho Long island soeety
We have previously printed synopsis Of tho philosophy
shortly
81 tho st. James Theater IN this oity and lractcav
pcG g Acting iIis conscsntios and .esic, industry
in this cause. will not fail We think to attract thought
full attention.
Miss Amy Ames acted one Of the subsidiary
parts in Simpson o." at the Boston Globe Theater.
On Dsy When Mia: M AM ssSs
La rappe Indeed the spirit IN which che ccnccived,
and the nature With wninh abe nerreted IT. her excel Keel
French accent dererviy drew down the warInest man
ence."
The subjoincd lines are from the Opening
spoken by M Lawrence barrett tho opening night Of
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Varieties Thcater. is given by The 6er-ieaw Times Us
Early in ls4e tho In varietio Club was formod its
principal object being the erection aud maintenance Of
good theater The following named gentlemen Joined,
and called the Association ny the name which 1t yet
rsss Como, r..Ssn! Job: Levi. r. Wright Geo T.
siOy. Eds,a sI,a IL P..,l,on " Assn' = Adams T
s ss1s:, r. Sfs tf' Bug! %R Gs' sss
C. %,ss .a SSS o. H' ks. Il AsHs ssn C. s. Co.,
V..su j. Mage Mclean Robert pes%o. H. Caldwell n
The Immediate erection Of the theater was determined
upon, and site having been chosen Graver, batween
dial and IL
on the 9th Of June s On ne night OF Dec m, tsS
s e nS Of Thomas T Who to-
conduct its affairs until January 1884, when the edfce
was DESTROYED BY fire. Nv 70 hs time the Club nad been
organization framed under new rules, being com
posed OF its Ola nncr ts oriTpa forty, ana ot Sa
the thcater rebuilt on tho spot where itOriginaly
stood and reoped in the Fall Of the same year. %MSg
70 conduct It successfully. sulct 1t to Mr. W.
In 1851. John Owens became the manager: and
+" n S u.s. at the
beginning OF 1860 TO Owens, who held on uni the com
closed In i;sI, II again opened BY Lewis Baker.
Who after season. WAS succeeded by Lawrence bar
rett Mr.. barrett reclaimed during 1861: when sie
King took charge, aud in 1865 associated with linn W IL
Floyd under the frIn maine OF King Floyd; After
assumed charge Of the theacr and placed Lewis Baker
IN the management. i'll which he c"ntinncd mp to Dcc
On March is ground Was broken Tor lie thiid and
most beautiful edhcc Of them all.
Mr. Boncicaults Night and Morning." acted
taciy Thcater, Is an adaptation OF lii Joo EJit
Peur, 10y Madame Girnrdn. The title In liie,l'
from 1inlwcrs novel Mr. Bo'icicauit has changed the
scene OF the piece from France to Iceland. AMI has
hat changed the plot. Iu>trad Of mother lam"utiDg
the oss of her bon, have wife SIrroYng for her
husband. This u.bind. Gfr1H DfSD,Ond. Il lieutenant
in the navy. supposed 10 have br drowned Oh the loss
the L.vcrpOO troop Twelve months hav" elapsed
assuiScd the grief OF his borrowing VIE
mr. Ncliish ia vain his recommended change Of air. and
che il apparently sinking INTO an early grave The ffh
nIs ksrIJ nytrsn "A 40
the safety of hi, young a,tcr. delights to tn n that he
may day turn up air, and hc recalls time aftcr
time the mary h,irbrcalth escapes Of Gc1,iis bOyhnod
In one Of these day dreams he il pOancod upon
~ n the original. ny his master IN pr0Bia 0ndaDd
then, in the almost ncrclulOu1 look, The emotional
work ngs OF the Coutcrntc. thc trembling hands the
lettering knees. the joyous shrek. aud the couyulsive
embrace, the coh>lninatc At"r miy make known his
powers. This scene, We read wa3 watched With bira h.
e>s excitement. fol"wed by sI"itan Ous burst OF
applause ~ old sapk into chair exhausted nv
the inteiity Of his JOY. The old servant and hatc after
ward attempt TO prepare the Inc DsOabe wife for tho
arosed IN her mind by the my eri0us hints thoy throw
ont In followed by an Overwhelming food OF 10Y al tho
restoration OF GfrdH 10 her arms. " Mr. Bouccarlt \
conception OF the old servant. ~ Iii, hnrd rIg Efforts
prepare his iustress for the -h'k Ia which the
doctor tell, hin. JOY rompct" thn work VI sOrrow.
wa" sISs The tJu, iii el.)y scca artistic With each
word he urrs the poor old inan gets h0pelcsaiy
confused and ncUhernt. The MUSCLES of his face brfiny
hi, ilifiCulcs, his hngcrs clutch moro nervOnsy. his
voice bctrays Inner ciOusDrsS OF the un>rlt,h
hr /. compelled Ia practice. From Dr>t 10 last Mr..
liuc gained complete command of biz audience.
cl,.'rd hun throughout AID bt the end rev aret
hun wiih u dcmOnstr,tUn ~ applause which did not
case until he ha rrapUc1rd twIuo before TIE curtain.
uf, B"ricinlt appnIe NJ the 'aicv On The M Isi.
I. rye. - ncr husband, pIa! ~ thai name.