The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-09

David Garrick.n at waIlack's, stil meets with
undiminished favor.
When Miss Ethel returns to the Union Square
Theatre she win appear in "Frou-Frou."
Mr.. Lester Wailack is to play an engagement at
Mrs. Conway's Brooklyn Theatre, beginning on
Monday, the 24th.
The rumor that Mr.. Augustin Daily would under
take the management Of the Union Square Theatre
next season was without foundation.
Miss Kellogg has received cable despatch from
Mapleson, the manager Of Her Majesty's Opera,
offering her liberal engagement for the Summer
at Drury Lane. She will appear there towards the
end Of the season.
Mr.. w. J. Florence finishes his engagement at
Booths this week. and then comes Mr.. Boucicault,
with his new play, Daddy O'Dowd.n Mr. Bouci-
cault ought to make that promised speech on the
press when he returns.
This Is the last week OF "Alixe" at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre. "False Shamen being announced
for reproduction the 18th inst. The play 1t will
be remembered, was interrupted by the fire on
New Years Day. Singularly enough it is the only
English comedy Of the year which has been pro-
duced in this city. .,..-
The annual benefit OF the French Benevolent
SOCIETY sakes place at the Academy OF Music ON the
Goth. martha" will be sung, with Miss Kellogg
and Sefora SAM in the cast, and this VIII be fol-
lowed by the French comic opera, lie Chalet"
with Nine. Levielli, M. Janet ana Others The
entertainment cannot fail to attract apart from
its benevolent purpose.
"Leo and Lotos" at Niblo's Is to be reconstructed
We are not sure If we are still to delight in the
Child Americas and the trained dogs, but are con-
soled by the announcement that the Man Ape Ia to
appear. At present Niblo's and the Olympic have q
monopoly OF the 'show business" 1t is o vitiated
public taste which requires these things in
theatre OF the resources Of the one or while Fox Is
in himself = whole budget of fun at the other.
Sardou's "Uncle SAM" which Is to be produced
at the Grand opera House next week, is the sub
ject of good deal OF gossip in social circles Many
persons are anxious to see the play merely because
the French government would not permit its per-
Torrance in Paris, fearing that it would prove
offensive to America. From all that we hear Of It,
the political significance 1t might have had was
the impelling motive with the French authorities,
supposed American vices being held up by the
dramatist to weaken the Republic.
Miss Charlotte Cushman is to read at Steinway
Hall next week, beginning with "King Henry VIII"
on Monday evening" the 18th. On Friday evening
she reads 'sMacbeth," and on Wednesday evening
gives miscellaneous programme, including two
opposite love stories, selections from Romeo and
Julietn and ''Betsy and l are out" Miss Cushman
has been so hong the great actress of the American
stage, and has SO many warm friends and sincere
admirers in this city, that we cannot doubt she
| will Ill the house every time she appears.
The advent Of that great dramatic artist Bufralo
Bill at NiblO's Is an event that Is expected with
| breathess interest. 1t must be understood that
the coming Buffalo Bill is counterfeit present
ment, but the ''old original DR.. Jacob Townsendn
! He comes TO us rich in experience to show o
| genuine scout of the praires, and make us regret
| that we never made his acquaintance before. We
saw Jem Mace as Charles the Wrestler, and wept
We cannot predict what will happen when we see
| Bison william.
| The production of Olive Logan's new play, "a
| Business Woman" at the Union Square Theatre,
has been postponed till Thursday evening. The
play is society comedy-drama in five acts the
scene being laid in New York and vicinity. The
design OF the piece understood to be an attempt
to illustrate in the "Business woman" the highest
| type Of an American woman who unites education
and refinement with the shrewd business qualinca-
lions which supposed to be American character
istics. The kind Of creation which s apt to spring
from design so busness-like is one which will
hardly fill the requirements for the American
comedy; but this does not prove that Miss Logan
has not written very good play. The parts'were
| designed for the actors who to play them and
the piece will be cast with the full strength Of the
company.
|
Booths the sympathies of the audience are en-
trey with Obenrezer. There stands the carriage
in which he is supposed to have come and in which
1t is supposed he Will depert but 1t has only two
seats and two persons already occupy them. Is he
to sit on the box with the driver Is he to hang
on behind, like street Arab, stealing ride IL
| he to stand up inside like the strong-legged
! wretches who stand up in the Broadway stages
Is he to sit on the foorP II none Of these n.y.
| potheses should prove true, it Is plain that
he must walk unless, indeed, he has veloc
! rede hidden away somewhere on which he fol.
40 10 after the carriage. Evidently he has not
been provided with q velocipede. This thing
is unfair to Obenreizer; and we beg the manage
ment, with tears in our eyes. to instruct the
property man to procure the velocipede at once
and place II, on the top Of the carriage, that the
| audience may see that he is not compelled to
| adopt any OF the expedients involving much
sacrifice on his part. We have no doubt Mr..
Florence will unite with us In this petition for a
velocipede for Obenreizer.
opera in New York Is always characterized by
mismanagement of some kind. This season the
weakness Of the company has been the cause OF
chronic dissatisfaction, and added to it was badly
chosen repertoire. favorite artist in "Mignon,"
as Nilsson was. and especially when NJ Ambrose
| Thomas music was an unknown quantity on this
| side Of the Atlantic, was something which might
please for the moment; but because Nilsson
pleased in this. and Lucca had pleased as Zerlina
in EZRA Diavolo" it was unfair to assume that the
latter could more than ill the place OF the former.
| We make no comparison between the two artists,
for comparison is not criticism, but we point only
| to fact 'Mignon" creates no enthusiasm in New
York. Rather warm applause Of the terzetto, the
styrienne and the polonaise Is not enthusiasm.
Yet the opera has been sung repeatedly this sea.
son and Is again on the bills for tomorrow even
| ing. Let us see what s offered us. To begin at
the beginning the overture lacks form and COM
pactness. 1t commences with an andante
which has little meaning and ends with
the p0lonaise, certainly the gem OF the