New-York tribune., 1873-01-02
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE.



stood in tho way OF This capcesook possess'on Of the
theater, and strsghtway devoted Vt to Mile Irma and
Opera Bouffe This experiment failed also did Others
that were tried later At lengthnd acting under the
suggestion of Mr. d. IT, Harkins,--hF Augustin DAILY
applied 10 Mr. Fisk and secured lease OF the property
Under his management its name was changed to Filth
Avenue.Theater and as such he has ever since con-
Quoted It, The present Mr. Days fourth season OF
management. He began on the 10th Of August, 1869.
with Robertson's comedy OF "Play." For o tine his
success seemed doubtfu but his reless industry
his energetic toll his shrewd and liberal advertising, aud
the refined and tasteful manner in which be produced
pieces, wrought their natural result, and the theater
began TO win its way in popular favor The first
pecuniary success We believe. Miss Olive Logans
play Of "Surf" 1t Marked ut any rate. the
turn OF the tide. Then tho hundreo
nights OF "Frou,Frou," the first success OF Miss
Agnes Ethel. With the OF this piece. the subse-
quent popular hits of Fernando" Saratoga" Ari
clio ~" Divorce" etc.. the public ia entirely familiar
Mr. DAILY embarked in management with very
and uncommonly strong company. which, from time
to time, he augmented diminished in numbers, and
varied In character-according to the montons Of
perience the exIgencies Of policy. Quite number Of
performers distinction have been first and last
upon stage. f. L. Davenport, Mrs. Scott Siddons,
william Davdge Charles Fisher. George Holland, Mrs.
Clara Jennings, Miss Agnes Etnel Miss Clara Norris
Mrs. G.. III. Gilbert, Miss Fanny Morant, and
DAILY. without indicating any distinct tendency toward
martyrdom in the service OF the legitimate DRAMA has
eyinoed willingness TO give prominence to
good plays and TO do them all the justice In
his power RevIvas OF Twelfth Night" A You Like
It," "rhe Merry Wives OF Windsor" A New Way to
Paw Old Debts" and several OF the sterling old come
dies bear witness to this disposition One performance
OF Sir Giles by Edwin L. Davenport, occurred on this
STAGE which those who VIII Forgotten 1t was
one OF the finest efforts tragic acting that have
adorned and digned heater, since the elder Booth
passed away from It, II not, however, IN the inter
pretation OF the classics Of language that the dis
ctiye and conspicuous of the Fifth Avenue
Theater were achieved and its peculiar character at
tanned There was portrait OF Moere at the top OF the
actdropand it the French tinge OF manners, the
moro volatile and sometimes the more senumentaDy
morbid aspects of passing fe which this stage aimed
to exhibit We could not at times sympathiZe with the
current OF emotion and the style OF art thus displayed
but it is incoEtestablo that the display was nearly
always made a very able manner and with delicate
and elegant embellishments. The house had taken its
place front rank of popular resorts and had cer
tainy made its upon the popular thought Some
thing OF its prosperity doubtless came from good luck
more came from good manage ment A great deal OF
worthy effort has made here great deal OF scenic
beauty has been unvaied great many topics or IN
terest have been offered for thought and great many
questions Of art have been suggested for discussion
It Will be something TO remark that we have here seen
Davenpors Sir Giles Lewiss De Boots Fishers Fats'gg
Daydge's Sir Toby Beich and Crocker. Short as ITS
career has BEEN its triumphs neither few nor OBJ
scure. There will be Fifth Avenue Theater, we
do not doubt-but the is not the old and word or
regret for what has passed and gone not amSs
before we turn to greet the bold face Of the strong new
conner "we cannot but remember such things were,
which were so be sutfu."