New-York tribune., 1874-07-03
DRAMATIC MOTIFS.

Miss Heller Barry is to act the heroine of
Led ASray, at ue London GaleO Iheater, on Jdiy L.
The Olympic Theater is closed, and will so
remain ti August H. when MI Tony Pastor VIII appear
there.
o The new Globe Theater in Boston--Arthur
Cheney. nanage-s 10 be finished next November, and
opened at Christmas.
PLAYS on the subject of "East Lynne" are
rununc at three tlratSr, in Londun-the ST. Jamess,
the STANDARD. and the Grccian.
1t Is mentioned that Mr.. Barry Sullivan and
Mr.. Tupptr will visit the Um,ej states next season. The
TO act and the other to lecture.
Mr.. Robert Buchanan has written n comedy.
and Mr. Blackstone viii shortly produce II at the LONDON
uaymarkot. 1t relates tO the time Of Charles III.
Mr.. Edwin Adams thinks of acting Sidney
make great part oft. W. hear MI Adams will
act at Booths Theater next season.
At Niblo's Garden, Wednesday night, a spec
Iace pircc ON the Oi SCOTS lovely OF
IvanhOe." was represented. taking he place Of " The
Two SISTERS The attendance was ialrly good ms IS
the fourth change Of bill that has been made at NibOs
Garden since Mr.. Thornes term OF management began.
A friend in London writes to us as follows,
concerning theatrical matters IN Englandf Iheaters
are not very much in vogue with III, people. The
highest classes are too much engaged 10 20; the lower
aud middle csses Initiate then supeloTs and the poor
cannot go. think the majority OF audiences Is com
posed OF 'dead-hedds Pm no brains are in them
II may judge by the trash that is popular II Is the
fashion TO talk Of the fortunes made by stage artists on
your side of the ocean, nut there Is more Rdssng on
that subject than any other"
We imagine from what we see and hear that
the intelligence Of the has about concluded that
IL has OF this Of political hucksters who
SET up i'm politics as business without capital The ma
ou win not clear of this race for 1t taxes
time work reforms, but there Is reason 10 believe
from Indications the hour that the time Is not so
very distant when the people viii take Into their own
hands setting of men IN the politics business ard
then none those who have displayed ability, hnesS
and culture Will be caled.-lP Portland Press (RcpJ
The Park Theater was reOpened Wednesday
night, unknown performers, announced as the Mortimer
for Summer seasOn-lts stage being occupied by
Brothers and promulgated as "the greatest living iHu
slOnists aud prestIdlgilateurs; An assemDlage 9i
about 800 persons these prOdgcs OF folly ana good
naturedy tolerated perfectly lmDecile performance
principal Mortimer Brother did several stale tricks
such br-nt school boy ml-ht easily surpass-ln a
that uefty blended the attributes OF awkward
3neXpeIiencr, tcOu, suggshncss, and silly cOncelt,
whle at intervals, ford aud lufeXlbe young ACROBAT
pranced IN and stood his own head, and Mr. George
Colby played CALAMITY on the piano. 1t ls lar from
pleasant To Oc obliged to record this harsh truth but
The other hand, IL Is far from pleasant to the
platform the stage lncumbered by pretendels; and
therefore must not hesitate to commend the MOrt
er Brothers to the only place wherein they are fitted
Ia shine-whIch is friendly sewing circle in Cranberry
Centre. Iuey will never DO for metropolis that has
seen Anderson, Hermann and Hdr'z.