New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-27
THE DRAMA AND MUSIC.
HE DIhhm n.
ALL ROUND OLYMPUS.

week stands devoted "The Clsndestine Marriage"
Woodcocks Little Game" "The Nervous Man aud Tho
Man OF Nerve" and Z" Money" The novel bill consists
| OF woodcock' and The Nervous Man." and this
for the first this season. last evening
Mr. Gilbert a. ASPEN. Mr.. Brougbam McShane. and
Mr. wallack Woodeotk plished and famous
actors in excessively comic light lb!s closing
week at wallack's Theater Is OF great biary aud
enjoyment.
On Monday next the ist Of June. tho summer
this heater Will be opened under the MANAGEMENT OF
Mr. Theodore Moss and SIR. W T. Floyd. play called
Fate" written by Mr. BARLEY Campbell or Chicago.
will produced, and Miss CailOta Leccrcq Will per-
senate its bcroine. Miss Locercq Is an ACTRESS WHO
needs Introduction u the favor OF tho local
public. Talent proficiency. experience. and beauty arc
combined her. and have long since commended her
to popular esteem. With Mr.. Campbes play Of "Fate'
we are unacquainted 1t lately acted in Boston.
and there elected both sncers and praises II tells.
we believe the story ~ the troubles and suhernRs OF
husband and wife who wero temporarily separated NJ
the baefu Influence Of bad woman. Miss Leclen1
holds in reserve to follow Fate" when needed, Mr.
Tom Tayor's play OF Mary Warner" which was written
for NJ IS Kate Bateman and was originally brought
out at Booths Theatre. in 1862 with Miss Bateman and
the late George Jordan in the principal parts.
Later in the Summer the attraction at Walack's
Theater will be the renowned English comic actor Mr..
j. L. ToOle, whose range If parts reaches from cdeo
Plunner to Paul Pry and through long line Ut
excellent farces MI Tooes At its meridian.
has been Of success He was born IN Lon
dom the 18TH of March $780, and IN that city was edu-
Gated. He began industrial life as clerk to a VINO
merchant but, after trifng with dramatic art, IN til"
CITY HistrOnc Club and elsewhere for whe no hc-
serted trade and became an actor HIS
first attempts were made in serious parts.
Dickens was of tho first to iecognH. his talents.
His regular appearance was made at Ipswich In
July 1872 he played at the London Haynarket on the
| occasion OF a benefit to Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr..
i'm far fie Dlapu
Theater in Dublin, ana afterwards he went OUT. IN a
| travelling company, through the English provincial
| tbeaters He was ext engaged at the London ST.
James's Theatre. managed by Mrs. Seymour; n iittla
| Later at the Lyceum, London, by Mr.. DILLON; ana
finally, leading comedian, at the London Adciphs
by Mr.. Webster. He speedily accepted ss
the successor to Wright and since that
day he has kept London Ia Of laughter. when
sOever it was minded laugh. As farce actor bis
powers and his are Brilliant and exceptional
He Will to America al good time for there are lew
PLAYERS now on our stage who really make Us merry
and OF meriiment do stand sorely In need Mr.
ToOle has lately been playing farewell engagement IN
London 1T closed Saturday n!ghD. at the Globe Thea
| ter where he brought out play that seems to have
some merit written for him by Mr. Aberry and entitled
Wig and Gown"
slgnor slyin will come out at Booths Theaer on the
sth OF June,-one week from next Monday His engage
nent is for two weeks and understand, with nat
ural satisfaction, that he Will content himself with tao
repetition OF successful parts in which he has already
by local playgoers, and refrain from expert
menting with anything absolutely new Tbs plan Is
| both mercifu and wise. Upon the conclusion oil his
| farewell engagement in New-York Signor Sdvini Will
proceed to South America where exists burning de-
sire to witness once more those grand and thrilling per-
sonatons by which, former days this great actor con-
yulsed the inhabitants OF Buenos Ayres ana Ro Jaho
Mr. j. g. Booth quits Booths Theaier on the S0h inst'
and Messrs Jarrett and Palmer WILL oe lett IN eOnpeto
| possession Of the premises
The last nights Of the present season at the Ffth
| Avenue Theater will be devoted TO "Oyer Twist"
Miss Fanny Davenport has golden opinions from
all sorts OF people" by her performance Of Nancy In
| this drama. 1t is not in tenderness that this young
actress exces She has, indeed, little or 10 patAos but
she can splenddly simulate sullen defiance, dosged
wretchedness that is clothed in squalor and the
frenzy feminine nature that is disguised with ITS own
state OF pollution and goaded into derum by eircun-
stances OF shame and acts OF cruelty 6he
has therefore, made hit that will long
| be remembered, in playing Nancy Ihe
| Bundle OF Mr.. Davidge is one Of the best Dickens
portratures we have The Noah Cidypoie OK
| Mr. j. G. Peakes is thoroughly good Even little Nina
yarian acting girl. energies, in this piece.
from the condition OF sweetened water. There IA 50
much general merit, in fact in this revival OF Ohvor
Twist" tha-coarse and hidcous as the play ist de-
to be mentioned Of the best achievements
OF Mr. Days busy and chequered in theatrical
L
will close his campaign ride his whirlwind into
Chicago and the Fifth Avenue Theater will be shut.
Miss Cushman will give a reading at the Academy OK
next saturday night for the benefit OF the char
table society known-and honored-as The sheltering
| Arms" Hermann, surnamed "the great" has endef
his brief season OF gcal doings at the Academy Of
Music and has departed Prof. TObn is lecturfng on
Livingstone and Africa at the Colosseum, and the mag
niicent and impressive cyclorama OF London is day
and nightly displayed there, under calm and storm Mr..
Barnum is giving really splendid entertainment at his
Hippodrome Camille" has ten days yet TO run, AZ
the Union Square Theater. Miss Dargons dramatic en-
tertainment assigned for this evening, at Robinson
Hail. should not fail to attract attenton-since much
been heard OF the exceptional talents aud culture of
It is the Caieties Theater in London that Mr. Boucf
CAN'T has taken and there the Attn OF July he VIII
present lied Astray." Mr.. Stuart Robson sails from
this port, Join his Standard on the 2Oth OF June Mr.
Charles r. Tnorne jr-that muscular genius and val
liant man OF battle--departed TO London and DION on
saturday and as We are told In nood OF datk tet-
cepce and precptate haseso that the gracious Palmer
and the placid and deep revolving Shook were plunged
| into amazement and admiration and the erudte Mr..
Mckee Rankin got the part OF Armand Durdt at ex-
cessively short notice. Great Boucicauts iasclnauon
extending btherward across the mighty seals thoushs
| to have caused this phenomenon.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
There are many playgoers who will learn
with regret that Mrs Chanfrau-who was 10 have acted
at Union Square Theater early III June-wil nos APP
at that house. nor at any other theater III view"
York. this Summer
The manager of the Union Square Theater
informs that the satewent-thdt Miss Clara Morris
is seriously I-which found its way INTO our columns
Yesterday, is incorrect. Miss Morris was but slightly
indsposed. Monday evening, and she VIII continue
| to play as usual
| The first appearance of Victoria, Queen OF
the Lofty wire Barnums Hippodrome, proved brill
liant success Mile Victoria il a shapeiy aud very
graceful performer upon the tightrope, and she walks
hfghft in fha al w