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tao WAS by turns " actor lcc,utcr, roes, tailor,
aud Motmnn rroacler." Hill The coyy little
theatre continued 10 lack popularity WITH tho
pubIlo until, in 1889. the accomplished comedian
aIr. William Mitchell teos it in ll,B charge a,d
lY din. Of his executive ard l,is,rionio ahihsy
guided l. into the thigh sls Of favor,
During tho teu yearH or no in wLIct Mr. 51itch-
ell continued hit connection wlth tho Olympic
its career xna generally prospnrous. and many
attractive plays hnl excellent actors we're lre-
honted on its atage. It IN Raid during this phriod
no lcas thai go fresh dramatic productions wcre
ihero for tho t!rut limo r1lLeA to The public.
pf these llg weso farce. II, lur!ettar 4, cone-
tl,ettas; 7. operas: u, bnrle14ucH 80.
hketcnas. !; lG. astravng~ssxan IL. comedies;
7. haiiets aud i, travessies. fle!o
ts.Sss.s Il 'ss;a , n g.; stsSe sas !.
the noFie shate. and Mira. G.. y. 1tooth Jr., M
his unscrupnItus si,o; Sir. ilanci,e't "ChptaIn
q the Watch y; The Ueysln rarIA." In Which
aiH: Mary Isy!or made ono d ler Int talt.~
bic hits and tho " GlsuCe At New York. wliIch
gave .; pptututy to Sir. CAaufrau u heo,ms
famous in l'ao character Of Nose, and sIarv
Iasnrt' 1 becotne a'tnost Is popular in the Fart
Amoue the actors beside these airoady men
tiunsd. whoto natnes hte fusauA III conspicuous
placer On tho old bills nf tho Olympic arc
Ieorg" Holland. Henry Russell. Oerrgo j,oder
lender Of the orclea.ra. Mt. Co1nvcr. Mrs.
Tli1En. Fanny Herring, aud Mary Ghunon.
Tho Old i,toaiwAy TIL asrD wAb of,ti.ed ten
yeass Inter t4an the 0lyn'pio-snat ls. il 1547.
tienrxo Bf,ntow ras ieaatr of sho oienosaA,
George Barrett acting stage-mAnsgoE, and Hun
r VIA; lack. j. Letter Wa!lnck, Harry 1.snnet
Mrs. JOHN bcfton {tncn Mrs. Wattn}. and Ko.e
Telbn. ere leading ar;ists IN tho company. 1he
tneaitn Hzs ffpn tho opontbg nsSht d 'iunounc
ID success. During itn tlr.s essson Mrs Fauny
WaHack, Geotge vandsnhoN. Ar. Mutauch.
fTn.Sn ixt1r 1t,ia Gfnr
Waltack, Jr.. Sam Lover. aud John l}Ioug'ian,
wore among tho strong attrac .Ione u the house.
lu 1850 Wslllem DAsidge and T.. i. Conway
joined tho uosn apy. For ~eveta! years Mr..
Forrest played long and successful engagements
here.
Mrs. Barrow made hor first IMPORTANCE in New
York ut this theatre IN 1851. At the c'nre Of the
aan1o year " lHg0m1r "aB produced upou the
s!ago for the first ti'no i" Nov York with Niue.
runIn as I'drt'teaia, and Mr.. ton"ay as In
gontar. III 1852 julia Dckn. and nfter ler Mrs.
Anna Cora b1owatt, ,lsyed Faritan mia tn rho
rame Ingontar. IN September, 1s5i Nr. +. J.,
Davenport played All engagement at stiu Old
Dsoad"as Oh ii,s return f1psn I tix years nb-
sclsco IN Europe. a titsio later MiAs Jeau Mar
sarct Davenport achiesod great SUCCESS HI
Camille, in q version Ut tho Ffelirh play niado
by herself. Bllo l,ad brought out tilt play year
before at tht. hourp, ami with a9inori the same
cast, but for hono lEe1rlIcs1Ie Ieason 1t had
fA.lea to wsn tho sympathy of tha Aul.euce and
WAH withdrawn.
Tho caroor Of Durson's Theatre tn Chambers
street WAS iucloHed betwoeu the years lt4o ani
1856 Among the actors who srrearcd In that
esot-popniht house dnrlnK tss eight searona
wora tho Dlahes, the Drnuchams. MrR. iIoey.
Mrs. Vernon. AIr. Lester Nallack. Mr. 1olaud,
Charles Fieher, J. II. 6tuldart, Ind Mary Iayl0r.
After tho abandonment Of tho G4aa,berH ptFCet
hou1o, Mr.. Durson was for three yents manager
Of The Metropolitan Theatre, nu broadway.
At The close of tho year 1850, q new theatre 1t
tue corner of Btoone stfoet and Broad"ay wRa
opened by John DrouGhau under the maine Of
"I}r1uphan'B Lyceutn." 1ns houhe had but q
brief career OF tSo seasou6, aud enloyel but
partial success, although the STOCK company
comprised several Of tue n1ost talented actors ON
tho Now York atHRc. aud tho u'anagcr tasket hIB
fertile tnKeuuitv III the production of series Ut
br,lixnt entertainments. Atnong tho notable
events III the history Of The LyceuU, Waa tip i'll
PRODUCTION Oh the opening night Ut john Owaus
to tho Now York public in tho character Of Air.
Fright in "CfimHon Crimes y; the reduction of
low nj tito Lyceum y; and the enEaR' 1acnt of
Mssa Catherine sinclair Mrs. Edwin Fossess} 1t
the tlme when the Forrest tiyosco-caso WRs the
Leading souHatipn III New York.
houxe vas oponsA by Jatnes ". Nallaek, "lho
Elder" who tanned 1t Wal'ackh Lycoum,"
and Afterwards " Wnilack's Theatre" stroug
comedies immediately secured for tho thestre
orn ar a,ra,tont ranntatInn .iEp nIe w. rro}cnd
nn' ~ ,an aa ono ,,',f,I aaea IN. ro,ps;S II ~
~ ~ nnt Wat,sf , ia fsrcs ~ IL, ..1sra.
~, s1,oo1 :" Eo,,saon t,,a n;o1.s ~ i ncturo tnrc
~ ~ sn .c.In va. dsnced hv :. S1;ss bi.inns -
a,r ta,, .~ho aar,r,p tfa ora,,;,,o xa.r hnca,na
III u EIIra"ca Tha innc III NJ tho r'nr,.
.sr antar xi,n l.yn fro. .t,oa Ia t,n anrnrrc3
~ 49," t',.r,s - r. l,nch msot1a omrsas Tia
~ ,a,nss ~ Mrs IIoo1 IT. sothcrn or,c,nslI, sr
Staxnrs@ - H. 1ioItsnd Ear. stnyenr s5rs Yer.
ntu .,rs ~ Enona Ma f,snvnn1 Mr. Joi,n
Wa Waod rl,ar1cs Finl,nr jain G;hnrt' tt,o 13,ates'
tno nroushS,us, md nomothinr i,ko = Isif-..
i,,'',;ra'i tn' n,I,ar. "1~ -~N
A"'''o" 0'A''''
.. mAJoLlcA.
1t la difficult TO realize that pripr to tho Biz.
,oa,,b ,o,,,rr o.rt,,or t,h1a.v,,a ,x,a o,,,ou,
'sIi ~ -, ~, a.. "'1,s',
ahhno"h !" E"s'A1'o' ~ "e TUE" y. 'no 6t''ei''
ulu m!Htafy dlsPlay OF Tue 4ouuAt oatonsr tAa
sut,ptuous cotlrta OF Royalty, tAetr sLowy ap-
pa raj and costIy retinuos. il IL s,h an effort 80
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o'af ~ au''" ,'l"'' ""on WV Ao''ons ""u "s..