, 1876-07-02
THE OTTER WORLD.

actress she may, If she chooses, become second
Helen Farcit. 1Ir. CoWper continues: AS
rule critics are tho worst possible judges OF the
capacity of novice. because they reason from
false premises. They are dominated BY an loca
that nobody not trained to the stage from early
Youth ever could or ought to succeed, while VIC
Of the profession know what !nultitudcS OF &c
fects a eecuine burst OF inspiration Will cover,
and how safely originality and intense person
ality will take an actor over DANGEROUS quick
sands which otherwise would have been fatal to
untricd feet" The manner aud matter o. Mr.
Cowper's slettera1c admirable, aud iHE TRIBUNE
has very great respect for the author OF It. 1t
is proper TO say that Mr.. Cowpcr denies the re-
port that hc has arranged to give MISS Dlckin-
son instruction in the dramatic art during the
summer months. He says he never thought OF
such thing, aud has never been approached on
the subject by Miss Dickinson.
GREES-nooM NOTES.
Mr.. Raymond opens in Il Col, Sellers II at the
California Theatre tomorrow night.
The tragedy Of *:Spartacus ~ was recently
produced ut the Ambigu Paris, and failed.
Mr.. Augustus R. Cazauran is now engaged
writing play for Miss Minnie Palmer, which
will be brought out next fall.
The New York Tribune judges Miss Augusta
Dargou to be ss ore Of the most earnest, am
bilious. and competent actresses OF the time"
Mr.. Edwin Booth is not to act at Mr.. McCul-
lough's Theatre in San Francisco until septem-
ber BE Will, however, begin his journey west
ward about tic middle Of August.
Janauschck las not utterly failed in England,
though she came very near it. Mapleson is to
take her out on q provincial tour, and next sea
son she is to try lcr luck again at one OF the
principal metropolitan theatres.
The benefit performance Of "Romco and
*Julict.'' under the auspices Of the Central Dis
pcnsary takes place at the New York Academy
Of Music, with Mr., Rignold and Miss Jewett in
the titular roles, next Saturday.
4 condensed truth from the London Spectator
NAV afford comfort to many III abused actor
Il is this: - Individuality can no more exist
without tmanneris1n than identity without
tricks Of feature and expression"
Mr., Owen Fawcett has favored TIE TRIBUNE
with ::The Chicago Stagc,' pamphlet contain
ing sketches Of the prominent members OF the
local amusement profession for the season OF
1S70r7l, by W. $. Walker, Of the Chicago Times.
The work is row quite rare.
Rachel NOAH, formerly Of the Chicago Acad
emy of Music, joins the Boston Theatre Com
broke her engagement with Mckee Rankin to
play one of the orphans at the Athennum, the
Boston Theatre managers oblccting.
The Oates Company WIS at Cincinnati last
week; the Wallace Sisters were at Dc Bars
Opera Housc, in st. Louis: Hooleys Minstrcls
at Louisville and elsewhere; the Furbish Fifth
Avenue Company on the New England circuit;
Lucille Western at Montreal; Hayerly's Min
st7cls at Brooklyn.
The performance OF ssSchool for Scandal ~ at
Drury Lane Theatre. London, for Mr.. Buck
stones benefit, seems to have been 4 sorry
affair, notwithstanding the phenomenal cast.
The dticnRuna SAYS not more than two or three
in1personations attained rcspectabiilty, anu not
one in three Of the principal performers knew
his part.
Mr.. Charles E. Arnold, the lessee and mana
ger OF Niblo's Garden, New York, proposes to
bring out new spectacle Aug. II. The scenery
is now in course OF preparation. George F.
Deyere, late Of the Fifth Avenue Company, is to
esad sc maRse5 f uopc 9 mees see M r. orci M m
agent and to escort hithcr and ballet
already engaged.
Mr.. Edward Arnott's midsummer campaign
with s The Gascon'' in Brooklyn has ended in
disaster. lie is in debt to orchestra actors, and
newspapers. His wardrobe and personal effects
are advertised for sale. The Gascon" " is an
18th Of July, at the Arch Street Theatre. From
that city Mr.. Arnott will 60 to Boston. He is
not down yet
Barrett played Elliot Gray In "Rosedale" at
the California Theatre last week, and Rignold
appeared in 'sClancarty" at Wadc's Opera
House. Goth contestants have now retired, and
exhibited at Naguire's New Theatre the week
ending June p, and we're succeeded Monday BY
the Tony Pastor troupe. The California Min
strc1s have encountered bad business.
sotncrn continued at the Walnut Street Thea
tire, Philadelphia, last week, in Lord DUR
dreary'' and s'Dayid Garrick.'' "Our Boys"
was playcd at the Chestnut Street Theatre.
Aimee was the attraction at Mrs. Drcw's.. ia
Trip to tue Moon" was offered at the kiralfy
A1hamhIa Palace. The Museum, formerly Col.
Woods, ycopened under new management with
s'tEc y.,ung American actress, 1mcsene. IN her
original 1iye-act comedy entitled Sunlight"
Miss Mary anderson, the new asprant for
dramatic honors, was born July Is, 1853, at
Sacramento, Cal. She has abundant resources
Of her own, with which she has purchased q
stage wardrobe and jcwclEy estimated to be
worth 81, Goo. She is feet II inches high,
weighs 1i0 pounds, and possesses great physical
strength and powers OF endurance; she says she
does not know what it is to be tired. With all
her other advantages, Miss Anderson has rare
beauty.
Notwithstanding the celebration Of the 200th
night, the run OF "Piquc" continues without
intermission at Daly's Theatre, and a special
"Piquc ~ matinee is announced for July 4. The
Florcnces remain ct Wallack's with "The
Mighty Dollar'; Miss May Howard has re-
Minis, who supported Mr.. Booth, has taken her
place. The fokes Family played At tue Union
Sauaze Theatre in "a Bunch OF Berries" the
performance beginning: as the Herald says: with
. stunid hour and q half Of NJ. J. H. stoddartt
in .:The Post-Boy-::' Joseph Murphy appeared
in the Misrepresentation Of IL The Kerry Cow
at the Park Theatre.
Mckee Rankin and Kittie Blanchard played in
The Two Orphans" at the Howard Athe-
nHum, Boston. last week. The third and last
week Of Fred Williams Centennial play, 'The
Mlnute~Man,'' was witnessed at the Museum.
The play will be continued till July 5, when the
regular season at the Museum closes. July 10
the summer season will begin with the produc-
tiou Of Mcssrs. Rice and Goodwin's e1tza2agan-
"a Of 'Eyangeline' - The distribution Of char
2cte.s includes Mr.: " q. Crane as Le Blanc,
Lillian Conway as Ena4lgtlint, Eliza Weathersby
rs Gabr!e!, n. c. Goodwin: Jr., as the Dutch Cap
fai'4, and Mr. James $. ,taf1it as the Lone Fish
e777au'l-
The production Of 1.-THE Bellies Ssratagcm ~
in a curtailed form at the London Lycel1m
prompts the Spectator to say that tAIr. Irving
is delightful as comedian.'' The 1fhsaau,n,