, 1877-09-30
DRAMATIC NOTES.

1
BARLEY Campbell, it appears, Gun not only
gusl1 himself. but he becomes the causc Of gush-
fulness in others. The dramatic critic of the
Detroit Free Press is lost III admiration at tue
| literary cxcclleucc Of 'tuow Women Love ~
Listen to him
This play is fruitful in episrammatic, terse. po-
etic. and yet always SIMPLE Thought Indeed, its
ciiiefest beauty is dircc1nc*s aud simplicity; but
around tliat central excellence cluster many bloom
u1 tcndris and fragrant flowers breathing the grte
ful aromn OF sweetness and devotion, and selfsac-
rlcc. THIS Is especially true OF the character Of
| Clare lie Nome, who crceps into one = letter n1
| tu1c, and 'co!ncs to stay She Is blossom Of
human gen,lcncs+. figure Of womaniy truth. ~
t gracious and l"vab!e as tile Agnes OF David Cop
| perticld.
lie says that tin the matter OF construction
it is out Of the REALM ot critigsn1,'' which is i
| somewhat dubious compliment. However, he
| ntfurds ue All opportunity Of Judging tor our
selves as to thc "epg1anmatly; terSs ST.: nnd sl'
while sitting through the play. Here are some
| specimens vi Bartley's 4'bloomtul tenirils aud
| fragrant flowers:
Love never dies. The dull gray ashes that
time Sits upon ii may look like dcntl but beneath
it ail the red coas glow aud GLITTER"
I'VE only love those we can. not those We
would"
mint"
bravery is only periodic. There were times
| when Napoleon shivered III his boots
=
not unly herself miserable, but everybody else
SO.
"1t i. not enough that woman should be pure;
society demands TINT she shall also appear so-
''Thcworld Offers happiness to I'll that are brave
enough TO demand their blrthE1:hi.
"So,nn. the economy of God is lost We
purchase with pam every pleasure VIC know.
We cunnol lock our heaits III toinos anu lay
our loveln theni.'.
''tlncc take l Woman lnio your hcart 1t is I'M
possible to drive her out. They always come 10
stay.
4 less enthusiastic listener would have been
inclined tu reproyc Mr. Campbell Tor Dury1ng
such golden sentences il, 4 mere love play. II
the drama Is full Of such things VIC trelnble for
its success, Such b}uomfuI tcndrils would be
fatal in presence Of Il practical audience They
should he torn from the unholr associations OF
tile playhouse. anu cunhowcr:G III Il beautiful
gllt-ct=ed volume, bound in calf, and labeled
j" proverbial Philosophy"
NEW YORK NOTES.
Helena Modjcska- Countess Bozcnta, will
soon appear iu New York under The manage
ment Of Mr.. II. j. Sargent.
1t has BEEN now determined that the regular
season OF tile Union Square opens with ''Sera-
plinr,'' and not with 'sSalyator Rosa-n
The second contract between James c. Duff
ard Mckee Rankin has been abrogated. and Ac
goes travelling with the Danites on his own re-
sponsibility.
"Bona; or. The Young Spanish Beggar is
the title Of a new play in which Hiss Gcncyicre
Rogers appeared at the New Park Theatre,
Brooklyn, last week.
MIR. Dion Boucicault's new fye-act drama,
entitled Marriage.n will begin the twenty4sixth
regular season at Wallack's Theatre on Oct |.
Much interest is, Of course, taken in the event.
Nr. Paul Nicholson, manager Of the Mary
Cary Company, and his wife were called home
suddenly from CINCINNATI, by the death Vi their
Youngest child The vacancy occasloned in Miss
Cary's company by the departure OF Mrs.
Nicholson (Adelaidc Thornton) has been tenn
porarily filled BY Miss Lille Swinney, Of Cow
ington. Ky.
Mr.. Horace Wall has engaged the following
company for the Grand Opcra-H House, San Fran
cisco, under Mr.. A Kennedy: Edwin Thorne,
}. b. Gris'ncr, 7. F. Egberts. Jennie Murdoch,
Annie Blakely, Elsie Moore, and Charles Stan
ley. 1t is said that Ada Dyas was offered 500
week, but she wanted 500. The leading is,
therefore, yet in abeyancc.
"That Wife OF Mine ~ is the title Of the new
play produced by the Florences. 4 New York
critic says there is very little vitality in IT,
- Broad farce spun into three acts for the sole
purpose OF leading up to utterly absurd and m
possible situations tan only be successful when
istic feature. THAT Wife Of Nine has uouc'
though no arrangements nave yet been con-
cluded Tor secufnga tenant for the Fifth Ave-
nue. Theatre, there Is reason to believe that Mr.
Stephen Fiske may finally become its manager.
1t Is reported, however, that among the appli-
cants for a lease are Miss Kate Rogers ana Mr.
E. 5. Gilmore, besides number OF less respon-
siole persons. 1t is also reported that the rent
has been fixed at s250O0. e., $4,000 less than
was exactcd OF Mr.. DAILY.
Nr. j. e. Williamson, who seems to have
made fortunate hit with Struck Oil - in New
York, has been giving an interviewer q history
Of the piece. During visit TO Salt Lake City a
local author named s. ". Stu,tl, showed Will
iamson a play Of his own writing entitled t'The
Decd: or, Five Years AwaY.' fhe actor thought
he saw in it the elements Of success and bought 4
It. After he had carved and hammered at it,
and written in part for Mrs. Williamson, it !
was first produced at Salt Lake City and was
tolerablc. 1t needed much more work. and
finally it was produced in San Francisco for
benefit under ,,t1,: the new title Of Struck
such very great CO." but the more it was done
the better it went, until .'swimtningy was the
word. Then came the ide. Of playing the piece
all round the world, and travelling b. way OF
the West; from San Francisco 70 Honolulu,
ro1,nryu Tn,rn anil. J.,n,}s,tr.