The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12
THE DRAMA.
A Glance at the Coming
Season.
ENGAGEMENTS AND PROGRAMMES.
Plays, Players and COmbinations-Is the
Profession DeterioratiGg?
TWINKLE, WRINKLED LITTLE STARS
Consultations o. All the Magnitudes
Swooping Down on Peoria
: PARTISAN FOOTLIGHT PETS.
The Famous Women Of the Pres
ent French Stage.
WHO THEY ARE. WHAT THEY DO.
Consultations Of All the Magnitudes
Swooping Down on Peoria
PARTISAN FooTLIGHT PETS.
The Famous Women Of the Pres.
ent French Stage.
WHO THEY ARE. WHAT THEY DO.

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prostrae and when thousands out OF employ ment,
ibe country be travelling companies
and comb Not fewer than sixty Iroupes have
been organzed for 'the road this season. within
The mex fortnight, tho month at iurthest all
II them will be Oh their travels. Among them are
the companies and the stars which have had posses
sion OF the field Tor many years. but many new com.
bnations have been made q vehicle for the display
Of new stars Young girls who i've years ago were
walking ladies' and "utlty," but who have had tho
good fortune 10 achieve single shit" arc out this
year With companies TO which they lend their names
rs stars Ambitious women who hired New
York theatre for a week for the double purpose Of
making debut and earning a metropolitan reputa-
tation are pursuing the same course. Stock actors
who never made any particular impression upon any
body nave made up their minds to 60 10
"the provinces" where dramatic ability is better APP
preclaed than in New York. that they may orlng back
10 the metropolis both fortune and reputation At the
Iance time the prospects OF some OF the New York
theatres are unpromisng 1.-The companies which have
been engaged are feeble and the OF tho season
Is uncertain. Not single theatre has we'll defined
policy for the of ls77-7s of our places
OF amusement will be surrendered from time 10 time
to stars and combinations. as II the metropolis was
ike Albany Buffalo or Putsburg or Cleveland, and
could not would not sustain well selected thor
'ughly equipped dramatic company In these facts Is
70 be seen evidence of the decay Of tho drama for
Ehich neither the public the profession Is pre-
pared.
TEE sEAsoN-wALLAcK's
At Wallack's, as preliminary the regular waiisck
reason, to have Lydia Thompson and her
blondes 1t is now good many years that lady
made her nrst desc ut upon New York with her
Ipecaltles and though she At all times both pleas
ing successful, her rruptions have done much TO
rams he dau of
Pretty blondes always good sing
ss but tho makeup suggestive the result gro,esque
and the public less satisfied with outlay
Did isvoritcs. like John Brougham and the Forcuces
aud even Mr.. WalacK HIMSELF are meanwhile
PEELED to play before our country cousins Provi-
hence and New Bedford, Wikesbarre and Scranton
Alter the BLONDES are gone and the regular season
begins at Waack's we are to be presented with now
play by Dion Bouccault, to DO called s.The Brida,
Tour THIS title is favorile with tho veteran
dramatst and he has been threatening with play
With that name Tor good many years Daily an
nonnced Tor production almost sim uaneously with
The Lied Astray' At the Union Square, but for
reason It was never done at the Fifth Avenue,
and now Mr.. Walack is going to give 1t or something
like II with the same name "Thc Bridal Tour'' ought
TO be the richest fruits Of Mr. Bouccauls genus He
has had the play by him long time. He has
given it much thought and has polished It
until its wit ought to be as nne that
Of the "Schoo for Scandal II II Is a real master.
piece, and Mr. Boucicault owes II to his fame that II
shall be, production will be real service 10 art
for It will uphold legitimate school OF acting aud
play writing against the homogeneous antics OF bur-
lesque dvnites and the erratic meteors
which arc now fitting our stage. One sub.
stantal success such london Assurance" was In
its day would do to redeem the legitimate
frOn ia hun intO hch faIio
could all the OF Jefferson Booth, even If we had
IN actor like these IN every theatre ID New York.
A STARTLING THE THINKS.
But perhaps the most startling sign tho times so
tar as the dramatic future concerned Is what seems
10 be the new policy At the Filth Averus Theatre.
Daily not change the plan of lifetime with
out good In spite OF Gus condit,ops with
which be critical public FAMILIAR It must DO &C.
knowedged that he has ability, and nearly hundred
ZINES he has succeeded where any other man would
have failed His company always his glory aud
his ability 10 fl thin WITH parts his hghes, honor
He would not foreeo beng the dramats,, well as
manager OF his theatre. except for the most
imperative OF reasons. reasons evidently there
IRE, Tor We have none of the notes OF preparation
which the usual prelude 70 q Daily season. while It
8 evident that what once superb company has
been shattered into Fragments DAILY clearly does not
expect to monopolize his stage this JEFF
ferson is 10 be among hts stars. and Anna Dick
lnson announced to make another New York
venture at hrs house. Jefferson is undoubtedly the
greatest comedian the American stage but he Is so
essentially ''star" that his engagement in a stock
thcar. means that manager can no longer depend
upon stock attrdctions to I'LL mis- stalls When we see
Jefferson who rs great artist, followed by Miss Dick
inson the necessity for the mands crt-
d. HarkiDs and Others Of The old Filth Avenue .avoe-
ties nave lett the company. Miss FANNY Davenport
stars" Mr. Charles Coghisn Will be- the leading
md MISS Ada Dyss the leading lady. but Mr.. Coghlan
could scarcely afford 10 oppose bis art to That OF
me master coined an while the presence Of Miss Dyas
and Miss Dickinson the same stage would be r,Iic.
10 consequence II IS Impossible to predict what
TO have from tue Fifth Avenue stage WINTER
and we presume that not even Mr. Day cou d toll
is Tue AEw YORK STAGE AN IMMENSE BILLBoARDP
Tue Uuion Square. " IN a good company and excel
ert resources, will pursue rs policy oI rcprodu ing
Parsian successes, even house is TO begin the
season WITH preliminary advertisement Of travel
ling c ,mpany whose attraction will be appreciated
from II title ''rtruck OH" Damc which may or
may not be suggestive q The success which to fol-
low the undcrtaklng 1t will thus be seen thst
during tho summer and TALL every theatre IN
New York Is devoted 10 advertising attractions which
are 10 mvaao unonepding communities. During the
summer IL is SAID hat Miss Le.tie Allen spent some
SO 0OO IN advertising herself WalIacKs Earlier In
Inc season II Is asserted that two 'society" ladies'
PAD 5000 and u 900 Tor appearances as Juliet
OF Boston, good actress, has occn dong poor
10" at The Un'on square Mr.. Charles Parsloe
rs dong Inc same thing with the Chinese dfom| IAN
Stu" ut the tith Avenue. Mr. Den Thompson has
been advertising his comedy drama. "Joshua Whit
comb, VI Woods Theatre, IN broadway. IN the
way, and With deserved success Mr.. Joseph Murphy
did tho same tnIng with the kerry Cow" al the Park
year or Two ago, ana he is ABOUT 10 give II a
fresh from the Grand Opera House. Mr.. Charles
X. Thorne opens the Lyceum wih a new drama bv Mr.
u. W. Waller, IN which Mrs Waller 10 to APPEAR, the
play he actress beng both Intended please tho
country market. The produ ton OF ''BaGy" al tho
Park IN the height OF summer, mad no Other purpose
recommend the piece 10 country audiences BY
the iiat oil mel ropolitan approval
GLANCE AT THE COMBINATIONS.
Tue reader need no 10 surprised that the old fash
toned stock onipanes, which the pride OF
New York, lave fallen 10 pieces; that there 10 no
longer . school. Of dramatic art In America,