The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12

and that the whole theatrical business has
practically gone iuIo the hands O. irrcspon-
sible and incongruous combinations. nero
list Of tn Sc which would be next to impossible to
make complete, Will show how formidable TO be the
invasion oil the New England, the Western and the
Southern circuits this year. Here are some oil
The LYDIA Thompson combination, buriesque-sam-
uei coville, m.n.ger-orens At Wa'Sck's August q,
The Alice Oates Company, backed BY X K. J. Mics
o. the Graud Opera House. Cincinnal-Engiish opera
ooune
rhe wiIiamsons, backed by Shook & Palmer, omen
Al the Union ~quarc In ''Strnck Oil and play through
The solLeru combination, backed by Mr. E A.
solnern. with H. Wall ms manager, begins At the Park
The Florence comonation-w. A. Deulch, mapa-
ger-Mr. and Mrs W. J. Florence in 1.-The Mighty Dol.
lar. y begins August ~.
The Jonn Brougham combination, with Mr..
Brougham as me manager and tho attraction begins
Al Providence September 10.
Mrs r. j. Chaursu's company-C W. Tsyleurc,
managcr-begns al the Grand Opera House III Seplem
ber
Joseph Murphy .sKerry Cow. combination com men,
COS al the Grand Opera House August la
The BABY comOInation. under Mr.. Thomas
AcDonough, now At tue Park, goes TO Philadelphia
ana through The country
Jane C0ombs atiou--ieg I'm ate--oeginuiug at
Oil Cny in september.
Katie Putnam combination, J. J. sullivan manager;
'Fanchon," "Pearl OF Savoy" &c. beginning al Cni-
cago.
Maggie MitcheIl combination, with her well known
speclalles, 10 small Towns; H. . Paddock, manager.
Adah Richmond UuriesQue comb naiion backed by
Mr. john Stetson, of the Howard AtnenDum, Boston !;
A. s. PcLnoyer manager.
The L,Deard combination -legitimate-Alice Dun
ming, manager.
Hess. manager. ana H. A Cooney, BUSH ,ss manager
Miss Melville will be the feature William .stlc,
Henry Peakes aud others are IN the Company.
Bouccaults Shaughraun company. under r. L. Ste
veD,, Mr. Boucicauit's general business manager;
small towns and regular theatr,s where Mr.. Bouci-
Boucicault's comedy company to play the Bridal
Tour" simultaneously Win us production AZ Wal
lacks, IN October. Colonel |. Aston Brown, mana
D'0rsay Ogden combination plays '.s.arsn through
the Southern circu t, from Richmond TO Galveston;
begins with D. h. Harklns and follows with john +.
Raymond.
George s. Knight combination, Dutch dialect
piece called "Otio." with the worrell Sisters.
'lmogene" comoination with piece called
''Gritchen; OF, the Maid OF Jura."
Frank Bangs comoinaiion, Z. l. Graves manager,
with he ''-oidiers Trust"
Lawrence Barrett combination, T. r. Davy, man.
ager.
Mary Cary combination, with 'Poor Jo.''
Barley Campbell comedy company "opens in Phila-
Harrigan aud Hart comulnallon, with drama called
"Lavender Water, !" opens at The Com.que.
Tue Fay Tempieton combination
Hourv Irving, probably.
CT ra Louise Kologg's company, under Max
Gr,maldi pantomime combination ("Humpty
Dumpty"l, Nick Rouerts, manager
THE KSD NOT yEr.
Here IS list which incluues over thirty COMPANIES
and comblLatious, ana II might be still iurthsr
creased. There VIII DO companies TO play ..Piquen
the Fifth Avenue sucresses, 'sThe Dauichen,''
ana tue Union Square successes, "Pink Dom ,u0s,
other English and French pieces when they nave
received the al OF New York approval sour Board
ing Bouse" and a new play BY Mr.. Grover called
"Lspcih," aud other things too numerous TO n.n-
ton. Stuart Robson anu Il. Crane VIII 70 out with
combination to pay new pieces by Dion Bouoicault
and Hart Jackson. Frank Mayo has not yet gwen
''Davy crockett" Kate Caxlon VIII have com-
binsli,n until January at, err which she Is to tur"
the 1.-TWO Orphans Then there are tho recognized
stars-Booth N Shakespeare tragedy, Jefferson as
Rip Van Wrinkle, JOHN Mccullough with The Forrest
repertoire, h l.. Davenport ~ his Welt known imper-
sonations aud T. s. Chaulrau as Kit &c. Mr.. Lester
Mai!ack will also star part OF the season, aud will
Mr. BouciCault Ia addition there crop OF
meteors turned out by The stock companies ol New
York during Inc last two three years. Fanny Daven-
Avenue; Montugue, from WALLACE Is, and Charles X.
lhurnc JE rom the Union square. This, TOO is for.
getting Clara Morris, Rose Eyingc, and Others Of
almost equal reputation, and The peiaies Of dramstc
briancy, Anna Dickinson, In her conception OF
Anne Boeyn; Augusta Dargou, VINO has The courage
to attempt rennyson' Queen Mary; Louise Pome-
roy, who oscates betw, juliet aud Lady Macbeth;
Bessie Darling, not less versatile or courageous laude
Granger wnO f.ars tho presence OF Nelson nor
tue ghost OF Matilda Heron, aud Lo,ta tiie nreny To
these NUT ada also Tue COMPANIES which vii 20
out from the New York theatres wpen The time is
heu by com Dinations OF which we are TO have good
many this season. n
SUMMARY. u
All this denotes great activity In theatrical circles,
and yet 1t is lar from showing healthy theatrical
condton. just now there are no 'opculngs,' either
LOT eooo pays or kooo ACTORS except uon the CON-
bnatiun plan, aud II would De noxt 70 impossible to
lind manager willing To produce work by I'M
known author BOOth's ihcatre IS without "a manager
anu 10 let by the week. Tn. Olympic Is also leu
antlcss. Some Of The people profession are
udle. Capital s afraid OF theatrical ventures Man
ayers hesitate to produce pieces that will money
their production. The pubic is apathetc and will
stay away from the theatres until something worth
seeing is offered Society LADIES' usurping the
place of actresses aud paying or appearances while
artists are starving Never IN the history the drama
In New York art been low ebb or was the
outlook SO unpromisng.