, 1877-09-23

! the first night. This must have been done f7cr,
some personal motive, as the general verdict wa
success on the first production. Was it Swab
| isln!-Dran,1tfc Nesrs.
The Springfield Republican says: s.scyen O
| the principal theatre managers of New Yorl
| City have united in q protest against the
dramatic critic of one of the newspapers. threat
| enin. to withdraw their advertisements snd
courtesies If he is continued In position which
| he abuses. They charge that he is malicious
| and they suspect mcrccnary, in his habitual in.
Justice. We DO not feel al oyer-weenine svrn. n
I patIlr with the managerial yiews of the duties
Of the press toward play ysaud PLAYERS but in this
case we presume the managers hare reason on
their side-our only trouble is to decide which OF
] the papers and critics ttc guarded statement OF
the Graphic refers to. Malice aud dishonesty hare
! run riot in the criticism Of drama in the New
York press. The so-cal1ed critics have done
their work not only yiciously, but stupidly;
damning the good plays and crushing the fresh
talent with brutal strokes, but almost certainly
putting trash aud incompetence. The time has
not been for some years past when re dared put
our trust in the Judgment pronounced by these
persons unless we had corroborating evidence
outside. There have been of late occasional
signs OF reformation, but nothing radical, and
re submit that the metropolitan press cannot
as that which allows respectable authors and
actors to say that neither can expect fair treat
ment from the papers unless they bribe the
critfcs.'
GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES.
Frank MAYO follows Mrs. Bowers at the
Olympic, St. Louis, with "Davy Crockett"
Mr John r. Raymond's " creation II Of Fea-
brook, In Risks" is spoken OF In terms Of the
warutest commentator by the St. Louis aud
Cleveland newspapers.
Mrs. D. P. Bowers new play, s'The Third
Estate" was produced at the Olympic, St.
Louis, last week. 1t is highly commended by
the critics Of that city.
Miss Davenport made her first appearance at
Toronto last Monday night in '' Piaue," before
a crowded house. She was received with the
utmost favor. being called before the curtain at
the end Of every act.
The richest actors on the American stage are
our three most noted comeGians,-John E.,
Owens, John :. Clarke, and Joseph jefferson.
As a rule light comedians are ex1rayagant and
tragciians grasp more fame than fortune:
1t IS the funny man Of the troupe, At whom aii
the world is laughing, Who reaps the best flna!,>
cial harvest,
The following communication appears in the
New York ErshiAg Post: i" II the wclI-dresscd
party who occupied large part OF Lows aud
F, left, in the Park Theatre last evening, and
who annoyed every one near them BY their con
stant gisglng and conversation, intersperseu
with candy-eattug, will send me their addresses,
will mail them 4 tract on the wav to behave in
public-Tlcket~Hoide
The New York Herald pitches into the Metro
poitan managers for hiring out their theatres
during The summer vacation to cheap provincial
and draws attention 20 the way they
summer months the Theatre Francajs allows
the principal actors Of the regular company to
take congc. In their absence itrcceires select
asprants from the provinces, artists whose pro-
fessional reputation seems to entitle them to a
position. 70 these it acco.ds
certain number Of performances. affording them
an opportunity of submitting their qualities to
the test OF q Parisan public. MIR. Fcchter made
his maiden effort in this manner in Paris, in
1916, at the Theatre Francais. In q tragedy,
where be was assigned the leading part.
FoRE1GN CLIPPINGS.
The play BY Lord Lytton and Mr. Coghlan,
which, it is expected, will be produced almost
in New York and at the Court
Theatre in London, will retain its title, "The
House Of Darnley.', I
The Princess Theatre, London, opened on the
10th with new melod7ama by Mr.. Byron, en-
;;tled "Guinea Gold; or, Lights and Shadows |
,f London Life" Mr.. Nilkie Collins dramatic
,ersion Of his story entitled ''Tnr Moonstone'
VAS produced at the Olympic; anl Drury Lane
II .'peyeri1 OF the Peak.''
Henry Compton, the English actor, has just |
lied at the are of 50 He made his first appear
lnce in Lonlun III 1881, and, after engagements !
II Drlry Lane and other London theatres.
oiucd the Hay:narEet company. He WAS a
,reat favorite in such Shakspearean characters |
IS the Grtsediqger in 'Hamlet.'' Lannee1of
31ob{V, AufolycAs and -uaste2 Slender.
The London correspondent OF the New York |
limt> writes under date ot Sept. 3: 'sThe only !
unqualified success in this years history Of The
ta.c Is Liz; or, That Lass o. Lowrie's.'
Whether 1t will pay remains to be seen 1t Was
PRODUCED on Saturday night for the first time
II London, and yesterday und to-day all the
ealing aud mlnor critics have spoken Ut the ]
york i'll unc unanimous chorus OF praisc,-ths
n spite OF the drama being badly mounted. and
'layell On ban1~Dox OF Il stage, only lit Tor
mall musical pieces. The first night was no-
iccable for being the opening Of the autumn
eason. Every critic, except MIR. Joseph !
lns.ht, Of the Athen1nm. was present.
If. Charlie: Rcade ard Afr. Hepworth nixon,
trs Rose Mary Crawshay. Mr.. Justin MrCar-
hy, Mr.. Durnaul. Mr.. Joseph Albcry. anll
usl Of representative men and women filled
he stalls anu buxcs. /; was LII audience not
kelly to be tempted Into ecstasics about ster- ]
otyped virtue triumphant over conventional
ice. But it was one quite open 10 be impressed
= honest manly work. From first to last the
ouse accepted the drama with warmth Of ap-
royal rarely witnessed on first night. Stalls
nd gallery joined in app1au1inH the robust scn-
ucnt Of the story. Miss Levlerq as Lis {Joan
the noseD won all hearts BY her rough natu~
Il graees, and her broad Womaniy impersona~ |
on Of Mrs. Burnctt's heroine.