, 1879-06-29

public and have an idea that the production
will be success: long succession Of lasg
| ard hilarious audiences greeted It here, and
tractiye our. there Mr. McVicker is going t.
get the piece up the best he knows how, whtcl
Is sufficient assurance that 1t will be well don
In every particular. Since the old gentleman
saw that luminous chart OF the Megather1a,
Minstrels IN last Sundays papers he has givel
up all idea OF organizing the company be had II
| mind,-of which, it will be remembered, Hoole,
| and Haverly we're to be the end men. h,
thought be bad heard OF al; sorts OF advertise
ments, but when 1t came to printing maps o
minstrel companies, why. that let him out.
STEELE MAoKAYE,
who landed here this morning. saYs he. is vel
satisfied with the result Of his engagement q
Aooley's. Some money. he claims, WAS cleared
| 0y himself on the fortnight, and that, togc;he
! with the cordia'ity which marked his greeting
! made bis stay very pleasant: He told me thi
| afternoon tIlut negotiations had been reopenet
With Enc the ownrr ii the Madison suuar,
Theatre, for its rebuilding, aud that the srheant
| would surely go through to successful consum
nation. Tie theatre is not to be ready for oc
[ cupancY before Jan. I, however. In tile mean
| part Of the country with. the company which hi
] is about to organize. In that way he will pro
duce and get into shape several new plays whict
he now has on hand, SO chat, IT they contain ths
!! elements OF Success they may be in smooth
! working order when he is ready to do them here
That idea Is good one,;so and II it could ht
adopted to wider extent Gotham wouldn't bt
sickened SO often With pieces tlluI are badly re
hearsed, poorly cut, and c'uulstly mounted.
We had ruulors this way q day or ewo ago tc
the effect thai '''t
|, DAILY AND FANNY DAVENPORT
were to go INTO donbJe harness again in The
| atrical way iu New York But Tie woods are
lall Of impossible reports just now; and that is
why wasn't ut nil surprised yesterday to.learn
thar the Dayenport-Da}y business hadn't any
foundation at all. The fact Is that Tom Davey
nnd zoe BROOKS, two ma managers &sr who are widely
Fanny for year, and intend to pilot her
through the country, supported by their COM
bination. don't know, whether she has auv
new play: or not. She is pretty badly In need Of
Brooks and Dayey haye also arranged to take
charge Of joseph Jeferson's time for part of
his season. John Mccullough, too, will go With
them, and take it all la oil, their hands are like
IL to be pretty full for some time to come.
Davcy Just now Is confined to big room by st.
vere--almost tlaugeruus-tit Of Illness, which
is the result OF overwork.1 Brooks, therefore, Is
running the whole establishment, much to his
own disgust. s.:-
MAURICE BARRYMORE
is engaged as "iuvenie :" man at Wallack's for
next season. He is generally liked in New York
gethsr probable TINT be will prove we'll fitted to
the work required in his new position.
Lillian Gloves Clarke. ! handsome young
woman OF excellent promise, who entered the
profession couple Of seasons ago aud q. once
established herself as au actress Of ability Is to
leave for Europe shortly. During her absence
she proposes to complete i1er musical studies,
aud it is also likely that she may star through
ENGLAND in Bronson Towards "Bankcr's
DaaktP Ths "Pin.tore which has been runD.ng at
the Bowery abruptly kicked the bucket last
night, owing to monstrous and altogether ia.
comprehensive desire on tile part Of singers and
musicians to De paid their salaries. 1t was given
cefn but the players declined to wats all sum
Her for his arrival from Albany per "racht"
Dolphin, and then take chances On being able to
get their money. ii So they raised prolonged
howl, which had the effect OF ending the career
OF q: least one ''Piuofore, ,"-ior The abatement
OF which nuisance let la be profoundly thank
fu1.
The wonderfully little folks who are known as
THE stAlDasTs"
have had built for themselves at Brighton
Beach, Coney island, q large hall, In which 1t Is
proposed tllat they shall give entertainments
throughout the summer. II the ealt air should
give their growth sudden impetus, their man.
agcr would feel mighty sorry he tried tie ex-
pertinent OF course you recall the story OF the
man who took living skeleton to Australia for
purposes OF exnioittons
Well, when they started the skeleton was 20
thin that he looked 3 guod deal like strawber~
ry-erata with Unusual facilities for ventilation.
But the voyage developed il him an appetite
which would have made an ordinarily y-yoracous
ostrich look like dyspectic invalid BY compari-
son, and the Snowman dav by Gay saw his curl
osity gathering adipose tissue ut a fatal rate. I
And by the time they reached Melbourne the
unfortunate being who had formerly been but q |
bundle Of bones wR transformed into good
sized man. The exhibitor was in despair, but |!
The appetite kept up. aud q month later be had |
curiosity Oh his hands that weighed something |
ike half a ton. Then his heart was glad, and |
le made.a barrel or so Of drcats, showing his /
skeleton as fat man.
Now, If the 1l1dgets begin to grow. ne may |
zee 'em in d year or so travelling around In the |
yuise of giants tour rods high.
And VIC may not -. 1THuR1EL-