New-York tribune., 1879-04-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CLOSING A PROSPEROUS LIFE.
CAREER OF THE BANKERS DAUGHTER-HER sue

CAREER OF THE BANKERS DAUGHIER-hEh so0-
CEssoR AT THE UNION SQUARE
The carly demise of "Thc Bankers Daughter" as
officially promulgated by those in charge of her well
fare naturally excites interest in her career; ana
an obituary seems to be in order. In search OF ma
terial for such notice TRIBUNE reporter called
upon A. NJ. Palmer, manager of the Union Square
Theatre and foster-father of the lady or the play
thing in question.
"How many nights has she livedi" was asked OF
him.
1--WE anticipate her peaceful demise," was the
answer lin the midst of prosperity and in the hope
of an carly resurrection in other cities, on Wednes
day or Thursday night of next week At the former
date she will have lived exactly 1873 prosperous ana
pleasant nights and Saturday afternoons"
The longest lived of all her American sisters y
"If Won mean wholly and purely American breed
yes. But Divorce which an adaptation,
md sPioue, which was borrowed in part from an
English novel. each had longer runs-lives. OF
course mean. But Howard's play is the only ab-
solntely original play of American construction
winch has had a run of 13S nights within my
memory"
"Since this run began how many American plays
have failed at other theatres !"
'Blcss me! don't know. My business is to look
for success here, not for failures else where"
The reporter ran over in his own mind few
Boncicauts "Clarissa Harlowe" and "Spellbound';
Mackaye's "Thro' the Dark; somebody's Dr.
ClydeD; McKenna's "Whims"; the unknown's
"Open Verdict; Clark'S play, name forgotten, at
the Standard; Mrs Henderson's almost Life;
"My Som etc. etc. Memory proved too short to
recall all the failures. Mr. Palmer prOtessed abso-
iute ignorance of the plays named. 1t became evil
dent that he never ventured outside OF MS own o.
fee at least, hardly ever -,
. How many people have yOu employed in this
piece before and behind the curtainT was asked
as a sort OF entering wedge 10 open up other facts.
Z" bout sixty all told" was the reply.
"And they have been paid for say twenty weeks
how much in the aggregatcT So
After minutes calculation Mr.. Palmer repned,
How much have you taken in at the box Office
during that time =
THAT'S a secret"
subsequent view of the books showed that
about Sl25, 900 had been received, and that Mt.
PalmeIs profits on the piece, after deducting $1,000
paid Nil Bronson Howard on ROYALTY OF 40 Tor
each performance, was about Si1,OOO
" Have YOU the control of the pieceV was asked.
For the United states only. except California.
Theatrcally, California is q foreign country no
Eastern manager contracts 10 do anything IN Cali
forna except as special speculation"
$50 far away. After the close Of the season here
lam gong to do The Bankers Daughter with the
original cast, set you have seen Ii hereby the
way, have yOn seen 1t = r.,
"Wcl. am going to do It rs it has been acted
and set here for two weeks at Boston, June /, at.
Abbey's new Park Theatre; subsequently at CHI
tember 3 1T Philadelphia all with the original
cast. After that James W. Collier will take It on
the road for the season of 1SI9-SO. III mas been
sold 10 Mcguire for California
" Why are Won taking II OF =
al can do better think. / can run this piece for
n wear to q paying business. If were content with
such houses as London managers content Them
selves with-E100 IS a good average house there-l
could keep it on all summer: B9t while c. can 90
of the season, | think can do big business with
the Lost Children and so am going 10 put that
on UeIt Wednesday or thursday"
4 fine meodrama Of the time of Louis XIII.
Full OF people, rich in effects and full Of color 1t
Pont Neuf' but Cazauran has borrowed effects from
several haf-forgotten PLAYS The name 3e.I} Of the
not unlike that in motif In that play the SYM
pathy of the audience drawn out toward two
girls, the one prosecuted by mercenary people;
and the other by rues. In this case the
orphans are two boys about twelve or fourteen
wears Of age. One is of low condition, the other
regular French patrGan; ne latter f rs fGrmoy
get him out of the way, and the sympathy OF the
audience will go out 10 him. The other is bold,
brave little fellow who aids his little foster brother
to escape the Vaccinations Of his villanous rela-
tives"-
"Not a bit of It, Bv the most ingenious means.
Aud the audience can't but help admire the little
fellows daring MarstOn has made some most eff
fectve scenery for the chief situations. lhe Tower
Scene! Beautiful beyond anything | have ever
seen on the stage. That man MarstOn has more III
genuity and more resources than any aItlst IGver
saw Don't You print that last, for Marston will be
wanting more pay. But It is a fact, though"
"WhO play the two children ~
mabel Leonard plays one. i don't know now
really whether she is the one Of high degree not
The other is played by Miss Anderson, a very
wonderful child actress"
"Where do you get these pTOdiCcs z
81 first heard little Anderson declam at a school
celebration in Chickeung Hall. She is wonderfully
clever"
WHO else will be in the cast |"
"ThOrne Parsce, StOddaTd, lie MOyne, Lang
ham Jewett, HARRISON But III send you a full
cast - 80
Which Mr.. Palmer has not done But IT will un-
doubtedly be published in few days. See adyer-
tisements.