The New York herald., 1879-08-28

New York Is subjected to the same tests Thk
l do know. that the plays that are indorsed here
nnd favor everywhere else but IT Is not always ,ns
case that play is successful here necessarily Do
cause 1t pleased the people OF Boston Take tns
,Exlies. for example. II was an enormous go II
Boston, yet 1t fell flat here. although il was admra
bly, mounted and very well played. New Yorkers
are quick to detect the exact value OF thing and
their judgment is very rarely wrong"
faces2"
.'Not in regular companies. The strength Of q
company consists III greatness-not il its adapta
plhty. III have my way shall keep the members
OF my company together for years. They work to-
sether understand each other. harmonize artistic
ally and thus able carry the design OF the
author aud the desire of the manager. New people
can't work together to such advantage harmoni.
GUS whole is what is needed, and that is objec-
ton to the idea of interchangeable companies be-
tween New York and Chicago. say there can be
one propose to play here. The consequence is that
when they go for u brief season to Boston. Chicago
or Philadelpha. they 10 together. prepared pre-
sent to the people there precisely that which they
made successful here"
"How long your last season.
"Forty-sesen weeks; the longest OF any
theatre"
"Do you play your company on sunday?'
mo. When they went TO Chicago was told that
II would be profitable to play on sunday nights but
/ said No. / shall never do anything OF the kind.
They play six nights and two afternoons in Chicago
and that's enough.
ABOUT COMBINATIONS
"What Is your belief CONCERNING combinations? ?s
IL think it Is folly as rule. 10 conduct theatre
on that plan. frst class theatre with first class
company. attracts to it first class people. who
time become familiarized with the house. attached
to the artists and regular patrons People rule
favor established houses. They feel identified with
the place Readers who have taken the HERALD ten,
twenty thirty years feel interest i'll it. They
look for 1t in the morning, feel lost without it, and
if for any they deprived of it for weel
literally mourn its Loss. They take pleasure in
ing its enterprise. and are especially delighted a
any significant advantage it may gain ovei
its contemporaries. Just with first class
theatres. There patrons regular as clockwork,
men who must have certain seats and who wouldn't
their regular nights any more than they would
their HERALD. These people constitute our cltere.
They take an interest in the management and its
success. They rarely may say neveT-meet the
manager his people. but they take the veliest in
terest in them and their affairs. rejoice i'll their
triumphs and sympathize in their misfortunes. OF
course theatre that has company Is like house
without u tenant, and never become q domestic
institution. When actors learn that their managers
interest is theirs and the public understands that
the managers best hold is their favor, we shall have
attained plane in social ethics that cannot fail to
be vast Improvement on that on which we stand
and fight to-day. am rejoiced at the hopeful tona
OF the HERALD 1t Is well based and will certainly
be justified by results"
SOME REMARKABLE FIGURES
"How much money docs your house hold?'
''Well theatre is almost AS elastic as an omnibus.
We can take 81 300. however"
'If not too inquisitve. Iwould like 10 ask whether
your little house well filed up to an
average Of $500 night. which is said to be good
house p
II have no objection to let you into the popular
favor we have enjoyed. We played the
Two orphans i.s times TO-. '6sS ~
Led Astray 16O times to- 134.U .U3S 40
Camille 2S times to................. %, 400 90
Celebrated Case Ill times to- ZOE, ,45O 90
Rose Michel 120 times to. ............ 102,0O0 70
Bankers Daughter l37 times to. 129, $50 0O
Performances, 735. $6y5, ,S34 99''
"rhat would be An average Of S946a performancef'
''SQ 1t seems"
THAT must be pleasant for the actors as well -
yourself, especially II they well paid. How Ia
tAatT
Salaries are not down at ALL Good artists can
always command good salaries. and wise managers
are perfectly willing to pay them.'