, 1879-07-27

PHILADELPHIA
rxop1E RAsN1Na THEMSELVES THRoua1
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t Special Correspondents oJ The Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Ju,y 24.-The theatrical sea
SOU has begun again, where It left of, will
s'Fatintza,' - which has been brought out witt
two steam fans, at the North Broad Street. Ths
company was pretty much the same as that q
last season, Laura Joyce being the Fatinitza
She sang fairly, but acted the part rs II she was
a woman masqucrading in top-boots and spurs
Mr. Cla1ke's Correspondent Was gross libe
on the profession, for which he deserves most
condign punishment. Such slow and stupid
reporter as he pictured to US would have beer
left on five-cent fire for O country weekly,
Seymour made the part OF Pasha funny, but
! there was altogether too much low comcds
about it. The most humorous feature was the
ballet It WAS under the direction OF Mr. George
". Smith, who was probably the first ballet
master in this country. He recollects when
William Penn used to 60 behind the scenes and
chuck the bailct-eirls under the chin, and
was groy-haired man when Washington
stopped in this city to see the sights on his
way to Cambridge to take command Of the Con-
tincntal army. Most OF the ballet date back to
| that early period of the country's existence
] They were In their prime long before the days
Of Elsler and Tagioni and they forcibly re-
minded us that the ballet-gtrl may grow thin
and lose her teeth. but, as lar as can be ascer-
] very well-but he does not know how. He
| got lot Of new costumes, but he dressed the
| young cadets In tights, and they calmly stood
] round in the rigor of q winter in the Balkans
with that single thickness Of woolen to protect
] their thighs.
ALICE WATKINS.
| Mrs. Watkins sat right behind NE with her
! latest ACQUISITION. The performance seemed
| very funny to her; most performances do If she
is the audience, for she seems to consider it the
duty OF true artist to guy everything on the
stage when she is in front. she laughed and
she had no business to laugh, in a tone that
suggested the possibility OF her having done
quite as badly herself. At the end Of our row
sat Di Murskn and her husband, Mr.. Hill. She
she could, i but when Que Of the ''a i'asha's
reat rasss sad.irop Sspp'u voice, @ "rhe Man IN in
the Moon is Looking Down." it was too much
for her, and she Joined Mrs. Oates in q hearty
laugh. The rest OF US tried to keep sober for
examples sake, but when the young lady bowed
in acknowledgment, as It she had done good
thing, the effort was in vaiu. This, by the way,
was Di Murska's last appearance IN public. She
sails this week for London, where it is reported
Time has dealt tightly With her, but she has
fought his advance With all the appliances OF
art until she can no longer risk the sunlight; In
front Of the footlghts she still looks attractive
enough: .
Airs. Oates does not seem to be making much
headway with her new, COMPANY Samuel T.
Jack will assume the reins OF management, and
Mr. Charles Melville will 60 ahead of the COM
btuatiou. Charley Drew Is engaged. also Elma
Dolaro, E. horan, and .Gus Hal!. James b.
Jones and wife. and Rose Temple, who we're
with her for TWO years, would have been very
useful people, but the Boston Museum THINKS
SO too, and they have been re-engaged for next
year. Mrs. Oates promptly went behind the
stage on Monday night aud made oVeEtures to
Mr.. Seymour. but he hcsitated and has not yet
accepted.
RIVALRY AMONG THE MANAGERS.
MANAGER t;ondwfn vas verv mnrh rxcitcd
when h. heaTf1 r. renorted thot ManTtcn Gron
wos aoinr to hrfnp Paula Marie and Canoni r.
tha Rrna5 s,reet md he teIc.r,nhed at pnca ~ ~
San Francisco to know II # wos So, The facts
were hat Grnn VA tn n]av with Ford IN t;alfi-
n-a n,,5 mnsh;n~+on h"t ~ 4h,e n;t1 = ha .ro
roinsr 70 tho AraIemr Forf7 mi Z;inmcrmen
lad made M nt1;r;a1 :nnnonncement who,cver
mt Mr Good,Sin r,,shed into a card in n sin.le
ohscmre Snndav naner in which tie Rrnad sfrect
doaa not ndvart;ce nr III and denornce13 +he m
fairness of rtvai mann@r1s II. announcing neonio'
whom they Ind not enguged. Thcre IS no res
snn whv fe D shonIi3 hn at ai1 fIistnrbedl for he
has his list yery well filled indeed. Next weel1
the theatre nnens with n new cnmnonv. cor-
nr;s,nn Mr. Harrv Hnnter Mrs Thomas Hrnter.
Miss Ven;e CLANCY and Miss LIZZIE Haroii
nc the n,incinaIs for the nnrnnse II nre-
so,+;nn , INV Tnne;col ohenrditr r. ,vhich
:John r. Mu,lajr. Of fhe Roston Gione
Thpntre has SELECTED the music r. IL
thinks it viii draw. On The ISth Of Anrnst