The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-12
LONDON THEATRES.
Commencement Of the ORA
matte Season.
''RESCUED" AT THE ADELPHI.
How the Amateurs for the Calvert
Benefit Backed Out


Theatrical matters interesting just now. The
theatres ncng their and already the
Lyceum and the Court and the Prince Of Wales have
rung their respective curtains. Mr.. Irving fresh
from Italian skies and seas. under and upon which
he baskcd and rolled in Lady Burdett Coutts yacht
the warus has been simply screamed at HISTORICALLY
enthusiastically in his revival Of the Iron Chest
The play peculiarly adapted to his particular style
and is given in which is absolutely fault
less. 1t is not pleasing play. certainly. but
it is very weird and strange as given at
the Lyceum, thing to DO once
and then forgotten rapidly possible.
The Bancrofts at the Prince OF Wales. have entered
upon their last there with Duty" an adap-
taton from the French by Mr. Albery OF LA Bour-
geois do Pont Arcy. Mother and Son. is the name
of the version which has already been played your
side. At the Court. which Mr.. Hare has abandoned.
Fernando" has not been q success. owing partly to
the want Of experience in the lady who played the
title role She has given up the part and it is
said that Mr.. Bronson Towards "The Bankers
Daughter" which you know well your side
that there is need to dwell it. will speedily
follow.
THEATRICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
Two of the London theatres are in the throes of
transformation. The last day OF September was the
last Of the Haymarket Theatre known to
the present generation. Mr.. and Mrs. Ban
croft having made their fortunes at the
little outlandish Prince of Wales Theatre.
will enigrate westward to the Haymarket
and will completely remodel the old house before
the footghts Lighted there again. What house
warming it will be! The other theatre which is to
rise in splendor from its defunct past is tho
st. James. Thither Messrs. Haro and Kendall
hsving also made fortunes) have repaired and have
created-so say those who have been honored with
inviations-the most elegant theatre interior in the
metropolis. artistic wall papers. pictures and all
the rest of it, according to the latest aesthetic IDEAS
On Saturday next the new drop will rise on q
new and original one net play by Mr.. Val Prinsep,
artist. associate OF the Royal Academy. entitled
.Monsier lie Duc." in which Mr.. Hare viii play tho
Duo de Richelieu.
'.REscuED" AT The ADELpHr.
At the Adephi on Tuesday. Mr.. Bouclcaults new
and original sensational drama called Rescued"
was produced before densely crowded house. The
admirably managed sensation scene alone saved it
from ignominious failure. The following
the cast:-The Earl OF Mount Audley. Mr..
4. H. Brooke; The Count Ruskov. Mr.. Her
mann Vein: Jack weatherby. Mr.. Henry Neville;
Jerry Tarbox Mr.. J. G. Taylor; Mr.. Manifold. Mr..
r. Pateman; Mr.. Phoenix O'Reilly. Mr.. James Fer
nandez; Dan. Miss Clara Jecks Widdicof. Mr.. +. W.
Irish; Lady Sibyl Ferrers, Miss Bella Pateman;
Mdge Miss Lydia Foote; Jane Garside. Miss Harriet
Maria Harris; Blind Biddy. Miss Louise Noodle.
The London critics are down upon the play. Says
ca eau i plays. sensation scene train has
to cross swing bridge over river. All the
heirs are In the solitary ,. carriage dragged
formed the pointsman tries to wreck the train
by moving the bridge so that the engine must
plunge into the water 1t need scarcely be said
that the herones rush up at the critical
ment and put the bridge in its proper place,
with laughter. The days for this patry sort OF
realism happily for dramatic TT. passing away.
Mr.. Vincent Crummies' pump liz getting rusty. even
u real hanson with real horse and q real driver
has begun to pail. ana sham railway train IS
not still to be found who will 70 to see rail.
way trains and follow tho fnto OF abducted
children pursued by conventional detectives 1t
would be bold to assert, but there Is sup
pose that the public interest in such things by
means what it was" The critic goes to con-
gratuiate the actors who wasted their abilities
GU unworthy characteristic. Vein as the
villain and Mr.. Neville as the 'prepos-
ferrous engineer" The managers have done what
they could as regards the engagement of excellent
artists and the mounting Of Mr. Boucicault's COM
pation. but no citing scenery can possibly make
1t worth the while OF moderately intelli-
gent man to spend an evening in seeing RESCUED"
Tue Daily Telegraph is still more severe. But it
bears testimony to the excellence OF the sensation
scene: "No one really knows il the train will be
dashed into the stream or carried safely over the
has here astonishing addition to the catalogue
of realistic pictures II future audiences afford
to hold their patience until this it they
avoid ut the genealogy OF the Mount
Audey family and laughter at the love passage be-
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no means improbable that the sensation scene will
conquer criticism. and then MIR. Boucicauit Will be
able to laugh at theory and point to practice.
AMATEUR THEATRIcALs.
The city Of Manchester has been in a ferment OF
excitement for some weeks over the Calvert benefit
performances, in which amateurs of worldwide
celebrity were to take part Mr.. calvert u good
actor aud better manager. and the best part Of
his energies spent in raising the standard
of the drama Manchester but taste of his quail
ity was had i'll New York at Booths Theatre the
first production of Henry w." with George Rig
! MO-
the Calvert Memorial Fund started. and
the performance which took place last night
was arranged in its aid. The play selected '.As
You Like It.. In the early enthusiasm OF the affair
u large number OF public mcn--artists, writers and
acknowledgements their services Mrs. Theodore
Martin Helen Faucit) was to play Kosalind Tom lay
Tor to double the parts OF Adam and Touchstone.
Edmund Yates was to play Charles tho Wrestler;
| Alma Tadema. lie Beau; the Hon. Lewis Wingfeld,
Orlando; Mr.. Du Mauricr, the clever Punch artist,
Amens, and Lncy Sainbourne. who does those
eccentric political pictures in Punch was to appear
as CORN. Such cast sure to attract
an audience recruited from every quarter OF Eng
land. But. alas promises proved cheap.
Alma Tadema found his engagements would not
allow him to take part. Edmund Yates taken i'll.
and | regret to add that he has been obliged to
Withdraw temporarily to awatcrinp place account
Of an unfortunate constitutional disease; Tom lay.
Tor found it impossible to take but one part-Adan.
Du Maurier could not pluck up urage enough for
so prominent a part as Amicns. though he subse-
quently consented to be a"sule." Sambourno also
had an excusc-doubtess good one.
THEATRICAL MAkEsuIFTs.
The parts OF those who withdrew filled by
lesser liz hts and the affair was necessarily much loss
interesting than 1t at first promised. An
other disappointment was the nonappear-
OF Lady Sebright noted English
amateur. who was 10 have read the open
ing address. Two days ago came the report that
Lady scbright while riding the Espianade ut
Westgate- with her baby daughter la her arms
tasngulariy nudcious thing to do) had been thrown
by her horse stumbling and received concussion OF
the brain. though tho child was not injured in tho
least had almost forgotten Arthur SuIlivan, who
to have conducted the orchestra, but did not.
Altogether the contemplation OF the names OF those
who were to take part is no entertaining that
have really forgotten who did throw them
selves into the breach Tho performance, how
ever, was success, and Mr. Taylor, one OF the fow
remaining of the FIRST cast IL said have enacted
Adam with degree of truth and pathos most salts
factory to his audience. Tho play will be repeated