The daily gazette., 1879-05-27
EDITION
Oar Ne y York Letter.
New YoRK, May 26, 1879.

Vhe dramatic season Vi Aoto-0 hoS
shout drawn 10 q close, and 1t has brought
70 some few m ,nagers a profitable return
but 10 many 1t has been quite disastrous.
OF those managers who commenced the
ssssou last fall, they Of Wallack's, Union
Square, Park, the Broadway Standard
and the Jrand Opera House remained in
charge ofthese respective establishments
mill the season ended aud of the va
ristv theatres, Tony Past or, and the Com
ique ended the season under the same
management " lth which they commenced
It.
At the Grand Opera House, which is
ona oftbe most magnificent theatre build
inas in America, the principal "stars"
have appeared. Maggie Mitchell, Frank
Mayo, Joseph Murphy, Frank Chanfrau.
Dion Boucicault, Won Stametze, Mojeska
and others have appeared there during
the season. At the Standard, the "Pina-
fore" craze first broke out, and has been
running ever since, and "no fellar can
fiud out" when it will stop. The Broad
way has witnessed the success of several
stars and the failures of others. But
Whenever 'Pinafore' was brought ou, here
the house was always filled. The Church
Choir Pinafora Company which appeared
several times At the Grand Opera House
In your city, was perhaps the most sue
cessful company that appeared on the
boards of the Broadway during the past
season. The success at the 'Park" was
Gilbert's seriO-comic drama, Engaged" !"
which held tho boards there during the
greater part of the season, and was only
Withdrawn because of engagement made
early in the season with Aimee. The
usual annual success of the Union Square
was the "Bankers Daughter" which ran
during the greater part of the season.
Wallack's theatre-the theatre of all
theatres In New York, has presented 10
the people of New York during the past
season, . list Of funexceptionally interest
ing plays, including several old English
comedies. 40 other theatre of this city
has q compan which can give accaptably
such Q comedy as the "5chool for Scan
dal" or the "Hivals" both of which were
given during the season. After sever al
months of OLD comedies, Mr.. Wallack
brought out new play, or at least new
TO the American stage, which was enti-
tied "Scrap of Paper" which met al
once with an unusual success filling tie
house each night, until its Withdrawal
became a Necessity, because of engage
ments which Mr.. Wallack had made fol
trip through the West. At the with
drawal ofa "Scrap of Paper, ""Snowball,
somewhat Of the same character of play
was placed upon the stage until the ex.
treme hot weather set il; but Mr.. Theo.
dore Moss, gentleman who has fol
many years been associated with Mr.
Wallack in the management of Wallack'
Theatre, early in the Spring arranged TO
summer season to commence ON Mon
day May 10th and to produce Gas Yor
Like 1t" with Miss Ada Cavendish, as
kosalind, on the evening of that day
'SnowbaP had to be withdrawn notwith
standing it was drawing great houses.
There have been many Rosalinds, OF
the boards of the New York theatre,
and l am not going to say that none ha
ever excelled Miss Cavendish-I thin
Miss Nelson or Miss Fannie DavenpoI
make more pleasingRosalind But Mis-
Cavendish is certainly a great artist IAN,
while we may all have our favorites, II
would indeed be difficult, to please VIII
VIII not be p eased with MissCavendish
While Miss Z avendish is undoubtedly
great attraction at Wallack's, she is OF
~ part OF the great attraction otiere
Dy MI. Moss IN his production ofsAs Yo
Like It," There is not enc chacter i
TINS most pleasing and most elaborate {
nhaKespeareS comedies which is nc
lntrusted TO a thorough artistic. Th
hDeraiity OF the management has place
the comedy in such hands that by II
possible chance could there be anythin
70 mar the pleasure Of the evening.
The mounting of the play, although
mas not been announced as ANYTHING
an extraord nary character by the ma
agement, l believe to be the most r
aiistic that | have ever seen. Viii
tnere Is no guady 'colorins, or brilia
illusions, the details of each scene ha
been studied until there is nothing le
TO be done to perfect them.
The especially pretty scene is Il
"Forest Of Arden" When those
your people who visit our city con
mere, IL they wish to carry back wi
eneih pleasing recollection of the
VISIT they should go to Wallack's al
use SiiakeSpeare's pretty comedy, ''.
tou Like " ," played by the most pc
pct cast that ever produced it in Aine
ca, and Surrounded by the most perft
ehery winch ever surrounded it
.,hs continent, with chorus of voit
'naI rehuer the finest songs in mani
visit.
MI, M,' MOSS, whose great fondness
.n,,ureh Is well-known here, has nov
iull opportunity to please his fancy, hi
ing juvenile Pinafore COMPANY
Sslne PANT "mc ch recently appeared at
uiahu opq qra House in your city-uln
his management which gives matil
performances at Wallack's to large al
ehoes OF highly delighted ladies'
Niidren, and it is said that it is a ct
mon tnlng Tor some bachelors to borl
Their frieId children and take til
\ with them as an excuse to see the Juy
lie Pinafote. T
HAT NTyI