, 1879-04-20

Is proposed that it shall occupy the boards for
1our weeks. After that. new piece which ne
claims as bis own will be done. For several
days back he has been busly engaged in select
ing
which will include the following names: J. B.
Sud1cy, Frank Sanger, Q. Il. Barr, Ed. Cole
man. Sol Smith, Maud Granger, Emily Rigl, and
Mrs. Sol Smith. On the whole, the selections
have been wise ones. But In choosing theatre,
Augustin seems to be 'sof his cobase-" He
utterly ruined BY the sort Of shows which
have patronzed it during the past few
years. His selection was especially queer
in view OF the fact that he might have gone to
the Fifth Avenue If he had chosen to come
down from bis lofty pedestal long enough to
have made the proper oyertures to Dan Har-
kins. There is, Of course, just a chance that be
NAV bit the town down there; but Ii be does it
will be hard pull ngainst strong tide. He is
an energetic AMI persevering manager. and
ought to succeed; and the time will undoubt-
edly come when he will again be at the top Of
the heap in New York.
In the Herald Of Tuesday there appeared a
criticism Of Mary Auuerson's first performance
Of" Ingomar'' in Brooklyn, in which this line
occurred: "Mr. John ". Norton, as h.9o,na1,
md the balance OF the excellent company,
proved fitting support to the fair star" The
same issue of that paper p)nced the number OF
deaths in the theatrical profession during the
past year at 25O.
Great shades OF the ancestral Bennett!
John ". Norton didn't play lagonaar at all.
Indeed, be WAS in Philadelphia oil the evening,
and J. c. McCullom took his place. And as to
the other item, 1 think SIR. De Fontaine must
have mixed his statistics as we'll as his drinks.
Undoubtedly the paragraph should have read :
"Number Of deaths in the theatrical nrofeseion
last year, rs; number of times the Herd!d critic
has had the jim-jam during same period, 25o.'
Jim Benefits paper is like the sidewalks in
the City Of Cheyenne, in one respect. Of late;
One must be about so drunk to read the HeTdfd
on dramatic affairs undcrstAndingly just as he
must be ':howling-fu !" in order to pefambufate
a Cheyenne pavement and not get bis neck
broken.
Last Saturday night at the Union Square
CHARLEY TuoRSE
was taken with his mental bilious attacks, and
cou1dn't-or wou!dn't-play. Consequently ut
the last moment the bill was changed. and
Smother and Son" WAS substituted without
suit vas that before the first act was half
played, at least one-third Of the people in front
| had gone to the hox-of1iGe and demanded the re-
turn Of their money. Thorne's cquanin!ty was
restored by Monday evening, and the Bankers
| Daughter" was done again. Tomorrow night
| the "Lost Children" will be produced.
Charles is growing high-priced Of late, and it is
getting time for him to be taken down peg or
| TWO. There arc better actors than he IN the
country, and it will scarcely pay him to fool
with audiences in this fashion.
Fanny Davenport has done q good weeks
| business at the Grand Opera-House with
"Pique," supported BY very excellent com-
pany, made up in part Of her own travelling uon'.
strong New York names. Al the other theatre:
the.biIls have remained unchanged.
The Knights are soon to appear at the Broad
| way in '0tto."
Sothern is to arrive shortly, and Is to play Al
| the Park in the fall,-not at the Lyccum.
The Mastodon Minstrels come to HaVerly'
next week. The printing thus far displayed b1
them overtops anything have ever seen:
Steele Mackayc is TO open his new Madison
Square Theatre Saturday night, with "Won a
| Last ~ and strong company.
AIMEE DREW TREMENDOUSLY
for two or three DAYS at Booths. but the bust
ness is now falling of There is no mistakin:
the fact that opera bouffe must be given in /
small house in order to ''go." Then, too, th'
French version Of the "Litt1c Dukc'' is tot
long. The curtain fcn tonight ut II 80. pre-
yiously to that time at least 200 people had lef
ed we're thoroughly tired out. One of the ladie:
OF this company called MIL Raphael-is :
most striking counterpart Of Pauline MARKHAM
in her best days. l never saw such resen'
blance in yoice. face, outline, and manner. IL H
remarkable.
Archie Gordon has prepared un adaptation o1
a reioning Partisan sensation, which has beer
accepted By city theatre, and will soon be pro
duced. Tie comedy he wrote for Elsie Moore
some time ago is in rehearsal at another Ties
tre here, and viii be brought out in shor
time Il is limited hatmanF Of the crtsp ant
singing articles which eDllsen the pages OF th'
always bright Dramatic !iecs are from bis pep
That paper has penetrated widely into polltlca
circles since 1t opened ire OH Charles A. Dana
who, it may be known to few ouslds
Gotham, is the editor Of the New York Sun.