, 1879-06-28

Mr.. R. D'Oyles Cartc, lessee md manager Of
tic Opnsn ComiQuo TAcatre, London, whose
tact and perseverance, induced Melsrs. Sullivan
and hilbert to 5oin forces Ia the production Of
"u. NJ. 8. Pinafoyeh arrived In this city J0ater-
day morning by the steamer emilia. Mr. Carte
ia not hora for pleasure Or Sightseeing, but to
suryoT the grouud. take the gauga of popular
taste, md maize arrangements for tho pruduc-
ton in this city The last OF Octobsr Of new
workout one not yet completed, BY the way
BY Sullivan atd Gilbert, to whose cumbined
musical ald literary. resources tho public is H.
debtcd for that delightful piece Of drollcry,
hH, NJ. 8. Ptnafurc." 1t is q fact familiar In
dramatic md literary circles that extraordinary
ns has been tho succese Of "plnaforo" in this
country, Its authors have derived no profit from
tion Of an honorarLum Of El0o sent to them BY
j, +, Ford, of Baltimore. Mr. Carte proposea
to ayotd this difficulty With the new pteve 6y
eopyr!xhstsE IT here, hrl1gtnE oyos ny authors
taking a New York theatre for tho season Of
18Tp.'B0. Mr. Carte Ia tho youngcst manager In
London, befng only IS years old, and having
had theatre Of bis own eyer s!nce he was ~.
passed 394 representations having since May Is,
1873 when H. was lirst brought out at tho Opera
Colniquc, cnjoYea an unprecedented run, saving
q yacntton Of fow weeks last aammer; III.
little this spring. us the piece had becone as
familiar rs household worl before tie wtnter
season closed; but, contrary to bis expectation,
Its receipts fur tho Inst stx months have been I'D
por tcut mora than they were for the ltrat SIX.
Hotntthng ti,nre than d fair average IA perhaps
represented by the Saturday night previous 10
tho last holiday season. when thu rceeipts Wcro
Rll0 'flle 1lcw work OF SuIllyaa and ut!bcrt
viii he similar in style anu nlnlncr to "Ffna-
forc,n but will deal with wholly ditlesont sub
ioet; not With the army. as has been reported
BY IT, grcenroo9 osstp' .. ~ WITH tr;,, mors
ilbre.to Is pos finished, aud l,o
completed work Will not be IN my hand. beforo
iii tia es' II T. for % H. obcrt i astidoas - soat
titles. anil never settles upon what lta will saf
| q work Of hts until the last thing When Trial
by Jury was brought out At tic Theatre Rora,
Atf Gilbert lnals.cu upon new tito At ihe very
! lsayo nous u It, and tho wilo1e advertising
wurls bud to bo rovlseti to sult tho now e1ner-
genry. 0ilbsrt's point Il thu seriousness with
tnings; as. Tor instance. when tho Cantaia 10
sptnatnre sslutes hss uel,, hooes lIc secs t'etn
we'll this morning. ctc::--thlnEs utterly tnpossf.
bic, Of course, tn real life On board . ship Of
war. u want you to undcrstand,'' he always
| gays to the company at rehearsal, t!mt this
peee II atricty aerious.' and thu result Il tllat
actors say the most Impossible things With thy
eravsst possible faces, don't know" said
A!r. Carte, " how fur Glllrrt's Idea has been
carried out here, but am told that Pinaforo
has bocn very finely represented in he United
| Htatra."
"r,aafore" had It's orrin in tue brain ot tl,a
manager ten years ago. When opera bouiEo was
1rst introduced 10 London It hau n!l extraor.
tiI,,arY but eptlclnera, success, Afr. Carte
conceived The IDEA Of proluclng son,eth!ng OF
similar flavor Ia Engltst, on English sn!s Will!
Env'sh scenes, aud hit upVfl the project of
getting 0tll,urt to WFite tue l!brosto anQ Sui.
liyan the srurs. It waa yeafs befpro thc 0p-
purtunlty occurred. When Gilbert wis At
lclH,rc Sullivan Was busy; wlen Sullivan was ut
leisure Gilbert was busy. Ut curse, neither
aysuraptes. At Inst. in tbs winter OF la1G7, tfiu
composer aud tbs drau,atiat were both induced
to sign @ cunlr4ct, Alhi i've ut Air. Carte's
frleutls subscribed tie capital to ncst this e9.
Of thN enterprise. The !,at',odlata result
was ts1ho sorcsrtt," produced at tho 0pora
successful, although 1t gained no such popu.
l4rtty as '.flnafore," aud mover ross to otnore
thau local celebrity. Ills measurable e4ccesa
Ut Tho Sorcercr " induced u,u a!lthurs TO al0n
| another contract, aud lhe result wAs "flnn.
!ore" "6ulitfan aud Gilbert have now sKuel
'.a,,d II ls to be III my hu,s within tsso months.
For what 1t wtll be eau, think, ssfely trust
Nr. Carts's flsst negotiation hero mill be for a
theatre In which TO play tho piece A. present
thu matter lies hatwean ilu Lyceuu, tbs stM1Hl'
ard, anl thu Fifth. Avenue, with pro0aliitsl!a
decidedly In favor Ut tie latter. Booths Thea
tre Ia, ne thinks, too targo Tor ht purpnse Sui
iiyan Aud Gilbert are both psJge1 10 como over
a,l4 superinteta tlls production. allu Tho former
will probably produce sotae al l!s Racsed t.lusis