, 1879-02-09

This fact alone inside from the splenuid play
and excellent com pauy, should insure cro"ueu
house.
NEW YORK.
DION BoUc1CAuLr's LATEST ENTERPRISE.
Special Correspondence Of The Tffbnne
New YORK, Feb. 6.-Boucfcault carries a
pressure OF call which wonld burst the pofler
Of tirst-class stcau-cngine. Aud just now ne
ia working q full head OF it. AS pretty mucn
everybody knows, he has been PLAYING al the
Grand Opcra-House of late on perfectly ehof-
nous certainty. His engagement comes 10
close Saturday evening Of this week, anu, "nen
tile last Days check is turned over, Mcssrs'
Poole g. Dounclly will will have enriched do
nysius to the tune OF $4,000. don't suppose
ANYBODY outside their theatre Knows exactly
how much they have lost on the opcratlon, but
it must have been q considerable amonnt, for
they are kicking Justify. But Boucicault Is as
serene as bowl Of cool clanl-c l-chowder. lie has
struck new scheme, which he thinks is for
ahead OF even the Ohio "idee." lie proposes
to pny week ut Booths Theatre, supported
BY Don,iniclz Murray John Brougha7, john
Gilbert, Harry Beckett, Ada Dyas, nnd-Mrs'
Boucicau1t!
ISN'T THAT coIossALs
OF course, the. family relations between LION
and his wife having been thoroughly aired ID the
papers, there will be big rush to see them
again. And, as Mr.. Boucicault shines in
peculiarly favorable light regarding the alleged
long-standlng quarrel and Its final adjustment,
be will be received with tatteFlne MARKS o.
esteem by the people. wonder II anT puol1c
but an American one would stand this sort OF
thing?
Poole g. Donuelly don't like it, anyhow. They
say it's mean OF him to advertise coming ell
gagcment like this before his time is up with
them. 1t has caused a very heavy drop III his
business at the Grand Opera-House already, so
they aver. But us he gets 'certalnt' =" out
of them, and is not at I'LL Interested III the cS-
tent Of their receipts, Of course nc don't care.
Indeed, perhaps hes taking this means ot get
ting back at Donnelly Tor bouncing bis personal
friends from the stage awhile ago. Who knows:
s'p1SAFoRE" IS STILL THE CRAZE
in this part Of the country. DuG's party at the
Standard are drawing such crowds that people
are turned away from the doors nightly Al
the 1yccum, queer company under the man-
agcment Of Bartlcy Campbell and "Libretto" "
Ruitman, are not doing so well, financially or
otherwise. Saturday evening Of this week 4
third organization. under the pilotage Of J. Z:
Frcyer. will open in the same piece at tue Fifth
Avenue, And week later it is to be done at
Niblo's Garden. Four theatres, Ia one town,
doing the same piece! 1t is also son u at the
Park, in Brooklyn, and the Broad street, N
Phl1adelphia, and Is to be brought out next
week at the North Broad street house. And,
speaking Of ''Pinafo1c," Hark!Gs wanted to
produce it at the Fifth Avenue some two or
three weeks before 1t was performed elsewhere
in New York. lie would have done 1t, too, had
- 1Fs-~ r1,- Inv
pooh-poohcd the idea. 1t was mistake on
Stephens part. Had they brought the opera
out then, the row at the Fifth Avenue which
caused Stephens disposal might not have oc-
cured. How sharper than serpent's tooth It
is to have Il foolish partner!
BEN n1SGGoLD,
who used to be a member OF Daly's Fifth Ave
nue. Company, aud who will be remembered in
that CAPACITY in Chicago. now docs the leading
Juvenile business III Mr.. nrudcrson's Standard
theatre But that luct is OF 1nn3r Importance
beside the announcement that lie has gone into
the opcrutc line,-the nursery opera He still
paws attention entirely to Juvenile u business,
however, Mother, father, aEd SOD are doing
we'll.
The fortunes OF Siblo's Garden are picking up
again, i'll the face Of wise managerial assertions
that ;ht place is too fur doxn town TO be q pop
uar resort. Frank Ala;o, with his "Dayy
CrockrLt" company, did ycrg large business
tllrru Tor Two wccks, ind the proprietors tried
to arrange for longer stay, when tue '.streets'
OF New York ~ was to be played, with Mayo in
bis famous character OF I}dtiger. But Douu
Byron, whose engagement followed Mayos, de-
ciiuea to withdraw, uud the plan had to be given
up. Byron, by the way, has drawn packed
houses Mayo will probably return, later On.
BYRSE, OF THE DRAMATIC NEWS"
Is after gore. Several weeks ago, n weekly
dramatic journal was started in this city, In op-
position to his paper Every issue llas con-
tanned editorials pitching into the Nelps in Il
very lively manner. and reterating the state
ment that the editor was an exeonyict, brand
Cd BY the ealleys Of Frauce," and SO forth.
Byrne objected to such un imputation, but held
his peace until the other day, when the afore-
said paper came out with its regulation editorial
/ and letter from John 4. Stevens saying his
t.Unknowu" had been back-capped by the
Ntus, because he {Stcvcns) hail refused employ
| mcnt for certain actress recommended by one
of the editors. The letter uls0 contained scy-
| eral other statements which were considered
libelous. So Byrnc went aud got out orders OF
arrest IN criminal suits against the opposition
editor and Stevens. The first person was ar-
rested, and began to hunt Tor ball. While he
was doing that another warrant was issued
against him q civil suit. In the meantime,
Stcycns had taken the alarm, and supplied him
emergency. 1le was to have been ar
pusit his bond in that event, and,
! if l,c does. somebody is going to lose money.
Tie owes lc AtGthS s.tJu LOT uuFeTLlstlN Ills puf%
so tits said, and an attachment will be served
| upon the Sheriff as soon as the bond goes into
| his hands. At this point two or three others
| who have claims against Stevens Will step in
! and give their sorrow worlts." 1t looks like q
| lively tilt just now. Byrne means business any
| how.
| The continued success OF
"TuE Bankers DAUGHTER"
| at the Union Square was not wholly expected
by Mr. Palmer, but it is none the less welcome
on that account. The audiences have picked
| up, ii possible, during the past fortnight, aud
| now tile house is literally jan1ncd with people
at every performance, Indeed, business all over
town, with one or two exceptions, is heavier
than it has been for many mouths. Waliacll is
still doing "Uurs" to rcmuuerative patronage :;
"Dr. Clyde u goes bravclr gu ut the Fifth Ave
nue Theatre until Saturday uighti all
the orchestra tickets in tic Comiaue
for the present week were sold
in advance BY Tuesday noon; Tony PASTORS
audiences are looming uo III fashion which
ought to make him wealthy; The Danitcs - is
successful ut Booths; and, until last night, Ed
gar, Of the Broadway, had done we'll with
IS King Lcar''; he was taken i'll then, and had
to quit. Joe Whcelock is substituted in "Enoch
Arden " until Monday night, when Edgar will
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