The New York herald., 1879-09-13
A NEW THEATRE.
opERAT1c AND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES tt

oPERATIc AND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES TO
BE GIVEN IN THE AQUARIUM.
'whle shall endeavor to preserve the distinctive
feature of the Aquarium intend to add such other
attractions to the establishment will bring 1t into
opposition with the best places Of amusement in the
city," said Mr.. r. E. Edgar to representative Of
the HERALD yesterday. "Mr. Henry Reche. the
proprietor has taken into the management Mr.. r.
F. Hamilton. Mr.. Z. H. Harney and myself. and the
new condition Of affairs will 60 into active operation
next Monday"
"What kind of entertainment do you propose CIV
ing?"
Light operas and musical comedies"
"will you have o regular company
..Yes and we shall from time to time present
such other talent as may be In the market.
"Win you change the performance next Mon
dayr'
..No; but we will give .Pinafore' with new
pany. We have been doing 1t now several weeks.
and it has proved very successful. The organiza-
ton playing here this week under the direction of
Mr.. Hamilton. An entirely new set Of artists will
make their appearance on Monday
'.who are theyY
"Mr Hazdon Tiela. formerly Of the Hess English
Opera Company; Miss Maria Harney. Miss Lilly
James, Miss Clara Hutchings. who used to be with
the Parepa- Rosa Company"
What opera do you think will follow Pima
".Fatinitza, The Bohemian Girl The Doctor
of Alcantars' and such works."
"Have you facilities here for such productionsw
1--WE have. There Is q fine auditorium and plenty
Of stage room. No expense will be spared to give
each piece proper mounting and illustration, and
we have every confidence in the resources of the
house to win public appreciation"
"Are there operas enough to carry you through
season.
ave don't intend to conhne ourselves exclusively
to operas indeed to particular kind OF enter
tainment. We shall do pays-that is. such plays
tres. Anything that has had a long run at one Of
the principal theatres and healthy in tone and up
to our standard will be suitable for u.s."
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT..
"What about the marine departmentY'
"we shall do all in our power to keep that up TO
the requirements OF the public demand. So far we
have been very fortunate in efforts in that line,
and We hope to be able to keep up the excellence
'.You occasionally lose Of your euriosities.
supposeY"
others. Mr.. Reiche has agents almost everywhere,
and they constantly on the lookout for new
things. When anything dies or fades we send word
replaced"
''You will engage a company of stock actors. of
course?"
..Yes. Our idea is that if the same plays are done
here that have successful at other houses they
must draw. Mind you. we understand that they
ginaly, with good actors and equally appro-
pirate scenery and dresses"
What plays. for instance. do you think would go
well in the Aquarium
1.-The Bankers Daughter Scrap of Paper
Rescued. The Two Orphans Forbidden Fruit
and any new ones that may come"
THAT embraces wide held.
"well. this is large place, and We ambitious.
There Is other place can offer the same In
ducements to the public as the Aquarium. That in
stitution proper shall always remain. 1t is equal to
epects superior to them For that there will prac.
tically be no charge In future
How do ,ou expect to utilize the two CON-
panies2"
when opera is running at night We shall givo
drama or comedy during the day. You see there is
class Of people, and a large class too. who never
think of going to theatre. They come here
tinuay. and il is for this class that propose to
cater
''rhen under cover of the Aquarium you will give
theatrical and operate performances"
an wen, ~ - no' cansuy unaer cover OF snytnlng.
patrons will be pleased to witness. We have studied
the matter carefully and consulted many of best
people the subject aud we feel confident of
success"
"wili you increase the price of admnssonY.
mo; the prices will remain As they That is
one Of strong points. No house In town can
compete with us there We shall sive more than
You will require q competent stage director will
you notf
1--WE have one; Mr.. Edward Harney. He has been
engaged in that capacity for many years Ia Eu-
rope, and is thoroughly qualihed as well US equipped
for the position"
is it not9"
''wo can extend it at any time as far we like
and that, too without much trouble. We have lots
OF space and shall only be too glad TO see II re-
quircd."
"wili you try any playsT
IL think not this season. What we may do by and
by we can't say yet II the venture we are about TO
try should meet our expectations there is no know
ing what II may lead to-"
"Wfl you encourage speculatorsY
I'VE doDt know anything about them. At pres
ent they do not trouble us. and hope they will con-
tinue to be equally mindful of our place In the fu-
ture."
Have you any idea whom the dramatic season will
be inauguratedY
mo; that will entirely depend on the success of
the operas that follow Pnsfore.' Judging by what
that has done ought 10 20 far into the year with