, 1879-01-26

prominent New York Judge, and the next wa.
Mr.. Boucicault's business manager.
Can you imagine an old woman sitting on
rc1-hot grj0iron, aud at the same time suffering
from grcen-apple collie: II you can, you NAV
form in your minds eye faint picture o1
D;onyslus Bouclcault at the moment Of which !
have written.
HE AAyED AND HoWLED WITH FURY.
1t Was the first time he had ever been fpsu)tcd
! in theatre, AMI he would terminate his en-.
gagcment at once. Mr.. Donne1ly rcplcd thai
Mr.. Bouclcault was engaged like any Of the
stock actors, at certain stated price, and that
nothing would fill the souls Of the management,
Sfr. Douclcauit to break his contract. That
rarayzcd Dion, and he tanned Ills heart OF fire.
But he took eminent legal advice coil
ccrninE his own position, and that advice
eagement. And he did But there
are no more private suppcrs in his dressing
room, and tue actors can get to the stage now
without squeezing through n crowd of strangers.
In Short Dion has eaten humble pie.
rea;re M srE5 Is ,t 10 open ;t t fh Ayenuc
cast Will include Laura Don, Ellie Wilton,
Charles Fisher, Frank HardcnhcrGh, Owen Faw-
cett, and George Chaplin. | saw rehearsal
Of the piece to-day, and think there is no doubt
that it will make very decided 20. The actors
hare been selected to tit thc parts, antl, SO far
rs one can judge from rehearsal, it looks as
II the fitting had been remarkably we'll done.
AIR. Hars1ns isrelcarsng the play III person, anil
TT is as good Il stage manager there is in tile
country. He has secured cntire control OF the
1hcGtre and fully expect he Is going to 10 great
Things With 1t.
THE LATEST VICTIM is IKE REED.
don't know that you have the remotcst idea
who Ike Reed is,-but he is a victim, just as
hard. From some mysterious cause or other,
Ike Reed took it upon himself to resent an
article III the Dyamai;c Acns concerning Minnie
Cummings. As a tragedy, his resentment was
not an unequiyocal success; but its elements OF
comedy were fairly stunning. Isaac started on
his crusade one day last week bY sending mes
scnger to the offices OF the daily papers with thc
announcement that ut certain hour the editor
receive tremendous whaling. Then he pro-
ceeded to hunt up. the editor. He found that
re9oubtable person in the Hotel Aonico, in
du'ging ia a wa1likc attack upon bottle OF
"extra dry" He went up to that editor and
said:
"Who the [of course there isn't any such
place, but Ike said there was] hi is responsible
for that art:cle?'
Editor with calm dienity)-"I am!'
~ was w # don'I hsi ar11een with
another that pm going to write, on Tile same
topic"
Just here the whaling was to have come in.
But she missed fire, aud in trice 1saac's hands
HeFG lEHltf le4Q uy ltlG clllt0F lHcIl tHc IlEn
looked at each other earnestly and atfcctionare-
II for moment, and then, without apologiziug
tor his lasty departure, Isaac Reed tore himself
from the fond embrace of the quilldrivcr and
scooted He ran twenty blocks at the top OF
Ills speed, and then went home. And now the
reporters who came all the way up town to get
tile particulars Of the awful fray swear they'll
':knock the stutiiug" out OF Reed the fl rst
chance they get.
This it is to be the defender OF injured inno-
cence!
MIR. BARTON HILL
has been in New York q number OF days in be-
half of the California Theatre. He has not made
definite decision as to all his operations as yet,
hut be gives me to understand that his mission
is all important one. just DOW he is seeing the
sights and shaking hands with old acquatnt-
ances, who are extending him cordial welcome
to the East. It is the FIRST time he has besn in
Ncw York for six years. Rose Eytingc starts
for San Francisco at once to play an engagement
at the California.
At the Olympic the 'Charles Readc Combi-
magnificent lizzle with ssNtyer Too Late to
Mcnd.'' There was never show needed mend
ing Us that one does. But 1t Is too late, and they
will close in day or two. John 4. Stevens is
ness. The "Collecn Bawn'' is still at tho
Grand Opcra-House, s'Ours'' at Walack's,
.sThe Bankers Daughter" at the Union Square,
"Les Fourcha1nbault lt' at the Broadway, and
Klce ut the Lyccum. Next week Gcorge Edgar
docs '' King Lear - at the Broadway.
31r. Ovens is doing biy business at the Park
Theatre NTH "Dot." His present engagement
looks as il it would be the best he has ever
played in New York. The papers here lave cut
him up little, but that seems only to have
Helped the business. And, unless there is sud-
den drop, his Ca'eb I'iumn,:r will he the only
character he will do during his four weeks sea-
son, although he originally intended to put On q
number Of his regulation plays.
wARDE AND BARRYMORE
have cleft their "Diplomacy'' party IN twain.
Barrymore, Georgia Drew, and the Alajerouis
will do the piece through the South, while Mr..
anil Mrs. Wardc and jonn Drew play it through
the North. This is not the result OF any trouble
in the company, as has been stated, but is
caused by u conviction that they eau rake iu !
more stamps separately. They want to cover |
the whole country III one season. and this is the
Hay they take TO do it. 1 don't believe they are |
wise to cut up their strength, but suppose they
know best.
The Smother and Son " party arc in town for |
, week. They report that their business every
Eshere, excepting one week in Chicago, was |
''w1fd aud terrible, ITO use fakir |
expression. They will tackle it again, though. !
Must Of the roads will be open for walking ecn- |
.lemen soon. lTHURIEL.