New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-26

the 29th, I'm his celebrated and admirable persona
tion OF McdC6er. aud acted till December d. MIS-
Emma Waller filed the week beginning December o. aS
Meg Merries This is Of the finest actresses WHO
remain Of the OLD school and In suc arts M eg
Me,riNes Emilia, Queen Bargdret ara the DHehesS ~
Main sic has no equal In America. ON December 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Williams again appeared here N
The Connie soogah" and their engagement lasted u
Christmas night and is memorable as the last That heS
ever played. Their final performance. on Christmas
night was witnessed by the Lord Mayor OF Dublin ana
the Irish aud American Rife Teams barney Williams
died on the 25th OF April 1S76.l On December -
Mcssrs. Jarrett & Palmer revived Edwin Booths pro
ducon Of julius Cesar" using the scenery Win o
addition of the coahagratioD from Cori0lanus'
that had been provided by him IN DECEMBER
1871. T.. l. Davenport acted BNf"s' Lawrence
Barrett Cassius T. C. Bangs AntonB ana Mines Le'lck
Julius Csar. This production coat MessIs' Jarrett
Palmer $50 900; was acted 1913 times In succession
and brought to their treasury profit of over SSOOoo
Dlrng ifs run upon invitation OF the managers, THIS
gorgeous spectaclc-Aner than anything OF the hnd
that had before been any stage in Amerca-"as
seen by the Governors and Legislatures ofNewforknn
New,Iersey tie Students and Professors OF Yale COL
ege the Judges the NewYor Court OF Appeals, and
Taaay other learned bodies One MATINEE was gwen W
members OF the theatrical profession On tue ION OF
Anru " Henry v" WAS revived and ran I'll May D.
Dom Pedro H. Emperor Of Brazn, and the Empress were
present, on OCCASION and saw THIS PERFORMANCES
The Kellogg Troupe occupied this stage again. May -
and remained TIL the POI, when Julius Caesar" was
reproduced close the season. which ended on May ~
The theatre was reOpcned till August IL, 1870
WHOM after elaborate preparation Messrs Jarrett "
Palmer produced-agan under Charles CaverVs super
ysioa-the tragedy af Sardanapalus by Lord Byron
The cost exceeded $4,000, AMI tue clear proht was
more than $50 OO0 Agnes Booth acted MyrrhG, and f.
c. Bangs emerged Sdrda gdpaius. This spectacle pre-
vailed TIL December @ aud aftcrward was carried IN
triumph through the provinces "Hcnry v" and "Ju-
llus Cesar" had been carried before IT,
fine revival Of king Lear" succeeded this NJ
Booths Theatre, which Lawrence Barrett essayed
Lear and by which Messs. Jarrett Palmer suffered
n heavy loss King Lear" kept the stage from De-
cember till .cembcr 49, when Mr. Barrett appeared
as Richard III The next wosk the theatre remained
closed but on tho afternoon of Christmas Mr. Barrett
reappeared D1nI DrIce, in W. s. Glbetts domes-
tic drama. then new, OF that name-based on George
Eliots novel Of "5llas Mariner" The piece was fair
success aud IT ran till January 90, 1s77-when the
theatre was again closed On the 9th OF February, Mr.
G. F. Rowe's neodrama OF Fifth Avenue "-lately
an opuent success in England, under the name OF
b ibyon." and rcfurbished by Mr.. Paul Merritt
was brought out, and this till the 10th OF March
The Krafy Brothers theu presented. In musical
extravaganza entitled a. Trip to the Moon," which
miserably failed. April the great tragedian. John
Mccullough began what proved one Of the most sue
cesfu and in its results 10 that actor and his public.
one OF the most important engagements that have been
played here for many years Mr. Mccullough was seen
as Virgaius, spartacus King Lear Rtehe'iea, Meta
paorG Richard III, Macbeth and Oute'LO On the 27th
he took benefit acting OMeo, and. at the close of the
performance, was publicly presented with q laurel
wreath Of solid silver from New York friends" On
the 3O.h Mr.. +. b. Warde took benefit,
acting Pyihius to Mccullough Damon, and
so was terminated the management Of Booths
Theatre by Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer. They took
q short lease of it in tho Fall Of 1879 for the purpose Of
NJ "a uhn Col
TENDER O. as Jane Shore and, September 23. rs queen
Katharine, and who subsequently, under their manage
ment. and accompanied by their representative, Mr.
Joseph II. Tooker. aversed the United States and Can
ada. This the last dramatic venture with which
Harry Palmer was practically conneced-except the In
PRODUCTION OF Uncle Toms Cabin upon the European
stage.
with these subjects his mind concerned and amid
these scenes lis closing years were passed. II WILL
OF course, readily be gathered from this pan
oramc view Of the numerous and exceedingly diverse
enterprises with which. in his latter days he was con-
nected that his vigilance, prompude bodness energy
and patience must have been constantly and severely
taxed There was in his nature either tue essygoing
humor or the phegmatic cOmposlre which are saving
attributes in that OF his partner and beloved friend Mr.
Jarretta manager equally audacious, but safer In bal
ance. Mr. Palmer very nervous, Intense, restless
ana ambitious He had made fortune by the spec
tace of "The Black Crook "-repeating. on the Amer
lean stage and after an interval OF than 200 years
the experiment first made by Sir William Davenant on
that of England-but he was by no means content TO
leave his identified with that work. or to deem his
life crowned with an achievement slender as the in
PRODUCTION of the Ballet While 1t was his principle
in theatrical management, to lead rather than
10 follow the public taste. he appreciated thor
oughly well, the intellectual aspects Of the sub
Iect-the duties responsibilities, and privileges OF
director OF the stageand he was most profoundly de-
sirous of establishing his personal renown as well as
IL nv hans v m
OF all the great influences Of the drama. He had drifted
into his career rather than selected and forecast IT, and
thereoreas is usual In such cases, and they are the
rule rather than the exception IN this cOuntryhe had,
in his maturity much to unlearn many ideas 10 rectfy,
and some for which to atone. He had reached
position when all this practicable; and 1t was OBJ
served by those who knew him well, that his views
were broadening and that his spirit and tone Of mind
were becoming more noble, more sweet more earnest
and more composed-as the time Of his summons drew
near II he had lived few years longer his achieve
ments as a manager might have been peculiarly splen-
did He every detail OF his business he had thor
oughy learned how deal with the American public;
his mind had become haoituated TO vast schemes lie
would have undertaken the most important enterprises,
and only thOse and he would have chiefly labored TO
create IN the multitude taste for the highest and best
forms of dramatic art well as % satisfy and profit by
desires This the implied direction
of his growth and in this pathway he had already begun
to advance However sound may be the objections that
good taste would against some Of bis methods Of
presenting dramatic works and artists before the public
eve 1t cannot be deniedn view OF the array of excel
lent plays and actors above dspayed-that he was an
agent I'm the best OF good works for the benefit OF the
stage and the community. 1t cannot be thought, IN
deed that HIS part in the Black Crook enterprise was
entirely credtable to him, that the production itself
coud be otherwise than injurious the best interests Of
the drama and 10 the morals OF the people. Enough,
however was said that subject during his lifetime He
honestly believed that he doing right. He did not
sufficiently reflect that what seemed trivial or hollow
or merely 1hisOme friyoty and innocent merriment.