, 1879-04-28
DRAMATIC NOTES.


"Thc Danltes" at Eaveslys.
Maggie Mitchell for two weeks at Hooloy's.
Edwin Aooth's next two performances will bc
"Nruttls."
The prfvatc counsel to prosecute Jim Cusrie,
tho murderer, Wilt be Roger Pryor.
Mr. George Clark Is mentioned as leading ID.
venilc for Wallack's next season.
Mr.. Harry Chapman has returned to town, but
his company wlll take the road again In das or
two.
"Engagod," It IS said, will be produced at
McVtcker's on Juno 10. It Will DC run for four
weeks. The untoE Sauaro Company aro UNDER
lined by uarcrly ior the salllo time.
Tho Dramatic Neirs says DoucIcault Is aRain
poor man. lie Is what people ordinarily gali
broke. This result las becn mntuy brought
nbOut BY bis speculation In Consolidated Eir-
ginsa stock. Stock that be bought at 40 IL now
down to 5.
Coroltne Hayes, who has boon connected with
the stage rs nctrcss md inauaEctcss Tor num-
bor Of years, mysteriousty Disappeared from
her home In Brooklyn tile Other day. Her
name IN private lite was Mrs. SHINY, and she wus
noted for her excessive l!bcra}ity to needy mem
wealth. md employed her wealth to indulge
her faneY for the stagc.
s'Yaktc." the 1lcw Gcrman-Amcrcau comedy
by N. Quntl, was given It's initial representation
at The Detroit Opera House Oh Thursday even
l!E IN thu prcsenra of m unusually largo first
night Detroit audience. The cnsnedy ia pro-
loguo and three nets. It has vein Of DRAMATIC
rs well ns Of conlc interest. nnd is unQucst!ona.
bly, possessed Of elements which will insure for
1t degree Of popularity sufficient to at the verY
least sustain the judgment Ut the management
III putting 1t OH the stage In manner worthy to
command enthusiastic dmiration.-Darctt Fire.
Ircss.
Mr.. Henri Werthciubcs, remarks tic Town
Crler In tue Dramatic Nt.c,, says what he knows
10 be untrue whcu no suites ia bis advertise
have obtained tle sole nnl exclusive right from
thu Frutch aulAurs Tor the production Of
"L'Assunmoir" at the ofs1npfc Theatre. Il Is
purely on Mr. Eer.lcin,hcr's part little game
Of bluff. (Alr. Ner,ieimber Is too goud unh
constant n pokcr.playcr not to understand the
full Significance or the teris,) sL'Assomtno1r "
belongs TO wlluever wants TO do It. Tic novel
is for sale, md cnn ste drainatizcd fos nnd per-
formed by every combination IN America. To
The French play itself nobody las purchased
rlsht,-Dnly no more than uny oHe elsc. ilow-
over, think thu solo md exclusive right caa
saicly BE- left to Mr. Daly. Tho story is, no
doubt, II powerful ono, hut It ts SO repulstyo
greatly doubt its success, spite Of the temper.
ancc story It tells, Grotesgue realism reaches
It's climax III "L'Assommolr."
Tile New York I'or'd, spcaklnE OF the IT.
tempt OIL BOOTHS lfc says: III. ia true TINT tho
shotgun ns IN instrument OF rsthctfc Judgment
lacks both subtlaty ni.l variety Of expression.
But then wllat wo'Waht III dealing With actors
OF the kind to which the shotgun is best appll-
cabfo 10 hot snbtlcty or variety Of expression.
'rhls the shotgun proptrly treated Inns. Wa
want peace, nlut the shotgun PROMISES peace
even II II MRkes n solitude Whether II II really
less hun,ano or less civilized than the sllillelaehs
ol speech which many critics lMbitually tNtrl
over the hcaus Of actors pf wlIosc actlilg they
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