, 1880-08-22
The Union Square Theatre and
the Coming Theatrical
Season.
Manager ELL Gives a Dramatist q
Few Points On Successful
playwriting.
Adelaide Nelson's Antecedents-Facts
hot Generally Known Concern.
ing Her Health.
Current Gossip-Plays and Players
Local and Foreign

TIE UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
4 TRIBUNE representative called at Lave
1y's Theatre last evening to CLEAN from Il
y. u. Palmer, manager OF the Union SQua1
Theatre in New York, some facts about Il
coming season Of lSS0-'SL
II fear,'' said Mr. Palmer, "that ha1
little to tell which THE TRIBUNE has not a
ready learned from other sources"
*'Isit true that sou have renewed you
lease of tile Union Square Theatre for tl'
years %
Mot wholly so. Mr.. Shook has renewe
his lease Of the property which includes th
theatre and the adjacent hotel; but my leas
from Mr. Shook is not yet signed. There
nverba1 understanding in the matter, how
ever.''
"WM there be any changes in your CON
panye"
None of Importance, save the addition
Of Afr. Josepl. Whiting, whom you ha7
secal playing in 81 Tie False Friend"
- What novelties /, : in the way Of plays d'
"N3eli, as THE TRIBUNE has alread!
stated, commence the season with Sardou!
Daniel R0chat-"
Don't you think the subject a risky ont
to offer I'LL American audience Z"
laughing. " M mean, IN he ep padded E that Ds ex
nctty tifty-one other persons have asked me
that question already don't see anything
risky in the subject; nor do / see why any
subject should be tabooed which pre-.
1notiycs, and decently- reflects upon tue stage
tie effects Of the terrible struggle between
religious conservatism and what is KNOWN as
11st,{er11 progressive thought. Is the stage to
he always confined to subjects growing ont
of murders, illicit loves, forged wills, and
roboerics? Has it not the right TO retiect,-is
it no. its duty to reflect the ruling sentiment
Ut its timcs The Greek drama does nothing
more than this. What is the philosophy Of
Hamlet but a reflex OF that Of the days Of
til,-nonoiogs On mans duty, on his
faiths, and his unbeliefs:'
- But do you think work so philosophic
sa IS Danis1 a g Rochat' can prove attractive to
besides, *Da,,iel noci,at' IS a work 'full Of
passiDn and Of poesy, free from the slightest
taint Of g10sslless Or lndelicacY. and il it
doesn't pay why can afford to present it for
the approval Of those capable OF understand
ing and enjoying it. think it is the great
est work OF Sa1aou; and as, in soine sense,
my theatre has bpeIl tie Interpreter of the
French drama iu New York, feel it due to
risk a little i'll presenting what consider
nie noblest work it has produced in this dec
=. What other plays have you for the COM
Ing season: ~
II have just purchased D'Ennery's new
play, The CAesslller de Lamoliere,' and
slslt +; probably play it before it is produced
Is it like The Orphans's'
Not at all. 1t IS a play more in the vein
OF Don t:esar de Bazan.' / have also do
sSl; 1,s,;I;tp1 play i'll the style of The Bankers
An original worl1?7
Not exactly. 1t is play made over from
m oid play, just as We male The Bankers
Daughter ont Of Lillian ! also have a
!nelodramn i'll the style of The Orphaus.'
! 1hi..k I'm pretty we'll supplied for the COM
ing WS,t %1S:'3 ao von think of tn o;,t,oo, for
next se:;son ~
tr3as{x MG9ss esHty .styx Look at the sz
ern country here You all seam
TO be swimming in prosperity.
New York, too, and Boston present similar |
spectacle. Next season should be one Of the |
tells HE OF tire full autlituriums to which NV
company has been playing here Mr.. Me- |
V1ekcrs very beautiful theatre is also night |
y crowded. Il SUCH is the summer business,
what will be the winter one2'
You like ChieagoT: |
Every man likes the pllce that likes him, |
You have the best theatrical city in America, !
nexI to Boston and New York. am always |
welcomed and we'll supported when I come
HEAC- 11ON NAtN 1 ltEIQ 1lf.a11E
There WAS a ruluor that you desired to !
true?'' |
s. should like to have such theatre here:
put have you not theatres enough already?
1ou see us every yenr for few weeks witt, |
evident pleasure, but would you not tire OF !
Us ii you had us all the year round? You
nave Ill ilcN lckcr's Theatre the ha1ldsonest
auditorium III the country and ali expert /
9'a,assr n Il m3yssly y9a haze t4e very
going 10 have a new theatre in the Grand !
Opera House. THEN there is Hooley's, be-
sides the large stock Of minor theatres. Your
patronage is extremely liberal, and often ex-
want
*'Do you think TINT New York will be able
70 support so nlanyllouscs, DAYS. the Park,
ts1o;h,s. '5! the un!on Square, Wa!lack's. the
t,fti, t ~, sys,1ue' Nib'os, tie Lsceum' and all
"Of course it will. Good times are ali
Iound' round :n'd if you elect the right Presi
which is the right manp'
III 1kll you aflef the election. II. say,
We have TO interference with the financial
polcy j.. nf me country we will find patronage
.,2 "loa won't i, sise us Daniel Rocllat' until
No; when Hope the land of 1ngersoll
wont get mad over it. The time of our com
nfls mol yet liked, but lyt betll 50 much in the |
lEb't uf SEEING my little plans printed iii the
chicago papers almost as soon rs | fo,1ucI
Ilell that l suppose you will know of mr.
coming as soon as myself think of start
l::,s' 0'~A1
MANAGER HILL ON NPLAYWRITIyG
4 tlislniatist stood in the lobby Of Nc
e1ekars the other night while the crowd
urged into the theatre. Before O'Clock
s!c hunsc was filled from pit to dome. Is. All /
lie kase " WIS the piece. This dramatist
las written much+ but, alas. his writings
:ve bpcn either ''too high for the compre-
ension Ut the MASSES" or "beneath the an
reciation of the cu1tured.'' P]aywritinc las
ut been profitable with him. He is 4 lover
art. snd has what the manager Of, to-day 1
onsidcB insane ideas regarding the
'nctity Of that art. He therefore :
the screaming multitude rs the {
ay, proceeded with feeling mixed with ,
onder and compassion. Dayidge came in, !
oultshed q club, and called another man :
sela, Il snake III the grass, viper, ETC.; he | t
lnced a war-dance around the various 9
araa.;s persona through the act and G
ought down the curtain by the liberal ap- y
cation OF lrd-ilot poker to the eccentric i
rn-1inctor's taTraiL The audience smiled, Il
d Uttered and ya3}aJ Tim t.nrn.dnntors~ | Ii