, 1880-06-20
Summary Of the Season-Rstimate OF
:. Managerial Profit and
j., ->, Public Gain.
Tue Riches aud The Rubbish Of The ORA.
>.~;~- matte Year-legitimacy
;: <'' Triumphs.
:Adelaide Nelson, Mary Anderson,
and John Mccullough Fore-
... - :, most ir1 the Race.
a London luditnee 1etarheritally Pull James H.
bsy's lose-cossip alent Plays and Play
> trs Here and Elsewhere.

berYg A0St-G6SSlp aIcnl Ttatb alu I1aJ'
trs Nere and Elsewhere,
a SUMMARY Or 1iE si1!aao>'
While. the it'onfclasttc Jack AaSe1sy conle''cs
TINT there il no such th1f@ Us ofsulattc seas"a
that the dividing linc bus lecn ooitcratco' anu
that the winter business runs into tne SUMMER
and the SUMMER into tho Winter "ltnoul aue
pnusc, the season "f is'9 " spfact'ta'l, e'iue1'
just as 1t used to te IN the aass ot iae seoeA
sysfcut- Iae lea"ln5 eoapu'ies a'a'c p''e' VIZ
LANDED. the lcnding attors' esscs'' '"c 1a4A
0Et'r* have Pu1lco ns"h tae eo's"''i' a4'u a. =
scattered over Europe: tncs nave 'eltc"se -. ~
our watering places, or they may w 'ounu ~ ~
the vicinity sf un1t'n squire IRON "ncnee 'ne,
will emerge when the cufta1n rlscs Ill u.e seat
'lSSO-'s and those fhcatfcs suA open VIII. ua'
TT rely upon the summer s. snaps nov IN Inc
field or TINT may ba' or1faIsztd.
OF course 1t would t"' absurd 10 r.
ported fabulous gains OF stars ana tnoir Hata. .
gers during the season just ended US compareo
with those OF previous years. yet 1aele ea' w
M, dulbt that the profession has 10 some extent
shared in th= commercial prosperity OF the past
twelve months. FInancaal!y' tue pas' nas oecn
nl'ettcr senson than the preceding one. Large
sums Of 1n''''cy have been MADE p5
merttosious AttEactlons win "en-ofsanlzeo ~.
tr,upes: even the vast number Of in
competent people have SKINNED the
country with less olncasy ena.a n ata lnsness' ss
and those VINO stea iof q fceufn 10 uae sooeA sss
tcsn with the end Of thescs'son 'nd that there is
% ssh. sh. pro 's r rs,s % Be- stated
ths Guy .ne sae sus h+.d,s as ~ has af,
the best Of it 1t required no prophet to pre-
dict that with every house running upon the
con,,,fratfon ohm some OF them must fall be-
hind, owing to the fact that there "ere NOT
enough strong cards in the heia TO 70 arouho
Weak companies werr more numerous thnn
:htfous "ncs @Ae .A'4. ..,r,. NJ
SWING mac 10 taAe Tue 'AcAs aau s"neA as.a,a ~
Wicker, while he has been co.npe1le" oecas'on-
,,a5 :, nat tho cr..om If the thing AS q result
.u ~ ~ ..a,,',- 49,, 49, ~ h;s fal1nu:.
ne has maze more money enan any W n1s .e.1o".
managers, and more money than he has seen III
any season since that of lS7a.. Haycrly. on
tho o1hcr hand. while he has had
some very strong a1tfaetlt'ns uas aao so'ac ee1s
wcak ones to counserbafanco them: but he Inay
DE said to have come out with a prodt,-not
-. l.. 49,, t,,,t !, proft Hoo1ev
Ase .' ~ s,ar,, o,,a,,,nt
has not adacd mneh 10 MS oa'A "eouat-
Hulnn started ont lust fnll with 4 mild attempt
pt , s,o<.t fs,nnony consisting of Miss Eliza
Irf,an1or n1.s u.r;,n rislo Miss Henr;crta
eo''no., !n.ss ".t''u -sA., er s' ~ "
wick, Edwin Browne, i. Irving, T. J: Martin,
Hin1zo Schwartz, ". II. COMPTON, |. Frunkli!..
T. q. Ilalnck. Charles Ray, T. E. Bowen. J: S.
Sn,ifh. The opening piece was - Magnolia u
version cf THE Orttnuun.'' With such COM
p:l,.y failure was inevitable Without going Into
i:le dciis .'f bis failure we will merely say that
up,,n seru1ch t.,upt.s, mud suye up
Tie scasou il, April Mitchell and sprague
spss so. nas sns ;nr ' 'd Mifehe eoncea that tic
f,r,j0ts wrrc mi large enough for two managers,
iud b., sold out to Spr,ly,le, who has managed to
l1,,,i:..tt 81 the Ac.Lci;1y of Music has probably
realized more from his h,use than any other
ios:.I nu.nntcr. ard rho three or four. cheap
,a95z n n F S Sas 6.scs af sheS Scfm sav. pee
r1luninE stnc:t companies. many OF the people
sn p'ye & who hxe { Gone f9 d sn9
hnllitueion ana assured saiury. however small.
tnan to got,arn-st -storrninsnround the countr, and
eut II viii iq p sne sen lis af yery nsaer
arie r,,'spcrity; aud the public .:,n certainly
tntai of mental us!in and intellectual culture
tft,t,nd IN the accrued productions Of the year.
IL tne credit Of our pinygocrs be it said that
.adclzide Nelson. Mary Anderson. John McCul-
Tough: and Robson md Crane. From the com
Cuilough found when nc opened last September
ut Haverly's that he bad become popnlnr Idol.
Three years ago his audiences were very
1nca.,rc: the houses during the lust engagement
were filed Ly the best patrons md by the stu
dents: Of the drama. who recognized thut the
mantle OF Forrest hA6 fallen IlpDn MIN. una
that from his shoulders 1t hung in graceful folds,
thut in the mere mechanical portion of bis work
there was the brilliant polish acquired only by
nrduous study, and thnt III the reading of the
text and the Interpretation Of such roles
as Dlcila, Ricf.dri Ill.,. Ti,.iniue, Sparta
Gus, and even Hamlet, le gave cyi-
lcuce Of an intelligence and IN ifnny-
inatton that had been 1nade broader and
richer by the mellowing influences Of timc-
Mccullough deserves his success, for he has
earned 1t rs every one must who seeks true
fame in any department Of nrt,-by persevering
begun ut HooIey's on Oct 9 by Robson and
Er.,lsc, who appeared In "Tho Comedy Of
Er1Nrs.' At the time VIC fully discussed the
merits nf the assumption, and will merely say
here that 1t is doubtful If other two comedians
on the American stage could have carried this.
to the general public. most unintcrcstinE Of
Shnkspcnre's comedies, through two seasons:
The! not only did 50. hut accumulated 4 small
fortune from It Nary Anderson achieved
triumph unlNpkcd for by her when she up
p:Arcd Mt NcVickers tn October. Considering
her years and the disadvantages she has
labored under In stepping from private
life. into the most cxacting rules, Mary
Anderson is Hi astonishing woman. and to-day
occupies II plact upon the stage attained
by none that We can remember i'll the whole
history IF tho dratnu.-prrvious trimming taken
into account Yet she has mitch tD learn before
she is fairly entitled TT the plats. she now hods
III the public affection. Her art il crude, her
gesture IS often inappropriate. her action aNik-
ward, her grasp nf the thourh1S and meanings
Of master minds is yet superficial. and she has
mt yet displayed thut insight which reaches
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