, 1880-07-18

| than did "Jo5huA Wh1fcofno CURING tnc Gu
just ended. "All the Rage has nlso done Il
very large business: It ran Tor sax weeks ,n III
Boston, and In tho New England Circuit over
flowing houses were the rule Since the eoedy oe Y
has been entirely rewritten
LOCAL NOTES.
"Our Gentlemen Friends" has not been sue
cess ut Hooley's.
Gen, John Havcrly is expected in town to-
| morrow morning.
| The Union Square company appear at Haver,
ly's on the I'd OF August.
It Is understood that Catherine Lewis will take
! benefit Friday evening.
/ The Clipper snys that John Drew and Miss
Josephine Dakcr are to be married soon.
During the week beginning tho 26th every
theatre will be closed with tho exception of the
| Olympic.
weeks In the meantime a thorough house,
| cleaning will be had.
Mai. Horace slcyicker; and tho handsome
| Treasurer Of the Randolph Street Thcttre,
Johnny 1Iooley will go to New York Monday in
| company with the Holland purity.
Marcus Moriarty has been engaged, and Miss
| Marion Lester rs "leading Iady,''-wo UNDER
stand by Mcssrs. Gulick Rtaisdcll for tho " Nip
and Tuck" combination. Tho season Will open
Aug. %.
One manager in the city they say offered Hem
ry Abbey his theatre for nothing II be would
bring l,ernhardt; and another offered hts house
and $, l,0t0 to boot. Abbey Is waiting for some
body to 70 II, COO or s., ,0Dl better.
Some $1,000 will be expended by Robert Fox
| upon the Lyceum, Desplaincs street. VITA this
sum he intends to put In I'LL modern improve
nents. He will lower the auditorium eight feet.
rebuild the stage, put III another gallery, md
make the place capable of holding 1000 people.
"In Trust" Is tho name of a new play which
will see the light to;morrow evening at the
author: but, tho author announces in a card
VIE Wiie II Pa rast is daseotd ae as 6sbls
that due attention will be paid to scenic effect.
Mr. <Arnott will takc three parts: and tho same
number will be tho share Of Miss Dickcy Ltnyard.
Mr.! Roland Reed Is east for I'M Irish part. MIR.
L. J. Buckley will also have ph.ec In the Gust
Among the other people there will be Raph =.
s. Cowper. Charles Kent. Robert Buckminster,
Charles Keecc. EImnnd c. Howe, John Rogers, ;g,
Miss kute Newton, Mrs: Lafayette, Ars. LILA
the Olympic, ut tho beginning Of the senson,
was in town yesterday. He left for St Louis in
tho evening, where he goes, to renoyato bis
tlrst production Of ::0nr Gotlins" by William
gill ut tho Olympic casiy Inst f1ll; Mr. GU for
s eo"atry :y0' with ae, tue piece 6elteSius that
success: @ w." Some moths ago. wSsn nearyy
to bis rescue. They reorg.snized the company,
Mr. Gill rearrnnged the piece and thoy went to
New York, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia. where
they have packed the houses. Mr. Gill Is now
resting ut C0ney Island. Their season will open
at the Philadelphia Chestnut Aug. 80. and they
will appear at McVicker's on the c5th Of Octo-
ber.
Readers and clocutionfsts have sprung up and
prospcred in the Western country under the
sheltering wings Of that large class Of narrow
minded psopts who S yet look upon the theasre 1<
largely deal in trivial poems or sketches, which
they spout like 50 many parrots. Few Of them
fcss to understand, but they chirrup with sub
stuntial financial results. 4 realing was given
tho other night at Hershey Halt by Prof kayzer,
fore to instructing pupils i'll the ART of dramatic
expression, and the exhibition. was suf..
eIeny striking r. In s1 ts royel to cal for 6sd
Venice in Il condensed form. retaining all the
In doing so bic hnd, Of course. to deliver the
lines OF nearly every character. To say that In
many Of r. tue spec speeches he expressed to certain
near as It was possible to do So IN Il frock- -coar
and in the absence Of all scenic accessories is to
awnrd " the n gentleman hIsh pr;,ise p Mr hayzers
well suited for the delivery Of tragic lines.
Now, however, owing pcrhnps to tho fact that he
room. there is certain hur lncss in his tones nnd
lack Of color in his clocution which In all prob
2peeeS aS @ e and aSfppS5 Would II bafe s
improved the effect by being less dccnmntory.
The delivery OF the scene between T,lat and
Shv'orh'x lines were too hurricd1y anu sharply
given. Yet, with the exception of the SCENE be-
tween Lnnncxlot and old Gobbo. the audience
which are worthy Of note nnsmuch as they nrc
innovations upon the usual reading-desk exhi-
billions.
This evening !" The Royal MILDLY" will be given
nsht M of nroson as rfH HoWards % Wves, @ eamedy
said to have been made ont OF two pieces by
Moltcre. will be presented for the first time. Ian
lars: Arnolple. Nristc, and sca'.areie arc re-
spectivey the guardians Of Ayncs, Lehnora, and
IsubeHs: It is tue Intention Of ea.ch TO become
the double character of suitor and guardian for
these young lnGics huve been intrusted to their
trst in iosks and sn S5 S5Fs, s %ssiaS lis lis r. M
tended bride captive. Arnnp1e relies
upon brpslng t,a agnss up IN complete i.
trusts to the force of his own cloqucncc, and |
permits his ward to use her own discretion in |
selecting her occupations and companions, and |
fact that he Is younger than his competitors, |
however, may have given him grcatcr advan- |
ply. Sctnareue is outwitted by Isabelle, u1,d |
made the instrument Of her union with capt.
is safely guided through maze OF daugers by |
his cunning and unscrupulons valet Dorfr1l. /
Arl0'phe is duped and deceived by the very inno-
cence he has fostcrct In 4Vaes, und tho girl be has
educated to be Il little fool" succeeds Ia clipping
with her lover. Il faint historical color Is given /
to the plny by bringing the Court influence Of
Cardinal Mnzarin to oear upon its action. and |
the contest between the night watch and the |
Kings ,nusketccrs, for the custody OF Il pair of
picture Of old French uniforms, eostumcs. uni
architecture. Daly's compnny will present the
comedy The engagement. which Will end with
the present week, has only been moderately
successful not OIL account of any denlert Of the
performances. but, we fancy, owing to the uIl-
usually Wartu weather lately. |
GREEN-ROOAI GOSSIP.
Maud Harrison, when last heard from, was liv-
ing in Paris.
Bob Ingersoli, 1t Is said. is going to back Gen.
Barton In another attempt to run the California
Theutre.
Edgar Fawcctt's new play, ''sixcs and Scy-
ems, will probably be first produced in the Bos- |
ton Museum.
"N Try Sal,'' the high kicker, formerly with the
Sodcno troupe, will land in New York in Octo-
1gifh a IN I'm n /