, 1880-08-22

lea, has no doubt been one oostacle 10 bicb 5dch
| commerce; but there IS field nele mn'cT r.
may yet become worth the ast1 asten11o4n 4arr, ~
American actors during t thel1 1,n1er mfere when "a
new sphere OF operation Is dest1eu. t Snn,a ~ ~
| Uarkins has set an example which soms rs,14 u
| his countrymen may be tempted 70 a1e lo,o".
During the season Just CYST CYST ne ,rov;nces VIM. =
and adI'|>i met With .. recognition from from
both bh press and public WHICH must haxe
aereea6ly surprised him.. His heavy, 9lde
style, yet effective tragedy 1 was k,H I; th}. 9.
Country t Of recent years, and people probably
cn;ored it as "reminiscences OF the past
| Rose Fvtinge, the Knights, and others VINO
! iii then were strange to English audiences,
have ALSO been IN the nf 3a' 1acam' no
finn. II appears, therefore, there has been
! Considerable theatrical commerce during the
| mast year between the two countries. 1He
Importation has not been % n, on one sioe ts' atln
sides. Nevertheless, if balance were
struck, England's imports would be found
greatly to exceed her exports, and OF course
exactly the reverse must be true OF America.
THE FOUR THEATRES NOW PRESENTING
AMERICAN ATTRACTIONS
are the Globe, where the excellent Mckee
Rankin company are appearing In NIne
holdiug forth as '"CoI. Sellers''; Sadler's
Wells, where the knights are playing
,otton and Her Majesty Iheatfe Re w1eTe yn;en
70 these names will shortly be added the
Florences in sThc Mighty Dollar" and per-
haps by-and-by Edwin Booth. Booths prob
able appearance in London is looked forward
to with interest By all here who are tamlllar
number who have only heard Of it. In the
event Of his appearance in such character
as Hu7nlet, comparisons with Irving would
BE- unavoidable. In my humble juugnent,-
either,--Mr. Irvlng's Han'lSt viii not bear
too rigid comparison with Booths, either in
form or conception means or end.b0dy or soul.
In the frstrespect, Booths Hdtntet is less
fantastic than 1rvlng's; IN the other, it IS
more poetical. Irving may bemore dazzling,
and even more perspicuous, at certain prints
in the play; but Booth shines more steadily
throughout Nature, also, has rather heavl-
" handicapped Mr.. Irving as compared Win
Mr.: Booth: Though the former Is even even
being the mold OF form. Onlypower, origi-.
1lality, and taste i'll q marked degree could
have enabled him to take London BY storm
as he has done season after season: HanHct
Booths. If Booth should play in London
before he returns to America, no doubt he
will avoid seeming to challenge at the out
set comparison with LondOn's idol. and I
ance here either as Bertucclo in 1.-THE Fools
Revenge or as Cardinal Richeltcu.
The appearance OF
THIS POWERFUL BRIGADE OF AMERICAN
ARTISTS
in London gives great satisfaction to the
amusement-loving public, and bestows on the
may even accomplish something more lasting
BY stimulating the native drama, The
Danltes'' is a production we'll calculated to
do so, and the success with which it was in,
troduced months ago at Sadler's Wells still
With "The Danites'' at the tirst-nalned
theatre, and marked the curious interest
which it awakened in the swell5 Of Mayfair,
and the noisy gusto with which the
and Sh boys samped
kicked s,lddenlyin the rear, cries 20 Hellee!'
the "gods' fairly roar with delight t,-recog-
niZlng in the ejaculation that touch Of nature
which establishes kinslip between the Ce-
Iestial and ourselves, Mark Twain's cruder
proyal, but in Raymond London has recog-
lliZed fine comedian, and in Cot. Sellers only
one fault: there is not enough of him. There
is some room for doubt as to the reception
pMsS payEoeSf Here have a noe ge Fo
ences. or the extraordinary vogue which
Mrs. Florence gave the song Of "BObbing
Around,' fully twenty years ago. Undoubt~
edly the greatest success OF all Wilt to the
HAvERLY's >nSsTRELs,
who began q season on Saturday evening to
an audience which is described as the largest
that ever assembled in Her Majesty's. BY an
nouncing in their advertisements that all may
come dressed as they please. the troupe have
won the thanks of sensible people The rule
to annear in eyeniny-tfresS ca11SAS great an