New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-24
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Miss Louise Searle has succeeded Miss HOwson, at
the Biou Theatre in ne character of Bctina, in La
Mascotte."
The Germana Theatre will hereafter he known
Tony Pastors New Fourteenth Street Theatre. Its
reopening is assigned for September 10 A new
play, entitled auth, Ameri M Wife," will then
Reproduced there. under the direction of Mr.. H. u.
Pitt, formerly of Waack's Theatre.
German translation of IA Swedish play, entitled
" George Stephenson, Work and Prejudice" was
produced at the National Theatre, in Berlin.
incident to the recent Stephenson centenary cole-
bration. The hero of tins piece is the representa-
tive of Work. Us climax is the introduction upon
the stage of the victorious hero and heroine,
mounted upon vehicle which is supposed to repre-
sent George StephenSon'S first railway locomotive
The Union Square Theatre will be reopened on the
Sh of August. by Mr.. j. W. Collier, Tor the produc-
ton of a piece, entitled " Coney Island or Lit
tie Ethcl's Prayer The cast viii include Mcssrs
Cyril Scarlc, Edwin Narrcy, +. \. Locke, Marion
FiSkc, II. ii. Pratt, f. NJ. Day, ". W. Allen. j. II.
Cummings, }. J. Sullivan. c. Sturgis, Laura Wal
lace Mrs. w. A. Rouse ana the author of the piece,
MIR G. +. McDonald. Miss Fanchon Camnhcll, as
LINE EtheI will lead in prayer and ILLUMINATED
panorama of Concy Island Will add to the tender
sanctty of this production.
The London correspondent of The PhUddelpbia
Telegraph gives the following pleasant glimpse Of
the English home of John s. Clarke The eminent
American comedian " Mis-. john :. Clarke the wife
of our greatest comic actor and the sister of our
greatest tragcdian at her charming home ut Ham
merSmith-who is ine-loolng lady, with the
dcrful dark eyes that are hcirloons in the Booth
fam ly-received us with true American corliality.
Her home is filled with theatrical portraits and
dramatic relics including hkenesscs of her famous
father and of Edwin Booth. the first in the charac-
ter of Braus, and the latter in that of Romeo taken
at the outset of his career, and show NJ him as a
darkeyed, beautiful boy, sad-looking in those
early days. was interested in rare theatrical
prints, and n collection of dramatic autographs,
which hung, framed and glazed, i'll Mr.. Clarkc's
private study-a bright, airy room. with vines and
flowers outside of the window. Behind the house
extends large garden, the flowers and turf radiant
III the freshness and venture that seem the especial
dover of an English summer. TO that garden the
second son of the house. Crcston Clarke may in
after DAYS look back with peculiar interest for
there he, the other day, aided by his brother and
some young friends, took the first step in "A career
that promises TO be brilliant with the lirat of
hereditary genius. lie gives every evidence of be-
ing the one member of the Booth family in the
rising generation who is destined to the ira gc
mantle of that gifted race, and he Is already pas
sonately enthusiastic resp citing the higher forms
OF dramatic art. So he fitted up tent in the gar
den to serve AZ temporary theatre, and with the
grcclSWard tor stage, and his brother and school
companions for a company, he gave Nhakcspcare's
OtieilO from beginning To end. sustaining the
character of Iago while his younger brother enacted
Cassie. am told by n lady who was present that
the impcrsonation of Idgo was wonderful OF
course the hoy initiated his famous uncle as that
uncle. probably, when he began his career initiated
ms own father; but the true tragic lire was there
helped out with abundance of energy and spirit
and an intensity of carncStness that would have
done honor TO an older actor"