New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22
DRAMATIC MOTIFS.

DRAMATIC NOlI-S.
Miss Jenny Lee Is coming 70 America again. DoN'
season. under the management OF MI. Carte
The Vaudeville Theatre at Ramsgatc has been &C.
stroyed BY IRE.
Mrs Scott SiddonS will appear at the London nay
market next September for a short ternl'
Mr.. Bnrnand is writing burlesque drama on the
subect of Whittington-an excellent theme iof TINS
purpose.
The little FoNes-Naricny Theatre, on The Champs
Flys6e where Oenbach produced his FIRST works, Is
to be demolished.
"The MaScotte' is TO be presented at mali
nee at the Brooklyn Academy of Music next Tues
day afternoon by the Wilbur Opera Company.
The students of the University of Virginia have
contributed 1923 80 to the Poe Monument Fund
General c. f. Furlong has given 500, and Mr.. U. ;.
Baldwin has given so.
Miss Linda Dietz recently produced at tho old
Theatre Royal at Bristol, in England. new play
called "a Wild Love; or Eagle Walls" from the
German Of Herr Won lllllern.
Sarah Bernbardt is DESTROYS to produce the Dame
aux Camelias" at the Gaiety during the season of
French plays and the English managers have oIencd
negotiations with the icenser of plays.
Mr. Theodore Thomas continues to examine
candidates at Steinway Hall, for his Festival
Chorus, to participate in his projected musiccl en-
terprlse.
The last nights of Hazel Kirke " are passing at
the Madison Square Theatre, and accordingly, the
piece shows renewal of attractiveness. Thus
blessings brighten as they take their flight"
The attraction this week at Haverly's Theatre in
Brooklyn, is Mr. Campbells strong drama of g My
Partner" with Mr.. Lous Aldrch and Mr.. Charles
7. PaTsloc in the principal characters.
Clara Weston widow of the late J. L. SETON, and
stepdaughter of Edmund Faconer died recently at
Remington, of consumption aged thirty-rine. She
was the original Mary Grace, III falcOnrrs Irish
drama, "Peep-O-Day.'
Tie Opera of Donna Juanita " is drawing full
houses at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. This piece has
been very prettily mounted. and il is a mos, agree
able work 1t will hold the stage for SOHO time,
aad will end the season at tins house.
The HanlOn-Lees Company. which is 10 appear in
this city, at the Park Theatre III September, has re-
Gently met with much success. AZ Ola gov IN the
Speciality entitled 81 journey through SwltIcI-
QHd.'
Mr. Irving says The court Journal has received
Oil Offer of 100000. all expenses paid. for : ven
months theatrical tour in America Since. however,
This would derange his present cN.a gcIGcnts and
scatter his COMPANY lie has declined the ocI. II Is
practically the largest Offer ever made I" an actor
Mr. Robert Buchanan has written another play,
md il il called "Thc Exics of Erin Most Of the
exiles are on Staten Island and a fine mess they
lave made of il; but whether the sympathetic Mr..
Buchanan has laid the scene of his piece IN that
favored region We are not informed
There is no intmaton Of the retirement Of The
World" from the stage of Wallacks Theatre.
Strong scenic pictures and exciting theatrical Incl
dents make this play attractive and satisfactory to
she vast multitude OF theatrcgOeTs and financially.
il is the foremost theatrical success OF the
now closing.
An entertainment of peculiar kind. called The
Shakespeare Wedding Festival or, the Poet and
Queen" will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday Of
this week at the Broadway Unvcrsalist Vcstry,
This appears to consist of tableaus and scenery,
with incidental variations. The author IL MIR.
Henry Redington Brown, and he calls his work g an
Elizabethan Masque" and says that II Is "a revival
of an amusement which was popular In the time OF
Queen Elizabeth and James l."
Negotiations are i'll progress for the establish
ment in London of theatrical institution based
upon the principles of the Coincide Franchise, OF q
required sum Of $780, 600 no less than $40 900 has
been raised. The intention is to build theatre in
the neighborhood of the Strand, and form common
wealth, in the profits Of which the actors shall par
ticipate. The leader of the enterprise is Mr.. f. w.
Goodwin, +, :. A., and several eminent dramatic ar
lists enter into 1t with him. One of the features Of
the new theatre is to be the American system of a
movable stage only in this instance there will be
three stages instead Of two.
Miss Rose Coghlan is to receive benefit. AZ Wal
lacks Theatre, on the first of June. on which oc
casion she will appear in the character Of Camille
This will be the first benefit that this popular actress
has ever taken in New-York, and since the occasion
will present her in entirely line of character
the event must be regarded as of more than usual
Importance This benefit has been rendered by Mr..
. Waack in recognition of faithful services aud in
graceful compliment 20 brilliant talents and 10 the
kindly and winning disposition which makes Miss
=, Coghlan so great fayorte with her professional
comrades
Messrs. Simmonds & Brown are making arrange
ments for the American tour Of Signor Rossi-the
celebrated Italian actor confrere and friendly rival
fof Salvini-who is to visit this country next au-
tumn. The Hanlon-Lees are also under engagement
70 these managers. 1t may interest the members of
LIE dramatic profession to learn that Mr. Smmonds
x Brown have fitted up new and spacious quar-
1ete Us dramatic resort, at l,116 Broadway. Mr.
Emmonds, who began as manager for Pixies Opera
flouse In CINCINNATI, has been twenty years In the
tneatrlcai business aud Colonel T. A. Brown has
pesh iuentined with this line of industry since 1888
Mesrs' James r. osgood & Co., of Boston, are
about 70 publish Biographical Dictionary of
Actors on the American Stage" to be edited by Mr..
townsend Percy and they have put forth request
mat members OF the dramatic profession will send
MI Percy p. o. Box 3 eO7, New York. the details
~ thor professional lives. Awork of this kind was