New-York tribune., 1881-10-27
MYSTICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

.,o,o ca,tinocr acted MesSGIiH0 on the 25th lnst'
nj fhe Thaia here, tor the first time 'hiS ScaSoi
Mr. Mackaye's 4ramatization of "A Fools Lr-
randY was produced in Philadelphia, last nigi'' a'
the Arch Street Theatre
Edwin Booth viii act in Brooklyn next weeN "' p
Haverlys Theatre, giving place IN Ne"-lofA 70
SgnOr ROSsl
Tho new, rlay of "Esmeralda," by Mrs. Frances
I1odgson Burnett. will be brought ont at the Mad
ison Snuare Theatre next Saturday evening, Octo-
ber 20.
Sicnor Rossi will be seen in the course OF ms
FIRST weekat Booths Theatre, as Othe'to, H""'e, anu
Pomco. Haven't we all had about enough Ol
"Othello - for the presentT
The both representation of The Professor
will take place on Friday evening at The Madison
Souare Theatre and this piece VIII be gwen lor "o
last time Saturday aiterhOoh'
, The engagement of the German actor, Friedrich
Haase. continues in much prosperity al ule Oef-
mania Thr,tre and Herr Haase will be seem on
Thursday evening III the character Of OfrT Cro"-
ueL
The cast of "Esmeralda," by Mr.. f. Fl. Burnett
TO be produced on Saturday evening, al the Madl-
son Square Theatre-includes Agnes Booth, Nate
denim. Max Gallagher Aunie Eusscll, Eben Plylnp-
ton, Thomas Mmhen Gharies LtSue hI' HIien' L. ~
Mcdowell T.. Knowles ID. BebuS ana others
The regular season at the Union Square Theatre
Is made up as follows c. K Thorno, jr. +. Dc Belle
vile John Parselle, J. II. Stoddart, Walden Ram
sew Owen Fawcett Julian MagnuS, }. W. Thorpe,
w & Ouircy Sarah Jewett, Maud Harrison,
Eleanor Carey. Ida Vernon, Mrs T. y fhxlllps,
Eselle Clayton, Netta Gulon, Florence HIS NcIie
Wethercll. Eva French
The Loudon Ne1cs says; "Anovc feature in the
vouchers for booked places at the new Savoy Thea
TIRE deserves noting The half of the ticket to be
retained bears on the back plan of the house, on
which the division of seats into rows and the num-
her of each place is clearly printed. Thus the Wis
itor knowing hefol ehaHd precisely WhrIe ne Is 10
sit can go 20 s place ihoua r'S % oa an, t"I tS s
confusion ard annoy ance abOEt the llHie O1 the
rising of the curtain
MIR Br,udcr Matthews writes 10 a Philadelphia
paper the following facts as to Royal Youth" now
current at Days Theatre: The American adapta
zion was made by Mr. Daily six dr seven years ago,
,yben he was managing his old theatre, but he de
cided then that the piece could not he cast as he
yonld like 10 have it acted. Now, the success OF
wives, taken from two of Moliere's plays, shows
shat the paygong public can be interested in
story of Louis XIV 5 time; and, in the younger
bers of his present company, Mr.. DAILY has actors
suited 10 the chief parts of Dumass piece. In the
second act IA the picture of the Kings hunting party
kn the forest of Vincennes and the fourth act IS 81
Succession of ingenious scenes, turning on the Kings
suelnbers of his court Royal Youth Is primarily
The work of Alexandra Dumas the elder who i'm
provised il ia three days, III .S5j. II not
acted then after wmIo the author printed IT; IN
brussels it was brought out with success Finally,
in 1874, nineteen years after IL was written, and
three years after the author was dead, his son.
Alexandre touched up the play here aud there, and
superntenAed its production at the Odeon, where 1t
had long run"
The title of Andrau's last opera has been changed
on the request of the composer TO "Thc Great Mogul
or the Snake Charner." 1t wllpOsitiyey bel 'duced
Int the Brjon Opera House on Saturday of this p, eek
The argument of Tho Great MOgn or the Snake
Charmer" is this: Miqndpoar, tho heir apparent TO
the King of Delhi, accidentally encounters Djeamd,
a relative-the niece-of vagrant Snowman. She
is the snake charmer A necklace of pearls worn by
usignapOur and heirloom of his family is sup
posed to possess magic charm. Should he kiss a
woman with whom he may have fallen in love- the
pearls will instantly become black. lie is madly
hoyed by ms cousin the Princess Beagaline, who has
resolved to possess him at all hazards. In turn at
hhe same time Dilemma, the pretty snake charmer is
hormented by the advances OF Tao lem, Chinese
6uggler who is OF the performers in her unce's
troupe. Overheard by BeRgQiiRe and Ia0-IsiH, Mig
LpdpOnr arTanges secret meeting with Dilemma III an
arbor OF roses. On the following morning the tell
hale pearls have become black, and their uufortu-
mate Is obliged to flee to escape the punish
ment of death. He, however, Deguile1 by his pas
sion for DjenHa, dares to return and brave the
chances of detection, capture ard dccapitation. BY
clever device the lover is relieved of all fear; the
pearls are discovered 30 be false, having been sub
sttuted for the originals by the designing BeaqaliRe
and all ends well. The cast of characters is as
follows:
Mirrapour. CThe Great Mogul). .... Selma poIaro
Dilemma The snake ChArinerI- Lillian Russell
nstpsEan Ios Siteensfai5ar n
Qau.tlr 4. Iii lRnna