New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-09
THEATRICAL MISCELLANY.


next season.
Mr. Emmett will proceed to San Francisco at
the close of his engagement at NiblOs Theatre.
after the Opera is popular success, at
the Park rheatre-that house being full, every night
Miss Selma Delaro will present "A Lesson
in Love" and "The First Night" this week at the
BUou Theatre, and will appear IN both.
Messrs. Baker and Parron are to produce
play named d" Max Miller" at the Standard Theatre
with II carefully selected company.
Miss Fanny Davenport will give perform
ancc for the benefit of the Actors Fund, Tomorrow
afternoon at the Grand Opera House
Mr.. Jefferson acted recently in Cleveland.
Last week he was in Chicago He Will continue his pres
tour Till May ~, ending his season at Bangor Me-
Mr.. James O'Neill, who has just finished a
successful engaGement at PoPes ThsatTe =, Louis viii
Mr. Bunnell has established another Museum,
in addition TO his place at Broadway and Ninth-et The
new place IL In Brooklyn. Both well supplied with
strange objects.
1t is made known that Miss Mary Anderson
will add the Of Mary Stuart to her repertory
for a play on this subject has been
written for her.
Lawrence Barrett will act this week in
Kansas City and Omaha. From May 10 TO May 20 he
will be in Denver Col. At St. Louis he had extra
ordinary success throughout his engagement
Henry Irving has published, in London, his
play book of Romeo and Juliet" 1t restores the pro-
losuc the preliminary episode of RoSane and con-
cludes with Shakespearc's ending OF Bis tragedy
A new melOdrama entitled A Chequered
Life will be produced at Hsverlys Fifth Avenue Thea
tire on May 10 1t is the work of MIR. A H. Chapman II
is said to contain strong situations and stirring in
Cidents
Lotta's temperance in New-York, made
this week, will afford pleasure TO hundreds OF
playgoers The sprghtly and frolicsome little lady is
always welcomed here. Lolita comes forward at the
Windsor
Mr.. j. w. Morrissey, hitherto known in the
atrca circles business agent, will shortly present
himself as nm acor-desgniDg to appear Sir Clement
in The World, which will be presented at the Academy
OF Music this month.
Mr.. Frank Clements, Miss Cuthbert and Miss
Barnet, Late Of Miss Wards ForgeMe-Not Company,
were passengers aboard the Wyoming, from New-York
to Liverpool. last Tuesday; Mr. j. II. Cobbe, business
manager for Miss Ward, sailed on Wednesday, aboard
the Catalonia
Mr.. Raymond will appear at NiblOs Theatre
on May Is, Fresh The American. and his engage
Inent ut that house will bring his present season TO
close His tour will have lasted thrtyyc weeks, and
il made known that the comedian has earned $4,000
by his labOrs this season
The veteran comedian Mr.. Charles Fisher is
member of Miss Fanny Davenport's theatrical com
pany, and is 10 be with her al the Grand Opera
House this week. Mr. Frederick Paulding is also
Der of Miss Davenports company. Tomorrow af
ternoon Miss Davenport gives performance for the
benefit OF tho Actors Fund.
NIT. anu MIS-. dJtuldli, WIZ udNt lCH-
dered such efficient support to Edwin Booth during his
season Just ended. will act with him in London and
throughout his subsequent tour OF the British provnces
After that dramatic company Is 10 be formed WIN
Mrs Psteman as its star to make tour oil Great britain
and eventually TO revisit America.
A writer in one of the Western newspapers
lately aired his learning by Tidicuiing Mr.. Booths
reading OF " the innobled queen" instead OF the
mobled queen in Hamlet" and Barry Sullivans road
Ing Of "a Siege OF troubles" instead OF sea OF
| troubles" These readings selected for satrical
condemnation as new," and as the fantastic innova-
lions Of the IL always well 10 have laughter IN
the RI ght place As of fact "inobled is the
reading Of the Folio Q625)whch 1t should always
be remembered prepared by Shakespeare personal
friends and fellow players HeInnge and Candel-Whle
siege was one OF the profered onendaons OF no less
| n man than Pope We do not think "slege" either as
expressive or poetic sea- but Mr. Sullivan has this
authority for IT, and furthermore he has the example
of Edwin Forrest who often used IT, and who likewise
when road from the play adopted the old reading OF
the dead vast" instead OF the dead waste" spoken
by HOrdtiO. The reading of "innobied queen, ,
ma used by Mr. Booth, has fine poetic and profound
meapng-fOrI shows that Hamlet is bFOOdlng over his
mothers shame, and that the players reference to
Hecnba suddenly struck upon this hidden chord OF
grief To roech0 "mOblel queen" seems only sort
Of verbal crtciswch Is all that IN either CASE, re-
cognized by the sapicut Poloniils.