New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-10
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lace OF CLUBS" AT wAILACKs; STORM BEATEN"
AT THE UNION SQUARE, AND FEDORA" AT
THE FIFTH AVENUE AND HAvERLYs.
Augustus Cazauran has been for ten years
the regularly employed dramstist Of tho Union Square
Theatre. He Is probably the first person ever
retained In this capacity in any theatre America His
remuneration was fixed salarv-Sl5 week at the
start he says-and a certain percentage the receipts
OF The Bankers Daughter" for altering which to suit
the Union Square company Shook 81 Palmer paid
him irrespective of the copyright royalty paid Bronson
Howard, the author. He has recently renewed hts
engagement with Shook 4 Collier and remains
dramatist but he is at liberty under the new
contract to write for other managers
and for other actors He has iust finished drama
tization for John Steson. translation for Lester Wal
lack and adaptation for Shook 4 Collier. and is
under contract TO Marie Prescott and Mary Anderson
write original plays for them themes suggested by
them.
"Dd you arrange The Thunderbolt' for production.
he was asked
NO IreLearsed it, however. There arrang-
ing DO When vas told it by the Poet Laureate
Of Canada whoever that may be, and writer whose
most pretentious poems had been crowned by the
French Academy thought there would be deal OF
author Seemed studiousy TO avoid anything like poetry
IN his text and wrote plainly and conclsey and what
thought rather commonplace dialogue, leading up TO
his situations and climaxes' very adroitly and
briefly"
Ny new contract with Shook Collier permits NJ TO
do Henry French engaged to translate the Ace
reading in the original French had 70 adapt 10 tho
American stage only by cutns out Or %Safns such
York theatre. understood that Mr. Waiack was much
with it. I thought he was dissatisfied with my work.
and went TO him abou But he told me that he hkedtho
the offensive features which were the basis Of his
jections The play turns upon the detection Of MURDER
the only clew 10 which Is tie nndng beside the body OF
card. 1.-THE OF cuba.' marked With u finger nail
after the manner OF gamblers. TIE whole plot OF tho
PACK the card Belonged and to pack Of snaSes the
deck of cards belonged The principal characters are
which the Governor thinks ought to be presented
to wallack audience. But he is to open with this piece
what have you been doing for stetsonr
have made hi@ Of t tns s noys on
the original which Bernhardt has been playing put IN
Fedora NOT co Ss payed who
seen Bernharat or Mrs. Beere' initiates ner'
That Shuts out Miss Davenport q"
1T Is on Miss Dayenporps account that make tue
Of the piece Miss Davenport h 70 produce her Fedora
which will be an imitation Of Bernhards at Haverys
yS as ous s1s a, would
be to create the impression that Was simply an imta
version and have the part played according 70
opinion the original conception Of the actress will BE-
that Il st Is e s sss' q sye;.ss n0,iss
And shas have you done to BuchaDan's Storm
:" Nothing Twas asked to make . damatzaton from
the published noyo but before could begin 1t Shook
Collier had bought the right to the piece as
played In London, and Mr.. wallack, out man
sgerial courtesy, declined to 70 with It, shook
& Collier promised to do nothing with the Ace Of
Clubs so lila astandcn between them Storm Beaten
Il instructive theme-hate, instead Of love, the
passion usrated-and never knew plays based on of
fensve themes TO be successui storm Beaten has been
go In England and Il for the English reputation and
prestige that shook Collier paid $4,000. have never
Understood the diocy with which managers rush sftera
play without seeing It. because OF prolonged run 10
big hit with previous piece. One Of the worst tall
arcs the Union Square had the second piece which
produced BY the author OF The Two Orphans twas
,alled the Creole think, yet biz price was paid for
copy solely on the strength Of the suthore name.
These three dramas will be the opening playa OF the
se3t seesop at three Of the principal theatres OF e
and Al viii 30 played by stock companie2 wn st
collier Lavs engaged Ch.iles Warner - cscms fs snd
esJIes aud charles Uoxhlsn In manner and voice ~
Yalaok has engaged an EngSh aotssAs 70 supplsmsns
kss CoghIsp IN leading parts