New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
PLdNS or THE FLORENCES.

THEIR HOPE TO OPEN A MALL THEATRE OF HIGH
CLASS IN NETWORK SOME DAY.
The ward shomep to popular star actor
who for eight months OF the year has to travel the
length and breadth the land FROM Dan to Beersheba or
their equiyalents must have rather sardonicaiy APP
proximate meaning. But as most people acquainted
with the theatrical profession know. tie little nest con-
struced for themselves by the Fosences In the Wide
spreadna branches the Fifth Avenue Hotel comes as
near TO being the thing Is possible under the cir
cumstanees Mr.. and Mrs. Florence themselves looked
very domestic and day or two ago as fhey sa Ia
their pleasant little paror hung with few choice en-
cravings and one portraits of Mr. Florence In Ms
various wel-known characters They were chatting 10
TRIBUNE reporter, and Mr. Florence was giving some
occornt of bIs recent fishing excursion the Resti-
gouche. $780,.
ws had excellent SPORT" said he though we did not
nsh nearly as hard ought to have DONE Ihe nsh
ran fairly largo and averaged about foureen ponnus
! had one days sport too, when was with McCuiouEn
at Long Beach BY the way he ought not to be starting
I'm 10 work again 80 He 10 by no means strong
enough to begin hard travelling season"
aWhat do you think the real cause OF his Illness
work He is completely run down. aud to tell
the truth has from the Kindness OF his friends q"
much as from his professional laoors."
~Yon yourself do not seem very attenuated, Mr. Flor
encc"
al No, indeed. The summers rest always sets me
up"
rvou should sec him IN the middle or toward the end
OF the season." chimed In Mrs. Florence. Il really
think he suffers from the bard work of travelling more
than I do Don't you Billy It isn't the acting. you
know we both enjoy that It's the travelling ana tue
horrd hotels we have to put up at You ought to see
tie cooking to appreciate It, for that Ia about as Tar as
Won would co. and one look would be enough, assure
you"
Yea sir" said Mr. Florence Itls hard life ana
only wish could afford to give up Bht 10 tel you
f,rfu ia
some speculaons put part OF my savings into ana 80
we have to defer little longer what has for long been
pet project"
"Wl NJ is that y
"Why we look forward to having cosey little theatre
OF our own IN New-York some day. MY idea is "a com
Portable hone-lke bandhox of house " hch we couu
run with a small but thoroughly good company ana
where We could run domestic drama light comedy aud
nm occasional historical play. II would be another step
toward the reintrOduction OF stock companies "noso
decline no regret more than DO lteh 5ou 'h''
this wretched combination system Is running not ohs
actors but audiences The former nave no PoSs''ie
chance OF learning profession; they play one part
and tna, small one for season season. al ater
two or three years OF work they tnink they kno"
everything while In reality they ATE ms Ignorant OF tne
actual groundwork OF their business as whch tneJ
started out Then the audiences never nave chhhoe
70 ace really good honest work. and succession OF ster
ling pays and their taste Ia moulded by nne OF cheap
trashy variety performances not worthy OF the nr OF
MIA Now In lIitia such as nave IN ihu INC
frequent change Of programme would give tue young
hands chance learn their bus ness ana tblnk cou
secure a regular and we-dsposed au Hence VINO "ouiu
feel thoroughly at home In my hose.
Don't you tbinz though. that VIC nave AuAosI '"o
many theatres already IN New-lOrk T.
Not OF the rght sort. That argu ment Ia thihk out
OF place N you oder good article 10 the American
public sou will always hnd purchasers, however many
OF the same commodity but OF different quality may nc
on the market Take the case OF the Bsncrots ln Ion
don. Nearly twenty years they opeued tue Iiihoe
OF Wnless Theatre amid universal prophecies OF rum
The house said 10 De too small on. ~ us way, ~.
had rrpuatIou anu 50 on. the result Before lSfg
N vas Inc uost popular house In Lon On aud for years
they coined money. AT all why theatre
of the same stamp should not succeed here.
But 10 change the snbject. may 80 well tel yon OF
our Ilsns for next We have "a new pay ny
Jcssop which WILL think. Do success have Sood
part and Mrs. Florence an exceiieht ono Am "o' w
IL" , o, -. a., t.tv
But don't AJAX about my dresses sad that iany
an tired ot hearing nothing nut nay dresoes SPOKE OIL
want To- see now " people wont tax about my HcunE
have "A splendid part An English authoress, you
knog who II writing "A book. and AIN nl"drlhbg inc
character on a very wel-known person who Is WISHING
IL. hope II will he appreciated hut there IN outhng
i-natured about It like the persOn very mueb, ne
/, so cultured really clover IL Is pleasure 10 near
Inn talk.
= What Is your part, Mr. Florence -
ION. atn a -. L., extraordinary liar. thlEk lne
niece ought hut OF coarse We are not certain we
thought had big thng IN the Old htsger, Dut u
WAS "A pronounced failure. Anyhow We have always
'Tbe Mighty Dollar to fall BACK on and that mas
proved the lggest adolsrnote ever handled