New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-09
THE DRAMATIC WEEK.
The fresh features that will ask attention

The fresh features that Will ASK attebtioh III
The theatres of NewYork this week are OF dversiheo
and sufficiently interesting though not OF novel, cnar
acter Mr. wyndham returns to the Union squaro
qeatrc where he will act in the farce OF The Great
n,vorce CASE This means laughter Mr.. George
Edgar will come forth at Colvlies Theatre III our
teenth-st- rs Othe1o This means tears Nile Ainiee
win brskly begin the season at the Firth Avenue
Theatre which then and thus Mr.. Steson Will reopen
salsbury's Troubadours will be merry In "Greenroom
Fun Mt u e Grand Opera House; while Mr.. Edwin +.
Thorne and his compatrios will baefuy emerge uhuer
The Black Flag" at MIR. and Mrs Mckee RANKIN
Third Avenue Theatre" Ia Standard was opened ast
night under the management of Messrs. Brooks DICK
son and with the comic opera of The Merry Duchess
Al the Madison SQUARE Tuesday evening VIII
he the Tooth consecutive performance OF
MIR William YoGngs feeble-minded play oil Inc Hioah
souvenir of the occasion all be given to the specta
tors then present. portfolio OF heotype potures Oh
scenes from this piece The ha)ah Will oouo'icSS run
for some time yet.
Prince Methusalem" has become fixture at the
Casino An occasional change in the cast Is al tat can
he noticed. The place appears to be very popular.
Record has already made here of the eopehng othe
Opera House OF the San Francisco Minsres MI brch
contributes much TO the droery of their entertainment
and the performance OF Leon-always remarkably clever
as an imitation of the female warbler, much
laughter Mr.. Duffs company continues TO represent
Heart and Hand" at Days Theatre The fine spectacle
Of Excelsior" with its exquisite dresses ana graceful
ballet is abundantly attractive aud popular at NlDos
Garden and no doubt with occasional modification ana
rereshnent it will hold the stage till after the Christ
mas HOLIDAYS Messrs Harrigan Hart at the
Theatre Comique, cOLtinue to offer The Mnhlgan
uard Ball." which comic and full OF character anu
animal spirits 1t ought TO be remembered Dy Tue pay
goer that matinee days at this theatre are Tuesday ana
Friday Her Atonement.' which Is commonplace
rubbish has been given for one week at tue 1rand
Opera. but now is gone away. Mr. W. J. Ferguson, as
the dudev is twinklng at the Twenty-thrd street
Theatre in Friendly Tip Quick changes Of Dill are
To be made at Peoples Theatre but this house Is
unfortunate All theatres In our country
are for the people," and when particular theatre sets
itself I'D as especially for Them 1t appears to imply that
the performances will be cheap and Of an inferior order
The idea is not popular. Mr. Roland Reed, in his dis
agreeable piece entitled "Cheek" revisits hew-Iork
this week.
The brilliant success Lawrence Barrett at the Star
Theatre is seen deep facton by all true friends
nj the stage Francesca da Rmin enters on the
third week what promises to be an amply successful
season Theatre parties from Phadelphia,-the home
OF the AUTHORITATIVE come over, recently, 10 see the
piece and ii attracted unusual attention in society
here The attendance Is steadily large, and assuredy
Mr.. Barretts great success Is well deserved ana IL
for the character OF the dramatic season
Mr. George Edgar, who comes forward at the Four
teenth Street Theatre 0morrow night as Oheho WILL
Of course that kindly and sympathetic attention
which our ping public seldom or never fails to ex-
old theatrical family 1.-THE Biddles lnel andis we be-
neye descendant Of Old Mr. Hogg Of the Park Theatre
Of Dunlap's time. he reared amid actors and In
the atmosphere OF the stage and he has all his life been
student OF the dramatic art II seems to be his mistake
that he did not adopt the pursuit in his youthfn was
70 be adopted The best actors are those who are
caught early" OF late years however, Mr. Edgar has
frequently been seen and heard Of IS an actor He
undertook management, aso-as no doubt readers re-
member,-at the house which Is now Days WHERE ne
ted
be came forth as King Lear ana az Oheto HIS recent
proceel ngs the star OF tie George Edgar Syndl-
cate" have detailed In all directions, wtD par
tcularity worthy OF far more important SUBJECT he
OF Chicago In the middle OF August, ana OF course ne
failed. Any with practical knowledge OF Iheat-
ricai would have kno better than 10 under
take preposterous enterprise Ihey 90 not want
Shakespeare In Chicago,-especiHliy In the summer
time Their barbar0us the wspaperSafe largely occuped
with mpudent vulgar and abortye sneers at all that re-
spectacle workers do or say In the hed ART me pace
more than half civilized, and IL Is extremely pro-
vncial Mr. Edgar should have waited ul OCTOBER anu
then appeared al Boston. Albany Or Phadelphlaj aud
his chance OF success would have been materially
eerity, Lold respectable position upon the
stage Mr. Samuel Colyile has onered 10 nlin week
that vacant the Fourteenth street Theatre so
naf he may make fresh start, IRON the capital ana
redesm, IL possible the failure with which he began.
Ths generous aud thoughtful on the part OF MT.
Soyile and iris earnestly hoped that MT Edgar VIII
nave week OF good business He Will appear as Ccuo
Oh Monday, and Richeliea on Wednesday, and with
these characters will I'LL up the other nights Miss Ellie
Wilton has been engaged for DeSdcm0nd, and Mr Lewls
Morrison for Iago; while Emilia will he presented by
MIS- Wallace Bttdn,-Of whom 10 near iOr the hist
urne Should Mr. Edgar forth with another company
IA TO be hoped that he Will drop the ridiculous naue OF
the Syndicate" That alone would suffice 10 XIII any
dramatic enterprise.