National Republican., 1883-11-26
A REMAnKABLE ENGAGEMENT.
Some or the Elements That Enter Into
the Competition OF n First Glass DrN-
nIatIg Cous1Nuy.

Some or the Elements That Enter Into
the Composition OF n First Glass DIN-
matte Company.
"Hazel Kirkc," said Manager Charles
Frohman, of tho Madison Square theater
attractions New York, "last week played the
most remarkable engagement ever played by
any of our companies in this city. The uu-
procodentod success of the piece is an evidence
of tho living interest still possessed by this
first of all Madison Square triumphs; it is
also an overwhelming indorsement of our
policy of giving tho people pure, clean,
and wholesome plays, and likewise speaks
we'll for tho good sense and apprecablo taste
of fWashington theatergoers, who seem entirely
capable of judging the merits of and accord
ing theirsupport TO q really first-class dramatic
attraction. Hazel Kirko will bo played
in Brooklyn this week by the same COM
pany that presented it here, and an even
stronger organization will take its place at
Ford's opera house in the play of Esme-
ralda.' of which Mrs. Frances Hodgson Dur
nett, now in the city, and who will witness
tho performances here, is tho author. AT
present 'Esmeralda' is the talk and sensa-
tion of critical and fashionable A1jondOn.
After the engagement in this city and two
weeks in Boston it will again be the play Of
| the day in New York, for we have arranged
same original cast aud the same magnificent
scenery that you will SEQ here"
| "Tho present Esmeralda' company" Mr..
| Frohman continued, "is the strongest stock
| company ever organized by tho Madison
| Square theater, which is noted for the
strength and completeness Of its or
ganizations. Each representation is given
| with a perfection Of details and mag
nilcence of ensemble that are simply
wonderful. This, you must understand, is a
company Of stars all the parts, down even to
the most Insignificant being assigned to
actors and actresses well and most favorably
known throughout the length and breadth of
the land. Such small part as the French
Count is placed i'll the hands of so important
an actor as Mr.. Harry ID. Clifton, who has an
excellent reputation as leading man. Ben
| Maginley, who impersonates Old Roger, has
| starred two seasons in Deacon Crankett,"
and was last season the stellar attraction of
'Tho Square Man company. His portralture
of the North Carolina farmer is u natural,
| lile-like piece of acting, and pleases the people
and critics better than did Mr.. Owenss i'm
personation last season. So great is Mr..
Maginley's reputation and so popular his art
that James Allison, the celebrated Australian
manager, who is now in London, has made
an extraordinary offer for Maginley and Miss
| Louise Dillon to 20 to Australia with Es-
meralda.' Joseph +. Wheelock, the new Dave
Hardy, is another successful star He made
a great hit only few months ago in The
| Frozen Deep and is recognized us one of the
finest leading men in the country. He is a
powerful and manly actor and gets as high
q salary as the best in the business Miss
| Louise Dillon has, i'll the part of Esmeralda,
made the character rs much her own as If she
had created it. She is wonderful actress,
clever in everything she does, and the ideal
Esmerada, as the press throughout the south
has unreservedly acknowledged. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Charles Walcot-our Estabrock and
| Nora Desmond-are the highest priced
comedy people ON the American stage. Mr.Wal-
cot will be remembered for his George Wash
ington Phipps in the Bankers Daughter,
one of the breeziest and happiest crea-
tions of the modern drama, while his
wife's Virginia Brown, in the same play, was
a sufficiently artistic and pronounced success
| to make her a lasting reputation as come
denne. She is magnificent dresser, and
has two complete Nora wardrobes that are at
once elegant and costly"
Indeed" )" said Mrs Frohman, "the CO.'S
tunes worn in 'Esmeralda' are all of the
handsomest and most costly kind They
were made expressly for the ladies of the
company from patterns furnished by Felix,
the famous Partisan man milliner. And they
are in entire keeping with the magnificent
scenery provided for the piece, which is the
same used at the Madison Square theater when
the play was produced there. This scenery
/ was designed by Gene Wiley Presbry, who
plays Jack Desmond, aud who is
real artist, not only in the dramatic sense Of
the word, but with brush and color. He il
the inventor of the studio scene which created
such sensation in New York. and is now
the talk and admiration of all London, and
he is besides the designer of many of the
handsome souvenirs given out at the Madison
Square theater. Miss Kate Denim Wilson has
bright starring record, and is, as you may
know one of the celebrated Denim sisters
| of atC &c Naall lant n aotr racs
; and fills the role of Kate Desmond to perfec
tion. Harry Talbot, the Drew of the piece
is a brother of the well-known operate
singer"
This is the highest salaried company eve
placed before the public. The performsnc,
they give is superb in all its details, an,
! when you witness it know you will epjo.
it."