New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-03
THE DRAMA.
THE DRAMATIC WEEK.

,,op souare Theatre the chief event Of the last
dramatic week 1t is bad play, but it Is wellmonDtcd
and gelacted and the scenes and acting have saved
from immediate collapse These, indeed, will probably
carry it through the holidays It's union Of domestic in
terest with stage sensaoneect likewise contributes to
make it popular might be improved. by some aoate
ment Of nspidty In its first half and Of exaggeraon In
its last and by the exruson of several superuous char
acters-M Seton the preacher for example, and Jdbez
Greene the shepherd. The bucOlc element pleasant
enough in written fiction If sparngy and cevery used
Is always perlous on the stage Efe Ensler Maude mar
rison Mckee Rankin, Joseph Whiting. Charles Stanley
Mrs Phillips and Eoisc Willis shine brightly in the repre-
sentaton of this play. Mr. Steele Mackayes patent oa
have planted the Union Square Theatre ana e
audiences there-consderng how they take the nVeho"
sit in the seats Of the scOrnul" but we dare say 'he
public will eventually get reconciled even W "i9
chinery According to Micawber chalr Is an 't".'o
of temporary repose' What is according 70
the adventurous play goer must discover ior niisoi
Mr. Robson and Mr. Crane have appeared
at the Star Theatre in their speclaity' Inc
Boarding House." and they VIII ,oi,-
there another week. The piece mas peen ~,
changed and improved since last 1t was PreSeh'eo III i
80. Tro comic snbstance however-whch is the belg-
erepcv OF a couple OF ludcrous cowards-remalnS the
same. Mr. Cranes eccentricty. and his precise ana
neatly finished STYLE and Mr. Robsons jocular gascone
and chirrupng squeak need no description here Ihese
PLAYERS create the legitimate effect Of low comedy they
good audiences. Edwin Booth succeeds Messrs Robson
and Crane at the Star Theatre appearing on Monday De-
cember 10, as Riehetieu.
revival of the stirring old drama of Monte Cristo"
has been effected within the week just out at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre Everybody knows the original romance
of Dumas which, in It's day, had great and so brilliant
rum The play Is little better than patchy synopsis OF
the story However 1t admits OF fine scenic treatment,
and several passages Of character and romantic acting
The opportunities have been improved by the scene
painters at the Fifth Avenue Theatre and MI James
ONei finds admirers Of his fine Hbernan personation oil
Edmond Danes The cast has already been given IN TINS
column.
Readings have been vOuchsafed by Mrs. Fairfax at
steinway Hall. Mr. George vandenhof at Association
Hail. and Miss Adele Rankin at the Madison Cuo
Theatre.
The NAV of "Tho Raiah (which like King Henry, is
"geptle mild and virtuOus will reach its 2O0h
consecutive representation at the Madison Square Thea
ire 1.-THE Beggar Student" is popular and therefore
still prevalent at the Casino. Fanny Davenport enters
on the tenth week OF her highly successful engagement
at the Fourteenth Street Theatre Colvilles, in the
drama of Fedora" The final performances of Dollars
and Sense" playing Days Theatre, and the charm of
Excelsior" will soon be worked up at Nblos Garden
The career Of "The Strangers Of Paris will soon come
to an end the New Park Theatre as likewise will that
of In the Ranks at the Standard. MesSrs Harrigan
Hart and their welseleced company, at the Theatre
Comioue can be seen in "Corleas Aspirations" which
with which the of these prGhtly and humorous
actors are so pleasantly connected new programme Of
mnstrclsy will he offered this week by the San Francisco
Mnstrels. Mention has already been made of the con
junction of Mr.. Birch and Mr. Havery in the management
of this theatre is not suspicious event Mr. Birch
like the late r. Backus has some "feelng OF his bus-
ness the sympathy of an actor with his pursuit Mr.
Haverly is specuator and the stage in our day. has
always been injured and not benefited by spectators.
It is much to be wished accordingly, that they would
confine their talents to stocks or merchandise.
Messrs Miles Barton, after various delays and post
ponements opened their BjOu The tre Saturday night
with "orpheus and Eurydice," sung and acted by the
Rice troupe. pretty theatre and by and by 1t may
become popular one.
Haverly's Mnstrels have ended their engagement at
the Twenty third Street Theatre and that house closed
1t ought never to openedt is entirely super
uous among the theatres Mr. and Mrs. Florence have
departed from Mckee Rankin's Third Avenue Theatre,
and that house viii be occupied for week, by Mr. W.
T. Seaman in play named PeelaBOo" Mr. Williams, ia
One of the Finest desised Saturday night at the Grand
Opera House. but the public affection will be protracted
by the appearance there of Mr. Roland Reed in silly
play called Cheek" The exhibition at the American
Institute closed on Saturday Moths had its forty
second and Last performance saturday night at Nack
Theatre In life it was not honored and III death II Is not
WaIlack viii Immediately revive the good old CON,
will soon bring forward Mr. Pneros comedy of Girls
and Boys" Messrs. Poole d Gilmore have underlined
"The P1Vcments OF IOT picScllJ prOuUVtioH AT
NiblO's Garden.
One OF the brightest events OF the week the burn
ing Of the Windsor Theatre in the BOwery This house
has long been deathtrap 1t IN view OF The danger
of fire. the most perous theatre in the city lts deStrnc
ton is blessing II the IRE had occurred during per
formance the audience. would inevitably have been
roasted alive To permit the existence OF this building
theatre simply crime The people OF New-f0rk
are therefore, to be congratulated on its removal in tbs
comparatively harmless manner fresh warning on the
subject danger i'll theatres is given by this incident
There several other unsafe theatres in this city ana
this Is matter in reference to which the vigilance OF
managers and OF the civil authorities should Tor
moment be relaxed.