St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-27
DRAMA IN NEW YORK.
Continued Success of the Mikado in New
York and Its Prospects for
the Road.
Precautions That VIII Preserve the
Copyright on Gilbert and Su1H-
vans New Opera.
Nat Goodwin's Hit in the Skating
Rink--Reappearance of an
Old Favorite.

Correspondence of the Globe
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The past week
has been another dull week in theatricals,
owing entirely to the success which the
present attractions are meeting with. Ii
fact. the season in New York has thus 1al
been an exceedingly successful one, IL
which 'eMikado," as presented by the
D'Oyly Carte company at the Fifth Avenue
theater. has been the most prosperous,
and not only continues to draw audiences
that fill the theater to its utmost capacity,
but also attracting people who, it seems,
are quite willing to find some pleasure III
the performance by standing up throughout
il all, Mr.. John Stetson has organized
another ''Mikado'' company, which IS now
rehearsing in this city, and will soon go
upon the road. Of the unauthorized COM
panies which are playing this opera, occa-
sionally in some of the large cities, but
which have been formed principally for the
presentation of the ''Mikado" in the small
cities and one-night towns, the Templeton
company, which is at the present time
playing at the Criterion theater, in Brook
lyn, gives an exceedingly good performance,
and one which affords much pleasure to
those who see it. The success of the COM
pany has been very great in the smaller
towns, and so well pleased have been many
of the local managers of the theaters where
they have played with their rendering OF
the opera. that Mr.. Templeton has been
prevailed upon to make, in many instances,
return dates. | find that the prevailing
desire among nearly all out-of-town mana
gers is to wait until either Duff's company
or Mr.. Stetson's go npon the road. While
the latter manager is making out-ot-town
dates for the presentation OF this opera by
his newly-organiZed companies in the
towns of lesser importance, he will hardly
he able to bring together better company
than the Templeton ''Mikado" company.
1t is very doubtful whether the English
company now at the Fifth Avenue
theater will go on the road at all, as from
present indications the opera will run at the
Fifth Avenue theater long into May, and
the company will then take well-deserved
vacation. But Mr.. Duff's company, which
contains some remarkably clever per-
formers. gives very entertaining and even
brilliant Interpretation of the opera. Miss
Diff is making dates for the large cities,
where the opera can run more than the linn
@ited time usually allotted to combinations
The McCaull Opera company. which is now
in Philadelphia, and which in some re-
spects gives rendering of the opera equal
to that of the Fifth Avenue theater, will
also devote its time to playing in one or
more of the large cities, where a great deal
of money can be made. Therefore, it will
be seen that these cities of lesser magnitude
will from necessity be obliged to make
dates with these companies Of lesser i'm
portance that are now touring the country
with this opera. Of these companies, the
Templeton ''Mikado" company will give as
good performance as any sub organization
that Mr.. Stetson may place upon the road
l understand that the opera which Messrs
Gilbert & Sullivan are now writing, and
which will be completed in time for pro-
duetion at the beginning of next season,
will be presented in New York in advance
of the London production, in order to pro-
tect their American rights in the opera.
There is no doubt had this been done with
the ''NIikado," Mr.. Carte would have made
5000. 900 more than he will clear this season
with this opera, as he would have had the
field clear to himself and could have put as
many companies on the road as the de-
mands of the public for the opera might
have required.