The Washington critic., 1885-10-24
THE DRAMATIC SEASON.
Attractions That Are Promised for
the Coming Season.
READING OF A NEW PLAY.
How a New Piece is Adapted and Mal3
Ready for Production.
THEATRES AND MANAGERS
Lester WallaCk in "Roscdric"-Thc
Cast i'm "Saints aud Sinners"-A
New London Lending Man.
READING OF A NEW PLAY.
THEATRES AND MANAGERS.

New York, Oct. 24.-Thc theatrical
season in New York is very spasmodic
in its nature. One week there will be
n plethora of attractions, the next an
absolute dearth Of them. The latter is
the situation in this city at the present
time. Many good things are promised,
however, for the future. Salvini, the
great Italian tragedian, will appear
next week at the Metropolitan Opera.
House in "Othello, king Lear" and
"The Gladiator" and it is announced
that he will be supported by com
pany of superior excellence. On No
vcmber 2d Colonel Mapelson begins a sea-
son of twenty nights at the Academy of
Music. His opening attraction will he "Car-
men, with Minnie llauk In the title role
and Ruvclli the tenor, Del Pucnte the bari
tone, and Nine. LGblache in the cast. This
is Nine. llauk's first appearance in opera in
New York for three years. But one novelty
is promised this season, "Manon,n by Mas
sonet, Colonel Maploson having secured the
sole right Of representation in this country.
| notice that the gallant Colonel has dropped
the title of "lier Majesty's Opera Com
pany" from his prospectus. He brings
over with him several new singers of whom
he speaks highly, as usual
Mr.. DufI's company in the "Mikadon at
the Standard Theatre Is drawing audiences
almost as large as those at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. This production is next to the
DOyly Carte performance ut the Fifth Ave
nue., the best that has been seen in this
country. In his advertisements. Mr. DuiT
totally ignores the authors OF the opera and
announces IL merely as the popular japanese
Comic Opera, the "Mikado." This is the
first successful production at the Standard
since IL has been rebuilt. Mr.. Josh Hart
first built n theatre on the present site,
which he called the Eagle Theatre, and ran
IL for short time as n variety theatre. 1t
afterwards went into other hands and was
called the Standard Theatre by the new
manager, Mr.. William Henderson. While
under his management 1t burned down
three winters ago and was rebuilt and
opened last season by Mr.. james &. Dulf
Mr.. Hart has just built Il new theatre in
Harlem, which was opened on Monday
evening by Miss Fanny Davenport
in "Fedori,n supported by Mr.. Robert
b. Mantell. Mr. Hart will play
nothing but flrst.class attractions. New
York has become n great theatrical centre. A
company can come to New York ana remain
here and in the vicinity for more than two
months by playing Mt the theatres that play
only combinations; two weeks at the Fifth
Avenue, which is combination theatre;
one week at Niblo's Garden, one week at
the Grand Opera House, one week at the
the Peoples Theatre, one week at the
Third Avenue Theatre, one week at Josh
Ilart's new theatre the Comique, in lIar-
lem; one week In Williamsburg, one week
IN Brooklyn and a week in Jersey City. As
all these theatres have n separate and dis
tinct clientele, il is possible for one at
traction TO play at profit at each of these
theatres.
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Mr.. A. W. Pincro, the author of "The
! Magistrate,n Mr.. II. A. Jones, the author
of Saints and Sinners and Mr.. Edgar
| Fawcett, accompanied by detective, went
ont voyage of discovery in the lower part
of the city among the slums, the other even
ing and saw all the worst sights that that
quarter OF the city presents at ight. The
English playwrights will probably write a
play on New York life for presentation in
London. In speech at Days Theatre on
the first night Of "The Magistrate Mr..
| Pinero said that after he became familiar
with our people and their manners, he
would write u play ON American life and
customs. If this is the way he intends to
| do il, he has begun at the wrong end