New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE
CHRISTMAS WEEK AMERICAN OPERA
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES ILL.

theatres The part OF a week before Christmas Is by
consent set down the worst for business In
the whole year, and the fewer the number Of days
before the holiday time there IL to make up for
bad business aud bring the weeks total mp to the
That the Christmas matinee should be far from
brilliant was OF course to be expected some managers
indeed having the strength OF mind to depart from the
custom and dispense with this extra tax on their
cOmpanys energies. Judging from the overlooking
house the evening, Mr.. wallack, who pursued this
latter course probably saved mis- actors and actresses
from WEAKNESS at the expense OF his treasury. for
meodrama such Hoodman Blind attracts the very
OF people who do 90 to the theatre on Christmas
afternoon Mr.. Hill, Of the Union Square, on the other
hand probably did wisely in concentrating his matinee
business yesterdays performance, which was a
souvenir and highly successful one In point OF
numbers Speaking Of the holiday performances OF the
year. General Barton of tho Bjou said yesterday that
In his opinion the Washingtons Birthday matinee was
the only which really worth having. We
ought not to complain, though" said he, "Of this
Christmas. for matinee receipts 5000 ahead OF
last year. and from present Indications receipts for
next week will be large Last year /. not until the
7th OF January that business took be sudden bound
which kept houses crowded till summer almost
u.s. Concerning various reports AS to the termin
alton OF tue OF 'Adouis with the 525th perform
ance General Barton declared that the truth not In
tem words that effect, though stronger. In the
first place. no said. business is at present Of nature
which manager would DO fool to run the risk Of
losing In tbe second place VIC have no new piece pre-
pared and could hardy lit FOR the stage inside OF
month, as in that case We would have to do"
Tomorrow the sale OF single for the OF
American Opera at the Academy OF Music begins
Chorle l. Locke, the said yesterday that up to
the present tme the subscription had more than an
swered his expectations, and judging from the pile OF
applications for for single nights which he pointed
To lie spoke that sale also I'll begin we'll Mr. Locke.
In fact stated that he felt OF the Iecunary
OF lis venture as 1t was possible to feel OF any
thing In uucertaia business operate management
On Christmas Day the company had holiday. but
yesterday and during the fore-part Of the week re
hearsas held AL day and every day. Nilsson Hall
has been fitted up practice for the ballet with
tho long bars for he support OF the dancers hands which
ars seen in tue well-known picture OF she ballet
rehearsal the Paris Grand Opera Here VI. Bibcyran
has been comp posing figures which he viii nt to
Kuhinsleh's Bal COstume ballet music The
material he works with consists OF his thirty School OF
OperI pupils and the like OF trained dancers who
arrived from Europe week ago to-day Whenever the
stage tho Academy unoccuped by public perioru
auce the orchestra chorus ana principals all hard
~ work Four are already so far released that
they could bs given Tomorrow while folr more are
sufficiently far advanced to leave no doubt that they can
be aiken up due order AS already announced The
Tanning Of the Shrew" will be tie first opera, and for
tbs everything. including the scenery is IN complete
readiness Tao scenery has been painted by iiughson
IIawley. whose skin IN scenic work OF an ach ectlra
character Is rated high. lie IS working from models
prepared In Euone and me sty.e OF Ine ~ors Is early
ital an Renaissance OF a rather Bora character.
The unfortunate illness Of Madame Modjcska which
has lei to her eanceng all her Southern dates for the
coming week, primarily due 10 the hard and
constant OF the hrst part OF her season She has
been attended doctors, who agreed In advising
IN the strongest terms to take as long rest as
possible Already she has felt the advantageous effect
Of her last weeks aud by the tIne she appears
before NewYork audience she will probably be In The
best ~ trim As 10 whore she will appear on January
There has been much debate during the past week IL
positively decided yesterday That II VIII he
al lie Ar "A
already pteu stated In this column Mr; StetSoh was
rxirrn,el, uu ,tI4lng to move his M!knlO" company
aud dil al t"at lay in pis power 10 induce Daniel
Fralnnan Nine. Modleska's MANAGER. To accept the
eiahda Theatre as Substitute ms the alter nc used
{, consent IT, AMI 80 II WAS arranged that TIC
M,kado must In ,he middle Of last week however
II hcrdhe known tLat OWING To hei severe heSs MISS
Clara MOTHS, season at tue star whcH was To "egn GA
the s,ue date Mndessa- AT tue Fiith Avenue, hal
been abandoned and the tine Was therefore, warrant
At seemed O}cu and after Shhdrl negotiations
Nh Frohuan oousented, on the prom'~c Of gnarartec
- play Al The star Thus TIC is r.ht and Moss !, risht
nri Strt,1u AGO AMI everything is que correct. Mr
Boston cstcray ip orler hnhy to arrange Tic matter
Ia iug Toe nist week 81 hrr ensh-emoht MaiIme
lA>oi.te part ~ lec' and one m which she has made
uau, c.csscs. size has neyer yet played IN New YORK
~ morrow. by way she viii attend the marriage of
Der - her riece. Mss Benda. particulars OF w1ieh
have already been printed.
The season OF Miss Rosina vokcs and her clever
Tr.l ~ company viii be prolonged at the STANDARD
Theatre uy another elk or possibly This is due to
tas rcaark.u.e success with which they have met at
this t.cdIrc a slccrss tar during this season only
applJacN ed by their Boston engagement. Mr. st"ts"n
Urough. them ever 90 thirteen weeks engagement
attributes TINS the de!cacy aud refinement Of their
eutcrts Il D0 good. sald he yesterday and
appreciate where but IN Large CITY, IN tue
society 81 wHcn su,h pcS ~ they portray with 30 tle
cxaL E"ratlpn are 70 hc met lake the t"o "euH III
4 ,e Rehearsal flr instance. One meets them 10 New
YORK or Boston every day. ont In small country Town
tacy unknown save To Inc rev Ater thry uhlon
tLer cucl.cm-ut NJ the standard they leave me ana
travel nLdor their own amusement thlnN thry WI.
do well ana make money! o1t mere Is not en''gh VI
tbpm both them md me y The Mr. Gr"sSmlth whose
per ilrmances have etel such favorable comment Is
Gros,uith. the creator Of All OF "orrt and Sullvans
his brothers talent would seem 10 Oe hereditary. for
their father was noted " entertainer a. well az
rryrr painter tieO re GrOssmtu nrsj made his mark
a. a gver Of mnsicl monoosues. TINS form ~ enter
tlnlueut. thuIgh Immensely popular Ia England, seems
almost unknO Ia here, cdriodsi! enough
Miss Danyray's hftieth performance OF Zone Of
Our Gir.s" dael tho house last night An
old friend OF MANAGER John Rlckaby tho other
night attracted almost much attention as any
one on the stage lie had long lair and sombrero Of
true Texan cut. IL WAS J. A. Crawford. the scout.
era Word Is poet and tho day aher lie visited the
theatre Mr. Kckaby received an amusing letter from
hn. COuchrd IN western phtasrO-gy II set I1rth MS
admiration OF Miss D'uvrly. Among ot"el amusing
passages the following; say JOhn VINO l. thlt
Lng.lsh ocrr. and how much would he take IN cash 10
lay oil one S,e sf G Sns h sI or S pay MAKE @ believe s4
rou,lu't MAY any make. beievc man would be
,r oI and ' aoi amp over Thas what Johnt Some
verses also uclosed two lines OF which run:
Pm only papoose OF nature-a scont
Bat III dead stuck or one OF Our Girls
Miss Dauvray says she values this ~ highly ~ any
complim nj yet paid to her acting. Bronson Howard
ina. already laid the plot Of the new play be IL
writing for Miss Dauvray. but the chances that II
viii not be finished until next fall at soonest. Mr..
Howard Ia not rapid worker but spends u long time
polishing his plays one OF our Grs, Tor instance.
begun more than two years ago, and he spent the
whole o last summer on II.
The past week has much illness among the
theatrical profession Nat Goodwin has been suffering
dreadfully from peurisy and has with the greatest
difficulty been able to 1T all He has had doctor In
his dressing every night and at times has had to
have mOrr hins injected to relieve the Intense pain
The operaton Of removing a portion Of the tonsils
which lie had performed last Sunday has given him relief