New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-25
STAGE AND BOX-OFFICE.
SALVINI COMES, JUDO GOES - GOSSIP
ABOUT ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.

The principal dramatic incident of this week
will undoubtedly be Salvinrs temperance at tho
Metropolitan Opera House. c. A. Chizzola Ills man.
ager is favoraby impressed with his prospects for
successful season. Contrary to his expectation no sad
Yesterday the subscription sale had been pretty large
large enough in fact to insure OF itsc proh'
ablo engagement. "Some doubts have been expressed
sad Mr. ChlzzOla to the fitness OF the Metropolitan
for dramatic representation 1t has been said uhaef-
stand that Savinis robust voice could be heard
by those sitting at distance from the stage his COM
pany at any rate would acting il dumb show far
AS many Of the audience were concerned THIS we nave
proved by practical experiment to be mistake Yes
to-day young Salvin q tour OF the house While
"a rehearsal in progress. He heard not only DIS
father every else with perfect ease from the
uppsrmost tier SalvD himself Is as eager as chid
once more to put himself rapport with an American
audience Though his trs performance Is In otheiio IL
IL on Corolauus' that his interest has centred He
is never tired Of talking about that character which
seems to have taken al extraordinary hold upon his
imagination lie has studied tho part Tor months anu
am curious to SEQ tho elect will upon an Arier
lean audience"
As salviul appears on the Now YORK horizon another
foreign sinks space The Judic season Is at an
end all connected with 1t are In state OF SELF gr1u
laton Maurice Grau who Is more Interested even than
judo herself said yesterday that during his score oil
Years experience French opera In this country ho
naa never made so much money IN short space OF
time. In proof OF this he showed neatly tabulated
statement OF the nightly receipts. which Will be exceed
ingly interesting those VINO have limited that tue
season pecunary success. Beginning Octooer
Judc devoted the first four performances to " Mile
Nitouche," the receipts running thus, omittng the
cents: Thursday, $2,7i5. Friday. $l,75i saturday
matinee, Sl 2O0 evening. Sl.G97; total OF S7io3 o2
for four nights. October she produced LII 10 a
Sl045 house: Tuesday Femme Papa played to
81, G53. and Wednesday to SCOT; Thursday LII To
$50; Friday Niniche to Sl.Il5; matinee Lii TO
Sl4l5 and saturday night Niniche 10 S2l23; total
far the week OF SlI,Gll 90. October IL La Femme n
Papa played Sl.376; FSesday with the same play
$3.50, and Wednesday with Nitouohe y Sl,3-'.
Thursday saw lie Grand Casmlr plaI TO Sl266' ana
Oh Friday the to Sl2Ob Tue matinee and evening
of Saturday both devoted to La Femme Papa
the first briogng Sl34l the second 81 500 total Tor
tho week of 80 $50 3d. Last Monday first perform
ance OF Divorcons saw Sl3s / the house; Tuesday,
Niniche." 81 ,4G5; Wednesday, LII SlOJo; Ihurs-
day, "Divorcons," $l,5s5; Friday. La Mascotte''
81 O36 Thus the total OF the season Is close 10 SioOOO
for the twenty four performances. or an average OF
between 81 GOO and 81 200 performance. TAe receipts
re said TO largest taken In tue same space OF
time In the theatre except during Lanstrys engagement
Mr. Grau also mentioned that JuIic would return ON
April play probably at the star Thtatre for thrcc
weeks. sl,c will DO seen in COsaqle. CnarDon
nier" Grande Duchesse" Belle Helene, PerIchoe,'
Vie Parisicnne"" Mmc. rArchituc" and possibly La
Jolie Parfeumedse lie is negotiating VITA "a noted
tenor and baritone TO strengthen the cor pany Tor
opera boiie.
John Rickaby smiles a smile OF iDeaable contenmcnt
when asked If lie feels satisfied with the prospects for
Miss DAuyray, The company has Uecn rehearsinS for
two weeks and there will DO yet Two weeks more
rehearsing under the careful direction OF Bronson
Howard himself Talking o. the Latter. Mr. ackaby SAID
the other day: Nearly two years ago Miss DAuvray
asked Howard to write her play, but lie refused.
..t,Ao, ,nar al Ia Il
the star / asked him to and her aud judge
whether good play she would not De successful Ito
came. saw, aud conquered lio then toid me thal
he had idea for long OF novel subject wnch hc
thought she could lit admirably. We talked 1t over and
signed Il contract inside OF iorty-eight hours lie
insisted however on having five months in which TO
write his pay. How perfect his Workmanship is you
can Imagine when l tell you that after two weeks
rehearsal half dozen words have had TO be changed
Howard is ellous stage manager He studies out
each scene making plan OF the stage to scale and
marking each change OF position madc by each cnar-
ucter Then theatre aud hesitaies
Tor moment In his directions. We arc mounting tue
piece we'll IT can be mounted Only ono scene Is
painted; tue three all draped OF upholstered
in SUITS The furniture Is being made specially by
POTTER ~ ymus, anu rs the stage Is sal every ace
Is cleyerly made 50 as to appear larger tbah reay Is
AS to tho plot OF the lay air Howard ANA ny ee nave
agreed 10 say nothing uhtI you sec u Tor yOufSelNc7 on
the rt nignt eau only cay that tao theme Is original
and peculiar"
Lawrence Barretts energy seems TO DO unconquerabe
and he constantly at work bringing out new plays Or
reviyng Old which almost dropped altogether
out Of his repertoy. To he appears Ia Chicago
in The Man o Airlio for the first time III ten years.
lie Is also going to TO his repertory Younss
PendragOn, which. II may be remembered, was Ms.
produced the Fh Avenue Theatre several years ago
Mr. Young Is writing new trst act, and new scene
will Introduce In tho last act Mise Gale Ia now Ar
Barretts leading woman and seems 10 give universal
| Satisfaction III That position.
Yesterday Henry A. Jones returned to England the
Etruria his Visit having been cut short by urgent
his presence In London 1t appears that tue
new play has written for Mr., ThOrne, OF the Naude
| vile Theatre, has for mysterious reason failed TO
meet the approval Mr. PsgO the English lcenser OF
| plays. This Official sometimes has rather peculiar
notions OF what may properly call for the interference
tho cons0r and IL Is find what has rea MS calm
iu that Mr. Jones has returned suddenly
with visit and the insight IL had afforded hm
into American ways aud American hospitality. lie was
luckily enabled, riOr 10 his departure to his Saints
ana sinners In fu rehearsal mt tue HaiisOn SQUARE
Iamers endeayorS TO provide htuus cast ana setting
for ths charming play. Two weeks from morrow 1t
will probably be offered to tho public.
81 AIN much amused" said Mr. Lovecraft, OF the Star
Theatre, to occasionally OF those people who
know 1t all seriously declare that Miss Andersons
business Is n disappointment to her manager. don't
| know what Mr. Abbey expected, Dut 1 should TANK
81 600 $4,000 pretty fair for weeks business.
that, know, is The figure she played To last week
The tact Is, people few empty seats immense
house like the Star and jump to the conclusion
business must be bad They do not reflect that at 81 30
| scat fcw hundred people mean large business.
Irving perhaps played to larger figures than these. but
lew ctIer attractions In this cts have done SLeak
ing OF irving reminds me OF curious thing You may
remeu or how many people asserted that Irving himself
| dld not draw II dollar that 1t was his company, his
scenery, his stage management and Well tho
night bc went TO give his address az Cambridge the
fell from 1000 or more oi the night tcfore between
$500 and 1900. In Boston, When ho Was xpectedIy
prevented from playing 81 800 out Of S2IOO vance
| sale was returned ut the box office"
Rudolph Aronson has decided to withdraw Nanon /"
when has for $50 performances AS 1t has already
passed Its l25th performance with signs OF any abato
ment business this probably means that 1t will be
taken on IN the eight OF success "Amorita Is being
actively rehearsed This opera is said TO be unusually
spectacular, the finale Ia especial being brilliant
represents the entrance OF the troops over the bridge
Into the city, with men, women and Uadren running to
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