Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-19

The present week will t3s 4 notab IL
one IN theatricAls in Philadelphia. and
there 10 no doubt but the extra efforts
put forth by the managers In that
city will result in rich harvest Of
(" aucats."
At the Walnut Sne Theatre, Mile
Rhea will appear in her new play, "The
Am lean Countess" written for her
by Howard Carroll, "a newspaper cor.
respondent. This play Is TO a great
extent melo dram attic IN cbaracttr r, with
just enough comedy 10 make 1t intense.
ly interesting. The plot is we'll drawn,
and the character If Hortense, sustained
BY Mile Rhea, afforcs ample oppor
tunity for elaborate dressing.
The revival Of " Patience" at Haver-
ly's Theatre last week, proved one of
the greatest successes Of the season, and
the house was crowded every night. The
company Is excellent, and comprises
some Of the best operaiic performers on
the stage The opera itself IL also in.
terestiDg; and 10 one of the productions
that never grew old. Patience" will
be presented every night this week.
Messrs. Nixon & Zimmerman, the
popular managers. give an illustration
Of their enterprise by presenting too
of the Madison Square Companies Ia
Philadelphia. this week. "The Private
Secretary" that WAS played in the
Opera House in this city last week. will
bo the attraction At their Chestnut
Street Theatre, while the emotion . |
Young Mrs. Winthrop" will be pre-
sented at the Chestnut Street Opera
House. Roth these plays are excellent,
and well-known in this city.
AanAnxv v.ta IA, -
will commence an engagement OF ONT
week, in" Burr Oaks" At the Walnu
Street Theatre.
President elect Cleveland is creditt.
with the origin of Robson and Crane
new play. Mr.. Cleveian cav III
comedians play 1.-THE Two Dromios" IL
the " Comedy OF Errus" last winter
and was NO impressed with their sin gu
lar rese N blance that he suggested I
them the advisability OF getting up
sort of modernizd idea OF the sam
droll subject, and even pointed cut
STANCE old IOvel, from which ver
funny play might be constructed. Tn
ad vice WAS respected In the II sking of
lcomedy called The Cherubs, In whic
Robson and Crane play the twin hrotl
Iers, Phidias and VaDdyke. two Of III
most delightful old frauds imaginable
The troubles in the finn OF Brooks
Dickson are being adjusted. M
Randall, the third partner, has retiret
and Joseph Brooks and Jas. B. Dickso
have made an assignment for the ben,
At Of their creditors, without preference,
10 Mr.. Jacob Nunnemacker, formerl
II Milwaukee. Mr.. Nunnemacker is
man of considerable means, and has q
, sumed the duties Of assignee " ith vigo
He has already reduced the Office g,
penses of the firm. five hundred dollar
each week, and is chopping of usele,
heads among their various organic,
3 tions, and otherwise putting the en-
barrassed managers affairs On AN &c
!, nomical and sure footing.
5 The Rochester Morning Herald,
I speaking OF cheap amusements, says
The truth is, that our theatre goe
will no longer pay seventy five cents
, one dollar tor admission for the sal
of witnessing ordinary performance
Prices must come down. And we ms
! say here that local managers have
Z realizing sense OF the situation. T
e trouble they have is with ~ manage
: of travelling combinations, who still clil
= to the idea that dollar admission Is
Il fair clarUe