New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
THE WORLD OF AMUSEMENT.
WHAT PLAYERS AND MANAGERS SAY OF
THEMSELVES AND THEIR PLANS.

various little details to be attended to on the
and mass Of accumulated matters Of general business
to be cleared out of the way When the head OF all
this is placed the additional burden OF oosng after
beneht performance. tie -monnt of labor thrown on
: Angustn Days shoulders last week can only be
appreciated by those with theatrical affairs
The responsibility assumed by him in regard TO the
orphan Asylum Benefit at tn. Metropolitan Opera
House next Tuesday afternoon and evening is morc
than doubly onerous account Of the two perform
ances Ii ia work of great difficulty. may be
supposed to provide satisfactory programme for tho
evening W ben all aud disengaged
are az work in their own theatres. However, Mr. DAILY
Is accustomed to ride earl.sslv the waters ofdi
Guilty and he has prov ded excellent bill of fare tor
those who will be attracted in part By charity and par
by the hope of getting little than the worth OF
their money Luckily his theatre there is nothing
TO give rise to any uneasiness woriment Love in
Harness has evidently caught the affections of the
pubic IN degree equal at least to of its popular
predecessors Despite bad weather. Patti and German
! Opera which combined affected most other theatres
more or less Mr.. Days house has been almost I'M
comfortably packed since Tuesday night. Richard
Dorney talking the other day of the mounting of
the play and called attention especially TO the OF
| the second act Mr. DAILY has vars paid such
careful attention 10 the mounting of his interior
| that In the absolute vrasemblancc presented the
audience liable forget the skill OF the artist and
the berality OF the manager which render such effects
possible In the matter OF furniture alone it is prob
able that manager in any country has exceeded Mr.
DAILY in protuseness of expenditure. Every new play
sees new set OF furniture. which is always IN exact
accord not only with the decoration of the scene but
also with the sentiment which "a supposed to pervade
it. seli-made millionaires drawing room on MIR.
Days stage looks like that of the rich man OF
! vh ch oll referred
TO oy Mr. Dorney was tainted by I. s. Ryan, we'll
known London scene painter assisted by Hartford OF
| the St James's theatre. The furniture belongs to
that late Renaissance period which just is becon-
ing fashionable among those who 20 IN for High Art
IN the Household" The effect OF the delicate buhl
inlay is hardly be Judged OF the ootlgh;s but
1t would repay the close examination OF furniture
enthusiast. The tapestry with which the chairs ore
upholstered Is genuine Goben and the pauels in the
walls are after Boucher and in full accord with the
period represented the furniture Atent was also
called to the odd drop amp the third act. This con-
ssts of large monkeystufed ina most natural position
and holding the lint in his weakened black paw,
THIS picked up by Mr. DAILY his visit to Europe
Concerning lies Cbouans," Mr.. Stinson said
yesterday "Our s1ccess with the play has
been astonishing and that we have tinkered
at it bit we have reduced the time of per-
Torrance By halt an hour Since the fret night the
receipts gradually ncres until last Saturday
played to over 1000 at the two performances"
Despite the success of Les Cbouans it has been
resolved. said here week ago. to produce the
new play. Danlea by Felix Phillppb before the |
season at the Union Square Theatre closes; This is
not only in order to give it the advantage OF New
York reputation. but TO bear out a theory OF Mod.
jeska's founded on experience do not 0eleVe,
said she when discussing the point, IN what the
arica slang calls trying play dog. by which is
meant producing il a sort OF experiment III some |
unimportant town. This helps one no more 10
proper appreciation OF plays worth than does |
dress ret easa In the first place one does not teel
that is ones metie. Inc mil energies are |
therefore not eIerted. Here In New-l Ork am con-
scous on urst night that my whole audience is one
keer, hard-to critic. and my nervous system is
therefore in a state OF tension which affects my in
personAtion favorably. | had instance OF this not
long with a play brought out on toe road we
played 1t Tor weeks IN small places, but not III a
large city reached did we see AZ once that IL
would NOT do This il our principal tor BRING
ing out Daniels,' though from Pecun'ary point OF
view we might better perhaps keep on Lee Chouans'
I o. .a.e however we could not keep IL on TIL the |
end OF oar engagement, tor it will take nearly week
have the sceuey set up ana htted 70 the Stage OF
the Hollis Street Theatre IN Boston where VIC go as
soon As leave NeW(Ork In TACT the scenery u so
elaborate that it Will always have 10 be clipped a
week ahead OF US Danella' though 1t has never
been sen in English Is beng played with sue
cess through thu principal Herman cites A not
unluterestng detail OF the production OF T Les
Johnson who takes n Chouan boys part. u required
in the last act to Chamber down rope hung some
heart tailed her and acrobat wac to be hired to act
IA dummy when Miss Jennie Ellison. sister oil Miss
Clara Ellison unteered, though not IN the com
PAW 10 make the rather Oerlou- journey. Her ouer
was accented and she has gained round OF applause
nightly the audience doubtless thinking 1t bestowed
Miss Johnson.
That's ALL" SAID Nat Goodwin the other night as
he finished the fourteenth of bis well-snOwn
topical song and with an evdents gh OF relief came
into the wings WITH funny little skip as the audi
ence lost SIG bit him. He into visitor who had
come to see him. for there is not too much room to
spare on the Bou Opera House stage. well adapted as
il is for scenic display in small compass. Come
down stairs said the Jouath an Wild in check
ulster OF obtrusive pattern " have long wait and
there at least enough to move your ups IN my
dressing 1t isn't Ike the star dressing room
d country theatre once played IN, whlcn was 80
small had to take my wig of outside IN order
TO get IN at all" Once in his dressing room Goodwin
nursed has knee and assumed through the grease-pant
OF Mr.. VIVID" a pecul ary owl-ike soemnlty
The times are out OF joint. he said with rnrlan-
cholg way Of his head. /" and don't know that my
miss on - altogether to set them right Here am
Oblg ed to make more aud more OF a tool OF myself
every night because the more lnane the ioly Is tue
better the discriminating public IKE H. Eve mem
bit o. real esqne not the Imitation moderh aruCe
but buresque that Robson OF the greatest actors
OF the at generation, wond not have dsdaIned, ana
they vawn over it. mean my Richard III. scene.
That is what call burlesque. IL Il always on tue
border line tragedy and farce and vet never
toppe completely into the DOMAIN OF either In
appear ell have found out that the people like ,
Skating Kinks ana such trash as that batter ana az
| have get my living by pleasing the people must
give them what they want Sui Jack Sheppard IS
"A step in advance Of the skating @nk
some day." and Mr. Goodwin sadly quahed
a svphon of setter Seriously speaking"
he continued. : / getting tired OF being tod
that am throwing myself away this sort of work !
1t is capable of being made almost a. legitimate as
pure comedy As We can get IL reads without
hnrrving ourselves tor Jack IS DOM excellent Vus
ness We shall produce Plppns. a mythooglcal bur
lesque by j. Cheeyer Goodwin. which played IN Bos
ton nine years ago. II will OF course, need re-
writing to some extent. but think will prove as !
acceptable first production. MY part IL q
a OF burlesque DR. Pangloss. After Plpplns {
has a shall bring out the latest Lon