New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-31
PLAYS AND PLAYERS IN TOWN
CHATS WITH ACTORS AND MANAGERS
ABOUT THEIR PLANS.


that the opening play Of her long engage mont at the
Union Sluare Theatre was bs As You Like It," In
winch she has played many times before In Thu
CITY The reanit has Justified her foresight for Tho
aadence, despite bad weather and the Barthold
celebration have been large as the theatre could
O miortaby hold Her business man 'ger, Frederick
Stnson who has been with her tor years, SAID yester
day: Our opening night gave us larger house even
than that winch greetei the first production Al boo'
accepted Madame Modeska's Rosnlind with
genuine enthsuasm for they have bocked to ace her
wher, she has played it. The scenery am COG
tunes here are all new, and though some good people
have criticised the latter they about "a correct
a, IL possible for costumes to be In some instances,
THINK myself that pictuuresleness has been sacruceu
to archaeological accuracy. Some one SAID that inc
Dukes' dress WIS like that OF the : kad0 NOW
# the sapent critic had only known it, that dress was
copied exactly from Holbein portrait tor that IL tue
epoch think the play should be placed IN IL ""o
a. No ,rly contsmt oraneous as l think Shakespeare
ever meant his ideal comedies TO be Inat Is ABOUT
generation back from his time. We shall play AS
You Like It and Twelfth Night next week, ano on
Monday November y, we shall produce Les Cnonans
This bias been Larkaby teavy play TO prepare an
rehearse Though il has strong melodr am 'to por
ia also something OF spectacular prod action. Inc
dresse. which have been male in Paris have arrived
and tar Rs I AIN jul exceedingly pictur
eslne They belong 10 the ncroya pe''ou oue var
CIV ia gained by the mixture OF Breton dresses, the
scenes of the play being in Brittany. with the pro-
duction of thu. piece Mme Modeska begins an eIrer
which she will devote this season 10 trying ohe
wants TO certain extent to sink herself rs star and
simply become the lea'iiny member of strong stock
company You know we'll "a do that the Ordinary
star ulay. however good il may be il more or ess {"
one uart piece This is what Modjeska wants 10
give mp Her plays selected Tor intrinsic strength
and though her parts will naturally be leading opes'
thew will not stand out and dwarf all the Others 10
nothingnsss. From commercial point OF view don Z
yet know how to regard the idea but from an arisuc
way OF looking at it | am sure she ia IN the right
So busy was A. NJ. Palmer last week arranging the
Actors Fund teneft performances at the Grand Opera
House. lookn, after the rchearsas of jim the Pen
IN an" and experimenting the furnishing up OF the
Madison Square Theatre that he has had hardly hmo
to indulge IN his usual entertaining chats with his many
visitors II The sfu issue of the first nenIone
part of his abors is forecast OF the results of the sec
ond jim the Penman will a remarkable hit
Tor FRIDAYS benefit wonderfully successful Every
seat was sold hours after the sale began ana
hundreds OF peOoe obliged TO turn away from the
doors. As Mr. Palmer is deeply interested IN the
Funds welfare he was IN happy mood yesterday ana
disposed to take roseate view OF all things. IL
would be uspie,s" said he. TO give goa detailed de
-cription of the plot OF Jim the Penman. for the main
facs OF the story are, think generally known Inc
cast ver interest tor some changes have
lately been made in it. Freherck Robinson VIII play
Jane. Ralston" the forger, Ii. Pitt LOUIS Perez
val" W; j. Lenioyne Baron Hartheld' I. ~; ho
court" and C. F. Flockton d" Mr.. Chapstone, the bar
rster Agnes Booth among the ladies takes Mrs hal,
son " the deceived wife, Sande Harrison Agnes."
and Wav Robson = Mrs Cnans,one" You will see that
amOng other i'm ortsnt members OF my company MOI IN
the cast are Mr. Soddard Miss Russell and Miss Bur
roughs Later in the if Sir Charles foungs
play proves decided Int, may organize second
company to play such pieces SAINTS and Sinners
outside New York or at o'her city theatres 10 tel
the truth have presentiment that Jun the Pen
man will run here for mauv nights"
The former Adonis-like figure OF James Barton Ke,
has lately been observed with regret TO become rather
tor the preservation OF its classic contour
Thls has doubtless been due to Mr. Keys retirement
from active participation in theatrical ventures But
for couple of weeks he has been harness more
and his vigorous efforts bringing hin, back to his
former syph-ike PROF stiOns. DEFY any ore, sald
ne last niVht 10 d. more work than do in the TWEEN
ty-fonr hours. That's what Charles Frohinan said to
me the other day and he ought 10 know what WORK is
WHY do work Well because I've got Dig 'hng.
I've got my boy, great play, and 1t is going TO be
played next Tuesday afternoon by treat cast NOW
I've got a story to tell you. and dOni ring any oil
your bad word bells or bring out bladder word card
saving you're yourself Yesterday we had our first
complete rehearsal. At the end or one act Plnmpton
"a jack has to apostrophse his dog which the vii
lain has killed Hooked round a. no going through
his speech and really had laugh. There every
would break toll Won 1t takes good line to make
an experienced actress crs at rehearsal, and can
bring witnesses prove that thev genuine tears
Now I'll tell you how conc 20 roduoe play In this
way As soon as got hold OF Jack knew had
good thing went with 1t TO Mr.. Stetsou and tried 10
get the Fifth Avenue Theatre bat he wanted it Tor his
company. Then proposed 10 MI w Al Ach 70 give
"A OF matinee performance every Monday Wednes
day and Friday, every Tuesday aud Thursday
through the season. This Mr. Waack could not see his
way to do it would have ntertered with rehearsas
md so forth. Finally | devoted myself To |ack
alone Mr. Walaok kindly rented M his theatre tor
three afternoons, and shall If there any hing
in Mrs Harry Becktet's play. IL had great success
in London where Pympon played tho part he kes 90
Tuesday. The rest OF the company tncllde several
members OF Mr.. Wallavt's company, among them
being Harry Edwards. Ii the play succeeds think
shall difficulty in securing house for its regu
lar production here.
Mr. Aronson said yesterday sour Ermnie
company has done a business through the
country which, TO a conventional but
IN this case expressive word has been phenomenal
In Boston had to people away from every
performance and in Philadelphia last week the
ceipts we're actually between sll 900 md $4,000.
which Mr. Nixon tells us IS more than any opera
company drew III that city SO successful indeed
has Il been that have arranged with Mr.. Nixon to
pla l. there a week longer al the Academy OF Musc.
We shall nae both our companies and thus have cho-
OF ghtv and an orchesus OF forty people. After
next week play Erminie IN Brooklyn, and on No
vember 5 the company will once play in their
Old home Tbs cast will be practically the same ex-
cept that Miss Marie Jansen and Mark Smith VIII be in
it. MIR. Daholl goes on the road 81 the head OF our
other COMPANY. We shall run Erminio here until
interest in II lessons, which from appearances may not
be tor long time We have several good novelties in
reserve.
Among the passengers on the steamship Fuids Is
Miss Marguerite Fish. Under this nane perhaps, Tow
will recognize the Baby Benson " OF Grand Opera
House days when Jim Fisk was monarch OF that
domain Miss Fish, as she is to be called, comes
here as star to twinkle in the light opera and
brette comedian sky. She is to be under the manage
ment of Kit. Clark whose name not unknown the
atri zeal circles snd that worthy gave the other day
account of the OF the young actress since she
played in 1860 IN the pantomlme OF the Three
Hunchbacks AZ hen she six years DID, said
Mr.. Clark " er name well known all over Amer
lea In 1878 abe played tor year in Australia, and
then went to London where she played at the Adephi
whom the company there included Bouciesult William
Terriss and Rose Coghlan. After season in South
Africa where she made large fortune, she retired
from the stsge aud nine years old she began her ed
ucation, for she did know her alphabet During
vacation she appeared in Scanlan's Miniature Opera
Company as Lady Angela in Patience but re-
fused all offers to appear regularly the stage Two
years ago she went n pleasure trip TO Europe.
and almost by chance made up her mind to appear
on the stage in Berlin. She studied her part in a
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