New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
IN AND OUT OFTHE THEATRE
STAGE SHOWS AND INCIDENTS - MISS
DAUyRAY'S SUCCESS.


lem There were fe w. even among the kno Tng ones Of
theatrical circles who thought when II was announced
that Miss Dauvray was TO produce new plav NJ thS
Lycoum last year, that the Piece would have rrn AZ
Orce long and prosperous The theatre hah uurH
its shcrt career proved anything but fortunate to s
former mnuaecrs and Miss Dauvrsy's former New-f"rk
experence had hardly been OF nature to inspire much
confidence those who did not know her talent Al the
end OF the ason however Miss Dauvray stl playing
to excellent business the theatre has taken - place
among the leading stock company houses OF the city,
and next season there will be produced new pay by
the same author with practically the same company
But the path which has led this fortunate endng has
not been free from tlorns. Hardly Dad tho success
become established when the lingering death unde- "a
circumstances Of her manager threw the actress Tor
time on her own resources far IA management went
Luckily she able and conscientious successor
TO John Rickaby tho person OF william Hayden III
health the result OF strain and unceasng wok
enemy she had to encounter ana IL is ths
In great which has led her to close her season
while the business ia still Profitable Several times OF
late she has rayed defiance OF her physicians ORDERS
and the rest will during tho summer has become
absolutely essential on Saturday. following almost
universal CUSTOM souvenirs will be distributed among
the audience. They will on this occasion take inc LOT"
programmes bound in and printed on satin aer an
antique fashion. They will contain throc photographs
of Miss Dauvray in ordinary costume one OF her ah
sothern n character I'm ths piano scene from one
of Our Girls the third OF Miss Dauvray at six years
OF age when as Little Nell she danced and sang ner
way into and fortune. The indications alre"ay
promise large audience few days after the cl'so OF
the season Miss ray starts for California wnere she
has 10 attend to some business connected Win her
property in that On her return she VIII san ior
Europe to be atsent the remainder OF the summer she
Will be back again in September and will open in Boston
for n two weeks the 27tn OF that month"; iC
lowing that engagement with one OF the same 'ehst" "
PHILADELPHIA She then plays a weos In Nashlhg'oh
week in Baltimore, weeks in Chicago, week III %
! Louis and O week in Cincinnati. TIE company "'H
| then return to New-York aud reheaIse MI H0Warus
new play for week producing IL nj the Lyceum fneat'e
on December l3 BY arrangement with the new manager
OF the theatre. Daniel Frohman. The play VIII he eaD-
orately mounted one the representing part
of Lhe Adrondacks being particularly noteworthy Is
said Altocether $4,000 will De spent on the pro-
| duction.
Colonel John A. McCaun was sitting the other after
noon IN the auditorium OF wallacks Theatre. As he
listened TO some two-score young aud Young women
singing on the stage with much gesticulatoh 10 'ne
accom- ann.ent OF piano when quiv0red under lhe
nervous thlmps OF foreign looking person. no Su'eu
seraphic SMILE lie smiled doubtless because tho cnoi
for that Is what the young men and women werc-sahg
we'll and also because the gestcratons of tile piano.
playcr werc comparatively speaking mild ones when
showed that tie chorus knew what taey were SDouI'
There WAS French flavor about the music sung WHICH
partly explained the Coloners joy. The fact was the
TAmor" which three managers are after fashion
dispu,uc and while the o.her two have cen taking
MeCanI has been dong His version ot tie opera 10 20
named The Growing Heu" Is Dow completely renear'ed
! end can be produced az twenty tour hours notice.
| While others have been claiming the eAcllsl,e
riaht'1 said he Yesterday, have kept sun ohe'e
but here is little document which shows my poSlos
lie ~o Sed French legal document IN the iorm ..
license 10 produce from owners Of the opera ana
with e.an0Iae!y coOrei scene l'9ts ana t y,
haze had this ior some tino ne ahleii So, 80 inA @ '
rigt is 40 exclusive any ones II not iLle luIe ~
As when shall produce the opeia am m ~ g no Ht .u
Don Cesar doing good business with j. so Isr, A.
and On Wednesday nisnt the mouse Jumped up so.ne %
goo OF course Oo my plans depend oo those OF ths
Biou people but at this stage OF the s"Nio i''7 NV
~ Show NJ hand
On tho Inst day OF this month season OF popular
, nj ,ht concerts will be begun at the Central
Park Garden This Is given to the o'G skstihs
rink NJ Fitty-uinth and Eighth when mas oeen
leased and altered by Adolph Neuendori ana ne here
uroposes 20 give concerts alter the manner OIL Vha h
concerts OF Berlin With orchestra OF sixty he VII
give proeramnes which will include symphonic as Wei
"a onu ar music He promises also to produce seVer
The hall $50 feet long by ITO 'eet vide an
Will II 1. claimed hold confortaoy over 4oOV Ysfsons.
has been pretty decorated and arranged wltn howets
and tropical plants There are two prone zee a ~
the ot tho floor 1. !arSe lo.hSn o" Tn Isre
be thrown lights Of difereht coOrs Tue pace
will be cooled " machine WIZ, "LiCu oSq, U, g". 'sA
el.tricy combined It is perhaps needless TO adi taI
ON the main hooE refreshments Will De served anu osc1
viii FORM not an uninpOrta item In the list Ihe prize
~ aIuni.son will be 25 cents. II seems not unlikely
mat WIZ m nye esIy .ncee.i ace what to do
ners evening New YORK Is question oiten ashei,
and mi. il a form OF amusement 10 wnch the pein"l
aopuIatoa is specially given whsther there are
enough u them to make 1t pay remains TO De seen
II appareuty does not long to make full-hedge
theatrical managers outoi men. year ago George
Brotnerton OF Philadelphia hai no interest IN the"t-
r affairs save that Of every good citizen VINO likes 70
go IN a play occasionally. To-day be Is mixed up 10 d
considerable degree with current theatrical enterprises
In New York be leased for the summer the flftl
Avenue Theatre, having only recently oaoTT spe Temni
! Theatre philadelphia, he IS running Ine @ Llo.e -
r. tni. he has in Philade phia tue Egyptian
Wusee au affair similar the Eden Musee IN TINS city
deinhia where lie viii place Gleason the horse trainer
who hns OF late been filling the Cosmopolitan H"l, @
tarough the country, and aha japanese village. foi
Which he making ARRANGEMENTS ND sDu S /. rd eT
a. though Mr. BrothertOn ought 10 be An o1u anu eA
periencod manager. The Japanese VlInee ne WIN \
Eoir m N 5s ye BEEN sIccessfu In the comic oper
line Mr Bfotherton Is pref airing 'oI next season
q Mystic Ise " and a new American comic opera
Charles Frohman has been somewhat unlucAy OF la'e
but seems in no way daunted BY his reyerses ~hicl
we're due 20 the detection Of John Mackay whom he Ia
,,ed to star in Engaged and VINO was TOO nerVOu
IN earn his part, Charles Frohman has now formed
theatr cal bureau in partnership with MI hAul u
= NJ the Madison Square They propose 70 arrange ="
tours OF such companies as apply to them for dates al
$ have already BOOKS such important Me-
h 40 -. Ie.ter Wallsck. the WalacA Company, Mi''
Fortescue, Lydia Thompson, Area"a, yn.I H.
W. nced by syndicate VINO have bought the dresses
scenery properties Of the orsn. faFsian e. ed m
K cting rights Of the piece. Theodore Moss no"eEe
sad recently that has in his safe contract
q %sse tights FOR America are made over 10 MIN As u
. ssnsIhy added they not OF mdcl vsIue 10 enen
oyas "a for Is cents a copy OF Watts Phllllpss pay
> go n,ne Written years ago may be bought IL
10 oTmost Identical with saIdous play. Theodora WI
L 30 need I'm september at Niblos anu Will run thet
seTeraI weeks and afterward through the countr
as far west as san Francisco
K In a fortnight Daniel FrOhman starts for san Fra
cisco 10 look after interests OF the STOCK coPah
/ organized by himself and Al Hayinan, whch WI pa
II at tbe lsters theatre The Ly Theatre VIII con
ID ,,-r,auv under his MANAGEMENT IN few days. He hi
10 -eadv secured an attraction fot the two weeks e
e o,nt h, the withdrawal Of rhe American C.alu