New-York tribune., 1886-04-25
ON AND OFF THE STAGE.
ONE MANAGERS CCEss-MrNSTRELS-
COMING INCIDENTS-GOSSIP.

phetlc foresight on their part Mr. DAILY at all events
enjoys the reputation Of generally choosing months be
forehand the exact date which his season should be
closed. This year. whilo Nancy and Company" s en-
joying the high lido popularity will bc taken on
and thus he available as card next season, while
the weather might possibly have csused public interest
TO lag had the play been continued much longer In all
respects. indeed Mr.. Daily q fortunate man, for
while most managers throughout the country have been
dismay eroarlng at tho season just closing. he can
cheeruy survey as tho most prosperous probably he
has ever known 1t has been OF unvarying sue
cesses both artistic and financial On October II Mr.
Pineros Magistrate" produced and we'll received,
running for two months, to be succeeded on Decen-
Der by revival Of Night Of" produced the
before. On January IA The Merry Wives OF Windsor
was given with excellent effect and was played
thirtyhve times In succession to ne followed By two old
comedies "She Would and She Wouldn't" aud % Tho
Country Girl" which seen on February 1s and %
respectively, az also amusing tribes, Wet
Blanket" and I" Sudden Shower. The present attrac
uon. Nancy and Co.," frat seen February "a.
and each since then has attend ed by
crowded house. Tomorrow week the company will
play week Mt the Boston Museum aud part OF the week
following In PhiIadelpha- AS is welknown. they will
sail for England May the Aurania Their place In
New York will be filed by Rosna vOkess clever company
who will probably repeat the excellent impression they
created at the Standard where they under
favorable circumstances Their recent through the
10 warrant their return next whom the company
will be reinforced by Fred and Victoria yokes. They Will
be seen next week in "Mlner's Bill " and the Christ
mas Pantomime," In ths latter OF which appear the two
inlmitable "swells" Tho Tinted Venus" has been
dropped from the repertory bat they will be seen in
new piece now being rehearsed and called limo VIII
Tell" For next season, several plays OF them by
the author OF MIliner's Bill" are being written
The man who In his heart of hearts despises minstrel
show is not to he enved Luckily there few Of them
bs met with and though will venture to
this form OF entertainment hgh 1t is to all cnl
dren. old and young source of innocent merriment
Many theatre.goers were therefore gratiaed to learn
time that OF the organ za,ioEs
Of this class for the summer TO make the Madison
Square Theatre It's abiding place. The contracts have
all been scnel aud the representative OF Messrs.
Thatcher Primrose and West the managers OF the com
pany referred TO, has been In town for some weeks.
Yesterday he was surprised bv visit from Mr. Prin
rose who said he made flying visit to NewYork TO
inform HIM aud all others wnom is might concern tnat
lie and hs partners hal decided to break their engage
ment to appear at the Madison Square tomorrow we k
The alleged that cnough pains II IL not been
taken by Mr. Palmer To call tao attention OF th public To
iheir coming season. In their opinion, said
Mr Primrose, the booming process should
have been begun three weeks The
general opinion among theatrical people and such m
strci had neari the story that this a
mere and that the truth of the mater WI, tht
10 use vuigarlsin they hsd " weakened" and were
afraid face the possibilities OF loss connected win
New-Yofk summer 10 this added "a alru.c.
the remark that they were Dosh for ia, chances OF
their making ao iey great ami It not unlikely
that they would gam per hold on thc affections
of New Workers. M. Palmer expressed the greatest
surprise when told the story. 81 hays not" said he
heard word officially unoicaliy about and think
there must 10 mistak' aoont the mater. Ii Is
only two days ago that spent hours arranging
"isils with ihcIr stage manager. My only contract
with them them thel.r' ccran terms
ami pay AL my usual advertising In Is. can iu~rely
lay that the contract wa ~c"ci long ago. hii II II Is
hr ken by SIR. Thatcher ant h.. pactn rs shall have
about clear ease for IMAGES ~ a man ever hal
however mdst repeat thds | h'riJ TANK The runor
can be tTuc'
Last evening contract entered into between
Mare Khan, manager of Miss Eaie E,lser. inI Ernest
Harvier receiver OF Barley Campbell, VIII rc1y Miss
Eilslrr will appear Fourteenth Street The
:. Woman AGAINST Woman" " May 3 Tor an indefinite
The company werr playing ut the Grand Opera
House last week MI iIarvier said yesterday "Woman
against Wam n has hsd In erescing record IL Sew
YorS. IL produced ncre orsi ally AT the PsOpes 4
November. and played in week. to aear
50 900 Il bronght back to the SAM house In Jan
ary and played to $1,000 IN the week. u sid
LARGE up In Iaren, and ~ the irAnd Opcra
House has hat surprsing success. Bls while The
mi. , tns hgri Of te Ely has never sec IT, ard
This Why have arranged To got II to The Fourteenth
street. whore nre not circumscrued by Tao east
iron regulation OF all combination houses that each
company GOOD and bad alike. snail play ust one week
Miss Elslrrs performance OF - IIaZci XIX Tor 4I6
NIGHTS Al The Madison Squar, Theatre has her
wide r,pItaton anG Identified her aPprecia)y IN the
public mind with long RUS. she is ger!le actress ANA
decided Ncw-Nor favoriic as well. 'Wo nan AGAINST
Woman Is strong dram a,,a "hr, VIII - ,t iTT
IN connection wltn worl,insncn's affairs TAe company
Fra Weston. Mrs T. l.. Dlvcnpo~t. Marjorie B'nner.
Charles Foster and Matte Earl. W. 20 Tonight Inc play
viii have been given 3l2 times this season
III large cities or me country IopItr
pr cr> viii prevail at the Fonrtrenth street
The engagement generally REGARDED n favorable
one for BARLEY Campnc whose financial condition Is the
rever-e OF ursnng e 1t my Just AS nHeS "a @ ho'
Arter' Evangcine NJ 25o ng,'ts there noinng
II Impossible AT the F0lrie 'Hla street IheRre MISS
III ,ler knd OF hOmespun iHvorlle Hcr fAther olu
John Ehser actor of distinction, ana Eli stu
young woman. has been on tho stage since cnliu
somehow other she always gets part which women
Ike 10 lauxn aud cry over. lhrre Is always b'py IN
the piece, and IN Old athef ana nanGsOne }odhS o'e
and "a cup OF tcs'
It's the penalty paid FOR sudlen newspaper notorety
thai the OBJECT Of ,urs always from more or less nn-
founded rurnors. Thus when wetknown AMI pirtic-
ulary abl amateur actress whose efforts have eurched
the OF nuuDeress charitable institutions. was
stey written about in nearly newspaper in tho
Uuou aud n few out OF crop OF mushroom ru-
Inors sprang up In time. had engaged by
Mr. Walack leading woman for next season; ths
man and that had Oele her unheart OI terms TOT
"A starring season. Finally IN one OF the inner
circles OF theatrical eossppcrs !t WAS announced rs
positive tact shortly to he mad known tao world at
large that Henry t. Abbey had made her an ohcr when
any actress. of Miss Terry. would have Jumped
at that she had accepted IT and would. during
the coming season, appear IN NeW-lorh
under his management AMI after tour
through America he seen in London Part OF ths h,s
toriettc is true part Invention merely. Mr. Abbey ulu
write u letter making favorable Oner, without chlrrhs
into dotail,. Ths letter has yet been rpled 10 anu
II snch reply written will cake tI- form OI !!
decided negative 1he amateur In question takes most
and judicinus view Of the matter We're 20
resources" she Is understood as say
ing might possibly take to the stage "a the ea@les.
way in my power OF making money. At present, now
ever | am perfectly wei! satisfied with my lot. am
not hit Ffasr--truck and - rule only take rl III
amateur performances favor TO friends Ny eN-
has been that acting. even as an amateur. y
harI work Of the hardest | form some l"a OF
TAc neyer.eud ng t1l or professional actress Finally.
ci me LAY that know myself pretty well and cannot
or instant Halter myself that possess the talent nee
essary tor actress Lig even Oi high