New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS.
BOOTH AND BARRErT-1T MIKAD0" 10
MOVE-AMERICAN OPERA-JOTTINGS.

night at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Another is the
appearance OF his brother tragcdan Lawrence Barrett
ai the star. Mr. Booths engagement Ia the second he
has played in this city at the same theatre and under the
management OF the same person r. NJ. Field. manager
OF the Boston Museum is this man. and he has for the
past fourteen months directed the distinguished actors
business affairs. which task abe assistance mas Dcen
rendered by Charles II. Thaye who has hNd tho I'M
mediate superntendence OF the tour The fins ncal return
from this concern these fourteen months has been
uncommony largo and indeed in several instances the
total recopts exceeded anything OF the kind ever
taken at q dramatic entertainment. These Instances
we're the Baltimore engagement when MI Booth opened
the Academy Of Music in thai city and where ne re-
maine tn weeks the total receipts being over S2lOoO
This the Baltimore is known rs one
OF the poorest cities from theatrical point Oh view IN
the country Mr.. Booths engagement In Brooklyn
last November also highly successful the receipts
being 900 for tho wcck. HIS two perform
with Rstori one In NewYOrk and one In Phlia-
dclpha last season, brought $1,000 to each enter
tainment. In New York last year tho average receipts
nearly $40 900 week. The gross receipts or his
three engagements az the Boston Museum extending
thirteen weeks exceeded 100000. The dramatic
company from the Boston Museum will co operate with
Mr.. Booth I'm the coming engagement. "a tney have
always done since the enterprise has been under the
management OF Mr.. Field. The company have madc
favorable Impression wheroyer hey have been seem ana
constitute perhaps best dramatic organization that
surrounded Nh Booth since tho days when he played
at his theatre with his Own Stock company. mo
company includes Charles ia J. b. Mason. Alfred
Hudson. ". +. owen Charles Kent. Lous Atkins James
Nolan, \. r. Whyta James Burrows, Albert Lang, C.
5. Able, J. Il. Ttnan. G l.. BOarlman. j. NJ. EAton'
g. Il. Bates. II. Whltmore. Henry Curry. NJ ii.
Heating. Annie Clarke. Blanche Davenport Kate Ryan,
Helen Dayne aud Louis Jordon When Mr.. Booth has
finished his engagement IN NowIork he goes to Phlla
depha for two weeks and then hls contract with Mr..
Field expires Mr.. Steson has painted complete sets or
scenery for six OF the PLAYS which Mr.. Booth VIII
appear in during this encagomc0t lie will be seen here
In Hamlet" "Otheo," "Eng Lear" Payucs
BIut1s"" Macbeth" " Now Way 10 Pay Old Debts"
Hchelieu"" Fo,r- Revenge" Richard III. (Cibber
versionj and Jnliu, Cesar" The last play he Hyill
produce for the first tno several years on February
20
Next season SIR Booth will travel under Mr.. Barrcts
management ~ mentioned IN this coiIu some time
ago Mr. Barrett himself Will make hi, reapprarancc In
Hermann to morrow night, which play he has revived
with apparently considerable satisfaction TO MS
audiences Boston whore he has lately been playing
The Boston critics speak IN high torms OF his imperson
at)n Tbs carly play o! Victor Husos which was the
rt drama Of the ntc school tp break tue letters OF
cllssoi-m then holding the Ffcncn stage, was hrst
given In English in London with cast Which included
the cider Wa,ck aul Mlcroh1y, tho former playing
HcroL Mr. Barrett has produced tho piece WIKI every
accessory nccitu Ia the Wa fitting scenery AMI roh
costumes IIo Is himself 40 satisfied Of its popularity
that he has a,mos, decided that noNt season It Will DO
tho elln, piece in hs ropcrto!r IL may be added thas
the serious throat from which the actor suffered last
week 10 Boston Is eAtltoy we'll AMI tho rest OF
iew days which ho took In opns3lusncc o. tho cold has
| put him into cxcolout condition tor his New-fo
soisOu
In order to m IKE room FOR iIr. Booth at the Filth
| Avenue Theatre. rns Mkldu" long reisuiue over
his plant subjects thero cclsci last night and to-
morrow will hr Hitting the punishment to the crime
at the STANDARD Theatre, whore ho VIII ba. udeo only
u second monarch oi his ln'. ii' Sta thcro how
ever VIII IN all probability not bo very long 1t is Mr.
-to;sons present intopUon 70 transfer him back TO his
| original homo ~ soon a5 the Bonth engagement Is
ended. Indeed. tho wOui not have been made at
AL had Il not been Tor tho not unnatural determination
Of Mr Field no, % tako Mr Booth 70 the STAR III satro
eNcout cert tnty ual 70 tho receipts ot hS star
last Ecw York ;'rornont. Tns Mr sirtson could not
consent TO- ~ he b, lost not tto mpuoy already by
arrangements oi - similar sOft. The MhidO VIII DO
trickod out ancw with the change 81 quar;ors. New
dresses FOR tho principals VOL rs t0t majority OF tho
choru, hayo uceu provided and the chorus Itself has
boon materially e.. lhrgcd. At the =Opt performance,
which occurs on March l. and which X IA holcl VII;
be distributed. They viii CONSIST Oi clever bronze
group three ittlc maids and Iro the work oi an
objection entcrtamcd by MIR ~tcsob the transfer to
tue standard the difference IN Size between The TWO
hou,e-. Tho standard ho,dnt Some ?'Vo Ies' tAn tho
other house A. ~ every unuce 50 iai every scat mas
been occupied aud crowds turned away tus VIII pG q
serious loss on th performance alone ~ Is 'rldt
10y tho way that ali the Giibor and sullivan operas hnVo
nerormnnces ns "A GENERAL thing rho last matinee 0t
Patience at tho old standard nIled tue whole house
Las, week several applications tor boxes and soas
for the roma'niot OF the wero received by tho
managers OF tho American Opera, and they therefore
conclude, despite the adverse opinions passed In al
vance that their venture will provo fairly profitable
one The performances in especial are said to
DO financially successful. they attract many Ieope
from out o; towns .arsc indeed being tie number Of
these that MI Locke has decided begin the perform
l.f, In IN iu order % ni vn
sui urban patrons time % catch tho O'Clock trains
Last Friday saw The largest house Tor Orphcus since
tue opening OF lc while Yesterday matinee was
% s%oa o' ' r ' ifv wives vgi tniu uI.,c and worl;
has already recn begun what Is said 70 be- the greatest
spec Lacuar production they have yet attempted This
~ akmr" ;" the scenery for whluls being painted by
Ch,les Tahsm the ISll.Eno~n artist whose dra Wings
are often IN Har7'0's weekly and H@Pr'S haga.
sine. The opportunities Afforded for display IN 'his
opera boundleas. and Judging from the o;her pro-
ducon. will doubtless DO taken advantage OF to the fun
extent
Nat Goodwins health Is aGoriuq hi, friends much
anxiety week ago Saturday he found hts voice almost
completely gone since that tine he has improved
greatly lie has had 10 abandon smoking altogether-to
him great deprivation. His engagement a! the Grand
Opera House extraordinary one. as lie played TO
within .2l OF tho largest receipts taken there 0y any
regular attraction They within few hundreds OF
$4,000 o7 tho wock. His return engagement IN Brook
Ism last week VS. also large though he had been
seen there only month before. His arrangement with
J. C. DIM Of tho STANDARD Theatre hy the way, IL a an
! r.
giye up certainty such as the skating Rink" which
he good for another small territory
has yet covered Meantime no ~ 20 De entertained
shortly At a banquet given 10y about tity well known
Now Workers the Holman House, aud next Noaday
dinner Il 20 be given 20 trio consisting or GOODWIN,
DiXcy and u smith Russell by prominent man In
Philadelphia
Madame M0ilcslas season at the Star Theatre was d
ptontablc one her manager, Daniel Frohnan, and,
taking the dull the weather into account one
that she may congratulated upon The best drawing
pieces she has played have been Donna DIANA Mary
Stuart and Olete" she appears tomorrow night in
Ihiladclphia At the end OF tho sea
son her contract with Mr. Frohman expires and
will not DO renewed. though manager and star,
Will part on thes most amcable torms. Her
nnns for nek seaaon ohraco such hehyy expenes that