New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
THEATRICAL AFFAIRS.

The local stage this IL rich In variety OF
tainment, II not particularly strong in novelty. Mr.
Jefferson Mrs. Langtry. Miss Claxton Miss Dauyray,
Nine. Modjeska, Louis James Mr Goodwin, NJ b. Curtis,
Mr. Harrigan and Miss vokes the visible dramatic
stars of the hour and they represent wide OF the
atrcal uteraturefrom Sbakespearan comedy To Irish
farce from Roman tragedy to English buresque. All
the elena indeed OF the picture OF life displayed
upon stage. and every order OF taste find Its graft
Hcation. Mr. Jefferson acting at the Star. in KIP
Van Wirke will change the bill next week and present
Caleb Plunsmer and Mr. Gotighay-n 4" The Cricket
the Hearth and Lend Me Five shings." Mrs. Lang
try ia representing vyacious and romantic English
gentlewomau Margaret Glenn. In the melodrama called
Enemies" at Niblos Garden Miss Claxton, at tho
Grand Opera House, offers the attraction or
The Two Orphans" which viii remain till next Mon
day. when give place to the spectacle OF Around
the World in Eighty Days"o be brought back by tho
energetic and incessant Kirafy Brothers. Miss Helen
Dauvray, cordially welcomed at the Lyceu, Is acting IN
Bronson H0ward's comedy of One of Our Girls, and
likewise is urging onward the Dcedful preparations for
bringing ont new play By the same graceful and feic
tous hand
Nine Modieska at the Union Square Theatre. peases
her public by her pretty and interesting embodiment Of
Vioia in Twelfth Night which will hold the stage I'LL
December -, when O new play called Danlela" VIII
be offered 10 replace II. This Is, obviously an
unattractve title-but the piece is said to be good
one When Nine. Modeska departs from the Union
SQUARE Theatre Miss Margaret Mather viii return 10 it.
and the admirers of that forcibe and interesting actress
VII see her in Juliet and other characters Mr. Louis
James, who has v8antly taken the field as representa-
the leading characters In tragedy in fu career
the Windsor Theatre, where ne has found favor as
PiViats and has submitted TO public observation his
thoughtful and refined view Of the character Of Hamlet
Dir. Goowin, at the Bjou now playing jack sheppard
will lay aside that burlesque on Sajirduy night and will
present himself Mr. corryacay Bones. undertaken,
in fresh farccal play called Turned Up "a piece
which well received by class of the paygoers
London where Mr. w. Edoun presents the chief char
MT Goodwin Will also repeat his feeble minded
but toerably amusing burcsque of the performance Of
Jathias by Henry Irving in The Bells" Mr.. Goodwin
is comedian who has long been accustomed TO lament
terough the medium OF newspaper interviews the al
legged melancholy necessity OF expending his talents
and his labors upon unworthy subjects. Other men Of
talent warning with fate have been content TO attempt
noble things, without talking about the difficulties In the
way. II Mr.. Goodwin really wishes to play fine parts
the at least clear for him is for anybody
else and II he really respects the art by which his pro-
fesson lives there would to be any imperative
necessity for him to rdcue of the greatest masters
OF acting that lived to waste his time with tho
trash of Mr.. Sydney Rosenreld.
At the Fourteenth Street Theatre Mr. Curtis continues
to present vivacous skit at Wall Street called
Caught IN a Corner" There is good purpose in this
farcca play and Mr. Curtis animates its representation
with ncessant animal spirits. The OReagans" as
played by Edward Harrgan and his company continues
to draw crowds the Park Theatre and likewise TO
them Mr. AarTigans plays present lldcrois pictures
OF lie. and display with good natured exaggera
ton the attributes Irish character This author,
actor and manager docs O common think exceedingly
we'll and the result Is impression OF something gen
ine Miss Rosna Vokcs who has joined her company and
come forward the Standard Theatre in the farce OF
The Schoolmistress" finds In this piece suitable
vehicle abundant animal spirits and her dasling
hlIrlesgue manner In London he schO0'Disfress W
acted by Mrs. John Wood PlaygOers who remainder the
frolc exuberance Of that delightful actress Will readily
divine the drift OF this characteristic principal OF an
English school for young ladies' who being encountered
with titled hut useless and impecuniOus husband. Is
constrained South under false occasional
starring tours a prima donna, and In whose
establishment, occasion or her temporary
absence there Is wild and roaring revelry, in which u
mately she participates with astonishing effect
Last night Mr.. Wallack tastefuy effected revival OF
the drama of Moths which had already been witnessed
at his theatren0t with especial admiration. Moths
dull transcript OF one OF the coarse bred and cunber-
novels OF the writer who has long weared the intel
lectual reading public under the name OF Ouda THIS
revival accomplished with handsome success and
with that includes Mr. kyrle Bellew, Mr. Herbert
Kelley. Miss Annie Robe. Nine Ponis. Miss Helen Rus
SELL Miss Fanny Addison Miss Sadee Bigelow. Mr. l.
Henley and Mr. II. Hamilton-the conventional play.
wright by whom this abori0ns adaptation OF Moths
was fashioned II Is understood that Mr. Wallack intends
presently produce The School for Scandal That Is
not play but II does admit Of acting 1t does re
Qure and various abilities to do justice TO Its splendid
and IL is worth whole chestfull OF such conoSi
tons Harvest" and Moths"