New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-29
GLIMPSES OF THE STAGE.
SOME OF THE PLANS OF MANAGERS TO d.
VERT THE PUBLIC.

his aids have been busilv preparing the coming
season Rehearsas have been going on In all parts OF
the building from morning to night Two such COM
panies ss Colone McCaul organized cannot be put
together without great deal OF preliminary work. so
that every hour OF the day been utilized In these
preparations One company will open the new Toronto
Opera House tomorrow evening, presenting Don
Cesar" and The Growing Hen" win cast, in
GLIDING Bertha Ricci. Lily Post Laura joyce Bell,
signor Perugini, Digby Bell. Edwin Hof. George Ohm
and Herbert Grips. This branch of the McCau organi
cation. after the Toronto engagement, will proceed
West as far as Kansas City, visiting Detroit Chicago
and ell the principal Western Cities returning to New
York early in the year. when they Will present a
opera at the Star Theatre. Tomorrow evening viii
witness at Wallacks the original English production OF
the new opera Josephine Sold by Her Sisters, in the
success OF which Colonel McCaull has firm faith, so
much so that for this op-ra he has great care
aud expense even purchasing tho greater part OF the
costumes III Paris particularly those IN the sec
ond act which located in the harem Of Albert Pacha
at Cairo Fresh faces and fresh will enliven tue
stage, as Miss Louise Parker AMI Eugene Ouiin will
sing for the first time in American theatre The
we-known English buresqus actress, Emily soldene
will take the part OF old woman, and Mathilde
Cottreiy. De Wolf Hopper and Hernd on Morsell will
also appear
The death OF Samuel Colve Will notlnterfere wthlthe
production by Mrs. Henrietta Chanrau Of sir Charles
Youngs play The scspegoat" the Fourteenth street
IneatTe down Tor september ~. piece
be called the second OF Charles Youngs dramat
ic productions, the majority OF his previous efforts
with the exception Of Jim, the Psnnau." having been
Short one-act comediestas Tue story OF the play Is
briefly this; Vieo' BrOughon, an Engiishman OF meaus
while making tour Of tue United and for special
reasons travelling "ncOg," meets IN Chicago an Aner-
can woman named Linda Coi,nore lie eventually mar
ries her and shortly after visits NewOreans where he
to meet friend from England There he becomes in
volved IN quarrel over game OF cards with notor
0us gambler. On the night following the fracas tue
gamberis assassnatei, and suspicion fastening upon
BrOughion. ho Is arrested, tried and condemned TO
DEATH While he is IN jail the building is destroyed by
fire and severa OF the inmates perish, among them as
Is supposed, Victor BrOughlOn whose charred remains
identified by his English friend. year later Linda
as widow. visits London. An accident, which Is nearly
fatal 10 Vcor brings the husband aud wife face to race
he having escaped from prison ami the connagraon ana
fed TO London the false Identification OF body having
been part OF plot to obtain for younger brother the
family title and Estates Linda on learning the true
Of the murder. determines to clear her hasOands
tramp also escaped from the prison Is able
to put the faithful wife the right clew. Following 1t
up with earnestness and resolution she succeeds In
bringing the real 70 justice and when the cur
tain falls she and her husband presumably TO live
happily ever afterwarG." IL was Mrs Chanfrau's
orgnanenton to produce the play 10 London and The
English provinces. A favorable offer from this side
the field Of her former successes. The price paid
for the piece $4,000 The costumes worn Dy her as
the heroine made in Paris and cost about $1,000
more.
recent letter from Augustn DAILY says that the pro-
verbal scotch mist prevailed IN Edinburgh and Glasgow
during the whole fortnight which his company passed. In
Scotland The Edinburgh Exhibition too. was Open and
the majority OF the amusement -seekng public having
had to pay guinea for their exhibition season ucAets
patrOnzed the exhibition every night Oniy the e1
MALI alba
Nevertheless the engaRement was prosperous one
The company and the plays scored ne same Instant
the favOrite. We ala not find, says DIR DAILY. that
Jokes than others The proverbia surgical operation
cessary TO that end did not need 10 Ds perornel
The Glasgow people also turnsi out In large RUNNERS
for the weeks performances there Tho house not
crowded on the opening night but was damned alter
Five additional rows OF sails added to the Orches
ira and taken from the pit " Nancy a. Co was pro
do not think ever heard such screams OF laue nter
Every spare during his travels which Mr. Day
has been able has been devoted by him 10
work on q play which he promises for production at
his theatre bis return here 10 October. ., A..
The rehearsas OF sardou's Theodore" In which MISS
Lillian OlcOtt Is to appear on September l3 at NDo
Garden. In progress. There viii be twenty -i3nr
persons in the cast, with speaking parts ana Dig
troop Of supernunerarles in the hippodrome scene.
The Andreas young EnglIshman VINO belongs 10 Tue
of acting which Charles Coghan has been Nus
tratlng for SOME years There are two other stron
male characters in the play. the Emperor Jlasa ana
the rehearsal OF tho music IL written BY Massenet
for the original production. and - VIII 20
yivep at Niblos precisely as In Parls
The prompt book OF the ith act marked By NJ sar,
dou. mas curious side note lie makes dlagr@D y,
some business between TheOd0ra and AndfeaS 10
which theodore rather novel ana ilchI poses
movements and which only 1.-THE aud active yo1ns
gram he has written designed this business ior oaran
and she made Il very eeove Out brs. osber psces
the book no speaks OF Bcrnhardt, the orgiSal .,
modified this peculiar business NO." she SAID AN
going TO Try IT, .,.,u.. ,,,.,, n ths
coming season has unfrequently been staten ina
o"iDs 70 outsue una s 49, rom TSe humble position
OF a chorster in Gilbert aud SulliYans loiahtne a.
rms is by no means the case Mis-. Fortescue took the
part OF one OF tho principal FAIRIES ID l1Ah
Sood acting ami SINGING are required. Another
report can also BIO emphatically denied; that MISS
There least basis for this Her nna
provincial tour snow In progress II began AZ
Manchester she will sail on September 20 lor s,s
country The support engaged IN London ihcIlues
aymarket Theatres Frederick Terry. brother OF MIS-
Ellen Terry; Miss Kate Hod sson. sister OF LIZ arr
Fortescne sister OF Miss Fortescue. The remaining
members OF the company will he seected lI0h on
stock the season opening at the Lyceum Iheaue vi
October l5 49,, ALL. =,
"a Wall Bandit is the suggestive tite Of A.
ing in New-YOrk Al the Standard Theatre on
rectiou OF Charles Frohman and W. W. HAhisll "Io
have secured the rights Of tho play from the
Among those who expected to play IN IL are Chaes
Wheateigb. Atkins lawrence W. ferguson, hoOeIv ~
The play deals with Black Friday " panic IN Val,
ST. the cruelty to homeless waits at the Shepher ~
ni the lights and shades OF high and low life IN me
metropolis The production OF this play IN oal ~ VII
cisco last winter, by the Mckee Rankin STOCK co"P""''
was successful l. an,
Ermnie" at the Casino 30 far as running Is con,
cerned seems in fair way to rival IeDnysons b'ooA ".
and run on forever" AT this might be the case
n the management were not compelled TO divert tne
stream its other channels ana leave tuo
theatre free for the appearance OF the Violet cameron
opera Company. Ernnie has now been duped oy tne
two thieves and nightly robbed OF her DIAMONDS no
than ia times, ani Mr.. wilson must nnd nls
ingenuity taxed 10 the utmost In proving DC y !"
"6alIbi at each performance. When " Erminie
axes her final bow for time the New YORK pnDIc,
Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn Will In turn 70 ns
gamers on Monday, October D. " Inc C Co cba
Will be seen and heard on the boards Of the Casino inc
scene ia laid on board yacnt. II Is now known tnas
n. " Acnomnanled on her AIbtIlCsh