New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
PLAYERS AND MANAGERS.
TWINKLINGS FROM STAGE STARS AND
LESSER LIGHTS.


two to chat His talk ranged over many
and varied subjects but 1t about himself perhaps
that he the interesting He was taking ABOUT
frat nights 4" am nervous a degree. said he and
for week beforehand scarcely sleep at all get 70
the theatre early, having always been unable 10 eat
even biscuit through the day and not daring OF course
to take stimuant upon empty stomach Al soon as
am in my groom the trouble begins Ratst on
the door. telegram ratattst basket OF flowers rat
tat note-more lowers. more seegrams and 80 on IL
Is kind and encouraging but apt TO excite one still more
Then comes dressing and making up at the end OF wncn
rise with ny mouth perfectly parched. Then hear
the house beginning Ill. and London audience makes
some little That does not tend to com
pose ope by degrees feel cold sweat breaking
out on Finally the orchestra strikes up BOOM
twddle-twddle and then hear the curtain Is up, ana
90 my turn comes make effort pull myself TO-
gether and to be received with a roar OF
welcome and to feel and more wretched. 90
through my part ana end OF the first act gene
rally have to speak With my audience ono cannot pre-
pare sven n sentence beforehand. My speeches are
mere onversatons. for there running comment all
over the house. I remember amusing Instance of
this on the first night OF The Lord Harry There was
some little disturbance, which faced out answering all
noisy critics turn After ten minutes OF this
a disgnsted cOckney voice from the gallery walled.
Come. soy, Wilson. 90 on with the poy This amt
play went on Well. finally the curtain Ia rung down
and 90 into ny drrssng-room 70 receive nv many
friends. including the who always says: My dear
fellow. I'll be frank with you. Don't believe a word
these fellows say, but look out at once for new piece
This Is the you have ever done At last get
nome but not to sleep have of5en paced nv garnen
OF the following dsv when 7 meet company AMI we
talk II and what be altered here or aided
to there Oh, can assure you modern production Is
Mr. Barrett then talked over his weeks experience IN
have met hitherto painted American hospitality in
color' half strong enough have been literally over
I have been Immensely struck. too, with
your theatres from every point OF view First, l
especially impressed with the Madison Square where
too, saw excellent play well acted ana capitaly
stagemanaged. Your audiences are more HOMOGENEOUS
as II we're than who are Divided into stalls dress.
people Here the body OF the mousse tnihk' anu eeIs
alike. have sudiet the audiences "a well AZ the avs
for themsslves must saw however do ike your
custom Of getting and running away the minute me
a dear privilege Your regular companies I have OF
course not seen hut ain going tonight TO see Mr.
DAYS clever cOmplny whom consider az near perfec
a company be- What they do they DO "A well
as It he DONE and that take 1t Is the highest praise
| can offer
Talking OF "Claudian." Mr.. Barrett said "As to the
production ltsef you not expect blaze OF tnsel
and riotous color have simply aimed at absolute
correctness and this months OF study can help
H. think have attained. There are no elaborate
G @sy be so 5a@%a richly p'Au most
then worn and depend for their effect on the
draDery"
The supper given by Madame MOdjesks at Delmonico's
on Thursday evening IN honor OF Wilson Barrett. was
delightfully."- Informal and Mr.. Barrett expressed much
gratc and enjoyment He sat. OF course on the
right Of Madame Modeska, while Count Bozenta. Mad
anne Modjeska's husband, fortunate as TO have
Miss Clara Morris at one side and Miss Eastake at the
other The venerable John Gilbert was at Madame
Modeskas loft. Among others present were agnes tI
Bootb, Miss Mary shaw G"nsra Horace Forter. X. H.
Stndaard. George Par+ou7 LtthrOp. DAnlel tronman'
Kyrls B.llew Ballard Smith, +. 8 Nlda. Frank Good
win, J. Wayand KImball, H. Edwards anu j. H. COODe.
E G. Gilmore this season VIII handle probably
much business any other New. York manager He is
now In the place. the sole manager OF Nbos Car
DEN he has n the second the greater part Mrs. Lang
try's business management to lOoK after, he holds
controlling Interest IN the Fourteenth Street Theatre,
ana IL Il possible VIII have interest IN TbeO-
dora" Withsl he looks younger and more deoonair
than years and evidently feels that all IS prosperns
I'VE have finally arranged said be yesterday. ITO keep
.Tneodora' at Niblo's for another two weeks. had
- huy on Conried and Hermann's .Gypsy Baron com
pany for $1,000 for this week. put consider II amply
roryh the outlay, for rhaOdOra' business simply
.notnou- shall in fact endeavor 70 keep as long at
Niblo's as possibly can. IL IS production which ap
meals 10Th who Ike spectacle and TO those who
ose good acting and good pay lucy get All three IN
combination. Now TO Mrs Langtry. need not tell
Won that ner season opened most auspcOusly The
house on Tuesday night over : 600 or 500 more
man ON the o euing night Ever, seat has been sod
through the week, and for todays matinee the house
was sold In tie beginning or the week, and wnen we
cn~nt m to- night do not doubt shall have
played to - 900 for the performances On Weines-
az probab.v OF next week The Lady OF Lyons
mounted never has been before here VIII he pro-
duced While In Paris Mr-. Langtry bought some real
Old Empire furniture which Will be used 40 not Know
whether you are aware, ny ne way tnaL Mrs IauHry
taste herfe IN the aranEement OF her
sage The hrst scrne IN ferIl 10, ins.anee w a.
ranged under her own direction on lonay aIIernoou
The Lady OF Lyons Will run prooa0Y week or 80
aud tnen Mr. C"shia an pay Oh Enel' w., -, 0T pu'
and run 70 the emf ~ her enc ~ the our
teenth rect Theatre NJ T. Curtis follows Mrs. Bowers
In MS new comedy waGa ag c ooI %ttn gaod az
fractions such Denman IhOmrsOu, which VII keep the
have every reason to ne well satisfied my pros
poets the coming SIX months ana shtIi not COM
pain my ia outlook 10 a' Ors"' ''' cars ~
come"
A. " Palmer was talking the other day about his re
cent trip across the continent the subject being made
timely by the return that morning OF his company. II
were a younger in the business said he
should have run danger OF having my mead turned
by the encomiums passed on my company everywhere
cav nothing Of the plays; liked or dlsllked
praised or abused, tue case might be- But for the
company and TINS touched my pride more nearly
nothing but OF the klndest spoken In forming my
COMPANY have had one aim in view and think have
nearly II not quite accomplished IL IN the Hmitel time
have been working at this theatre. NY idea Of good
company is which play anything o ually well.
one which can handle delicate comedy trhe such as
our society," a strong melodrama such as Tue Mar
tvr' or a drama Ike Jim tue Penman' In Ike man
ner call play good any company not altogether
weak can play It accepably and when II Is as pleasing
tomorrow az Is to-day" Mr. Palmer then gave some
information as to a experiment he Is going to try
this season. hope 4" said he " to give at as regular
and frequent intervals our work Will allow
special matinees at whicn We shall try new plays
by American authors In this way hope TO confirm my
own favorable opinion OF pieces witch cannot see my
way 70 produce IL "A regular manner You know what a
manager risks when he announces piece lo p.ouucton
quite apart from the pee mary Investment II 1t Is
IA are his reputa anu his trade marx a. u were
suffer an irrepara injury All THIS nope 10 aFoI Ny
my new plan "a II the time TO give an added IN
terest to my season. shall begin in November with
play By ". l.. HOwels called Priest ana rainier
adapted from his own novel FOregone Conclusion
You know the story OF course, aud can imagine now
dramatic II may become This nero an Italian priest,
Will be played by young salvni. and Mrs Booth Miss
Burroughs aud others will be IN the cast MY only rear
about tho play whether or not part OF te uDlc VIII
shocked az tue fact OF priest being put upon the
stage Following Mr. Howeis's play Is one by san
Francisco journalist then by chicago journalist
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