New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-24
ACTORS OUTSIDE HE CALLiN"'
RROOKLYNs AMATEUR SOCIETIES.

Not oplv has Brooklyn for years had greater
number of amateur dramatic organizations 'nah any
sister city but they have rule reached SUCCESS
and main aimed social aud moral tone not surpassed
if riyalled elsewhere. Amateur dramatcs, ihdeeu'
have not been a temporary craze. put raoher q
permanent and general feature of Brooklyn Social
hte Most reople of good social standing are inter-
ested in them and no representative collection
of 900 Brooklynites easily be found than 10 one
of the audiences gathered almost every week In
the Academy of Music to enjoy performance ny one
of the four leading societies The amateur season Is
oreeu,iuently the sccia of Brooklyn. Every
thing else Is dased from 1t and by It,
There are tour large associations in Brooklyn which
rive their performances in the Academy OF Music
musteripy to each an audience of between Z,Ooo anu
1900 persons. Unlike most amateur societies III
other cities the members give these entertainments 10
their friends outright All tickets are purely CON-
pmentary and there no assessments Tor reserve"
seats. hat CHECKS" or anything OF the kind Superior
orchestral music provided and the costumes ana
sta re settings rival those seen at any OF the regular
theatres All this expense is borne by the hundred OF
mora subscribing members Of each society," who also
devote much time and work to the cause OF providing
their friends with free entertainment.
THE AMARANrH.
| Tho olaeat and best known of the Brooklyn amateur
ORGANIZATIONS is the Amaranth, upon which ias tne
| honor of opening the season OF lsso-or IL was
established sixteen years upon the ruins OF the ou
Entire Nous The Hon. John Oakley was chlef among
the original members. For many seasons ne was a
star actor tor three years ne was pesdenr anu LOT
eIaceo years he edited the society's programme. he
alone OF all the founders retained his active connection
with the Amaranth unbroken up to the beginning
- tho nresent season. when he retired because OF
| family bereavement But memberships IN the
Amaranth are always eagerly sought, and there are
sId,rn anr vacancies In the roll OF 80. The orbeers
of the society this year are g. Williams president
r A. Ouinlan vice president, c. H. bliyen, secretary
| II. A. Kessel fin. ncaI secretary j. '" Macuiy'
| treasurer w F. johnson, editor of pc gramme; T.
! Bunker. Thomas Adams, jr., F. NJ. Lawrence, C. I.
Jones. K w. Buttlc. NJ. Chauneey and F. d. CARTON
trnsters: Percy G. Williams, Chairman OF dramauc
| conn,ttee; Charles Bellows, jr., stage manager. ,
Mis- Filth Kingdom Miss Minns Gale aud other
professional artistes went out from the Aniar
rsn a%a ar. Mrs. Charles Bellows Miss Hda Wood
!, ma. Miss Helen DAYTON Miss VI. soat Miss T. u.
! Greene Miss NJ Long street, Mrs. Ada Austin, Mrs
Harriet Webb, Percy q. Williams, Charles Bellows,
ir Charles Hickman, John c. Costello, Wallace
irant H. T Hill, w. B. Vernam A. r Ereds s . Gara
and R. b. Throckmolton. picked company OF these %
| will ourn the Brooklyn amateur franauc season oI
lss6-s7, the Amarantns sixteenth var, n e
Wednesday evening" at tue Academy o. MUSIC lnr
nia1 cviII he Buc ?stones Married Life light
comedy and the society this winter will conhne itsci
| to works OF that order.
THE GILBERT.
The Gilbert is probably the strongest and one OF the
most nooular of the societies. IL was named
after Mr. John Gilbert OF WallacGs company Tut II
i aij that chat veteran comedian has never yet had
an op,ortunity TO witness OF its performances
Tho socetv has distinguished itself by and then
bringing ont original plays written by one OF Its Own
members Ii also has q habit of producing plays
mnorted from London. which have never before pee,
III on the American stage that being the Will
fOrO
Robart billiard now known professional manage,
and actor was one the founders OF the Hlbert aud
taxore actor on It's stage Mrs. Nellie ale NeiNon
known tar outside of Brooklyn az a clever smaten'
actress remsus leading MEMBER OF tue drama Il
CORPS together With Mrs Alice Ferris MISS 'ao.'
Nethen Miss Pauline Willard Miss trace LARK an
~. g CanGeld Adam Dove, w T. iiarris {. 1
Caflin j. W. Noble. John Billings aud %
Vernam. 9" Not Guilty. an Enelisa ionract arana ..
Wat. Phillips never yet played in this country WI
no the opening piece OF the season. at the Academy
Music November election night; Inc cast WI
| ;rcI,de Mas Willard. Miss Clark, Mrs. bhaPp ah'
, Messr. verna.A, Dove, Harris, Cat4n, "hite an
. Mr.. r. O. Nelson is the Gilberts preSi lent Th'
other officers are l.. J. linking. ir, vice president
r Harris IT,, secretary Adam Ohlweiler treasurer
IL / Rinproid MoCay, editor OF programme JONI
d ! Riuings" chairman OF the dramatic committee an
e | stage manager
n AMATEUR OPERA.
parbans The prime tavorite Of all such organizations
T., Rrooklvn ia the Amateur Opera Assoc atlon IL mas
for pr,ncipas the best choir snd concert singers
the o,ty ami It's chorus Is o' esoeeal eA
% callence. Mrs. Z. J. Grant, the soprano OF Dudle
a R,cks hoir at the Church OF bs Holy rrulty' Mr.
l. Emma Henry Thomas, Mrs. Alice Me.ereau hie
10 r,dgsworth Starrett and Mrs. Helen Clark are a.
!, nsnher. ot tho troupe Another -inges who has 10
= tne mast two or three taken conaP'cnon- p
d on the stage is Miss Laura D Groves OF Tue ="
n ron A,.nus Baptist Church choir WHO IS eStGeiel
.t ,he Leader of BROOKLYN cOntr'dtos. In adul'ion
y her vocal gifts haS made her pre-entatous uo.J
IL abIe Tor dramatic power. The mLo so"iss ineIu't
It Mr.. g. n Parsous c. l.. Wilson >. l.. Swa-ey, :
9, Williams Macy, j. g. HILL, j; l. brennan anu w,
as ! Kimbau. The association mas ua'urAIy co".'
tall for the most pars humorous operettas sue
ar as the works OF Gilbert aud Sullivan Audran' ecoc
ut and Others but has also undertaken more prcul
er tous works with equal success. CoIspicuoa' =,
nd recent performances have been productions OIL
sc n,arol, Les Cloches de Cornevile, Il
ct Mousouetaires,r and The hlkado lheso hi
he,n costumed and stage set with ricnns 3 70
40 % ma of Italian opera in Brooklyn have Dee
he strangers. ...r,-,r oi.asant ,east
10 n, amateur opera this winter. lolanthc WIN
70, ~. oneniug work on December y. AZ eas' w
OF other eperas will be produced DUNG Tue
or ,here will be many or less ioin' 80, p, >,
sn me- halls and rehearsals. The president ., u
c % associaton IS john Landers; vice ~ !,
80. aIsYnan. secretary, +. ). waller treasure "
10 houmah "a directors Arthur Walton, e. Il. F-arii
.er and William Z. Lathrop'
'sy THE KEMBLE.
The Kemble Dramatic Society is comparative
T, small but strong and popular organization formed
DIS few year ago by a secession from the Amaranth
ler O. de Cordova has been president OF the hemole SIN
s lts foundation, and practically directs all It's ahal
nu- This society has than any OF It's rivals ean
Vas toward Shakespeare and other authors whose wo
Ist are generally deemed beyond the proper neld
amateur effort. Ii has q large corps OF &C;
eet dnder the direction OF Mr.. Henry Somoorn, and
nd ~" 40 " " -, 80. =, 3, antsrtsnm-uts of
ich season will or ng forward works representative
res Shakespeare, Dickens Gilbert, Wallack, boncSa
nad and American comedy" and the society VIII
j." term them performances" but readings;
ned Among the minor dramatic clubs OF brooklyn are
Qua u.r,,a,a .b,ch /. co-elv allied 70 the kemble
and 80 = 4 a., III ,vh;ch yve monrblv nerto
"o ances In the cosey little hall Of the Atheneam.
Ike last named il the youngest out most ambitious,
has u. music furnished oy lVr own amateur
sne The Fenelon, Basihan, Arcadisn, Clio and ror
any dra clubs produce plays occasionally IN var