New-York tribune., 1886-08-22
ACTOR. MANAGER AND PLAY.
BOUCICAULTS LONDON SUCCESS-A NEW
YORK PLAY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Returning travellers from London place
Boucicault's "Jilt" among American successes
now playing there. The veteran author braved a
storm of hostile newspaper criticism and now sees
the theatre filed every night. While he is away
from New-YOrk Mr.. Boucicaults business interests
are looked after by his repr sentative A. c. Town
send who finds his han Is pretty well filled with
some thirty or forty plays his principal which
royalties collected. characteristic letter from
BOucIcault was recently received which is all the
more characteristic il was written without
| thought of publication. Speaking of his play he
saws: sThe Ji,t' has proved so great a success
with the public that my engagement here (which
was originally for seven weeks may be prolonged.
Mr. Bruce, the manager, is under contract to pro-
duce new comic opera. La Bearnaise.' on Septem-
Der 20. but proposes to remove that obstacle il
press here maintain an old feud and cannot forget
the bitter epigram; Tnc London press notices
should be measured with foot rule-Or by the
square inch. A column of abuse is better than six
inches of enthusiastic praise hope to get back
to New-YOrk in October. l never leave America
without regret nor return without delight have
announced here this engagement my farewell to
the LONDON stage and mean it, The States
good enough for me. Mrs. Barker and Miss Thorn
reception they have met with. This has been
nowledged by every one very heartily. My
reception every night is so enthusiastic as to arrest
act, another after the third for the author, two
calls after the fourth and two rousing ones at the
All is o% Of
| there arc 4.00O,O 600 remaining which don't count
IN this gentry ridden place. -Four millions Of
| nobodles! Enough to fill my theatre and shake
the roof with applause and laughter"
Mr. Frank Siddall Is the backer of Lew
| Dockstader in his minstrel enterprise. He has
spent the greater part Of his time since he returned
from Europe in personally looking after the altera-
| tlons which are being made IN the old Comedy
Theatre. hereafter to DO known as Dockstader's
| These alterations really amount to making an
entirely theatre out of the old hall, and the
expenditure has gradually increased from that
originally contemplated until it promises to come
| not far shcrt of $4,000 Novel ideas both Of
| arrangement and decoration will be employed
| The pIoscenum arch will in itself be novelty, as
will the drop curtain which is TO be of q new sort
OF material and of odd design. The entire seating
WILL of course. be new, and an arrane cement
| corresponding to the omnibus stalls" familiar 10
those who have listed London. will be introduced
AS TO tho entertainment which will DO given
| among all these future gOries whsI ers of some
| thing equally out of the common run have come
| from the little office in the Gsey building where
young Dockstader sits all day and the greater part
OF the night Matching ont schemes for the regcnera
ton OF mlnsrelsy. He does not indulge in tho
vaunting which is supposed to be an integral part
| OF bis profession. but confines himself to saving
that he means to do his best and keep on doing his
best til he makes the proverbIal spoon or spoils
| singing his chief reliance will be placed in the
buresques on some current success At the chief
New York theatres. These will be written by we'll
| known people, the first probably by William Gill
whose burlssque work is we'll known. These little,
skts are intended to possess literary merit althou Oh
they will be compressed into small compass The
general feeling among theatrical people il that
| with careful handling Dockstadei's will take it's
place as permanent New-York success
Miss Geneveve Ward. who arrived here last week
on the City of Richmond, appears to have had a
remarkably pleasant visit to England.
She appeared in Lady Archibald Campbelrs
famous "Lastoral" at Cannzaro Woods
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The play was Tennyson's Beckett" adapted by +.
w. Goodwin. the weIl-known architect. under the
title of "Fair Rosamund," and was produced
under the greenwood tree before an audience
which included the Prince and Princess Of Wales
and their daughters aud a long list of lords and
| ladies, including Lady Randolph Churchill and
Lady Vaudeville. Miss Wards part was that OF
tta"or, which she played Ill her accustomed fine
painted by Sydney Hodges for the Academy next
year The likeness il said to he excellent. Miss
ward is dressed IN cream br0cade gown with white
| fur A copy OF the portrait is to be hung in Tie
| Genevieve Ward wing of the onan's iIospitai i'm
| Melbourne. IL was for this hospital that Miss
| Ward by her Individual efforts raised $4,000 the
| sum needed Tor tho completion of the building
| The costumes Tor The Queens Favorta the ulay
| TO be produced 10y Miss Ward aud W. H. Vernon
following Lawrence Barreu's engagement at the
Star Theatre. have Just arrived from England.
They are extremely beautiful. The Costume of the
Queen is copied from The old statue in ST. Paurs
church-vard. London, and that OF Sarah I,,cIcss
Of Marlborough Miss Wards part is from portrat
now belonging 10 the Churchill family and AT
present hanging among The Blenheim collection
J w Collier has been spending the better part
Of Toe summer IN No~-ioTk. Not altogether from
pr ncIplc has this been tho case but for business
reasons MIR Collier has taken up his good looking
yonng nophew Edmund Collier. and is setting his
eot In tho iootprints Of the great Forrest. Young
Collier, says his nnce. by reason Of his voice and
physical gifts is perhaps Of all the young actors
and they are many-tLe beat fitted to tili those