New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
ATTRACTIONS OF THE STAGE
THE BOOTH-SALvINI COMBINATION-FEAT-
URES AT MANY THEATRES


tho manager of snOr salvnl. Mr. Chzzoa The namc of
Edwin Booth upon has attraction potent enough
even In these degenerate days Of buresque and comic
opera to draw large audience together The may
be said OF signor Savini An opportunity however, OF
seeing these two tragedians together, each playing
shakespearean part he has made peculiarly his own Is
an opportunity which perhaps looked upon as
unattanabe The difficulties In the way Of securing two
stars 10 shine together for night
side by side. in most we'll nigh unsurmounable
When Mr. Booth and Mr.. Irving appeared together the
houses were packed with audiences that looked upon
the occasion as the chance OF life time. Interest OF
somewhat similar nature will naturally no felt In the
announcement that Booth and salvin will shortly be
seen together In "Othello" and " Hamlet" Mr.. Chiz-
zola has arranged for series OF twelve performances
equally divided between New York. Boston and Phila-
dephia. The four to he given in NewYork Will take
place at the Academy OF Music and the date fixed for
the first OF these 10 Mondiy April 90 It was at hrst
hoped that the interest Of the occasion. which is
primarily intended OF climax to the last Amer
can engagement OF savini. might be enhanced by the
In the cast Of other such as W. j.
Florence and John T. Raymond. This being FOUND out
OF the question for many reasons. the strongest COM
pany possible, including such people as Miss VAIN .
wright Mrs. ID. p. Bowers. c. W. Couldock and Barton
HILL has been engaged The next question that arose
the repertory. "Otheo' naturally settled ITSELF.
Iogo for Booth and Oteo for savinl being both favor
lite parts. It then agreed upon between the two
actors that II savini would play the hing 10
Booths Hamlet Booth would in play Edgar to the
Italian actors Lear. Subsequently, however, this ar
rangement abandoned. and 1t is now settled that
Savini will play the Ghost Booths Hamtcf and that
King Lear" shall be dropped from the short
repertory The chief interest will naturally centre IN
"OthellO portion Of the cast OF which Is as foows
OMelio signor salvni Iago, Edwin Booth; Enihd
Mrs. d. 2. Bowers; DesdemOnd. Miss Marie Wainwright;
Brabdnho. c. W. Couldock; The Doge, Barton Hill ;
Cassie, A. salvni and Rode,1go George wilson The
sale OF season tickets begins on Tuesday morning ana
OF single seats on Tenrsday me ros 500 as
was at first reported being at the rate OF So perform
"Le Monde on ron s'ennuie" Of which Our Society,"
to be seen tomorrow night at the Madison Square
Theatre, is adaptation, was produced at the
Theatre Francois just five years ago. on April
25. 1881. 1t achieved an instant success
and since then has become feature
in tho repertory OF the Francais hardly week passing
without Paileron's comedy being announced. The adap
taion is in the true Of the word the piece
being thoroughly Ameroanzed while the original motive
is retained. The scene Is transferred from Paris 70
Washington, where the incidents Of political intrigue
naturally find home Ms Van Pets drawin Ing sSs
aspirations OF wouldbe consul and his pushing young
S ny IN the PLAY
former Union square associate, Walden Kam.ay me
BroSan. ispayed, as Mrs spencer BY Mrs. Pbillips
Herbert Kccoy plays Deaunays part Of the lover aud
Mile Samarys part Is here to be taken py MISS Ahhio
Russell
Tomorrow night Messrs. Brotherton and Dunlevy
enter upon their lease Avenue Theatre and
with the assistance OF the public whom they nope 10
render ultimately enthusiastic the merits Of the
piece purpose to run The Little Tycoon" This piece
has had a curious Produced originally
at Messrs Brotherton and singerlys Temple
Theatre. in Philadelphia, 1t has run there
and from all accounts kept the house
crowded for months and is still attracting the Pbade
phIans other work Of the comic opera order mas
done this The managers naturally enough con-
cuded that in New 1t would score like success,
and several managers who went to Philadelphia to
see 1t conceded IN this view. Arrangements were
accordingly made with Mr. stetson and n run at
the Fifth Avenue arranged. This however, was
afterward found to be impossible until late In
the season, and so 1t was brought out NJ the
Standard. only to be criticised in quarters with
refreshing vgor Undismayed ov this. MessrA Brother
ton and Dunlevy survey constantly increasing box
and have stated determined 10 transfer the
child OF their hopes Fifth Avenue for long
Speaking about the piece and It's reception Mr. Brother
III work for a manager refer to aiverse criticism.
that We have simply been taken from wrong point
of view. have never put forward this music d mixture
as work of the high order which the comm Amcr
can opera must belong. It is simply intended IA bright
even If it does not heights Of art suppose
those successful iarcical pieces such as Rag bsny
considered would every critic cry n aloud s.a
his wrath at them st Gs aTS 10
make a man laugh and send him homo amused ana
hops the change win be beneficial in every for it
Will really be new Tycoon that Is seen al tns FIN
Avenue Not only will the ,se cast ssoru 81 VIII VIII
be enlarged the scenery made more elaborate,
and the librctto entirely changed hope. for the
better That the piece will prove successful IN the long
run naturally entertain no doubt
While the managers OF the Casino have been bending
all their energies the producing OF successful operas
at their house they not lost sight OF the fact I'M
known perhaps OF its visitors that that mousse Is
stil unfinished The present cafe Is only temporary
affair." and between 1t and the box office is large room
at present unused. Tomorrow work Will be b-gun on
the finishing this accordance with the rest OF the
building and before the 10 nearly $4,000
will probably be spent the work whc all this Is
going on Rudolph Aronson himself will not Dc
idle. On Friday Harry Pauton, the weil-known
English low comedian. arrived here on
visit o. few weeks He will take the
opportunity OF experimenting the final rehearsas OF
Ermlnie." shortly to be produced at the Casino, OF
which he is of the authors Scarcely VIII the prep
he viii take up serment a Amour" the last Partisan
models Of the scenery and sketehe. Of the
|: Oens KEPT the busy details IL lbs Se benefit
performance to be given next Thursday afternoon TO
John Mackay. This will be great day for MacKay anu
Dxey for they VII then make their rsi % nae
beth and MacJe respectively, and the portrayal Of these
characters is said to be positively bood,cnrding
Among tho others who Will assist are Mlss Kus-
SELL Francis Wilson. Pauline Hall. Victoria schng'
Johnnywd. William Elton. George Thorne. C1urtice'
Pounds Frank Lincoln Max Freeman Robert Hilard,
Tony Hart, vernona Jarbeau and Alice Harrison.
al" Hayman the welknown San Francisco mana
GER arrived in towL last and will remain here for
some months. He has concluded arrangements which
will insure to San Francisco constant sue
ce.sion OF the best attractions On the first
OF June he will open with company Of the best actors
who can be procured In this city, who will appear in
round OF the latest New-York successes-such as va
lerie," "The Guvnor," aud perhaps The Palace OF
Truth" Madame Modcska win then play special sea-
son of three supported by this company and then
Mr. Psmers company will be seen In their entirety ana
play all the productions this year at the Madison
square They will be followed by strong light opera
organization OF some sixty people under James =.
Dus mana cement, who will produce ak operas In their
week., aeasan Than Osmund Tearlc. who Is under