New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-24
GLIMPSES OF THE THEATRES.
STAGE IMPRESSIONS. EXPERIENCES AMI
GOSSIP

Union Suare Theatre Miss Davenport nils tne s'e
With him al night and Madame Modieska occupies"
with rehearsals of As you Like II throue" -
day. On Friday afternoon she was there ores'e"
the peculiarly picturesque garb she mas g"'"
- Rosallndr and alternately directing her eouiP"A'
playing her own part and talking with ne' "
;vac;tv 70 a visitor who looked on and marve!ieu ~
her adeptness aIhave, hope said she' oro"er
henson on my season by deyoting its earlier "e'"
- sh,tesoe.re sAs you Like It will be succeeded
nv Twelfth Night and then shall take up our nc"
renortorv Do YOU know am in love with kosa-inu'
and # Won were TO ask me when ! should drop '"'
oha-,c,er I sbould answer "a cid Mr.. Jefferson wne"
a.had the same ouestion about Rir,' Wnen the ch'
acter drons me- II YOU remember 1t Il Just aoo"'
years AGO since I fr~t played 1t here al ooO'
Theatre and though have played IL cohS.""', .,h
than bav, never wearied of il. | now produce u
the noveltv of a new company and new setting a""
ha I, will nrove acceptable II YOU ALL" MaoH
udieska then chated of the various theatres sue ''
,a,.I baen N at Is so seldom | sec any one e'''
az, abe sad that have run to the theatre la.e'y
like a zrI lust out OF the convent. saw Tor tue Us
time Miss Clara Morris aud was thoroughly ue-
liobtad Had she appeared in Europe she womb NAV
gained n worldwide fame. Her acting 10 reansi" "
th artistic and not the offensive description sne Is
;,oead a ,vonderfl woman Wilson Barretts Clau-
dian have also seen and impressed first with '"e
natrralness and simplicity az well n sympatneu'
oualitv of his methods and secondly with his cons"
MATE stage management don't think this ha' oer
nronerlv dw.lt upon By his critics HIS ma, ~
~ b,s crowds reminded me strongly Of the MelnlEe
company Scenery and costumes were aIHo Pre-
Miss Davenport too has delighted me mnch. -.
dora did not like. II is think and aiwavs hn,
thnugt L the weakest of Sardous piays. TUG ILL.,.
80; 80 Ia not n,sriy so perfect his other worhs'
for he is master of stage-crait Take Tor lnsla
stabbing scene when Theodore Kills tne w. hacks
tlV
NO, 70 ace il With plenty of other plays anu
"Iarers too have been charmed, but suppose f m
hardly to hear so much a,out NY ,nu, o, y
mr., ssons and will be mercful and spare you
T., =. mt often that Lester walack has time to spare
nowaday. Tor quiet chat but the other afternoon nc
v,, found taking brief rest in his little once ne
bearsa of Sophia was lust over and the 'iov nor
90. hevinc the end of what seemed to be sweet re-
aa,tion q give YOU my word, my dear fellow" sau
bo that II il positive pleasure 70 rehearse cotn
many such IA that have lust lett do NOT lnlnA ,
stronger one has been seen in Newt orN o' NJ r.
| 1ears and I mean between you and me 10 rtN'e -
| school tor Scandal shortly. Just TO sho" Wia' .J
can do. Now just think OF company MI NJ Rnhs
| Bepew Harry Edwards Kelley. "ro'es' hss So ~
| and Mr. Gilbert, with who d 10 cast an ou o 80 =,
| Rv the vav have YOU thought that sophla ~
| an admiration OF Tom Jones must he simply InTT
| school for Scandal read anew Tom Jones an any,
Rilnl were the actual proge nltOrs OF Cnarics
| Josenh surface Indeed, Mr. Buchanans play Is II
;ts essence a modern old comedy ~ II were W. nav
cast it with BeIlew as Tom, hh~ am snrs
| ,ri1 he interesting Later We shall produce ni-'
| Mary which think il a good play. IL certain ~
contains some remarkably strong situations anu w.
ar sc.ne il an integral part OF II and not brought u
| for spectacuar effect The story may DC rathe' pan
ful bat there IL quite n)ugh brightness an" cone
| element to prevent the play being too mourniul
| rilI aa,rd IA good chance for scenic effect a
Harvest which think is OF the most 'uccessiu
| scenic productions we have had at this theatre
Lat night William GiIlettes play of Held by tn
Enemy - sad farewell tor season to New-fo'k. 10
rorrow niobt IL will bs seen at the Providence The
atre the manager OF which, knowing good thln
when he saw It having refused to cancer VT "i
letas date Had 1t not been tor this the run at III
vA;so, souare would have been continued durin
tbis week Mr. lockwood Mr. Gillettes managed
said yesterday There is always something hterea
| ing to me in looking backward and seeing no" cur
onslv often the prophecies OF the men who kho"
all are talslfed Before we produced TINS pay ne
in the hegt of hot summer season hanus were ue'
up and heals aged az failure are anu cJpe'' Nv,
oroyno. tcated Well from the hrst week We Wv
PpisTad 20 a profitable business aud Mt 'ul u
pprohts have ranged from $500 To Sll -
while Mr. PalmeI's were about the same. 49,
| snrad NV evrrv country manager who has gwen Va
time thai we may expect large business, so that Ia
- zen now NAV be called a most valuable pro-
erty Nv only doubt IS about rs reception ~ 10
south | am told by that the southerners wi
take il IN the right spirit by another that the sTht
a blue uniform on the Stage Is Sufficient To XII an
niece | inclined 70 thiuk myself that tue lori1'
on,uion is the correct, as Mr. ftilette M
, hantl lei the subject deity and with caution nee
hardly mention that tie ubiquitous pirate 10 "ii''
AZ work piece called Held ny the Foe ia bei
uayed at l0-cent houses. ana we are gong 10 "a.
proceedings promptly 80 as to scare on G'me'o
ar,no Though all of the kDsush actors " no IA
secn the niece from Wilson Ba' rett down are louu
their praise, doubt whether the hugnrn Pu,uu "1
e accent 20 thorou hy American Olav. Actors luH'
| TOO ,nnch from their point OF view TO make 81
gudesp Mr. lockwood added that the plAS womb 4
on the road with entire Madison square cast u
i,a aona talse and malicious statements TO the co
trary
1 On Friday morning a good-lOoking and slight
nortlv uerson appeared in the places where the In
q, theatrical people are laid and spen hs greater pa
Of the day in shaking hands with every one be net.
4 was = Al" Hayman the San Francisco manager
having left his theatres the Baldwin ana the Va
q t,rpia in the safe hands Of his local manager. h
n East 70 spend the winter anu looA arc s
y esis here. Mr.. Hayman, VINO seemed e1ceeuins
u reioiced 70 greet New-fOrk once more. relnai NO
: IA perhaps YOU know have cancelled all my ia
: tor Osmoud Tearle III ms new milo lramA The mig
T, - ;ts rroducrion Two weeks ago Baldwin mi
;. un nv mind that 1t would not 10. IL Il not o. pa
" hut II i. OF 100 commonplace description 10 suit
. audiences before whom Mr.. rearle would IA
- PLAYED It. IN cheap houses there may De money IN
- but for nv purposes 1t clearly useless det
s. nined therefore. to dO at once what any sehs
"a business mau would do. To cancel nv dates at Oh
meant . los. of about $4,000. 10 continue
sea-on and bolster the play up meant sea'on VI va
!. work aud the loss OF almost "a much money on
hare poss bllitv OF recovering 10 next year en-
the former course cancelled all my dates and INA
- up nv mind that had lost my noaey. Tae compa
had EN- aged shal keep TO- ak weeks - as " ena
ID hen 20 look around | could OF course have gl'
u them two weeks notice, but | did not think TN
So kindly course TO pursue. Mr.. Teare | shall pl.
- some where. bat where cannot say just at peese
No With this exception my season has oeeh most Pl
~ perous Mr.. Pamers engagement was phenomel
'u The receipts ranged from $500 the lowest
81 200 and 81 400 night. think jim the !
man is gong to be the of the season here
IS, il il an extraordinarily good play well acted D.
be Duff PLAYED good engagement though tue Sec
10 showed rather falling Oh ia receipts. ] am dciigh
D. with the reception of Miss Fortescue, and expect
al have a most prosperous season with her o0th 10
New-York, where l feel as much at home as IN
Francisco"
Ter Leigh Lynch, who for years was familiar hg'ir
ry the box oce OF the Union Square Theatre, is now