New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
SUCCESSES ON THE STAGE.
" ENGAGED" AND NANCY & CO."-OPERAS
PAST AND TO COME.

by Messrs. Palmer and DAILY AT the Madison Square
Engaged" is filing the house nightly and at Mr.Dalys
Theatre Nancy and Company" bids fair to be even
longer lived than its sprighy predecessors One thing
seems certain; that IS. that II will run for the re-
mander OF the and then be probably taken
on In the height OF s This indeed will bs in
pursuance OF Mr. Days usual policy, for ho rarely. II
ever runs play "to DEATH preferring TO shelve 1t In
such state that 1t be counted upon to do good
service I'm tho future should occasion arise. In
private letter Mr. Terris concerned with Mr DAILY
iu the visit OF Days company to England and the Con-
tinent. says %" hope soon to conclude the arrange
ments for Paris and Berlin. As for the London
am absolutely confident. The first VISIT broke the ice
and one have spoken to here seems to doubt tho
artistic and pecunary success OF the scheme. You see
though you have more than excellent stock com
pany In NewYork you have only one Days, and their
merit OF such that they cannot be duplicated
anywhere else In the world. as far as my experience
goes" The arrangement Mr.. DAILY has made with Mr.
Pinero the author OF THE Magistrate" seems to be
happy According to this. Mr. Daily will handle all
Mr. Pncros plays In this country and the latter will at
tend TO the American managers interests IN England
notably by cOpyrighng thero all the adaptations from
the German in his namc. This. 1t Is thought will
prevent the OF tho unfortunate mishap OF
tho last London season. when discharged member OF
Mr.. Days company forostal!ed hin Oy producing
stolen vors.on OF "7-2O-s." Tomorrow afternoon
charity will be given by Mr. Day for the benefit
Children 1t Is proposed purchase hundred acres OF
land the city on which a house for the children
shall be built. tho remainder being used as q farm.
Archbishop CorrgaD will be at the head OF the insu-
ton and the Sisters OF Charity viii take charge OF It.
"Love Crutches" will be played at this matinee for
the first aud only time thls season.
The usual spring crop OF benefits hourshes amain Last
Thursday Miss Dluyray cleared by entertainment at
the Lyceum Theatre a considerable sum for Mrs John
Eickaoy. On the Wednesday night previous former
opera Uoue actress. who has lately been more familiar
figure among drst-night audiences than on the
stage. invited her friends to recept!onat the
University Club Theatre The modest sam OF
- ticket was asked and obtained from many
persons. Actors and actresses more or less wei!
known appeared. the hour OF beginning haf-past 10.
permitting those engaged a. various theatres TO take
part tho AFFAIR Apparently every one was satisfied,
though II Is said tnat most OF the audience expected
something rather out OF tho common than was
actually provided In the meantime the Leonard Grover
benefit which promises be the largest OF the season Is
postponed until everything can work smoothly. Mr.
Grover has frightened up Of late under the
stant outpourng Ot sympathy by his friends LIe said
Yesterday: There wa, trinns IN THg TRIBUNE
tie other day which l. hardly worth correcting save for
the sake OF historical accuracy. did not manage
Washington theatre before the war but during It.
namely from 1862 to 1893 IA 1853 eased tho Chest.
Theatre in Philadelphia Tor ten years and ran
Z FOR 'hTee a.i In lSo1 took INC % %OyPi. here 10 New
he ccStcy of Music II Was The DIST sacces5tul at.
empt to give German grand opera outside OF Germany.
WncGte as the leading tenor hal failed utterly the sea
sou Before had not slrOaY company In the way Of
stars. Ny singing IN the chorus. my bari
cne teaching. ana my soprano has disappeared. Tho
ensemble. however, was good aud the al ar was well
handled that on the rst nzht We tGrnod away more
than 5000 people ana cleared IurhS the season SIX OF
seven huudted thousand dollars
OF tho last production OF tho American Opera.
'lakm6, the ,ua.ers th!ak moro highly than Of any
OF previous Efforts. Iad they say that this opinion
seems shared by the public for Mr. Locke has re-
celyed many letters Of cOngr1tuaOa from tOa strang
er. This week the American opera will have the field
to itself as the German Opera has ended its successful
season OF thirteen weeks. ono OF tho Metropolitan
singers Herr sylvia, the tenor signed contract yes
terIay with Mr Locke for next season. On Monday.
March l5 tho baritone, Mr Ludwig will appear In
The Flying DItchman." IN which MesSrs. MocErldgo
and Whitney Will also appear Inc opera Is nearly
ready Tor production and so Is the sylvia" ballet,
the oue.aet opera "Jeannette Next Saturday tho last
performance OF "Ths MlEic Flute" Will occur At tho
upper those who baye worked 50 hard TO make the
season the success It has been will take wenearnsd
rest Herr sedl viii return so VIII Frauien Iehmanr
stTt viii be re,engSssd Herr seil viii sail for Ger.
many soon 10 assist at the Bayreuth Festival ana VIII
doubtless also keep his eyes open IOE novelties Tor the
coming season.
Next Saturday Mr. Bclasco's play. "Yaoric" will be
played for the time this at Waacks Theatre
and on the following Monday night Tom Robertson's
comedy OF" Home" will DO revived. THIS was first
produced in 1850 at the old theatre and the east then
included Mr. Walack, Mr. stoddArt ami Mss Ienriques
After short rum Homo" will be succeeded by another
revival namely lIr Waack's comedy OF Ce ntral
Park" also first the sht at tho Old house In
season Will come to end and May the whole COM
pany Will he seen In Williamsburg IN one & 9t he seasons
successes, IS the week ai;e hey play NiSo tHeh IN
Brooklyn and the last woek IN May at the Grand opera
House this city The business done so far by valerie
though enormous, has Oeen good Ito hIst serious
drop occurring on Friday and being attributable pGss
b,y to the troubles the surface railroads, which
affected all the theatres more or less
When theatrical gossip becomes scanty the gossipers
usually fall back on mysterious hints as to new theatres
which are be built in the near future All the avail
bic sltes and many which entirely the opposite
pre-emped by these builders OF theatres IN the air.
so often the OF ""of raised that when there Is
some truth in tho rumorit greeted with chngpo
There does seem to be, however some truth
In the story that tho conventional capitalists are going
TO build in EiGhthaye combination house TO be run by
Henry Abbey In opposition TO the Grand opera House
Le reason for this belief 49, perhaps, tho fact
that said yesterday that he had seen the CON
first time made known is that the property at Twenty
eli ct. and broadway where now stand some one
plans are being drawn by woknown western theatr !
cal architect At present II Is not known VINO VIII
manage this theatre
Tho changes made in tho a. Toy Pistol" have had the
effect according TO Charles Frohman OF setting that at
one time doubtful enterprise in the lire OF success To-
morrow niqht Tony Hart Will introduce new top |
cal song entitled Isn't 1t an Awful Shame" and Miss
ua Merylo will do likewise with one written Tor her
Ly Sv,lnay ROseufed, It Wouldn't have Happened III
Yon3 Listened to Mo" Mr.. Roseneld by the way. has
contracted with Strauss through that composers Amer
ican a%ents TO furnish him with an original breto for
his next comic opera.
In philadelphia at the Temple Theatre, an American
Japanese comic opora called Tho Little Tycoon" has
been played January T. and the fact that 1t has al
ready had phenomenal has not been circulated In
that industrious which oharacterizos the an
Of lOn theatrical
ooory. q Rrotharton who manages the Temple Thea
TIRE and is tho of the opera man OF modest
manners. lilo has arranged to present The Little Iy-
ooon" at Standard Theatre for hye weeks, beginning
on the 20h ns and he says that II NewYork Endorses
the verdict OF Philadelphia he will throw aside MS natu
raj ddcnce aud lot the whole world know what great
American opera The Little Tycoon" Is.
Kelar, the magician, by the way, who appeared here
under the modest Brothertons management mas been III