New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
ATTRACTIONS OF THE STAGE.
MODJESKA-THE AMERICAN OPERA-DIX-
EYS SUCCESS-JOTTINGS.

dramatic point or Visw InOuSh NOW
has PROBABLY her strongest city aud although
her opening on Monday night elased with the openings
OF the German Operas subsidiary and with the
ilrs night or American Opera. the house tho first
night and throughout the week was well filed.
Though "MarieS Stuart which formed principal
Of the weeks repertOry, to New Workers no"ey
with Modleska In the title part she has wisely waited
until the second week OF engagement to prOGnco
what really VIII be to many genuine novelty although
II happens to be adapt stoD OF OF the oldest OF
comedies and from which It has been said Shake
speare borrowed the riot OF "Muc Ado About Nothing"
The original Spanish comedy the German adaptation OF
Shich was IN its turn adapted by Westand Marston
III Desden el Desden" It written early in the
seventeenth century, and Marstons adaptation was
pycd years ago at the California Theatre, San Fran
cisco by Mrs ID. p Bowers under tho title OF Loves
Masquerade" Donna DIANA" for under that titio
Madame Modjeska will play It, will bo at the Star
Theatre next Wednesday night In the third act
ballet Is introduced III which number OF the principals
take part This has been ehearsed daily during the last
week by SignuT EOyls.mO, and besides the company
many professional dancers will be seen. Tue costumes
said he gorgeous in the extreme; they OF the
sesen eenth century, and MOdieska's dresses in
particular are rich and appropriate During the week
she vii. also be IN AdTcnno LeoOuVrour, which
has benn fayofite with many actresses, from Rachel
for whom it was written, downward. Among theC,
hos ever. have clung to It tenaclousy than
Madame Modjeska 1t represents to her two important
erochs in her life. When she first essayed the part
in hor land Of Poland a. the imperial Theatre,
Warsaw. her nrst appearance ia that city. after
having had several years experience provincial
Her nivent loukod upon with pleasure
Oy tie other members Of the company. anu when tho
hat play selected was put Ia rehearsal shr rehcarSe1 te
part well that they feared their laures might bo
"rested irom them by tho newco'ner go Que Of the
UOnpay taken III nd anuttor piece selected, when
seCvnd difficulty Ma fonnd TO IIeycHt Its production
an" IT, h 70 rn Dc Gob iIsn t5m SS and Hcs
nal played the part III warsaw repedteu y, am tue
company folt themselves safe Iy hls lime MOCeska
h"d learned wlsdOT At rehtarSao she merely walked
through hc and her rivals beA.bcd easier. bat 10
Modjeska from tho hlst charmed her audience, ami
whom had recitod :he fable OF tine Two figcons
they broke into storm OF applause. and the curtain
the la.t act ON her complete triumph
never Dut once played Adytsane 50 wen as payed it
my fret appearance III this country whcn selected IL
tue stage that would brfricud and carry
toward and II ana. and II rhoIld play Ill
lludost'nee even would serct FOR my deont IN hat
ot rue .upcrstlous III her nature, like so macy OF hrr
Madame MOdcska look, mon the lay NJ sort ot
oiioh and alwnJ likes to play at tho DeehhihS Vi
scascn.
The managers of and those chiefly interested IN tho
Aner!oaa Opera seem to be thoroughly satisfied with
their reception at tbs hands OF the pGbc. Certainly
few snch houses Lavo boen in the Academy since
the gAluicst days OF James II. MaplosOn on MOnday
might greeted RIO Tanning OF tue SHrew wnile tn"t
assembled Friday nsht at Oriheus and Eurydice
WAS little less brilliant and GTite enthusiastic There
were eve filed, the ram Of Monday night
kept nauy away lad tlken sests one trouble tat
M Iocle has had has necessity OF refusing the
many APP cants for free tickets who we're encouraged
by Mr. Mapeson untii they look on free seat a. q
divine right Mr. Locke saying tho other day that
"a common ground for request for tickets was that
tho applicants had always got thcm hitherto so tar.
It /, mid the pecuriary results Of the experiment aro
highly encouraging ~ the receipts have been large
hols &c ara necessarily large als" In order
70 tighten what h' long salary list Mr. Locke has
ur.orniuch a which seems under the c.rnum-
sttucrS u judicOus one. Finding that many OF hls
principals will not bo wanted for tie rcprrory OF the
r,t ,c ar six and that OF the minor people
also who are VIII be useless until some
heavier operas ale ptO'uced hc mas made an rra!.e
iicut Ntiu Maurice strhLOScI ~ulch u l. holed VIII
result 10 their mutual ADVANTAGE by iis terms Mr.;
.tr,knsch VIII shortly that 10y Pernissipu Of
Locke he has scared the right to reproduce all the
American Opera suncer win casts drawn clehy from
the American Op Company. Mr.. Strakoschs own
oustuurs and orchestra will be used. bnt tho
fne COnIUiny Will soon make IT. hrst appearance az
Wilmington. ana from thero viii proroed 10 Richmond
AMI otter Southern cities. Thus while the American
opera will IN no manner 10 weakened. considerable
weekly sum Will struck from the uayroils. lt was
only h,s knowledge ~ Mr.. strakOsch's stinlng ami
,vpofierc operatc manager that led Mr. lnckc To
-,I mis- name TO tie scheme at all Though tne south
npt perhaps tic most favorable field for venture OF
tlnshins VIA that to bo taken tho spring by the
American Opera COMPANY proper.
a. NJ Palmer was found yesterday in state OF mild
irritation produced by letter watch Iay before him just
opened on his desk. Ills oorrespon dent Mr. Palmer
explained. hid been demonstrating with him for not
producing plays oil domestic Instead Of foreign Gah
lacturc am sick Of arguing on this SUBJECT" said
the manager and II does annoy - have this faded
old red rag cont nuay waved in my face wonder II
those people who sro continually lacking this
IOiut reflect that path would he cleared uf
many thurns II could produce 1.-THE Of the plays
that aro submitted every day. II codld AFFORD 1t
nothing woui please better than TO produce o..
fl
criticism could pass, for out OF the nhYtwO should
l,yo placed hcfJre the public at the end OF year
experience gets to know almost by instinct whether u
play Is good not. and oven then with all his expert
tnco hN nfton makes mistake The points OF View from
which the ctnp0ncut parts Of audience view play
are diverse tEat II IA one play "ut Ola hundred whch
strikes all round sufficiently 10 bo great popular
success Two clever lirs cnoi on me to-day. thu wife
aud daughter OF well known puhllc man. rhty told
NO that thcy hll born Sealed Instructions
seven tiros aud coald go hall u dozen times more
saints and sinners hey had seen twice AMI die not
care to again Tue first play wa- but mildly. the
second sticny. praised 10y the crl les who
experts IN such matters. To paraphra>s q horcly
snso sny"S II '""0' d" 'O''' VI r''''' " "'' ~ "D
It Is altogether hkcly. cOssips say that James C.
Dun aud Nat Goodwin will next season have "a close
business ounuectuu When Mr.. Goodwin played lately
at tho STANDARD Theatre in indifferent pay hn
grlleI. rs was Mr Dnn. by the largest business
th t had yer been in the theatre. As Mr.. Good
wins chief end In lfo lately and with good Cause has
been to secure New York opening with Unlimited time,
aud a. opera well priotmed has been
by Mr.. Dun. seem, hardly tho correct thing at tho
stan ard tho idea occurred 10 both comedian and
manager Why should Mr.. Goodwin next not
make the Standard his home 2 Mr. Goodwin inclined TO
the opinion that with bureSque On the " Midsummer
Nighls Dream wniJh TO prOlnted III Boston. rc
Me Introducing Bis SprcniIio hc could defy tue
world to stay away from the theatre through "hOie
season. Tucrr much talk and good doai Oi
sOndrnro between the wo and u is Understood
that Mi. Goodwin has secured u third interest III the
theatre aftur the arrange ulent now mHdc with MIR.
IA. I.Nn hnan tIflu A hy the
v,y uas fund the MikIdO" Is great n bonanza "A
la! every else. In Brooklyn lie picked tho Academy
OF Music lis fullest extent through tho whole Of New
Years week. and he is repeating the process at eyory
theatre in which he plays.
George Parsons Lathrop and Julian IIawthorne have
iust conn ieted society comedy the OF