New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-20
THE THEATRES.
WHAT NETWORK MANAGERS ARE NOW
OFFERING TO THE PUBLIC.

OFFERING TO THE PUBLIC.
Hot and on some days disaereeabe in other
ways the weather last week the business done By
all the theatres far average OF
season. The Casino. for instance. could scarcely
done better In the height OF the regular and
Mr.. AroDson has about made up his mind that
"Erminie s the most successful thing be has evee
attempted. SO successful indeed, is IL that several
attempts at piracy have been made contemplated,
and Mr.. Aronson has had give notice all country
man ayers that any colorado initiation OF Mr. Paulton
piece will be promptly proceeded against. Meantime
nothing has yet occurred strange II may appear to
interrupt the smooth course OF things at the Casino
Edward ArOnsOn telling little story the Othef
night after the performance the laugh In which was
turned Mr.. Daboll, who seems to have Jumped Into
we'll mered notorety By his performance OF the more
polished OF the two rsscas On the entrance OF the two
thieves In tho first act Cdear Mr. WILSON, brings With
him the pormsnteau which they have stolen on the
highway The pag IL supposed to he tightly fastened
aud locked give Rarennes Mr. DabolD chance
for smusing business" by wedgng In his Jimmy and
performing other cracksmanke methods OF OF enDgs
portmanteau. The other night, however, throngh an
oversight OF the property the bag had not beea
fastened and Mr. Wilson rushed down the stage the
portmauteau fell open and showed Its contents To no
audience Wilson hastily closed the Tag and placedn
on the table and Rarennss began his opening business
Not having noticed what had occurred he seized the
pornaneau and while talking to his partner IN the most
nonehaant manner proceeded with his jimmy to open
the much coveted bag. His assumed struggles were
received with OF laughter By the AUDIENCE ana
wh,c looking up, wondering what 1t vas all about Tho
portmanteau opened in the easiest possible MANNER
much TO his chagriD Mr.. Aronson now furnishes Mt.
Wilson with bag which has patent spring lock eaten.
Tho gradual but sure Improvement In the business
done by Mr.. Mansfield in Prince Karl has been
curious incident In the dramatic season never haVo
theatrical wseacres been than thoy were on
tbfs triu DkSS
it ettietu performance and yet Mr. Mansfield assured
friend recently his surprise the nights watch
succeeded the hitieth performance saw not only 'hs
largest audiences OF his but the standing room
only sign Lad he dragged from its retirement twice
during the week AMI displayed in font OF the theatre
II is not only tho orchestra hut tho balcony and gallery
he added which were filed every night. When his
friends wishing doubtless to compliment him. assure
him that the is due more to his Individual Efforts
than to the merits OF the piece Nc MansieIi as'unes
look OF tired resignation " am told that again anu
AGAIN. sail he but never heard OF the cieveress
.to making a success out OF bad play. The actor Is
after all but the creature of the playwright and oen
receives both the praise and blanc when belong 10 tue
author On the other hand, my motto has always Deen'
IL you will excuse tue language, = Jaw erc"S@
rauteu'; by which | mean that an actor can giVo
strength to weak lines and bring out meanings perhaps
never thought Of by the writer Bat ueY al actor
oonius TO make strong situation out OF weak one or
probable out OF an improbable plot.
The supestitions o. actors been often commented
upon though it is perhaps weakness that prevail 10
larger extent than is generally imagined ny their
audiences Even OF SO IN oh general cultivation
as Mr. Mansfield WAS heard humorou'ly expos'ulatihs
the other night With a friend VINO had opehed Ill
umbrella in Delmonoo's cafe by way OF a JOKE dams
field said subsequently that In triies he was always
srnorstitims Colonel John A. McCaul. on the 0tner
band said the other day that II lie had supcrrteloht
was one opposed to rather than ID sc' ord with mo
All
a. SAID he "my lucky numoer Every AFFAIR IN which
some way a connection with thirteen. As rnle
ali my contract, on Friday or on Tue thireentn gay %
| only wish could always have Friday as an opening
ngn hut int wSaa not Now G%'e take tie S ease my
Mika'io signed the contract with tn - r oyy
before the opening night, at whlcl by curious Chance
there thirteen present. After the lenlng gayo
we sat down table thirteen The iirs weeks receipts
came exactly even $4,000 and tue oners ria
This /, only ono Instances out my couii point TO-
for first began t. notice the favorable LA encs OF %
scoltiug service ami since then have paid particular
attention to It,
al" Uayman the well known theatrical manager
left town last week tor san Francisco where the com
papy orgapizef by himself and Dame Frohman Il play
excellent business. ManeIl in The Marble Heart
being said to have made decided hit rhe lay before
he left town Mr. Hayman found by visitor sitting
in his Office with air of wrapping him rs wltha
garment Before him slip OF paper ana by his side
sat Mr. Prohman. They staring At each other hari
and sadly occasionally one would open his iip' ana
solemnly calculate VOL or two The other woun hou
and Then Mr. H.yman would srribbe for AN instant on
his sip OF paprr The puzzled visitor o. making ID
uuty found that they were IN the labor o. IL eiary con-
po,ition Mr. rearlr. WAC is To star next season under
uaymsn's management, has play ciliea " Man 10
the eleventh hour it was discovered that srewsons
aud d other places o. rcurd Clearly
name OF Mr. Tearle's play Must he chShgri anu .,r.
two hours work they had written down thirty three
| They read them over, CROSSING out those "uien on
Probabilities that not one Of these Will be use Ia9
Ineoirama will Irohaoly be callel lempesl-lossoi'
with passage from Macbeth AS motto
Another week will finish the season at the Fifth Ave-
nue. and theatre will probably remain closed through
fine rest of the summer. Although tus long run ~
this e t. has made the tycoon valuabl eproperty
road Mr. Brotherton Is averse to burden.ns nm
sut,iI Tie VIII devote Inns If to Philadelphia nj
possibly dispose OF the opera for travelling purposes 70
some other manager
Mr.. Ionsdale, who will manage tho Violet Cameron
company when they here III the fall. was talking
the other day about Lionel Brough the chief come IAN
! of tho comrany Brough." sail hs, Is even briter
known and more popular in Lonlon than Miss Cameron
| herself He Is % representative buglcoquc acton.
belonging to the thorou gully English school OF i'~
comedians. He is man OF talent outside tn theatre
too and WAS At time the assistant publisher anu
editor of Inc Ddty telegraph lie hsl sl.Ic' hc io'
II Sc ling papers in The streets. lie INST made ms
ann ,r ance ~ h Charles Mathews aud Madame Ncstr
several wears on tae stan of London daily mewspa e
returned To the stage III bur!eSque Written ul III,
| brothers. rney were. yon may know, quite lophar
dramatic authors IN their day and wrote under lhe h'o
of the Brothers Brough Among his LATER successes
have been tuat made In : Bahil aud Biloh Lhl'.,
| Bpuclc.uit's management. and III Blue Board ana
no ,inson Crlisoe with LYDIA ThOmps m remei or
his telling that one time lie acte, under iool
man cement COMPANY Of whicI Henry lrVlng way
"a member One of Biough's greatest successes ny TAO
" WAS n "A ID tFt
This was long LumDkin ia She stoops to conquer.
He is nimtaD in tue part and U.s. Oehc'e' Tue Oe's
Eng lish exemplar OF It.
While the two rival opera managers OF "ail"'" ""'
the Biou arc carry ing spirited advertising "'''
they SIN manage TO find little time bestow Oh tuo
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