New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-25
ON AND OFF THE STAGE.
PLANS OF ACTORS AND MANAGERS FOR
THE COMING SEASON.

many OF s critics. will SEQ ts Tooth Del Torrance
last weeks receipts TO DO taken a. precedent Tor
the coming week. will play 10 larser business than ut
any time during its This re uIt. which Is not IN
naturally viewed with much satisfaction By Mr.. Mans
field due not alone to his skill and artistic work IS an
actor He Is for tho first time manager 80 vel.
and has either tho rule hitherto accepted that
the good actor the bad manager else he 10 tho OK
cepton which proves It He has university iookef
after his Affairs during the daytime with as much care
has disposed his artistic creation at Dight The
result of this has that opportunity OF pleasantly
bringing his play before the notice OF the public has
boen lost that innovations showing tue presence
OF brains 10 the management have been introduced
and that each week has enabled the actor TO add
q comfortable ,um to his bank accOan;. Thus Mansfield
as the hrs among New-York managers to sweep away
the window Autograph and poster nuisance tue nr't to
Introduce the custom OF handing round ices prettily
served between the arts aud the rst To indulge la many
novel forms OF wsparer advertising adapted In some
Instances from English theatres in others original to
himself lie has gathered together clever little SOM
pany and his play has undergone ii ecies or evolution
which makes it to-day peAsanter eutertanAent than
at other time during this season. On Friday night
1t Is proposed sign.zs the happy contamination
already alluded by the distribution OF souvenirs ut
once novel and costly. Sold silver rigs bearing In
raiscl letters the OF Prince kaII" have been
specially made and enclosed In velvet lined boxes VIII
he .iveu to the audience. At tue Saturday matinee
following this performance another form OF souvenir Will
be handel to the ladies ,es-nt 1hs consists OF q
pretty little portfolio containing Photographic repro
duction OF Mr. Manselds classic features II likely
the OF Prince Karl WI. cad on August d.
FOR though offer nrst Of $1,000 and subsequently OF
douJo tae amount wAs made 10 Mr. Gillette Tor TIE
remaining weeks of August held by hun. lie seems To
bc dsncned Iut of the PRODUCTION OF Held BY tho
SCI TENDER Mr. Maushrld begrs tonr which, though It
lasts some thirty weeks mas In II only three one night
sauds those terrors OF all well constituted actors
1t seems not Improbable that In purchasing Little
I..k ann anais l.Aiaf lur
lesaue, Nat" Goodwin nas upwittDgly purchased u
pack OF litigation It has been announced already
that Harry Mann the manager OF LvaDs and HOey.
has also bought Durlesue the same subject with tue
title and proposes 70 produce next with
his two stars tue principal comedy parts II will 10
G,hcut for NJ GoolwiD to prevent the production Of
pieco the printed brotto VI the Gaiety
ducton Is sold In Loudon This affords still another text
OF which u International copyright II
the lheatrioa profession may with adv Ansze Oe
preached. II WAS sad tue other day, however, by a
manager lately turned from London Of
the burIrsIae at the daety dependsd on tue way It
played JACK sneppard Anyhow Mr. Good sIu. accom-
panied ny Mr. iar!ley Is expected here about Ia, eau
Of August aud work ON the piece the book u which las
already been received ~ Messrs Miles aud Ban ton VIII
lie Tht Liece Is called operate mco
dramatic DuresIue operao inasmicu as Il aoounds 10
pn,ei Dy Alfred Celer aud Others mel dramatic M II
o.lows pretty faithfully the familiar old time play to
GOODWIN says N writ NJ about tua Is tho best hias
OF the Kind lie has ever seen After lie had made
arraDgemen- with the authors for New York prodic
ton VI the Caiey refuse 10 denver up
the prompt .ook. alleging that tue additions To tns
lbreito since tho Ol cnIug Performance ia the way O
gags" an business DID not b-lons To the authors
1ais dimcuty. however; was a! lenstn adj Tue
buricsue Will la handsomely put on tue stage ana the
cast will be carefully selected
Bronzad by some six weeks OF Northeastern sun ana
air william Florence has for the last week p'rvadei
Broadway and his accustomed hAunts seem themselves
once that his genial presence Is added lilo
looks healthier and stouter by great deal since he
TO ward the coy samoa md he himself
that No surveys mankind In general aud his coming
seaso1 particular with calm eluanimiy. open IN
Toron.o on August &c." said be. and from thence strike
mote II US uut March. As far eau tell. the pros
poets fairly sood-b4tier think than
OF comedy order each Ill four acts
and each due 10 double oac!ed auth0rsnig one ny
Melbourne and Gill aud Is called The Flirt" IL has
good parts b1tn Tor my self aud Mrs. Forenco Mne Is
that elderly male nirt and hers an An;lom Anac
widow. The plot "a compile sted one and deals with
instructed letter which after ALL a. II turns o a. Va.
never sent. During The course OF tie performance
pcrpetrate VI a serIo Comic desc-puJn lnat VI
Itself ought 10 BRING the people from nils ar"ui 10
hear Ny play by George fawcett 10 sc AND
b b. valenrlne and mas not yet named. Ny char
acter Is continually ASSUMING new
nro,,,ou and changing his character accordingly. In
order for the wi low whom marry TO ob sn possession
her husbands property she Las 10 crenAte his no ~ I'D
ont thar as the undrrt Lave crematel the wrong
and -: Tie money Besidea these two pays
out ! am considcr"g. toj the purchase Of pay BY
Henry Holland which am greatly taken with, though
that Of iidlssgei prics: ana Is remarkably strong
and one shoula 'iss to play I'm ornn.iely, how.
we play together do not lice 10 cave her ont OF tho bill
op any occasion. Besides, doubt II u wCnd be an
rnecyc play FOR the road. Ah sighed Mr.. FIorence 10
80 AMI cou self With little theatre IN New
| York" and lie pensiyey puhel LIS cigar
The one hundrsdth Representations OF Erninie at tile
Casino will take AGO on saturday evening August Il.
go tar this op-retta with greater success than
any production presented heretofore al the Casino
not excepting such popular sncceses as Merry War.
Afon,on fsrls 50 sarsaiSe t1ai in Ermne hs has
given the public they want thar liz thought has
of The one hupdreitu represent ,tiOn o. Ermnie
costumes. verses Tor tue Dcsey BIRD song anu
several other 10 he Introduced for the
first time. Tie souvenirs winch will be distributed are
havns reference to Wilson's fayorte expression as
MS AGILITY Ia Prove aiti. Attached 10 the document
MI. autograph signatures oi al the company
week from to morrow night FalkA will moro
occupy the stage OF Allao.s its successful
winch vas untinely nipyei ut TIE end Oh weeks run.
A Las already been .tatei arrangements had been
made for the transferring Of the company 10 Washing
ton Tsese aruSuDcnis a.lo" eu no Interference Aua
though the opera dOiD: by far she best business Of
the nai 10 lie summary rchoVed ny dint vi
for its return at Tue date aenIored
aud there Is Itlo doaDt that IL Viii repeat Ate orner
success
Miss Lillian Olcou yesterday received from Victor
!ou-bo ioes not sign LIS name IN iull 'ctorier -
certified inventory OF the Properties. costumes, muac,
DESIGNS tor tue scenery etc.. latest great
-TaroinrA" Abe inventory was made NJ ~ sardou >
request ~ Felix Dulucsnli Fee or ot ho forte sAiht
itn .tre Pans, tho articles supplied unisr
direction aud ar proya are exact copies OF tno
mattel used tho original prOdu. tiou H. sardon,
ia his peculiar hand wtitinx consisting Of dots without
apparc cuIn-ctu sith or relation 10 eacn other Aoas
inventory, alter appru, ns II, note st2tnS tAt
Ia tao aTtlc.es sur piled Mademosclle Ocot 10 fur.
Es-i necessary 10 tue pr eiucton ..
I'll, play precisely given At the Pofte ~. MafLu.
Tae pro IL.o lora was found 20 De 81 OK
lcnsiv. that no EnGilsh manager vrntufed upon its
Atom IN Lordon, except oAfAu
IscruhArut Partisan pany played u Ia ths
orr. Mi,,O Lee hr-t 10 alter
tar ri 10 Engisn present In ia complete form tbis
l.npotta.t OF sdrdou Miss oteotI VIII play IL oi
!sar avos. ~ Nibio's gluains I'll september H.
John s;otson. Of ths Fifth AvennS Theatre. has per
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