New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
STAGE SETTINGS AND PLANS.
WHAT WELL-KNOWN MANAGERS AND
PLAYERS HAVE TO SAY.

WHAT WELL-KNOWN MANAGERS AND
PLAYERS HAVE TO SAY.
The stage of the pretty little Lyceum Theatre
has been q busy for sno week past with the Main
Limo" occupying IL by night, aud Miss Fortescne' wiz"
her company. rehearsing on Il by day TINS ra'her
frail-lookng conner seems possessed OF unhagH"e
energy ana tho amount Of work she gets through IN
day is surprising to all about the theatre The man
agsr, DsUIel Frohman In taking ABOUT hei'
saidi at H. | need hardly observe I'M
possible for to say what the American ''i"o'
on Mis-. Portesoue will DO until after MONDAY nltns
Then will! be allowed dlsaowed go far as Ne"' io'
goes. her claims dramatic ability. In England "' you
know has only bean pecuniary Ont al art''"o
success engagements In the bngisn prov
ALWAYS resulted In vastly Increased ousi"o
mention this. as observe tendency la SOME quar-
her ability an actress because oil al
Incident unconneo,ed with her stale career "uich
brought her prominently before thcpubc She has nad
rather more than five years stage experience and
therefore hardly be looked upon as novice
When saw her act III London was at once nprehseu
with her earuestness and unaffected grace oince
have watched here am more than ever
pleased with the seriOus purpose sho throws INTO her
work her tireless energy. II hard work alone
would success, should have no misgiving as To
her reception at tue American pubhcs nanu@ As
IL is feel confident that the English judgment
as TO her abilities will be indorsed III inc
MAY of Gretchen' with which her season opens. blr
F.nst Of Goethe and equally so from that Of Mr..
wills The .unerna ursl clio nent Is subdusd as TO he
out II eight. the character OF bephSophees nc
takes the DID, old legend. dating uack Utmost 10 no
cate po.tie little love story simple and sweet In us
Other characters have Dreh INTRODUCE SUI
Gretchen the central hIure OF the pay. Mr opr.
himself SAYS he Ia inhibited Goethe only for c0mey
scene Marta ami hepstopheles lie also says
MIN that play OF his best aud most polished
literary work has found place 9onsS there 10 nous
enough aud to spare; Crelcheh, "o .Rrpon
will run two weeks, ana then rarn
Fruu.' with its usual gorgeous display OF MODERN
costume. Will be uced may sly 10y 1us way, ~"
the Gretchen costumes are well worthy Oh uo"e 20
FOr,escue's engagement is limited to live or SIX weeks
which time sho Will be seen IN variety Oh pas:
sns York for her tour OF the country
"A" lIayman will personally LOOK ator nef in'oie''''
with Marcus Mayer as manager
A. NJ. Palmer has settled down again To nara WORK
after his summers jaun which happily combined ousf
ness ana PLEASURE and s To be- found through the uay I'D
the spacious ne office which during his Absence mas
been constructed for him OF or three smaller
rooms Held by the Enemy" Mr. Gillettes remarK"oy
successful play, las to say gOod-uy 10 It's cr'"ue"
audiences the end Of the week. 1t had Oeeh hoPeu
that its tenure the Mani-on Square could DO lonEtu
ened but the manager at Providence with "hom con
tract for next week had been made refused u release
Nh lockwood, the manager. and he had therefore 10
play or face the prospect OF damages II - now
admitted Uy every that tue play IL an assuel sue
cess and So Keen Judge Mr.. Palmer said recently
that his opinion 1t would return 10 its ,rsI
fortune within rev years There ~ much ol ih'oe
CONCERNING the introdurton OF tnls pay -.
"A uub for lts
al first a eu hand at the helm OF tne crat W."
needed 20 avoid wrecEagr, serious damage al least
Ro h Mr. Gillette ard Mr. RocEwOod look DacK Win
equanimity the work done before SUCCESS wan 10
sured.
'when Held by the Enemy sets out on its progress
likely to be triumphal one-through the country Tue
Madison Square Theatre" SAID Mr. Palmer
ma other day." will be empty for
weak for the first time in the history
OF The present building. glad OF the opportunity OF
dong some necessary cleaning and touching up al"
think the house will vastly improved In appearance
when II reopens am having among other Things ne"
carpets laid Then with all Things IN order ana my COM
pany carefully rehearsed aud rested, shall open my
regular season with Jim the Penman' never IKE TO
be sure of anything the theatrical business for Ola
not come into yesterday, hut am inclined 10 'pA
that the play Will please tue pubic Is At least Az in
dIeuce want how 1t TO he worked out ana whaI
the emu OF it will have cast carefully ana win
ue attention TO my conception 81 the effect OF tue pay
az a Whole the aud"Goe for let me tel you u"' more
ihan Is generally imAgued lies IN this IL Is Lines
even advisable to put u man IL a part VINO WIN
not in actors phrase out OF 1t oil there is
In IT, Tue balance preserved ana clever actor
viii sometImes up tie scale tar In his own direction
for srtlstlc effect glad for my "wn sake ~ Wen
opened successfully All round A. far 80 NY ooserva,
ton goes public taking more interest than usna
Ia this fAl and the ~ proyeneht ia business
talked about turn some pront III the direction oi Tue
playhouses."
John setson divides bis time pretty equally between
New-York and Boston. with slight leaning perhaps In
favor OF the latter He has during the week,
attracted doubtless by tue instant success Mrs LAngry
proved herself and perhaps with an eye to note the
artistic development OF Mr. Coghsn since he last played
In the Fifth Avenue Theatre Mr. etetson Is
probably as prosperous a manager az there Is III
America aud he correspondingly shave and
expaus!ve. lie sitting IN his little gas-ht
office yesterday aud chatted freely about him
self anu his projects Tor the seaNon-
am not particularly anxious said he TO saying
anything about Violet Cameron affair but am July
resolved stick by what | have said | do not want
tho company play my theatre Boston and they
shall not IL eau hepit. Now TO turn 10 peasanter
themes My Boston theatre the Globe, Jogging along
III usual happy and successful fashion such dates
as have made a4exd look upon as certainties' VII
son Barrett plays We weeks three his FIRST
Visit the return. and feel conhlent he Will
play TO big business But 1t is my New-York house
that suppose you take the greatest interest and about
that there not much to be said AS soon !
as Mrs Langtry's engagoment Ia AT an end L |
put on my company in Tho Mkaio.'
Courtice Pounds who tho original Adnki Poo sails
from gland week 10 III his original cnarac-
ter, and Miss Geraldine Ulmer Will be seen again as
Yum Ia u. For the Poo b 1 have signed Brocotini
VINO ha. peen successful In 1t he has played
and tne ho-Ro Will be j. W. Herbert You may rem-m
Der this young medan In the spectacular production
al the Metropolitan last season lie has not played
much In New-York but think he is clever In the
part a. any seen. which pretty tall praise.
but none the less true. N = Burnha. j. e. Fay. Mss
Alice Karle Misc Miss Jeunnesse are also In
IN. cast Aner The M.sado' wo shall probably do
made, and by that time hope Gilbert aud suihysns
new opor" Ti 10 uer ts,t IT, viii he Later than
Christmas, anu | snail put IT on smul' aneousy
production Ia Boston whore am keeping oieu
time NAM Tiers have been mado 10 ne Tor inc
open tine Christmas at the flfth Avenue, out
prefer for tho present 10 keep 4. In my own mS"as M