The sun., 1888-06-17


vsst's most interesting affair New York hasn't seen
The Bankers Daughter" in prominent theatre for
several years OF late seasons 1t has been played over
the circuit Of ten to thirty.cent houses
Tho important event OF Richard Msusnelds engage.
ment ct the Madison Square which has only this and
next week 10 will be asomewhat elaborate produc-
tion of "A Parisian Romance this week. II Ave
years since Mansfield won quick fame for his graphic
creation Of baron Chepridi In Octave feuiets play at
the Union Square Since then the drama has acted
In this city only times Mansfield has made plenty
of new friends who never saw is Baron and to them
the revival ought to bo good treat Mrs. Sol smith,
Jun,us Brutus Booth, and Beverly shgreaves make
their arst appearance in his support to night
Young Booth 80 son of j. u. Booth and Agnes Booth.
and has been the stage now about three yeara lie
made his debut In small role with Raymond, and has
done pretty we'll Miss sltsrenves West virginan OF
whom great things have been long expected. For the
supper scene of the play Etie Weaver Annie Lockhar
Percy HasweiL and Annie Haines-an soubrettoa and
pretty girls-have been engaged. Mansfield and his
twenty-five people will sail for England Aug q Harry
Bradley OF his present support will not with him. but
will summer instead at Bath Beach.
The materialisdc drama gets into Niblo's tomorrow
night in tho shape OF Brother Against Brother" in
which the stars the Jeonzo brothers and their act
ing dogs The announcement 10 mado In all good faith
that the Leongos have added dog to their cast since
their last previous engagement here They at
Of the east side houses earlier In the Nblos
various light combinations The season at Niso's to DO
prolonged It would seem Generally the house has been
the frat to succumb TO the warm weather.
The Peoples regular season closed last night with
Among tho Pines" which may be seen at an uptown
house by -andby.
"Muldoons Picnic" early triumph Of the oonedi.
ans Barry and Fay. is the bill At Poolea Atpecal
company has been engaged. and the roles formerly
played by the unctueus Billy Barry and the dron HuRh
Fay will no doubt be in good hands
"Prinz Methusalsm" IL to be repeated At Terrace
Garden tomorrow night 1t well sung and spritedly
acted by Amberg's people Other light operas will be
heard during.ihe week
The Battle Of Gettysburg has taken boom since j. NJ
Hill began push Its just claims for public attention
The Vienna girls who fence the Hungarian musicians
and the wax works are still potent at the Eden Muses
Pains big fireworks spectacle at Manhattan Beach has
already commenced to pull crowds thither
corinne will come to tho Thalia the head of tho
buresque company under the management of Mrs Jon.
ME Kimbal. Tho opening piece will DO the familiar
Arcadia"
The popular that the genuine negroes who
make up the travelling minstrel troupes and sing with
such delicious harmony and correctness picked up
In the South would seem to be somewhat unfounded.
Sam Lucas the best of all Of them and the author OF
"Danney, Do You Love Ne Yett' drove cab in this
city before MS discovery. whose
was his fortune backed boots the Bowery, and
an artist" too James Grace, another Of the leaders
took orders In Philadelphia restaurant and Low Brown
gave p-top shave in that same city about tho same
time. The in.mtable Billy Banks however levee
hand at Wheeling before he faced the foetlights and
Bob Macintosh was roustabout Mississippi steam
boat
George s. Knight who was getting ready month ago
for Australian tour, does not appear to hasten his
preparations and observers think he may 20
after all Yet there 10 reason why Baron Rudolph"
aud over the Garden Wall could not please the An
tipodeans and certainly better representative OF
dialect could go than Knight Twenty years
ago last week he went the stage for tho first time
He had long clerk in the bookstore Of the Lppin
in Philadelphia and was some thing OF vocalist
George Sloan his right name but he adeed the disguise
at the request OF his brother lawyer in the Quaker
City people recall that knight has played RIP Van
Wi'ak,e in night and jumped into tho make up Of
Dtocv Norris r'Atter Dark y the next.
Tho announcement in TINS Soy that A NJ Palmer 10
going school for teaching stage aspirants Ia
reminder tina: the scheme is not At all new with him
Ten years ago he had all but decided try the
sort of venture, with Kate Claxton as the preceptor
That was about the time the Lyceum tnow the Four
teenth st-ee ready to pass under their manage
ment 1t didn't however, nor did the school plan so
through.
Every summer this that or tho other actor is men.
al the Soldiers Home Dayton Ohio. and as they are
usually players OF excellent reputation, readers have
wondered George Edeson. the comedian is feature
there in stock company much stronger than the
average of travelling ganzatonA He asked for
particulars "A square mile just out OF Dayton" NJ
Edeson replied lis inhabited by 700 war veterans dis
abled and otherwise. Many are employed about tho
grounds and in the Offices The rest disabled sol
diers most of whom receive pensions They do moth
ing but eat drink walk about the grounds and wait
until time calls them to the hospital and then to the
cemetery But it is glorious institution The theatre
Memorial Hall. is gem and will rank among the best
opera houses in the country 1t seats about LOO and
Is perfectly appointed AS to auditorium and stage.
Tho plays mounted and produced In
frstclRss style. We play only twice a
week, Tuesdays and Saturday. railroad connects
with tho Day street cars and on evenings OF PER
for,nance trains waiting at the Home
Ill the close VI the performance. that great many
DaytoIians regularly Some drive out in private
taking in the band concert the parade
ground and then waiting for the evening thearicals.
Snow nights are fashionable The theatrical folks
treated handsomely having the local hotel to them.
selves with the exception OF the dining room, where
visitors from the city obtain meals but not nj
lowed anywhere else in the house We rehearse every
morning and also the of nights, that the plays
are carefully produced. 1t is little hard after play
ing whole in drama TO be obliged to study
parts every week 1t like the pamy old days
again. but most Of Us are old hands and 30 don't
mind the work"
The Lyceum Theatre doors shut last night not
be opened again until August when the comedy written
by Belasco and De Mile for young sothern will be pro-
duced The whole of this theatre notwithstand
ing that the company new organization and the
house had not yet gained fashionable favor has been
prosperous without change of bill. Tho WIFE had a
singular sort of acceptance. The piece would have
failed utterly the first night had It not been produces
with exquisite taste TO scenery and costumes and
usual ability in Its players II for several days
question with the whether TO replace with
mehing else improve it for further trial. and
when the latter was decided upon the changes
were radical The entire first act eliminated tho
motives were changed, and by tho end OF two weeks
"The Wife" had been made very different The
audiences filled the Lyceum constantly and handsomely
until hot weather kept them away. The Lyceum
to be solidy established with remarkably good stock
company, and y future OF brilliant promise
Here Is what q member OF tho Robson and Crane
company says about the disagreement and separation
of those "The first epen alteration
the actors occurred behind the curtain In Baltimore be