New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08
ACTORS MANAGERS AND PLA Us.

John A. Mackay will begin his starring tour on
Monday next In Buffalo Pop" will BIO first given.
and his play. One of the Bows" will be tried
later.
1t has boon reported that Charles Bowser would
appear In A Possible Case at the Union Square
Theatre but he Ia we'll satisfied with his part in
She" which has been considerably written up since
It produced here that he has decided to continue
playing It.
Josef Holman will play this afternoon at the
Metro politan Opera House.
Courtwrght, tho original introduoer Of Flewy-
newy.' Is to Join Dockstadcrs forces on Monday
Colonel Barton, of tn, Bijou Opera House, Is con-
fined to bis room by severe cold which at ono time
threatened to develop Into pneumonia.
Edwin H. Price, Fanny Davenports manager, has
engaged thirty OF best church choir singers of this
city Interpret the Incidental music In La Tosca'
which will DO made known at French & sangers new
broadway Theatre February 81. Tn odOro Bjor sion,
tho we'll known tenor will direct tho rehoArsals of
tho muslc Miss Davenport has selected Frank Nor
daunt to play tho heavy' part Of Scarpla
Adele Begrad, will retire from tho cast of Paul
KauvarD after ncxt week Steele Mackaye said yestcr
day that he had not decided who would replace her.
Several applicants for the part being rchearsed
A contract was signed last week by which Edwin
Booth and Lawrence Barrett will appear In Louisville
May TO- IL and IL Hamlet ~Othefo' and Julius
Caesar The Exposition Building has been secured
and Will DO arranged for dramatic festival The
aft air IS to DO managed by Jamos Camp a welknown
citizen of Louisville. Seats have boon placed at 81
each. Tho festival will be advertised far and near
and special trains from all the surrounding Cities
Tho tragedans this week in New-Orleans
Next Monday evening Manager Roscnquest will
open a season OF conndy al the Fourteenth Street
Theatre where N. C. Goodwin tho American comedian,
viii 10 seen In his amusing mporsonatlo - Of tho undor
taker In Turned Up" and " Mr.. Golghtly' In Lend
Ne Five Shlnings" Mr. Goodwn's engagement Is
limited to two weeks, and seats now be secured
Imro Kiralfy is organizing a second company to
play In Mazum. the Night OWL" IN Mexico and Cuba
this spring. The organization will comprise upward
Of one hundred people including tho grand bd!ets
"Tho Corsalr" still trlumphantly ploughs the wavo
at the Bijou and It will apparently DO long time
before he, or perhaps should say she, will end
| her voyage.
| "The Honretta" Is In its twentieth
week at tho Union Square Theatre. Great are
Robson and Crane, and Howard Is their prophet
many dollars are also their profit
/ "LAbbe Constantnn has been improved by Judi
clous compression, aud by the appearance of Mr.
Ward as "Jean" 1t Is long time since Mr.
Gilbert has appeared in part, and the fact that
no Is now doing so lends additional Importance &c
tho play.
"The Wife" reached its Tooth night at the Lyceun
Monday evening. and its drawing power seems to be
greater than ever before 1t IS Of the three pro
nounccd dramatic successes OF the season.
| At tho Eden Musee novelties arc continually being
added to the works. and tho capital musicai pro
| grammes constantly changed.
Hermann will soon appear at the Filth Avenue
Theatre. where he will Introduce number OF new
tricks and Illusions Among them Will DO his ia'es'
| success, which no calls " Black Art