The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
NEWS OF THE THEATREA

Henry Irving. Ellen Terry, and all the rest OF
the London Lyosum company will tomorrow night at
the star open the series Of performances announced a.
their farewell engagement" Probably that 10 not lit
orally intended. An that is certain is that the nve weeks
work Of the company At the Star will be tho last they
will do In Amsr1ca this season Their subsequent labors
are planned ahead 10 . nicely. They will sail for home i'm.
mediauy after their last performance Is over. on Satur.
day night, March "a. and will get to London in time to
revive "Faust" at the Lvceum. During several weeks
past they have been ~playing.a at the Boston Theatre. They
come to New York to-day, and will present for their
initial play at the Star ". G. wilss pastoral drama,
"OhviA-" On Saturday night Miss Terry will rest as
usual, and Irving viii take the occasion to revive "The
Lyons Nail" a melodrama that has had now life since
he began TO enact the dual roles OF Lesu,ques and Daooc
Before his departure Irving may be expected to repro
ducs "Faust," Tho Bells" Louis x1-" and Much
Ado About Nothing"
OLIVIA" will be viewed with keen interest. Irving
and his company have played 1t in Boston TO approving
audiences Their first New York performance of 1t will
be sure to crowd the Star to its capacity. Many OF the
audience viii DO versed in the play. Wills wrote 1t in
1877. On March 80 1879. 1t wac first acted at the Lon
don Court Theatre Miss Terry then as now being in the
titular role. It WAS not . drAmatization Of The Vicar
Of Wakshoid," a. . good many people expected 1t would
be. wills had confessed frankly that the delightful
novel wss beyond tho dramatist's ruthless pen. He had
simply freely treated one OF its most charming episodes
-shs love of the Wears pet daughter. The Court pro-
duction. 1t was generally agreed ut the time, was saved
from disaster by Miss Terry's impersonation Of Ourta-
At all events public opinion awarded to her tho triumph
Of bsinp responsible for the London run Of tho piece to
the following October. Fanny Davenport in this coun.
Try. was seeking a play for her starring purposes News
OF "Ohvia" reached her, and che went abroad to view
It. She deemed 1t a proper vehicle, and csmo back au.
thoriSed to play It in America On tho night OF Aug. II.
1873. she made 1t known At the Union Square. appearing.
OF course. In the title role. She had tine assistance of
several good astoA The Or. Primrose. now to be played
BY Irving was Charles Fisher; the lover. Squire Thorn.
hll. was Charles A. Stevenson, then less portly and more
persuasive than no Is today, as husband. man.
sgsr, and actor all In one; Burcheit was enacted by
Edwin Price, who became Miss Davenport's husband a
year later; Sophia was Linda Dietz, who. oddly enough.
10 In Irving's forces to-day; M, Pytmrose was Mrs. Chas
Poole. now retired In England; Mrs. y. A. Taunehili. sr,
Fanny Gillette Chen an actress Of minor rolesl William
Herbert. and Emma vaders we're In tho cast The city
run Of the drama WAS brief. After Sept q 1t was taken
by Miss Davenport on . tour, and by and by 1t wss
shelvsd. In tho Irving production the pastoral features
viii doubtless DO made most picturesque. winifred
Emery viii DO the Sophia, Thomas Wenman the Burcheu,
and George Alexander tho Tho,nhM of the cast.
Dramatizations Of THE Vicar OF Wakeneld"h have been
plenty enough on both the English and American stages.
Thirty odd years ago there had been versions Of 1t at
Barnum's Museum, at wauack's (old) Theatre. and at
Burtou's Chambers Street Theatre.
London Assurance" will be the nrst in the series of
standard comedies with the revival OF which WsllAcks
will end Its career ~ = stock theatre. John Gilbert viii.
OF course. DO welcomed ~ Sir ddTc0uH CourfLeD, Rose
CoghlAns return TO her old home will be made Us Lady
Gay Spanker-an appropriate role, under all the cireum.
stances; osmond TeArle viii play Dazzle: Meta Guion.
Grace and Harry Edwards kaS HarhaWdp Tho four
English gentlsmsn-Groves Ward. Dodsworth. and
Pgott-will also DO IN the cast ''oid Heads and Young
Hearts" will b. the second revival.
The washington's Birthday holiday will pront the the.
atres, II tho weather be favorable. Those play houses
that do not ordinarily give q Wednesday matinee will do
90 this wosk on the holiday account The Star will be
an exception 10 tho rule.
An exhibit Of orohidh In great variety adds to the Eden
AuSess Attractiveness As an instructive and entertain.
ing resort Tho flowers viii be on view four days longer.
The Hungarian musicians are permanent however. and
90 arc tho wax works.
From Gin the morning to II at night Sundays and
week dayA the Battle Of Gettysburg painting. at Fourth
avenue and Nineteenth street may be seen.
George R Cromwell, who is nothing II not a patriot
VIII deliver the most fetching lecture In his entire rep
sHory tonight at the Grand. 1t 10 called America.
our Home" The a~potheosis is q sumner.
AFTER the current week OF music at Nibios the boards
y ths' theatre viii hold the weight Of melodrama-
Aoas IN London" with Cora Sim Tanner rs the hs-
1saAA A series Of week stands Z" by various combine
~1s mtoleW'u until Bolossy KirshyS ready TO put