New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-30
less to up high hill than to tramp much shorter
distance through the city streets.
SOMETHING ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Lawrence Barrett emphatically denies the rumor
that he and Edwin Booth intend dissolving partner
ship. There is no reason why we should ne sara
yesterday, "as have made more money together
than we possibly could otherwise. 80 far as the poor
business of our present engagement is concerned
don't think 1t Is poor It might be- we nave
averaged little So 100 performance up 10 10
day and our advance sales promise equally as well
for the future That ought 10 satisfy any one. Ana
for Miss Anderson. think her name ought 10 nave
been left out Of the story altogether. She Is drawing
all the money her theatre hold and her manage
mcnt has too much good TO incur the extra OK
pcnse of another star under those circumstances
The whole report is absurd the face Of It, You may
say positively that Mr. Booth and myself intend ap
pearing together next and that we shall give
the public surprise II present negotiations result
satisfactorily. A play Well. as TO that am
not yet prepared TO make any statement Yes, we
shall probably appear at the Broadway Theatre next
year, though nothing definite in that direction has
been decided upon far. 1t will be in the fall how
ever, and not in the spring, as reported
The attendance at the uptown theatres yesterday
was not large Is usual matinee days. and a
notable feature Of 1t that the houses all
top heavy'-that is the balconies and galleries
crowded to the utmost while the orchestras and dress
circles comparatively Hight. Downtown, how
ever, the attendance tested the capacity of the
theatres in every instance. In the evening 1t was
about the all around. Apparently the succulen
turkey and his environments the festive board had
great powers of attraction.
Hoyts efforts TO advertise A Brass Monkey" will
lose him of his popularity If he is not careful
Recently he had bronze paser-of Paris monkeys
made TO put In the cigar stands about town, and now
the dealers who have seen the play have conceived
the idea that all bad business is attributable entirely
TO the hoodoo Of the monkey. The result is that
many of the have been cast into the gutter The
sway of superstition among mortals is still mighty
One Of the chorus girls singing with the Casino
Company in Philadelphia boasts Of the name of Miss
Frances Folsom. She claims to be third fourth
cousin Of Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
The Old Homestead will play ten weeks in Phila
dclphie under the management Of Nixon & thinner
Louise Montague has returned to The Corsair7
Company She found that a reduced salary was better
than none at all.
Joseph Haworth, It is sald will take The Bells Of
Haslemere7 on the road after the holidays.
Dominick Murray. one of the leading actors in
Days "Undercurrent' company, is exceedingly
grieved the failure of that play and threatens to
bring suit against somebody in consequence.
Minnie Palmer will sail for New-York next week to
meet her engagements In this country. She will not
return to England until August.
Maud Granger, who has been absent from the stage
for about two years. will resume again shortly as
leading lady in company that Is 10 play over the
Joseph Brooks will go to Europe early in January
ductiOn of Henry W.
Auglstin Daly has act piece in rehearsal
to succeed The Wife OF -OcratesH The title has not
yet been given out
William Morris and his company Will sail for the
West Indies on December . but LOe Fuller Will not
90 with them She wanted III 500 advance money
10 buy costumes and Morris couldn't 1t in that
light
Nina Boucicault is spoken of as member of John
A. Mackay's new company.
William Gillette's devotion to consistency In dra
matte art has led him to engage genuine southerner
to play the part of the spy IN OF his Held by the
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Hugh Owsley, and he is cousin of General Ftz Hugh
Lee, Of Virginia