New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-06
NEUs OF THE STAGE AND ITS PEOPLE.

This vveok will see the last Of othello' and The
Merchant of Venice" during the present engagement OIL
rdvn Rooh and Lawrence Barrett at the Fifth Avenue
rhoo,u. Next Monday night Julius Caesar" will be
,ved for one week with Mr.. Booth as Brutus and MI
Barrett as Cassus All the conflicting ruu0fs concern
IN, rroposed dissolution partnership between these
,-aoedans NJ the close the season have simnlered
Gown to the simple fact that Mr. Booth VIII star curing
the hrst part OF next in Richeieu supporter
by an important female star, under MI barrett man
grement Later Oh however. both men viii appear To-
gsther in a new play. Just what this new play VIII
- "a uncertain at present but there is good authority
FOR the statement that MI Barrett has purchased ne"
tragedy in blank from William Young authOI
The Rajah." The Of the play are lad III Oo'
sica during the ninth century.
- q nundas slater Of the Gaiety Burlesque
Comnapy has written open letter denying the report
that Fred. Leslie has signed contract win I'u.o''N
Aronson for next spring. lie says that MI LesHe -
under agreement with the Gaiety mHnagencne lo w.
more years A new buriesQue called Miss Lsmefa'u'
- No. rehearsal at the Standard and will be produced
Joseph wheelock has been engaged to play Mscdun IN
Mrs Langtry's forthcoming production OF Necoe'" d.
the Fifth Avenue Theatre. -
rhe c,vsta sinner IS still drawing crowded houses
q, the Star Theatre Little Itch and MISS CARA
ouaitz who combines great personal beauty win si'o
fnl dancing have become strong ayortes with lhe p"o
-, this house and will be missed when they are gone.
TIM last repor concerning Joseph llaworh has brought
,o,,b Latter from Steele Mackaye, denying that joe
is to succeed Edmund Collier in the tile role oil PAU
Kauvar." $50. fl, .
broucbt out at Ambegs Theatre on Irving place
tonight -,
Manager j. NJ. Hill announces that the souvenir given
M, nm THANKSGIVING Day at the cyclorama OF Inc
Battle Of Gettysburg so well received that us pres
entetlon will be continued regularly hereafter
santa Claus festival will be given at Clarendon Hall
December % for the children who toll on the stage The
entertainment Will consist Of pantomines theaVFicas
,abIesus music and dinner. All sorts Of novelties
ld-np
whom will participate the programme. Members OF
the theatrical and musical professions generally are In
ytted Frederick Lubn has lent the hall and also large
Christmas tree and following committee has taken
charge Of the arrangements: Mrs Tony Pastor Aunt
Louisa Eldridge Mrs Wade Miss Gussle de Forrest
Mrs L. II. Swain, Miss Kate Clifford and Mrs Gus
Heckler.
The largest sale of seats the Grand Opera House has
had In over year This weeks advance sale for The
Wife" the Lyeeum which will be played at the
Grand next week by Manager Frohman's company
The latest word London is that ballet girls chorus
singers and others Of that Tx have received orders rom
the powers ada little more material TO Their
costumes II hey wish continue upon the stage.
Hermann the magician who succeeds Roland Reed az
the Fourteenth Street Theatre next Monday night has
added new and startling Illusion 10 his list which he
labels La Creation" The feature Of this Illusion Is the
apparent killing md cremation Of lady in full view
Of the audience.
p T. Turner who has good and substantial reasons TO
regret the recent disastrous failure OF The Undereur
rent Is a partner OF Il. f. PROCTOR ia 'no
third Street Theatre.
kind mutual admiration society seems 10 have been
organized by Mrs. James Brown Potter. and De Wolf
HOMER in Philadelphia After seeing /" The Lady OF
Lyons" short time Hopper began an active course
OF study prepare himself TO play Claude to Mrs Pot
terss Pauline next season. Then when both companies
got 10 Chicago Potter went to see Hopper do his
aerobatc feats in Boccaccio" and sent him basket OF
flowers with card attached upon which was written;
from Pauline"
George Middleton created the part Of the square"
gambler in waddy Googan" severed his connection with
Mr. Harrgans company rather suddenly last week Miss
Esther williams Of the SAME company will also leave MI
Harrigan next Saturday night to Join the new Jack
Sheppard" Company.
H. c. Miner is on his way home with strong French
dialect and two plays.
The Toronto authorities were taken with sDasm Oh
modesy last that led to order for Phosa INGALLS,
ter TO remove al OF her Theodore" printing from the
walls and shop Of the town The order proved
better advertisement than the Objectionable bills how
ever.
Miss Annie Ward Tiffany intends introducing her Two
nieees the Misses Blanche ana Marion Bender TO the
nrofesonal stage before long. Both young lanes are
pretty and talented and have ehence 10 suce'e1'