The Washington critic., 1888-07-12
GOTHAM IN MIDSUMMER.
Dramatic and Musical Circles-Horace
Gree1ey's Sister.

Dramatic and Musical Circles-Horace
Greeley's Sister.
NEW YoRK, July 11.-Dramatic circles
are very impatient wondering what the
final result of the negotiations now in
progress between Mr.. A. M. Palmer of
the Madison Square Theatre and Theo-
dore Moss of Wallack's, concerning the
purchase of the lease of the latter thea
ire by MIR. Palmer, will be. There are so
many important things to be considered
before any decision can be reached, and
in consequence of the transfer or com
plete sale, hundreds of thousands of dol
lars will change hands. The lease, un-
derstand, runs over period OF sixty-six
years; quite long enough" Mr.. Palmer
says, for all his demands. The stage OF
Wallack's is more suited for elaborate
and grand productions than the Madi-
son Square stage, and the general opinion
is that II could hardly be transferred into
wiser or more judcious hands than those
of the president Of the Actors Fund;
Speaking OF Mr.. Palmer reminds me
that the birth ofhis latest theatrical ven
ture, the School of Acting, was inau-
gurated last Thursday with a rehearsal
of London Assurance" the venerable
author, Mr.. Dion Boucicault, conducting
and experimenting it himself. From
fifty to sixty people of both sexes aspiring
went sort of preliminary examination.
Eflie Ellsler is occupying the boards of
the Madison Square Theatre for q season
of three or four weeks in play called
1.-THE Keepsake" Mr.. Mansfield who is
great favorite here, is spending q couple
of weeks in New England prior to his de-
parture for England and Henry Irying's
theatre.
Almost all of the New York playhouses
are closed, the excessive heat compelling
the managers TO seek "cooler climes," and
the Rialto is desolate OF more familiar
faces, and in their stead advance agents
and managers from the East and West,
and North and South are booking attrac-
tions for the coming season, recognizing
their several companies and discussing
| the failures of one and the successes of an
other during the past year.
/ met on Broadway last week an old
| Washington friend, Tim Frawley, who
made such hit as the Sailor in "May
| Blossom" and WHO is steadily on the as.
| cent in the profes ion. Mr.. Frawley has
had number o. GOOD offers from mana
| gers of high stanGng for next season, he
| is gaining presli-e everywhere, and by
| hard work and perseverance is on the
road to fame. Mr.. Frawley is playing
| iive-weeks' engag cement in Saratoga as
leading man.
"Nadjy" at IT, Casino is attracting very
| good audiences nightly, considering the
| heat, and the concerts on the roof are re-
ceiylng a fair slare of public attention.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett is registered at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel in this city. He
has been at his home in Massachusetts
since the close of the Booth Barrett
season.
| One Of the most delightful afternoons
! have spent since my arrival here was in
1 A1a ANVls gNA A-Nl. n H..
Broadway and Thirty-fourth street,
whose marriage to Miss Van Bredenburg
of the Highlands-on-the-H Hudson has
| created quite sensation, since Mr.. Lum-
| ley has been for some years considered
| by his friends and acquaintance a con-
| firmCd bachelor.
Mr.. Lumley's first work of importance
| was the complete set of illustrations,
made some years since, of brakes beauti-
full poem THE Culprit Fay" work
which confirmed the opinion of many
that Mr.. Lumley is an artist of extraordi-
nary ability. His studio is quite an ideal
one, the walls being hung with softly
shaded tapestries of various light and
somber tints, each one serving as back
| ground for some delicate carving or paint
| ing from his own brush or that of some
artist friend.
Mr. Lumley's particular hobby is paint
ing street urchins, Italian beggars, etc.,
and his familiar figure and CHEEKY face on
Broadway is the signal for crowd of lit
tie ragged, but picturesque children to
follow at his heels in search of the cop
| per pennies he is in the habit of distrib-
uting among his merry little models. Mr..
Lumley has beautifully appointed stu
dio up at West Point, where he is sum-
mering with his bride.
| @aa
Mrs. Rice Knox, the singer, who has
just returned from Gettysburg, where she
led the singing at the anniversary exer-
cises, starts for Europe at the close of the
week, where she win remain until the
fall. Mrs. Knox has o beautiful house
| on Eighty-third street. where she enter
tains delightfully."- during the winter and
where her guests are treated to some of
the finest music TO be found in the city.
| 8#S
One Of the most charming women in
New York is the widowed sister of the
late Horace Greeley, Mrs. Esther Greeley
Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland is advanced
in life, and though almost an invalid,
her Tuesday afternoon receptions are
| crowded in the winter with all the fash
Igionable literary and artistic lights of New
| York society, every one feeling it privi-
lege to talk and laugh with her, for, like
her brother, Mrs, Cleveland is lady of
rare intellectual attainments, great char
ity and the true friend of all worthy and
struggling literateurs, artists, etc. Mrs.
Cleveland is with her niece and only
daughter, Miss Gabrielle Greeley and
Miss Celia Cleveland, at the beautiful old
country seat ofthe former, at Chappaqua,
in New York State, where she is spend
ing the month of July. Miss Greeley is
a very lovely girl and great iavorlte.
She is well known for her charitable
works and literary endeavors.
VICTORIA /. SIDDoNs.