The evening world., 1889-05-23
MANAGER HART'S LAMENT.
GLARS FAIL TO TWINKLE, AS AGREED, AND
HIS THEATRE SUFFERS.

I,dia Thompson Back from the Road "
whisper That Wilson Barrett Intends
an Australian T~our-BeueRt at the Acad-
smy sunday Night for Judge Norton's
Family.
Manager Hart. of the Theatre Comique,
u.rlem. is greatly a%ggrieved, and with what
.nnears to be very good grounds for griev-
arce It is more than probable that he will
or his annoyance in o law court very shortly,
10 The mean time he has recovered his
.ouanimity sufficiently to speak. For three
dovs last wnek, " he said. - had to close my
,beatre. and when that kind of thing hap
mems to a manager he feels tolerably disas-
irons. was forced to close my house
through dastardly treatment. such rs i'll
nil my managerial experience 1 have never
before suffered. Miss Annie Pixley was to
omen at the Comique on the Monday night.
have since learned that on the preceding
Wedne, dav she was taken i'll in Canada, and
was unable to play, though she appeared on
the Friday night. II had been notified of
her illness, | could easily have secured an
attraction. | received no notification. but on
Monday night got Il letter from DIR. Carter,
declaring that Miss Pixley was i'll. hut would
probably appear On Wednesday night. l re-
ceiyed this letter downtown, and went imme-
diately to my theatre. There found that the
manager of the company had snedked his
trunks away. had paid his people and in
formed them that the season was closed.
Imagine my disgust ut such treatment.
Here were the company notified that they
would play no more, and / with a closed
theatre. waiting for Miss Pixlev on Wednes-
day. On Wednesday | received another note
informing me that Miss PiXley could not ap-
pear. | did not expect such treatment, and
| shall not submit to il, be assured of that"
Eugene Tompkins is about to sail for
Europe in search of novelties for hin Boston
house ard for the big spectacular production
that will follow The Old Homestead " at
the Academy of Music one of these fine future
days.
1t is said that Wilson Barrett will try Aus
tralia after his American tour. In that case
ne will get ahead of Irving. and - first in
nings " are pretty advantageous sometimes.
Alexander Comstock, of the Academy of
Music, is highly e!atcd at the success of his
onera-glass attachment scheme. The drop-a-
dlnc-and-G et-a-glass plan has become i'm
nensely popular. It has prevailed at the
Academy OF Music for ninety days and only
eight opera-glasses have been lost during that
time. And those eight were carried away
in forgetfulness. | am sure" said Mr.. Com
stock with pleasing optimism. MIR. Comstock
has already made contracts with 16l theatres
6HSAh hAS ~ LIZ uAAAA uN At aCAo
royalty on every glass placed, no wonder he
feels cosy. An opposition company haS. OF
course, been started. but exactly where it can
place its opera-glasses ia a question tina: is
not easily solved. MIR. Comstock claims to
have secured all the principal theatres of the
principal cities. The opposition company
will therefore either dive into the museums
or have ecourse to the one night stands"
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Chicago and San Francisco are Com
stocked.
Lydia Thompson is in the city. Her sea-
sou was not a fortunate one. and it is not
likely that she will go u again, Miss
Thompson had two good burlesques, one of
which went we'll III New York, but did not
seem to take " out of town. All salaries,
however, were promptly paid and the best
and " squarest " treatment received.
Miss Margaret Mather- Haberkorn sails with
Emil for Europe Saturday week. Her next
season opens on the Cali.ornia circuit, and
then she goes South for the first time in four
years. Next Spring Miss Mather comes to
New York for an extended engagement, and
the bye, is still In the courts. Misc Mather's
Emil is entirely better. He weighs 155
pounds-not bad for the husband of a star. is
Mr.. Jimmy Morrissey, looking awfully
swell, was doing Broadway Yesterday. His
coming operate season at the Grand Opera
House is absorbing all his energies. People
can have their Nadiys , and their Cloyers'
generously. /" but l intend to provide them
with good old legitimate opera. We
open June 8 with Flotow's Martha
Nine. Pauline L'Allemand singing the title
role. Miss Emma Berger, Miss Nina Ber-
TIM, MISS Athalle Claire, Miss Russell, Frank
Baxter. Sig. Enrico Dnzenzi. Sig. Tagliapie-
tria and Sig. Maria will also be heard. There
will be q change of bill every Monday night.
The Bohemian Girl, Maritana,' Faust
and The Chimes of Normandy will be
given"
A colossal benefit to the family Of the late
MICHAEL Norton will be given at the Academy
OF Music Sunday night. Heuendorf's orches-
ira of fifty, Ansorge, the pianist; Janischow-
sky. Bassett, Maud Powell. Blanche Walsh
and Mrs. Shaw will be the attraction. The
arrangements are in the hands of Tammany