The daily critic., 1890-10-18

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And thus the evening passed, seven
aldermen lingering until the last strain
Of the closing march from the orchestra
had died among the empty seats OF the
theatre. They stuck To their duty until
the last moment They then sought
their respective homes, TO sleep until
the morrow, 20 ponder and dream as TO
what their verdict should be regarding
the fair, the statuesque Sihyl II an
pears that Miss Johnstone had noticed
The seven distinguished and apparently
deeply interested gentlemen, and when
10 the manager
Great hit to night How do I know
Why I caught those seven, nice looking
old Boston jays dead.
But Sihyl was wrong, fOT on Wednes-
day those same gentlemen met and de-
cided unanimously not to encourage the
play, "Tbe Clemenceau Case Why
should they? Hadn't they seen ~ Ia
strictly secret session, as has been already
stated In THE Critic, they voted to re
woke the license Of the theatre in which
the play was produced. And thus II
transpircd that BOston's Park Theatre
was ordered 10 close. Ii is owned by
her brother, Mr. Crabtree
It will be remembered that when the
play in question was first produced in
New York it was much closer TO a
failure than a success
The play was well written, but the
ridicule heaped upon Miss Pearl
Eytinge the first night had killed It.
Mr.. Floron had made a great mistake.
He had pushed the woman 10 the detri.
ment of the play, and she fell short
Miss Sibyl Johnstone Is Younger
and comelier woman than Miss Eytinge,
who, by the way, was once q member
Of the Nallack Company in its best
days.
1t was the seeing Of a beautiful
woman among people properly clothed
In evening dress that made the effect in
The Clemenceau Case The very
rapidity Of the appariion and the haste
to throw mantle over her it was that
furnished the suggestiveuess.
BOston's protest has come at a time
when an epidemic of "Clemenceau
Case" Is threatened. Ii is now an-
nounced that Mr. Floron will send out
No. company with Miss Johnstone.
Bennett as Isd. and that Miss John.
stone Benefits attire will be as untram-
mellcd as that of Miss Sibyl John.
stone.
Another "ClemenCeau Case" com.
pany Is to be sent out by an individual
known as Arthur Littleton, who will call
his version "The Clemenceau Affair,
and make a special feature Of a duel
scene. Max Freeman has made an
adaptation Of the play from the original
Of Dumas and D'Artois How the
critics Of Boston will affect the inter.
ests Of the play In other cities will be
much discussed question.
4a
All theatre roers and music lovers
know that Colonel McCaull always sur
rounds himself with good people ar
the business end as well as on the stage,
and in this fact lies the greater part Of
his wonderful success. Onc Of the
brightest members Of the Colonols
business staff Is Mr.. Harry Askin, who
has been in the city during the present
week looking after the Interests of
"The Seven Suabians Young, hand
some, genial, modest, clever, with
good address, knowing just what he
wants and the best way 10 obtain II land
At ENANihll1 AeAA AANIt p 3Ais AHhlH
Is one Of the most successful agents IN
the theatrical profession. And Colonel
McCaull well knows It.
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The suppression Of the production
Of the "Clemenceau Case" in Boston Is
but the beginning of the crusade
against the many unprincipled man.
as.re ruh ha gra u.f anufauf rsgfth anw
thing but such performances that tend
to lower and degrade profession that.
without them, would be an honorable
one.
Minnie Palmer scored a personal SUI
cess as comic opera star, b.
"Suzetie," the opera In which b,
debut was made, was frost
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Henry Myers, who has been with US
The past week in the interest Of "The
Paymaster, and who Is a Washingto-
nian by birth, made several large pur
chases Of diamonds. What for, Harrys
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II Is estimated that over 10000 pro-
fessionals will vote the next Presiden-
tial election that have never had that
opportunity before. The question IS
being strongly advocated by knowing
ones.
Over SEQ, 600 have been reaped from
the Harrison Sullivan show Il is one
Of The largest money makers known in
| theatrical circles.
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"Claudius Nero, which will be pro
duced at Niblo's Garden, New YoFE
will contain 1925 speaking people besides
a troop Of trained lions aud tigers
Sixty five thousand dollars is the esti-
mated cost of The production.
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Henry Meyers and George p. Wall
the managers Of The Paymasler, are
pecuBiarily interested In Honest Hearts
/, ana Willing Hands, the play in which
/ The champion John L. has made such a
/ pronounced hit. They say the Big Ja
/ Is quite an actor.
A s0ubTette went 10 newspaper man
! the other day and said she wanted him
| 10 write her a play He asked heT %
map ont her plans for bim aud she did
so. She insisted that the first act must
be a brewery scene, and that a real bar
I must be produced In face of the
/ audience. The newspaper man s1Tr9w-
/ fully informed her that he had not yet
reached The brewery stage Of literature
She is still searching for a playwright
I Gentlemen here Is your chance.
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