The morning call., 1890-06-08

is the work OF two English dramatists-Jones
and Herman. Tomorrow (Monday) ana Friday
evenings he will present his own comedy drama,
Nowadays" a story of the English turf, with
the following cast:
John SaNton... Mr. wilson Barrett
Tom Sa1ton, ms sson............hlr Mr. Murray Carson
Slr Harry croydon. n................M MI Cooper Chie
IlcS DOW ling Mr.. George barrett
Downey Tiayter (nioknamed the BABY.
Sandy Cough taickuamed Shandy CAM -. .,'
,, Nj, Iors: m Wecb
Juniper. sIAb!e-boy. Mr. Alfred Rivers
Larry Doubedoo jockey ....... Mr.. I. ". perciyal
tAus' "a4Vet..'''.'-.'''' =. DeiIn TIe
hltIy Saxton Miss EaStlake
Jenme Downing. MISS LINE bemore
any harper. MISS AIlte udhluleI
Peggy. Miss Bessie Carlyon
This drama IS in four acts, and was originally
produced by Mr.. Barrett at the Princess Iheater
TWO years ago. On Thursday evening Ihe third
special night" performance of this engage
ment. he Will present " The Lady OF Lyons"
himself acting Claude MenOtte and Miss East
lake Pauline. On Tuesday Wednesday and Satur-
day night he will present to us his own original
Princess Iheater version of " The Silver King"
Concerning the origin and first production of
this well-known and beautiful play Mr.. Barrett
has contributed The following:
THE ORIGINAL SILVER KING"
II has naturally been TO me satisfaction that
IN America there has been such a widespread in-
tefest 70 see the original "SiIver King" When
hrst produced the play at The Princess The
aIer, London. IN 1882 never dreamed OF COM
ing 10 America or / should never have sold The
rights OF the drama for this country. L should
have reserved il for myself, and been the first 10
present u here instead of The last shall give
few terformances OF The play at the Baldwin
Theater the coming week. Miss Eastlake Will
Ildy Nelly Denver, my brother George Will play
Daniel Jdikes and myself Wlired Denver
These are The three characters written Tor Us
aud Originally played by us al the Princess The
ater.
HOW IT WAS MADE.
Perhaps the history of no play could better
Illustrate The way In which dramas are written
aud put upon tile stage than that Of ''Ihe Silver
King" An audience seldom if ever stops 10 In
quiTe into the methods OF The playwright and OF
the stage manager and they know nothing OF
tie thousand and one details that must be con
sdeie ed and adjusted before play is suitable TO
lis own ends OF before it IS al all likely to meet
With any considerable success.
1t may be said that at the Princess Theater.
under my management, a new school of dramas
had ITS home, ana Tor several years there was
brought out at that playhouse succession OF
plays thai seemed TO interest all classes, from
highest 10 lowest. The London public expected,
from year to year, 10 some strong, effective
drama produced, and had TO see to il that this
expectation was met A younger school of play
Wights-meu like George Il. Sims, Henry
Arthur Jones and Henry Herman, meu who
vIOte from their d arts with material from the
SiOre-houses OF their knowledge OF low and high
lie IN LondOn-came 10 my aid. The Lights O.
London" had long and prosperous run. and
this was followed by Romany Rye" Then
came The Work OF constructing play worthy TO
follow IN The wake Of these Two dramas At last
plOI was suggested. Many OF It's suggestions
began to take shape and the idea OF The
Silver King" was born. II. A. Jones and Henry
Herman Joined hands, asSlduJusly wrote and
arranged, rewrote and rearranged, until eYentu-
ally Tie play was flushed. In HE construction
of lie piece ] gave them all possible assistance.
The members OF my company who were 10 in-
terpreI tie play were held in the mind OF the
writer's, aud the drama was built up sentence
by sentence and scene by sceue, to suit the
players. Ihe theme Of The story OF d" The Silver
kiug" was suggested by these four lines Of
IenuysOm:
hold II truth with him Fbo sln,s