New-York tribune., 1890-04-02
Az. pALYs C0MP1NY IN LONDON.
IT WILL DO AWAY FROM HOME AND WHAT
n,,r RE DONE HERE WHILE 1T Is AWAY.

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. marked feature of the theatrical season mat Is
conn 10 end Is the large number oi rA'snS" 'o""f"'
.a English actors that have made more or less pros
aA" - ar,ca, to,,s This year. in most years,
g, have been a good many more English companies
,n America than American companies III H"s'"''''
whsther or not this indicates that America mas YET 10
te,rn OF England in dramatic aft' INC pcoIo VIM
t,ov the company from this CITY 'la' i 10 spe"i
the most Of the coming summer IN Lohuoh no "o ioci
al all ashamed Of it. and nave no s'dNc aPP'o"'""S
- ~ the results OF comparison with players across
a. soa Mr. Dalv has taken his actors 10 Europe
,aso.o If course and the people there know what TO
meet Fsnecally have the actors who have come
from England since Days company vsl'ed Ii spoken
,in terms of the highest commehoa'oh Vi INC NH'o'
Jean artists Neither is it any small compliment 10
them that Henry Irving has offered HIS theatre ior
their home during their coming WISH, ana "iic 'ney
are abroad they will play only at the Lyccuni.
rbe ,,ans as far as they have been formed are
ouickIv tod not because they are especially ncnn-
nIcte but because they are extremely simple IHe
eonnanv will sail from this city for
Iivernool on May 81. and Will not
have much more than time to get established al
the Lvcenm Theatre before the opening wnch VIII be
on June 10 The plays to be gwen nave no, Deei
,uuv decided upon. They will include old and
r,,.tern comedy As YOu Like It," 10 doubt. and
others Of the pieces that have been seen at the home
theatre this season and have met with most favor.
The London engagement will last for ten weeks, and
at the end Of ii the company viii come home again
,rthou, much loss Of time In connection with the
spbiect of PLAYS TO be produced in London it may be
interesting 10 note few figures from the season that
is inst ending. The Great Unknown" holds the
record of the number of performances, with sXyfour
As You Like II" stands next. with siXty-onc. The
two comedies from sarlou. The Golden Widow and
a Priceless Paragon had together forty-two. a
Midsummer Nights Dream had seventeen, and "The
Tanning Of the shrew" seven.
The present season at the home theatre closes with
next week. and Miss Hoydcn'S Husband and
:. IIaroun Al Raschid and His MOthernL Law" Will oc-
cupy the whole of il. The company will then 20 10
Washington and play for week at the National The
,re and then Will follow engagements OF two weeks
eh i'm Philadelphia. Chicago and Boston. and then II
W be time to sail for Liverpool. When the com'any
Goes back il j. likely to visit few other cities before
oPng the regular season, but this Is another point
thais stiil bit indefinite.
wv as to the theatre while Mr. DAILY is away with
his wn PLAYERS. As soon they 60 Miss Rosna
Woke is expected to come. and she will do 80 this
year usual. opening on April Il. she VIII brn;
her On company, which includes Felix Morris. and
VIII ply three short pieces each night as lS her GUS
TOM. he bill for the iirs week Will he - The Pendr'-
con-" zig and Gown" and \ Double Lesson" Tho
first two ,rc new here. Miss NOhe>s reception year
ago gives promise of another prosperous season Late
N the sumner. before Mr. DAILY come, back. ~o smith
tuss- vii occupy the theatre for few weeks. and
lie Will hay new play His engagement at the be
ginning of he present season. when he played A
for Relation" was also encouraging