The evening world., 1890-01-09
IN The DRAMATIC WORLD.
DOinss and Sayings Of MANAGERS and
fOOni6ht PaTOriteS
Hariem's Theatre Comique to Close
from Lack OF Patronage.

The Theatre Comique. Harlem, will be
q thing of the past, 30 far as its present
manager. Mr.. Josh Hart. Is concerned,
after neat Saturday night Mr.. Hart has
decided TO close up the house. the season
having been so far very disastrous. rs
many downtown managers could testify
( they chose TO do 80. What will be-
come ofthe Comique is not known. Sew
ernl people are negotiating with Mr.. Hart.
but beyond this nothing is known.
Business has been very bad indeed
said Mr.. Hart. ut is not u question Of
competition in the least. | donot consider
that / have had competition. It is
simply theu utter failure Of this senson. /
have been losing none long enough, and
80 l have decided to give up the theatre.
Go out OF the theatrical business Oh,
dear, no. / shall merely take a rest. |
have been working for o long time and
need one. Ask eyery theatrical manager
about his financial results his season and
he will confirm the truth Of what l say.
! am tired of it; That Is ALL, Yet
prosperous timeS. Mr.. Hart has
secured good attractions ind tho
Harlemites cannot complain that they
have been sighted. Dan Sully is playing
this week at thu Comique. Though be
produced n new play, tho house on Mon.
programme Beacon Lights, "One OF
the Finest" Ivy Leaf" L. /. Davis,
The World Against Her." Efie Ellsler,
j. X. Emmett, Tho Fairies Well. - and
n number of other attractions were booked
at the Comlque.
Ibsen's plays appear TO have met with
dire failure IN Australia. A writer in
Melbourne says of "A Dolls Home;
i" Shakespeare can give lbsen three hun
dred years start in knowledge Of human
nature and lick the Norwegian gentleman
n a trot. Three centuries hence the
o won't have n gram of sawdust
left in her false creation, while BESIDE
mona will be clinging to her sweetheart
in the good old stylo."
Willett Seaman Inns been engaged to
sing the role of LUZ in the Chicago
"Gondoliers." Mr.. Seaman is about TO
take lessons on the drum. with LUZ in
view. He will be remembered Ms MP
pearing III "1olanthe."
been Interested III u production as they
We're interested III mt OF THE Condo
lIers" ut tho New Park Theatre Tuesday
night. A.. NJ. Palm or. representing D'Oyly
Carte Messrs. Hyde ~ Behman,
owners of tho theatre. and William
N. Dunlevy, its managers, had the New
York interest directly at heart; David Hen
derEon, "Jin" Mendo, John W. Norton
and the satellites of the Chicago Opera
House, had their little Chicago axe 10
grind. John Stetson and the Boston
Globe Theatre watched tho opera with
keep BostoniGn interest, while AL Hay
man and the Frohmans kept California
xrEIl in THAR TUtindfG nEa E1nnRf1 NAtlg1Y,
with Nixon md Zimmerman. of Phila-
delphia, must not be forgotten. Tho
Gondoliersn had many managerial we'll
wishers. The Casino people. of course.
were hardly Us interested.
Rumors that Ariel n. Barney would
manage the oapricious Miss Mar.
lated for some time. MI. Barney
denies tire report. and says that
an idea has never entered his head.
He is the pilot of Miss Julia Mariowc aud
Thomas W. keene. and they keep him
pretty busy: 1t is extremely likely HAT
manager acknowledge by the beauteous
Margaret next season.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke ia leaving - The
Fakir" company. Harry Hamlin. its
manager. says that Mr.. Seabrooks OBJ
jected to the introduction of certain
business unless he was first consulted.
Mr.. hnml,n believes in discipline. Sea-
brooke IL n charming fellow off the
stage. and n excellent actor on il. He
has, however, been spoiled by his suc-
cess III "A Midnight Bell" Charles
IL. Hoyt said the other day OF Senbrooke:
III | owed the devil 200 kickcrs. and
sent him Seabrooke prepaid he wonld
forward me a receipt in full Mr.. sea-
brouke's place in The Fakir" will be
filled by Ed Morris. 1t is understood
that Seabrooke will bc seen IN one Of
Tho Gondoiieg" companies, aud in
May joins the De Wolf Hopper Opera
Among the people engaged by the aero
batic De Wolf are Miss Marion Sinnola.
MISS Lille Grubb. Herbert Stanley.
Josephine Knapp, Herbert Crippes and
Klein.
1.-The Burglars" appears to be one of
The few companies not feeling the effect