The evening world., 1890-05-22
PLAYS AND PLAYER FOLK.
The Profession Trying On a New
Play at the Union Square.
Managers and Actors Preparing for
the Next Dramatic Season.


the Next Dramatic Season.
A play called "a Perfect Trust was
''tried " at the Union Square Theatre yes
terday afternoon, and as the profession v
was cordially welcomed the vivacity in the
auditorium was in pleasing contrast to the
deadly dulness on the stage. Harry Mere
dith. the author Of the play. is an expert
enced and competent actor. 1t seems aston
ishing that q mar who has appeared in so
many plays could be guilty of such an awk-
ward, ill-constructed. vulgarly written piece.
The heroine Mrs. Reginald Roth, jr.,"
had a silver brow and a perfect trust. In
addition to the silver brow and the perfect
trust she had a brother, who had been con-
victed OF = crime OF which he was innocent.
She did not dare to tell her husband, Regi-
Maid Roth. His comes to visit them.
and sees the lovely Mona in Gerald's arms.
Not knowing the relationship between the
two, che Jumps to naughty conclusions
This situation in Perfect Trust " is simply
perfect must-as old as the hills. Then
mamma becomes very cruel. She tears ur
Mona's roses, and sells her horses, aud
makes her dine in the kitchen, finally driv-
ing her from home by C device silly enough
10 he detected by any but an imbecile Xix
Mona.
Simon. a half witted. Scripture-quotinK
brother, gets his gun and goes to find
Mona. They hear thai. she has been cap
tured by the Indians, but there is no SUCH
mother -in-law is little less than a guy, She
hasn't been in her sons house three minutes
before she wants him to get q divorce: n
stupid. He has nothing to do with the case.
The Irish servant part is fearfully vulgar,
and one sentence at least. that she uttered,
would be missed by many audiences. Some
OF the people in the cast yesterday didn't
appear to even know their lines. Actors can
very rarely write plays. Their acquaiptance
10 with stage not human nature. All they
climaxes and half q dozen high-falutin
speeches; the rest Is chaos.
Miss Kate Claxton has engaged Miss Vida
G6r Ohi, Miss M tis1 fS,l RS5i 81 w R1iy, M Ms F MS5,e
little Marguerits Fields, Chsrlss Craig.
staptine, Alexis Mark Lane. Daniel Kelly
e Hara !; i Bu shes' % st s tRRee Boston tom Theatre fsr a re-
June 2. Varieties will be introduced into
the play in the fair scene. Miss Claxton
VII HpPeaT as Mani ne hnntTess OF w fhs
Murtogh, an, Irish character, part. Green
Bushes" will be played in this city early in
August
Joseph Herbert has written . comic opera
called Don Furioso," for which Sell
simonson has composed the music. It is
said tina some OF the situations are very
funny. Fun In q comic opera 10 Q rarity
nowadays.
Marcus Mayer goes TO Chicago tonight in
the interest Of the Gaiety Company, now in
that city. and also in connection with Nat
Goodwin's season at the GaIety Theatre,
LONDON do Mr.; Mayer vii be r s~SsSSCmRI.nied
who goes to Chicago TO consult his partners
in the international vaudevilles.
"A Peer Of the Realm. " which Alexander
Gomstock has bought, from Frederick, W.
purposes in England this week at stratford.
"a. Peer OF. the Realm" was first called
Hearts and pisSmoPdSIs !, Mr.; ~Br9 rough
ComstocE also has the American rights, is
being played by Mrs. John Wood, ct the
Court Theatre. London
very interestingiy Al. the Brooklyn Theatre
June2, when the last performances ever to
be given in that house will occur. Miss
Rose Co9hlan will be the Lady Gay Spanker;
cot, sir Hsrcouri.
Yiblo's closes Its, season Saturday night
OF. course the usual alterations viii be made
6 Ss1Sr % y r.os again nitb oPen nSom MSnid s any, theatre .tsro
atoms, which are thought TO buoy up the
hopes Of the public7
Nobody who CAGES upon the genial Eugene
freighted with the American rights Of at
least ten Of the most melodramatio melo-
dramas ever written. He owns for Uncle
si% Tis sSSe r sSfni . Gf vliIS,n With i1S a chronicles 9Rss 4
Is strange to remember that he can still
smile, and move pleasantly, among. his fol-
lowers. Mr.. Tompkins Is the American pos
Of 10 81 The Silver King" and "TSe
World" for New England Snlyl. "Pluck. " ],
Love and Money" and The Silver Fails.,"
Yank-Hoe and 0mene drew Q crowd ut the
Eden Musee last night. Some Of his feats
were very interesting. and the potato cut
was applauded. though il appeared to make
many people anxious. Somebody took the
opportunity. OF writing on a card for Yapk-
Hoe to deolphe In his mystic way, 1.-The
potato cutting act is an outrage" Miss
Omene ventured to assure the audience that
she was safe.
The benefit performances, for the Actors
Fund and POST Graduate Hospital, which
will take place this afternoon, promise to be
extremely successful. At the Onion Square
. number Of horses in the race scene
The horse that goes through the
ordeal best will be considered the winner OF
the race, At the broadway Theatre,
Castles IN the AIT" will be played, and at
esting programme will be enacted at the
Opera-House.
THE Gypsy Baron A" will be sung by Mr.,
AmberR's company tomorrow night at the
Garden, Fifty-eiRhth street and
avenue.
The Drama in Brooklyn.
With the performance OF "Around the
World in Eighty Days" by 7. ]. FleminR's
at the Amphion on Saturday even